Hello Renegades;
Just wanted you to know your performance at the semi finals was boss. I am not a Renegades fan but what they did to you is wrong. The judges need to explain themselves. Who are they going to mess up next?
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WHAT?? SERIOUSLY??? they penalized the band for those things?
but i KNEW it had to be something more than just their performance and execution.
so devon, do u know this for fact or are you just wondering?
SMDH what a pack ah ASSNESS
@j cumberbatch clearly i can see you haven't been following the Panorama results for years, my question to you is how long have you been in this pan thing? some points you made was good but i mean come on now, i can go way back 20 odd years ago , can you remember when Fonclaire won with Pan by storm....yes i said it WON..FROM PRELIMS TO SEMIS, AND on the final night for the first time in the judging 1/2 point was introduced, making renegades over all winners..and u say no on e can instruct judges..you really gotto be joking guy..i mean really...year after year we see the same thing ...if and i say if u are a musician ..take a listen to the past two years winner Silver Stars..and tell me honestly if this isin't favouritism..let's be real here..Do u have a clue what the judging criteria is?..go to pan trinbago website find it read it and then listen to the band that won 2 yerrs in a row and you tell me ...I REST MY CASE....as for renegades i ain't no fan of them but they played on semis night ...only to hear that they were kicked out for bands that didn't come close in tone, arrangement, execution...they were robbed...
A few years after I got in to pan, while still in school, I had a chance to meet with Dr. Jit and had him listen to one of my first attempts are arranging. He was so very encouraging and receptive to my ideas and told me "I had a shot". As corny as it may sound, I owe much of my career to the inspiration provided by the Renegades and their famous arranger. So to those of you who are members of and affiliated with the band who may be feeling down at this moment, know that your music and your band's efforts over the years have made a huge impact in TnT and beyond! I stand by all of you and know that regardless of why the scores were low, political or musical, you will be back, and so many of us, fans or not, will be there to support you.
As a veteran 'Gades supporter, I'd hoped the band would strike it big this year. I could not believe what I was seeing/hearing when the band formed up and had to wait for close to 20 mins before it could perform. Who allowed people to enter the North Stand with DJ, sound system, etc.?? I mean, we tolerate a rhythm section, once its members know they must stop their noise once a band, any band, starts to play. In days of old, when I used to be a NS regular, no one dared utter a sound when a band was playing.
That said, I thought 'Gades played very well. But so did other bands...in fact, most bands in the large bands category. I thought Despers was great--except for a little hiccup in the final bars. I didn't hear Exodus and the bands after it: when will we stop this 4-day-morning nonsense, especially as the large bands suffer most? I don't agree with the placings, but who am I to talk--or judge? There's more to Panorama than winning, though (as if that's some consolation). I hope to capture what I thought were the blessings of great pan and superb players, not to add the real carnival atmosphere, in my column next Sunday. Quite a contrast to the bacchanal at the Chutney Finals (what lack of lyrics! what tatah!), and a far superior fare to any other show, Soca Monarch included (and dat 'ent come yet!)
I missed renegades performance, but from what i heard of the other bands i knew the judges screwed up big time. I'ts been like that for years,, you know what we have to live with it. move on to nextyear show them what they missed out on renegades
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