Battle? What battle?
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amezriBattle of the bands as not really a battle... posted this in Monkey Crack already.
Went to the Battle of the Bands tonight at the Union. It was.. long. Started at 7pm and didn't end until nearly 11pm.
Left Behind
These guys sound a bit like Lifehouse, The Calling, et al. Not really bad, but they had that very Top 40 radio sound. They played a bunch of covers (changing them to match the way they play) including what the leader singer called a "medley they just came up with." I don't think that covering "Miserable" and "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit, back-to-back in their entirety counts as a medley...
Low Budget Orchestra
Interesting sound. Reminds me a bit of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and some of the stuff that Velvet Chain does. Mostly original songs as far as I could tell, with one Tom Petty cover at the end. Very cool. The frontman was dressed in a suit & a pair of sneakers - I kinda liked it. The bassist was very, very cool. I dug her lots ^_^
A Backward Glance
Ugh, no wonder these guys looked so young - they're kids from the local high school. And they brought their punk friends with them. It's not that I don't like punk rock, but this kinda sucked. You couldn't hear anything over the guitars & drums and all the lead did was scream into the mic and spaz around. Okay, I know that's what a large majority of punk is, but still. And could someone please explain to me this... dance style? The one that's like moshing, but looks like you're kicking the crap out of people. I can't believe that won something T_T Also, they brought their little friends with them, so there were punk kids hopping around the front. There was a cute little bishounen though...
A Nice Dot
They was robbed!! Nice Dot has a very dreamy, trippy, experimental sound. Kind of like Portishead, I guess. Amelia's vocals kick ass - very pretty and melodic. They did a song that I remeber from last year, but I still don't know the name. -_-; The lyrics are basically, "you're so cold." Might be "Cold as sleep" or something. But all the songs they performed were original. They should have won, dammit.
Sydney
Yet another punk rock group, this one from Staten Island. I guess one of the kids goes to school here. I just am not digging the punk rock vibe tonight. *shrug* I think all their songs were original. Whatever. I didn't really like them.
STU
What can I say about STU? They're a ska group. *shrug* I work with two of the members so I can't not like the group. Heh. Honestly, I think they had an unfair advantage. First of all, their equipment actually worked. They perform at bars and stuff for actual money and some of the other haven't played anywhere other than Music Industry functions. Was it any surprise they won? Oh well. STU puts on a good show - lots of energy, original songs, and a kick-ass cover of "99 Red Balloons." Hell, they've even invented STU-style ska. :oP
Winners were announced after STU's set was done. They judged on crowd participation, response, etc, which sucks for the first groupd since there was like 10 people in the audiance. Third place went to Low Budget Orchestra. A Backward Glance got second. And, of course, STU got the big $200 grand prize.
You know, watching these bands perform tonight, I realized something... a guy in a band is strangely attractive. Like, normally I wouldn't be interested in any of them, mostly they're not my type. But boys in a band - that just adds a coolness factor. Especially when some of them are a little bishi. Mmm.. bishounen.
Went to the Battle of the Bands tonight at the Union. It was.. long. Started at 7pm and didn't end until nearly 11pm.
Left Behind
These guys sound a bit like Lifehouse, The Calling, et al. Not really bad, but they had that very Top 40 radio sound. They played a bunch of covers (changing them to match the way they play) including what the leader singer called a "medley they just came up with." I don't think that covering "Miserable" and "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit, back-to-back in their entirety counts as a medley...
Low Budget Orchestra
Interesting sound. Reminds me a bit of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and some of the stuff that Velvet Chain does. Mostly original songs as far as I could tell, with one Tom Petty cover at the end. Very cool. The frontman was dressed in a suit & a pair of sneakers - I kinda liked it. The bassist was very, very cool. I dug her lots ^_^
A Backward Glance
Ugh, no wonder these guys looked so young - they're kids from the local high school. And they brought their punk friends with them. It's not that I don't like punk rock, but this kinda sucked. You couldn't hear anything over the guitars & drums and all the lead did was scream into the mic and spaz around. Okay, I know that's what a large majority of punk is, but still. And could someone please explain to me this... dance style? The one that's like moshing, but looks like you're kicking the crap out of people. I can't believe that won something T_T Also, they brought their little friends with them, so there were punk kids hopping around the front. There was a cute little bishounen though...
A Nice Dot
They was robbed!! Nice Dot has a very dreamy, trippy, experimental sound. Kind of like Portishead, I guess. Amelia's vocals kick ass - very pretty and melodic. They did a song that I remeber from last year, but I still don't know the name. -_-; The lyrics are basically, "you're so cold." Might be "Cold as sleep" or something. But all the songs they performed were original. They should have won, dammit.
Sydney
Yet another punk rock group, this one from Staten Island. I guess one of the kids goes to school here. I just am not digging the punk rock vibe tonight. *shrug* I think all their songs were original. Whatever. I didn't really like them.
STU
What can I say about STU? They're a ska group. *shrug* I work with two of the members so I can't not like the group. Heh. Honestly, I think they had an unfair advantage. First of all, their equipment actually worked. They perform at bars and stuff for actual money and some of the other haven't played anywhere other than Music Industry functions. Was it any surprise they won? Oh well. STU puts on a good show - lots of energy, original songs, and a kick-ass cover of "99 Red Balloons." Hell, they've even invented STU-style ska. :oP
Winners were announced after STU's set was done. They judged on crowd participation, response, etc, which sucks for the first groupd since there was like 10 people in the audiance. Third place went to Low Budget Orchestra. A Backward Glance got second. And, of course, STU got the big $200 grand prize.
You know, watching these bands perform tonight, I realized something... a guy in a band is strangely attractive. Like, normally I wouldn't be interested in any of them, mostly they're not my type. But boys in a band - that just adds a coolness factor. Especially when some of them are a little bishi. Mmm.. bishounen.
