For each letter of the alphabet, pick your favorite artist that fits. Remember that a solo artist's last name determines where he/she is alphabetized!

Here's my list:

A- Aaliyah
B- Björk
C- The Cure
D- Depeche Mode
E- Eurythmics
F- Franz Ferdinand
G- Gap Band
H- PJ Harvey
I- INXS
J- Janet Jackson
K- Kraftwerk
L- Annie Lennox
M- Madonna
N- New Order
O- OutKast I suppose.
P- Prince
Q- Queen Latifah
R- Roxette
S- The Smiths
T- The Time
U- U2
V- The Velvet Underground
W- Stevie Wonder
X- Xiu Xiu
Y- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Z- Frank Zappa?

A - Apoptygma Berzerk
B - Brighter Death Now
C - Converter
D - Death Squad
E - Einstürzende Neubauten
F - Foetus
G - Gridlock
H - Haus Arafna
I - IRM
J - Jarl
K - KYLIE!
L - Ladytron
M - Mental Destruction
N - New Risen Throne
O - Ocosi
P - Propergol
Q - I have absolutely no idea...
R - Raison d'être
S - Squaremeter
T - Tarmvred
U - Ulver
V - Vromb
W - Winterkälte
X - Xingu Hill
Y - Y-uhm...
Z - Zoät-Aon


Oh, I forgot all about Prince. Well fuck Prince.
[Edited 7/26/05 3:50am]

Here's my list:

A- ABBA

B- Boney M

C- The Carpenters

Sorry... I can't go on

A- Aerosmith
B- Barenaked Ladies
C- Neneh Cherry
D- Terence Trent D'Arby
E- Eurythmics
F- Foo Fighters
G- Marvin Gaye
H- Whitney Houston
I- INXS
J- Michael Jackson
K- Lenny Kravitz
L- Cyndi Lauper
M- Madonna
N- Nirvana
O- Oasis
P- Prince
Q- Queen
R- Roachford
S- Bruce Springsteen
T- TLC
U- U2
V- Van Halen
W- Stevie Wonder
X- ?
Y- Wonderstff
Z- ?

A- The Arcade Fire/Tori Amos
B- Björk
C- The Cure
D- Miles Davis
E- Eurythmics
F- Franz Ferdinand
G- Beth Gibbons
H- PJ Harvey
I- Iron & Wine
J- Joy Division
K- Lenny Kravitz
L- KD Lang
M- Roísín Murphy/Joni Mitchell
N- Nirvana
O- Shuggie Otis
P- Prince
Q- Queens Of The Stone Age
R- Damien Rice/Roxy Music
S- Nina Simone
T- The Time
U- U2
V- Vive La Fete
W- Wendy & Lisa
X- ?
Y- Yazoo
Z- ?

a , abc
b , big audio dynamite
c , the clash
d , dexys
e , echo and the bunnymen
f , foo fighters
g , generation x
h , jimi hendrix
i , billy idol
j , the jam
k , kaiser chiefs
l , the lurkers
m , joni mitchell
n , 999
o , oasis
p , the police
q ,
r , the ruts
s , stiff little fingers
t , the artist formely known as prince , now known as prince again
u , U2
v ,
w , the who
x , xtc
y ,
z ,

i need more time ..... i'll be back !
[Edited 7/26/05 4:22am]
[Edited 7/26/05 4:27am]

I know how hard it is! Here some help:

http://members.yahoo.com/...y_Listing/

http://members.yahoo.com/Music/Genres/

You people are so mainstream.

Novabreaker said:

As is your post.

I can't believe I spent 15 minutes of my life doing this list
and I'm sure I've forgotten some REAL favourites.
I should do this at home watching my collection
Anyway, here's my list:

A- ABBA
B- Kate Bush
C- Cocteau Twins
D- Stephen Duffy
E- Erasure
F- Fleetwood Mac
G- Gibb Bros AKA The Bee Gees
H- Luke Haines
I- INXS
J- Janet Jackson
K- Keane
L- Jeff Lynne
M- Kirsty MacColl
N- Harry Nilsson
O- Sinead O'Connor
P- Prince
Q- Queen
R- Happy Rhodes
S- Donna Summer
T- Thomson Twins
U- U2
V- Voice Of The Beehive
W- Wings
X- XTC
Y- Yazoo
Z-

HamsterHuey said:

No it isn't.

