Name your favorite bands A-Z, (the ultimate music thread)

[aquaman]

Disclaimer: The choices below are what my top choices would be at this moment. As a music junkie, the choices could change within one minute.



A: Afghan Whigs
B: Bach
C: Cat Power
D: Dirty Three
E: Duke Ellington
F: Fugazi
G: The "Grifters"
H: Husker Du
I: Iron Maiden
J: Damien Jurado
K: I have over 1,000 cds and not one K band, hmmm, tomorrow I shall find one in the store
L: Love and Rockets
M: Morphine
N: Neutral Milk Hotel
O: Old and In the Way
P: Psychedelic Furs
Q: Quicksand
R: The "Replacements."
S: Sonic Youth
T: Those Bastard Souls
U: Uncle Tupelo
V: Vas
W: Gillian Welch
X: XTC
Y: Neil Young and Crazyhorse
Z: Don't have a "Z" and no, I don't like "zebra."

[mitchum]

1. Killing Joke would fill thay "K" slot nicely

Zevon for "Z"

[leftist_rebel1569]

2. oooh...fun!

A: Alice in Chains
B: Bush
C: Crystal Method
D: Deftones
E: Everlast
F: Foo Fighters
G: Godsmack
H: Husker Du
I: Iron Maiden
J: none
K: KMFDM
L: Linkin Park
M: Mudvayne
N: Nine Inch Nails
O: The Offspring
P: Powerman 5000
Q: Queens Of The Stone Age
R: Rage Against the Machine
S: Soundgarden and Stabbing Westward (i HAVE to list them both...makes up for "J")
T: Tool
U: The Used
V: The Vines (yeah...don't know many "V" bands)
W: The White Stripes
X: X
Y: none
Z: none

[Semi_subversive]

6. Crap!!

I'm getting old. How about KC and the Sunshine Band for "K" and Zazu Piutts Memorial Orchestra or Buckwheat Zydeco for the "Z". Being 50 something can be a bitch.

Pitts

[MoonGod]

19. Kinda fun to match...

... I noticed that we seem to only have one match.. N :)

[leftist_rebel1569]

28. Only one?

aww...but, it is fun to match. I know what you're sayin...

[binaryline]

3. Mmmm... lists *drools*

A: Archers of Loaf
B: Bjork
C: Cadallaca
D: The Donnas
E: Missy Elliott
F: Fugazi
G: Guided by Voices
H: Hot Water Music
I: Ida
J: Juvenile
K: Kaia
L: Le Tigre
M: The Moves
N: Nas
O: Operation Ivy
P: Liz Phair
Q: The Queers
R: Reverend Horton Heat
S: Sleater-Kinney
T: Tullycraft (yay! cute!)
U: Unwound
V: Velocity Girl
W: White Stripes
X: X-Ray Spex
Y: Yo La Tengo
Z: No Z bands here :-(

[aquaman]

5. Liz Phair

Her new cd is utter shit, unless you like it, then it would be just crap. :)

[binaryline]

9. Ah, I don't have it yet

but now I'll think twice about buying it ;-).

I saw Liz on either Conan or Leno a few weeks ago, and she played a really wretched, hyper-poppy love song. Is it all like that?

[aquaman]

11. Yes

It is possibly the worst cd I have ever heard.

[mvd]

25. Actually, no

I think "Why Can't I" is the most overtly pop song there - and it can't match Avril. Otherwise, I think it's a fun CD that's a little disappointing.

That out of the way, I'll try the list:

A: Abba
B: The Beatles
C: The Corrs
D: Dixie Chicks
E: Elvis
F: Fleetwood Mac
G: Go Gos
H: Kay Hanley
I: Indigo Girls
J: The Jayhawks
K: Alison Krauss
L: Annie Lennox
M: Moody Blues
N: New Pornographers
O: Sinead O'Connor
P: Peter, Paul & Mary
Q: Queen I guess
R: R.E.M.
S: Simon & Garfunkel
T: James Taylor
U: U2
V: Luther Vandross
W: Hank Williams, Sr.
X: can't think of one
Y: Dwight Yoakam
Z: Zwan

Note: there are a lot of artists I love and this list may not be perfect.

