MUSIC QUIZ FROM LOONEY’S TUNES SHOW Aug 16, 2026 #373

*Arena rock and big production had defined much of the music scene of the mid-to late '70's.  But by the start of the '80's, the emergence of new wave signaled that top-tier stadium acts like this particular British band were relegated to yesterday's news.  But the band's frontman adjusted to that seismic shift by sporting a shorter haircut and incorporating new wave acts' riffs into their lineup and it worked.  Name the band...
 
*Starting in 1969, this American band had a rather incredible run of 4 albums in 18 months and a string of huge hits during that same period.  Name the band...
 
*This excellent band specialized in hooky hard rock, delivering frills-free heavy music designed for the long haul.  Many of their songs were about the business of being in a rock & roll band, playing their tunes to a new crowd in a new city each night, underscoring that they were the quintessential working band of the early '70's.  They lost one of the founders in 1977, but championed on without him until a break up in 1980.  Name the band...
 
*While this artist's debut album was easily the closest he's ever come to making a straight country album, any subsequent release made it perfectly clear he was a Texas eccentric bound by no specific genre.  Name the artist...
 
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature by The Guess Who vs Heard It In A Love Song by Marshall Tucker Band
 
ANSWERS
1. Electric Light Orchestra
2. Three Dog Night
3. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
4. Lyle Lovett
Battle of the Bands : Marshall Tucker Band won the Battle with 51% of votes