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*In 1968, we got a concept album from this great band that contained a track exploring knowledge in a changing world. Written by the band's bass player, it was 1 of 2 singles released from the album and is actually so popular, it is played regularly as the final song during live performances. Oh and this British band add a lengthy keyboard and drum duet to it each time. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song...
*This group produced a big hit in 1967 but did not write it. It was written and recorded by a member of the group, the New Vaudeville Band earlier that same year. While the original had very limited success, the next band's release became a WW hit, holding a #1 slot for 4 weeks. The song was also a mild hit for The Carpenters. Name the British band that made it #1 and extra credit for the name of the track... *This great artist's 23rd album released in 2016, found him reuniting with producer Glyn Johns who produced and guided his 1977 album. The album seemed to provide the same degree of weathered warmth as previous albums while blending covers of well-worn blues standards, some J.J. Cale and old pop standards and even a Bob Dylan chestnut. There were only 2 original tracks on the album. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the album... *This U.S. artist created a mid-70's typhoon of classic albums and this follow-on album to his arguably most exceptional concept album was released in 1980. It found the artist in a different musical climate than the one that savored his every move from 1972 to 1977 as dance and new wave had slowly crept their way into the mainstream. Undaunted, he stayed true to what he did best. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the album... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Amanda by Boston vs Faithfully by Journey ANSWERS 1. The Moody Blues. Ride My See-Saw 2. Hermin’s Hermits There’s a Kind of Hush 3. Eric Clapton. I Still Do. Album 4. Stevie Wonder, Hotter Than July Battle of the Bands : Journey won the Battle by a single vote
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*With a rarely used Hammond B-3 organ (by this band) providing a key component to this excellent 1976 song, the message is inspirational and introspective, reminding us that time is always ticking away, so we'd better make the most of it. This California band formed in 1966 which centered the frontman and the band in the counterculture as America was ramping up the Vietnam war. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song...
*We'll play a track designed to be the blockbuster that it was in 1973. This being the 3rd album by this artist, he had top ten hits from the previously released albums, but this album was truly a statement of purpose spilling out as a double LP. This release marked the artist as much an entertainer as a musician. Name the artist... *This long-term artist posed a question in her 2018 release...What if questions are the answers? She was and is a truly versatile singer with a clear, pure voice capable of tackling rock, pop, R&B, country and folk. Born in 1945 just outside of Nashville, she is part Cherokee Indian and first sang in the church where her father was a minister. Name the artist... *Riding high on back-to-back top 5 platinum hits, this artist quickly returned to the studio to record album #5. And in the eyes of any number of music critics (who agrees with them?) this 1982 album sounded like a tired band. While I'm not sure how that shows, well let's agree to disagree. At a time when MTV videos were becoming the rage, this video was pioneering. The song didn't start until over a minute into the clip. The video opening, inspired by the Mad Max films. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the track. BATTLE OF THE BANDS Tired of Waiting for You by Kinks vs You Showed Me by Turtles ANSWERS 1. Steve Miller Band, Fly Like An Eagle 2. Elton John 3. Rita Coolidge 4. Tom Petty, You Got Lucky Battle of the Bands : Turtles won the Battle with 51% of votes *We'll enjoy a track by a somewhat underappreciated rock & roll hero who has been living in New York's Greenwich Village since the early 1970's. Now in his mid-70's, he hasn't stopped rocking as he and his music have aged like fine wine. He, of all rockers, is most qualified to sing about the city that never sleeps. Name the artist...
