# Bands whose middle name is "the" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 7, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660 "2017-07-07T00:26:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/21 "2017-07-07T04:17:19Z")
Junior mod ruling (;)): no “X and the Ys” in this thread. That’s a different grammatical construct. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/22 "2017-07-07T04:25:08Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > [Pantheon](https://www.facebook.com/PantheonMetal/)? Anathema Heathen I Mother Earth The Gathering 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/23 "2017-07-07T04:51:26Z")
[The The](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_The) (hey, if “A the B C” and “A B the C” count, then so does this…). ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/24 "2017-07-07T05:44:19Z")
The standard metalcore band name seems to be “X the Y” or “X of the Y” or possibly “In X Y”. > [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > Del tha Funky Homosassa > Chico the man Did you have a stroke? Don’t forget to use (tents fingers Dr. Evil style) [both sides of the brain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Both_Sides_of_the_Brain) when you type. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/25 "2017-07-07T06:43:43Z")
Crack the Sky ---
**Author:** ![Marci\_Al](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Marci\_Al](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marci_Al)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/26 "2017-07-07T07:38:28Z")
I’m guessing the OP is not as numerous as those whose middle words are ‘and the.’ ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/27 "2017-07-07T09:58:40Z")
There’s DJ _Kill The Noise_ who has a few movie credits. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/28 "2017-07-07T10:25:17Z")
Days of the New ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/29 "2017-07-07T10:51:34Z")
[Ookla the Mok](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ookla_the_Mok_(band)) ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/30 "2017-07-07T10:54:48Z")
All the Brightness All the Colours Amos the Transparent Avion the One Bleed the Dream Call the Doctor Controlling the Famous Cradle the Fall Echoes the Fall Flee the Seen Follow the Train Hallelujah the Hills Man The Mighty Reinventing the Wheel Release The Sunbird ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/31 "2017-07-07T11:10:47Z")
[Bomb the Bass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb_the_Bass) ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/32 "2017-07-07T11:57:51Z")
One Foot in the Grave ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/33 "2017-07-07T12:56:43Z")
> [@journeyman\_southpaw](#): > > Fight the Bear [QUOTE=Troutman] Minus the Bear [/QUOTE] Hmm, how about the band Joe Jackson was in before he formed his own band: **Edward Bear** (there was a Canadian band with the same name, so JJ’s band changed its name). You know - The “proper” name of Winnie the Pooh. I’ll leave now 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/34 "2017-07-07T15:21:38Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Hmm, how about the band Joe Jackson was in before he formed his own band: **Edward Bear** (there was a Canadian band with the same name, so JJ’s band changed its name). > > You know - The “proper” name of Winnie the Pooh. > > I’ll leave now 😉 But Winnie’s name was Winnie-_Ther_-Pooh. Ask Christopher Robin. ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/35 "2017-07-07T15:39:16Z")
Saves the Day ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/36 "2017-07-07T17:04:53Z")
Babe the Blue Ox. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/37 "2017-07-07T17:11:43Z")
Jukebox the Ghost > **[Jukebox the Ghost](http://www.jukeboxtheghost.com/)** > > Jukebox the Ghost is an American three-piece power pop band from the Washington, D.C. Metro Area. The band consists of Ben Thornewill (Piano, Vocals), Tommy Siegel (Guitar, Vocals) and Jesse Kristin (Drums). The band has been active since 2006. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/38 "2017-07-07T18:06:08Z")
Run The Jewels ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/39 "2017-07-07T18:09:30Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Run The Jewels Nice. ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660/40 "2017-07-07T18:47:58Z")
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