# Band of the Dead! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 18, 2009, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862 "2009-03-18T10:03:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/1 "2009-03-18T10:03:33Z")
[ul]**[li]The Rolling Bones[/li][li]Death Leppard [/li][li]Dead Zeppelin[/li][li]The Booh![/li][li]Kurt Cobrain[/li][li]Mummy Waters[/li][li]Howlin’ Werewolf[/li][li]Kill Collins**[/ul][/li] …who are your favourite dead/undead/horrific ensembles and artists? ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/2 "2009-03-18T10:29:02Z")
Talking Deads, duh. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/3 "2009-03-18T14:40:12Z")
The Chevra Kedisha. Okay, I need to explain that one a bit. The Chevra is a popular Jewish band. A chevra kedisha is a Jewish burial society. ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/4 "2009-03-18T14:40:37Z")
the (Un)dead kennedy’s ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/5 "2009-03-18T14:50:07Z")
The Allman Brothers Band Lynyrd Skynyrd (Yeah, I know what you mean and I love the concept, but I just had to toss these in for the joke.) ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/6 "2009-03-18T15:57:18Z")
Gerry Coffin ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/7 "2009-03-18T18:23:56Z")
Bad Braaaaaaaains ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/8 "2009-03-18T19:04:07Z")
The Dreadful Grate ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/9 "2009-03-18T21:54:14Z")
Unliving Colour The Zombies Deceased ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/10 "2009-03-18T22:58:55Z")
Tomb Petty and the Heart-Stakers ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/11 "2009-03-19T03:02:53Z")
The Allzombie Brothers Band Yeah, I got nothing. Great thread though! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/12 "2009-03-19T03:12:59Z")
The Doomie Brothers Dead (of _If_ fame) Emerson, Lake and Pallbearer The Rolling Headstones ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/13 "2009-03-20T10:11:16Z")
Some nice ones among those. Sorry for abandoning thread by the way, I thought I’d come up with some more later on, but just about the only thing I thought of so far is **Right Said Dead** … ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/14 "2009-03-20T13:40:34Z")
Simply dead ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/15 "2009-03-20T14:54:19Z")
I’m not very punny this morning, so I’ll just offer up a real band - Vampire Weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/16 "2009-03-20T14:58:55Z")
The Squashed Beatles The Doors-made-into-Coffins The Bee Gee Dee Ohh Aaa’s ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/17 "2009-03-20T16:11:47Z")
Dead Rot Chili Peppers! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-the-dead/489862/18 "2009-03-20T19:06:26Z")
Dead Dogs & Englishmen Plastic Oncoffin Band The Turning Blues Brothers