A II Z were a heavy metal band founded in 1979 in Manchester, England by guitarist Gary Owens. The original lineup consisted of David Owens (vocals), Gary Owens (guitar), Cam Campbell (bass), Karl Reti (drums). For a short time they were one of the forerunners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. They disabanded in 1982.
Manchester's A II Z (named after street-finder atlases) were the beneficiaries of fortuitous timing, being formed by brothers Dave (vocals) and Gary Owens (guitar), Cam Campbell (bass), and Karl Reti (drums), just in time (late 1979) to be swept up by the initial, deafening hubbub surrounding the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Immediately signed by major label Polydor, the group, whose style bore resemblances to Motörhead, Sweet Savage and Weapon, recorded their 1980 debut album named The Witch of Berkeley, live at a hometown gig (actually the hall of Hazel Grove High School), then were sent out on the road in support of Girlschool and Black Sabbath. Neither of these experiences aided record sales, however, and following releases for Polydor 1981's "No Fun After Midnight" EP and "I'm the One Who Loves You", were dropped. Internal dissension had also taken root by this time and the Owens had in fact dispensed with their original rhythm section to work with new bassist Tony Backhouse and drummer Simon Wright (future AC/DC) on that final single. But the quartet's new and more commercial AOR direction failed to bear fruit and by the middle of 1982, A II Z dissolved. Guitarist Gary Owens joined the similarly ill-fated NWOBHM band; Tytan.
A2, A02, A002, A², A.II or A-2 may refer to:
[Midget Verse 1]
I get it all the time
Just gotta stay on my grind
Keep my mind right
Front to the back of the timeline
Give my fans my time
What's poppin' slime
Hate the dot on the line
Jump like the frog in the road
My time off but on overload
You know I be killin' it
I be on gorilla s--t
Eat beats like cheese steaks
I be on that Philly s--t
[Midget Hook x2]
You on the guest list
You on the hit list
I'm the biggest
You know I'm Midget
[Midget Verse 2]
A to Z, ABC
Check 1, 2, 3
A to D, crash test dumb-E
Stop pause...
They try to play me though
I'm tryna get my song on the radio
The fans got crazier, infered lasers
They turn blue like the lakers
And when they rap they skip a beat like pacers
They write Crayola
But they cry Layotion
[Midget Hook x2]
You on the guest list
You on the hit list
I'm the biggest
You know I'm Midget
[Midget Verse 3]
A to Z
A & E
Spit S.P.E
ESPN
I'm goin' in
I'm throwin' dice like I roll it
Shofur, but now I'm shofuring it
You talk to me you better learn from it
Accur from it
I'm in, but I'm out
[Midget Hook x2]
You on the guest list
You on the hit list
I'm the biggest