Battle of the Bands Update

Love

This week on Dr. John's Record Shelf, we finished up Round 1 in the Southwest Bracket of our ongoing Battle of the Bands (American, 1954-1974). The Doors, seeded no. 3, took a split decision from the Seeds (14), while Love (13) scored a unanimous upset over the Eagles at no. 4.

The Doors

The songs played were "Light My Fire" by the Doors vs. "Pushin' Too Hard" for the Seeds, and Love's "Alone Again Or" against "Take It Easy" by the Eagles. Our guest judge this week was Tom Rosiek, voting along with Art Vandalay and myself (I struck the lone dissenting vote on the evening by picking the Seeds).

So, with one week left in the first round, we'll be finishing up the midwest bracket next Sunday. I should have the full slate of second round matchups posted here sometime the following week, including the songs to be played (which, by the rules of the comptetion, must be different from those in round one). The bands squaring off in the SW Bracket's second round will be: the Byrds vs the Doobie Brothers; Bobby Fuller Four vs. Love; Spirit vs the Doors; and the Sir Douglas Quintet vs. the Beach Boys.