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* Eric Clapton had seemingly done it all...a part of 3 most influential bands of the 20th Century, married the woman of his dreams and produced most significant music in his solo career, but as of 2007, there was still something missing from his most impressive resume. That got fixed with a tour and an album with a mentor of sorts. Name the artist he played with...
*This artist got his start with a 1960's band, the Castiles. They played venues in and around Brick Township,NJ. In 2018, the only surviving member of that band (other than the artist in question) passed away, making this artist 'The Last Man Standing' from the group. Name the artist... *This well-known musician honed a rural motif with the track we'll play and it fit nicely as he has been an outspoken advocate for environmental issues and small farmers, as demonstrated by his having co-founded Farm Aid, the benefit concert in 1985. The title track from the 1992 album of the same name is kind of a sequel to his 1972 album. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the song... *This artist released a song that was a big hit, but caused him some huge headaches along the way. The original song was not inspired by teenage love in the heartland of America as most thought, but rather the increasing number of interracial couples the artist had noticed while touring the country. In 1982...this was turf the record company was unwilling to walk, so they proposed the changes that ultimately made the song a bit hit...while frustrating the artist. Name the artist and extra credit for the song... Battle Of The Bands! Roll with the Changes by Reo Speedwagon vs Shake It Up by The Cars Answers: 1. J. J. Cale 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Neil Young, Harvest Moon 4. John Mellencamp, Jack and Diane The Cars raced to a win with 55% of votes
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* This artist spent 53 years on this earth...unless he is back under the guise of someone else...and I wouldn't put it past him. He is a 'You either love him or hate him' kind of musician...but do not doubt his musical genius. He has been known to hire complete orchestras just to play music he's written...simply for his own consumption and satisfaction. My utmost congrats if you name the artist...
*The track we'll play is about people who run governments, and how they should be responsible for initiating harmony amongst themselves, just as blue-collar workers do. And men who hold high places...Must be the ones to start to mold a new reality. Name the band (that folks can't fathom is 3 people) and the song...oh...and the track...is from 1977... *We'll dip into this artist's most lauded album from 1975 for the track considered the absolute 'sleeper' of that great album. The artist described the body of work his, 'divorce album'. The song itself is the sound of waking up from a dream and realizing your soul mate has just slipped through your fingers. Name the artist (a musical pioneer) and extra credit for the name of the song... *The lead singer of this band's real name is Reginald Ball, but he changed his last name to a more familiar musical moniker. For his band, he wrote this song in about 10 minutes and was inspired by the Joy Strings Salvation Army Band he saw on TV. The song was a far cry from their previous hit...a song that was the stadium entry song for Ricky Vaughn of Major League fame...Name the singer's stage name, extra credit for the song...oh...and extra credit for the name of their big hit... Battle Of The Bands! House of the Rising Sun by The Animals vs No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature by The Guess Who Answers: 1. Frank Zappa 2. Rush, Closer to the Heart 3. Bob Dylan, Simple Twist of Fate 4. Reg Presley, Love Is All Around, Wild Thing Listeners picked The Animals with 53% of the votes *The frontman of this great band got drunk a lot and loved to sing the blues at the bands jam sessions, particularly at a nightclub on Topanga Canyon Boulevard in California. That establishment, The Corral burned down in 1986. Name the band, the frontman and song about the place for extra credit...
*This song tells the story of a very popular girl who's the desire of all the young men in a blue-collar neighborhood whenever she returns to it. Timonthy B. Schmitt of Eagles fame made an appearance on this song, singing backup vocals with this great band known for extremely close harmonies. Name the band and extra credit for the song... *This classic was 1st recorded in 1965 as a slow ballad. In 1967 Stevie Wonder and The Temptations both recorded the song, but Berry Gordy did not like Wonder's upbeat version and shelved it until a year later when finally convinced it was worthy. We'll play a version that is a collaboration by Wonder and a legendary artist from 2006. And it is a slower version. Name the song and real extra credit if you can guess who Wonder recorded it with in 2006... *The band, Mott The Hoople was a favorite of David Bowie. The band was not selling well and on the verge of breaking up when Bowie offered this song to them to record. They turned it down and eventually accepted another Bowie written song, All The Young Dudes...a huge hit for them. Name the song they turned down that became a rather large hit for Bowie... Battle Of The Bands! You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon vs How Sweet it is (To Be Loved By You) by James Taylor Answers: 1. The Doors, Jim Morrison, Roadhouse Blues 2. Steely Dan, Josie 3. For Once in My Life, Tony Bennett 4. Suffragette City Listeners picked James Taylor with 58% of the votes *We'll play a song that was written by a Georgia native and bandmember for the group who relied otherwise, on their founder, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for most of their early success. The song was inspired by a girl he met in the city and his yearning to get back to her...as she sets his heart on fire. With the name of the city in the song's title...name the song and the band....extra credit for the name of the songwriter...