[opiate69]

4. A-Z

A: Alice in Chains
B: Beatles
C: Corrosion of Conformity
D: Drowning Pool
E: Eleven
F: Faith No More
G: Grateful Dead
H: Holloh (the band I'm in) ;)
I: Iron Maiden
J: Jethro Tull
K: Kyuss
L: Lords of Acid
M: Melvins
N: Nine Inch Nails
O: Ozzy
P: Primus
Q: Queensryche
R: Rush
S: Sabbath, Black :)
T: Tool
U: Uriah Heep (Can't think of any other "U" bands, except Ugly Kid Joe)
V: Vai
W: Whitesnake (Sorry... great guitar work by John Sykes)
X: X
Y: Yes
Z: Zappa

[RandomKoolzip]

7. Here's mine:

American Music Club
Beatles
Cody Chestnutt
Desmond Dekker
ELO
fIREHOSE
Guided By Voices
Husker Du
Iceburn
Jam, the
Karate
Lotion
Minutemen, the
Newman, Randy
Oho
Prefab Sprout
Queen
Rodan
Spoon
Texas Is the Reason
U-Roy
Vibrators, the
Wrens, the
XTC
Yes
Zappa, Frank

[binaryline]

10. Ooh, Rodan...

so very, very, very, very good. I wish they had made more albums, but what can you do?

[RandomKoolzip]

21. Uhhh.. you can buy Slint's "Spiderland" CD

and hear where they got all their ideas. Just a suggestion, not a dis (I like ALL groups who sound like Slint).

[aquaman]

22. Great CD

Listened to it tonight, how weird is that?

[binaryline]

23. I own it

but thanks for the suggestion ;-)

[NightTrain]

8. You are one stern taskmaster!

OK, I'll take a stab at it:

A: The Animals
B: James Brown
C: Ray Charles
D: Fats Domino
E: The Everly brothers
F: Aretha Franklin
G: Marvin Gaye
H: Buddy Holly
I: The Isley Brothers
J: Etta James
K: B.B. King
L: Little Richard
M: (Smokey Robinson &) The Miracles
N: Ricky Nelson
O: Roy Orbison
P: Elvis Presley
Q: Question Mark & The Mysterians
R: The Rolling Stones
S: Sly & The Family Stone
T: The Temptations
U: The Undisputed Truth
V: Ritchie Valens
W: Stevie Wonder
X: The X-Ray Spex
Y: The Yardbirds
Z: Zapp

As you may have noticed, I have a penchant for oldies music! :-)

[aquaman]

12. Old school stuff

I dig it.

[Maccagirl]

39. No apologizes for being old school!

Great list! I would put the Beatles in "B" but your list is spot on.

[NightTrain]

46. Yeah, I can see your point

<<I would put the Beatles in "B" but your list is spot on.>>

If they had only stuck with their old name of the Quarrymen, I could've included the Fab Four, dammit! ;-)

[Khephra]

13. This is a neat new idea for a music thread. I like!

Alice In Chains
Breeders
Cheap Trick
DEVO
Electric Hellfire Club
Front Line Assembly
Garbage
Hanzel und Gretyl
Iron Maiden
Jesus and Mary Chain
KMFDM
Love and Rockets
Ministry/Marilyn Manson (tie)
Nine Inch Nails/Nirvana (tie)
One Thousand Homo DJ's
Pixies
Queen
Radiohead
Sonic Youth
Talking Heads/Tool (tie)
U2
VNV Nation
White Zombie
XTC
Yes
Zwan

[aquaman]

15. Ahhhhhhhh, Jesus and Mary Chain

I saw them on VH1 "classic" tonight which made me feel really old. Psycho Candy is one of the best albums ever released.

[Khephra]

16. I never have actually owned any of their cds

But I like a lot of their songs and I did see them live once.

[aquaman]

17. Please, do yourself a favor

Go buy Psycho Candy and Darklands tomorrow.

[leftist_rebel1569]

31. cool list!

I think so far you match more of my bands than anyone else...

[Khephra]

41. A lot of the bands that you mention that I didn't

I happen to like as well. So I guess we do have quite similar tastes.

[ChillEB]

37. Keph - is that Zwan CD good?

Only heard "Honestly" on the radio, think it's a great tune, is the rest killer? is anyone else from the pumpkins in the band?

[Khephra]

40. There's only one other member in the band, iirc

I haven't bought it yet, but I've heard the whole cd at a bar I hang out at with my friends. I really like what I heard. I'll probably pick it up on Monday.

[Khephra]

14. Try to do it the way you originally phrased it

BANDS. People are listing solo artists. It's harder to do a complete set without using solo artists.

[MoonGod]

18. I'm sure I'm gonna forget faves...

... 'cuz I don't tend to think of things in terms of A-Z.. hehe.. but lessee how this goes.

