{"id":10988,"date":"2011-12-19T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/?p=10988"},"modified":"2011-12-19T10:55:26","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T15:55:26","slug":"round-2-classic-conference-rock%e2%80%99s-greatest-backing-band-tournament-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/round-2-classic-conference-rock%e2%80%99s-greatest-backing-band-tournament-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Round 2, Classic Conference: Rock\u2019s Greatest Backing Band Tournament Continues!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10990\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10990\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10990\" title=\"CLASSIC2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CLASSIC2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CLASSIC2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CLASSIC2-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Round 2 of Classic Conference<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Four matches will determine the fate of the 8 teams surviving <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/round-1-rebel-conference-rock%E2%80%99s-greatest-backing-band\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round 1<\/a> of Classic Conference tournament play. As in the opening round of play, please use this space to argue for your favorite backing band in each contest, using any or all of the following criteria, including criteria not listed here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to support the bandleader&#8217;s musical agenda\/vision<\/li>\n<li>Additional musical contribution to the bandleader&#8217;s sound\/vision<\/li>\n<li>Look and other supporting &#8220;rock superhero powers&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Catchiness of backing band&#8217;s name<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Round 2 of\u00a0Classic Conference play runs through <strong>Wednesday, December\u00a021 at 11:59 am<\/strong>. You may log your vote on each contestant in the Round 2 games through the polls on the following page.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-198\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Round 2, Classic Conference: The E-Street Band (1) vs Wings (8)<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-198-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>The E-Street Band <small>(64%, 14 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 64%;\" title=\"The E-Street Band (64% | 14 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Wings <small>(36%, 8 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 36%;\" title=\"Wings (36% | 8 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>22<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_198_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"f2e330cdc4\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-198-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"polls-199\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Round 2, Classic Conference: The Heartbreakers (5) vs Crazy Horse (4)<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-199-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Crazy Horse <small>(54%, 13 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 54%;\" title=\"Crazy Horse (54% | 13 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>The Heartbreakers <small>(46%, 11 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 46%;\" title=\"The Heartbreakers (46% | 11 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>24<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_199_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"a2513b359f\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-199-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"polls-200\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Round 2, Classic Conference: Big Brother &amp; the Holding Company (11) vs The Spiders from Mars (3)<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-200-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>The Spiders from Mars <small>(83%, 19 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 83%;\" title=\"The Spiders from Mars (83% | 19 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Big Brother &amp; the Holding Company <small>(17%, 4 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 17%;\" title=\"Big Brother &amp;amp; the Holding Company (17% | 4 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>23<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_200_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"d1cf0039e9\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-200-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"polls-201\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Round 2, Classic Conference: The Blackhearts (10) vs The Silver Bullet Band (2)<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-201-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>The Silver Bullet Band <small>(61%, 14 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 61%;\" title=\"The Silver Bullet Band (61% | 14 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>The Blackhearts <small>(39%, 9 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 39%;\" title=\"The Blackhearts (39% | 9 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>23<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_201_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"7b6db3e800\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-201-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four matches will determine the fate of the 8 teams surviving Round 1 of Classic Conference tournament play. As in the opening round of play, please use this space to argue for your favorite backing band in each contest, using any or all of the following criteria, including criteria not listed here: Ability to support <a href='https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/round-2-classic-conference-rock%e2%80%99s-greatest-backing-band-tournament-continues\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[342],"tags":[42,125,88],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10988\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}