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rive gauche

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« on: 06 Jun 2006, 11:37 »
My friend and I were talking about bands who "stole" their names from other bands.. This is our list:

Burning Airlines (from Brian Eno)
Radiohead (from the Talking Heads)
Starsailor (from Tim Buckley)
We Are Scientists (from Cap'n Jazz)
The Futureheads (from the Flaming Lips)
Ladytron (from Roxy Music)

Add to it!

Edit: Pretty Girls Make Graves (from the Smiths, but also maybe Jack Kerouac)
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« Reply #1 on: 06 Jun 2006, 11:43 »
Masters of Reality (from Black Sabbath)
Greenmachine, Demon Cleaner (from Kyuss)
SUNN 0))) (from the bass amp manufacturer ... sorta stolen, I guess)
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« Reply #2 on: 06 Jun 2006, 11:51 »
Prety Girls MAke Graves have said they got the name from The Smiths
I'm not sure this counts, but:
Mogwai - Gremlins
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Japanese documentary of same name.
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« Reply #3 on: 06 Jun 2006, 11:58 »
Death Cab for Cutie - a Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band song
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« Reply #4 on: 06 Jun 2006, 12:00 »
Nirvana - Buddhism...?
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« Reply #5 on: 06 Jun 2006, 12:06 »
Godsmack - Alice In Chains
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« Reply #6 on: 06 Jun 2006, 12:06 »
Madonna - The mother of Christ
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« Reply #7 on: 06 Jun 2006, 12:11 »
Embrace (the crappy current band) stole their name from Embrace (the awesome late 80s emo band).
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« Reply #8 on: 06 Jun 2006, 12:25 »
Duran Duran (Barbarella villain)
Aerosmith (novel, Arrowsmith)
Mr. Bungle (Pee-Wee Herman skit)
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« Reply #9 on: 06 Jun 2006, 12:31 »
The Doors (Aldous Huxley book, The Doors of Perception)
Bauhaus (an art movement in Germany, woah!)
Black Sabbath (a movie of the same name)
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but the music sucks because the keyboards don't have the cold/mechanical sound they had but a wannabe techno sound that it's pathetic for Rammstein standars.

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« Reply #10 on: 06 Jun 2006, 13:03 »
The Chemical Brothers originally called themselves The Dust Brothers, but ran into copyright problems with the original Dust Brothers. (Although they had no "The" prefix. They were just Dust Brothers.)
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« Reply #11 on: 06 Jun 2006, 13:03 »
Cocteau Twins(Old obscure Simple Minds song)
Norma Jean(does that count? Marilyn Monroe did sing did she not?)
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« Reply #12 on: 06 Jun 2006, 14:13 »
13 Candles (From Bathory)
After Forever (From Black Sabbath)
Catastrophe Ballet (From Christian Death)
Cryptic Wintermoon (From Immortal. It's a conflation of 'Call of the Wintermoon' and 'Cryptic Winterstorms')
Devils Whorehouse (From The Misfits)
Dream Evil (From Dio)
Funeral Procession (From Grave Digger)
Halo of Flies (Both my band and the other are from Alice Cooper)
London After Midnight MAY have taken their name from the XII.Stoleti song, or the Wrathchild America song, though it's more likely they all took it seperately from the film.
Pagan Winter (From Darkthrone)
Saints in Hell (From Judas Priest)

All I can think of right now
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« Reply #13 on: 06 Jun 2006, 14:24 »
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The Chemical Brothers originally called themselves The Dust Brothers, but ran into copyright problems with the original Dust Brothers. (Although they had no "The" prefix. They were just Dust Brothers.)


I thought it was the other way round... the Dust Brothers (of Fight Club OST fame) were originally the Chemical Brothers.

As for Nirvana...
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« Reply #14 on: 06 Jun 2006, 14:32 »
Bullet Train To Vegas - (from a Drive Like Jehu song)
JR Ewing - (Well, yeah, obviously: Dallas!)
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« Reply #15 on: 06 Jun 2006, 14:44 »
Current 93 - Aleister Crowley's 93 Current
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« Reply #16 on: 06 Jun 2006, 15:10 »
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Halo of Flies (Both my band and the other are from Alice Cooper)


Isn't there a 'Clad song called Halo of Flies too?
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Quote from: Mr. Doctor on 21 Sep 2009, 12:01
but the music sucks because the keyboards don't have the cold/mechanical sound they had but a wannabe techno sound that it's pathetic for Rammstein standars.

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« Reply #17 on: 06 Jun 2006, 15:27 »
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I thought it was the other way round... the Dust Brothers (of Fight Club OST fame) were originally the Chemical Brothers.

