tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post2657463620200299662..comments2024-03-26T20:35:39.291-07:00Comments on STMcC Presents 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS': 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS: 2014, SEPTEMBER 1' (Or, 'MANFRED MANN VS. MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND')Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-13946672730992538862014-09-08T07:38:10.610-07:002014-09-08T07:38:10.610-07:00No, no, LEE, you got it all wrong.
I think you us...No, no, LEE, you got it all wrong.<br /><br />I think you used one atrociously bad version and one semi-bad version of a "GREAT" song.<br /><br />Me, I used one stellar version and one semi-mediocre version of a 90%-mediocre song.<br /><br />It may seem like I'm splitting hairs, but there definitely are distinctions to be made here.<br /><br />You said your favorite version of 'SEPTEMBER SONG' is by Jimmy Durante. I'd never heard his version, so I went and sought it out. And I liked it pretty well. I didn't like it as well as either of the versions I will be using on September 15th, but it was enjoyable. ("The Schnoz" was likeable on pretty much everything he recorded.)<br /><br />I only wish you hadn't gotten so "fancy" with it and had at least given us your favorite version to vote for. I would have been perfectly happy to vote for Durante.<br /><br />But, hey, it's YOUR 'BOTB', and as the great philosopher once sang: <b>"You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself."</b><br /><br />But don't worry, my friend, on September 15th I'll fix what you screwed up. And, hey, since you're a good pal o' mine, I'll even do it pro bono.<br /><b>[;-)}</b><br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-45792088103796767932014-09-08T07:15:06.570-07:002014-09-08T07:15:06.570-07:00Ha!-Ha!
SIXBRO, believe me, I am as mystified by ...Ha!-Ha!<br /><br />SIXBRO, believe me, I am as mystified by this as you are.<br /><br />Not all ProgRock is created equal - although the vast majority of it is pretentious crap, in my opinion.<br /><br />Finally, I post a ProgRock recording that I do genuinely like a great deal (and that's a real rarity, I assure you), and what do you do? Why, you vote AGAINST it, of course, and favor the simplistic Cotton Candy Nursery Rhyme Pop Fluff instead. We had a chance, after all these years, to agree on the merit of a ProgRock recording, but NO!!! You had to blow the thing to smithereens by voting against type this one time - this one time when I too was voting against type and coulda met you for a pleasant, surprising as hell rendezvous.<br /><br />And make no mistake, I really do dig the live ProgRock version of 'The Mighty Quinn' big time. When I saw you cast your vote for the studio Cotton Candy all I could think was...<br /><br /><b>DOH!!!</b><br /><br />Yeah, fuhgeddaboudit. I quit too. Ha! (Musical agreement just ain't in our cards, Brotherman. But we'll always have the Jazz.)<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-67781887371547599662014-09-07T22:34:32.954-07:002014-09-07T22:34:32.954-07:00So let's see--you think I used two bad version...So let's see--you think I used two bad versions of a good song, while you on the other hand used a bad song that no amount of versions could have helped?<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-90295456059924142042014-09-07T21:49:05.855-07:002014-09-07T21:49:05.855-07:00Well, fry my huevos and call me Sally!
I can'...Well, fry my huevos and call me Sally!<br /><br />I can't figure YOU out any more than you can figure me, apparently. You've been wrong on guessing my choices lately, and I was wrong on yours. You hate prog-rock and I like it... yet you voted FOR prog and I voted against it this time. I was SURE you'd vote original "Quinn" because of your frequent crabbing about all things proggy. Sheesh!<br /><br />I quit.Seahawkboyganboy Sixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-17444398654922777902014-09-07T19:41:20.737-07:002014-09-07T19:41:20.737-07:00Thanks, FAE!
