Your favourite artists from A to Z !

The Animals
The Byrds
The Creation
The Doors
The Easybeats
Woody Guthrie
John Lee Hooker
Iggy & the Stooges
Joan Jett
The Kinks
Love
The Monks
The Nazz
The Outsiders
The Pretty Things
Quicksilver Messenger Service
The Rolling Stones
The Sorrows
T. Rex
The Undertakers
Gene Vincent
Doc Watson
XTC
The Yardbirds
The Zombies

 

Alice In Chains
The Beatles
Elvis Costello
Bob Dylan
Steve Earle
Fleetwood Mac
Peter Gabriel
Hall & Oates
Billy Idol
Elton John
KISS
Led Zeppelin
Van Morrison
Stevie Nicks
Outkast
Prince
Queen
R.E.M.
Paul Simon
Tears For Fears
U2
Van Halen
The Who
XTC
Neil Young
Warren Zevon

Some of these were really, really tough. The "S's" in particular, nearly drove me insane. Springsteen? The Smiths? Sting?

 

Allman Brothers
Beatles
Cars
Dire Straits
Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Genesis
Hendrix
I. There honestly isn't a real favorite here. Donnie Iris gets the win.
Jethro Tull
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Moody Blues
NRBQ
Queen
REM
Steely Dan
Traffic
U2
Van Halen
The Who
XTC
Yes
ZZ Top. Maybe Zappa.

 

A: Laurie Anderson
B: Beatles
C: Elvis Costello
D: Bob Dylan
E: Duke Ellington
F: Fleetwood Mac
G: Genesis
H: PJ Harvey
I: Indigo Girls
J: Joe Jackson
K: King Crimson
L: Little River Band
M: Van Morrison
N: Laura Nyro
O: Roy Orbison
P: Pink Floyd
Q: Queen
R: Roxy Music
S: Bruce Springsteen
T: Toto
U: U2
V: Van Der Graaf Generator
W: The Who
X: XTC
Y: Neil Young
Z: Frank Zappa

 

I put him under 'V' as I 've always thought his first name was George and was a 'Van Halen' kind of thing... hey ho.

 

AC/DC
Badfinger
The Cars
Def Leppard
Eagles
Dan Fogelberg
The Guess Who
Hoodoo Gurus
Donnie Iris
Jellyfish
The Katies
The Lemon Twigs
The Monkees
The New Pornographers
The Orgone Box
The Posies
Queen
R.E.M.
Soul Asylum
Trashcan Sinatras
U2
The Vapors
The Who
XTC
Neil Young
Warren Zevon

J, P, and S were particularly hard. Any other day, could have been Billy Joel or Elton John, The Producers or Pink Floyd and maybe Springsteen or Steely Dan.

 

Come on. Give me an X !!
I put Patti Smith then changed to Smiths.
Get off that fence!

 

Must confess I only put Queen by default.
Thank goodness for Neil Young!!

 

Cheers. Made me laugh!

 

Blues Rock with a Bo Diddley feel

 

Actually, I realized afterwards that I did this wrong.
We're supposed to put only one artist for each letter.
I put all the ones I like for each letter.

Sorry to OP.

 

Sticking with bands:

01. ABBA
02. Beatles
03. Creedence Clearwater Revival
04. Deep Purple (Mark II)
05. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
06. Foghat
07. Genesis
08. Horslips
09. Incredible String Band
10. Jethro Tull
11. Kraftwerk
12. Led Zeppelin
13. Mott The Hoople
14. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
15. Outlaws
16. Procol Harum
17. Quatermass
18. Rolling Stones
19. Supertramp
20. Traffic
21. Uriah Heep
22. Van Der Graaf Generator
23. Wings
24. X-Perience
25. Yes
26. ZZ Top

Very Honourable Mention:
27. The Moody Blues

 

The Aristocrats
Bubblemath
Alice Cooper
Dream Theater
Echolyn
Freak Kitchen
Gentle Giant
Allan Holdsworth
Izz
Jethro Tull
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Pat Metheny Group
National Health
Mats Öberg
Panzerballett
Queensryche
Rush
Steely Dan
Thank You Scientist
U.K.
Van Der Graaf Generator
Steven Wilson
XTC
Yes
Frank Zappa

 

Alice Cooper
Buckethead
Billy Cobham
Pavlov's Dog
Eddie Van Halen
Peter Frampton
George Benson
Harvey Mandel
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
John Coltrane
BB King
Lee Ritenour
John McLaughlin
Nouhad Wadie Haddad
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Peter Green
Queen
Return To Forever
Black Sabbath
The Who
USA For Africa
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Wes Montgomery
Jimi Hendrix
Lester Young
Frank Zappa

 

You could have went for Yngwie Malmsteen

 

it's clever to name 2 of your favorite bands beginning with the same letter...
I'll try too.

