School of Rock (2017)

One Liner: Kids playing cover tunes after learning at the School of Rock
Wikipedia Genre: No Wikipedia entry, but going with Rock
Spotify Says Similar To: No Spotify, but it is similar to a middling to good bar cover band.
Home: Austin

Poster Position: 27
Slot: ?

Thoughts:  I considered just skipping posts for this, being that it is generally the same each year, but figured why not search YouTube for some new videos to consider.  Here is 2015's entry.
Led Zeppelin's Heartbreaker.

The band does a pretty solid job of cranking out the classic rock jam right there, including a pretty passable (if a little muddy) guitar solo in the middle.  The singer (and the crap echo-effects thing she is using) could dial it back by a bit.  Also love the kid psyching himself up, down to the right of the stage, getting ready for his big star turn next on stage.

Elton John's Bennie & the Jets.

So freaking cool, man.  I wish I could have had something like School of Rock when I was an awkward 13 year old.  Screw playing french horn in the school band, I COULD HAVE BEEN AMERICAN BONO, MOM!!!  WHY DID YOU HOLD ME BACK!!!  WITH ONLY A FEW YEARS OF INSTRUCTION IN AN AUSTIN STRIP MALL I EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER THAN ERIC CLAPTON!!!  Although the sound sucks on these videos, you get the idea, these kids are doing some pretty solid cover tunes.

One more, "Valerie" by Amy Winehouse.

Hold on a damn minute, that is freaking good.  The sound is good enough on the video to tell, but the singer is great and the rest of the band is actually really solid too.  I'm actually impressed.  Well done, kids.

One more bonus, just because YouTube served it up while I was writing.  Chicago's School of Rock throwing down some Metallica action.

I wonder if dudes are allowed to sing at the School of Rock?  Pretty awesome cover.