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Band names, I know it's probably been done to death, but while there's SEVENTY THREE people online, I'd like some opinions/advise on the subject of band names.

Any suggestions are more than welcome (Can't get past Black Girl Adventure at the moment - although I'm told it has "horrendous connotations") How important is the name of the band? How seriously should bands take it when choosing a name?

limo | 25 Jan '05, 17:26 | Send note | Report this | Reply



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    Deathbus.
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    It depends on how seriously you want to be taken - Bowling For Soup are a stupid crappy band and they know it so they have a jokey name.
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      Dead serious. Like cancer.
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        DEATHBUS.
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        And I thought of you
        Friends at the weekend
        - Yeah I know their lame but my head hurts.
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        Like cancer? Let's see:

        The Gonorrhea Team
        Help He Can't Breathe
        The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Party
        Encephalitis
        And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Infectious Tropical Diseases
        The Dyslexia Plan
        I Wish I Didn't Have A Genetic Mutation

        How do those sound?
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    How about "Horrendous Connotations" from your first post?
    I have always wanted to call a band
    "cringe"
    you can have that if you like.
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    "sneaky registers"
    "all the suggestions"
    "the shit ones"
    "Its Easy" (Whoops sorry thats a boy band)
    "Do it yourself"
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    Men II Boyz - paedo-pop, it's the future.
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    Uncle Fucknut
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    if you get really stuck .... find the most obscure album you can -preferably foriegn too- look at the tracklist and choose a name from there.
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      when we were looking for a name my friend suggested The Geese Gods and my Dad suggested The Go Ferrets. Funnily enough we didn't use either of those.
      My great suggestion, which got shouted down, was
      The ACE Inhibitors. Feel free to use that one if you have an interest in Pharmacology...
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        NME would love The Go Ferrets - if you had the appropriate haircuts of course
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          Hoover Dam Weasels has more of a mammalian ring to it
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            I'm thinking of going Germanic actually.

            Einz Phumf or something. Strauder Baden. What do you reckon?


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              or just go haphazardly round dis copying and pasting a few phrases, and one of them is sure to work :D

              especially the "random thinking" thread atm

              "The New Distortion"

              "The Future Is Me"

              "Magnetic Feeted Spacemen"

              or the snappy -

              "African Bat-Eared Fox + Honey Badger = Fax-Eared Honeybot"
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                Not Since I Went To Spain
                East Clintwood
                Grab Hold Of This, It's The Bannister
                Lesbian Tomfoolery
                Dorset
                Golden Graham
                Pass The Salt

                Got the band names, all I need now is some modicom of musical talent.........
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                  Grab Hold Of This, It's The Bannister


                  CHOOSE THIS ONE
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                    Nah! thats just one of my old chat up lines.
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                      CANNOCK.
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                        NEIL CANNOCK
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                          NEIL LOVES CANNOCK INNIT.
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                            Serious suggestions from fellow band members so far:

                            Howling Fantods
                            Black September
                            Life Support Machine
                            Black Girl Adventure
                            Die Kreuze
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                              Howling Fantods is the only one I could get excited about.
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                              Show your bandmates this thread!

                              Lame hardcore shock-tactic names are the funniest. How about:

                              The Rapists
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                                As a white middle class male I am totally not allowed to condone that, my demographic is also forbidden from using certain taboo words, apparently, that people with other demographic profiles can.
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                                  "As a white middle class male I am totally not allowed to condone that"

                                  Wouldn't that be the whole point of calling your band The Rapists? If it doesn't piss someone off, it's not a good name ;)
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                                    I once suggested "my first Period"

                                    Didn't go down to well (scuse the pun)
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                                    But don't you see you are not pissing me off by that name, I am just aware that I am taboo'd by society for that.
                                    I am hardly offended by anything, but I am acutely aware that others may be upset, sometimes not cos they are prudish or stuck up or the establishment, but because of unfortunate events. Its like calling your band the Nazi Party, ...I'm not upset, by that, but is that a good idea?.....its fine to be rock n roll and stick two fingers up at the establishment and censorship, but lets face it, there is now very little absolute censorship of actual words.
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                                      Unless you're american.
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                                        The Rapists would be a crap name.

                                        The others you've listed sound quite dark / moody, is your music dark n moody?
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                                      Yes....concepts are better...far better to offend the polite sensibilities with menstral flow type names.

                                      Sorry If I am probably showing the same prudishness that I did in the recent joke thread......I think having kids has made me a bit of a prude.
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                                      Oh I know I (or rather, the hypothetical band) wouldn't be pissing you off. The point is that people give themselves such "outrageous" names (hello, Selfish Cunt) simply because it's "radical" (read: not radical at all but might piss off Mr White Middle Class Male if you get lucky). I'm neither condoning nor condemning it - it's just a surefire way to "notoriety" :)
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                                        Yes moody music BTW, think Big Black, but bigger and blacker. About the whole shock tactics thing, call me old fashioned, but I think you only ever really need to resort to that if you're lacking in the actual songwriting/ideas department (hello again Selfish Cunt!)
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                                          Exactly - which was my point!

