Very true. That is the first one I saw and that is the one I preferred, but, I can't really believe that I am locked into that theory. The first time (and many subsequent times) I saw CoP it was with "Now is the Time". Loved that song and it had many real strong memories connected with my girls. However, I equally like "Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" but, for an entirely different reason (not because it was the original). They both fit into my life at the time and therefore had redeeming qualities to the point of being a draw. Those two parades, mood wise, did not connect at all. MSEP was upbeat for me and Spectro was a massive downer.
It was kind of slow and not a lot of the floats were really that exciting or great. When I think of other night parades I can think of most of the floats. Spectro I can only remember one or two.
I agree as well.... MSEP's music is better.
I still don't understand how you find Spectro to be a downer or a funeral march.
You are Not alone! MSEP is the premier nighttime parade. That SpectroMagic thing that some people liked is a Waltz, for crying out loud.
I'm sure you don't or you wouldn't like it as much as you do. It is simple for me, if compared one is very upbeat and fun the other may have a few nice float in it, but, to me it was morbid. I apparently saw those white faced "marchers" to be, for a lack of a better word, spooky. I didn't see where they fit in with what was supposed to be a fun evening parade and the music, in any other location, might be great, but combined with the other stuff just struck me as funeral like. I don't think I was the only one that felt that way, and many probably weren't even really in touch with why they felt less then excited about it, but, that was what I saw, what I felt and I think that what I saw was a legitimate feeling. If you didn't see it, you probably never will, but, that is your right. I'm not trying to talk you into it, just tell you how it made me feel.