A: Altered State
B: Beatles
C: Cohn, Marc
D: Depeche Mode
E: The Eels
F: Future Sound of London (I guess)
G: Gabriel, Peter
H: Hendrix, Jimi
I: INXS
J: Jethro Tull
K: Kravitz, Lenny
L: Led Zeppelin
M: Mitchell, Joni
N: Nine Inch Nails
O: Oryema, Geoffrey
P: Pink Floyd
Q: Queen
R: Rush
S: Seal
T: Tears for Fears
U: U2
V: Vanishing Voices
W: Waters, Roger
X: XTC (I guess)
Y: Yes
Z: Zappa, Frank

edit to change V from Vai to Vanishing Voices. It would be a supreme injustice to leave Vai in ahead of VV. Pardon my hyperbole.

[aquaman]

20. Oh yeah, don't flame me

I like John Denver too. Can't help it, there is something about that guys voice. At least I'm open minded.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

24. No problem.

Ambrosia
B-Tribe
Chicago
Doobie Bros.
Eagles
Focus
Golden Earring
Heart
Ibizarre
Janis Joplin
The Kinks
Led Zeppelin
Moody Blues
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Mike Oldfield
Pink Floyd
Queen
The Rolling Stones
Styx
Tangerine Dream
Uriah Heep
Vas
The Who
=None
Yes
Zebra (Yes, I DO like Zebra!!)

[kathee]

26. Here goes

ACDC
Beatles
Clash
DIO
Everclear
Foo Fighters
Guns n Roses
HEART
Iron Maiden
Journey
Korn
Led Zepplin
Megadeth
Nine Inch Nail
OZZY
PEARL Jam
Queen
RUSH
Smashing Pumpkins
Type O Negative
Union Underground
Van Halen
Wonder, Stevie
X
Yes
ZZTop

[Khephra]

42. I've been listening to a lot of Dio recently

Man, I forgot what a great voice he has.

[Forkboy]

27. You asked for it!

A-Alice Donut,Against All Authority
B-Bauhaus,Butthole Surfers,Bad Religion
C-Cheap Trick,Carcass,Cop Shoot Cop
D-Didjits,Dead Kennedys
E-Ed Hall,Einsterzande Neubauten,The Ex
F-Fugazi,Faith No More
G-Godflesh,Grotus
H-Helmet
I-Iron Maiden
J-Jesus Lizard,Judas Priest
K-Kiss,Kreator,KMFDM
L-L7,Lamb
M-Ministry,The Melvins,The Minutemen,Mighty Mighty Bosstones,Man..Or Astroman?
N-NoMeansNo,Nick Cave
O-Opeth,Operation Ivy
P-Pitchshifter,Pong,Paris
Q-Queenryche (Operation Mindcrime at least)
R-Rancid,Rammstein,Rocket From The Crypt
S-Sepultura,Soulfly
T-Thinking Fellers Union 242,Treponem Pal
U-Unsane
V-VoiVod,Velvet Underground
W-The Woggles,Wargasm
X-X-Ray Specs
Y-Yanni(haha just kidding),Youth In Revolt
Z-Zen Guerilla

And Lord knows how many I'm not thinking of :shrug:

[aquaman]

29. AHHHHHHHH.........Helmet

Saw them when I was on crutches. They sounded like a damn machine. Great show!!!

[leftist_rebel1569]

30. nice list...

Man...or Astroman?

Wild...doesn't he do the music for Space Ghost C2C?

[Rocinante]

32. see some replies

that list RUSH. No not the fat bastard but RUSH. Rock on.

[Spirochete]

33. The Elusive X...

AC-DC
Beatles
Cold Chisel
Doors
ELO
Foghat
Gin Blossoms
Heart
Billy Idol
Jackyl
Kinks
Jerry lee Lewis
Matchbox 20
Mojo Nixon
Oingo Boingo
Alan Parsons
Queen
Rolling Stones
Steppenwolf
Ten Years After
Urge Overkill
Van Halen
Wishbone Ash
X - drawing a blank here...
Yello
Frank Zappa


No animals were harmed during the creation of this list.

I reserve the right to change it at any time.

[chenGOD]

34. a-z

Aphex Twin
Boards of Canada
Chris Clark
Delarosa and Asora
Eat Static
Future Sound of London
Global Goon
Hrvatski
Iannis Xenakis
Jega
Ken Ishii
Lemon Jelly
µ-ziq
Negativland
Orb
Plug
Q-tip
Radioactive Man
Squarepusher
Two Lone Swordsmen
Underworld
Ventian Snares
Xanopticon
Yee-king
Zorn, John


These will change immediately after posting this message

[ChillEB]

35. I like your list...

But I can see some TOUGH choices, there...

