I have to agree with what 'pest' is saying, its veryfrustrating when people's opinions and shit start affecting you. IT was the same deal at myschool with battle of the bands, it'snever about talent, it's about popularity and majority. There were a few very decent bands playing, and this one inparticlar who won, played 2 original songs and 4 cover songs, not to mention they turned MEtallica's 'One' into a rap song!!! Also my x-bf's band came fifth, they played all original songs, and had some really sweet guitar solos, something that other bands lacked. Apart from that there was a really cheap 'old school' punk band who played nothingbut covers......
this is not an agrument of 'poser' VS'non-poser' it's a demand for our rights as individuals and to stop this popularity shit affecting us.....
and one last thing, F*ck MTV, they wouldnt know talent if it punched them in the face, they are the people who promote commecial bastards like the fag band Linkin PArk