Favorite Artist for each Letter.

[KevShmev]

T None (how is that possible?)

It's not. You can surely do better than that.

I did it quickly, literally nothing starting with T came to mind. And granted I am very tired, but still nothing does.

Sounds like you need to clear the same hurdle I recently did and give it up for the greatness of Taylor Swift.   (I am being serious)

[jingle.boy]

Some nice lists up there.  I wonder if (other than Darkshade) Q will be occupied by anyone other than Queen/sryche?

Just going by my iTunes Library - with Honorable Mentions (ie, 1b) where necessary

Ayreon (Avantasia)
Bruce Springsteen
Circus Maximus (Cloudscape)
Dream Theater
Evergrey
Frost* (Flaming Row)
Genesis
Harem Scarem
Iron Maiden
Journey
Kamelot
Led Zeppelin
Mystery
Nightwish
Ozzy Osbourne
Pink Floyd
Queensryche
Rush
Symphony-X (Spock's Beard)
Threshold (Triumph)
The Unity
Vanden Plas
Winger (W.A.S.P.)
Xandria
Yes
ZZ Top

[Cool Chris]

T None (how is that possible?)

It's not. You can surely do better than that.

I did it quickly, literally nothing starting with T came to mind. And granted I am very tired, but still nothing does.

Sounds like you need to clear the same hurdle I recently did and give it up for the greatness of Taylor Swift.   (I am being serious)

She would fall under S though, not T

[The Letter M]

T None (how is that possible?)

It's not. You can surely do better than that.

I did it quickly, literally nothing starting with T came to mind. And granted I am very tired, but still nothing does.

Sounds like you need to clear the same hurdle I recently did and give it up for the greatness of Taylor Swift.   (I am being serious)

She would fall under S though, not T

Except under the OP's rules for this thread, she would fall under T, not S.

Very simple really - What is you favorite artist for each letter of the alphabet?
No runners up, no honorable mentions - just one per letter.

'The' Bands are classed as the first letter of the word after 'The'.   Solo artist are classed by the first letter of their first name.

I noticed some folks weren't reading that part anyway, so you aren't the only one.

-Marc.

[soupytwist]

Except under the OP's rules for this thread, she would fall under T, not S.

I'm not going to invoke the wrath of the forum Gods to throw their ban hammer on those who don't follow my rules 

However quite why anyone would pick Taylor Swift as their 'T' representative in a world where Tori Amos already exists as a much better piano playing female singer songwriting popstar with a folky lilt

[MirrorMask]

....without considering that hardly anyone on this forum seems to listen to Therion, sooner or later I'll have to make a topic about them dammit!

[Cool Chris]

Ha! At least I wasn't the only one!

I'm that case, I have two changes:

B becomes Bruce Dickinson
J becomes James LaBrie

Happily T remains Tarja Turunen.

[Elite]

Okay, let's go.

Agent Fresco
Beatles
Cardiacs
Dream Theater
(Duke) Ellington
(The) Fall of Troy
Gojira
Haken
I _____
John Coltrane
Kamasi Washington
Leprous
Mr. Bungle / The Mars Volta
Ne Obliviscaris
Opeth
Porcupine Tree
Queen
Radiohead
Steven Wilson
Talking Heads / Transatlantic
Ulver
VOLA
Wilderun
X _____
Y _____
Z _____

[pg1067]

T None (how is that possible?)

It's not. You can surely do better than that.

I did it quickly, literally nothing starting with T came to mind. And granted I am very tired, but still nothing does.

Triumph?


I was surprised I couldn't come up with a "C" artist.  I looked at others' lists, and most have artists I've never heard of for "C."  I guess I could have thrown in Celine Dion or CS&N, but I only really like a couple songs for each, so....