You're so cool, Nova

Currently in rotation:

A. Richard Ashcroft
B. Beck
C. Robert Cray
D. David Bowie
E. Eels
F. Fela Kuti
G. Philip Glass
H. Comedian Harmonists
I. Igor Stravinsky
J. Jimi Hendrix
K. Keziah Jones
L. Lamb
M. Joni Mitchell
N. Me'Shell NdegéOcello
O. Oscar Peterson
P. Jaco Pastorius
Q. -
R. Sigur Ros
S. Steely Dan
T. Aphex Twin
U. Underworld
V. The Verve
W. Weather Report
X. - (Cold
Y. - play)
Z. Frank Zappa

Yeah, I cut some corners. Boohoo

A - Ashford & Simpson
B - James Brown + Count Basie (sorry, I can't possibly drop one of those two)
C - George Clinton & P-Funk
D - George Duke
E - Earth Wind & Fire
F - Aretha Franklin
G - Marvin Gaye
H - Isaac Hayes
I - Ice Cube
J - Jackson 5/Jacksons/Michael Jackson
K - Chaka Khan
L - Patti LaBelle
M - Maze
N - N.W.A.
O - O'Jays
P - Public Enemy
Q - Queen
R - Diana Ross
S - Steely Dan
T - Temptations
U - U.T.F.O.
V - Luther Vandross
W - Stevie Wonder
X - X-Clan
Y - Yarbrough & Peoples
Z - Zapp/Roger


- edit -


ehmm... sorry I can't believe I forgot Prince he replaces Public Enemy then
[Edited 7/26/05 4:55am]

Dancelot said:

Damn!
Of course!
Me too, then.

PANDURITO said:

As cool as a 30-year-old virgin who's really into Kylie Minogue and reality TV-shows and has no friends can get.

Dancelot said:

I deliberately left him off. It is too obvious, and I myself don't really listen to the man at this point.

Novabreaker said:

PANDURITO said:

I wasn't being serious though. That's an exaggeration.

I'm not thirty.

HamsterHuey said:

I got Nuit Blanche and adore it!

Ikaros said:

true, I don't listen to him a lot these days eiter (and also to some other artists on my list for that matter.) A current playlist would look very much different fo'sure

but I was mainly looking back on the last 3 decades I've been consuming music as a whole when compiling this list, and came up with artists that played or still play a very important part in my life at some point

A- Aurra
B- Jean Paul Bourelly
C- Con Funk Shun
D- Miles Davis
E- Earth Wind and Fire
F- Funkadelic
G- Marvin Gaye
H- Jimi Hendrix
I- Isley Brothers
J- Al Jarreau
K- Chaka Khan
L- Level 42
M- Pat Metheny
N- Laura Nyro
O- O'Jays
P- Prince
Q- Q-Tip
R- Todd Rundgren
S- Steely Dan
T- Lewis Taylor
U- Michal Urbaniak
V- Luther Vandross
W- Stevie Wonder and Weather Report (tie?)
X- XTC
Y- Yellowjackets
Z- Frank Zappa



...

paligap said:

whaddayanow, our list show a 30% match... and I'm also open to negotiation concerning folks like the Isleys, Urbaniak, Miles or Yellowjackets

Dancelot said:

Kool!! Wha'cha need?


...

-Anthrax
-Birthday Party
-Cheap Trick
-Dio, Ronnie James
-Eno, Brian
-Faith No More
-Guns 'n' Roses
-Husker Du
-Iron Maiden
-Jackson, Michael
-Killing Joke
-Last Poets
-Megadeth
-Nico
-O'Connor, Sinead
-Pop, Iggy
-Queensryche
-Rainbow
-Smith, Patti
-Toadies
-U2
-Van Halen
-Wonder, Stevie
-XTC
-Young, Neil
-Zodiac Mindwarp and The Love Reaction

Glad to see so many XTC fans.

a= ac/dc
b= kate bush
c= eric clapton
d= deep purple
e= eurythmics
f= foo fighters
g= guns n roses
h= jimi hendrix
i= iron maiden
j= jane"s addiction
k= b b king
l= led zeppelin
m= gary moore
n= no doubt
o= ozzy osbourne
p= prince
q= queen
r= red hot chilli peppers
s= santana
t= thin lizzy
u= u2
v= velvet revolver
w= the white stripes
x= ?????
y= y&t
z= frank zappa


[Edited 9/5/05 9:54am]

Moonbeam said:

Maybe I'm weird but I always file mine under the first name, however, I shall endeavour to put them in as requested.

Ash
Beck
Chemical Brothers, The
Deep Forest
E, Sheila
Frames, The
Gabriel, Peter (includes Gabriel era Genesis)
Hothouse Flowers
Iron Maiden
Jethro Tull
Kula Shaker *
Led Zeppelin
My Bloody Valentine
NIN
Orton, Beth
Pink Floyd
Queen
REM
Something Happens
Thin Lizzy
U2
Vaughan, Stevie Ray
Woodstar
XTC **
Young, Neil
Zappa, Frank


* disclaimer - of the few artists I have whose names begin with K, the one I would rank as musically best is Kula Shaker. This should not, and I cannot stress this enough, be taken to mean that I actually like them. Thank you.

** disclaimer two - only because the only other choices that I know of are Xscape and Xzibit, and there's no way it's going to be either of them.

paligap said:

hehe, for example I'm still missing a gazillion of Miles albums and would trade them for let's say a unplayed King Crimson album ? but I meant more negotiating about adaptions to my list, anyway it was damn hard NOT to include folks like Isleys or Jarreau, and I'm sure there are also tons of artists I totally forgot about like Urbaniak/Urbanator

anyway, those lists are ALYWAYS open to frequent changes

lilgish said:

Ndeed!!