The Next Great American Band

You know the drill by now. The bands will be performing Leiber & Stoller songs. Light of Doom starts things off. Guess we're going by age tonight. Their song is "Jailhouse Rock" and they give it the typical Light of Doom energy. The judges loved their performance!

Second up are The Clark Brothers, who passionately race through "Saved." The person they sing about used to drink, used to smoke and probably used to cuss, but now they're saved. The judges love it, as well they should.

After the break, we have a chat with the most affected - excuse me, stylish - band in the competition, Dot Dot Dot. They jaunt through "Love Potion #9" and it's a very DDD performance, as always.

Now we have Cliff Wagner and the Old # 7 singing "Poison Ivy." The song kinda fits them and it kinda doesn't and it leaves Johnny wishing they pushed it a little bit harder. Sheila E. concurs and Dicko breaks out the word soporific.

The next band is Denver and the Mile High Orchestra. Their song, as introduced by the tromboner, is "Ruby Baby." Johnny hated it. He doesn't think the band can play funk and declares that Denver was blown away by his horn section. In fairness, horns are much louder than people. Sheila E. liked it, but Dicko is no fan. And if anybody knows funk, it's an Aussie.

Next up is Sixwire, the band named after a guitar. Their song is "I Keep Forgettin'." Oh dear. The judges really wanted a lot more from the performance. Hey, you can't make a cake with dirt.

Two bands left. Franklin Bridge and Très Bien!. And the happy band is& Très Bien! Very good! Franklin Bridge is going home, much to the chagrin of Sheila E. She thinks the voters made a mistake. Très Bien! takes the stage, sassily dedicates their song to Franklin Bridge, "the best band here," and then launches into "Some Other Guy." The judges love it.

And that's this week.