What should my band name be?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I have been corresponding with my new college roomie, and both he and I want to form a band when we get to college. So, what should the name be?

Some information to get you started . . .

  1. I own an electric bass guitar

  2. Roomie owns a turntable

  3. Rock-ish sound

  4. First year of college

  5. College in Minnestoa

  6. I’m from Texas

  7. He’s from Minnesota

  8. He’s a “laid-back liberal” who is bringing bean-bag chairs and incense :eek:

  9. I am bringing a mini-fridge

Should you have any other questions, just ask me.

There you go. Have at it!

2

The answer’s obvious.

Flies on Floaters.

3

Cecil and the Dopers

4

I think message boards need Barry’s Law: as a thread continues, the probability of someone making a “Band name!” joke approaches 1.

How about Greasy Grimey Gopher Guts?

I got nothing.

5

A list of suggestions can be found here.

6

I would just like to add that a “turntable” is not a band instrument in my opinon. That leave you, a kid from Texas with a bass. Therefore, the band shall be named:

THE LONE RANGER

Jeez! Can you believe thats all I could think of? How utterly lame.

Lets try harder, shall we? Oh! how about ** BANNED, Flecks of Drool, Dogmashit, Bottomfeeder, Bandersnatch, Kiss Snatchers (and vice-versa), 2 strings-a-piece with incense**, or Toadstool.

Take your pick, and it’s been fun helping. I might recommend getting a drummer, guitar player or two, maybe a keyboard dude and a hottie to front the group (but she’ll just break all your hearts and get all the credit for nothing in the end) and learn to play real well.

Damn! I have forgotten to not become drunken again!

7

A letter title from the Chicago Reader struck me as a great band name…

THAT BLASPHEMOUS CARTOON

Feel free to use it. Just credit Photopat.

8

Out of curiosity, what school is it? I almost went to Macalester, and I met quite a few people at the overnight. I’m also fairly well known there among people who went to the April 18 overnight as “Sam” (long story).

9

Under Pranks

Furry Paint

Planet The Size Of a Brain

E Male

Trademark Image

Swamp Ping

Blair Glitch Project

Flagrant Groin

Brat An’ 'Is Peers

10

Pitch White

11

How about Jon Marzie and his Porno Orchestra?

12

Motor Chicken

13

The John Smith Trio

14

The Shelby County Nightingales.

15

Oops, there already is one of these…a dodgy boy band.

I think it should be, off the top of my head: (one word-ish names are best)

spinner

floe

recant

pre-life

nothing (! “hey…There’s nothing on stage”…“What do you mean?, there’s a band on…” ;))

16

Posie and the Juicycats

Hmmmmm.

17

Merle Haggard’s Thong

18

Purple Monkey Dishwasher

19

Wet Nurse

Soldier Soul

Arab Pilot School

That Not-So-Fresh Feeling

Bible Thumping Morons

Wax Tadpole

Aunt Bea

Moist

Various Artists

Britney’s Booty

…just off the top of my head. Please remember me if you get famous…

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I wrote a rock pantomime once and had this very same problem. I settled on Cradle of Faith (for the good band) and Ruptured Velvet (for the evil bad). Other good suugestions that were considered were Iron Badger Attack and Arse Vikings.