TheBandFan

Seemed like Vandys music was so complex it is near impossible to do as clean as they’d want it. it’s a technical showcase of power. And impressive. but to me lacks the emotional storytelling and the “oh wow” moments from them in the past.

I was chasing an Infiniti the other day too. I was behind a Q70 on the highway.

Wondering which show it’s optimized for also, or if they know themselves. It can be a moving target.

#SoundsLikeAHebronParent?

Dang that was long, sorry

I will admit I haven’t seen all the shows from the top candidate bands that are the powerhouses. But knowing the show theme behind Flower Mound is such a cool story and makes the show feel powerful. You have to know that artist and her life and her struggle with fitting in, and some of the anxiety she has dealt with. Look up Yayoi Kusama. This show is like a living embodiment of her life. It’s pretty inspirational and changes the show if you know a bit about her. the show… It seems to start with harsh lines and black and white, harsher chords and tones and then soften into the middle ballad section. She had childhood trauma and struggled as a kid. All that gray and harsh lines seem to tell that story and bring it to life. In the middle ballad section - to me this is when she discovers her art… her colorful meticulous way of painting and controlling the mind. This technique of dots gives her the almost OCD mind control to calm the anxiety. This show mimics that. Therapists will tell you the mind wants to control and create a safe world around it. So she created these dots… and it’s such a focused technique that the mind feels comfortable. It’s pretty cool. You see those colorful flags Flower Mound brings up into the end of their middle part ballad. That’s her figuring this out. Then all the sudden there’s color. The whole dang band changes color and into dots. It’s great. This burst of yellow. then that third part of their show is all color, and optimism and bright victorious chords and coolness. It’s like a transformation from that artist that struggled so much and made something of herself. So much so now as a 90 year old woman she has people that turned her work into a brand, help her and manage her. She’s more content and her brand has gone super viral and popular. Her art is on a new LV bag! Haha. A bit of a stretch, but ok whatever. I just think knowing that show story from how I have watched it at two competitions makes the whole show make sense. I went and read about the artist and it just clicked. That show itself is art and emotion and that’s what this is all about. If the band performance doesn’t move you… then why does perfect straight lines matter? What matters most? Perfect lines or your hair standing up on your neck and knowing the connection to a real person and real story… championing people with mental disorders and challenges. That’s meaningful. to me these bands are art and art isn’t perfect. I mean I know they have to be proficient and great at their drill and music. Yes. But somewhere there’s a line… where you let a tiny bit of that go and appreciate it as imperfect art. Art that moves and art that tells a brilliant story. And this is an underdog story with a cool ending that we are watching play out in real life with this woman’s story. I can’t wait to see the show again and hope to in person if I can get to one of their remaining comps. I wonder if the artist would ever see it.