Alphabet Bands/Artists
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Right so away on a work conference and to pass the time while in seminars getting talked at, we're coming up with an A to Z of bands.
Rules are one per letter, last name is where they are in the alphabet and you can never listen to any other music.
It's proving bloody tough, I'm not even a quarter of the way through.
Have at it!
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@Bones said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
last name is where they are in the alphabet and you can never listen to any other music
sorry i am a bit dumb, can you expend on this line please?
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@mariner4life said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@Bones said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
last name is where they are in the alphabet and you can never listen to any other music
sorry i am a bit dumb, can you expend on this line please?
Faith No More would come in at letter M.
I guess you're restricted to 26 bands?
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@Bones said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
Right so away on a work conference and to pass the time while in seminars getting talked at, we're coming up with an A to Z of bands.
Rules are one per letter, last name is where they are in the alphabet and you can never listen to any other music.
It's proving bloody tough, I'm not even a quarter of the way through.
Have at it!
You're at a conference at 1 in the morning ?
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@mariner4life said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@Bones said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
last name is where they are in the alphabet and you can never listen to any other music
sorry i am a bit dumb, can you expend on this line please?
Sorry, I mean Stevie Wonder would be W. The bands are by their second name, others by their first, so Faith No More would be F, The White Stripes would be W.
Edit, and it's the last bands/artists you ever get to listen to.
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@MN5 you're as obsessed with time as my missus. It's 10pm in Orlando.
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@antipodean yep. The toughest is making sure you have a good mix.
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@Bones said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@MN5 you're as obsessed with time as my missus. It's 10pm in Orlando.
I'm sorry for assuming you were blighty bound Mr Jetsetter.
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@MN5 it's a tough life. Not on 6 figures though.
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@Bones said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@mariner4life said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@Bones said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
last name is where they are in the alphabet and you can never listen to any other music
sorry i am a bit dumb, can you expend on this line please?
Sorry, I mean Stevie Wonder would be W. The bands are by their second name, others by their first, so Faith No More would be F, The White Stripes would be W.
Edit, and it's the last bands/artists you ever get to listen to.
fuck ya!!
I just got close to finishing a 2nd time, now i need to go through again!!
Tough gig!
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A surprisingly tough ask, some great acts miss out, some are really luck to be there )
ACDC
Black Sabbath ( sorry James Brown )
Cypress Hill
Deep Purple ( sorry Doors )
Eagles of Death Metal
Faith no More
Guns n Roses
Hall and Oates
Incognito ( really scraping here )
Jamiroquai
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
NER*D
Frank Ocean
Prince
Queens of the Stone Age ( again, not a huge choice here )
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Stone Temple Pilots ( sorry Snoop )
Tupac
Underworld
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Johnny Winter ( sorry Wham and Stevie Wonder but this bloke is a sentimental favourite )
XTC ( no other options )
Yes
ZZ Top ( no other options but then again I do like them ) -
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@MN5 said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
A surprisingly tough ask, some great acts miss out, some are really luck to be there )
ACDC
Black Sabbath ( sorry James Brown )
Cypress Hill
Deep Purple ( sorry Doors )
Eagles of Death Metal
Faith no More
Guns n Roses
Hall and Oates
INXS
Janes Addiction
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Nirvana
Frank Ocean
Prince
Queens of the Stone Age ( again, not a huge choice here )
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Stone Temple Pilots ( sorry Snoop )
Tupac
Underworld
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Johnny Winter
XTC ( no other options )
Yes
ZZ Top ( no other options but then again I do like them )My changes in Bold that I can think of quickly
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@antipodean said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@MN5 said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Before RATM?
Yep. They might not have done anything good in the last 20 years but Mothers Milk, BSSM and One Hot Minute are absolutely brilliant.
I had absolutely no desire to see them when they were here earlier this year either having had a look at the set list but they'll always be sentimental favourites.
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@Hooroo said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@MN5 said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
A surprisingly tough ask, some great acts miss out, some are really luck to be there )
ACDC
Black Sabbath ( sorry James Brown )
Cypress Hill
Deep Purple ( sorry Doors )
Eagles of Death Metal
Faith no More
Guns n Roses
Hall and Oates
INXS
Janes Addiction
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Nirvana
Frank Ocean
Prince
Queens of the Stone Age ( again, not a huge choice here )
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Stone Temple Pilots ( sorry Snoop )
Tupac
Underworld
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Johnny Winter
XTC ( no other options )
Yes
ZZ Top ( no other options but then again I do like them )My changes in Bold that I can think of quickly
All fine groups my good man. INXS get in, not the other two though......