No, AlexH had it right.  The Dust Brothers (of Beastie Boys' 'Paul's Boutique' production fame) were knocking away in the States in the 80s, then fell off the radar pretty heavily.  It seemed to me they only came back into circulation after the now-Chems started using their name - Beck's 'Odelay', then that soundtrack you mention, plus of course Hanson's 'MM-bop' and some tunes for a requisite excuse-to-tour album from the Rolling Stones. Nifty.

I had a few singles and remixes credited to the UK Dust Brothers before the name change.  Pretty sure I've sold them all, though, along with whatever else I had.

Only other names I can think of right now, beyond local cover bands and nonsense:

Shakespear's Sister (The Smiths, ignoring their typo/spelling mistake)
Scott 4 (Scott Walker)
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« Reply #18 on: 06 Jun 2006, 15:48 »
No Warning Shot (from six feet under)

Axes of Evil (from 3 inches of blood)

Children of Bodom (from the murder of three teenagers that occured at Lake Bodom in Finland)
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« Reply #19 on: 06 Jun 2006, 16:34 »
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Mogwai - Gremlins

Ya think? Jesus, like every single person that grew up in the 90's didn't pick up on that as soon as they saw it. Sorry to freak a bit, but it just seems really obvious, and they're my all time favorite band.Ever. Don't mess with Mogwai or the ninja's will make your death painful.
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« Reply #20 on: 06 Jun 2006, 16:37 »
Don't worry, I have both a Gizmo plushie, and an autographed Mogwai CD (CODY) from when they played here.
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« Reply #21 on: 06 Jun 2006, 16:44 »
alright spaceman, you're in the good books now. Did you get the Mr. beast album with the art book and DVD though? Did you? Hmm? Cause I did. Oh yeah.
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« Reply #22 on: 06 Jun 2006, 16:49 »
Were you even speaking english in your last sentence? Anyways, gremlins was a movie duo (is that the name for it?) back in about the mid 90's. The sequal was a complete flop, the first was ok as far as 90's movies go I guess.
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« Reply #23 on: 06 Jun 2006, 16:49 »
there's a band called mondo generator after the song by kyuss (i guess).


my first band's name was stolen too. the name was orange moose, which is from the book "illuminatus!".

we're talking about bands who stole their names from other bands, right? if not, there's shai hulud (named after the sandworm from dune).
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« Reply #24 on: 06 Jun 2006, 17:00 »
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Mr. Bungle (Pee-Wee Herman skit)


Also a character from a porn.
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« Reply #25 on: 06 Jun 2006, 17:06 »
This is retarded.

Bands do not steal names. They are inspired by things they like.

So retarded.
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« Reply #26 on: 06 Jun 2006, 17:31 »
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Embrace (the crappy current band) stole their name from Embrace (the awesome late 80s emo band).

the embrace from DC are a damn sight better than the later version.
but honestly, they are still a dreadful band.



Did... did you just badmouth something Ian Mackeye did? I'm pretty sure I can never talk to you again, mr. tommydski.
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Quote from: Mr. Doctor on 21 Sep 2009, 12:01
but the music sucks because the keyboards don't have the cold/mechanical sound they had but a wannabe techno sound that it's pathetic for Rammstein standars.

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« Reply #27 on: 06 Jun 2006, 17:45 »
careful when you talk about ian mackaye. he will badmouth your way of life all over town dude. he'll badmouth it into next week.
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« Reply #28 on: 06 Jun 2006, 18:34 »
(PSST: I actually don't own Embrace's album. So. Couldn't tell you if it's shit or not. but I love both Minor Threat and Fugazi like crazy).
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but the music sucks because the keyboards don't have the cold/mechanical sound they had but a wannabe techno sound that it's pathetic for Rammstein standars.

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« Reply #29 on: 06 Jun 2006, 20:52 »
There is a local band in my area who play shit metal/emo rubbish. They are called My Sweetheart The Drunk. In your face, music lovers.

EDIT: Holy pants, I forgot. My band is called Five Lessons Learned. This is the name of a song by the Swingin' Utters. Who we sound nothing like, and hold no affection for.
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« Reply #30 on: 06 Jun 2006, 21:12 »
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alright spaceman, you're in the good books now. Did you get the Mr. beast album with the art book and DVD though? Did you? Hmm? Cause I did. Oh yeah.


No, having to pay $45 for the normal edition was enough. I did buy 4 shirts at the concert though.

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« Reply #31 on: 07 Jun 2006, 02:16 »
Taking Back Sunday is a Smiths song too. The Smiths have a lot to answer for.

edit: I've just been told this isn't true by the very same person who told me it was. I need new sources.
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« Reply #32 on: 07 Jun 2006, 03:50 »
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The Smiths have a lot to answer for.


