Each phrase clues the name of a band who later became famous under a new name. The last word in the band's new name fits into the blanks next to the clues.
| Clue | Old Band Name | New Band Name |
|---|---|---|
| Charlize Theron Movie | Mighty Joe Young | (Stone Temple) piloTs |
| The Googols | The High Numbers | (The) wHo |
| About 16, for Oxygen | Atomic Mass | (Def) lEppard |
| Cat and Mouse | Tom and Jerry | (Simon and) Garfunkel |
| The Whirlwinds | The Tornadoes | (Golden) eaRring |
| Courageous Sash | Brave Belt | (Bachman-Turner) Overdrive |
| Sovereign | Majesty | (Dream) theaTer |
| The Fresh Lawn Sparrows | The New Yardbirds | (Led) zEppelin |
| Soil | Earth | (Black) Sabbath |
| Gridlock | Traffic Jam | (The Status) Quo |
| The Sorcerors | The Warlocks | (Velvet) Underground |
| The Sorcerors | The Warlocks/td> | (The Grateful) dEad |
| Medical Gown and the Hardin Pseudonyms | Johnny and the Moondogs | (The) Beatles |
| The iMac and iBook | The Apples | (The) walLflowers |
| Guard for the Warriors | Mookie Blaylock | (Pearl) jAm |
| The Transfer | The Move | (Electric Light) orChestra |
| The Blackbirds | The Ravens | (The) kinKs |
| Saccharine Kids | Sweet Children | (Green) Day |
| Portion of Happiness | Joy Division | (New) Order |
| The Bunch of Cows | The Herd | (Buffalo) springfieLd |
| Immense | Mammoth | (Van) haLen |
| The Inspiration Proportion | The One Percent | (Lynyrd) Skynyrd |
The starred letters read, in order, THE GROTESQUE BLACK DOLLS. "Grotesque black doll" is the dictionary definition for "golliwog," and The Golliwogs later changed their name to "Credence Clearwater Revival." The answer is REVIVAL.