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?

[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

[myxomatosized]

A- andre bird
B- blind melon
C- cream
D- decemberists
E- elliot smith
F- fairport convention
G- greg weeks
H- hendrix
I- the impossible shapes
J- jefferson airplane
K- king krimson
L- lerche, sondre
M- miles davis
N- neutral milk hotel
O- olivia tremor control
P- pink floyd
Q- queen
R- radiohead
S- sufjan stevens
T- ten years after
U- the unicorns
V- velvet underground
W- white stripes
X- ?
Y- yo la tengo
Z- the zombies

[XXXNoahXXX]

I'll just do my personal current favorite/most listened of my itunes alphabetically

A- Atmosphere
B- Beatles
C- Clipse
D- Del the Funky Homosapien
E- Eric B. & Rakim
F-Fort Minor
G- Game
H- Hot Hot Heat
I- Immortal Technique
J- Jurassic 5
K- Killers
L- Lil Wayne
M- Mars Volta
N- Nas
O- Outkast
P- Papoose
Q- Queens of the Stone Age
R- Red Hot Chili Peppers
S- System of a Down
T- Taking Back Sunday
U- The Used
V- Velvet Revolver
W- Warren Zevon
X- X-ecutioners
Y- Ying Yang Twins
Z- Zelda Soundtracks

[RainDog]

Example:
A- Alice Cooper
B- Bob Dylan (see Ozzy for Sabbath)
C- Captain Beefheart
D- David Bowie/Doors (tough)
E- Elvis Costello
F- Frank Zappa
G- GG Allin
H- Screamin' Jay Hawkins
I- Iggy Pop
J- Johnny Cash
K- Killing Joke
L- Leonard Cohen
M- Misfits
N- Nick Cave
O- Ozzy Ozbourne ie. Sabbath
P- The Pogues
Q- Queers
R- Robert Johnson
S- Slayer
T- Tom Waits
U- The Undead, UK Subs? (I'm at a loss and U2 is a bore)
V- Venom
W- The Who
X- X-Cops
Y- Yard Birds
Z- Zepplin, as in Led

rough...but, meh...

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

Some letters are tough to decide. S, for instance is a mile long on my iPod. For letters where I have more than one, if you must have one, take the first one I listed, but the rest deserve mention at least (not necessarily in the order listed). Here's my first cut:

A - Aerosmith / A Perfect Circle / AC/DC / Audioslave / Arcade Fire
B - Blur / Beck
C - Coheed & Cambria
D - Death Cab For Cutie / The Decemberists
E - Eminem (by default)
F - Foo Fighters / John Fogerty
G - Guns N Roses / Gorillaz
H - Jimi Hendrix
I - Interpol
J - Jay-Z (by default)
K - Korn
L - Led Zeppelin
M - The Mars Volta / Modest Mouse
N - Nirvana / Nine Inch Nails
O - The Offspring
P - Pearl Jam
Q - Queens of the Stone Age
R - Radiohead / RATM / RHCP
S - Smashing Pumpkins / Sonic Youth / Spoon / The Shins / STP / Bob Seger
T - Tool
U - U2
V - The Von Bondies
W - Wolfmother / Weezer / The White Stripes
X - X-Ecutioners (by default - who else?)
Y - Thom Yorke / Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Z - Zwan


Billy Corgan and Thom Yorke made my list twice, and deservedly so.