Yeah, I know I kind of gave my vote ...Thanks, FAE!<br /><br />Yeah, I know I kind of gave my vote away early, particularly with my reply to Sheboyganboy Six, but I jus' couldn't he'p myse'f that time.<br /><br />And of course you know me, of all people, I am just too much of a "real man" to ever praise a prancing, long-haired man in tights with a flute in his mouth.<br /><br />Homophobic much?<br />Nah, not too much.<br />Just the right amount, methinks.<br />Ha!<br /><br />Watch for E rEply comin' sometime tomorrow.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-87679170618580468612014-09-07T12:45:19.986-07:002014-09-07T12:45:19.986-07:00You're vote would have surprised me, except fo...You're vote would have surprised me, except for the replies you made in the comment box. glad to see you did not go over to the 'dark side' of bubble gum pop rock, or the fruity, flutey, prancing in tights stuffs either.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-34150390348873344522014-09-07T07:40:47.908-07:002014-09-07T07:40:47.908-07:00Part 2 Of 2:
See, here's the thing: The melod...Part 2 Of 2:<br /><br />See, here's the thing: The melody of 'THE MIGHTY QUINN' is pretty simple - it's almost like a nursery rhyme, really. ("Bubble Gum Pop Fluff") pretty accurately describes it for me.<br /><br />From a lyrical standpoint, the only verse I really like is the one I called attention to...<br /><br /><b>A cat’s meow and a cow’s moo<br />I can recite ’em all<br />Just tell me where it hurts yuh, honey<br />And I’ll tell you who to call</b><br /><br />...but Manfred Mann didn't even keep that verse intact in either recording of the song. And the rest of the words... well, what the hell is this song even about? And, frankly, with a pencil, a sheet of paper, and ten minutes (or less) I could write song lyrics that are no worse than those found in 'The Mighty Quinn'. So, despite this being a Bob Dylan composition, other than that last verse, the lyrics don't impress me.<br /><br />So, if the lyrics ain't much to write home about, and the melody's kinda Soda Pop Fizz... what does that leave? Well, you BETTER make the thing musically interesting if you want my record-buying dollars. The original studio cover isn't offensive but I would never consider buying a copy of it.<br /><br />The live "ProgRock" version, however, is very musically complex and interesting to me. Yes, I know I've said that I'm not generally a "ProgRock" fan... AT ALL! But when it's done "right" according to my ears (which is damned rare) I genuinely dig it. Manfred Mann's Earth Band almost always did it "right". In the live version of 'Quinn...' there are multiple shifts in tone and tempo but none of it seems jarring and artificial to me, as is the case in so many "ProgRock" recordings by other "ProgRock" bands.<br /><br />I've owned the MMEB album 'WATCH' for a long, long time - I give thumbs up to every single track and actually like 'Watch' even better than I liked the monster MMEB hit album 'The Roaring Silence', which I also owned back in the day.<br /><br />As I had stated, my first impulse in putting this "Battle" together was that... <b>I would have bet $20. that this contest was going to be a photo-finish, where one or perhaps two votes (at the very most) would be the margin of victory.</b><br /><br />Guess what... It turned out even CLOSER THAN THAT!<br /><br />Despite the huge jump that the Top 10 hit "studio cover" version got in the voting, when all the votes were in and counted the final result was this:<br /><br /><b>Manfred Mann = 8 Votes<br />Manfred Mann's Earth Band = 8 Votes</b><br /><br />A 'BOTB' installment can't get no closer'n dat!<br /><br />My thanks to everyone who voted. And please come back for my September 15th 'BOTB'. <br /><br />Also, I've got a really, Really, REALLY unique 'BOTB' cooked up for October 15th, and I'll look through my list to try and find something else suitably "strange" for October 1st's 'BOTB'. See all y'all later, eh?<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-49213795046414818432014-09-07T07:40:32.076-07:002014-09-07T07:40:32.076-07:00Part 1 Of 2:
STMcC’s Vote On ‘BOTB - 2014, Septem...Part 1 Of 2:<br /><br /><b>STMcC’s Vote On ‘BOTB - 2014, September 1st<br />- Manfred Mann Vs. Manfred Mann's Earth Band’ <br />And The Final Tally:</b><br /><br />Well, this "Battle" was pretty interesting to me for a number of reasons. One, of course, is that I matched Manfred Mann's earlier band up against Manfred Mann's later Earth Band. (If I recall correctly, the only other time I put a musical artist up against his/herself in a 'Battle Of The Bands' contest was in 'BOTB #1' where I put Bebel Gilberto against herself in order to illustrate a point about the importance an arrangement makes in the likeability of a recording.)<br /><br />In a comment above to Sheboyganboy Six I wrote this:<br /><br /><i>With this particular 'Battle', I wouldn't have dared to try predicting the winner, because I fully anticipated that this one was going to be way too close to call. I thought either version was capable of wining but I would have bet $20. that (to use a horse racing metaphor) this contest was going to be a photo-finish, where one or perhaps two votes (at the very most) would be the margin of victory.