Every Second Has Its First ( #BOTB Results )

You never can tell for sure what's going to happen before it does, but when whatever is going to happen happens the whole thing probably gets quickly forgotten as you move on to the next whatever is going to happen type situation...

Battle of the Bands Results

        Since my recent Battle featured very contrasting artists with one of them being quite out of the musical norm I figured this would turn out to be a shut-out.  Especially considering I was going to cast my vote for the artist I felt most likely to win--Judy Collins.

         Incredible String Band remains one of my all time favorite bands as it has been since 1970.  Their version of "First Girl I Loved" displays the band's usual virtuosity and eccentricity.  Their performance is pretty "far out" (as they used to say back in the day).

          However, the Collins version is so sublime and ethereal that it lures me into the musical reverie.  My favorite part of "First Boy I Loved" as rendered by Collins is the dreamy guitar playing of Stephen Stills--a fact that I learned when putting this Battle together even though I'd heard the song many times over the years.  I probably had seen the credit on the album cover, but at the time maybe the name didn't register with me.

Final Vote Tally

Incredible String Band       4 votes

Judy Collins                      16 votes


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Next Battle on Wednesday February 15

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