Black has always been the color of the rebel. In the wild west, it was the cowboy in black that everyone feared, black cats are considered bad luck, black is the color of darkness, and indeed, death itself. Black is downright dangerous! Can you picture the grim reaper in a yellow hood and cape? Or Darth Vader in a magenta helmet? I didn't think so. Rock and roll has latched onto the color black for its many dark overtones. For this playlist I've selected 40 songs by 40 bands who all use the word "black" in their name. I will leave it up to you to decide what statement each is trying to make, but I know one thing for sure -- there are more bands that use the word "black" to describe themselves than any other color. So I thought it deserved its own playlist.
This list just scratches the surface, so please let me know which "black" rock bands I've missed. And remember, I'm looking for rock bands -- country, folk, hip-hop, jazz, bluegrass and all other non-rock genres deserve their own lists.
"Black" Rock Bands
1. War Pigs - Black Sabbath
2. Red Eyes And Tears - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
3. I Got Mine - The Black Keys
4. Rise Above - Black Flag
5. Jim Dandy - Black Oak Arkansas
6. Threshold Apprehension - Frank Black
7. Everything's Coming Up Roses - Black
8. I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You - Black Kids
9. Hard To Handle - The Black Crowes
10. I Need To Know - The Black Halos
11. Nothing From Nothing - The Black Hollies
12. Summer Of Love - Black Cab
13. Hernando's Hideaway - Black Albinos
14. Margin for Terror - Black Anvil
15. Eyes Of A Stranger - Black Art
16. Eternal Ocean - Black Atmosphere
17. House of Chains - Black Betty
18. Crazy Horse - Black Label Society
19. Mad Dog - Black Lips
20. Warriors Of Time - Black Tide
21. Buried By The Blues - Black Mountain
22. Terrible Canyons Of Static - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
23. A Light So Dim - The Black Heart Procession
24. Unsatisfied - Nine Black Alps
25. By Tomorrow - Black Tambourine
26. Girl Singing In The Wreckage - Black Box Recorder
27. Born On A Day The Sun Didn't Rise - Black Moth Super Rainbow
28. White Trash Millionaire - Black Stone Cherry
29. In Dying Days - As Blood Runs Black
30. And Stars, Ringed - Blue Sky Black Death
31. I Want It All, I Want It Now - Black 'N' Blue
32. In The Name Of The Father - Black Grape
33. Everything Went Black - The Black Dahlia Murder
34. The Gypsy - Black Widow
35. Backpedal - None More Black
36. Equiem, Kyrie - Virgin Black
37. Nefarian Triangle - Black Cobra
38. Visions of Gehenna - Black Pyramid
39. Prologue - Black Arrow
40. Wash It Away - Black Lab
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