Now I've done my ABC's (JAGUARDOG's A2Z W/O)

Jun 07 '05    Write an essay on this topic.


The Bottom Line Jaguardog's A2Z write off.

Being overwhelmed by spam I was about to delete by default any mail I had in my inbox that didn't look familiar to me. So there I was ticking away the unwanted messages when something at the corner of my caught my attention. It said "epinions" in the subject line. Interesting I though to myself, thinking that someone was trying to sell me something they I had no need for. Well I am glad that someone did try to sell me something, the idea for this excellent write-off that is. Jaguardog's first ever Write-Off was supposed to be fun. In fact it wasn't. It was excruciatingly difficult coming up with your favourite artists under each letter. This can be a downer for someone who likes to think that he knows a lot about music. Nevertheless, I dug in and came up with this Alphabetical list. Most are in my everyday repertoir but some I had to go hunting for in order to remind myself of times long past.

Without further adew, here is my A to Z list of artists:

A
AC/DC – Back in Black, Jailbreak
Arhangel – Uber Macedonischen
Apocalyptica – For Whom the Bell Tolls
Bryan Adams – Summer of '69
Anastacia – Sick and Tired

B
Bon Jovi – Wanted Dead or Alive
(The) Black Crows – Hard to Handle
Jimmy Barnes – Working Class Man
Beyonce – Crazy in Love

C
(The) Church – Under the Milky Way/Reptile
Cold Chisel – Khe Sanh
Crowded House – Hey Now
Chris Cornell – Can’t Change Me
Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car

D
Dream Theater – Metropolis + entire catalogue
Dave Matthews Band – The Dreaming Tree
Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms
Del Amitri – Stone Cold Sober
Terence Trent d’Arby – Holding on to You
Celine Dion – My Heart will go On

E
Europe – Carrie
Eagle Eye Cherry – Save Tonight
Enya – May it Be

F
Fate’s Warning – Outside Looking In
Foo Fighters – Times Like These
Aretha Franklin – Pink Cadillac

G
Guns and Roses – Welcome to the Jungle
Eddy Grant – I don’t Wanna Dance
Judy Garland – Somewhere over the Rainbow


H
Heart - Alone
Sammy Hagar – Can’t Drive 55
PJ Harvey - Seagulls


I
Insomnia – Jovana (hehehe my own band:))
Chris Isaac – Wicked Game
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn

J
Jet – Are Gonna Be My Girl
Mick Jagger – God Gave Me Everything
Norah Jones – Don’t Know Why

K
King’s X – Fool You (One of the most underrated rock bands in the history of the Universe)
Lenny Kravitz – Fields of Joy
Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get you Out of my Head

L
Led Zeppelin – Black Dog
John Lennon – Imagine
Avril Lavigne – Complicated
Cindy Lauper – Time after Time

M
Metallica – One, Battery
Mother Love Bone – This is Shangri-La
Van Morrison – Have I Told you Lately that I Love You
Alanis Morissette – Ironic
Loreena McKennit – She Moved Through the Fair

N
Napalm Death – (One of their songs, I don’t know which ‘cause they all sound alike)
Nek - Sei Solo Tu
Olivia Newton-John – Let’s Get Physical

O
(The) Offspring – Come Out and Play
Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares To You

P
Pink Floyd – Welcome to the Machine/Shine on you Crazy Diamond
Paradise Lost – Say Just Words
Prince – Sign o’ the Times
Laura Pausini – In Assenza Di Te

Q
Queensryche – Silent Lucidity
(No male artist on this letter)
Queen Latifa – (don’t know any songs from her)

R
Reef - Naked
Rage Against the Machine – Killing in the Name Of
Stevie Ray Vaughan – Couldn’t Stand the Weather
Bonnie Rait - My First Night Alone Without You


S
(The) Stereophonics – Maybe Tomorrow
(The) Scorpions – Still Loving You
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
Savatage – Dead Winter Dead
Joe Satriani – Why?
Sting – Fragile
Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl

T
The Tindersticks – Sometimes it Hurts
Tesla – Edison’s Medicine
Tone Loc – Funky Cole Madina
Shania Twain – Man I Feel Like a Woman

U
U2 – Elevation
Usher – Yeah, yeah (you know that aggravating song with the aggravating synth hook
(no female artist)

V
Van Halen – Drop Dead Legs/The Full Bug/5150
Steve Vai – For the Love of God
Sara Vaughan – If you could See me Now

W
Whitesnake – Fool for your Loving/Still of the Night
Robbie Williams – Angels
Dionne Warwick – That’s What Friends are For

X
I know there’s a band called XTC
No male artist
No female artist

Y
Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yanni – Keys to Imagination
Yoyo Ma – (I enjoy him play, don’t know any songs)
Yvonne - El Que Tiene Tienda Que la Atienda

Z
ZZ Top – Sleeping Bag
Frank Zappa – The Muffin Man
Catherine Zeta-Jones – All that Jazz


Alright, alright, I'll admit it. It was fun. I used to make lists when I was in my teens and this W/O just proved how entertaining it can be. However, I am sure I missed many artists that I love and adore but when you're making lists you're bound to lose a few on the way.

Thanks JD for hosting this wonderful W/O. May this be the first of numerous successful write-offs.

Cheers.

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