It was a running joke back in my metal days… “Incubus? Incubus is AWESOME.”
Back to the topic, Bedouin Soundclash. There is nothing either Bedouin, nor Soundclash that I have yet to hear from them whatsoever.
ETA: A better name would have been “Waitingroom Sleepaids.”
Sorry for double post… AND w/o reading the whole thread! (Oh! The Humanity… {gotta leave in literally 2 mins.})
The Tony Danza TapDance Extravaganza, and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum both have names that are UNDERSTATEMENTS, to say the very least.
You might be thinking of King Diamond. They are one of those (kickass) Satanistic heavy metal bands.
Oh, Big Country.
From Scotland. 
So many of you guys are mentioning names of bands I like and listened to in the past week or so.
Pop in a Manchester Orchestra CD, and you might expect some sort of British classical group. But you’ll get an indie rock band from Georgia.
Or King Missile.
Morphine - I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had that have included, “I’m really not into metal,” when I’ve recommended Morphine.
They were a three piece (bass, sax, drums) alt rock band with some jazzy hooks.
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When I first heard the name Morphine I assumed they were a punk band. Then I realized I had heard “Buena” on the college radio station but I didn’t know it was by Morphine. One of my favorite bands. Mark Sandman is on the list of artists that sadly died much too early.
The band “Texas” was also Scottish.
Boards of Canada is also Scottish.
Alabama 3 is from England.
Their name doesn’t reference a specific place, but “Rednex” is from Sweden.
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead
Sounds like a death metal band, but they are actually alt-rock.
Well, I find that several current Swedish pop artists sound more genuinely “country” than most of the acts coming out of Nashvile.
Which reminds me, the music from Aussie band Dead Can Dance is neither death metal nor all that easy to dance to.
That’s a perfect example!
To give an instance of a group that is *exactly *what it says on the tin: Afro Celt Sound System.
The name came from the Monty Python “Rock Notes” sketch:
It seems to have been one of those names that they decided on for a laugh, later thought better of, and discovered it was too late to change.
As is Asia. (Asia’s singer/bassist John Wetton was previously in the more truthfully named U.K.)
The Birthday Party were named after the dark & menacing Harold Pinter play of that name, not a child’s celebration. Which makes a lot more sense.
Commander Cody & The Lost Planet Airmen played Western Swing, which is indeed a sub-category of Country & Western. In fact, I think I’m right in saying that’s where the “Western” comes from.
My own addition would be Rocket From The Crypt. That’s a straight-up rockabilly band’s name to me, but that’s not what they play.