<br /><br />But now it's abundantly clear that the shorter 1968 studio version is trouncing the 1978 live recording. ... the studio cut has far too big a lead to lose this 'Battle' now.</i><br /><br />But a funny thing happened on the way to the Finish line...<br /><br />First though, my own vote:<br /><br />I agreed with some of the observations noted by some of the voters.<br /><br />D.G. Hudson said: <i>...the focus switches to the music behind the singing in that remake.</i><br /><br />Agreed.<br /><br />John Holton said: <i>I always thought the first version belonged with "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" and "1 2 3 Red Light" in that netherworld of Bubble Gum Music.</i><br /><br />Agreed.<br /><br />Seahawkanboy Six said: <i>Sorry to disappoint you by not voting prog-rock. I think we are becoming musically aligned, Brother!</i><br /><br />Disagreed.<br /><br />Chris Fries said: <i>"Quinn" was catchy, but never really grabbed me as more than fluff ... it seemed kind of a throw-away pop song. ... The live version for me, by a wide margin.</i><br /><br />Agreed.<br /><br />Continued Below...Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-62808492821337402332014-09-06T07:19:43.776-07:002014-09-06T07:19:43.776-07:00Oh, that's just FINE! And how many jurors have...Oh, that's just FINE! And how many jurors have you kicked outta your courtroom over the years for chewing gum while court was in session?<br /><br /><i><b>GUILTY! Thank you, that is all.</b></i><br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-78091540630894048072014-09-06T07:12:37.395-07:002014-09-06T07:12:37.395-07:00I gotta stick with ELP-ish more than Jethro Tull-i...I gotta stick with ELP-ish more than Jethro Tull-ish. There's too much keyboard and not enough 'fruity, long-haired, prancing in tights with phallic symbol flute-in-mouth' to be Tull-ish. (Besides, if it was Tull-ish, Arlee Boid woulda probably voted for it, 'cause he's a fan of that fruity band. Hi, Lee!<b>:-)</b><br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-55432550266445872352014-09-06T07:06:01.290-07:002014-09-06T07:06:01.290-07:00Al Bondigas here. I've been vascillating on t...Al Bondigas here. I've been vascillating on this one all week. I've had the "watch" CD by Manfred Mann that I won recently, playing in my car for the past few days. I started to get used to that version and really enjoyed it, but for the time being my vote still goes to the original. Sometimes the judge likes his bubble gum. That's it, that's my rulin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-34452136663089217312014-09-05T21:53:35.460-07:002014-09-05T21:53:35.460-07:00Never for a second did I think you were making thi...Never for a second did I think you were making this up as you went along. I never claim to be mind-readerish or psychic, you know that. But, I guess this just proves that I don't know beans about nothin'.<br /><br />I'm amazed and appreciative that you remember that about ELP. Actually though, I was thinking that the instrumental section in this piece was more Jethro Tullish than ELP.<br /><br />Either way you predicted my vote correctly. farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-91174570811354051542014-09-05T13:18:07.825-07:002014-09-05T13:18:07.825-07:00SUSAN ~
Thanks much for your vote. And whattaya kn...SUSAN ~<br />Thanks much for your vote. And whattaya know? This "Battle" has somehow managed to remain interesting.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-6951088622955300732014-09-05T11:37:08.555-07:002014-09-05T11:37:08.555-07:00I was already quite familiar with the first versio...I was already quite familiar with the first version, and figured it'd be an easy vote for me. No need to even listen to the second one... but I did anyway. And whattaya know? I like the second better! That's saying something for this ol' folk-singing guitar-strumming gal. Sometimes, I just like a song to have more energy and excitement, and the second definitely delivers.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-68220991010295471952014-09-03T12:42:13.824-07:002014-09-03T12:42:13.824-07:00BROTHER BEER BOY BRYAN ~
I haven't the slighte...BROTHER BEER BOY BRYAN ~<br />I haven't the slightest bit of doubt that your math and science are exact when it comes to 'Yakety Sax'.<br /><br />It's true that I think I have a slightly better idea of how you are inclined to vote (although you still are capable of surprising me at times) but Beer Boy Brandon is much less clear to me. I did think there was some chance he might vote for the live ProgRock version, but based on the way he voted on something previously (which I can no longer specifically recall) I got it into my brain that he might be more of a mind to go with the British Invasion Pop style rather than the multi-layered, tempo-shifting, synthesizer-infused 1978 version.<br /><br />Shows ya how little I knows. <br /><br />Oh well, at least your two votes help keep the "Battle" interesting. I thank ya both for 'em!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-261816145419979392014-09-03T12:29:39.614-07:002014-09-03T12:29:39.614-07:00Ha!-Ha!
