Submitted by MightGuy420x t3_z4ykx6 in Music

The greatest bands by each letter of the alphabet. Only one for each letter. A for Aerosmith, b for the Beatles etc... And so on. What are your choices of the greatest bands or artists to represent each letter of the alphabet.

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Torple42 t1_ixthtnx wrote

K is a tough one. You got King Gizzard, Kikagaku Moyo. King Crimson, Kruangbin, Kamasi Washington. I'm sure there are more I'm forgetting.

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Monsieur_Moneybags t1_ixtigf1 wrote

  • A - ABBA
  • B - The Beatles
  • C - The Clash
  • D - Bob Dylan
  • E - Electric Light Orchestra
  • F - The Fixx
  • G - Gang of Four
  • H - Happy Mondays
  • I - INXS
  • J - Joy Division
  • K - King Tubby
  • L - Little Richard
  • M - Madness
  • N - New Order
  • O - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  • P - Carl Perkins
  • Q - Quarterflash
  • R - Roxy Music
  • S - The Specials
  • T - The Teardrop Explodes
  • U - The Undertones
  • V - Gene Vincent
  • W - WAR
  • X - XTC
  • Y - Yaz
  • Z - ZZ Top
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Maccai3 t1_ixtk1ha wrote

Aretha Franklin

Bob Dylan

Curtis Mayfield

Doors

ELO

Fleetwood Mac

Guns N Roses

Herbie Hancock

Iggy Pop

Jimi Hendrix

Kinks

Lee Morgan

MF Doom

Nirvana/Nina Simone

Otis Redding

Prince

Q Tip

Radiohead

Stevie Wonder

Tom Waits

U2

Velvet Underground

Wu Tang

XX

Yardbirds

ZZ Top

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NawBroSpaceMarine t1_ixtkdcw wrote

A - Alice In Chains

B - Bad Religion

C - The Cure

D - Depeche Mode

E - Echo & The Bunnymen

F - Foo Fighters

G - Garbage

H- Heart

I - Iron Maiden

J - Joy Division

K - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

L - Led Zeppelin

M - Metallica

N - Nine Inch Nails

O - The Offspring

P - Pearl Jam

Q - Queens of the Stone Age

R - Radiohead

S - Soundgarden

T - Tame Impala

U - The Used

V - The Velvet Underground

W - The Who

X - X

Y - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Z - ZZ Top

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[deleted] t1_ixtkx1f wrote

A - Audioslave

B - Blur

C - Coal Chamber

D - Deftones

E - Elvis

F - Foo Fighters

G - Green Day

H - idk

I - Incubus

J - Jane’s Addiction

K - Korn

L - Linkin Park

M - Muse or Maximum The Hormone or Mudvayne

N - Nirvana

O - Opeth

P - Pearl Jam

Q - QOTSA

R - Radiohead or RATM

S - SOAD or Slipknot

T - TOOL

U - U2

V - Vivaldi

W - Weezer or Weird Al or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

X - X

Y - Ye

Z - (Rob) Zombie

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Tight_Contact_9976 t1_ixtmshb wrote

A - AC/DC

B - Beatles

C - Cranberries

D - Def Leppard

E - Eagles (would be Elo but that’s already been said)

F - Foo Fighters

M - Metallica

N - Nirvana

R - Ramones

S - Sex Pistols

This is as many as I can think of right now

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BlackEyedAngel01 t1_ixtopcv wrote

Aretha Franklin

Black Pumas

Cooke, Sam

Daft Punk

Elton John

Fiona Apple

Gaga, Lady

Harry Styles

Interpol

Jackson, Michael

Keys, Alicia

Lana Del Rey

Metallica

Neil Young

OutKast

Pearl Jam

Queen

Radiohead

Stone Temple Pilots

The National

U2

Van Halen

Winehouse, Amy

xx, The

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Zeppelin, Led

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Williams_Theme t1_ixtpkh8 wrote

