# 'Acid' bands

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acid-bands/536778>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 20, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acid-bands/536778 "2010-04-20T18:19:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acid-bands/536778/1 "2010-04-20T18:19:26Z")

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‘Acid’ seemed popular in band names in the early-'80s. I remember:

Acid Casualties  
Thatcher On Acid  
Gaye Bykers On Acid.

Any others?

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**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acid-bands/536778/2 "2010-04-20T19:11:54Z")

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Scratch Acid, featuring David Yow, who went on the star in The Jesus Lizard.

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**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acid-bands/536778/3 "2010-04-20T19:15:51Z")

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Lords of Acid.

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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acid-bands/536778/4 "2010-04-20T19:30:54Z")

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[Acid](http://www.metalmaidens.com/acid.htm)

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**Author:** ![heathen\_earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acid-bands/536778/5 "2010-04-20T21:04:01Z")

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Late '80s, but Ministry and Cabaret Voltaire joined up for a side project called Acid Horse. They recorded one song.

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**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acid-bands/536778/6 "2010-04-20T21:27:12Z")

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[Acid Mothers Temple](Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O.)  
Hmmm… they’ve expanded their name from when I last heard of 'em

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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acid-bands/536778/7 "2010-04-20T21:48:39Z")

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> [@An\_Arky](#):
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> Scratch Acid, featuring David Yow, who went on the star in The Jesus Lizard.

Well heck, can some of you people hold up so the rest of us can get to the thread?

I still have one of their albums on vinyl…

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**Author:** ![Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blut_Aus_Nord)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acid-bands/536778/8 "2010-04-20T22:24:48Z")

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Acid Bath  
Acid Witch  
Acid King

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**Author:** ![akrako1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@akrako1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akrako1)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acid-bands/536778/9 "2010-04-20T23:41:28Z")

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> [@Chakra Nadmara](#):
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> Acid King

Not sure about the others by Acid King is very modern. If including past the '80’s, one need only mention:  
The Acid Mothers Temple