See the trumpets, euphoniums, and contras are like a big stick of butter, but the mellos are the hot knife that comes to slice through it. This is how Crown wins all those Otts. They don’t do it with their screamers. They do with the middle voices. Your hornline is only as good as your mello section and clearly Crown’s is the best.
Crowns Mello section isn’t the best in my opinion simply because they don’t feature them enough. Go listen to SCV and Cavies since 2017. Their Mellos have been absolutely unreal in recent years
@@prestonjones20013 that’s the thing. They don’t have to feature them, but you know for a fact that they are there because they are blasting with the rest of the corps. That’s how Crown wins all those Otts.
That little mello thing they implement in every year or so always gives me chills. I’m sure some know what I’m talking about. It was in project 21’s reprise as well.
They pop up randomly on UA-cam. Some stay for months, and some stay for just a few days before getting the axe from UA-cam. I got 2009 and 2012 in 4k from some channel last year.
My bestie’s favorite corps is Crown, and I thought I should give a shot at watching it, but I did NOT expect it to be this good. I’ll admit, they’re still not my favorite, nor second favorite, but I’d say a solid top five somewhere. Mellos are the best instruments in any marching band or drum corps. Except contras. Fr Bloo 2017 had me crying.
See the trumpets, euphoniums, and contras are like a big stick of butter, but the mellos are the hot knife that comes to slice through it. This is how Crown wins all those Otts. They don’t do it with their screamers. They do with the middle voices. Your hornline is only as good as your mello section and clearly Crown’s is the best.
Jose Hill that is GENIUS
Crowns Mello section isn’t the best in my opinion simply because they don’t feature them enough. Go listen to SCV and Cavies since 2017. Their Mellos have been absolutely unreal in recent years
@@prestonjones20013 that’s the thing. They don’t have to feature them, but you know for a fact that they are there because they are blasting with the rest of the corps. That’s how Crown wins all those Otts.
@@jjh2456 oh for sure, Crown wins their Otts because of the full ensemble. You can’t win with a single section, for example, The Cavaliers
I'm a trumpet player but I think the low brass is the most vital part of any horn line.
4:16 that mello rip to the 9 was so clean
3:19 is by far the loudest Mello feature I have heard
And they say you can't produce sound without g bugles
Mellos are the best ripping instrument
-Change my mind
gabriel h you are not wrong
Trombones
@@Noah-is3xp a close second for sure
Piani
Check out what HBCU bands have their mellos do, it’s awesome. Most of them have higher ranges than I’ve heard in DCI.
2:49 that is and will ALWAYS be my favorite part of that show
The mello lick at 3:03 got them the perfect score of 20.00 on finals that year.
5:54 I don't know what that underlying sound is but oh my _GOD_ I love it
sounds like a string sample and a vocal sample played under mello/trumpet chord
trombones
I keep wanting to sing the shows after the mello licks pass 😂
That 2010 mello suspension gives me chills every time!
4:13 literal chills
Kudos on the subtitle for 2015 ;)
4th in VA, 5th in Perc. Hard to call it “robbed” when BD’s “worst” was 3rd place brass, 0.1 behind 2nd place Crown.
My HS show this year was legit basically all of 2014 Carolina and god damn was that fun to play
That Mello Mojo at 1:28 then they just fall. That is amazing
This video gives me life, thank you
That little mello thing they implement in every year or so always gives me chills. I’m sure some know what I’m talking about. It was in project 21’s reprise as well.
Just me or is 2016 the loudest Crown show ever? That opening hit is MASSIVE!
3:09 I remember hearing this same lick in 2012 and 2021 in the closer
Now you need an updated video with Beneath the Surface.
Am I crying?
I do. Every single time!
Most noteworthy omission has to the the opening statement from 2011. The mellos just belting out that e flat, soaring above everything.
Where do you find these videos because the quality is amazing
They pop up randomly on UA-cam. Some stay for months, and some stay for just a few days before getting the axe from UA-cam. I got 2009 and 2012 in 4k from some channel last year.
You can also find some really high quality ones on -surprisingly- Yahoo Video Search
My bestie’s favorite corps is Crown, and I thought I should give a shot at watching it, but I did NOT expect it to be this good. I’ll admit, they’re still not my favorite, nor second favorite, but I’d say a solid top five somewhere. Mellos are the best instruments in any marching band or drum corps. Except contras. Fr Bloo 2017 had me crying.
2:06
Mellos S teir
How the hell do you get the videos past 2017 not struck by FloMarching copyright?
tubas at 0:23 :o
"Okay, Tubs, you sound great! Now we are going to add a synth and make sure your sound is never heard again!"
Miles Eaton and take away four of them :(
bro he skipped THE mello lick in 2012
What are rips?
2015 Crown was their weakest mello book in recent years, in my opinion.
You are not wrong.