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« on: 21 Jul 2006, 06:32 »
I've experienced countless times when, hitting me like a brick wall, I come up with a perfect band name.
Currently, I'm in a not-quite-in-existance band called 'The Hormones'. My 'band' is pretty much somewhat there simply to reserve the name. Regret a song you released? Blame it on the hormones.
There's also a local band called the Y-Fronts, which is pretty much a band for our reason. Weird thing is, they have a massive fanclub and they haven't released or written a single song.

(I also quite like 'The Chronicles of Henry').

My point is, almost everyone has a name for a band they invented and think is completely-fucking-awesome. What's yours?


P.S. I don't have Britannica knowledge of these forums, so if there's already a thread like this, apologies. Have fun exercising your deletin' finger.
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« Reply #1 on: 21 Jul 2006, 06:43 »
Two or three years ago a few of my buddies were throwing around the idea of starting up a band, none of us could play instruments, but we figured that the name was the hardest/most important part so we figured that out first.
We were sitting in science class when we came along the words "Open Circuit" so that's what we named the band.
We thought it was the greatest thing ever, we decided that we were gunna be a hardcore punk band playing spead up covers of old 1930's - 40's music. We even ended up doing a cover of "anything goes" by cole porter which was pretty darn awesome. Nothing really came up after that, in hindsight I realise how terrible both the name and band were, but in those glorious few weeks, it was the greatest band on earth.
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« Reply #2 on: 21 Jul 2006, 11:23 »
Currently, I am in two bands for trademarking purposes:

First is a parody metal band called Banana Shitbox, second is a band mostly inspired be Eels and Beck called Jigsawbotage.

EDIT: Technically, it's Bananenschijtkist, which is dutch for Banana Shitbox.
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« Reply #3 on: 21 Jul 2006, 11:40 »
I would totally see a band called Police Teeth
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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 #4 on: 21 Jul 2006, 11:41 »
corporate flag.
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« Reply #5 on: 21 Jul 2006, 11:59 »
Kraken here. Big animals rock.
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« Reply #6 on: 21 Jul 2006, 13:38 »
i am currently in two bands, one of which actually plays music (sometimes).

-Scandinavian War Machine (duh. blues/rock/punk btw )

-Dave's Soap Box (strictly for holding the name, although it seems unlikely something that weak would be used already, or in the future)
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« Reply #7 on: 21 Jul 2006, 13:46 »
I had a bunch of freinds who formed a band called The Hormones.  They played a few gigs, but I never got to see them because they lived far away.  They were thinking about spelling their name The WhoreMoans, which I think is the best idea ever (they didn't, for some odd reason.  Maybe it's because they were all still in high school).
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« Reply #8 on: 21 Jul 2006, 13:48 »
A band that I plan on forming and being the lyricist (not playing instruments) will be called Jeremy and the Octopus. We will play kitsch pop and hip hop, and be overall pretty damn awesome.
I shall also form a side project called the Teenage Drag Queens that will play Buzzcocks-esque material, and eventually implode after the lead singer overdoses, leading to major media coverage, and lots of money for me, releasing everything the lead singer ever said in millions £15 CDs. I'm a marketing genius.
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« Reply #9 on: 21 Jul 2006, 14:07 »
When I'm rich and famous, my backing band will be called 'The Nouns.'
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« Reply #10 on: 21 Jul 2006, 14:11 »
Dynamite Kid and The Nouns.

Probably not what you'll be calling yourself, but I think that rocks.
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« Reply #11 on: 21 Jul 2006, 17:13 »
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I had a bunch of freinds who formed a band called The Hormones.  They played a few gigs, but I never got to see them because they lived far away.  They were thinking about spelling their name The WhoreMoans, which I think is the best idea ever (they didn't, for some odd reason.  Maybe it's because they were all still in high school).


Crap. My originality has already been plundered.

Also, The Nouns seems like an awesome band name. : o I'd totally be your sister band, The Adjectives.
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« Reply #12 on: 21 Jul 2006, 17:44 »
The Fallopian Mandibles
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« Reply #13 on: 21 Jul 2006, 20:25 »
i wanted the pool boys but it's taken. the blastulas is one i'd want.
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« Reply #14 on: 21 Jul 2006, 20:31 »
These Estates.
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« Reply #15 on: 21 Jul 2006, 20:48 »
Red Herring.
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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 #16 on: 21 Jul 2006, 20:57 »
on a bus driving through indiana, after observing 20ft. walls of rock that line most of the roads, a friend and i came up with the name "walls of sediment" for our fictional metalcore band.

a year ago or so i was in an acoustic duo that at first went under the name "the thoreau pillows," then changed to "the strudels," then changed to "molly's lips," all of which i think are great.
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« Reply #17 on: 21 Jul 2006, 21:16 »
Red Herring is a good one.

Nálgast would be a kickass black metal name. It has a foreign letter, sounds badass outloud and means "approaching" or "drawing near" in Icelandic. If I ever get around to recording some of my bm songs (likely-er than me recording anything else, since in the crazy world of black metal cheap recordings = awesome) I will probably use that name.

A band called The Rad Chord, playing ska covers of Red Chord songs would be pretty amazing too.
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« Reply #18 on: 21 Jul 2006, 22:41 »
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These Estates.


Kind of like the band These Enzymes. Except your band probably would make better music.
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« Reply #19 on: 21 Jul 2006, 22:56 »
I've never heard of These Enzymes. But my name kind of makes me feel professional.

