Winner of the Battle of the
Bands III
T H E F L O O R
Katiah Lunne
rap vocals
Harry Winson
guitar, lead vocals
Ryan Head
bass, keyboard, backup vocals
Big David Hoffman
lead guitar
Evan Rodriguez
percussion, backup vocals
T H E F L O O R
 " The
Second Truth"
recorded by Alex Franklin
Bloomingdale percussion student
Photos
from the event
courtesy of Matthew Gold
Bloomingdale percussion teacher
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Battle
of the Bands III
March 5, 2005
STUDENT REVIEW
by Michael Stanger
Bloomingdale percussion student
The Bloomingdale School of Music has been an asylum for many bands
including mine. The Battle of the Bands has been the most anticipated
event of the year for the bands that participate in it. Matt Gold,
the percussion teacher, put it together for his students as a way
for them to have fun and perform their music. It is a competition,
but because it is mainly friends competing against each other, it
is more of a chance to share our music than it is to compete…
(Although some of the bands don't exactly feel that way). This was
the third Battle of the Bands that we have had and I have taken part
in all three. I have seen the bands improve and the crowds grow since
the beginning.
The show started out with Cardinal Dred and the Honkies, which I was
a part of (this is the part where I try to be an impartial critic).
I think the Honkies did a good job performing, and since the point
of this is more to have fun than to win, I think they were the most
fun.
The next band was No Ticket, my other band (I have to be impartial
on this also). They came with many people not expecting too much,
but they also came with a new and improved sound. This was the first
time that it seemed that they knew the parts to their songs and the
first time that they played them together. They were the most improved
band of the night.
The third band was an un-named blues trio with Bloomingdale's own
Asher Kelly-Knacht on piano, Ben Spinrad on drums and Felix Thompson
on guitar. They were probably the most skilled musicians there, but
because of lack of time to prepare they didn't win. They were amazing
for only having 45 minutes of practice, and were the most impressive
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The Floor
The fourth band was Finding Euphoria, formerly known as Web of Distortion.
They strayed from their original punk-pop sound and played an electrifying
set with three brand new songs. This is one of the more talented bands
there because not only are the three members excellent musicians,
they are also each very good singers. This band displayed the most
overall talent.
The fifth and final band was The Floor who won the Battle of the Bands
with a massive set of four songs and then an encore. They were, stylistically,
the most metal band of the bunch and included a guest rapper for one
of their songs. Obviously they are talented because they won, but
after seeing their performance on the first song, I am awarding them
both the scariest band of the night and the best stage presence.
If you haven't already guessed I'm trying to make everyone out to
be a winner, not just because my bands lost, but because this is more
for the contestants to have fun than anything else. This was the third
Battle of the Bands at Bloomingdale and I look forward to many more.
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