Battle of the Bands Update

The Troggs

Here are the winners in this week's matchups on the Battle of the Bands on Dr. John's Record Shelf: Buffalo Springfield (seeded no. 3 in the Pop Bracket) knocked off the Easybeats (11) by a 7-2 margin, while the Troggs (10) scored an upset over the Band (2) 6 votes to 3. The songs in the competition this week were "Sorry" by the Easybeats, "Bluebird" by the Springfield, "Love Is All Around" by the Troggs and "This Wheel's on Fire" by the Band.

Buffalo Springfield

This means that Buffalo Springfield will face the Troggs in Round Three. Other groups moving on, so far, include Jethro Tull and the Kinks; the Rolling Stones and Manfred Mann; and the Who and Moody Blues. We're halfway through Round Two. Next week will see "I've Seen All Good People" by Yes (11 in the Mod Bracket) v. "Hand Me Down World" Guess Who (3); and "Smoke on the Water" Deep Purple (7) v. "See Emily Play" by Pink Floyd (2). If you have an opinion on either of those matchups, feel free to cast your vote in the comments section.