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Here's a game. Go to your record/CD shelf, or your iTunes library, etc. Organize everything in alphabetical order if it's not already.

I'll start it off. I'm going to pick at random, one artist. The game then is for everyone to reply with the next 5 artists that sit on their shelf after that artist. Physical shelves tend to be alphabetized by last name, whereas iTunes uses first name (unless you manually change the "sort artist"); for the purpose of this game, who cares, either way is fine. The only rule is you can't lie.

For example, say someone had picked the Byrds. I would reply with:

Cale Parks
Califone
The Call
Camera Obscura
Can

What the rules are after that I don't know. Maybe we could say after 10 people reply, then the next person is allowed to pick another artist at random and "reboot" the game? Let's see how it goes, and how many replies we actually get.

So yeah, I'm kicking it off - the artist is The Byrds.

Sounds like fun!

Camerata Rhenania and Eugen Duvier (Vivaldi)
Canned Heat
Cat Stevens
The Catbirds
Cecilia Bartoli; György Fischer: Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Mozart).

Todd Cerney
Chicago
China Crisis
Holly Cieri
Clannad

The Clash
The Classic Crime
Coheed and Cambria
Coldplay
Cream

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills & Nash
The Crows
The Crystals
Danny & the Juniors

Darian Sahanaja
Darkhorse Band
Das Racist
Dashboard Confessional
David Bowie
David Byrne
David Gray
David Grubbs
David Marks
David Ritchie Coalition

Stop right there. Never did. Never will.

The Cadillacs
Candi Staton
Candy and the Kisses
Canned Heat
Cannon's Jug Stompers

I enjoyed reading all the replies, thanks everyone. How about we start off another round? Next person to reply, pick a band.

Gary Lewis and the Playboys
Gary Numan
The Get Up Kids
Giant Drag
Gin Blossoms

Gary Usher
Gaslight Anthem
Gene Vincent
General Mindy
Gentle Soul

Gary Usher
Genesis
Giant Drag
Givers
Glen Campbell

I want to play!

Garbage
The Gaslight Anthem
Gene
Generation X
George Harrison

Gayle McCormick
Genesis
George Harrison
George Jones
George Michael

From My iPod:

The Gap Band
Garbage
The Garden Party
Garland Jeffreys
Garth McDermott

I've got to keep this going so I'll throw another band out there:

M as in Muse

Next to Gandalf:
Gang Gang Dance
Gang of Four (a favorite)
Gary B & The Notions (fantastic local Bawlmer band that I know)
Gary Glitter (because I don't go to American sports stadiums often enough so I need my fix)
Gary Numan (I see I share this with someone else - I need to get more!)

Next to Muse:
Music Go Music (forgot this existed, but was a nice disco-y stomper along the lines of the MGMT/Friendly Fires clones of 3-4 years ago)
The Muslims (now known as The Soft Pack - check out Soft Pack's cover of Spacemen 3's Walking With Jesus - raw, driving, journal entry for one of those life-happening moments that you glad you entered in your journal cos you don't think it ever happened)
My Bloody Valentine (one of my top 5 favorites in my whole collection!!!! Saw the 14-minute sonic boom jet plane suicide assault of "You Made Me Realise" twice back in 1991))
My Dear Disco (small Michigan-based outfit I met when opening for a friend's band who are amazing electro-glam-funk whatever you would call it, monstrous dance energy blast!)
My Morning Jacket (I often say to myself I should listen to these guys more)

Oh, and I have another request for this game, not a rule, but a request:
I encourage anyone: if you list an artist that may not be widely known or easily Wikipediable, just provide a little comment like I did above. Or any type of editorial comment you may want to make - would be fun to read!

Doesn't it drive you crazy?!? I bet you step on sidewalk cracks too.

So I see the Gaslight Anthem sits on multiple shelves. I've heard that name here there and everywhere... looked them up... they say they're heavily influenced by The Replacements... hmmm...

George Jones: my favorite voice of all time. Jimmie Dale Gilmore #2.

I have no Muse, but my next 5 are:

My Bloody Valentine
My Morning Jacket
My Pet Saddle
Natalie Merchant
Naughty by Nature

My Chemical Romance ('Desolation Row' from Bob Dylan's recent cover comp - LOVE this version)
Nada Surf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rGr5lWv6DQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rGr5lWv6DQ) - 'nuff said.)
Nancy Sinatra (Boots)
Narkotiki (Have NO idea where this came from. First time listening to it was just now trying to figure out what it was...it's like Indian electronic stuff, doesn't sound too good).
Nat King Cole (Christmas music - listening to it now....and now I'm depressed because I miss the holiday season)

The Music Machine
Mustangs
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Wilson
Nashville Teens

My Bloody Valentine
The Naked and Famous
The National
Negative Approach
Neil Finn

BTW, I definitely recommend checking out The Gaslight Anthem.  They're more of the Replacements meet Bruce Springsteen.  There new release "Handwritten" is absolutely amazing.

new game circle - The The, an UK band. It's gnarly!! :woot

Therapy?
Thrice
Thrills
Thursday
Tiger Army

Oops, started out with the wrong letter the first time...

The Troggs
The Turtles
Two Door Cinema Club (Irish indie band)
The Tymes (R&B, Doo Wop)
The Undisputed Truth (Early '70s Motown)

Thee Fair Ohs
Thee Oh Sees
Thelonius Monkl
The Thermals
Third Eye Foundation

The Treasures
The Tremeloes
The Troggs
The Turtles
The Twang

tweaker
Two Tonne Bowlers
Ty Segall
Tyler, the Creator
Type O Negative

this small selection probably the least indicative of my musical taste anything could possibly be.

Ian Campbell Folk Group

The Idle Race

Ike & Tina Turner

Inspiral Carpets

International Submarine Band

My modest pop CD collection admits to just two entries under I:

100%Isis----Reformation
Isle of Wonder: Music For The Opening Ceremony Of The London 2012 Olympic Games

Followed by:
The Jesus and Mary Chain----Psychocandy 
Robert Johnson----King of the Delta Blues Singers
Kasabian----Kasabian