Smart man.
~ D-FensDoggHa!-Ha!<br />Smart man.<br /><br />~ D-FensDoggStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-8184354029741055632014-09-03T10:33:33.335-07:002014-09-03T10:33:33.335-07:00Nah... not really!Nah... not really!Seahawkboyganboy Sixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-66465029918576857992014-09-03T10:10:13.677-07:002014-09-03T10:10:13.677-07:00After running the numbers I find that adding Yaket...After running the numbers I find that adding Yakety Sax to ANY video involving comic action automatically increases its inherent hilarity by a whopping 120%.<br /><br />That's just plain science.<br /><br />You were part right with your guess, good sir, and part wrong. I did indeed pick the second one, as it scratched my prog rock itch rather nicely, but what you didn't count on was Brandon's agreement with my vote. Make that +2 for prog rock, and -1 for me and my predictability. At least my cohort is still keeping you on your toes?<br /><br />~6BA Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-65830360885824971182014-09-03T09:37:08.039-07:002014-09-03T09:37:08.039-07:00-------- CATHY --------
I appreciate your vote, so...-------- CATHY --------<br />I appreciate your vote, so thanks for stopping by with your .02 cents. It seems that, like Arlee Bird, the carefree, sunshiny, flowers-in-your-hair vibe of the late 1960s version appeals to ya. See ya at the next 'BOTB' round on Sept. 15th.<br /><br />-------- SHEBOYGANBOY SIX --------<br />These 'BOTB' contests fascinate me because so often they end up being NUTTIN' like I 'spected 'em to be. With this particular 'Battle', I wouldn't have dared to try predicting the winner, because I fully anticipated that this one was going to be way too close to call. I thought either version was capable of wining but I would have bet $20. that (to use a horse racing metaphor) this contest was going to be a photo-finish, where one or perhaps two votes (at the very most) would be the margin of victory.<br /><br />But now it's abundantly clear that the shorter 1968 studio version is trouncing the 1978 live recording. Although there are still a few votes that will probably trickle in before the deadline of the 7th, and some or all of those few outstanding votes might get registered in the live version's column, the studio cut has far too big a lead to lose this 'Battle' now.<br /><br />But the great uncertainty and the often unexpected final results are some of the elements of the 'BOTB' experience that keeps me so interested in it.<br /><br /><i>>>... I think we are becoming musically aligned, Brother!</i><br /><br />You think so, do ya? <b>[;-)}</b><br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-52370707156596933762014-09-03T06:52:04.607-07:002014-09-03T06:52:04.607-07:00Okay, this was a no-brainer for me. I by far like ...Okay, this was a no-brainer for me. I by far like the first recording with the flute intro with the whole flowers in my hair feel goodness about the song.So, add another count to the Manfred Mann live cut! Thanks for keeping up the BOTB party!Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-58747400118859883922014-09-02T23:37:50.409-07:002014-09-02T23:37:50.409-07:00I was astounded to learn that this was a Dylan son...I was astounded to learn that this was a Dylan song. Like John Horton, I too always equated the song with "I am the Walrus" and "Hey, Hey, We're the Monkees." Unlike John, I like the bubble gum feel to the song, and vote for the original version rather than the tedious second version.<br /><br />Sorry to disappoint you by not voting prog-rock. I think we are becoming musically aligned, Brother!Seahawkboyganboy Sixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-62446147177220775322014-09-02T22:48:46.604-07:002014-09-02T22:48:46.604-07:00>>... Now I'm interested for you to tell...<i>>>... Now I'm interested for you to tell us all why you thought I would vote that-a way.</i><br /><br />You think I have no answer, huh? You think I'm just making sh!t up as I go along, huh?<br /><br />The reason I was fairly sure you would vote for the live "ProgRock" version is because I recall you writing long, long ago that you used to really dig Emerson, Lake & Palmer. And if EL&P ain't "ProgRock", I don't know what is!