Like Radiohead.
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« Reply #33 on: 07 Jun 2006, 04:54 »
Judas Priest (from Bob Dylan)
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« Reply #34 on: 07 Jun 2006, 07:05 »
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there's a band called mondo generator after the song by kyuss (i guess).

the song was written by erstwhile kyuss bassist nick oliveri.

mondo generator is his band.



oh, ok. i didn't know that he's in mondo generator, i just read the name somewhere, i even forgot where...
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« Reply #35 on: 07 Jun 2006, 09:06 »
Shit, missing the most obvious one ever.

Motorhead (After the last song Lemmy wrote for Hawkwind)
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« Reply #36 on: 07 Jun 2006, 14:04 »
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Shit, missing the most obvious one ever.

Motorhead (After the last song Lemmy wrote for Hawkwind)


oh shit. i am disapointed in myself for not thinking of that.
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« Reply #37 on: 07 Jun 2006, 21:22 »
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like a noisier, far more raw version of beat happening i guess.
it's twee 'k' records meets what would become known as riot grrrl.

their guitarist for a while was a chap called kurdt kobain. i wonder what happened to him?


That sounds interesting, I remember hearing somewhere that Kurt Cobain was a big fan of twee (the original Sarah Records one).


Also: The Stars of Track and Field - Belle and Sebastian song.
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« Reply #38 on: 08 Jun 2006, 05:30 »
Abigail (Presumably from King Diamond)
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« Reply #39 on: 08 Jun 2006, 09:26 »
lot of band s steal their names from movies... seems to be trendy these days.

MeWithoutYou
Murder By Death
Say Anything ... the list goes on, naturally.
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« Reply #40 on: 08 Jun 2006, 12:25 »
World Leader Pretend (from R.E.M., naturellement).
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« Reply #41 on: 08 Jun 2006, 13:36 »
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The Smiths have a lot to answer for.


Like Radiohead.


Explain?
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« Reply #42 on: 08 Jun 2006, 13:44 »
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Were you even speaking english in your last sentence? Anyways, gremlins was a movie duo (is that the name for it?) back in about the mid 90's. The sequal was a complete flop, the first was ok as far as 90's movies go I guess.


Mid 90s? What the hell are you on about?

Gremlins - 1984

Gremlins 2 - 1990

Neither of those years are the "mid 90s".

On topic: The defunct band Eve6 took their name from an X-Files episode (Eve) after the character Eve #6.
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« Reply #43 on: 08 Jun 2006, 14:18 »
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The Smiths have a lot to answer for.


Like Radiohead.


Explain?


Radiohead are The Smiths Lite.  They have no purpose for existence beyond that as an object lesson in why the British music scene turned into shit after 1990.
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« Reply #44 on: 08 Jun 2006, 14:23 »
Everyone has to get their name from SOMEWHERE.

So why not list 'em all?
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« Reply #45 on: 08 Jun 2006, 15:08 »
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Radiohead are The Smiths Lite.  They have no purpose for existence beyond that as an object lesson in why the British music scene turned into shit after 1990.


Man, why you gotta go all turning my thread into frontin' on Radiohead? I ain't even tryin' to have that.

(I guess I kinda asked for it ;) )

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Everyone has to get their name from SOMEWHERE.

So why not list 'em all?

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bands who "stole" their names from other bands


Although bands stealing their names from Gremlins and various world religions is interesting too!
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« Reply #46 on: 08 Jun 2006, 17:57 »
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Radiohead are The Smiths Lite.  They have no purpose for existence beyond that as an object lesson in why the British music scene turned into shit after 1990.

Dude, I can't even... that's not... like, if you don't like Radiohead, fine, but jeez, that's basically a series of complete untruths, stacked on each other like the world's dumbest Jenga.
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« Reply #47 on: 08 Jun 2006, 21:39 »
Besides, saying "music scene X has turned shit since Y" makes people look like silly old bitter jerks.
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« Reply #48 on: 09 Jun 2006, 07:38 »
Skyclad.
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but the music sucks because the keyboards don't have the cold/mechanical sound they had but a wannabe techno sound that it's pathetic for Rammstein standars.

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« Reply #49 on: 09 Jun 2006, 07:52 »
Audioslave stole their name from another band apparently. Strange to think we live in a world where two bands wanted such a goddamn awful name.

Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash
Machine Head (from the guitar part or the Deep Purple album? Hmm...)
Rolling Stones (Muddy Waters track)
Stiff Little Fingers (Vibrators track)
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