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Band name help!
« on: 23 Jan 2009, 11:40 »

Hey. I have a project together, and none of us can come up with a name. I totally wanted to name us the Jesse Jackson Five, but there are only going to be four of us. None of us can agree on a name and I'm tapped out for ideas!

I suck at describing music, so I've got a purevolume set up with some ideas and rough tracks that we've come up with.

www.purevolume.com/glyphic17

Here's the deal; take a listen and suggest names based on the style of music.

This is not a shameless bout of self-promotion. It is a cry for help. Forumites, assemble!

Thanks in advance!
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #1 on: 23 Jan 2009, 11:54 »

There is already a band called Samuel Jackson 5, I think.

Also, call your band The Almena Method.
« Last Edit: 24 Jan 2009, 13:35 by michaelicious »
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #2 on: 24 Jan 2009, 09:50 »

Not bad! Impressive for demos.

How about Cassiopeia's Children?

EDIT: Through a little research i found out Cassiopeia was in fact a very vain queen of unrivalled beauty. So this name should at least make you seem confident.
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #3 on: 24 Jan 2009, 09:54 »

Howsabout
Gerunding Rocks!

A gerund is a verb that ends in ING that acts as a noun.  Gerunding is not technically a word, but if it were, it would be a gerund.   This makes it ironic, and therefore funny? Also, random tidbit: a word that describes itself like that is called mimetic. 
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« Reply #4 on: 24 Jan 2009, 10:06 »

the music is good.

I think your band should be called

"Flirting With Normality"

the music isnt SUPER crazy, but its not exactly run of the mill either.
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #5 on: 24 Jan 2009, 11:43 »

How about you call yourselves BNH! for Band name help! ?

...I think it would be kinda cool.


...or not :(
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #6 on: 24 Jan 2009, 12:14 »

Tin Parliament is what you should be called. Then you can have album titles like all those other bands where it's called "...is in session" so the album cover looks like "Tin Parliament is in session" or some such. That would be rad!
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« Reply #7 on: 24 Jan 2009, 13:25 »

Good Name for a Band is a good name for a band.

Going Home would make more sense for Soylent Green fans.

Paucity's Finest for the ironic wordplay.

But Not a Fragment is ironic too.
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« Reply #8 on: 24 Jan 2009, 20:14 »

Pistol Shrimp

The Right to Arm Bears

John ROCKtor and the Salem Swingers



Various bands that I have played with have at some point in time used these, but we're not using them anymore.  Right now we are called Dumbledore's Army.
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #9 on: 24 Jan 2009, 20:32 »

"the Right to Arm Bears" is an EXCELLENT band name.
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #10 on: 24 Jan 2009, 20:33 »

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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #11 on: 24 Jan 2009, 20:36 »

The (plural noun) of (descriptive obscure town/place)
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #12 on: 24 Jan 2009, 21:37 »

Oh! oh! call your band Melmoth and the Wanderers (after one of the few decent 19th century gothic novels, Melmoth the Wanderer). Trust me, it'll make you guys sound super smart.
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #13 on: 24 Jan 2009, 21:38 »

The (Location) Soccer Hooligans

The Loquacious Quartet

The Strokes II: The Strokening  (ok, not really)

The Spinal Tap Drummers
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #14 on: 24 Jan 2009, 22:55 »

Oedipus and the Motherfuckers.
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #15 on: 24 Jan 2009, 23:09 »

Paper-Mâché Mephistopheles

Une Mort Imbécile

Russel's Paradox

Our Dear Sons, OH!

and for Zingoleb, Electra and the Daddy's Girls.
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #16 on: 25 Jan 2009, 08:43 »

This apple is rotten, why is it so delicious.
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #17 on: 25 Jan 2009, 09:38 »

I Couldn't I'd Never

Clocker

We Hardly Knew You

Pacer

The Starting Line



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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #18 on: 25 Jan 2009, 11:29 »

Oedipus and the Motherfuckers.

Genius.
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #19 on: 25 Jan 2009, 11:38 »

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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #20 on: 25 Jan 2009, 12:10 »

Oedipus and the Motherfuckers.

Genius seconded.

The Starting Line

Isn't there already a reasonably well-known band with this name?
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #21 on: 25 Jan 2009, 14:49 »

Yes, there is.

So far Tin Parliament and Pistol Shrimp are the best.
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« Reply #22 on: 25 Jan 2009, 15:14 »

If Oedipus and the Motherfuckers doesn't get snapped up, I will use it for my own gigging purposes here in town.
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« Reply #23 on: 25 Jan 2009, 16:43 »

I would've liked "Oedipus and the Mothers" but Zappa had to ruin that one.

If someone *does* use Oedipus and the Motherfuckers that would be plain awesome and I want free tickets.
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« Reply #24 on: 25 Jan 2009, 16:45 »

Oedipus and the Motherfuckers.
Even I know that you're too late for that one.
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #25 on: 25 Jan 2009, 16:51 »

Motherchristing fuck the what?

Damn...

