(10-18-2017 03:32 PM)RamDawg Wrote: I'm not sure Scott is aware the show he's putting on the field doesn't appeal to the football crowd.
To be fair, there have been plenty of shows in the past that may not have been football crowd friendly. I don't have issues with the main band pieces, although that drum feature.... ugh. I dislike it for other reasons.... it's just not good. I guarantee if that drumline was TIGHT, more people would be saying that was different and pretty cool. But they aren't performing the hell out of it. They are just going through the choreography and rhythms with no flair at all. It's flat.
I applaud them for trying something, but if you're going to try it, you'd better perform the hell out of it, and they just aren't.
As for the rest of the band... marching band is going through an evolution, like it or not. But these changes have nothing to do with their handling of halftime shows. I just don't get why it's acceptable to: (keep in mind this isn't exact)
Game 1: Opener and concert tune
Game 2: Opener, concert tune, and ballad
Game 3: Concert tune, ballad, and closer
Game 4 New opener and same concert tune, and maybe old closer
Game 5 New opener and new concert tune
Game 6 New concert tune and closer
As of this year, it's October and the fans have yet to see a full MRD show from front to back. That is unacceptable. Throwing in "Get It On" doesn't count. There's a way to clean drill and learn new stuff and keep the same quality.
Fans deserve better. People used to come to football games for the band. It isn't fair to continuously give fans an incomplete product week by week.