Here’s my banned list. Be careful of “The ____” bands, because when I sorted it through google they put those under “The” and not under their name. Check both areas when you are checking the list.
Banned List
A Tribe Called Quest
ABC
Ace of Base
Adele
Aerosmith
Al DiMeola
Alan Parsons Project
America
Angra
Animals as Leaders
Ayreon
Bach
Bad Company
Basia
Beastie Boys
Beethoven
Berlin
Bernstein
Billy Joel
Black Box
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Bob James
Boston
Brand X
Bread
C+C Music Factory
Carole King
Cheap Trick
Chicago
Chimp Spanner
Christopher Cross
CHVRCHES
Coldplay
Cream
Crosby Stills and Nash (and Young)
Dan Fogelberg
Daryl Stuermer
David Bowie
DC Talk
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Depeche Mode
Dirty Loops
Dream Theater
Duran Duran
Earth Wind and Fire
Electric Light Orchestra
Ellie Goulding
Elton John
Emerson Lake and Palmer
Enchant
Enya
Erasure
Eurythmics
Evanescence
Fleetwood Mac
Foo Fighters
Foreigner
Foster the People
Frost*
Genesis
Gentle Giant
Gordon Lightfoot
Hall & Oates
Handel
Heart
Huey Lewis & The News
Indigo Girls
IQ
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Starship
Jimi Hendrix
John Denver
John Petrucci
Journey
Kansas
Kendrick Lamar
Kraftwerk
La Bouche
Led Zeppelin
Liquid Tension Experiment
Lorde
M83
Madonna
Marillion
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Mozart
Mr. Mister
Neal Morse
New Order
Nickel Creek
Nirvana
NWA
OSI
OutKast
Pablo Cruise
Palestrina
Pat Metheny
Pet Shop Boys
Phil Collins
Pink Floyd
Porcupine Tree
Queen
Queensryche
Rainbow
Red Hot Chili Peppers
REO Speedwagon
Return to Forever
Rush
Saga
Scale the Summit
Scorpions
Scritti Politti
Seals and Crofts
Sia
Simple Minds
Simply Red
Snap!
Snarky Puppy
Sonata Arctica
St. Lucia
Starship
Steely Dan
Steve Miller Band
Steve Winwood
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Wonder
Sting
Supertramp
Styx
Symphony X
Talk Talk
Talking Heads
Tallis
Tears for Fears
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Carpenters
The Cars
The Doobie Brothers
The Doors
The Guess Who
The Human League
The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons)
The Outfield
The Pointer Sisters
The Police
The Real McCoy
The Who
Tori Amos
Toto
Transatlantic
Triumph
Vivaldi
Weather Report
Weezer
Wham!
Worlds
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yes
Zebra
Zedd
NOTE: There are a few obvious bands not on my banned list that really do not cater to my tastes. If you have seen my posts throughout DTF history and know my tastes, you know I’m not a fan of GnR, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, or similar mainstream hard rock. I have heard many songs from these bands, but since I’m not a fan at all just wanted to make note. Don’t let it sway you from sending artists in similar veins, but realize this may be a risk. Also realize there are many bands not on the banned list but I’ve heard but may have only heard 1-2 hit songs or albums and not anything else in their catalog. That makes them fair game, but realize I may reject your song, especially if it was a worldwide mainstream hit. Hopefully you’ll look at this list and judge whether that I would like them or not. I tried to be as thorough as possible; if anything I’m a little too thorough this time through. If I’ve heard (and really liked) at least 3 of their hit songs/albums, they are probably on here.
Banned during roulette (through round 5)
Afro Celt Sound System
Anathema
Arstidir
Axel Rudi Pell
Beyond the Bridge
Bic Runga
Bodies of Water
Camel
Casualties of Cool
Closure in Moscow
Coheed and Cambria
Colin James
Cursive
Damien Rice
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Weckl Band
David Maxim Micic
Death Cab For Cutie
Devin Townsend
Diablo Swing Orchestra
Dire Straits
Dredg
Echolyn
Fates Warning
Fire Inc.
Future of the Left
Gowan
Grayceon
Gunship
Guro von Germetten
HAIM
Haken
Iron Maiden
Jadis
John Butler Trio
Jon Lord
Joseph Magazine
Julia Holter
Kamelot
Khorikos
Lechuga
Leprous
Marco Sfogli
Michael Kiske
Myrath
Nightwish
Opeth
Pandora’s Box
Portishead
Redemption
Rhapsody
Savatage
Seventh Wonder
Shadow Gallery
Shooting Star
Shudder to Think
Sigur Ros
St. Vincent
Star One
Steven Wilson
Susanne Sundfor
Thank You Scientist
The Dear Hunter
The Gentle Storm
The Rembrandts
Theocracy
This Day And Age
Threshold
Tower of Power
Ulver
Voices from the Fuselage
Wishbone Ash
Woven Distortion
Yanni