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@MN5 said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@Hooroo said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@MN5 said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
A surprisingly tough ask, some great acts miss out, some are really luck to be there )
ACDC
Black Sabbath ( sorry James Brown )
Cypress Hill
Deep Purple ( sorry Doors )
Eagles of Death Metal
Faith no More
Guns n Roses
Hall and Oates
INXS
Janes Addiction
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Nirvana
Frank Ocean
Prince
Queens of the Stone Age ( again, not a huge choice here )
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Stone Temple Pilots ( sorry Snoop )
Tupac
Underworld
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Johnny Winter
XTC ( no other options )
Yes
ZZ Top ( no other options but then again I do like them )My changes in Bold that I can think of quickly
All fine groups my good man. INXS get in, not the other two though......
I did a change and then change back and then change and change back and I'm still not settled on P
I don't think I could handle not listening to P### for Pyros self titled album ever again but then Prince takes me back to Student days too!
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@Hooroo said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@MN5 said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@Hooroo said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@MN5 said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
A surprisingly tough ask, some great acts miss out, some are really luck to be there )
ACDC
Black Sabbath ( sorry James Brown )
Cypress Hill
Deep Purple ( sorry Doors )
Eagles of Death Metal
Faith no More
Guns n Roses
Hall and Oates
INXS
Janes Addiction
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Nirvana
Frank Ocean
Prince
Queens of the Stone Age ( again, not a huge choice here )
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Stone Temple Pilots ( sorry Snoop )
Tupac
Underworld
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Johnny Winter
XTC ( no other options )
Yes
ZZ Top ( no other options but then again I do like them )My changes in Bold that I can think of quickly
All fine groups my good man. INXS get in, not the other two though......
I did a change and then change back and then change and change back and I'm still not settled on P
I don't think I could handle not listening to P### for Pyros self titled album ever again but then Prince takes me back to Student days too!
Prince is probably my most favourite artist ever so he's a shoe in for me personally. I love the Police too but they're no chance.
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Just given myself a massive uppercut.......
Iron Maiden absolutely PISS in ahead of ALL others. How in the actual fuck did I miss them first time round ?
Even Iron Butterfly deserve a mention way above my initial choice who I think got picked cos I found a CD recently while cleaning out the car.
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Audioslave
Bowie, David
Cult, The
Deftones
Exponents, The
Faith No More
Guns n Roses
Helmet
Iron Maiden
Janes Addiction
Kyuss
Led Zepellin
Metallica
Nirvana
Offspring
Pantera
Queen
Rage Against the Machine
Soundgarden
Tool
Underworld
Van halen
Weezer
Xzibit
Young MC
Zombie, RobSooo many bands in S & M that i was forced to leave out.
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Funny how U2 doesn't make anyone's "U"
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@Hooroo cause they're shit
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every time i click my fingers, somewhere in the world, a shit U2 song is being played
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@Hooroo said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@mariner4life said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@Hooroo cause they're shit
Or UB40
UB40 were about ten blokes that somehow combined to sound like one bloke singing over a bad synthesizer.
They then split into two, both claiming to be "official" and hilariously one of the million horn players they had was forced to join a UB40 tribute band.
"Don't break my heart " is an ok song but on the whole by god they're a fucken awful group.
U2 would get in over them in a heartbeat which says it all.
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@mariner4life said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
Audioslave
Bowie, David
Cult, The
Deftones
Exponents, The
Faith No More
Guns n Roses
Helmet
Iron Maiden
Janes Addiction
Kyuss
Led Zepellin
Metallica
Nirvana
Offspring
Pantera
Queen
Rage Against the Machine
Soundgarden
Tool
Underworld
Van halen
Weezer
Xzibit
Young MC
Zombie, RobSooo many bands in S & M that i was forced to leave out.
Exponents ? really ? wow......closest kiwi bands for me would be Dragon or Shihad but neither was in with a genuine shout.
