# Guess the band by the origin of its name. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 4, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502 "2011-03-04T18:17:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/161 "2011-03-10T15:19:02Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > 1. This band was supposedly named after the band members’ repeated responses to all the suggestions for a good name that were thrown into the discussion. Yes? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/162 "2011-03-10T15:25:21Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > 1. This band named itself after a particular dessert product but had to change it’s name when it was sued. Green Jello/ Green Jelly ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/163 "2011-03-10T15:34:06Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Green Jello/ Green Jelly Correct, I’ll give you the last one without the umlauts. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/164 "2011-03-10T19:14:19Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Green Jello/ Green Jelly > [@kidchameleon](#): > > Correct, I’ll give you the last one without the umlauts. 😉 Any truth to the assertion I heard that the umlaut over the y (ÿ) gave the y an “o” sound, so that despite the spelling change, it was still pronounced “Jello”? 82. This band, already the answer to another clue in this thread, originally named itself after a NBA player, but had to change names when they learned the player’s name was trademarked. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/165 "2011-03-10T20:21:28Z")
1. Pearl Jam was at one time called Mookie Blaylock. * * * 1. This band got its name from a grocery store often visited for snacks during recording sessions. 2. This band was named after a song on a Muddy Waters album. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/166 "2011-03-10T20:36:17Z")
> [@Fiddle\_Peghead](#): > > 1. This band was named after a song on a Muddy Waters album. Rolling Stones! ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/167 "2011-03-10T20:36:40Z")
1. Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/168 "2011-03-10T20:37:23Z")
> [@Fiddle\_Peghead](#): > > 1. Pearl Jam was at one time called Mookie Blaylock. Yes! ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/169 "2011-03-10T20:43:22Z")
1. The members of this country act, while still performing in bars and restaurant lounges, decided to shorten their name to its current form after too many instances of being mistaken for the dinner special rather than the entertainment. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/170 "2011-03-10T20:49:38Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Rolling Stones! And only 84 bands in! 1. And continuing the obvious, this band’s name was inspired by Buddy Holly’s Crickets. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/171 "2011-03-10T21:15:43Z")
1. Beatles ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/172 "2011-03-11T16:13:48Z")
1. Speaking of dessert, this English band is named after one. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/173 "2011-03-11T17:08:38Z")
> [@gregorio](#): > > 1. Speaking of dessert, this English band is named after one. Humble Pie? (guess) ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/174 "2011-03-11T20:08:12Z")
> [@gregorio](#): > > 1. Speaking of dessert, this English band is named after one. > [@kayaker](#): > > Humble Pie? (guess) Nope. An actual real dessert, not that I haven’t deserved humble pie before. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/175 "2011-03-11T20:08:32Z")
> [@Fiddle\_Peghead](#): > > 1. This band got its name from a grocery store often visited for snacks during recording sessions. Big Star? ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/176 "2011-03-11T22:04:24Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Big Star? Correct. 1. This band took its name from the military and commercial aviation radio voice acronym for “Will Comply.” 2. This “prehistoric” band had to add “Jr.” to its name because the original was already taken. ---
**Author:** ![President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/President_Johnny_Gentle)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/177 "2011-03-11T22:35:41Z")
> [@Fiddle\_Peghead](#): > > Correct. > > 1. This band took its name from the military and commercial aviation radio voice acronym for “Will Comply.” > > 2. This “prehistoric” band had to add “Jr.” to its name because the original was already taken. 1. Wilco 2. Dinosaur Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/178 "2011-03-11T22:38:01Z")
Yeah, **President** , I figured those would go pretty fast. ---
**Author:** ![President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/President_Johnny_Gentle)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/179 "2011-03-11T23:02:09Z")
Yes, well… 🙂 A relatively tough one, but one I’m amused by: 1. In trying to decide on a name, this band allegedly took psychedelic mushrooms. When they recovered from the trip, their notepad only had these words legible. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502/180 "2011-03-11T23:02:54Z")
Nickelback was named after the amount of change Mike Kroeger often gave when he worked at Starbucks. Here’s [one cite](http://www.kidzworld.com/article/1392-nickelback-biography). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-by-the-origin-of-its-name/573502.md?page=10)