Cool Change

Slow down time... the battles are past... and I've got some time to play. I'm jumping ship, and taking that time for a 'cool change'. I'll return with something on May 15th. Meanwhile I'm flipping this place off (Ha!).

Battle 9 RESULTS DAY

Welcome to RESULTS DAY for Battle of the Bands!!

I am dcrelief, and my battle featured the Bob Seger song: Turn the Page.

> Wow, Wow, WOW!! You people really threw the comments, like a gauntlet thrown before the battle. We have some really serious Seger fans - oh yeah. However, we also have some very serious Metallica fans. (I know you're all, whoot-whooting & stuff.) One more minute here, and the results are going to have your head spinning.

Remember, Bob Seger wrote and recorded it first. One of the hottest songs you'll ever hear. I entered him in this battle as a curiosity. This song has been covered by four different bands. I chose Metallica's version to challenge, in a polite way... (smile)

Including my vote, there were a total of 19 votes! I think that's a record for dcrelief!! Thank you for taking the time to listen, comment, and drop a vote in the box. [I did have one comment but have been unable to verify that a vote was cast with it. In all fairness, I made the effort to contact the commenter. At 8:30 A.M. I closed the battle, as is.]

My vote was cast for Metallica.
Now the good stuff... Who won? Who lost? 

Metallica     12 votes (63.157%)


Bob Seger    7 votes (39.842%)

Thank you for your participation! Let's not forget... 
A very special thank you to our event hosts:

Fae @ Far away eyes

Stephen T. McCarthy

Your interest in joining this blogging event would be most welcomed. Please go to Stephen T. McCarthy's blog, leave your name and blog link in the comment box!

NEXT BATTLE DATE: Friday, May 15th!!!

Leaving you with another turn for this battle's winner!

Battle 9: The battle that almost wasn't...

Who would dare challenge Bob Seger? Am I crazy to pit a cover of one of his masterpieces against his own version? This is the battle that almost wasn't.

Since joining Battle of the Bands, I've learned that you never know how well a song will be received... the original or a cover of it. I can make all of the guesses I want, but the end result always brings some surprise element. In fact, many battles I've listened to and voted in, have influenced me to seek out other genres of music. It's a big world of sound!

Thanks to FAE and Stephen T. McCarthy, for venturing forth with this very special blog event! Thanks to the battle of the bands participants who post battles twice monthly. It takes time to seek songs to present. We are all listed in the right margin of this blog. When you finish listening to my battle, please have a look (and vote) at the others' battles.

Thanks to voting participants, who love music and support our blog hop every chance they get!!! If you'd like to join, please visit Stephen T. McCarthy's blog and let him know. We'd love to have you join us, (smile). 

Back to the current battle...

Background:
A roots rocker with a classic raspy, shouting voice, Bob Seger wrote and recorded songs that dealt with love, women and blue-collar themes and was an exemplar of heartland rock. With a career spanning five decades, Seger continues to perform and record today. Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012. That 2015 tour is making waves.  Seger's complete bio.

Background:

Metallica is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship placed them as one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer. Metallica's complete bio.  

Final thoughts: 
This was the very first "same song, different version pairing," I ever did, but feared posting it because..."who would dare challenge Bob Seger?" After a few battles and seeing what other BOTB participants were posting, I came to one very important conclusion. The challenge is in your (the listener's) mind. Metallica is not challenging Bob Seger to see who takes over this song's ownership. That can never happen. But they are greatly impressed by his artistry and present their interpretation for our enjoyment. I do hope you'll enjoy it, along with the original.

Lyrics are included within both videos - there are no distracting photos or pictures today.

Please feel free to leave a comment. I will respond as soon as I can; I have another blog hop I must attend to today, as well. Thank you very much for your attendance, comment, and vote!

Today's song feature: Turn the Page

Easy spin ~

It was just a easy listening song. It reminds me of a young gentleman in a time long ago. Him, talking about how life touches everything... then he played this song. I hope I never forget him.

Lemme see ya feet hit the floor!

So I was lounging out, waiting for my next A-Z post to come out when I realized... oh good grief... tomorrow is also a regular blog hop day for me. Every Friday, I'm part of the 'Celebrate the Small Things' blog hop.

That means I've got 13 minutes to list what I'm celebrating from this week, and add it to my A-Z post!!! And what happened to Monday - Thursday? (Well, no I don't have to talk about Monday - Thursday, but you understand?)

Got my post changed out - adding in my celebrate stuff and now I'm wide awake. That lounge mood has left, but I thought to recapture it. Who will lead me home? 

Mr. Al Jarreau ... Let's spin him and see if I can start counting sheep?!



Okay, for those just waking up... there's this...

Mingle for Mulch ~ oh yeah!

What a terrific job that ant is doing! That's his hind legs, by the way, holding back that drop of rain. I'm impressed. The only thing more impressive was if he hired someone else to do it so he could mingle with the colony.

Yes, that's it... mingle for money! Don't make the same mistake the next artist made... yeah... 'married for money.'

Hey, that gives me an idea. The block party is this weekend. Maybe I could mingle to get that last flowerbed mulched. Hmmm, mingle for mulch? Might as try to mingle for money, while I'm at it... maybe.  (smile).

Wired for sound - it's blue!

Continuing my, 'out of the blues, into the mood,' theme...

You know those times... low energy and mind spaces appearing almost daily. I wanna, I wanna, I wanna get all my projects done. Yesterday. I'm late, oh-so-late.  Better take a rest. Better listen to some rebuilding music. Come on Boz Scaggs, and don't lemme down... down lemme fall... too far.

l look out the front windows onto the world of my front yard. There sit four containers of mulch, waiting. I breathe  a big sigh... some day soon... maybe this week. We have a date to clean and groom that last flowerbed. Rain for six days ended my mulch love affair. It is so not fair to not finish. 

Mr. Sunshine - make this the week when my joy is fulfilled. Don't you see all those wonderful, tall Irises? Purple blooms approach. Those plants traveled from Pennsylvania. I am their home. Come on Boz... don't lemme down... don't lemme fall... too far.