The WCRD Battle of the Bands held Saturday in the Student Center Tally was a battle of one of the strangest combination of bands.
The first problem came with the crowd. With the event being held in conjunction with UPB Late Night, and with so many other options for students to attend on Saturday night the crowd was sparse. Audience members, shuffled in and out during most of the bands, and never seemed to really get into the performers.
Also the choice of bands hurt the event at the same time. The bands just didn't seem to mesh well stylistically. Insomnia, the third band to play had a
classic rock sound, where as the band that followed, the costumed A Failed Escape, claimed to be a funk band, though their sound was indescribable.
Insomnia showed promise, but the vocals were off and the music seemed to overpower the vocals. The listener had to work too hard to hear
the lyrics and the singer's voice. The group had a good stage presence and got the small crowd into the music more than other bands.
The Band Zoospore had an emo sound, and a whole lot of energy on stage.
The lead singer's energy was the most commendable thing about this
group. Although the stage was small he did his best to move around the
whole stage, and try and get the crowd into the songs they were
playing. The vocals were also the strongest thing this group brought
to the show. They were very clear, and the lyrics passionately sung,
although the tone of the singer didn't always seem to match the tone
of the music being played.
A Failed Escape was intriguing at the beginning. The members entered the Tally in costumes, one member dressed as a cow with an Afro. Musically the
group wasn't horrible, but the lead vocalist screamed and the microphone cut in and out throughout the set, so his vocals were unheard for the most part.
The show was also did not benefit from the small area allotted for it. The Tally's small stage cramped the bands in one space and didn't allow for much
movement by the performers, which would have been integral in getting the crowd into the show. When members of a band tried to move around they knocked over equipment, hurting the band's performance more.
While the Battle sounded promising, it simply had too many factors to overcome to be considered a good show.
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