 

Ambrosia
Browne, Jackson
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Duran Duran
Elton John
Fleetwood Mac - early edition
Grass Roots
Herman's Hermits
Iguanas
James, Rick
Knack
Lindsay, Mark
Monkees
Nesmith, Michael
Osborne, Jeffrey
Parsons, Alan
Queen
Raiders aka as Paul Revere and the Raiders but just Raiders late in career
Steely Dan
Teena Marie
Utopia
Vandross, Luther
Williams, Hank Jr.
XTC
Yaz/Yazoo
Zevon, Warren

Hardest to leave off - Beatles, Springsteen
Since Elton John and Teena Marie are stage names and neither part is a surname, this might not be a cheat

 

Alice Cooper Group
Budgie
The Cult
Def Leppard
ELP
Foriegner
Gentle Giant
Happy the Man
IQ
Judas Priest
Kansas
Led Zep
Magnum
Neal Morse
Opeth
Porcupine Tree
Queen
Rainbow
Transatlantic
Uriah Heep
The Verve
The Who
XTC
YES
Zebra

 

You didn't do "S."

 

Aretha Franklin
Beatles
Carpenters
David Gilmour
ELO
Fleetwood Mac
Grateful Dead
Herbie Hancock
INXS
Jimi Hendrix
Kate Bush
Led Zeppelin
Miles Davis
Nine Inch Nails
Oasis
Pink Floyd
Queen
Rolling Stones
Supremes
Thompson (Richard & Linda)
U2
Velvet Underground
Wonder (Stevie)
XTC
Yaz
Zevon (Warren)

 

Acdc
David Bowie (just tipping out the Beatles)
Cold Chisel
Bob Dylan
ELO
Flower Kings
Genesis (just tipping out Gentle Giant)
Jimi Hendrix
Iron Maiden
Jethro Tull
Kinks
Led Zeppelin
Joni Mitchell
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Mike Oldfield
Pink Floyd (just tipping out Elvis Presley)
Queen
Rush (just tipping out The Rolling Stones)
Bob Seger
Devin Townsend
U2
Steve Vai
Who
Xtc
Neil Young
Frank Zappa

Based on a balance of - my top 200 albums, - how much of the artists work I have, and - how I feel about it.

Lots of close ones, but those mentioned were a coin toss

 

I'll stick to rock. Soul and jazz would require their own lists:

The Adverts
Johnny Burnette & the Rock n Roll Trio
The Clash
Fats Domino
Echo and the Bunnymen
Fischer Z
Grateful Dead
Husker Du
The Inmates
The Jam
The Kinks
Jerry Lee Lewis
MC5
New York Dolls
Roy Orbison
Elvis Presley
The Ramones
The Stooges
Johnny Thunders
The Undertones
Velvet Underground
The Who
XTC
ZZ Top

 

AC/DC
Beatles
Chrome
Deep Purple
Emerson Lake and Palmer
Fuzz
Grand Funk Railroad
Jimi Hendrix
Chris Isaak
Jethro Tull
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Monster Magnet
The Nice
Ozric Tentacles
Pink Floyd
Queen
Rush
The Sword
Tangerine Dream
UFO
Van Der Graaf Generator
Steven Wilson
XTC
Yes
Frank Zappa

 

ABBA
Beach Boys
Alex Chilton
David Bowie
Elvis Presley
Frente
Gainsbourg
Peter Hammill
Janis Ian
John Barry
Kylie
Lee Hazelwood
Models
Nick Cave
Only Ones
Polnareff
Suzi Quatro
Ronettes
Saint Etienne
T.Rex
Undertones
Ventures
Scott Walker
XTC
You Am I
Zombies

 

A. Arcade Fire
B. The Beatles
C. The Clash
D. Bob Dylan
E. Eagles
F. Fleetwood Mac
G. Peter Gabriel
H. PJ Harvey
I. INXS
J. Joy Division.
K. Mark Knopfler
L. Led Zeppelin.
M. Van Morrison
N. New Order
O. Sinead O’Connor
P. Pearl Jam
Q. Queen.
R. R.E.M.
S. Soundgarden
T. Tears for Fears
U. U2
V. Vampire Weekend
W. Wilco
X. X
Y. Neil Young.
Z. ZZ Top.