Show This is Spinal Tap i iY r rp Y p 4 tr try y Photo By Suzanne By Hyrum Weight Assistant Editor Sound took a physical presence deafening the ear vibrating through the ground and pressing its way through chests as it reached out for the hearts and minds of the audience A battle had begun fought with axes drums chords emotion and ele ele- ele- ele gance What was it fought for Theology ideology or some other worthy concept It came down to cold hard cash College life is full of militant or violent words and concepts oj 4 J Ii R M One must defend a thesis fight for a grade pillage information from the Internet for a paper and struggle through tests These terms are not unique to scholastic scholas scholas- tic life they permeate society including music musi Sounds tangible nature stretched forth in the Student Center on April as ten bands went head to head in battle battle battle bat bat- tle for five straight hours Ten groups well equipped and prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pre pre- pared stepped forward and laid out their musical arsenals A few spectators who were present for forthe forthe forthe the entire contest sported mild ea earplugs lus Id have a massive headache by now if I didn't have them as asit asit asit it is my ears are ringing yelled out one enthusiastic audience member Ive been to a few of these things you have to come prepared Varied d disciplines styles and tools were showcased each hoping hoping hoping hop hop- ing their own technique would bring them out on top However with every contest there is only one winner Rankings only ran from first place to fourth place The end results left Nobody Knows in fourth Juice in third and The City Cowboys in second place Brothers of Funk a local band from Salt Lake City took home the Grand Prize of dollars as they crushed their competition in this years Battle of the Bands and went home with the First Place Ribbon This young group faced some tough established and sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times deafening competitors in order to come come- out in first place Ten bands competed in this Battle sponsored by the Campus Activities Board and The Guitar Center Whatever it was the Brothers of Funk had they had it in abundance and they needed every bit of it to win C Ii r II if x f l |