A- Z, Best music group/act/artist

[loose passive]

In your opinion who is the best music group/act/artist for each letter.

Example:
A- Air
B- Beatles
C- Coltrane
D- Doors
E- Eminem
F- Foo Fighters
G- Gorillaz
H- Hendrix
I- Ice Cube
J- Jay-Z
K- Kraftwerk
L- Led Zeppelin
M- Bob Marley
N- Nirvana
O- Outkast
P- Pink Floyd
Q- Queen
R- Rolling Stones / Radiohead
S- Snoop
T- Tool
U- UNKLE
V- Violent Femmes
W- White Stripes
X- ?
Y- ?
Z- ?
(list not final)


What is your list? Any X,Y, or Z nominees?

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

Y - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Z - Zwan

[DonkeyKongSr]

XTC? X-ecutioners? Xzibit?

[bballwiz]

A-Allman Brothers
B-Beatles
C-Chuck Berry
D-Doors
E-Eric Clapton
F-Frank Sinatra
G-Grand Funk Railroad
H-Hendrix
I-Iron Butterfly
J-James Brown
K-Kiss
L- Led Zeppelin
M- Michael Jackson (unfortunately)
N- Neil Young
O- OAR
P- Pink Floyd
Q- Queen
R- Rolling Stones
S- Sublime
T-The Red Hot Chilli Peppers (snuck them in)
U- U2
V- Van Halen
W- THe Who
X-??
Y- Yes
Z- ZZ Top

[starvs]

Pulled from my library. Wanted to keep it to one per artist, but couldn't leave out either Big L, Binary Star, MF DOOM, or Mobb Deep.

A - Aceyalone
B - Binary Star / Big L
C - Common
D - De La Soul
E - Edan
F – Fugees
G – Ghostface
H – Heltah Skeltah
I – Immortal Technique
J – Jay-Z
K – Kool Keith
L – Lauryn Hill
M – MF DOOM / Mobb Deep
N – Nas
O – Organized Konfusion
P – Pharcyde
Q – Quasimoto
R – Roots
S – Sean Price
T – Tribe Called Quest
U – Ugly Duckling
V – Vakill
W – Wu-Tang
X – Xzibit
Y – got nothing.
Z – Zion I

[Soul Daddy]

A - Arcade Fire
B - Beatles
C - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
D - Dr. Dre
E - Erasure
F - Fiery Furnaces
G - Gene
H - Hole
I - Interpol
J - Michael Jackson
K - Killers
L - Ted Leo
M - Modest Mouse
N - Neutral Milk Hotel
O - Oasis
P - Public Enemy
Q - Queen
R - Radiohead
S - Smiths
T - TV on the Radio
U - U2
V - Velvet Underground
W - White Stripes
X - Xavier Rudd
Y - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Z -

[youngmachetes]

A-ambulance ltd
B-blood brothers
C-cursive
D-death cab
E-editors
F-furtado, nelly
G-go! team
H-heavy heavy low low
I-interpol
J-jay-z
K-kanye
L-luda
M-modest mouse
N-neon blonde
O-outkast
P-prince
Q-q and not u
R-rapture
S-saves the day
T-tv on the radio
U-u2 (i guess)
V-virgin mega whore
W-wu-tang (though i prefer side projects/solo careers)
X-xiu xiu
Y-yeah yeah yeahs
Z-zip zip

ps i made the z band up

[Uglyowl]

Van Halen > Violent Femmes
Eagles>Eminem
U2>Unkle
AC/DC>Air
GNR>Gorillaz

[kidcolin]

X = X (actually I don't know a ton about them.. but it works.) XTC could be a solid choice.

Y = Yardbirds?

My whole list would take time that I don't feel like spending, but here's the notables:

C = Elvis Costello (or E, whatever)
D = Descendents
M = Misfits
T = Talking Heads

[catalyst]

Y - Yes
Z - ZZ Top

not much to choose from