Letter to the editor: disBAND turns out to be a flop

Dear Editor:

Greetings Fanshawe! This past week on Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19 a battle of the bands took place in Forwell Hall. The top four bands moved on to finals on Monday, March 22 with the real MuchMusic disBAND judges judging the competition.

I attended both Thursday and Friday night and I was once again reminded of the sad state music is in these days. There were four judges present, all looking like depressed metal heads, which they must have been because all four bands that moved on didn't show much emotion or more importantly, any originality. Apparently the last band to play Friday night even had one of the judges in the band. Not surprisingly that mediocre band played Monday because they were voted first place.

The worst part about this competition was there were a few bands to stand out and above. The one I'm thinking about more than any other was a reggae/rock band called High Tides. These guys were the most original by a long shot. They had two quality singers where no other bands did, had the best solos, and were the only band to use a lyrical harmony. Everyone in the place knew these guys were going to be tough to beat, and they were. Unfortunately these guys didn't advance.

On their marking sheets they received comments like, “I don't buy your dreadlocks” while the lead singer has had them for four years now. That's commitment and very insulting if you ask me. Another comment was, “The drummer was too energetic.” I would love to see these judges tell something like that to Travis Barker because that's who this drummer reminds me of. “The bassist's style doesn't fit.” He was dressed like everyone else in the band only difference is he wasn't white. I would put up any amount of money that if the four MuchMusic judges that were there for the finals Monday had seen High Tides they would have put them through to the next round no questions asked.

If you watch disBAND get ready for some crappy music this season, you're in for a treat, at least from Fanshawe's entries anyways.

Concerned Fan

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