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  1. Interesting show from William Mason. It’s honestly a bit weird to see them without a ton of giant props. I thought the flyovers were a bit overkill and sometimes silly looking. I’m not familiar with Top Gun, so I don’t know if the music came from that movie, but it felt very cinematic. Overall, my favorite part of the show was the music, it was really beautiful! Woodwinds are strong as usual.
  2. Unless Homestead can reallllly clean, I think the last (or maybe last two, I didn’t see Blue Springs) nats finals spot is still kindof wide open. I quite like the show though, very ambitious. Castle’s show is probably my favorite of theirs since 2018. Also dirty, but there’s time to clean. It’s a given this year that there’s going to be more dirt, so with the bubble bands especially, I think it’ll come down to which can give the cleanest performance. Cmon Round Rock!
  3. Found this Keller performance from tonight where they perform the show with the closer added (starting after the opener). I like what they’ve done with the props at the beginning, it adds much needed verticality to the visual design imo. Keep adding in cool visual touches so the show peaks just at the right time!!! I like how the Hallelujah and Breathless Alleluia themes come back in the closer. Not their most difficult closer ever, but it still leaves a great final impression. Overall, they sound fantastic (at least on this recording). Like Waxahachie, I think they are way too strong fundamentally not to advance to state.
  4. It’s hard to get a read on the music performance because the acoustics of the stadium hide a lot of potential inconsistencies. There is definitely some dirt in the visual performance, which is probably a byproduct of there being so many people on the field. I like the design of the show much more than the 2017 and 2018 shows.
  5. Super clean. Not the longest show, I don’t even think it’s a full 7 minutes…is there still more to add? I don’t think they’ll have a problem advancing, especially since music matters more than marching.
  6. Watching Avon and Carmel back-to-back, I actually thought Carmel was better, but maybe it’s just personal preference. Carmel has fantastic woodwinds and the guard was extremely impactful.
  7. Avon has a great show but is also quite beatable right now in my opinion. The guard wasn’t as solid as I expected.
  8. I love Carmel’s show! Love the Paganini. Maybe my favorite of theirs since Adagio Presto. Also saw Broken Arrow. The visual scale they create on the field is insane. The ballad was stunning (before the video got cut off). I think I would predict them winning the eagle right now.
  9. I know the judging is different, but after BOA DFW, it looks like Keller is still the one to beat (I think they won their Area in 2014, 2016, and 2018*). I would be shocked to see Coppell not advance…also LD Bell (especially since they aren’t attending BOA SA, so all focus will be on UIL.) Call me crazy, but I don’t think Waxahachie should be underestimated one bit. Yes, 14th at BOA DFW seems doomed, but I think this show can do very very well at UIL. Timber Creek is giving probably their cleanest show since their recent rise in success. I would love love love to see them advance. Carroll has a good shot too. Those are my top 6 right now. Haltom missed BOA finals (not surprisingly…I also had them first out). And there’s obviously Duncanville. Idk when the last time was they didn’t advance to state. Though I do think the area judges were extra nice to them in 2018… *Edit: Forgot that Keller *technically* didn’t win that year
  10. Saw a video from mid September of the show. The show feels like an attempt at a BOA show (idk how else to put it) which is ironic cuz they don’t do BOA. It’s like an imitation Broken Arrow show. It’s dark, it’s edgy, the visual theme is ambiguous, and it’s also a mess. There’s actually a good amount of difficulty though. I don’t know how much they’ve cleaned but they got 9th at a local competition this weekend.
  11. Interesting things from the recaps: Keller 1st in individual visual by quite a bit. Bell going from 15th to 3rd in visual GE. The visual GE scores were all over the place in prelims. I agree with them in finals especially with how it’s Keller and Wakeland’s weakness.
  12. Haltom was first out, followed by Waxahachie.
  13. Congrats Flower Mound!!! Extremely well deserved! I think the gap between Bell and Wakeland is way too big, but that’s pretty common with the top and bottom 6 format. Keller in 4th! Huge improvement from HEB. I though Coppell had them beat, but it’s easy to get distracted and equate props with a higher score (although it was super close.)
  14. Here’s how I would rank the last 6 bands: Flower Mound Hebron Marcus Coppell Keller LD Bell I have no clue how I would rank the other half, but I could see Wakeland or Timber Creek move into the top half
  15. I think Flower Mound takes it. Hebron will forever have me in AWE, but the visual theme and musical selections feel randomly generated. Hebron can take music.
  16. Cmon Hebron!!! I’m rooting so hard for you!
  17. Solid performance from Bell! The ballad soloist was so enjoyable to listen to. I wish the music was a bit more ambitious and varied.
  18. I love Marcus’ full-body yellow and orange soloist uniforms. The ballad is one of my favorite moments of the year, the mellos sound amazing.
  19. Keller - Really impressed with the music performance! It’s not easy to go after Flower Mound and hold your own musically. I think the visual design is a bit…meh so far (especially going after Flo Mo) and cmon weapons, you’re better than that!
  20. Has to switch to multi cam for Flo Mo, but I’m honestly not mad because this show is SO GOOD!! I was hoping for a more fun Flower Mound show this season, and they are delivering!!! The guard is insanely good. Maybe it’s just me but I feel like Flo Mo struggles with ending their shows, like I wish the final moment was as impactful and creative as the other amazing moments in the show. That performance is gonna be hard to beat though. Maybe my favorite show this season (close with TWHS and Hebron.)
  21. I’m not usually the biggest fan of circus shows, but this Coppell show is so good. So much theming with all the props and whatnot. Awesome big guard too. All the new guard costumes and colors in the ballad are beautiful. There’s so much going on at the end it’s a bit overwhelming haha. I wish they used the giant prop in the middle a bit more effectively, but this show is fantastic!
  22. Southlake Carroll’s show is quite mysterious…it reminds me of something Broken Arrow might do. They get better and better each year. I thought they gave a much better performance than prelims, and it helps that all the props didn’t blow over
  23. Wakeland with a very classic and well-performed show! I think Wine Dark Sea is overplayed in the band world recently but they are definitely doing it justice! Some really cool effects with the drill. Another great band to look out for at 5A State! Great velocity in the drill at the end and I like that the first and last set are very similar.
  24. Timber Creek - Love the saxophone stuff!!! Super clean flag work on that first big hit! Again, the saxophone feature is so cool! Would love to see them finally advance to state this year, the potential is certainly there!
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