Denver and the Mile High Orchestra made it to the final four of the Next Great American Band reality show, avoiding elimination for another week. The show was taped Wednesday night as spoiled here and recapped here.
They played Queen’s “Sleeping on the Sidewalk”, again a song I’m not familiar with, but it was a solid, tight “sassy” performance that the judges couldn’t criticize too much, other than Denver’s wardrobe getting casual (in contrast to his bright red zoot suit at the beginning of the show). As in their earlier rounds, the arrangement was dominated by the horns, but this time the vocals were strong enough to stay in the forefront.
The bands also played original songs to fill out the hour; I didn’t recognize “Big White House” from the DMHO albums I have, but it seemed a little lifeless with a slower tempo and repetitive arrangement. Dicko’s comment that it was an “album track” and not a “hit track” was spot on.
If the show follows its format, next week they will eliminate one more band, leaving three. The finale is being taped shortly thereafter, so it’ll be interesting to see how they handle the final eliminations and announce the winner.