[romdrums]

I'll play:

A Art Blakey
B Bjork
C Caligula's Horse
D Dream Theater
E ELP
F Frost*
G Genesis
H Haken
I IQ
J Jean-Luc Ponty
K Karnivool
L Leprous
M Meshuggah
N Nine Inch Nails
O Ocean Collective
P Porcupine Tree
Q Queensryche
R Rush
S Steven Wilson
T Textures
U Ulver
V VOLA
W we.own.the.sky
X I got nothin' here
Y Yes
Z I got nothin' here as well
# 65daysofstatic

[Architeuthis]

AC/DC
Boston
Chicago
Dream Theater
Eagles
Foreigner
Genesis
Halestorm
Iron Maiden
Journey
Kansas
Led Zepplin
Metallica
Nightwish
Opeth
Pink Floyd
Queensryche
Rush
Symphony X
Triumph
UFO
Van Halen
White Lion
Xandria
Yes
Zebra

[Nachtmerrie]

Alcest
Baroness
Cult of Luna
Dream Theater
Evergrey
Fates Warning
Gojira
Haken
Iron Maiden
John Petrucci
Katatonia
Leprous
Manic Street Preachers
Ne Obliviscaris
Ocean, the
Plini
Queen
Redemption
Swallow the Sun
TesseracT
U2
VOLA
White Ward
Xeno
Y-
Zeal & Ardor

Dat ABC combo 

Great list but you lost me at U2 

I´m pretty happy with my ABC too!

Would you prefer UB40 or Ulcerate to replace U2 
U2's first albums (from Boy to Achtung Baby) are pretty hard to beat.

[KevShmev]

However quite why anyone would pick Taylor Swift as their 'T' representative in a world where Tori Amos already exists as a much better piano playing female singer songwriting popstar with a folky lilt

I will take Taylor over Tori, but despite my new fandom, there is no chance in hell I would take Taylor over Transatlantic, Tears for Fears, Tom Petty or Triumph.  I can also give much love to Talking Heads and Tommy Shaw (solo) as well. See, 't' is a great letter!!

[Dave_Manchester]

Arena
The Beatles
Children of Bodom
Dire Straits
Eric Johnson
Fleetwood Mac
Genesis
Harmonium
Iron Maiden
Jethro Tull
Kate Bush
Led Zeppelin
Mark Knopfler
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Oasis
Pink Floyd
Queen
Roger Waters (solo career)
Stephen Paul Smith (known professionally as 'Elliott Smith'. I'm cheating a bit to allow me to get Eric Johnson in there)
Tool
Ulver
V (nothing)
The Who
X (nothing)
Yes
Z (nothing)

[HOF]

Alright, finally have a chance to sit down and work this out.

Alice in Chains
Big Big Train
Camel (this was a tough letter! Crowded House, Counting Crows, Collective Soul, Chroma Key, The Clientele)
Dream Theater
Enchant
The Flower Kings (close over Fernando Perdomo)
Genesis
Huey Lewis & The News (it was this or Hootie and the Blowfish!)
Isildur's Bane (got pretty much nothing else for this letter)
Journey
Kip Winger (edging King's X and King Crimson) ​
Liquid Tension Experiment
Marillion
Neil Finn (a lot of solo artists in the running for N oddly)
OSI (surprisingly little that I like for O)
Peter Gabriel (sorry Phil Collins, love you too!)
Queensryche
Rush
Spock's Beard (a lot of good S artists)
Talk Talk (Just edging out Tears for Fears, Transatlantic, and Toad the Wet Sprocket - a lot of good T's too)
U2
Van Halen
The Winery Dogs (thought I was gonna say Winger didn't you?)
XTC
Yes
Zwan

[Squa7ch2112]

Let's see what I can do...

