# Let's play the 'the ABC band name" game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 19, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726 "2006-01-19T21:55:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/1 "2006-01-19T21:55:47Z")
It’s very simple. We go in alphabetical order. Each poster names a band whose name begins with the next letter of the alphabet. (When we reach ‘Z’ we simply start over with ‘A’, but of course we cannot repeat band names. Just a few ground rules: 1. “the” does not count, so a band such as “the Internet-users” would go under the letter “I”. 2. solo acts don’t count as band names, but bands named after a single person can (thus “the Melvin Herkimer Five” would count as a band name) 3. In such cases where the band is named after a person, it gets alphabetized under the surname _so long as it’s part of the official bandname._ Thus, “the Albert Einsteins” would go under “E”, but “Frodo & the Ringbearers” would go under “F”. 4. REAL band names only (except for the purposes of illustrating the ground rules ;)). No “B Sharps” or “Josie & the Pussycats.” 5. The bands can be from any genre, any musical style, and any era, but stick with names of bands who have at least some level of fame. No “I was in a band in college 20 years ago and we played one gig in the local bar” type posts. Use your judgement, but stick to bands that at least _some_ other posters would know. Okay, then - **A** - Alphaville ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/2 "2006-01-19T21:57:35Z")
**B** - Blur ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/3 "2006-01-19T22:10:54Z")
the **C** lash ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/4 "2006-01-19T22:11:23Z")
**D** - Depeche Mode ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/5 "2006-01-19T22:13:23Z")
the Eagles ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/6 "2006-01-19T22:16:41Z")
**Flying Burrito Brothers** ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/7 "2006-01-19T22:19:26Z")
**Gov’t Mule** ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/8 "2006-01-19T22:22:15Z")
**H** - the Housemartins ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/9 "2006-01-19T22:23:00Z")
Indigo Girls ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/10 "2006-01-19T22:25:30Z")
Jo Jo Gunne ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/11 "2006-01-19T22:25:47Z")
Journey. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/12 "2006-01-19T22:26:52Z")
**The Kinks** ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/13 "2006-01-19T22:33:04Z")
**L** - the La’s ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/14 "2006-01-19T22:37:30Z")
Max Webster ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/15 "2006-01-19T22:39:11Z")
**N** irvana ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/16 "2006-01-19T22:39:56Z")
**O** rleans ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/17 "2006-01-19T22:42:03Z")
The Police ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/18 "2006-01-19T22:42:54Z")
Quarterflash ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/19 "2006-01-19T22:44:22Z")
R - The Rolling Stones, of course ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/20 "2006-01-19T22:44:50Z")
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