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10-06-2001, 04:11 PM
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Around here, we're always pointing out turns of phrase that would make good band names. How about if we go in the other direction? A lot of bands have straightforward names (like The Dave Matthews Band) or simple, boring ones (like Garbage).
What bands have names that actually deserve to be band names? That are clever and witty and insightful and stuff. 
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10-06-2001, 05:28 PM
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Talking Heads
Switchblade Symphony Black Tape for a Blue Girl Panacea Butthole Surfers Virgin 2.0 And One Steely Dan Now I am not claiming these bands are good, just that I think they have cool names. Some of them are good though. Erek
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#3
10-06-2001, 08:20 PM
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There used to be a Dundee band called Free Beer.
Their name on a poster always guaranteed a good turnout at the gig!
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10-06-2001, 08:28 PM
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The king of the heap has to be Camper Van Beethoven, IMHO.
Also... The Magnetic Fields Califone Ladybug Transistor Lucksmiths Red House Painters Trembling Blue Stars The Softies Music these days is astonishingly good, ya know?
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10-06-2001, 09:33 PM
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10-07-2001, 06:30 AM
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Looking through my collection, some band names I like -
Cocteau Twins This Mortail Coil Sneaker Pimps Hooverphonic Throwing Muses Aztec Camera (although technically, it's just one person) Fairground Attraction Eddi Reader & The Patron Saints of Imperfection Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds The Tindersticks Cowboy Junkies 10,000 Maniacs And a word in for a few local boys - Lilac Saints Ben Harrison & the Electric Penguins The Oddfellows Concave Scream Serene's Closet
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10-07-2001, 08:21 AM
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The "Beatles" was a clever pun.
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10-07-2001, 11:39 AM
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Crash Test Dummies
Blue Oyster Cult New Riders of the Purple Sage Hot Tuna Quicksilver Messenger Service
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10-07-2001, 01:49 PM
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Me First and the Gimme-Gimmes
Ivory Library Toad the Wet Sprocket They Might Be Giants Dead Can Dance Burnt Toast and Jam Soul Coughing Meat Puppets Corrosion of Conformity Talking to Animals The Jesus and Mary Chain The Soup Dragons Sonic Youth Killdozer Fuzzdolly Fish Karma
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10-07-2001, 03:28 PM
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The The
Butthole Surfers The Dead Kennedys John Cougar Concentration Camp REO Speed-dealer Blind Venetians My personal favorite requires a bit of a set up. They were originally called "The Friends of Dean Martin" and released one album under that name, IIRC. Of course, someone associated with Dean Martin sued, and they had to change their name. Most bands, when forced to change their name, try to keep it as close to the original as they can. Hence, "The Friends of Dean Martin" became... The Friends of Dean Martinez
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10-07-2001, 06:02 PM
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Reaching way, way back...
The Mothers of Invention Souxsie and the Banshees Missing Persons The Cramps Rockpile Divinyls X And perhaps the greatest band name of all time: Half Man Half Biscuit
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10-07-2001, 06:59 PM
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10-07-2001, 08:59 PM
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Well, you can't beat the Japanese for good band names. Their infatuation with Engrish provides endless entertainment. From the Engrish site:
Three Michelle Gun Elephant Sound Masturbation Bathtub Shitters Flying Testicle Goddamn Motherfuck Shitass Bitches Some more from another site: The Infinite Radical Freaks Colored Ricemen Congenital Haemmhoroids Defiance of Shit Bastards
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10-07-2001, 09:11 PM
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There is a band around these parts called The Special Guests, but the The is often left off, so you see posters like this:
Tonight! Our Lady Peace with Special Guests And until you show up, you have no idea whether it's THE Special Guests, or if the promoters just didn't know who they were getting when they booked the concert. How did OLP get thier name, anyways?
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#21
10-08-2001, 12:49 AM
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The Amazing Stroopwafels...
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10-08-2001, 01:16 AM
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Atom and His Package (a synthesizer)
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals Placebo (if you ever hear their music, you'll understand...) Man...or Astro-Man? Jas Mathus and his Knockdown Society Squirrel Nut Zippers Propagandhi
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10-08-2001, 01:46 AM
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Back on topic, some cool names I've seen are J.C. Superska Fun Lovin' Criminals Toxic Field Mice Mephiskaphalies (sp?) Voodoo Glowskulls Genitorturers
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10-08-2001, 01:52 AM
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Porno For Pyros
Anyone else think its strange that there are bands named Boy Starts Fire and Boy Hits Car? Eerily similar... One of Dave Barry's trademarks is the line "(some ridiculous previous statement), which would make an excellent name for a rock band." And, from Dave Barry Does Japan, another Japanese band: King Fucker Chicken
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#25
10-08-2001, 02:23 AM
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I always liked "Seven Year Bitch".
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10-08-2001, 08:48 AM
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A local band out of New Mexico:
Rage Against Martin Sheen
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10-08-2001, 09:05 AM
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Chuck E. Weiss and the Goddamn Liars
Buster Hyman and the Penetrators Murder, Inc. The Winona Riders Gomez (I don't know...it makes me snicker) Science for Kids
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10-08-2001, 09:13 AM
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Badly Drawn Boy
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult Alien Sex Fiend Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters (that's just funny)
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10-08-2001, 10:07 AM
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My favorite was a band from Minn. called Bald Headed Bitches Throwing Fishes at Witches
Even though Bboy and 23skidoo took my favorites, I managed to think of a few more: The Flaming Lips The Dismemberment Plan Diesel vs. Steam Snail Racing Allscars The Diarrhea of Anne Frank Total Passover - The only jewish rock band I can think of Bloodthirsty Butchers ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead Godspeed, You Black Emporer! Fragile Porcelin Mice Cop Shoot Cop
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10-08-2001, 04:30 PM
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Speaking of band names--
...can someone please explain to me what "System of a Down" means? Or if it means nothing, tell me that? I'm usually pretty good at ferreting out the meanings of band names, but that one has me stumped.
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10-08-2001, 04:53 PM
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10-08-2001, 05:43 PM
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10-08-2001, 06:03 PM
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10-08-2001, 06:29 PM
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nonoyesno
cat rapes dog bomb disneyland (untill Disney sued them,their new name was bomb everything) superpunk anti-pop consortium a small good thing dinosaur jr handsome boy modelling school spacetime continuum the amalgation of soundz a forest mighty black wedding present
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#42
10-08-2001, 08:52 PM
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the rheostatics
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#46
10-09-2001, 12:07 AM
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Hmmmmmmm...
The Grateful Dead? Sounds pretty cool to me  Leftover Salmon The String Cheese Incedent (Four guys named) Moe. Social Distortion Free Beer and Chicken Them Some guys with stuff
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10-09-2001, 12:13 AM
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ElwoodCuse I think it's Boysetsfire.
other names I think are cool are: The Dillinger Escape Plan Do Make Say Think Camera Obscura The (international) Noise Conspiracy Drowningman Reggie and The Full Effect The Weakerthans Poison The Well Shai Hulud
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10-09-2001, 09:00 AM
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Does no one remember the atrocious:
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (featuring Lydia Lunch)? http://pages.ripco.net/~nailhead/teenage.html
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