Ayreon
Between the Buried and Me
Circus Maximus
Dream Theater

Frost
Gojira
Haken

John Petrucci
Killswitch Engage
Liquid Tension Experiment
Marco Sfogli

Opeth
Pagan's Mind
Queensryche
Rush
Scar Symmetry
TesseracT

Van Halen


Yes

[gazinwales]

Amorphis
Black Sabbath
Catherine Wheel
Dark Tranquillity
Equilibrium
Finntroll
Gammy Ray
Hughes, Glenn
Iommi, Tony
Judas Prtiest
Kalmah
Leaves' eyes
Moonsorrow
Nightwish
Oldfield, Mike
Paradise Lost
Queensryche
Rhapsody (of Fire)
Stratovarius
Toto
U
Vintersorg
Wintersun
X
Yes (Rabin era)
Zero Hour

[twosuitsluke]

Alcest
Baroness
Cult of Luna
Dream Theater
Evergrey
Fates Warning
Gojira
Haken
Iron Maiden
John Petrucci
Katatonia
Leprous
Manic Street Preachers
Ne Obliviscaris
Ocean, the
Plini
Queen
Redemption
Swallow the Sun
TesseracT
U2
VOLA
White Ward
Xeno
Y-
Zeal & Ardor

Dat ABC combo 

Great list but you lost me at U2 

I´m pretty happy with my ABC too!

Would you prefer UB40 or Ulcerate to replace U2 
U2's first albums (from Boy to Achtung Baby) are pretty hard to beat.

Nah just ribbing you.

But personally I would prefer anyone over U2. I'd go with Ulver or Ulcerate though 

[coz]

Alice in Chains
The Beatles
Coheed and Cambria
Dream Theater
Elton John
Foo Fighters
Genesis
Harold Faltermeyer
Iron Maiden
John Williams
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Nirvana
Opeth
Primus
Queen
Rush
Spock's Beard
Trivium
U2
Van Halen
"Weird Al" Yankovic
XTC
Yes
ZZ Top

Wow, some of those were tough decisions!

[The Curious Orange]

Now I struggled to decide between my favourite band of the moment, who I might not like in 5 years time, and classic perennials that I've always loved. When in doubt, I chose the latter, which means that this list makes me look like an old 70s dinosaur, when really I'm not.


Alan Parsons Project
Big Big Train
Cellar Darling
Dream Theater
Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Grateful Dead
Heart
Iron Maiden
Jefferson Airplane
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Marillion
Nightwish
Opeth
Pink Floyd
Queen
Rush
Springsteen, Bruce
The Tea Party (this is a surprisingly difficult letter)
U2 (not really a fan, but very little better starting with U)
Vega, Suzanne
The Who
XTC
Yes
Zappa, Frank

[WildRanger]

Apart from Dream Theater Rush and Iron Maiden are the most mentioned bands in this thread.
Another thread that confirms these two bands are most beloved on this board (after DT). 

[Elite]

Another thread that confirms these two bands are most beloved on this board (after DT). 

... among the few people who actually filled in this thing. These forums have a lot more members.

[twosuitsluke]

Another thread that confirms these two bands are most beloved on this board (after DT). 

... among the few people who actually filled in this thing. These forums have a lot more members.

This.

Plus it is not conclusive evidence of anything as the results are skewed. Granted Iron Maiden are a really popular band, but arguably the letter I doesn't have as much choice, compared to other letters.

Basically the only two bands that were in the running for Q were Queen and Queensryche. Does that make those bands two of the most BELOVED bands on DTF? No, just means it was slim pickings and most went with those two bands. I picked Queen but if I ranked my all time favourite bands they wouldn't make the top 100. They wouldn't even come close.

[Elite]

Statistics are difficult.

[WildRanger]

Basically the only two bands that were in the running for Q were Queen and Queensryche. Does that make those bands two of the most BELOVED bands on DTF?

Not sure about Queen, but I noticed Queensryche is a big deal on DTF (because a lot of members are into them). You can see Official Queensryche thread reached the 134th page.

It's hard to deny that Rush and Iron Maiden are two most beloved bands (after DT) though. Many threads and versus polls show that.

[Elite]

Coronavirus is more popular than Queensryche.

[twosuitsluke]

Basically the only two bands that were in the running for Q were Queen and Queensryche. Does that make those bands two of the most BELOVED bands on DTF?

Not sure about Queen, but I noticed Queensryche is a big deal on DTF (because a lot of members are into them). You can see Official Queensryche thread reached the 134th page.

