Every Moment Has A Song

Love ’em or hate ’em, we can all agree no one dumbs it down like the boys from down under.

It may have been Elvis Costello who said, essentially, rock music is stamping your feet and shouting something four times. If so, these guys have perfected the formula.

Makes it “classic” for some, unlistenable for others. I’ll forego weighing in, except to say I think I could have collected plenty more examples, but I would have had to listen to more of their music–and that was a dealbreaker for me.

Editor’s note: It is possible to find “Best-Of” compilations and later-period albums in which some of these bands’ names include “the”–such as the Bangles’ 2003 comeback album Doll Revolution.

Nevertheless, the above bands (and maybe others you can name) originally chose to forego the definite article officially.

Of course, this category doesn’t include bands like Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin–just those who are referred to with the “the” conversationally, but not on their official album art.

Feel free to add to our list in the comments!