your favorite music A to Z

consider this sort of a challenge...

list your favorite bands that start with each letter of the alphabet.
rules:

• one band per letter
• people can only be used "last name, first name"
• no using "the" for "T", unless the band happens to be 'the the'
• punctuation doesn't count, use the first letter after the punctuation.
• for numbers use them as if you were spelling the number - example '311' would fit under "T"
• the bands don't have to be your favorite bands ever, but if you can't come up with a real favorite, try to use an artist you've liked not just anyone.
• if you really can't come up with something, leave it blank.

mine:

a - ...and you will know us by the trail of dead
b - beatles, the
c - coldplay
d - dandy warhols, the
e - eels
f - folds, ben
g - gnarles barkley
h - hooverphonic
i - innocence mission, the
j - jj72
k - keane
l - low
m - muse
n - nada surf
o - on
p - polyphonic spree, the
q - queen
r - radiohead
s - stereolab
t - twilight singers, the
u - ultravox
v - veruca salt
w - wonder, stevie
x - xtc
y - yo la tengo
z - zero 7


L, S, and B were particularly hard...

Athlete
Broken Social Scene
Coldplay
Doves
Elbow
Foo Fighters
Guster
Hot Hot Heat
Incubus
Johnson, Jack
The Killers
L
Muse
Nada Surf
Outkast
Pilot Speed (Pilate)
Queens of the Stoneage
Rouse, Josh
The Shins
Travis
U
V
West, Kanye
X1, Bell?
Yorn, Pete
Zero 7

I struggled to come up with some, didn't some others, and some I had a bunch to choose from, of course. I'm sure I forgot some artists I listen to - I did this from memory.

Anthrax
Bad Brains
Circle Jerks
Dead Kennedys
Exies (not really a big fan, but I got nothing else)
Faith No More
Germs
Hüsker Dü
Iggy and the Stooges
Joy Division
Killers, the
Leftover Crack
Minor Threat
Nomeansno
Operation Ivy
Pointed Sticks
Queen
Ramones
Screeching Weasel
Television
Unwritten Law
Vandals, the
Weezer
X
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
ZZ Top

a - ac/dc
b - big bad voodoo daddy
c - cream
d - dream theatre
e - eric clapton
f - foo fighters
g - grateful dead
h - henry rollins
i - iggy pop
j - jimi hendrix
k - korn
l - louis armstrong
m - metallica
n - nirvana
o - operation ivy
p - pantera
q - queen
r - ramones
s - stevie ray vaughn
t - tom petty
u - used, the
v - vince guaraldi trio
w - weezer
x - x-ecutioners
y - yard birds
z - zz top

August Way
Buble, Michael
(the) Corrs
David, Craig
Eiffel 65
Farnham, John
Goodrem, Delta
Human Nature
Imbruglia, Natalie
Joel, Billy
Keating, Ronan
Lighthouse Family
Mac, Paul
Noll, Shannon
The Proclaimers
Riseley, Carl
Savage Garden
Thomas, Rob
UB40
Worrall, Marty
Xibit
Yankovic, Weird Al
ZZ Top


L ,M and S were hard cause I had to choose between a few favourites there.

a - Agent Orange
b - Beatles, The
c - Clash, The
d - Dos
e - Exploited, The
f - Fugazi
g - grateful dead
h - Husker Du
i - Iggy Pop (somehow Osterberg, Jim doesn't work)
j - Jett, Joan
k - KMFDM
l - Led Zeppelin
m - Minutemen, The
n - Nine Inch Nails
o - Op Ivy
p - Pixies, The
q - Queen
r - Rage Against the Machine
s - Social Distortion
t - Talking Heads
u - Ultravox
v - Velvet Underground
w - Who, The
x - X
y - Yes
z - Zappa, Frank

Okay, that was actually hard.. worse still I had to eventually just post it, because I kept changing my mind.

ooh! U - i should have done underworld vs ultravox. ;P

it was tough wasn't it?

weird how lots of good bands start with the same letters.

and even if there were 100 bands that started with Q i would have picked queen. my all time favorite band.

A - Architecture In Helsinki
B - Beck
C - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
D - DangerDoom
E - Explosions In the Sky
F - Flaming Lips
G - Go Team!
H -
I - Islands
J - Jay-Z (you can't NOT like Jay-Z)
K - Kaki King
L - LCD Soundsystem
M - Morcheeba
N - New Pornographers
O -
P - Pinback
Q - Queen
R - Radiohead
S - Supreme Beings of Leisure
T - Thelonious Monk
U - Unicorns, The
V -
W - Weezer
X -
Y - Yann Tierson
Z -

A - Arch Enemy
B - Bullet for my Valentine
C - Corrs, The
D - Disturbed
E - Element Eighty
F - Frenzal Rhomb
G - Guns n Roses
H - Hellyeah
I - Iron Maiden
J - Jars of Clay
K - Kutless
L - Lordi
M - Marilyn Manson
N - Nightwish
O - Opeth
P - Presley, Elvis
Q - Queen
R - Rage Against the Machine
S - Slipknot
T - Tacere
U - UnderOath
V - Virgin Black
W - Within Temptation
X - Xzibit
Y - Yellowcard
Z - Zao

SO many bands start with S... had to choose Slipknot though, they were the first metal band I ever listened to...

Angels and Airwaves
Beatles
Coheed and Cambria
Death Cab for Cutie
Flyleaf
Green Day
Hawthorne Heights
Incubus
Jimmy Eat World
Killswitch Engage
Led Zeppelin
Muse
Nirvana
The Offspring
Paramore
Queen
Rage Against the Machine
System of a Down
Triumph
The Used
Van Halen
The White Stripes
None for X
Yellowcard
ZZ Top

So many bands, so little letters.

A- Avenged Seven Fold
B- Breaking Benjamin
C- Collective Soul
D- Disturbed
E- Editors
F- Foo Fighters
G- Green Day
H- Hoobastank
I- Incubus
J- Jimi Hendrix
K- Killswitch Engage
L- Led Zeppelin
M- Muse
N- Nine Inch Nails
O- Oakenfold, Paul
P- Police, The
Q- Queen
R- Red Hot Chili Peppers
S- System of a Down
T- The Strokes
U- Used, The
V- Velvet Revolver
W-Weezer
X-
Y- Yes
Z- ZZ top

This sounds like a bucket load of fun!

A. Aquabats, The
B. Bad Religion
C. Clash, The
D. Dropkick Murphys
E.
F. Frenzal Rhomb
G. Goldfinger
H. H20
I. I Against I
J. Jerks, The
K. Kaiser Chiefs
L. Leftöver Crack
M. Millencolin
N. NOFX
O. Operation Ivy (noticed a few other fans too )
P. Pennywise
Q. Queens Of The Stone Age
R. Reel Big Fish
S. Sublime
T. Tiger Army
U. Unwritten Law
V. Velvet Revolver
W. Wolfmother
X.
Y.
Z. Zeke

A: Apple, Fiona
B: Beatles, The
C: Creedence Clearwater Revival
D: Doors, The
E: Earth, Wind & Fire
F: Foo Fighters
G: Garbage
H: Hendrix, Jimi
I: Interpol
J: Jethro Tull
K: Kill Hannah
L: Lennon, John
M: Marley, Bob
N: Nine Inch Nails
O: Osbourne, Ozzy
P: Pink Floyd
Q: Queen
R: Rage Against the Machine
S: Smashing Pumpkins
T: Thivery Corporation
U: U2
V: Veruca Salt
W: White Stripes, The
X:
Y: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Z: Zero 7