Battle of the Bands Update

Small Faces

I'm a day late getting this posted, but here are this week's results in the Battle of the Bands playing out on my radio show, Dr. John's Record Shelf. Our goal, which we ought to reach sometime next May, is to find out the greatest British (or Commonwealth) rock and roll band of the period 1960 to 1974.

The Zombies

We finished up the Empire Bracket this week, with four pairings that led to the following decisions: Led Zeppelin (no. 1 seed) clobbered the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band (16) by a 9-1 score; The Zombies (8) squeaked by Derek & the Dominoes (9) 5-4; the Small Faces (5) held off Emerson, Lake & Palmer (12); and the Dave Clark Five (4) took care of Gerry & the Pacemakers (13) by a 7-2 margin.

The Dave Clark Five

The songs in competition this week were as follows: "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin; "Urban Spaceman" by the Bonzos; "Time of the Season" by the Zombies; and Layla" by the Dominoes. Also, we heard: "Talk to You" by the Small Faces; "Lucky Man" by ELP; "Glad All Over" by the DC5; and "How Do You Do It" by the Pacemakers.

Led Zeppelin

As mentioned above, this completes Round 1 in the Empire Bracket, so here are the Round 2 matchups (which will play out after Christmas): Led Zeppelin vs. the Zombies; the Small Faces vs. the Dave Clark Five; Jethro Tull vs. the Bee Gees; and Badfinger vs. the Kinks. Needless to say, we'll keep you posted on the results right here.