# Band name **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528 "2013-12-31T00:53:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/41 "2013-12-31T15:35:45Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Name the band after a famous diaster. Plenty to pick from, and it fits right in to the musical genre. ObamaCare Rollout! [/intentionally awful political humor] ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/42 "2013-12-31T15:39:15Z")
Some serious advice: Pretty much every fucking band name has been taken. As you think of names, immediately do a Google search before you get attached to it. You wouldn’t believe the ridiculous names we came up with that were already taken. For example [Next To Nothing](http://next2nothing.org/) :smack: ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/43 "2013-12-31T15:45:28Z")
If I ever have a band, we’re going to call ourselves _Benevolent Alien_. However, since the only musical instrument i can play is a stereo, I don’t think I’ll be in a rock band in this lifetime. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/44 "2013-12-31T15:52:01Z")
Back in college we wanted to name our bowling team “Bob Dole on Drugs” but the stupid people wouldn’t let us. So you can use that. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/45 "2013-12-31T17:53:34Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > **Grave Mistake**. > **Gräve Mistake.** > **Grave Mistäke.** > **Gräve Mistäke.** Surely that should be **Gràve Mìstàkè**. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/46 "2013-12-31T17:55:03Z")
My Pärents are Göing to Kïll Me 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/47 "2013-12-31T18:19:30Z")
**S** acrifice **Y** our **D** ream Then you can always refer to your band as SYD. And also a good reason not to name yourselves Sacrifice The Dream ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/48 "2013-12-31T18:41:18Z")
Having a dark, death metal-ly sounding name is not the way to go. Can you really take a band seriously that’s called “Eviscerated Vivisection Bloody Doom Skulls!!!” You should go with an ironically cute name. Like “The Fancy Ponies” or “Cuddle Bunnies” or “Duran Duran”. Wait, that last one might be taken already. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/49 "2013-12-31T19:48:00Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Name the band after a famous diaster. Plenty to pick from, and it fits right in to the musical genre. > [@NoClueBoy](#): > > You mean like Miley Cyrus? You sort of beat me to it. Lately I’ve been thinking “Miley Cyrus’ Tongue” would make a great band name, and that’s what I came in here to post. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/50 "2013-12-31T19:52:48Z")
Moses Tattoo ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/51 "2013-12-31T21:21:56Z")
Swine Flu ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/52 "2013-12-31T21:36:35Z")
Umläüt ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/53 "2013-12-31T23:54:35Z")
I’m gonna second something along the lines of **Candyland**. Something of that type will make you stand out on a bill filled with bands named \_\_\_\_\_\_ Corpse. And if you can’t make that type of name come across ominous after seeing you play, then who cares what you’re named? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/54 "2014-01-01T00:17:15Z")
Putrefaction. ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/55 "2014-01-01T07:52:13Z")
Thë Ün̈n̈ëcëssäry Ümläüts ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/56 "2014-01-01T19:44:57Z")
Kölöstömy ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/57 "2014-01-04T12:22:11Z")
Molarcrunch Weaselbeat Dengue Horse Amorphous Torque Fleshstorm ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/58 "2014-01-04T12:29:13Z")
Bone Damage Destroy the Fist Bloodfire Plasma Cannon Meat Rattle ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/59 "2014-01-04T13:07:45Z")
Hey - Amorphous Torque, Bloodfire, and Plasma Cannon would’ve actually sounded cool to my teenage metal ears. Nice. ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528/60 "2014-01-04T13:16:33Z")
Thanks, hombre 🙂 I too have done the dreaded (for reals) band name search, and I found the way to a good name is to start with something a bit ridiculous, and when anabsurd name takes your fancy, refine it a little. There are other successful approaches, I’m sure. Just chuckin’ it out there 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name/677528.md?page=4)