*A song that was released in 1965 came from a band that had just toured the U.S. The tour did not go well and the band and frontman needed some recovery time. Back to the U.K and a vacation at the English resort town of Torquay, Devon the frontman went. Being recognized by another guest, he was invited to a round of golf...something he refused with great offense. He would not lend his celebrity identity to just anyone. Name the artist and band he fronted... *Following on the heels of an album where this artist repudiated his past with his greatest backing band, his 1975 album found himl, in a way, retreating to the past, recording a largely quiet, acoustic-based album. Forget nostalgia...this is the sound of an artist returning to his strengths, something familiar, accepting the human situation that included the breakdown of his marriage. Name the artist and extra credit for the title of the album... *This artist who gained much notoriety primarily in the 70's-80's loved the process of songwriting, something he did constantly. He never thought in terms of album cycles, preferring to continuously write songs and then record when he had enough of them ready. Born in Peoria, IL, this artist gained much inspiration in his teen years.in the solitude of the surrounding forests. Clive Davis then of Columbia Records signed the artist to a record deal in 1971. Name the artist... BATTLE OF THE BANDS If You Could read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot vs I Just Wanna Stop by Gino Vanelli ANSWERS 1. Willie Nile 2. Ray Davies, Kinks 3. Bob Dylan, Blood On The Tracks 4. Dan Fogelberg Battle of the Bands : Gordon Lightfoot won the Battle with 51% of votes *A generation-spanning guitar hero, this artist wasn't out of grade school when some of his best-known collaborators were at the peak of their fame, but he has earned a powerful reputation for his fiery guitar work steeped in blues and Southern rock traditions. In 1988, he joined a band that would absolutely fortify his Southern rock sway. Name the artist...
*Back in the early stages of Eagles, this artist would often hang around with the band, but also spent a great deal of time writing songs. But when he went off the radar, he all but disappeared. 24 years later the artist came out with an album showcasing his lifelong love of jazz and pop standards. Name the artist... *In the early 70's, this artist was just sitting at home in his cheap apartment, sitting at the table when he came up with a verse, chorus and lyrics. A sort of trance feeling of paradise prompted him to pace his apartment, repeating the chorus and he thought...this is really cool! The song became a huge hit on his eponymous-named 1970 album. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the song... *In 1966, this most excellent songwriter and leader of his band began work on a new LP which was intended as the ultimate pop/progressive/psychedelic record. Many of the vocal and instrumental tracks were recorded, but the project was abandoned in 1967 due to accumulated pressures. It was accorded the status as the most legendary unreleased album of all time. Many finally heard the songs on a bootlegged 1980 release. Name the artist and the band. Extra credit for the name of the album... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Make Me Smile by Chicago vs Jesus Is Just Alright by Doobie Brothers ANSWERS 1. Warren Haynes 2. J.D. Souther 3. Christopher Cross. Sailing 4. Brian Wilson. The Beach Boys Album…SMILE Battle of the Bands : Chicago won the Battle with 54% of votes *With a rhythmic salsa beat and distinctive horns, this artist's song quickly became a fan favorite. It describes a dream sequence that the artist had as a teenager of being a rock star. A quite late listen to his radio as he fell asleep led to a dream about walking down the street and then playing lead guitar in a band. The artist was a teen in his 60's and he did what many teens did back then with this 1981 song citing marijuana use. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the song...
*This popular duo back in the 70's both hailed from Texas. They were both members of a kind of 1-hit wonder band in the late 50's, early 60's, but when that group dissolved in 1965, they worked with various other artists until they decided to go on as a duo, releasing their first album together in 1969. Their first hit single appeared on their 4th album in 1972. That started a string of rather large hits. Name the duo and extra credit for the name of their first hit... *After a great, but very brief run with a band this artist founded, he kicked around doing session collaboration work prior to starting a solo career. His 1994 album is a mostly instrumental collection of tracks on which the artist played organ, piano and the occasional guitar. This album, largely held as his best, in many ways conjured up distant relations to his old band's excellent album back in the late 60's. Name the artist. Extra credit for the name of the band he started back in the day... *A band who expertly mixed sweet and satisfying melodies with potent guitar crunch back in the late 60's were one of the best and most celebrated precursors to the power pop movement of the 70's. After the band broke up due to any number of problems, two of the members continued playing together in another band. Elektra records eventually approached that band and told them they'd sign them for a record deal, but they had to change their name back to their old band name. Name the band... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Old Time Rock & Roll by Bob Seger vs Centerfield by John Fogerty ANSWERS 1. Paul Simon Late In The Evening 2. Seals And Crofts Summer Breeze 3. Al Kooper Blood, Sweat & Tears 4. Badfinger Battle of the Bands : Bob Seger won the Battle with 54% of votes *We'll be enjoying the biggest hit for this band that came out in 1983, after a very slow build. The band released 9 albums between 1978 and 1986, but didn't have a hit until a song charted from their 6th album. The song we'll play came from their 8th album. For some, the band may be thought of as a 1-hit wonder group. As for the band leader he went on to write several novels and became the morning DJ at K-Fox FM in San Jose, California. Name the band and frontman...
