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Mick
 Post subject: Good Bands with Bad Names
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Heh heh.

Um...

the Cowboy Junkies.
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I have a hard time with this thread, because usually when I don't like the name I never bother to listen to the band. The one I can think of are Drive-By Truckers.

And I can't even say they're good, I've only heard their most recent album and it was just okay for me.
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i like the name spiritualized. i listened to them for the first time in middle school, i believe, and their name did make me think they were a christian band. but.. i like it. it suits the style of music in my opinion.
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ha. One of my favourite bands and names. What don't you like about the name?

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lego Wrote:
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ha. One of my favourite bands and names. What don't you like about the name?


Very nu-metal.
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lego Wrote:
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lego Wrote:
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ha. One of my favourite bands and names. What don't you like about the name?


Very nu-metal.


there's something about it that is very lame, like in an "i'm in a teenage high school band and this is what we call ourselves because we are fed up with society"

that's my take at least.

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cemeterypolka Wrote:
i like the name spiritualized. i listened to them for the first time in middle school, i believe, and their name did make me think they were a christian band. but.. i like it. it suits the style of music in my opinion.


yeah, I guess there is something cool about it. although I still find it kind of cheesy. it's better once you know their music and how great it is. I love them.
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Echo & the Bunnymen
Modest Mouse
Built to Spill
764-HERO


I like those first three (Echo & the Bunnymen always seemed fitting to me), but I agree that 764-HERO is a terrible name. Never even bothered to hear that band because of it. I can see thinking that "Modest Mouse" is kinda lame, but I think the name "Built to Spill" is fine.

I know there are a bunch of these, but here's what I can think of right now:

Godspeed You Black Emperor
Jackie-O Motherfucker
Animal Collective
XTC
Sunburned Hand of the Man (although I only like about half of their stuff, maybe less)
Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice (same as above)
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http://www.brainwashed.com/bandnames/bandnames.html

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Drinky Wrote:
Ex Lion Tamer Wrote:
Echo & the Bunnymen
Modest Mouse
Built to Spill
764-HERO


I like those first three (Echo & the Bunnymen always seemed fitting to me), but I agree that 764-HERO is a terrible name. Never even bothered to hear that band because of it. I can see thinking that "Modest Mouse" is kinda lame, but I think the name "Built to Spill" is fine.

I know there are a bunch of these, but here's what I can think of right now:

Godspeed You Black Emperor
Jackie-O Motherfucker
Animal Collective
XTC
Sunburned Hand of the Man (although I only like about half of their stuff, maybe less)
Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice (same as above)


See, this is funny. I think Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a great name. It's a bit long, but I think it certainly sets them apart.
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See, this is funny. I think Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a great name. It's a bit long, but I think it certainly sets them apart.


Well, it does fit them, but it's just one of those names that sucks to say out loud.
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A terrible pun and nothing more. Shameful for such an iconic band.


"We need a name that sounds funny at first, but gets less funny each time you hear it"
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Iron_and_Beer Wrote:
PopTodd Wrote:
The Beatles
A terrible pun and nothing more. Shameful for such an iconic band.


"We need a name that sounds funny at first, but gets less funny each time you hear it"


Yeah.
I think they did take their inspiration from The Be Sharps.

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i didn't get the joke until recently that there is no such thing as a B#

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i didn't get the joke until recently that there is no such thing as a B#


Wow, I never even thought about that. That's hilarious.
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