Alphabet Beats #004: The Letter A is for....ApologetiX

Formed in Pennsylvania in 1992, ApologetiX have mastered the art of the Parody to the point that they have released 26 albums chock full of them!

Even Weird Al Yankovic likes 'em!

The Albums 

Thankfully on You Tube someone has put together a whole bunch of playlists of ApologetiX albums especially their 'Classics' Collections and this is a good way to experience a wide range of their ingenious music and so instead of actually listing all the albums, all the links here are for those 'ApologetiX Classics'.

ApologetiX Classics - Oldies.

 Includes Parodies of Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis Presley, Del Shannon, Beach Boys, The Beatles, Frank Vali and more.

ApologetiX Classics - The '60's.
Includes Parodies of Simon and Garfunkel, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, The Who, The Beatles, The Doors, CCR and more.

ApologetiX Classics - 70's Vol.1.

Includes Parodies of Boston, Queen, Joe Walsh, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Led Zepplin, ACDC and more.

ApologetiX Classics - 70's Vol.2.

 Includes Parodies of Grand Funk Railroad, The Cars, The Knack, Three Dog Night, Steve Miller Band, The Eagles, Aerosmith and more.

ApologetiX Classics - 80's.

Includes Parodies of  John Cougar Mellencamp, The Clash, Bon Jovi, Stray Cats, Whitesnake, Rush, Def Leppard and more.

 ApologetiX Classics - 90's.

 Includes Parodies of The Proclaimers, Nirvana, Garbage, Kid Rock, Bare Naked Ladies and more.

 ApologetiX Classics - 2000's.

 Includes Parodies of Eminem, Green Day, Fountains of Wayne, Puddle of Mudd, Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, The Killers and more.

 ApologetiX Classics - Party.

 Includes Parodies of B-52's, Village People, Bob Seger, KC and the Sunshine Band, Wild Cherry, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Ricky Martin and more.

 ApologetiX Classics - Lite.

 Includes Parodies of The Calling, The Fray, Maroon 5, Train, Five For Fighting, Don McLean, Matchbox 20 and more.

 ApologetiX Classics - Heavy.

 Includes Parodies of Ozzy Ozbourne, Meatllica, Guns 'n' Roses, Nirvana, Judas Priest, Foo Fighters and more.

My Top 20 

ApologetiX Parodies

20. The Sounds of Silas (The Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel).

19. Somebody Sold Me (Somebody Told Me - The Killers).

18. Judgement Gets Passed (Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones).

17. Baa We're Lambs (Barbara Ann - Beach Boys).

16. Look Yourself (Lose Yourself - Eminem).

15. The Spittle (The Middle - Jimmy Eat World).

14. I Want That Crown ( I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty).

13. Keep Your Ham To Yourself (Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites).

12. Parable Guy (American Pie - Don McLean).

11. We Will Walk Through/We're More Than Champions (We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions - Queen).

10. Born Again Child (Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf).

09. Two-Time Baby/Lord's House Blues (Love Me Two Times/Roadhouse Blues - The Doors).

08. Narrow Way To Heaven (Stairway To Heaven - Led Zepplin).

07. Walk On The Water (Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple).

06. Boulevard of Both Extremes (Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day).

05. All The Stalls Stink (All The Small Things - Blink 182).

04. Cheap Birds (Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd).

03. Every Crown Has Its Thorns (Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison).

02. Proving My Religion (Losing My Religion - REM).

01. Life Restored (Last Resort - Limp Bizkit).

For More Information on ApologetiX albums check out their store at their Official Website.