*This 1971 hit for this band was written by Hoyt Axton, who originally released it on his own album the same year. The song finds the narrator ruminating about overseas locales that he has never visited, but about which he feels he has some proxy experience, primarily via the music. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the track... *Music is made despite strange circumstance. This band's follow-up album in 1975 to a quite successful album the year previous was plagued by creative and artistic differences, with several members of the band walking out of the studio on three occasions. One point of conflict was the band's mourning for the drug overdose death of their original drummer. Name the European band, which for the record, was the first song The LooneyMan played on my very 1st show... *With this artist's multi-instrumental chops, a most recognizable vocal style and a decade-plus resume as a most outstanding session musician behind him, he went on to establish himself as one of the leading purveyors of root-rock, Americana music. His 1975 album that we'll dip into showcase his wide variety of music styles including country, gospel, R & B, rock and even calypso. Name the artist... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Hand Me Down World by Guess Who vs Taking Care of Business by Bachman Turner Overdrive ANSWERS 1.The Greg Kihn Band…Greg Kihn 2.Three Dog Night…Never Been To Spain 3.Average White Band…Cut The Cake 4.Leon Russell Battle of the Bands : BTO won the Battle with 58% of votes * There is no mystery, no hidden meaning on this track. The artist wrote this song about an island country in the Caribbean sea. As it turns out, this artist who performed primarily as a session musician held this as his only real hit until passing at the age of 29 in 1974. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of his hit song...
*For those gracing the earth on November 22, 1963, we generally remember where we were the day, the moment of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. This incredible band wrote the song we'll play just before that tragic event, but were greatly influenced by that event as they were recording it. Name the American band and extra credit for the name of the track... *A 1994 song we'll play is very profound...with the writer examining our place in the Beach Boys-Warmth Of The Sunhis lyrics as 'nonsensical' and without any particular meaning. That said, this musically complex track combines acoustic guitar, harmonica, alto and tenor saxophones, flute, drums, bass and assorted percussion. Listen to the lyrics closely and you'll most likely agree. Name the band whose frontman's name is predominantly displayed and extra credit for the name of the track... *The subject of this 1982 song is a mysterious woman...who was actually a real person. The artist and co-writing buddy refused to reveal her identity...a woman who was almost at the top of the world in her profession and let it slip away. BATTLE OF THE BANDS While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Beatles vs Lyin’ Eyes by Eagles ANSWERS 1. Bobby Bloom- Montego Bay 2. Beach Boys-Warmth Of The Sun 3. Dave Mattews Band-What Would You Say 4. Steve Winwood...Valerie Battle of the Bands : Eagles won the Battle by 2 votes * In 1975, this incredible artist recorded his first album for his new contract with his old label, Columbia Records, after a year with another label. The outstanding song was written in 1974 at a farm he'd purchased and was a quite personal track dealing with changes he was going through, including his marriage falling apart. The predominant theme here...trying to escape the past. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the song...
