Color Code: Band Name Edition

[A] Blue | Their symbol of hook and cross became rock's mysterious logo while "Don't Fear the Reaper" taught cowbell's true power in 1976.

[A] Red | Anthony Kiedis once lived under a bridge that inspired their breakthrough ballad, proving even rock stars know homelessness and redemption.

[B] Green | Their album "Dookie" sold 10 million copies despite its bathroom humor title, making punk mainstream for suburban teenagers everywhere.

[C] Black | Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson feuded constantly yet created "She Talks to Angels," proving sibling rivalry can produce beautiful music.

[A] White | Jack insisted on using only red, white, and black in everything: album covers, instruments, stage clothes, creating rock's strictest color code.

[D] Pink | "The Dark Side of the Moon" stayed on Billboard charts for 736 weeks straight, basically living there through the entire 1970s.

[B] Maroon | They added the number 5 because another band already had "Maroon," though nobody remembers who that first Maroon was anymore.

[C] Gold | Ska's third wave peaked when these Orange County teenagers turned James Bond references into brass section party anthems for MTV generation.

[D] Black | Before Fergie brought "My Humps," they rapped conscious hip hop about social issues, completely switching their musical personality for pop stardom.

[B] Black | Tony Iommi lost fingertip ends in a factory accident, creating heavier guitar sounds with homemade thimbles that accidentally invented doom metal.

[A] Silver | Teen depression became grunge gold when "Tomorrow" topped charts, though frontman Daniel Johns later explored everything from orchestral to electronic music.

[C] White | Hair metal reached peak excess when their ballad "When the Children Cry" somehow mixed power chords with saving the world messages.

[D] Blue | John Popper wore a vest filled with harmonicas like ammunition, literally armed with blues harps for any musical key emergency.

[A] White | "Hey There Delilah" earned Grammy nominations despite using just two chords, proving simplicity beats complexity when you're serenading someone 1,000 miles away.

[C] White | Rob's younger brother Spider One fronts Powerman 5000, making industrial metal weirdly a family business for the Cummings brothers.

[B] Indigo | They refused a major label deal requiring them to hide their sexuality, choosing independence over closets in country music's conservative landscape.

[D] Deep Blue | One perfect pop song about Audrey Hepburn movies funded their entire career, the definition of a glorious one hit wonder.

[A] Purple | Ritchie Blackmore's guitar literally caught fire during "Smoke on the Water" recordings, adding unplanned authenticity to rock's most famous riff.

[B] White | Tawny Kitaen's car hood dancing in their videos became so iconic that Jaguar sales actually increased during those MTV years.

[D] White | Scottish musicians who couldn't read music created instrumental funk so infectious that hip hop producers still sample it fifty years later.

[C] White | Pyrotechnics at their Rhode Island show killed 100 people in 2003, forever changing how venues approach concert safety regulations nationwide.

[A] Red | Mick Hucknall's nickname "Red" came from his ginger hair, making their band name essentially "Simply Mick" when you think about it.

[B] Pink | China Forbes sings fluently in 15 languages, bringing Parisian café culture to American venues without anyone needing a passport.

[D] Black | Zakk's signature bullseye guitars and Viking beard made him metal's most recognizable axeman, basically becoming heavy music's visual trademark.

[C] Yellow | Adding violin to pop punk seemed ridiculous until "Ocean Avenue" proved strings and power chords create unexpected magic for summer soundtracks.