# 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:** 12
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/221 "2006-01-22T03:20:03Z")
L7 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/222 "2006-01-22T03:36:32Z")
Midnight Oil ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/223 "2006-01-22T04:03:19Z")
Nektar ---
**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 22, 2006, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/224 "2006-01-22T04:03:40Z")
Nazereth ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/225 "2006-01-22T04:04:36Z")
Ozric Tentacles ---
**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 22, 2006, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/226 "2006-01-22T04:04:46Z")
Okay, then: The Osmonds ---
**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 22, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/227 "2006-01-22T04:05:47Z")
Grrrrr The Partridge Family ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/228 "2006-01-22T04:05:54Z")
:d ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/229 "2006-01-22T04:12:04Z")
Quintana And Speer ---
**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 22, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/230 "2006-01-22T04:13:39Z")
Renaissance ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/231 "2006-01-22T04:46:14Z")
Steely Dan ---
**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 22, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/232 "2006-01-22T04:48:15Z")
Tangerine Dream ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/233 "2006-01-22T04:51:58Z")
U2 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/234 "2006-01-22T05:19:29Z")
[Vultures](http://www.stlpunk.com/b1.asp?bandID=7656) ---
**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 22, 2006, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/235 "2006-01-22T05:28:59Z")
Weather Report ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/236 "2006-01-22T06:51:43Z")
recap time: > [@](#): > > Alphaville > Blur > (the) Clash > Depeche Mode > Eagles > Flying Burrito Brothers > Gov’t Mule > Housemartins > Indigo Girls > Jo Jo Gun > Journey > (the) Kinks > (the) La’s > Max Webster > Nirvana > Orleans > (the) Police > Quarterflash > (the) Rolling Stones > (the) Rutles > Sha-Na-Na > Sugarloaf > Sly and the Family Stone > Temptations > Uriah Heep > (the) Ventures > Widespread Panic > X > XTC > Yo La Tengo > ZZ Top > Allman Brothers Band > Blondie > Captain Beefheart > Dio > Electric Light Orchestra > Foghat > Genesis > Heart > It’s a Beautiful Day > Idle Race > Jimmie’s Chicken Shack > Kansas > Lynyrd Skynyrd > (the) Move > (the) Nazz > Orgy > Pixies > Queen > Radiohead > Sparks > Travellling Wilburys > Ub40 > (the) Verve > Weezer > Xzibit > Yes > (the) Zombies > Abba > Barkenaked Ladies > Candidate > Devo > Earth, Wind & Fire > (the) Fugs > the Go-Gos > Garbage / Goldfrapp > (the) Hi-Fives > It’s a Beautiful Day (again – but replaced with…) > Icicle Works > (the) Jets > Klaatu > Los Lobos > Mudvayne > (the) Nylons > (the) Ohio Players > Pentagle > Quicksilver Messenger Service > Ride > Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes > Thievery Corporation > U2 > Velvet Underground > Whiskeytown > X (again but replaced with… > Xscape > Yellowbelly > (the) Yardbirds > Zebra > Asia > Air Supply > Black Eyed Peas > (the) Commodores > the dBs > (the) Electric Prunes > (the) Feelies > (the) Guess Who > Hayseed Dixie > Interpol > Jethro Tull > B. B. King (who, being s a solo act, shouldn’t count!) > Little River Band > Metallica > New Riders of the Purple Sage > Oleander > Phish > Qkumba Zoo > (the) Real Mackenzies > (the) Strokes > Thompson Twins > Utfo > (the) Ventures (‘nother duplicate – replaced by… > Vacant Fear Centre > Wilco > Xiu Xiu > Neil Young (okay, NO MORE SOLO ACTS) > Zig Zig Sputnki > Audioslave > Bananarama > Carmel > (the) Dead Kennedys > (the) John Entwistle Band > (Neal) Ford and the Fanatics > Grateful Dead > Happy the Man > If > Joan Jett (Uhhhh, I give up) > Kassabian > Lucscious Jackson > Meco > New Order > One Bad Pig > Particle > (the) Quarrymen > R.E.M. > (the) Skatalites > Traffic > Ultravox > (the) Violent Femmes > Wall of Voodoo > Wolftone > Xymox > (the) Youngbloods > (the) Zombies (‘nother duplicate – replaced by…) > Zydeco Flames > Abba (‘nother duplicate, no one caught it though) > Blackmore’s Rainbow > Cantabile > Deaf School > Elbow > Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) > Fountains of Wayne > (the) Go-Go’s (duplicate – replaced by… > Gin Blossoms > Harvey Danger > Iron Butterfly > (the) Jackson Five > King Crimson > Live > Morcheeba > (the) New Seekers > Old 97 > (the) Outlaws > Poi Dog Pondering > Quartermass > (the) Replacements > (the) Silver Jews > Talking Heads > Tycoon > Uncanny X-Men > Undisputed Truth > Village People > the Woodentops > XTC > Yellowcard > Zwan > Ace Of Base > Blue Swede > Creedence Clearwater Revival > Cap’n Geech & The Shrimp Shack Shooters > Dire Straits > Echo & the Bunnymen > Ferrante and Teicher > Grand Funk Railroad > Hues Corporation > Iron & Wine > James Gang > the Kinks > Looking Glass > the Meat Puppets > Oingo Boingo > Parliment > Q > Rocket From The Crypt > String Cheese Incident > Thousand Foot Krutch > Uncle Bonsai > the Vogues > Ween > X-Ray Spex > Yaz > Zebra > AC/DC > Bachman-Turner Overdrive > Crowded House > the Dirt Band > Everything But The Girl > Foreigner > Golden Earring > Humble Pie > Ike & Tina Turner Revue > J. Geils Band > King’s X > L7 > Midnight Oil > Nektar > Ozric Tentacles > the Osmonds > the Partridge Family > Quintana and Speer > Renaissance > Steely Dan > Tangerine Dream > U2 > Vultures > Weather Report and I add Xentrix ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/237 "2006-01-22T06:54:33Z")
btw - the recent U2 was a duplicate, but not caught because it wasn’t listed in the first recap - so it can stay ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/238 "2006-01-22T10:06:31Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > btw - the recent U2 was a duplicate, but not caught because it wasn’t listed in the first recap - so it can stay I _thought_ I’d seen U2, but I was too lazy to look beyond the recap. Sorry. Yonder Mountain String Band ---
**Author:** ![samudra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@samudra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samudra)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/239 "2006-01-22T19:30:13Z")
Zydeco Dots [http://zydecodots.com/](http://zydecodots.com/) ---
**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 22, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/240 "2006-01-22T19:33:32Z")
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