BATTLE OF THE BANDS: Magic Ship Vs Fare Evaders

Ding-ding! Seconds out! Welcome to round five of our new war of the great unsigned!

The idea is simple: we’ll give you access to two unsigned bands. Download their songs and then vote for the band you like the most. The following Friday we’ll count the votes – and the winner will get a spot on a forthcoming Classic Rock magazine CD, taking their music to 70,000 rock fans.

Round Four was won by the young Hippys On The Hill – watch out for a track from them on a forthcoming CR CD.

So without further ado, here’s this week’s contenders:

Magic Ship

Magic Ship are a quartet who set sail from London, who, according to their bio “shake their rocks off to bring giant guitar-shaped soundscapes of two-fisted classic rock with catchy pop toppings and tunes that leave a flaming trail of bourbon, diesel and desert dust in their wake”.
So now you know! But the question is – are they tough enough to win this week’s bout?
If you’re looking for something quintessentially classic rock with a twist of retro Americana with an English accent, check out the title track of Magic Ship’s debut album LoveTel Motel without delay.
Will you get on board the Magic Ship, or will you stay on the dock? YOU decide.

Download Magic Ship’s track LoveTel Motel!

To vote for Magic Ship, send an email with the subject line ‘Magic’ to classicrock@futurenet.co.uk

For more on Magic Ship, visit their MySpace page www.myspace.com/magicshipband

Fare Evaders

Giving the Magic Ship a run for their money are Liverpool’s Fare Evaders. They only formed recently (after the band members’ previous groups fell apart), but ever since Daniel Badger, Niall Blanchflower, Ben Davies and Dean Caffery got together they’ve been tearing the Merseyside music scene apart with their powerful vocals, loud guitars and groundshaking drumbeats.
So, can the Fare Evaders manage to outrock their opponents and win this battle? YOU decide.

Download their track You Know You’re Wrong and place your vote.

Download Fare Evaders’ track You Know You’re Wrong!

To vote for Fare Evaders, send an email entitled ‘Evaders’ to classicrock@futurenet.co.uk

For more info on Fare Evaders, visit the band’s MySpace http://www.myspace.com/fareevadersmusic

So, it’s North versus South. London versus Liverpool. Who will throw the knockout punch? It’s all down to you! Who do YOU prefer? Vote now and add your comments below! Voting closes Thursday 7 May, result revealed next week. One vote per person, multiple votes from the same email address will not be counted.

(If you’d like your band to be considered for Battle of the Bands, send CDs to Scott Rowley, Classic Rock, 2 Balcombe St, London NW1 6NW.)