i hope the judges and the voters got the same opinion as me that technicality might be important to win the Outstanding Musician award but not the band competition. i hope that bands are judged based on true musicianship, stage presence and originality. My meaning of musicianship is most importantly the 'tightness' of the band (the bond), sound balance (volume control), pitching of the vocals, emotions and expression that deliver that loud music. The band does not have to be extremely technical to win the comp. If a band is vocal-less, it has one less worry and that means they should be very good in their instrumental piece and cannot afford obvious mistakes or delay in executing your lead or rhythm parts. I hope people out there judge fairly and yeah its not easy.