                                          Bloody internet...
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                                          Mother Black Cap.

                                          It's the name of the pub in Withnail and I, so you have a nice little story to go with it. I was going to call my band this, but I'm not now so feel free....if you like it that is.
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                                            I dont see why this thread has continued past my suggestion of the Hoover Dam Weasels
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                                          that's bollocks. sorry mate.
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                                            that was addressed to the person who said the selfish cunt thing about names with swearing being only for bands with no ideas. what a load of $hit... ;)
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                                              Hoover Dam Weasels fly on, unscathed
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                                                Gunning for Weasels.
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                                                  Gunning for Jesus
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                                                    Jesus Weasel and the Snake Brigade
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                                                      You'll have to substantiate that claim brainlove, I still think I'm right. (about the sweary band name remark that is).

                                                      Anyway, what thinkst though all of 'Hit Song Science'?
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                                                        rubbish.
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                                                          cOLESLAW cOLESLAW cOLESLAW
                                                          Martian? What Martian!
                                                          You Can't Park There
                                                          The Day My Cow Learned To Drive
                                                          Whistling Through The Knot-Hole In Granny's Wooden Leg
                                                          Get The Back Wheels In

                                                          Am I helping? That's a question, not a band suggestion
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                                                            "Whistling Through The Knot-Hole In Granny's Wooden Leg"

                                                            hahahahah....get this man a microphone!!!
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                                                          You sulky old bastard.
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    How about The The......or The The's. Its a popular word preceeding many a band name that usually ends up being cut off by us normal people, example Paddingtons, Libertines, Futureheads.....Just a thought....
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      It's been done by a band in the 80's. Your lucky to be youthful enough not to remember!
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        Unlucky enough. The The had moments of total genius, and I speak no word of a lie.
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          I meant lucky in so far as being youthful, I don't really know any of The The's stuff.
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      The original The The might complain about that though as they thought of it first. Tsk, kids today...
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        Dammit, i'm obviously way too under-educated...that and i'm not very old...
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          Don't worry about it, you will learn lots about music (and music-loving ginuea pigs) here.
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            music loving guinea pigs???
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              This is becoming increasingly desperate by the way.
              Decided to plunder BBC/Guardian websites for headlines:

              Silence Kills
              Chimps have 'sense of fair play'
              Lights go out
              Tsunami plea

              OK, so they're not all suitable...
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    Yeah my band's called Pale Faced Princess, but we're thinking of changing it cos a few people think it has racist connotations. It's about Queen Elizabeth 1st for God's sake!
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      "Bo Nos Hit"
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        Auschwitz
        The Maybe's
        The Toothbrush Diaries
        If You Can't Hear Us, Turn Up The Fucking Volume
        My Computer is a Bastard
        The Nothings
        The Saturday Night Fevers
        The Leftovers
        Gun Me Down, Mr. Terrorist
        Broccoli is Green Sometimes
        Lead Pipes Make Good Weapons
        The Wax Crayons
        Hitler Only Had One Ball And It Was A Small One
        Cancer Is Good For You
        Buy Me An Ice-Cream You Cunt
        Vote For Pedro
        The Lemonades
        Men Can't Eat Their Own Heads


        i'm well good at band names...
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          Most of those sound like McLusky song titles, especially the ice-cream one!
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            heh.

            i quite like the Saturday Night Fevers.
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              Check out some book/ comic/ film Characters, Locations Historical figures- that may have infuenced you for a cool band name...

              The Fall (book)
              Franz Ferdinand- (historical Character)
              Josef K- (from the book The Trial)

              etc...

              unless you've got something weird thats happened to you like a dead stillborn twin brother with your name (aphex twin) or a good sounding singers surname (goldfrapp)
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                Someone Something and the Somethings is always a good fotmula

                Jackie O'Fountain and the Special Needs
                Skronk Primrose and the Hot Shit
                Tenna Lady and the Dog Dick Breath

                etc

                oh i forget, you dont do rudeness. you do talent and songwriting.
                booooooring
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          "Buy Me An Ice-Cream...." is probably my current favourite. Or, how about......

          You Look Like My Uncle
          Waste Your Plans
          Call Me Pancake
          Brace Yourself
          I've Had You And You Were Shit
          Alf Ramsey's Porn Dungeon (thanks, Chris Morris)
          Thanks, Chris Morris
          The Wazzocks

          I can't remember a thread I've enjoyed so much
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            You've got my personal favourite at the moment with the 'Back Wheels' one Judge. I"ve been laughing on and off for about seven hours since I read that...
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    The Talentless Fucks
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    Tonka Trucks