*The individuals comprising this duo were both from Texas and belonged to the group, The Champs, in the late'50's and early 60's when their hit 'Tequila' made a splash. The Champs dissolved in 1965 and the duo went on to release their first album as a duo in 1969. A single from their 4th album became a huge, breakthrough hit for them. Jasmine is not just for tea...name the duo and the song... *The Captain And Me...a classically cool album by The Doobie Brothers had one great track after another. It was the first album where they used this type of instrument. The track we will play is a bluesy one that bandmember Tom Johnston claimed to be a tribute to the blues and B.B. King in particular. Name the song that was not China Grove, Long Train Runnin or South City Midnight Lady....And extra credit for the name of the instrument first used on this album... *This artist showed the world that some of the smallest people can have the biggest impact. Height challenged on the level and likes of Michael J. Fox, Paul Simon and Tom Cruise...he often wore heals to compensate for his 5'2" frame. Name the artist... Battle Of The Bands! Doctor My Eyes by Jackson Browne vs I Don’t Want to Know by Fleetwood Mac Answers: 1. Oh Atlanta, Little Feat, Bill Payne 2. Seals and Croft, Summer Breeze 3. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman, Synthesizer 4. Prince Listeners picked Jackson Browne with 55% of the votes *This song was written for the 1967 Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. The version by this band was recorded and released 2 years later in 1969. The band was comprised of 3 lead singers all vying to sing lead on a song that would top the Billboard Hot 100 charts. And they did just that. The song we'll play was one of their #1 charting records. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song...
*This Eagles' album in 1976 was the first album with new bandmate, Joe Walsh. Joe was the primary writer of 2 songs on the album, one of them being, Life In the Fast Lane and the track I'll play later today. The song, according to Joe is kind of 'a melancholy reflection on his life at the time. Name the album and extra credit for the song... *Songwriting credits probably created as much or more controversy between bandmembers than other stumbling blocks. The track we'll play showed songwriting credits going to the entire band, but 3 out of the 5 members largely admit that the credit should go to Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. With 5 verses and a total length of 5+ minutes...it is this band's longest song. Name the band and extra credit for the song name.. *This Elton John song has a very dark, kind of Leon Russell influence and a story about a lunatic ranting on visiting day at the asylum. Many thought the song was about Richard Nixon, but Bernie Taupin said that is simply not the case....claiming the song is not about anyone in particular. The album with this song is the first album to feature a guitar player in Elton's band. Name the song... Battle Of The Bands! Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds vs Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks Answers: 1. Three Dog Night, Easy To Be Hard 2. Hotel California, Pretty Maids All In A Row 3. Traveling Wilburys, Tweeter And The Monkey Man 4. Madman Across the Water Listeners picked The Kinks with 55% of the votes *This song came out after the band had broken up and Eric Clapton was already working with his new group, Blind Faith. The lyrics are not intended to make sense as they were taken from overheard drunken conversations between Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Name the band and extra credit for the song...