Acdc
Beastie Boys
Les Claypool
Donovan
Eels
Flower Travellin' Band
Marvin Gaye George Harrison
Iron Butterfly
JAWNY
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Lead Belly
MF DOOM
The Notorious BIG
Oingo Boingo
Prince
Queen
Ramones
Soul Coughing
A Tribe Called Quest
UTFO
The Velvet Underground
The White Stripes
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Yes
Frank Zappa

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Birdapotamus t1_ixtq40z wrote

Alice in Chains

Beatles

Cure

David Bowie

Echo & the Bunnymen

Foo Fighters

Grand Funk Railroad

Jimi Hendrix

Inxs

Jethro Tull

Kid Rock

Led Zeppelin

Monster Magnet

Nirvana

Opeth

Pink Floyd

Queens of the Stone Age

Rush

Soundgarden

Tool

Urge Overkill

Violent Femmes

Ween

XTC

Yardbirds

Zebra

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darumawamaruda t1_ixu8ebu wrote

For the 19th letter, no love for ・Springsteen ? ・Steely Dan ?

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kekcuk_13 t1_ixv379k wrote

A - Alice in Chains

B - Bathory

C - Cannibal Corpse

D - Death

E - Evanescence

F - Fugazi

G - Grateful Dead

H - H.I.M.

I - Iron Butterfly

J - Jefferson Airplane

K - Kraftwerk

L - Linkin Park

M - My Bloody Valentine

N - Napalm Death

O - Obituary

P - Pink Floyd

Q - Queen

R - Red Hot Chili Peppers

S - Sonic Youth

T - Tool

U - Underøath

V - the Velvet Underground

W - the Who

X - Xavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffx

Y - Youth of Today

Z - ZZ Top

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idiotzrul t1_ixv4u7z wrote

Aerosmith

Beatles

Cream

Deerhunter

ELO

Flaming Lips

Green Day

Hunker Du

INXS

Janes Addiction

Kinks

Led Zeppelin

Mars Volta

New York Dolls

Oasis

Pearl Jam

Queen

REM/Radiohead (tie)

Steely Dan

Television

U2

Velvet Underground

Weeper

X

Yes

ZZ Top

It said Greatest Bands, so I just listed bands, not solo artists. For instance, I obviously would have listed Tom Petty instead of Television. Yeah I know it’s Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, but still……

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DimPolaroids t1_ixvcxgq wrote

A - Arctic Monkeys

B - Bob Marley & The Wailers

C - Catfish and the Bottlemen

D - Daft Punk

E - Echo & The Bunnymen

F - Foo Fighters

G - Gorrilaz

H - The Horrors

I - Imagine Dragons

J - Joy Division

K - The Killers

L - The Libertines

M - Maxïmo Park

N - Nirvana

O - Oasis

P - Pixies

Q - Queen

R - Royal Blood

S - Stone Roses

T - Tame Impala

U - U2

V - The Vaccines

W - The White Stripes

X - The XX

Y - Yard Act

Z - The Zutons

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Primary_Somewhere_98 t1_ixw44q3 wrote

Animals

Black Sabbath

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Disturbed

Eagles.

Free.

Grateful Dead.

Happy Mondays

INXS

Jackson 5

Kraftwork

Led Zeppelin

Meatloaf

Nirvana

Ozark Mountain Daredevils

Pink Floyd

Queen

Radiohead

Stereophonics

Temptations

Uriah Heap

Velveletts

the Who

Xray Specs

Yardbirds

Zee Zee Top.

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galvanizedrocknroll t1_ixwgw44 wrote

Aztec Camera

The Band

The Clash

Dinosaur Jr

Echo & The Bunnymen

Flaming Lips (90's line up)

The Go-Betweens

Husker Du

INXS

The Jam

King Crimson

Led Zeppelin

Mercury Rev

New Order

Old 97s

Primal Scream

Queen, I guess

Roxy Music

Stone Roses

Television

Uncle Tupelo

The Ventures

Wire

XTC

Yes

The Zombies

This is 100% subjective.

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