*One of the most popular touring rock & roll bands in America during the '70's, this band was one of few contemporaries not influenced by the British blues-rock movement as they were a pure bar band made good! This band simply promotes movement! Name the band... *this American artist is an unprecedented believer in the power of classic rock and roll and R & B....managing to keep her traditionalism vital decades after the release of eponymous debut in 1988. An excellent description of her craft...straight-ahead heartland rock teamed with emotioinally direct songwriting. But she is not afraid to tackle original songs with epic cover versions and we'll go there later this evening. Name the artist... *Notorious for shunning concert performances, this band's improbable live reunion in the mid-90's eventually turned into a full-fledged reunion album. Equally significant was that their fan base went two decades without even a hope of a new record. If the concert tour flopped, chances are their new recording would follow suit. Obviously the tour and the album were both as good as it gets. Name the band and extra credit for the album title... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Let’s Dance by David Bowie vs Somebody To Love by Queen ANSWERS 1.Bob Dylan, Tangled Up in Blue 2.The J. Geils Band 3.Melissa Etheridge 4.Steely Dan, Two Against Nature Battle of the Bands : Queen won the Battle by a 56% margin * With this artist's road band laying the groundwork and with production responsibilities reverted primarily into her own hands, she came up with a fantastic album in 2002. Guest appearance by John Cleary and his piano chops were an absolute bonus. Add in some Steve Cropper guitar licks to give us some Memphis flavoring and we have excellence. Name the artist who put it all together...
*In the first edition of this British band, this great artist was a smart streetwise rock & roller with just enough maturity to make something of what life had shown her by her mid-twenties...and she had the rough-and-tumble band to match for her 1st two albums. The second version of the group cast her as an unwitting but unbowed survivor, determined to move on and keep rocking despite the losses the band had to endure. Name the artist and the band... *This band was basically a one-hit wonder released this hit in 1970. They were a Latin-tinged pop/rock band formed in Tampa, Fl in 1966. Their song made the Top Ten on the charts and sold a million copies in 1970. The band never ran forward after the success of the track, but we'll play an updated version that they cut in 2017...Amazing. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song... *This great band's first album in 1973 just might be considered a fusion of Lynyrd Skynyrd-style Southern.trucker rock and ZZ Top's anthemic arena rock The group involved brothers as they dished out a methodical mix of plodding hard dirges. Name the band... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Free Man In Paris by Joni Mitchell vs Peace Train by Cat Stevens ANSWERS 1.Bonnie Raitt 2.Chrissy Hynde. The Pretenders 3.The Blues Image. Ride Captain Ride 4.Bachman Turner Overdrive Battle of the Bands : Joni Mitchell won by a single vote *After spending the better part of the 1980's as a solo acoustic troubadour, the co-founder of a great band in the 60's landed a contract for a solo album with Arista Records at the turn of the 1990's. He had some excellent contributions from folks like Tom Petty and Mike Campbell amongst others. Known for his most excellent guitar work, name the artist and his band from the 60's ...
*An unlikely pairing of rock and bluegrass superstars actually produced some excellent and most effortless-sounding music. The rocker always loved rockabilly and blues tunes and injected them into the music along with some excellent harmony vocals from both that seem to meld seamlessly. Name the artists... *Walking a tightrope between progressive rock, hard rock and blues, this British band earned a loyal following in both the U.S. and Europe. Despite the consistent quality of their work, several band members would go on to greater success after moving on from the group. The 1970 album we'll dip into this evening was the last one they released prior to the key members leaving. Name the band... *This great British band took a five-year hiatus back in the early 70's, but some great music was released during that time. This particular album featured 2 of the band's members playing guitars and basses, backed by a group that included members of the band, Providence. Name the British band and the members who got together to make the album... BATTLE OF THE BANDS On A Carousel by Hollies vs Daydream by Lovin’ Spoonful ANSWERS 1.Roger McGuinn, The Byrds 2.Robert Plant, Allison Krause 3.Spooky Tooth 4.The Moody Blues. Justin Hayward & John Lodge Battle of the Bands : Lovin’ Spoonful won with 54% of the votes |
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