The position of the noun referring to all of the names in an inline list of names

I have two questions.

1) If we list names of the same category with a common noun showing the category, what is the correct position of that noun, at the end or beginning of the list? What sounds more natural for a native English speaker? Or are both acceptable and natural?

For example:

The bands Pink Floyd, Guns and Roses, Nirvana, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin have always been part of his life.

The teams Alpha, Doctor, and Chemist made it to the semifinals.
Or:

Pink Floyd, Guns and Roses, Nirvana, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin bands have always been part of his life.

Alpha, Doctor, and Chemist teams made it to the semifinals.

2) In case the second variant is correct and naturally composed, do those sentences need the definite article in the beginning of the sentence, that is, "The Alpha, Doctor, and Chemist teams made it to the semifinals"?