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Can you name the band from its initials?

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NOTE: Granted, almost any band can be listed by their initials, this quiz is looking for bands who commonly go by initials as well as their normal name.
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Acronym	Band
BNL
RHCP
CCR
DMB
BEP
STP
GNR
NIN
RATM
QOTSA
ICP
NKOTB

Acronym	Band
CSN(Y)
ELO
BTO
FYC
BBD
DC5
OAR
BOC
TSO
MC5
OMD
AWB
POTUSA

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	Disclaimer:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 21:44 GMT	0 points
	No KMFDM?

	treblat:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 21:45 GMT	22 points
	Good quiz, but was hoping for TMBG...

	pdu:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 21:45 GMT	-2 points
	I got 5, knew another 2. Never heard of the rest ...

	Tchaikovsky08:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 21:46 GMT	15 points
	I didn't even know O.A.R. stood for anything :-/

	rockgolf:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 21:47 GMT	2 points
	Thanks for adding the alternate on OMD. I'd be hard pressed to choose between the two. "Souvenir" or "If You Wanna Get To Heaven"...

	jzev:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 21:48 GMT	34 points
	how could i miss BTO, there greatest hit was TCB. That's how we talked in the '70s, we didn't have a moment to lose.

	Jai:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 21:53 GMT	2 points
	knew OMD was spelled differently, but for the life of me couldn't get it right

	tobinw:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 21:53 GMT	-1 points
	OAR on a Sporcle quiz!!! My day is now complete.

	Reder:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 21:53 GMT	2 points
	No CKY?

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	jaymc:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 21:56 GMT	15 points
	I'm not thrilled about O.A.R. and MC5 being included, since the initials in those cases are in fact the official name of the band. On all of the other ones, the initials are more or less nicknames (even if the bands themselves used them). But you'd be out of luck if you went to a record store and tried to find "Motor City 5" near "Motorhead."

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	rockgolf:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:04 GMT	12 points
	@mr. Negative: Sorry, you're S.O.L.

	voljtw:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:13 GMT	-2 points
	Fewer people know that the MC in MC5 means motor city than got trans Siberian Orchestra or Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark? That surprises me...I of course have heard of the bands but I didn't know people actually knew them by their initials and I missed them...closest i know to TSO is DSO (Dark Star Orchestra) or TSOL (True Sounds of Liberty).

Acronym	Band
BNL
RHCP
CCR
DMB
BEP
STP
GNR
NIN
RATM
QOTSA
ICP
NKOTB

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	bwilliekerr:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:16 GMT	8 points
	Boards of Canada should definitely count for BOC.

	orzechowskid:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:18 GMT	9 points
	anyone else recognize a band name but then tried to save yourself typing time by just entering the acronym? :(

	Peabody:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:20 GMT	-1 points
	EWF? ELP?

	mennoknight:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:22 GMT	-1 points
	what in the blue hell is an Of A Revolution?

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	teapot37:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:28 GMT	6 points
	@Julie: The band abbreviates it BNL.

	indiekid:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:29 GMT	-3 points
	Band initials eh? often to be found grafitied onto a schoolchild's pencil case or schoolbag.

	bampote:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:33 GMT	11 points
	@bwilliekerr I agree that Boards of Canada should count for BOC - this is used by fans a lot.

	superineficaz:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:34 GMT	10 points
	oh, sporcle music quizzes: 24 bands and the only woman in the mix is fergie.

	Cuthbert_Twilley:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:40 GMT	16 points
	No NWA?

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	Kitnaz:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:46 GMT	-2 points
	@bean: few people would know what it stood for though - Alternating Current / Direct Current. I got RATM, NIN, BOC and (was suprised to see) OMD - really should have got GNR... Wouldn't have got the rest though.

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	SowCrates:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:49 GMT	11 points
	Is Fine Young Cannibals really a band that is cool enough or that you'd save time by using it's initials? "who does this song?" "FYC." "Who is FYC?" "Fine Young Cannibals." "Who are the Fine Young Cannibals?" "This is their only notable song." "Oh, cool."

	maniacalclown:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 22:52 GMT	6 points
	I was both disappointed at the lack of bonus answers and excited at the prospect of a sequel quiz.

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	GrooGruxKing:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 23:06 GMT	-1 points
	Based on the range of music here, you should be happy with a mediocre score if you've never heard of the rest of the bands.

	Plussios:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 23:11 GMT	-3 points
	NWA, ELP.

	pbysr:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 23:11 GMT	-4 points
	The band's name is MC5 not "Motor City 5." Replace that answer with A Tribe Called Quest (ATCQ).

	yoda69:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 23:12 GMT	30 points
	The term "band" is applied loosely here to insane clown posse.

	drone:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 23:16 GMT	9 points
	No, really, NWA is the kind of band this quiz is made for. If you're too scared to make the n-word part of an answer, NWA should at least be the logo.

	karinaedge:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 23:35 GMT	2 points
	wow. i really should have gotten more than i did. =(

	ianbob:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 23:45 GMT	-3 points
	GTG, TTYL BFF.