Hmmm.

The Replacements...or REM (Paul and Michael are both gods)?
Uncle Tupelo ... or U2 (Jay/Jeff rule, but UT did only 4 albums - Still Feel Gone is my fave, how about you)?
Cat Power ... or The Cure?
Sonic Youth ... or The Smiths?

Emmm, and I'd have to go with Steve Earle over Duke Ellington, great as he is...

But at least there was ONE easy one - XTC!
(I so wish that Andy would get over is damn stage fright and TOUR, damn it)

[ChillEB]

36. Here Goes. Sticking with Bands, as requested...

Aerosmith (ac/dc, afghan whigs, alice in chains (rip layne))
Big Star (beatles, bauhaus)
The Cure (Crowded House)
The Doors (Dire Straits, Depeche Mode)
Eagles (Erasure)
Foo Fighters (Fuel, Fugazi)
Grant Lee Buffalo (Guns n Roses)
Hothouse Flowers (Hello Dave)
INXS (Iron Maiden)
Janes Addiction (Joy Division, Judas Priest)
Killing Joke
Led Zeppelin (Love and Rockets)
Metallica (Massive Attack, Motorhead)
Nine Inch Nails (Nirvana, New Order)
Oasis
Pink Floyd (Portishead, Prince and the Revolution, Pearl Jam, Pet Shop Boys)
Queen
REM (Radiohead, Replacements, Rolling Stones, Rancid)
The Smiths (Soundgarden, Son Volt, Sleater-Kinney)
Third Eye Blind (Talking Heads)
U2 (Uncle Tupelo)
Violent Femmes (Van Halen)
Wilco (Weezer, The Who)
XTC
Yes
Frank Zappa & Mothers of Invention

(honorable mention in parentheses)

[GumboYaYa]

38. I'll try

A: Theresa Anderson
B: Beattles
C: Coltraine
D: Miles Davis
E: Duke Ellington
F: Ella Fitzgerald
G: Garage A Trois
H: Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters
I: Indie Arie
J: Dr. John/Jack Johnson
K: King Sunny Ade and his 40 piece African Orchestra
L: Los Lobos
M: Meters/Marley
N: Neville Brothers/Wilie Nelson
O: Anders Osborne
P: Police
Q: Queen
R: Robert Randolph
S: Sun Ra (the one and only)
T: Peter Tosh/Tower of Power
U: Uncle Tupelo
V: Van Halen
W: Lucinda Williams/Doc Watson
X: XTC
Y: Neil Young
Z: Warren Zevon (we're praying for you WZ)

[newyawker99]

43. Here are mine:

A. Allman Brothers
B. Beatles
C. Creedence Clearwater Revival
D. The Doobie Brothers
E. Electric Light Orchestra
F. The Four Season
G. Marvin Gaye
H. a tie between George Harrison and Heart
I. the Impressions
J. Elton John
K. Carole King
L. Led Zeppelin
M. Paul McCartney & Wings
N. Harry Nilsson
O. Roy Orbison
P. Peter, Paul & Mary
Q. Queen
R. Rolling Stones
S. Paul Simon
T. the Temptations
U. U2
V. --------
W. The Who
X. --------
Y. Neil Young
Z. ZZ Top

[Syn_Dem]

44. Here goes..

A: Anti-Flag
B: Beatles/Bad Religion
C: Coldplay
D: Dead Kennedys/Dropkick Murphys
E: Eagles
F: Finch
G: Not sure...uhh Goldfinger maybe?
H: none that I can think of, Hoobastank?
I: Incubus
J: Juliana Theory
K: Kansas
L: Lost Prophets
M: Millencolin
N: Nirvana/NOFX
O: Oasis/Our Lady Peace
P: Propagandhi
Q: I suppose Queen, nothing else is on my playlist that starts with Q
R: Rage Against the Machine/Reagan Youth
S: Saves the Day
T: The Clash (alright, I cheated)
U: Unwritten Law
V:
W: Weird Al :P
X:
Y: Yellowcard
Z:

[kid shelleen]

45. Another favorites list...

Joy!

a. ace of base
b. boston
c. cher
d. druids of stonehenge
e. elvez
f. fugs
g. grape, moby
h. heart
i. inxs
j. journey
k. kiss
l. lords of acid
m. motley crue
n. new bomb turks
0. opal
p. patty duke
q. qiuncy jones
r. rezillos (sp?)
s. slade
t. tom jones
u. ultravox
v. velvet underground
w. warlock pinchers
x. dukes o' stratosphere
y. yellow
z. zz top