Glad it wasn't a name I wanted to use...
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #26 on: 25 Jan 2009, 16:53 »

Oedipus and the Motherfuckers. Wow, that name does sound awesome.
Paper-Mâché Mephistopheles is also cool, but only because I like the way it rolls off the digital tongue.
Yeah, your mom's digital tongue.
Also, somebody copy all the made up band names from the Talk the Talk thread.
I was proud of my contribution...

We Kick Cop Cars.
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« Reply #27 on: 25 Jan 2009, 16:55 »

Dirty Needle
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« Reply #28 on: 25 Jan 2009, 17:04 »

Oedipus and the Motherfuckers.
Even I know that you're too late for that one.

Those guys are TERRIBLE. Fuck, what a waste of a name.
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« Reply #29 on: 25 Jan 2009, 18:46 »

Man, I bet there's still time. They probably haven't copyrighted it yet.

First album for Oedipus and the Motherfuckers is called "WHY!?!!" and the cover shows a guy with a knife protruding from each eye. The name could be in a speech bubble...
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #30 on: 25 Jan 2009, 19:59 »

random name i came up with in biology.

sending signals to spaceships.
getting my alliteration on.
yeah.
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #31 on: 25 Jan 2009, 20:01 »

sending signals to spaceships.

I am positive this was in one of the older "Imaginary Band Name" threads. Maybe it was you.

EDIT: Also, "Can't Talk More Music"
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #32 on: 25 Jan 2009, 21:53 »

The Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Moth Testicles.
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« Reply #33 on: 25 Jan 2009, 21:59 »


Man, I bet there's still time. They probably haven't copyrighted it yet.
*mumble mumble something about how there is no actual need to claim your "copyrights" and they are something that happens by default.*

It's not a copyright that I'm talking about, but I can't think of the exact term (so sue me).
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« Reply #34 on: 25 Jan 2009, 22:45 »

Trademark?

I bet The Doughboys is already taken. Sucks, I was just reading a book set during WWI.

If you're doing death metal you could call yourselves "Bataan Death March".
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« Reply #35 on: 25 Jan 2009, 23:43 »

Or Rather, Alfred

No Time To Sum Up

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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #36 on: 25 Jan 2009, 23:47 »

The Porn Addicts

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« Reply #37 on: 26 Jan 2009, 00:08 »

Al J. Ziera?
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #38 on: 26 Jan 2009, 04:35 »

The Cromwell Initiative, if you're metal-influenced hard rock, or traditional metal. Damn, fuck, don't use that, I will. Or use it. Makes no difference.

Hands For Hire, for grimy, dirty-as-fuck blues rock.

Admiral Chord

Deathface

Starblighter (another one I should've used before blurting it out)

Hyrule Symphony Rockestra, if you eve rearrange video game music for a rock band

Sister Fister

Charlie Company
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #39 on: 26 Jan 2009, 07:30 »

You guys are awesome. I suggested "Tin Parliament" to my bandmates. They weren't too keen on it.

Although I thought up "Lindbergh Baby's Day Out" while we were practicing. They don't want to use it as a band name, but we're using it as a song name.
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« Reply #40 on: 26 Jan 2009, 08:05 »

I think only the people involved can and should come up with a good  and fitting band name.
(It's the same with naming your business.)
External advice for such a personal matter, both free and paid for, seems unecessary.
Fun fact: The company "Adobe" was named after a river that ran by one of the guys' house.

That said, I like a lot of the suggestions.
So I may be wrong.
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« Reply #41 on: 26 Jan 2009, 11:31 »

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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #42 on: 26 Jan 2009, 12:46 »

"The Name Of This Band Is."
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« Reply #43 on: 26 Jan 2009, 15:13 »


Hyrule Symphony Rockestra, if you eve rearrange video game music for a rock band


I want to do that. Before you mentioned it, even.

Look up "Jim Cook" if you get a chance, he does a Metal Zelda series. Gerudo Valley Theme is easily the best.
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« Reply #44 on: 26 Jan 2009, 16:09 »

At my gig on Saturday they asked us for a band name and we just said "Sorry dude, we got nothing" and they just called us "Got Nothing". I guess that is what we are called now.
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Re: Band name help!
« Reply #45 on: 26 Jan 2009, 16:13 »

15 Year Anthem or The Alan Sparhawk Project?

Jeph didn't use them on the merch so they're up for grabs as I see it.
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« Reply #46 on: 26 Jan 2009, 16:25 »

John Brown's Army

It doesn't work for your band's sound really but I always thought "A Screaming Comes Across the Sky" would be a good band name (1st sentence of Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow)

I also kind of like Orpheus Descends although that too doesn't seem quite right for your band
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« Reply #47 on: 26 Jan 2009, 16:26 »

haven't listened to the music yet, but here goes:


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Modern Movies and the Terrible Dialogues

Skinny 4 Life

Dave's Soap Box

3:??? 4:Profit!

Eaglebone

Grammarchery

Anti-Life/Pro-Noun

Megalodon Juan

Fanatical Neutrality

Piano It All

Alt+Tab


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« Reply #48 on: 26 Jan 2009, 17:57 »

I want to do that. Before you mentioned it, even.

Fuck it, I'm going to start now.
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« Reply #49 on: 26 Jan 2009, 20:53 »

I come to the realization that all good names would stem from a Vonnegut book.
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