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*This artist produced one of the most stunning debut albums of the 1980's. Given the domination of synthesizer pop on the radio, she was a breath of fresh air with this roots rock album sung with a sensitive bravado sometimes compared to Janis Joplin. And the guitar work ain't bad either! Name the artist....
*This band released a track that almost wasn't...as Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records thought it might hurt the band's career. The song was inspired by a reaction to the murders of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy...and a call for unity and understanding. The co-writers insisted it be released and it became the group's biggest hit, reaching #1 in America in August of 1968. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song... *This 1967 track came from an American band that only had a 2 year run and this song was, by far, their biggest hit. The song is about liberation, involving an unnamed girl who is the daughter of a fisherman. A young man tries to sway here to sail away with him...away from her over protective father. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the track... *This most incredible singer-songwriter who started in the 70's released this album in 2014, his first studio recording in 6 years. No stranger to personal and political themes throughout his lengthy career of songs, this album found him lyrically inspired by some similar stylings of his most notable 1976 album. This song shares a bit of directional advice for life. Name the artist and real extra credit if you can name the track... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Ami by Pure Prairie League vs Heard It In A Love Song by Marshall Tucker Band ANSWERS 1. Melissa Etheridge 2. The Rascals, People Got To Be Free 3. Every Mother's Son, Come On Down To My Boat 4. Jackson Browne, The Long Way Around Battle of the Bands : Pure Prairie League won the Battle with 51% of votes
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*Libby Titus, apart from being a singer-songwriter who produced and promoted a series of concerts for this short-tenured band, also had some famous romance experiences. She was partners with one famous band member for 8 years and then married another most famous artist in 1993. Name the band she promoted, the artist she partnered with for 8 years and the one she married...
*A 1976 song contained a line about listening to the band, Eagles at a higher volume. The group and one of its key members admired the Eagles (they shared the same manager) and the girlfriend of the member played them constantly, kind of an annoyance to him. On a day they were having a bit of a fight, a memorable line about turning up the volume was inspired. Name the band, the member and extra credit if you can name the song... *We'll enjoy a 1969 track from this band's eponymously named album. The song is a great example of alliteration, something he learned about in high school English class. His Tampa, Florida 10th grade teacher was a knockout who even got all the football players to stand up and read poetry, and it helped this artist in writing something like this song. Name the band, the artist who wrote the song and extra credit for the name of the song... *This British group formed in London in 1975, largely considered a studio-based band, released an album in 1979 that conceptually dealt with the female's overpowering effect on man. Each song touches on her ability to dissect the male ego. Name the band and extra credit if you can name the powerful instrumental track from the album that we'll enjoy.. BATTLE OF THE BANDS Bluebird by Leon Russell vs Such A Night by Dr John ANSWERS 1. Promoted New York Rock & Soul Review, Partner of Levon Helm, Married to Donald Fagen 2. Steely Dan, Walter Becker, Everything You Did, 3. Crosby, Stills & Nash, Stephen Stills, Helplessly Hoping 4. The Alan Parsons Project, Lucifer Battle of the Bands : Dr John won the Battle with 52% of votes *Early on tonight we'll play a song from 1981...a song that actually went through a title change just prior to its release. It was taken from an actual 'stroll' of life by one of the co-writers. A beautiful Wednesday afternoon found him walking in a normally heavily populated area, but on this occasion, it was deserted. He speculated that everyone, like him, was working. It would get crowded a few days later. Name the band and extra credit for the title of the track...
*We'll play a song from 1968 that deals with civil unrest in Europe and America. There were student riots in London and Paris and protests in America over the Vietnam War. The frontman of the band joined the roughly 25,000 who protested in London as they marched on the American Embassy. Fortunately, he bailed out before the demonstration turned violent. Name the band, the frontman and extra credit for the name of the track... *This amazing American artist was also known for writing incredible songs for other great artists to record...something that perhaps subjected his solo work to being overlooked. One such significant artist not only recorded a number of those tracks, but also then collaborated with him on an entire album. Name the significant songwriting artist and then the one who would go on to collaborate with him... *2021 yielded this band's first album in four years. It represented a follow-up to that album, 14 years after the album prior to that one. The lyrics were written prior to the onset of the Covid pandemic, but certainly have compelling relevance to some of the chaos currently in the world. Hearing this track along with many of the band's additional hits recently on this station kind of makes me think that all the albums they've released since the early 70's are worthy of 5th segment inclusion. BATTLE OF THE BANDS I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better by The Byrd’s vs For Your Love by The Yardbirds ANSWERS
*This American artist fronted his band for decades, and this 1991 album is credited to him and the band, but only 1 band member significantly contributed to the album. Not a problem though as an all-star cast of special guests contributed...including Joe Walsh, Bruce Hornsby, Roy Bittan, Steve Lukather, Don Was, Waddy Wachtel, Rick Vito, Mike Campbell and Patty Smyth. Name the artist...
*A rock and roll alternative was this Southern band's 1978 breakthrough record. After 5 albums and 4 years of trying, they hadn't gotten higher than #74 in the LP lists, but this time, their mixture of country and rock finally found its audience, largely due to the track we'll play tonight. Name the band and extra credit if you can come up with the name of the single that ushered the album to #11 and gold status... *Flushed with the success of his 1st solo album and the continuing adulation of his former band, this artist's 1971 release validated to the artist that he could do no wrong. The album does have some filler to it, but we'll play one of the standout tracks from the album. Name the artist and the eponymously named 2nd album... *Throughout the 80's, many devout fans of this artist longed for him to once again write about romantic complications, considering how brilliantly he'd done just that in the previous decade. On the surface, he seemed to capitulate to such demands with his 1993 album. It wasn't all fan-driven as much as the long relationship breakdown he was going through at the time. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the album... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Love Letter by Bonnie Raitt vs Leather and Lace by Stevie Nicks and Don Henley ANSWERS 1. Bob Seger 2. Atlanta Rhythm Section, So Into You 3. Stephen Stills 4. Jackson Browne Battle of the Bands : Stevie Nicks and Don Henley won the Battle with 59% of votes |
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