Rocker Babies Learn Their ABCs

Because the basics are so fundamental and important, I’ve been contemplating an alphabet book for the children of the born-to-rock baby-boomer generation. I’ve got the text worked out below. Now all I need is a graphic designer, a copyright expert, and a publisher.

Should be as simple as ABC.

A is for . . .

AC/DC, Aerosmith, and Alice in Chains;

Amon Amarth, Alter Bridge, and All That Remains

B is for . . .

Black Sabbath, Boston, and the Beatles;

Bon Jovi, Breaking Benjamin, and Baroness

Black Tide, Black Spiders, and Black Sunshine;

Black Water Rising, Black Veil Brides, and Black Stone Cherry;

Black Label Society, Black Country Communion, and the Black Crowes

C is for . . .

Cream, Creed, and Cinderella;

Coldspell, Cold, and Chickenfoot

D is for . . .

Deep Purple, Def Leppard, and Daughtry;

Dream Theater, Dragonforce, and Disturbed

E is for . . .

Evanesence, Everclear, and Evergrey;

Eden’s Curse, Europe, and Extreme

F is for . . .

Foreigner, Fleetwood Mac, and Frampton;

Framing Hanley, Fall Out Boy, and Foo Fighters

Firebird, Fireflight, Firehouse, Firewind, and FireWölfe

G is for . . .

Guns ‘n’ Roses, Great White, and Gotthard;

Good Charlotte, Goo Goo Dolls, and Gus G

H is for . . .

Hammerfall, Hendrix, and Hardline;

Houston, House of Lords, and Halford

I is for . . .

Iron Maiden, Impelliterri, Incubus, Iommi, and Insomnium

J is for . . .

Judas Priest, Jag Panzer, and Joan Jett;

Jay Jesse Johnson, Journey, and John 5

K is for . . .

Kid Rock, Kiss, and Killswitch Engage;

Kamelot, Khymera, and the Kinks

L is for . . .

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Loverboy, and Linkin Park;

Lacuna Coil, Lynch Mob, and the Letter Black

M is for . . .

Metallica, Megadeth, and Manowar;

Motörhead, Mastodon, and Mr. Big

N is for . . .

Nickelback, Nightwish, and Nirvana;

Night Ranger, Nelson, and Nevermore

O is for . . .

Ozzy Osbourne, Opeth, and Orianthi

P is for . . .

Poison, Pantera, and Pearl Jam;

Periphery, Petrucci, and Paul Gilbert

Q is for . . .

Queensrÿche, Queen, and Quiet Riot

R is for . . .

Rainbow, Rush, and Randy Rhoads;

Rhapsody, Redemption, and the Rolling Stones

Red Fang, Red Goodbye, and Red Line Chemistry;

Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

S is for . . .

Satriani, Saxon, and the Scorpions;

Soundgarden, Stryper, and Slash

T is for . . .

Thin Lizzy, Tesla, and Tokyo Blade;

Trivium, TNT, and Taddy Porter

U is for . . .

Uriah Heep, U.F.O., Unruly Child, U2, and Unearth

V is for . . .

Van Halen, Velvet Revolver, and Volbeat;

Van Zant, Vai, and Victory

W is for . . .

Whitesnake, Warrant, and Weezer;

Wolfmother, Winger, and the Who

X is for . . .

Xandria, Xorigin, and Symphony X

Y is for . . .

Yngwie Malmsteen, Yellowcard, and Yes

Z is for . . .

Zeppelin, Zakk Wylde, and ZZ Top