MUSIC QUIZ FROM LOONEY’S TUNES SHOW Sep 7, 2025 #331

*The key to this British artist's success in his solo career is inconsistency.  Building up quite the expectations from his earlier band member days, a debut album proved disappointing.  His next album in 1980 was stunning.  2 years later...a less than successful album got corrected big time with an album in 1986.  Name the artist...
 
*This British band released a debut hit in the UK in 1968, one that would become their only hit in America.  The lead singer writer of the track says the song is about a woman who treats him badly...his ex-wife.  Incredibly with little further exposure in the U.S., the band would go on to release 33 studio albums in over 5 decades of existence.  Name the band...
 
*This Brooklyn born artist wrote a song as part of his whimsical fable (& album)...the story of a unique boy named Oblio and his trusty dog.  The character (Oblio) stood out uniquely, something the singer could certainly relate to.  A reputation as being a lovable drunk, part mad musical genius, one simply never knew what to expect of this artist.  Name him...
 
*Toward the end of the 1960's, popular music broadened its borders as artists experimented with expansive approaches that ranged from the portentous to the absurd.  Kind of paving the way was 1967's The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.  The richness of their ideas and concepts became the foundation for a fellow British band and their 1974 album...and a track that ushers us into the 5th.  Name the band...
 
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
I'm A Man by Spencer Davis Group vs  Shapes Of Things by The Yardbirds
 
ANSWERS
1. Steve Winwood
2. Status Quo
3.  Harry Nilsson
4. Electric Light Orchestra
Battle of the Bands : Spencer Davis Group won the Battle with 53% of votes