Word-Burglar and the Little Cats were in last place from the get go. Being fronted by a rapper meant that musically, they weren't as catchy as the other two bands. But as the night progressed, it became obvious that Word-Burglar was lyrically stronger; it was hard to free-style rap especially with inane audience suggestions such as "Chestertits the intergalactic spaceship". With an inspired rap about "Shopping at Ikea" and "Wookie Love", they overcame their point deficit and sneaked into 2nd place by 1 point.
Quantum Depiction was the 2-girl band of Hatch and Barrett. At first, they were one of the favourites with a promising start on an "Ode to the ROM". But they gradually fell behind since they weren't as strong musically as Vizzion Christ and of all 3 groups, they struggled the most with the lyrics. This was surprising as Barrett is known for her clever, quirky songs.
Vizzion Christ (Christian rock) had a ringer in Stewart on drums, with bassist Morgan Waters (Sweet Thing) and vocalist David Dineen-Porter (comedian) as "Pastor Dean". They improvised the catchiest tunes and had sufficiently amusing lyrics include a love ballad a cannibal wrote about his ex-girlfriends. They lead from post to post and won by 4 points.
The evening also had Dan Werb (Woodhands) guest-spotting with all 3 bands for rounds 3 and 4 and Globe and Mail critic Carl Wilson (Let's Talk About Love: A Journey To the End of Taste) doing his best as a snobby judge with insufferable taste ("I only like stuff nobody else likes"). But what kept the evening lively and fun was the two emcee: Tony Terror and Vic Ricewine of "80s hairband" Napalm Baptism. They played has-been rockstars perfectly, deft and quick with comedic lines in reaction to audience responses.
No comments:
Post a Comment