This will be BigDongedHoe's personal recap of every band there.
Barefoot at the Opera: In my opinion one of the most talented bands there. I'm also a very big dispatch/pete yorn fan so that was a thrill for me to here somebody playing it. I just like how you guys used a lot of different instruments with the keyboard and such. Idiotecque would be a song that is nearly impossible to cover and you guys did a great job of it. If I had to rank them I would put them in 2cnd.
A Thousand Seasons: I'm not a big fan of the whole hardcore punk or really any punk for that matter. However, I really felt they were a very good band. Jetter is a great singer and they really did a fine job of performing. I have to say that they definitely had there stuff together and got screwed on the voting. I would put them in 3rd simply because I didn't really enjoy there music but you could tell they were a well rounded band.
Ingsoc: I really didn't enjoy this band at all. In fact I would almost dare to say that they were my top 2 least favorite. First of all Lugo was not that great of a singer and there songs weren't really all that well performed. The music wasn't crisp and was actually cluttered for the most part. I thought there style once again did not fit the style that usual goes along for battle of the bands. With all that being said there were a bunch of middle schoolers there that did vote for Ingsoc which is total bullshit. They weren't talented, did not perform well, and also were trying to give themselves that "look at me I'm a badass that can disagree with the government". Regardless of what punk_afi says the first song was made to draw attention and make himself look "different" when in reality it made him look stupid. Speaking from a music standpoint I put them 5th.
The IVY League: I don't know what it was about this band that made me not like them. It may of been the fact that they were 4th and followed two hardcore punk acts. I just didn't feel them at all even though they were some what talented. The music selection was kind of weak but overall they weren't bad. I would place them 4th.
La Madamma Lucille: The name being gay gives insite into how truely bad they were. I realize they did this to be funny but it was a waste of time to even listen....last place by a longshot
2cnd Rate Masterpiece: This band gets my 1st place vote and trust me folks it's not a popularity vote. It's not so much even that they were good because in all reality they weren't that great but the selection of music is what battle of the bands is all about to me. They picked the verve pipe-freshman. A very, very hard song to cover. You noticed there were three people singing on the mic basically encouraging the crowd to join in. Being able to sing along with the song and get into the music with them is what really captures the vote. It's like the Mad Cowboys last year although they were extremely talented they played songs everybody knew and had fun singing along with. Just like Along 66 the years before. They also played Red Hot Chilli Peppers-Under the Bridge as well as Foo Fighters-Everlong. They just had great selection and it made it fun as a crowd member to listen to and sing along with.
BDH's Final Rankings:
1. 2cnd Rate Masterpiece
2. Barefoot at the Opera
3. A Thousand Seasons
4. The IVY League
5. Ingsoc
6. La Madamma Lucille
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