A Note on the Local Battle of the Bands.

Alright, last night I went to the local Battle of the Bands. I only stayed for the first 10 bands, cause it was late and I, like every normal person, have a curfew.  So, I'll post the lineup, an then some notes for the band.

Blood for the Masses:
So, this was a metal band. I don't hate metal, but these assholes had no singer, which was probably a blessing, because very few people can sing metal, and I hate to see people try, who can't do it. Also, all of their songs were "original". I thought every song sounded the same, and I'm not musically retarded (no offense to retarded people, I use the word as the dictionary defines, a hindrance or a lack of knowledge.) and I honestly thought it was pretty sub-par.

The Purpose:
More like The No Purpose, cause these guys serve no purpose other than making other garage bands look bad. These guys should be taken behind a shed and shot for the music they played. If I had to listen to a second more of them, I would have found a drumstick and committed Hari Kari. I'll describe the band. The 'singer' had Justin Bieber hair, skinny jeans so tight you could count the change in his pocket, and a voice that would make a dogwhistle say, "Damn, thats a high pitch!" Also, he played a really nice Strat which his spoiled ass probably got from his rich ass parents. All he did was play a constant chord-which was a really bad chord, by the way-the whole time. All three songs. At some points he would try to sing, and I thought I might shoot him. Then, the bassist, did all these horrible screamo things throughout. Ugh. It was horrible.

Conquer the Gates:
These guys have evolved from a previous band, Saint Syke (pronounced Psyche).  They were great, amazing instrumental, and the singer didn't do bad for metal. The only thing I have to say is that he sounded like a frog in his high register, but he was sick, and I've heard him before, and he sounded good.

TBA:
Pretty good, great stuff, no comment really.

Elephant in the Room:
Now, as much as I hate text speak, the whole time they played I was like, "OMFG!!!!" These guys were super fucking amazing. I mean, imagine a bunch of eighth graders who channeled every bit of rock spirit, and sounded amazing. That was these guys. They stared out with a cover of Rosemary, by Interpol. That being one of my favorite songs, I am very judgmental when people cover it.  All I can say is that they have my permission to play that whenever they like. They were amazing. Then they did an original song, which was very good. They ended their set with a song from my favorite band, Weezer. When they played the chorus of The Sweater Song, I stood and sang with them. They took second overall, which is bullshit, if you ask me.