<br /><br />So... there ya go. I ain't a mind-reader, and I ain't psychic (all o' da tyme), but I DO pay attention to what peoples say, and I AM... smarter'n the average "Airheadzonan".<br /><br />And, FYI, I LIKED that version of 'QUINN'. Had I known about it a few days ago, I might have actually used it in this 'BOTB' blog bit.<br /><br />And THAT goes to show how "mind-readerish" and how "psychic" you are! Either you can't read minds worth beans, and you ain't psychic worth beans, or else you simply don't know ME ("the sexiest man on the planet") worth beans. Go ahead and choose one.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-59462249728871099282014-09-02T21:31:09.156-07:002014-09-02T21:31:09.156-07:00Well you certainly did kinda take the wind outta m...Well you certainly did kinda take the wind outta my comment by predicting how I would vote. Now I'm interested for you to tell us all why you thought I would vote thata way.<br /><br />Oh, and yes your correct I'll give my vote to MBEB and their Prog Rock version of 'Quinn', but my all time favorite (which BTW I'm sure you will hate) can be found here -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TuOzr0jenE It always struck me as pretty funny that these guys were singing about an Eskimo; Are you kidding me? Too long in that equatorial sun, I guess.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-31768186328311001752014-09-02T14:36:00.560-07:002014-09-02T14:36:00.560-07:00DOCTOR DISCDUDE ~
It's funny... I was typing u...DOCTOR DISCDUDE ~<br />It's funny... I was typing up that last long comment reply to all my voters at the same time you were composing this vote/comment of yours.<br /><br />When I wrote <b>"a number of voters haven't checked in yet, and some of those voters I suspect are going to gravitate toward the more ProgRock version"</b>, YOU are one of the voters I had in mind. Also, I "think" Beer Boy Bryan will vote for the live version, and I believe FAE and Sheboyganboy Six will also. Judge Nappy could go either way on this one. And my vote... well, that will have to wait until the 7th. But I think this "Battle" is going to end up closer than it appears right now.<br /><br />Yeah, Dylan is definitely loosening his grip on a lot of older recordings. In some cases, a lot of people feel that's a good thing. For example, many music critics apparently believe that his song 'BLIND WILLIE McTELL' is a total classic that he mysteriously left off the 'Infidels' album but later released on 'The Bootleg Series'. <br /><br />But, you know, trying to understand ANYTHING about Bob Dylan is futile. I don't even know if Robert Allen Zimmerman fully understands Bob Dylan.<br /><br />Thanks for your vote and for keeping it interesting.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-56252440503002819892014-09-02T14:17:55.298-07:002014-09-02T14:17:55.298-07:00------- BROTHER MARTIN -------
Thanks for yer vote...------- BROTHER MARTIN -------<br />Thanks for yer vote and your continued support of 'BOTB'.<br /><br />------- BOIDMAN -------<br />Gotcha down as a vote for the Dippy-Hippie Sunshine.<br /><br />------- D.G. -------<br />I totally agree that the focus is on the music in the second (live) version, while it's on the lyrics in the first (studio) take. Thanks for your vote.<br /><br />------- JOHN -------<br />Thanks for breaking up the shut-out, Brother! Somebody had to do it.<br /><br />------- DONNA -------<br />Great to find you here again! Thanks for your vote.<br /><br />------- CHRIS -------<br />I'm pretty sure this is my final Manfred Mann / Manfred Mann's Earth Band entry in a 'BOTB' blog bit. I have a long list of future "Battles" and M. Mann ain't anywhere to be found on it at this point. But I did snag 'Blinded By The Light' and 'The Mighty Quinn' so that's cool, 'cause I had my eye on them early on.<br /><br />So, the live version by M.M.E.B. gets a second vote. I know that right now it looks like this is going to be an easy win for the shorter studio version, but I also know that a number of voters haven't checked in yet, and some of those voters I suspect are going to gravitate toward the more ProgRock version. This "Battle" definitely ain't over. ...I don't hear no fat lady singing yet!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com