Battle of the Bands, Northwest Bracket

Moby Grape

Here are the last set of matchups that will air as part of the season long Battle of the Bands segment on my radio show starting this fall (limited to American groups between 1954 and 1974 for this first go-around). You can see the other brackets at these links: Northeast, Midwest, Southwest. The first round will unfold through the autumn, with subsequent rounds completed in the spring, with results duly posted to this blog. The hope is, if this turns out to be a popular feature, then we will redefine the criteria (different time-frame, genre, nationality, etc.) and do it again in subsequent seasons. As always, comments are welcome.

Country Joe & the Fish

Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Fortunate Son" vs The Sonics, "Psycho"
Paul Revere & the Raiders, "Kicks" vs The Standells, "Dirty Water"
Jefferson Airplane, "Somebody to Love" vs Quicksilver Messenger Service, "Fresh Air"
Santana, "Evil Ways" vs Country Joe & the Fish, "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine"
Grateful Dead, "Truckin'" vs Electric Prunes, "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night"
Steppenwolf, "Magic Carpet Ride" vs Moby Grape, "Omaha"
The Kingsmen, "Louie Louie" vs Canned Heat, "Goin' Up the Country"
Beau Brummels, "Laugh Laugh" vs Big Brother & the Holding Co., "Piece of My Heart"