# Which bands do you know every song by? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 6, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171 "2003-06-06T20:35:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/1 "2003-06-06T20:35:16Z")
Which of your favorite bands can you identify every song in their catalog, just by hearing a snippet of it or seeing the title? (Up to a certain extent, at least, if they have jillions of albums…say 90% or so.) I’ll start: **AC/DC** (up to the 90’s) **Ayreon** **Black Sabbath** (except a few Tony Martin ones) **Dream Theater** **ELP (incl. Powell)** **Genesis** (up until Phil Collins left) **Iron Maiden** , except “Fear of the Dark” and the Blaze era. Which is below 90%, but I don’t count those as part of their catalogue anyway – it’s like another band stole their name for a few years. 🙂 **Led Zeppelin** **Metallica** (until they sold out, sued everyone in sight, and sucked) **The Police** **Queen** **Rush** (90’s stuff is a bit patchy) **Styx** (up to “Kilroy”) **Van Halen** **Yes** ---
**Author:** ![UnwrittenNocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/6de8d8/32.png) [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/2 "2003-06-06T20:39:50Z")
My own new EBM (that means Electronic Body Music - think industrial without the guitars ya philistines) outfit. Muggins get to bve the vocalist, and lyricist, so I know 'em all. 😃 Is that considered cheating? ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/3 "2003-06-06T20:54:08Z")
My list is pretty short (although in reality it may be longer than I’d think). I’d say: **Tool** **Led Zeppelin** **Nine Inch Nails** And, I’d have to agree with your “ **Metallica** (until they sold out, sued everyone in sight, and sucked)” There are more, I’m sure, but I’m trying not to count bands who only have or had something like 3 albums or fewer. . . ---
**Author:** ![WonTon\_Sean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WonTon\_Sean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WonTon_Sean)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/4 "2003-06-06T21:07:18Z")
Beastie Boys Beck Ben Folds Five ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/5 "2003-06-06T21:09:31Z")
Aerosmith No Doubt Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Weird Al Yankovic ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/6 "2003-06-06T21:19:42Z")
Does Jimmy Buffett count? ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/7 "2003-06-06T21:40:25Z")
Led Zeppelin Aerosmith Kid Rock Black Sabbath The Who The Beatles The Rolling Stones Van Halen There’s more, but I want to stop – starting to feel old. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/8 "2003-06-06T21:47:30Z")
Fugazi The Jesus Lizard Babe the Blue Ox Afghan Whigs Tom Waits The Black Heart Procession Pinback Three Mile Pilot The Roots Burning Airlines Failure Ween Modest Mouse Pixies PJ Harvey Tortoise ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/9 "2003-06-06T21:53:01Z")
The Pogues The Pixies Aimee Mann I’m about 50/50 with Pink Floyd Iron Maiden, up through Fear of the Dark (remenents of a musically misspent youth) That’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/10 "2003-06-07T00:34:59Z")
Not _quite_ everything, but damn close… Garth Brooks (First 5 discs) Vince Gill (even the MCA days) Barry Manilow (Forget it after 2am Paradise cafe) Niel Diamond (nothing much after ‘Heartlight’) Fleetwood Mac/ and Stevie Nicks (Some pre-Stevie mac I’ve not heard) Live Pink Floyd Frank Zappa ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/11 "2003-06-07T00:37:24Z")
Rush Queen Cowboy Mouth Mary Prankster Emmey Swimming I bet you all thought I was gonna say Styx, didn’t ya? ---
**Author:** ![dead0man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dead0man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dead0man)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/12 "2003-06-07T00:42:19Z")
Aerosmith (up until about Get A Grip) Led Zeppelin (a little shaky on ITtOD and Presence) NOFX Pink Floyd Nerf Herder Green Day Pennywise Blink 182 (not the newest album) Nirvana Boston (not the newest album) Bloodhound Gang Presidents of the United States of America Red Hot Chilli Peppers Soundgarden (~90%) The Who Weezer Bulletboys(stop laughing) Guns N Roses (STOP LAUGHING I SAID!!!) ---
**Author:** ![presidebt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@presidebt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/presidebt)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/13 "2003-06-07T00:50:30Z")
Cowboy Junkies and Freakwater. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/14 "2003-06-07T01:13:28Z")
Oh lord, my age is showing. I haven’t even HEARD of some of these bands you guys are talking about. Me, it’s just the Beatles. Always and forever. ---
**Author:** ![Tanaqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/15 "2003-06-07T01:14:07Z")
Jeez, I don’t think there are any. That’s kind of depressing. Serious lack of knowledge compared to y’all. Maybe Op Ivy, but they only put out one album. Albeit a long one. ---
**Author:** ![ninevah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/46a35a/32.png) [@ninevah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ninevah)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/16 "2003-06-07T01:16:16Z")
Crowded House and the Beatles. And most of Split Enz ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/17 "2003-06-07T01:28:52Z")
311 sublime KRS-ONE It was a lot more in high school but I’ve diversified my portfolio a lot more since then and it’s rare to find a new band/artist that you just HAVE to hear everything by these days. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/18 "2003-06-07T02:38:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by butrscotch \* > \*\*Oh lord, my age is showing. I haven’t even HEARD of some of these bands you guys are talking about. > > Me, it’s just the Beatles. Always and forever. \*\* I feel your pain, man. **DeadOman** : Guns and Roses were on my unpublished list. They rock! Funny sidebar: my husband is a firefighter for the city of Dallas, and we attended a boxing match between Dallas police officers and firefighters last year. The event was called… Guns and Hoses. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Pythagras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/45deac/32.png) [@Pythagras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pythagras)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/19 "2003-06-07T03:42:42Z")
**Smashing Pumpkins** … Well I dont know every song, there’s a few hundred. I know of and have heard every song though, which is a feat in and of itself. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/20 "2003-06-07T03:46:06Z")
Depeche Mode Nine Inch Nails Mesh Anything Box [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171.md?page=2)