# Band Name Synonym Game!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 26, 2001, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607 "2001-05-26T18:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pink\_kitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pink\_kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pink_kitten)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/1 "2001-05-26T18:49:02Z")
Here are the rules: Create a phrase that is a synonym for the name of any popular band. Here is an example… # The Simians The Monkees I’ll start off with a synonym; after you guess, add your own Ferrous Virgin ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/2 "2001-05-26T18:52:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pink kitten \* > Ferrous Virgin Iron Maiden. In the same vein: Muffled Mahem ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/3 "2001-05-26T18:53:05Z")
Ferrous Virgin = Iron Butterfly Indigo Sojourner? Ginger ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/4 "2001-05-26T18:54:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > Indigo Sojourner? Blues Traveller How about an easier one: Multiple Canine Evening ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/5 "2001-05-26T18:55:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > **Indigo Sojourner?** ## Blues Traveler. The Remedy ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/6 "2001-05-26T18:55:16Z")
Quiet Riot! And how about the great Canadian band “Hurry”? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/7 "2001-05-26T18:56:45Z")
I’ve turned into a posting pig. The Cure. The non-mainstream religious group? Ginger ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/8 "2001-05-26T18:57:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \* > \*\*Multiple Canine Evening \*\* Ha ha! Three Dog Night… * * * Azure Mollusk Sect ---
**Author:** ![HalberMensch242](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@HalberMensch242](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HalberMensch242)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/9 "2001-05-26T18:58:17Z")
How About…Fast Fashion? ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/10 "2001-05-26T18:59:26Z")
3 dog Night The Cure Rush How 'bout “The Appreciative Defunct” ---
**Author:** ![pink\_kitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pink\_kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pink_kitten)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/11 "2001-05-26T19:01:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > **The non-mainstream religious group?** The Cult Sadistic Vamps ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/12 "2001-05-26T19:01:06Z")
Azure Mollusk Sect = Blue Oyster Cult ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/13 "2001-05-26T19:02:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by August West \* > How 'bout “The Appreciative Defunct” [edit out 20 minute guitar solo] The Grateful Dead ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/14 "2001-05-26T19:03:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HalberMensch242 \* > **How About…Fast Fashion?** Depeche Mode * * * Un-fezzed males? ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/15 "2001-05-26T19:04:42Z")
The Appreciative Defunct = The Grateful Dead How about The Insects ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/16 "2001-05-26T19:06:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monstre \* > \*\* > Un-fezzed males? \*\* Men Without Hats ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/17 "2001-05-26T19:06:53Z")
The Insects = The Beatles Here’s two new ones since I forgot to add one last time: Easy Intellects Bisexual ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/18 "2001-05-26T19:08:14Z")
The Beatles! Charles Monroe Dense Airship Anger Directed Towards The Automation ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/19 "2001-05-26T19:10:36Z")
Anger Directed Towards The Automation = Rage Against the Machine And… Plasma Perspiration and Drops ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/20 "2001-05-26T19:12:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lucky Charms \* > Dense Airship > Anger Directed Towards The Automation Led Zeppelin Rage Against the Machine [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607.md?page=2)