*After being nominated for Grammy Awards in 4 different categories for her 1989 album, this artist went on a creative retreat in Northern California to begin work on her next album. She had given up drinking and wanted to prove to herself that she still had great music in her. The retreat obviously worked! Name the artist... *This song has a line that is often associated with smoking marijuana, although the writer insists it isn't, stating I have never and never will write a 'drug song'. It is more about trials of relationships with women and perhaps even a Biblical meaning. To those hanging on to the drug thing, the artist says they might want to become familiar with the Book of Acts in the Bible. Name the artist and name the song (titled from a result of a woman and her daughter coming into the studio from the rain)... *Two songwriting members of this great band wrote this song for their respective daughters. It was a reminder of how crushing and all-encompassing peer pressure is...Do other people like them? Are they cool? Do they have the right clothes, or phone or anything else? Name the band, the 2 writers and extra credit for the song... Battle Of The Bands! Hitch A Ride by Boston vs I Know You’re Out There Somewhere by The Moody Blues Answers: 1. Cream, Badge 2. Bonnie Raitt (played Come To Me) 3. Bob Dylan, Rainy Day Women #12 and #35 4. Eagles, Don Henley & Glenn Frey, Fast Company Listeners picked The Moody Blues with 56% of the votes *This former member of the band, Traffic, was in a tight spot upon signing with Columbia records in 1973 that demanded 2 albums a year from him. Clive Davis, the man who signed him, left the label, leaving the artist in the lurch and on the hook. The artist was having a difficult time, when a guitarist by the name of Jim Krueger joined his band, full of song ideas and writing abilities. The song we'll play could describe any number of scenarios where a relationship goes sour. Name the artist and extra credit for the song...
*You can go to Vegas for a quickie marriage. but how about a quickie divorce? In the early 70's, this country made it easy, allowing only 1 person from the marriage to be present and request it. Sure, it was a tourist play for the country, but it worked. A 1976 song from this popular band shares the story of a woman who travels there for her divorce...has some fun...hooks up with a local, and experiences consequences later on. Name the country, the band and extra credit for the song (that names the country in its title)... *By 1985, this 3-member band had released 8 studio albums, but with the release of album #9, they released a single that one critic called it the 'poppiest thing' they ever cut. That said, it still had some of the trademark rock sound. Name the band, whose members were all born in the same year and toured most years while all being the same age.... *The great Chet Atkins hosted a variety television show back in the mid-80's...leading to his collaboration with many of his guests. He would cut an album with one such guitarist, but that artist would also go on to collaborate with a female vocalist/guitarist that also appeared on the Atkins TV show. It took a few years, but both guests finally put together an album themselves (2006). Name the male and female artists who did that... Battle Of The Bands! Maggie May by Rod Stewart vs Georgia by Boz Scaggs Answers: 1. Dave Mason, We Just Disagree 2. Haiti, Steely Dan, Haitian Divorce 3. Z Z Top, Stages 4. Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris, (played If This is Goodbye) Listeners picked Boz Scaggs with 53% of the votes *Francis Ford Coppola made a movie entitled...You're A Big Boy Now...a coming of age film about an awkward young man looking for love in New York City. This band was responsible for the entire movie soundtrack, but Coppola tasked the band's leader to come up with a sentimental ballad for an important love scene. While the movie was largely ignored, the song did quite well upon its release in 1967. Name the band, the frontman of the band and extra credit if you know the song...
*This song was inspired by two tracks on a Buffalo Springfield album...Rock & Roll Woman and Hung Upside Down. Neil Young introduced the album to this fellow Canadian band who heard it and loved the country-rock sound. The band claims this song to be them doing country rock trying to pretend to be Neil Young and Stephen Stills. Name the band and song which is about moving on and finding your true calling... *The wife of the guitarist and primary songwriter of this southern band explained that her husband, who died of heart failure in 1993 wrote songs...but didn't read music...doing everything by ear. He wrote this most popular song for the South Carolina originated band...it, becoming their biggest hit. Name the band, the song and extra credit if you know the guitarist's name... *Go back to the early 80's when MTV was starting to crank out music videos. It wasn't enough to make the song...you now pretty much had to become part Hollywood to give your track an extra boost. We'll play a song that won the 1st ever Video of the Year award at MTV's Video Music Awards. It beat out Michael Jackson's, Thriller for the award. The video was the first to use computerized effects with the band's singer/guitarist image appearing in various animated scenes...all while trying to get the attention of a girl. Name the band, the singer and extra credit for the song... Battle Of The Bands! The Song is Over by The Who vs Somebody to Love by Queen Answers: 1. The Lovin’ Spoonful, John Sebastian, Darling Be Home Soon 2. The Guess Who, No Time 3. Marshall Tucker Band, Heard It in a Love Song, Toy Caldwell 4. The Cars, Ric Ocasek, You Might Think Listeners picked Queen with 53% of the votes |
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