It's hard to deny that Rush and Iron Maiden are two most beloved bands (after DT) though. Many threads and versus polls show that.

Well you can't just disregard the stats when they don't line up with what you think to be true. Queen got more votes than most bands so therefore, from henceforth, they will now be heralded as one of the most BELOVED bands on DTF. Either you put all your faith in the stats or you don't, which is it?

[Podaar]

Alice in Chains
Blue Oyster Cult
Corrosion of Conformity
Dream Theater
Elton John
Frank Zappa
Gentle Giant
Heart
Iron Maiden
Joe Bonamassa
Kansas
Led Zeppelin
Mastodon
Ne Obliviscaris
Opeth
Pink Floyd
Queen
Rush
Soundgarden
Tool
UFO
Van Halen
Wilderun
X (got nothing for this letter)
Yes
ZZ Top

[pg1067]

Apart from Dream Theater Rush and Iron Maiden are the most mentioned bands in this thread.

Does it not occur to you to count before posting stuff like this?

As of the time you posted this, Rush had been included in 21 lists.  Iron Maiden was included in 15.  Yes was included in 18.  All three were subsequently included in one list, so the relative rankings remain unchanged.

Of course, as someone else noted, there aren't a lot of "I" choices (nor are there a ton of "Y" choices), so the proliferation of Iron Maiden mentions hardly confirms anything.

[TheCountOfNYC]

For artists going by their actual name, I went with their last name as the starting letter. For those bands that start with “the” I didn’t count that word. I also set a rule for myself that I have to like more than five songs by an artist for them to count, otherwise some bands/artists would make the cut just because they’re the only one I’ve heard that begins with that letter.

A-Avenged Sevenfold
B-Beatles, The
C-Carey, Mariah
D-Dream Theater
E-Eilish, Billie
F-Flying Colors
G-Guns N’ Roses
H-Haken
I-Iron Maiden
J-Judas Priest
K-
L-Led Zeppelin
M-Metallica
N-Nirvana
O-Offspring, The
P-Pantera
Q-Queen
R-Rush
S-Sum 41
T-Tool
U-
V-Van Halen
W-Winery Dogs, The
X-
Y-Yankovic, Weird Al
Z-

[The Letter M]

For artists going by their actual name, I went with their last name as the starting letter. For those bands that start with “the” I didn’t count that word. I also set a rule for myself that I have to like more than five songs by an artist for them to count, otherwise some bands/artists would make the cut just because they’re the only one I’ve heard that begins with that letter.

I mean, if we're gonna make up our own rules for this instead of following the OP's rules, I can make a whole other list! 

-Marc.

[Kotowboy]

I don't think I could even name 26 bands I like

[Peter Mc]

Axel Rudi Pell
Bon Jovi
Circus Maximus
Dream Theater
Europe
Faith No More
Guns N’ Roses
Haken
Iron Maiden
Joe Satriani
Kula Shaker
Liquid Tension Experiment
Mark Knopfler
Neal Morse(Band)
Opeth
Porcupine Tree
Queensryche
Richie Sambora
Steven Wilson
Tool
Unleash The Archers
Van Halen
Whitesnake
X ?
Yngwie Malmsteen
ZZ Top

Not at my house at the moment so am having to go off what’s on my phone and from memory.  I feel like I would have better answers for some of these if I was looking at my cd shelves.

[LudwigVan]

Zebra

Oh good one! Forgot about this band. I might have to switch my choice from Zero Hour to Zebra.

[Ruba]

Animal Alpha
Bruce Dickinson
Circa Survive
The Dresden Dolls
Eppu Normaali
Filter
Glassjaw
Hell
Iron Maiden
Jinjer
Kyuss
Leprous
Ministry
Nine Inch Nails
OSI
A Perfect Circle
Queensr˙che
Rush
Sepultura
Tool
Ulver
Velcra
Watchtower
XTC (not familiar with them at all, but options are pretty few and far between)
The Young Gods
Zen Café