Guess the One-Word Band from the Song (1)

[D] Oasis | Noel Gallagher named this after George Harrison's film company, creating Britain's most overplayed yet beloved acoustic singalong.

[D] Weezer | Rivers Cuomo defended his nerdy look with this tribute, while Spike Jonze's Happy Days video launched alternative rock into mainstream consciousness.

[B] Tool | Maynard wrote this about a friend's artistic paralysis without substances, questioning whether pain fuels better creativity than comfort.

[B] Rush | Neil Peart's complex drumming required overdubbing because recording technology couldn't capture all his simultaneous percussion elements properly.

[C] Creed | Scott Stapp recorded vocals for this breakthrough single in just one take, launching their career from Florida dive bars to platinum status.

[B] Journey | Originally flopping in 1981, this anthem gained immortality through The Sopranos finale and countless karaoke nights worldwide.

[C] Cranberries | Dolores O’Riordan wrote this after IRA bombings, pushing the band’s gentle jangle-pop into heavy, distorted protest rock.

[D] America | Dewey Bunnell wrote this desert meditation in rainy England, accidentally creating what many mistook for Neil Young's voice.

[A] KISS | Paul Stanley wrote their party manifesto in a hotel bathtub, crafting rock's ultimate celebration of hedonistic excess and theatrical makeup.

[A] Aerosmith | That iconic bass line uses a talk box effect, while Steven Tyler's lyrics secretly targeted their former manager's romantic interference.

[A] Styx | Dennis DeYoung tricked rock fans with a gentle piano ballad that explodes into spaceship prog rock halfway through.

[B] Abba | Benny and Björn perfected this disco masterpiece by studying American dance floors, creating Sweden's greatest cultural export ever.

[C] Coldplay | Chris Martin almost threw away this urgent piano riff as a throwaway until bandmates convinced him it was pure magic.

[C] Jet | These Aussies borrowed Iggy Pop's drum beat so obviously that critics called it theft while audiences called it infectious.

[A] Muse | Matt Bellamy imagined lovers stranded in deep space, wrapping that idea in a pounding piano groove and beacon-like chorus.

[D] Soundgarden | Chris Cornell wrote this surreal masterpiece in fifteen minutes, inspired by a misheard news report about weather patterns.

[A] Boston | Tom Scholz spent six years perfecting this in his basement studio, creating rock's most pristine production using homemade equipment.

[D] Live | Ed Kowalczyk's spiritual awakening inspired these lyrics about finding inner peace, while the music video featured innovative stop-motion techniques for 1994.

[A] Toto | David Paich pieced this together from TV images and documentaries, pairing huge drums with one of rock’s stickiest choruses.

[C] Foreigner | Mick Jones deliberately crafted this as their sexiest song, using a metronome clicking throughout to create subliminal tension.