This blog spot is the home to my ramblings. I am a free lance writer. Most of my work goes on Associated Content. Sometimes I write what is on my mind, sometimes I plug some of my writing, and sometimes a combination of the two. So, sit back read, enjoy, and we will see where it goes.
Lindsey Stirling one December's Battle of the Band 4 to nothing. She was the best Grinch keeping all the votes. Celebrating winners is what we do on these posts.
Here she is with "Roundtable Revival"...
"Crystallize"
I plan to count up January's results soon and have a new winner post later this month.
John Mayer must have been watching this Battle of the Bands from the sidelines as no one voted for his version of "After Midnight." It was a tight contest between Eric Clapton and the songwriter J.J. Cale. Mr. Cale edged out Mr. Slowhand 4 to 3.
Celebrating his victory we spin his tunes...
Here they are together Eric and J.J with "After Midnight" and "Call Me the Breeze"….
"Magnolia"
"Cloudy Day"
I hope you enjoyed the battle and I will be back on the 15th with a brand new Battle of the Bands. In between I might blog about something so feel free to come back and visit.
Chris Tomlin bested Michael W. Smith 5 to 3 to win the Last Battle of the Bands for 2018. HIs "Angels We Have Heard on High" finished on top. Chris is a successful Christina artist selling over 7 million albums world wide.
Not only do we announce winner on my blog we also celebrate their music.
"How Great is Our God"
"Our God"
"Holy is the Lord"
I hope you enjoyed the Battle. The first Battle of the Bands of 2019 will be on New Tear's Day so please come back visit and vote! I will have another post of Christmas songs scheduled for Christmas Eve.
The Battle was early due to travel and it was either post early or have no battle for January. That would have been bad because after you take a month off, it becomes two and then eventually you just stop. At least that would be in my world. I do the Battle of the Bands because they are enjoyable to create and it is cool to listen to the other participants battles too.
The results are late because I haven't been online as much. One benefit about being offline is that I've been able to read quite a bit. I never thought I would be reading 10 plus books in a month. The downside of not being online is that it makes it hard to blog.
This battle was more experimental than others for me. I based it on a classical piece. The piece is more commonly associated with the piano so the first twist was making it a guitar battle. Then I twisted by competing a classical guitarist against a fully plugged rock legend. I prepared myself for the possibility of blowout like my December battles. However, there was no blowout this time around. The battle was tight and was decided by the final vote. Michelle from Angels Bark voted for Jimmy Page and he is the winner.
AC/DC's "Shoot to Thrill" was the song on my latest Battle of the Bands. Halestorm was pitted against Theory of a Deadman.
The Results:
Theory of a Deadman won convincingly 11 to 4 against Halestorm. Ironically the song was recorded to be on a movie soundtrack but was never used however the winning song found new life in the Battles of the Band.
The Celebration:
On my page we celebrate the winners by sharing more of their music. A very fitting way to celebrate Rocktober!
Here they are with a song called "Savages" that features Alice Cooper...
They have had three number one hits and I will share them next.
"Angel"
"Bad Girlfriend"
"Lowlife"
Their latest single.."Blow"
Thanks for visiting, thanks for participating in the Battle of the Bands! I will have a new battle on November 1. I will have a new post soon,
I know I didn't vote. I rarely vote on my own Battle of the Bands unless it is a tie or the battle is already decided I may cast my vote. Some may feel I should vote but I get to pick the song and the match up. I enjoy letting the audience pick the winner.
The winner article is something I picked up a while after I started with the BOTBs. I kind of like the follow up article it gives me a chance to share some more music. Sharing music is something I do a lot on my blog.
As my title indicates Johnny Cash won this Battle of the Bands challenge against the Charlie Daniels Band. However it was a nail biter the final score being 9 to 8. Every vote counts here! So please vote when you visit my Battle of the Bands. Don't jump on a band wagon when you vote. The voting sometimes gets very streaky.
Here are both of my contestants with a version of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
As a bonus track here is Johnny Cash with "Walk the Line"..
Please share your thoughts on my Battle of the Bands and Johnny Cash. I can't wait to see the results from the other Battle of the Bands participants!
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