I forgot that "World's Largest Dinosaur" is the most polarizing band name I've ever come up with and it's my solo name.
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« Reply #20 on: 22 Jul 2006, 00:06 »
Comma Splice & The Semicolons
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« Reply #21 on: 22 Jul 2006, 02:50 »
See, that's just reminds me of Penny Arcade.

Also, I've been toying with the idea of starting an Eels Tribute Band called 'Manchild & The Flyswatters' (after my favourite Eels songs). Has anyone noticed yet? I'm kindof obsessed with the Eels.
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« Reply #22 on: 22 Jul 2006, 05:56 »
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I forgot that "World's Largest Dinosaur" is the most polarizing band name I've ever come up with and it's my solo name.



that is an awesome 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 #23 on: 22 Jul 2006, 06:36 »
God, a local band I'm mates with a couple of the members of have changed their name so many times it's not even funny any more. They must have poor self-image or something.
They've been, chronologically: The Stereocats, Nebula, Accendo, the Curves, God's Wet Dream, The Cats, The Heroes, and now (finally), The Unlikely Heroes. They've only been going three years! I say, find something you don't mind too much, and stick to it.
Trouble is, the band I just joined are for now called "Petty Cash" which is crap.

My crazy yorkshire auntie Manda had it right. When she was at school she was in a band called Chlamydia and the STD's.
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« Reply #24 on: 22 Jul 2006, 06:53 »
Terry Pratchett does a take on this in his book "Rock Music" (i think that's the title). There's a band which goes through many names...
"From now on, we are just called Suck."
"I liked us better when we were The Surreptitious Fabric"
...etc...
(that's in no way verbatim btw, just stirred from the depths of my memory)


also, my sister once had ambitions of starting a band called 'Satan & Her Merry Troubadours'
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« Reply #25 on: 22 Jul 2006, 09:27 »
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Red Herring.

I'd totally see Red Herring. And Police Teeth. Preferably they'd share a bill.
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« Reply #26 on: 22 Jul 2006, 09:42 »
combine those names and you get:



even though that's not a herring, but who really cares? it's a fish with teeth.

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« Reply #27 on: 22 Jul 2006, 10:13 »
I've always wanted to start a band called Ice Cream, just so we could go on tour with Cake to make the best-named tour ever.  Who wouldn't want to go to the Cake and Ice Cream tour?

Right now I'm in a "band" (we've done very little as far as playing songs goes) called Iceberg Mattress.  My friend got the name by opening a dictionary to random pages.  I like it.
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« Reply #28 on: 22 Jul 2006, 10:24 »
I would name a band Mitochondria Steve.  

Because I am a total nerd.
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« Reply #29 on: 22 Jul 2006, 11:12 »
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« Reply #30 on: 22 Jul 2006, 11:37 »
I once had a band called The Anti-Nasal Terrapins - we even had our album covers sorted out.

 


But the band eventually evolved into Dogs With Wigs. No covers unfortunately.


EDIT: None of this was my idea.
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« Reply #31 on: 22 Jul 2006, 14:27 »
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I once had a band called The Anti-Nasal Terrapins - we even had our album covers sorted out.

 


But the band eventually evolved into Dogs With Wigs. No covers unfortunately.


EDIT: None of this was my idea.


The first picture is genius, the second one sucks, and Dogs With Wigs is one of the best band names EVER.
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« Reply #32 on: 22 Jul 2006, 14:34 »
I play in a band called "Punish Fuck". I say band, it's just me coughing over a guitar and MIDI drums.

There's also a local band around here called "Trever McDonald". They've got a scarily large fanbase.
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« Reply #33 on: 24 Jul 2006, 13:27 »
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Terry Pratchett does a take on this in his book "Rock Music" (i think that's the title). There's a band which goes through many names...
"From now on, we are just called Suck."
"I liked us better when we were The Surreptitious Fabric"
...etc...
(that's in no way verbatim btw, just stirred from the depths of my memory)


also, my sister once had ambitions of starting a band called 'Satan & Her Merry Troubadours'


The book is "Soul Music."  The band also goes through a phase as "The Whom."

Thought I should point that out.
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« Reply #34 on: 24 Jul 2006, 13:34 »
there was already a band called y pants a couple of decades ago and they were awesome.
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« Reply #35 on: 05 Aug 2006, 23:30 »
Apologies for posting in the dead thread, but a gabbly conversation on Howard Stern led to the coining of the band name 'Crude Lewd Radio'. If a band with that name showed up in my town, I'm fairly sure I'd go and see them.
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« Reply #36 on: 06 Aug 2006, 00:05 »
not exactly a band name but i have copyrighted the perfect record label names already, for myself and an aquaintance.


first, his is: Permanent Records
and mine is: Dental Records
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« Reply #37 on: 06 Aug 2006, 01:18 »
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« Reply #38 on: 06 Aug 2006, 08:29 »
The Spirits of Radio, just because Rush is fucking awesome.
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« Reply #39 on: 06 Aug 2006, 09:24 »
"At The Mercy of Angels", "The Cardgage", and "Days Of '39".


EDIT: There's an olden days hockey player called Newsy Lalonde. I think that'd be a pretty cool band name.

DOUBLE EDIT: I'm also putting dibs on "Gigantic Razorblade Chainsaw" and "Birdstrike".
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« Reply #40 on: 06 Aug 2006, 10:26 »
My band would either be named The Youth of Athens or Mountain Meadows Massacre.

The first would be awesome because my first single would be "Corrupting the Youth of Athens" (too dorky for words) and the latter would be awesome because it would piss off a lot of Mormons.
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