It is not that it is bad. It's just that that was their lowest caption. To say that their percussion needs to be fixed means that they are the lowest scoring caption.
Personally, I love gripped gloves, having used both fabric and grip. The fabric feels nice, but the grip makes you feel like you really have the horn in your hands. Plus grip is just used for all around use, including pushups on the field
The prices I've seen on this thread all just seem extravagant (sp?). I didn't know that most MBs had a price in the hundreds. My marching band has a measly $25 charge and some people don't even pay it.