Chris Cornell makes your list twice ! well done that man, I couldn't quite justify them being ahead of STP, I guess I prefer one dead grunge singer over another even though Cornell was a better singer than Weiland.
Offspring are a good choice but my young workmates have made me appreciate Mr Ocean so it's a tough one. Audioslave weren't a chance against ACDC.
Xzibit gets in ahead of XTC but he's mainly there as a beneficiary of fuck all options.
Is it too late for me to replace Cypress Hill with Phil Collins ? "In too deep" came on the radio while I was out and reminded me of his undoubted fucken awesomeness.
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Oooohhhh Head Like A Hole is my H.
Dave Dobbyn my D too. Forgot about NZ bands
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OMD ? are you my mum?
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@mariner4life said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
OMD ? are you my mum?
Don't get me started on some of these choices M4L........just don't
If we're doing a fern reunion and I need a lift I'll be calling you as opposed to old mate RR.....
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@Rocky-Rockbottom said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
I WILL FIGHT EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU OVER THE FIRST FOUR ORCHESTRAL MANOUEVRES IN THE DARK ALBUMS.
It was a knock down brawl between them and the Oblivians for my O spot though.
I wanna know.....I wanna know......I wanna know whyyyyyyyyyy.......anyone would bother trying to justify being a fan of this tepid and utterly shit group.
I really expect so much more of you @Rocky-Rockbottom
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Some good efforts eh! I'm not even close to completing. Oh and yeah once you have it down there's no changes, you're locked in.
Commitment is scary.
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This is a really dumb game. I struggled to G and ,when faced with a decision of not being able to listen to either Marvin Gaye or Al Green for the rest of my life, gave up.
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@MN5 said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
XTC ( no other options )
There are other options - The xx, X-Ray Specs but in order to have a decent, sizable and varied collection after this dumb exercise I too would go for XTC
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@Crucial said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
This is a really dumb game. I struggled to G and ,when faced with a decision of not being able to listen to either Marvin Gaye or Al Green for the rest of my life, gave up.
Yeah great point. Doors, Soundgarden, Snoop Dogg, Rick James, James Brown and many others miss out.
Xzibit gets in.
Shit game
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@Rocky-Rockbottom said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
@MN5 said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
whyyyyyyyyyy.......anyone would bother trying to justify being a fan of this tepid and utterly shit group.
I really expect so much more of you @Rocky-Rockbottom
haha, says the guy whose list is any 2 hours of Radio Hauraki from 1997...
I resent that remark. Some of my groups best work is from the late 60s. I even go so far as the mid 2010s
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OK, so I was in a boring meeting and had a go. I took it from the point that, according to the rules this would form a collection that had to sustain me forever so some artists have been chosen on the basis of the size and scope of their work, others as 'go to' enjoyment and some as previously unexplored
Average White Band
The Beatles
Sam Cooke
Dexys Midnight Runners
Echo and the Bunnymen
Aretha Franklin
Marvin Gaye
Donny Hathaway
Isley Brothers
The Jam
Kool and the Gang
Bettye Lavette
The Muscle Shoals Swampers (cheating a little here)
New Order
Shuggie Otis
Prince
Quincy Jones (yes it breaks the rules, but I can't come up with anything else)
Otis Redding
The Sound
The The
The Undertones
Luther Vandross (struggled here)
Paul Weller
XTC
The Yardbirds
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@Rocky-Rockbottom
You missed the “M.”
Might I politely suggest the Music Machine?
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A-Amy Winehouse
B-Bryan Adams/ Bruce Springsteen
C- Celine Dion
D-The Doors
E- Elvis
F- Fleetwood Mac
G- Guns n Roses/ Green Day
H-Calvin Harris
I - INXS
J- Bon Jovi
K-The Killers
L- Lady Gaga
M- Madonna
N- Nirvana
O- Oasis
P- Prince
Q- Queen
R- Radiohead
S-Sarah Mclachlan
T-The Cure (couldn't lose Celine)
U- U2 (unapologetically, what the hell is wrong with U2!!)
V-The Verve
W- The Waterboys
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Y- Years and Years
Z- Zero-7 -
Is a thread owner able to ban certain people? I used to think you were alright @RLx31
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@Bones said in Alphabet Bands/Artists.:
Is a thread owner able to ban certain people? I used to think you were alright @RLx31
You wait until my list is finished...
