Alphabet Games
So every time I go on a hike with my brother, we generally try to amuse
ourselves with alphabet games. One of our favorites is naming two
different bands each for each letter of the alphabet. Last time, we added
a discussion on who we thought were the best bands for each letter.
These were my picks, with runner-ups. |
| 1 | August Burns Red
Runner-up: Anberlin (pretending that their new cd does not exist) |
| 2 | Brand New
Runner-Up: Between the Buried and Me |
| 3 | Coheed and Cambria
Runner-Up: Circa Survive. A tough pick over Cyrus Fell Down and Circle Takes
the Square. |
| 4 | Dredg
Runner-Up: Death Cab For Cutie |
| 5 | Emery
Runner-Up: Explosions in the Sky |
| 6 | The Format/Fun.
Yes I can count them as the same band. Runner-Up: The Fall of Troy. Four Year
Strong close 3rd, although it wouldn't be as close if TFOT had stopped after
Manipulator. |
| 7 | Grizzly Bear
Runner-Up: Gorillaz. Weak letter. |
| 8 | House of Heroes
Runner-Up: Haste the Day. Although I was close to switching it because I love
the new Haste the Day and am unhappy with the new HoH. |
| 9 | Incubus
Runner-Up: Iron & Wine |
| 10 | Jimmy Eat World
Runner-Up: Jimi Hendrix. Or JFAC. |
| 11 | Khaled
Runner-Up: Keane. Almost as weak a letter as G. Btw, I can't get into King
Crimson, so spare me. |
| 12 | Led Zeppelin
Runner-Up: Lovedrug. Or Lovehatehero but based on just their first album. |
| 13 | The Mars Volta
Runner-Up: Mastodon/The Matches tie. And Matchbook Romance/Motion City
Soundtrack honorable mention. M is a beast of a letter. |
| 14 | Nirvana
Runner-Up: No Doubt |
| 15 | Oh, Sleeper
Runner-Up: Outkast. Kind of a weak letter. |
| 16 | Protest the Hero
Runner-Up: Portugal. The Man. Solid Letter. |
| 17 | Queen
Runner-Up: Queens of the Stone Age. With only 5 bands in my iTunes to
choose from... |
| 18 | Radiohead
Runner-Up: Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 19 | Saosin
Runner-Up: Switchfoot. Probably the best letter after M. Tough picks. |
| 20 | Thrice
Runner-Up: Tool. Taking Back Sunday honorable mention. |
| 21 | Underoath
Runner-Up: The Used |
| 22 | Vampire Weekend
Runner-Up: Vanna |
| 23 | Wu-Tang Clan
Runner-Up: The White Stripes |
| 24 | Ummm...
Xiu Xiu is the only X band I have and I haven't gotten to them yet. So skip this
letter. |
| 25 | Yellowcard
Runner-Up: Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Almost as bad a selection as Q. |
| 26 | ZZ Top
Runner-Up: The Zombies. With only 4 bands to choose from...
Shoot I forgot #s.
Ok so for #s the winner is 10 Years, runner-up is 311.
Bear in my mind that all of this is just my opinion. Now lavish me with your
approval/derision/what have you. |
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