i don't see your arguments as trashing my band, don't worry.

everybody has to bring arguments for their own band to win, obviously.

of all the bands in the universe i had to go against BLS'

i guess the obvious thing is whether you're more into heavy or funk, rock n' roll, mellow stuff.

i think my band could work together very well. and it wasn't stated that they have to be able to play each other's material so i don't think that stands as an argument against my band.

tom and les together with izzy could pull off whatever style you'd ask of them.
i don't think travis is such a weak pick, he's there to play his drums and for the show, and i think he can pull that off as it's not such a hard thing to do.

i picked amos because i like her piano playing and since i had freddie on vocals you need to have a piano in the band. also, tori is a great songwriter and together with freddie and izzy they could do some great things together as far as putting songs together.

i think they could put one hell of a show with les, tom, amos and mr. mercury right up there. i would love to see a show by the people i picked and i can't begin to think what an album could sound like.

in conclusion, as i've said, it's more of a choice of styles between these two bands. BLS has a very strong line-up, possibly my favorite besides my band so, whatever you guys pick i'm fine with it.

yeah, i'm not giving up on them. probably i have to find the right time and mood to start listening.
and it's not necessarily because it's more pop than rock, i'm listening to all kinds of music. plus a lot of musicians from different generations say that they've been influenced by them so they are definitely on my 'study' list.

james. i never managed to get into the beatles at all, maybe when i'm older and wiser.