So you think you know yuor music trivia? (And you do! )
Some bands (old and not so old) have often been called by their initials, either as their name or as a shortened way to refer to them.
How many can you give the real names to without looking them up?

AFI
R.E.M.
UB40
CSN
CSN&Y
CSI:NY
OMD
OMC
ELO
CTA (Also what did they change it to?)
ELP (EL&P)
PGE (PG&E)
STP
G'n'R
NIN
Reverse: Where does the singer's name Eminem come from? (Sooo easy...)

ELO was the Electric Light Orchestra

UB40 was UB40 A UB40 was the document you got when you were out of work or lost your job in Britain. It showed you were entitled to Unemployment Benefit.

G 'n' R must be Guns (a)n(d) Roses, a band , I think, headed by a Norwegian. BTW (not a band. I mean 'by the way') whatever happened to A- ha?

CSN and Y must be Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

[Here's one for oldsters: DDDBM and T ]

CTA was Chicago Transit Authority... who dropped the last two words.

Eminem I believe is from M&M = Marshall Mathers

Emerson Lake & Palmer & Nine Inch Nails are the others that I know automatically. Oh yeah... Stone Temple Pilots is STP.

I'm done now

AFI=> A Fire Inside
OMD=> Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

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Originally posted by FredPuli:
[Here's one for oldsters: DDDBM and T ]

Did you mean Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich? I'm not sure how I feel about knowing this, considering your comment.

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BTW whatever happened to A- ha?

Still around: a-ha

(G and S did quite well for themselves, too. )

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Originally posted by dg:

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Originally posted by FredPuli:
[Here's one for oldsters: DDDBM and T ]

Did you mean Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich? I'm not sure how I feel about knowing this, considering your comment.

I did. They had their first hit in 1965. Definitely before my time. Must be. I can't remember 1965.

Guns 'n' Roses led by a Norwegian [see above]? Er no. Turns out that Axl Rose is from Indiana and Axl is his assumed name

I had to verify it in a book, but, R.E.M. appears to stand for the obvious, Rapid Eye Movement, according to author Jim Greer it was chosen from the dictionary.

Great jobs! All are right so far!

Yes, G'n'R is Guns 'n' Roses, but I didn't think Axl Rose was Norwegian. (On the other hand, I don't know what he is! )
Fred, I remember DDDBM and T (I do have a long memory, don't I?), but was too lazy to look up the initials. Thanks for adding them!

BTW CSI:NY (Crime Scene Investigation: New York) was just thrown in to see if you were paying attention!

So we have left:
CSN (Come on, if you got CSN&Y... OK, try CS&N))
OMC (One hit, but I liked it. )
PGE (PG&E) (Had at least one hit, same name as a big company)
All should be on the Internet initially.

CSN => Crosby, Still & Nash
OMC => Otara Millionaires Club
PG&E=> Pacific Gas & Electric

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Originally posted by Texan-In-Exile:
OMC (One hit, but I liked it. )

I have had that CD since it came out and never once had the curiosity to see what that stood for. How bizarre.

Mozart - good job!
Good job, all!

And Dawg -

And, btw , there is a BTW band! It's a college band that plays football and sports fixtures and seems to be based in Indiana. Not quite what we had in mind