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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: Tybalt on 30 Aug 2008, 23:41
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http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1196
I was reading this comic when I got an Idea: What about the opposite? What about the world's shortest band name?
I guess the shortest real band names are REM, AC/DC, KISS, ...which is weird, because KISS definately doesn't sound like what their name implies. And is REM disqualified for being an acronym?
So what about "No"? It would probably sound like british punk rock, like the sex pistols. Or, conversely, "Yes", would sound like they make nothing but show tunes.
"Yo", the most obvious (and offensive) name for a hip-hop or Rap group ever. "sup" would be a band of stoners, and the electric guitar would be awful, and really loud.
All of these names become funnier when you add "the". What about "FUCK"? "Dumb"? "cool"? Good evening everyone, we're "good"
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I'm not sure if !!! counts, but I'm pretty sure they win.
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Can, Neu!, and Yes all come to mind.
If you search on Last.fm you can find plenty of one letter bands.
http://www.last.fm/music/Z
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Z (USA) aka AZDZ or AZ/DZ: a band of Ahmet & Dweezil Zappa both being sons of the late Frank Zappa
What the hell?
I mean, all respect to Frank Zappa and his offspring, but seriously, 'AZ/DZ'?
Really?
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that is a wonderful last name.
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You are perhaps aware that both Yes and Fuck actually are the names of real bands.
And uh, obviously the winner is X.
GET WITH IT PEOPLE.
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FUN FACT: in 10th grade I bought a Malcom X t-shirt because I thought it was a t-shirt for the band X.
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Yes were fantastic, I highly recommend any of the early albums with Bill Bruford on drums.
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I was going to say Om but I guess you have me beat
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FUN FACT: in 10th grade I bought a Malcom X t-shirt because I thought it was a t-shirt for the band X.
Just another example of whiteys appropriating black culture.
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Yeah, X win, but Ef would be up there with Om.
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But X is quite a 'long' letter, compared to, say, 'l', or 'I'. Is there a band called I?
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Apparently there is. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_(band))
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Dammit, I can't believe I didn't remember them.
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A.
They're a band. I'd say look them up, but it's a catastrophically stupid name as far as publicity.
They had an album called Hi-Fi Serious and a lot of people liked their song 'Nothing.'
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Technically the album Nearly God didn't even have an artist or band name attached to it when it came out. Nothing is shorter than nothing.
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Everything?
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Oh, oh. Arise Therefore didn't have any artist/band name on it either originally.
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If we're going down this route, Damon Albarne says that The Good, The Bad And The Queen was the name of that record, but not the band that recorded it, as the band has no name. Apparently.
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By default I ignore everything Damon Albarne says, ever.
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I may be a tad late here, but OP: AC/DC is an acronym too.
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Whether you want to ignore it or not is irrelevant, it applies to the thread as much as the other stuff you listed.
Fuckers. :-D
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I guess if there are band names with nothing, then we have to award it to the first known band without a name.
Of course, there are traditional songs like "happy birthday" with unknown origin(?), but we can't award it to nobody.
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The origin of that's very well known. Or rather, not unknown. Not that I remember it myself.
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I wrote it.
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Happy Birthday is still in copyright by most accounts, possibly until 2030 in some jurisdictions; but some aspects of this are disputed. See here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You).
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Slightly miffed that the first poster didn't know there was a band called Yes and HOLY SHIT THEY JUST CAME ON RANDOM!!!
See, for a long time, I wanted to know more indie rock, for the purpose of (besides good music) A) Knowing what the hell indie people are talking about, and B) Confusing people with bands they've never heard of. Apparently, if you listen to classic rock, the indie people will have no idea what you're talking about, so I can relate to the baby boomers and confuse the hell out of YOU people! Mwahahahaha!
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Dude, I practically grew up on classic rock, so even though my tastes have blossomed since then, I retain a pretty good knowledge of it.
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Same here, I used to listen to stuff like that exclusively. Then I discovered The Flaming Lips and decided to "broaden my horizons". I like to try out as many genres as I can though. So yeah, nothing wrong with listening to "Classic Rock" (stupid stupid name for a genre) and tons of other stuff as well.
On topic, what about bands who are represented by some sort of symbol?
http://www.last.fm/music/%5C
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Whoa, can we be best friends now? The Flaming Lips were my gateway drug into good modern music too! Well, the Flaming Lips and the White Stripes.
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LOL, sure. As long as you like Metal and Post-Rock as well ;)
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Apparently, if you listen to classic rock, the indie people will have no idea what you're talking about
Apparently, you've missed the fact that everyone on this forum is totally fucking gay for Dire Straits. Including myself.
In fact I don't know any "indie" fans who dislike classic rock. Most people I know fucking love the Stones, the Boss, the Who, etc. You just cannot deny the awesomeness music like that represents.
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You forgot the Beatles, somehow. Unless people on this forum hate them?
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Some people like them, some people don't, some are apathetic.
Generally we understand that everything that can be said about The Beatles already has, so we don't discuss them very much.
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The Beatles are okay, and as stated, aren't really exciting to talk about. There isn't a Beatles song that makes me go "FUCK YEAH" like "Surrender" or "Sympathy For the Devil" etc.
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I disagree with every single word of that post. You can talk about The Beatles for hours on end. I have.
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Not even "While my guitar gently weeps"? That one is awesome.
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Yeah, well, I'm new. Not a good excuse, but I'll use it. Apparently, I fit in...if I was straight I'd go gay for Knopfler.
And "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" wasn't a Beatles song. That was a Harrison song. ;)
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This will not turn into a Beatles thread. I refuse.
So for bands that have names attached, "." would probably win. You can't get much smaller than that. As for bands that released stuff without a name. Well we'll just have to do research for that.
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And "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" wasn't a Beatles song. That was a Harrison song. ;)
...It was Harrison written, if that's what you meant. But it was on The White Album.
:wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:patronizing winx :wink: :wink: :wink:
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Yeah, but I consider the Beatles stuff and George Harrison's songs released while he was with the Beatles as separate entities.
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...why? Those songs would all be at least slightly different without the rest of the band. The Beatles were at their best together. Aside from a couple of Lennon's solo records and the first four sides of Harrison's first one, as solo artists they didn't even equal their previous work.
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I don't say this often about people, but George Harrison had quite a brow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7qpfGVUd8c). I mean, I've seen some brows in my time, but that is something special.
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Clapton was pretty messed up back then...