Mark RobergeFounder, Artist Strategy, Make Our Music · Your A&R. Without the Gatekeepers.

High School Band Wars: We Thought We Were the Best! #shorts

21 Feb 2026 · 0 min

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In this YouTube short, the speaker reflects on their high‑school years, recalling how their band constantly compared itself to other local high‑school bands. Believing they were the top group, they describe an informal, almost war‑like rivalry where each band tried to outdo the others. The tone is nostalgic and boastful, emphasizing youthful confidence and the competitive atmosphere among teenage musicians.

Were you guys experiencing any of that? Oh, yeah. Yeah. I remember thinking, like, we were, like. Because, you know, when you're at that age and in that pool of, like, other bands, you're just comparing yourselves to all the other shitty high school bands. So in that moment, we thought we were the best high school band. We were killing everybody else, right? And there was almost like this, like, little weird, like, war competition of, like, the other high school bands, right?