They're my pick to win Thursday night right now. I think they have a helluva lot of work to flesh it out thematically and make that closer before the Medea reprise A LOT more memorable, but I think structurally, it's VERY strong.

I think it's a better vehicle at this point, and WAY cleaner. Last year, I knew early on there were going to be a few issues with the visual package and a few transitional moments (going into the closer). LOVE El Tango de Roxanne, probably my favorite part of the show. I think the opening and the ballad are absolutely masterful in the way they've blended two incredibly different pieces together. Tons of difficult and incredibly effective moments to me. I have seen donor videos from a higher angle, so maybe it's not coming through on the lower angle stuff.

That all seemed WAY better to me this year. I have, being honest here, despised their drill the last two years because of: I find the comments on Crowns visual package interesting. Even stranger to me is that, while the drill looks amazing, it looks like the drill belongs to last years show at points with the prominence of 'X's! All that said, it's still a couple months before August. I don't quite get it now, although I kinda see where they're going with it.

Is it about statues coming to life? Is it about people becoming statues - that'd be odd considering the show title? Is it about a statue coming to life for a while, then going back to being a statue, kinda like Oregon Crusader's Midnight Garden? I know it's supposed to be something about the first one via the description, but currently I'm getting the last version the most. One thing I will say is that I don't see the theme that much, although I'm sure that will get better. The megaphones in the percussion do remind me of RCC 2014, pretty cool effect.Įdit: Heh, after reading a few comments on various sites it looks like I'm one of the few that's really loving the Cadets show (I know that's plain not true though, just an observational bias due to the nature of the internet). Ballad was interesting though, don't think I've seen anything quite like that before. The Cavies show is one I have to watch over the season, didn't quite get a read on it. That Cadets show is my favorite of the year so far, can't wait to see what Blue Knights have in store though what little I've heard from them makes me more excited than I was expecting.

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