Heat Twelve: Battle of the Bands
 

Sorry for the delay btw.

The Yarbirds:

For those of you disappointed at not being able to vote for Led Zeppelin, well here’s your chance to write for Jimmy Page’s earlier band. Notable for quite a few good pop albums and for their incredible previous guitarists, including Beck and Clapton. All their albums are just as good as each other.

The Monkees:

First real boyband if you disregard the beatles however they still managed to make some pretty good pop. Check out their first four albums.

Creedence Clearwater Revival:

My girlfriend thought they were black, mainly just John Fogerty and support band in the end, but they made loads of great albums. The best the south has ever had to offer.

The Pretty Things:

S.F. Sorrow has a small following here on music banter and a very large following elsewhere. One of the most influential bands of the uk underground movement in the 60’s.

Van Der Graaf Generator:

I have a huge softspot for these guys, they just sound so cool. Pawn Hearts is brilliant.

Holy crap random seeding has not done any favours for this star studded poll.

CCR vs The Pretty Things. This is the toughest one yet.

For me this is between The Yardbirds and The Pretty Things, but as The Yardbirds had a revolving door policy to members, I'm going with The Pretty Things

Completely ignoring that the pretty things have about ten thousand former members. Still, fair enough.

I like too many bands on this poll...:(

I pick the Yardbirds because the Monkees have no chance.

I meant in their sixties prime after The Rolling Stones had left, obviously The New Yardbirds were a more stable band in the 70s :)

To be fair, by modern standards the Yardbirds didn't have that much of an unstable lineup, until of course everyone left. And yes the New Yarbirds were far more stable, until now if current rumours are to be believed.

Of course it could be said that any band who had at some point or another Clapton, Beck and Page in their lineup is quite the band.

Yeah, also I'm just listening to S.F. Sorrow again for the first time in a long while, and it's a lot sharper than I remember.

By the way, there's supposed to be a release of the lost 1969 album by The Pretty Things, called Philippe DeBarge, I'm quite excited as I've never heard it. Get digging

That sounds pretty cool.

CCR is totally where it's at. John Fogarty has some cool riffs.

I really enjoy Yardbirds, but I think I'll go with The Pretty Things. S.F Sorrow is a brilliant album.

This is going to be so interesting to see how it develops. Yarbirds and Creedence Seemed to have it wrapped up for a second, now I'm not so sure.

Between Get the Picture?, Parachute, Bilboa Island, and the epic concept S.F. Sorrow, The Pretty Things win in my book. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards used to be in the band!

VDGG gets a nod from me for H to He as well...

Vdgg.

As a point of interest, CCR actually came from California. I'll be damned if they didn't sound like Southerners, though.

C'mon Pretty Things!

C'mon don't take it to a tie-breaker!

Damn, accidentally jumped all over CCR without realising my own nom was in there (VDGG)

Ar well, will have to pray they get through rather than helping now :(

Damn, tough choice between CCR and VDGG. I have to get back on this one.

CCR are guaranteed but VDGG are only one vote clear, that and there's only a few hours left on the poll.

Nooo poor Yardbirds. :(

Too true, this so far has been the Heat of Death for sure

CCR and VDGG progress.