The Top Ten Well Known & Beloved Fictional Bands In Nerd Culture

I heard the barbershops be in great debates all the time/Bout who’s the best band, The Stones, Zeppelin or Generation O?! The music writers of the world will endlessly debate the greatest bands of all time. Bands such as The Beatles, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Queen, and Nirvana will always be included in these discussions but sadly other bands will be overlooked just because, technically, they aren’t “real” bands. So, to give these often overlooked, yet widely beloved, bands some recognition, here is my top 10 list of terrific bands who keep it nerdy. 10) Fat Albert & The Junkyard Gang

Members: “Fat” Albert Jackson (vocals, bagpipe-accordion, strings), “Mushmouth” (bass), “Dumb” Donald (trombone), William “Bill” Cosby (drums), Russell Cosby (xylophone), “Weird” Harold (harp), Rudolph “Rudy” Davis (banjo, guitar), Bucky (organ) If we can separate the man from his work here for a second, the Cosby created Fat Albert & The Junkyard Gang really weren’t going to let a thing like poverty stop them from getting these hits off. There’s something to be said for making studio quality music on instruments cobbled together from garbage, but the Junkyard Gang did it and spent over a decade using Herbie Hancock inspired tracks to instill kids with positive messages.

9) School of Rock

Members: Dewey Finn (lead singer, guitar), Zack “Zack-Attack” Mooneyham (lead guitar), Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones (drums), Katie “Posh Spice” (bass),  Lawrence “Mr. Cool” (keyboards), Tomika “Turkey S…