Precision: Illustrated
Top Secret Drum Corps is a precision drum corps based in Basel, Switzerland. With 25 drummers and colorguard members, the corps became famous for its demanding six-minute routine performed at the Edinburgh Tattoo in 2003.
It’s not that I’m a huge fan of drums, it’s just that it’s nice to watch people who are excellent at what they do.
And these guys are:
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March 10th, 2013 at 10:18 pm
They seem unclear on the concept of “Top Secret”.
Otherwise, how would we have heard of them?
March 10th, 2013 at 11:07 pm
@1 – Maybe it’s one of those ironic names, like calling a fat guy “Slim”.
March 10th, 2013 at 11:52 pm
Maybe it’s just me…but I was waiting for one loose hat feather to make someone sneeze! It would be a Bugs Bunny worthy moment.
March 10th, 2013 at 11:53 pm
…Otherwise, awesome display of precision…Hats off to them !
March 11th, 2013 at 1:22 am
3:59 is why we need drum control. You don’t need drumsticks more than 15″ long. Buy a kettledrum!
March 11th, 2013 at 11:30 am
What does the symbol on their flags mean? Looks like an Elvish chess piece.
March 11th, 2013 at 12:26 pm
hm…not as good as previous years. of course, its tough to top that every year. 2006 was better, I just happened to watch that one the other day.
March 11th, 2013 at 5:24 pm
Old boy, back in 1976, I did by myself what it takes all these punters to do.
On a twenty piece kit, no less.
I was wondering how long it’d take for people to catch up.
Cheeky lot!