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Points: 6419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 24 2007 at 18:35
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LOL Ha-ha.  Or if you have the LPs, try vinyl gloves.  Handle it with "kid-gloves" (we are kidding around), and whatever you use...

...just don't Smeel%20the%20Glove afterwards.


Hilarious post! LOLLOLLOL
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my friends solo band name is just greatness, imo:
 
"Befriend the Blind Octopus"
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2007 at 17:36
Non-prog:

Kiss
Motley Crue
Blue Oyster Cult
Def Leppard
Fountains of Wayne
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah
Spiritualized
Panic! At the Disco
Fall Out Boy
Blink-182
The 5, 6, 7, 8's

Almost all bands with The in their name, viz. The Flower Kings, The Wilde Flowers, The Ugly's, The Jam, The The, The Fall...

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Yes
The Flower Kings
Gregor Samsa (I like the name, but not the band, so in this case it's the wrong name for this type of band; I expect to hear and avant band to have such a name)
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Points: 37378 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2007 at 17:20
Originally posted by queenlerxst queenlerxst wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:



And, sorry to be scatological, but for some reason I associate it with Rectal Giant -- Three Turds. 
 
Thanks a lot! Angry  Guess I'll have to handle my GG albums with latex gloves. LOL


LOL Ha-ha.  Or if you have the LPs, try vinyl gloves.  Handle it with "kid-gloves" (we are kidding around), and whatever you use...

...just don't Smeel%20the%20Glove afterwards.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:



And, sorry to be scatological, but for some reason I associate it with Rectal Giant -- Three Turds. 
 
Thanks a lot!!  AngryGuess I'll have to handle my GG albums with latex gloves now. LOL
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"Gentle Giant" is a great band, but a lousy name.  The first time I mentioned Gentle Giant to someone, he thought I was talking about a kid's show called Friendly Giant.

And, sorry to be scatological, but for some reason I associate it with Rectal Giant -- Three Turds.  I guess it's because of the grunt in Three Friends "Mister Class and Quality".
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These Arms are Snakes
These Animal Men
Panda Bear
 
...though I do like pandasTongue


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Originally posted by Firefly Firefly wrote:

Say....found this on the Net.  Of course, probably not much (if any) prog in there, but it's worth a read because of the insane names people think is cool for a band.  Some of them are just...unbelievable.
 


I could add many names to that list. I found one I really, really liked though: Arthur Loves Plastic. I wish I had come up with that one...
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Originally posted by zappaholic zappaholic wrote:

Wasn't there a "worst band names" thread like a week ago?
 
Originally posted by Yorkie X Yorkie X wrote:

there's lots of funny and odd names in prog many people who don`t know any better think Jethro Tull is the name of a guy not a band
but, but, but... Confused
 
Originally posted by A B Negative A B Negative wrote:

I read an interview with them in Terrorizer magazine where they said "carnation" refers to the flesh of the body and "green" refers to its decay. The other interpretation doesn't fit in with the views of the Norwegian black metal scene, as far as I'm aware.
And there's me thinking that the Norwegians were being ironic. Wink
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Points: 99 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2007 at 11:54
I'd say early 70's rocker's 'Hard Stuff' Very unimaginative, superb band though.
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Points: 1594 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2007 at 11:30
Originally posted by darqdean darqdean wrote:

Originally posted by magnus magnus wrote:

Green Carnation makes no sense to me. I'm enjoying their music so far though. :)
The Green Carnation is a book from the 19 century that was loosely based on Oscar Wilde's relationship with Lord Douglas that indirectly lead to his trial of  for Gross Indecency. In the novel, the Green Carnation was a symbol if identification that certain young men wore to identify themselves to each other. Whether that information is relevant in this circumstance I know not. Wink
I read an interview with them in Terrorizer magazine where they said "carnation" refers to the flesh of the body and "green" refers to its decay. The other interpretation doesn't fit in with the views of the Norwegian black metal scene, as far as I'm aware.


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"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."
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Say....found this on the Net.  Of course, probably not much (if any) prog in there, but it's worth a read because of the insane names people think is cool for a band.  Some of them are just...unbelievable.
 
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blind guardian is such a silly name that I like it Tongue   
Spock's beard I have actually seen the episode of Star trek this name comes from after I saw it I liked the name before that I saw it I didn`t like it at all
Kansas  ..  who would ever imagine such a skilled prog band would have the name Kansas ?   I expected country and western music I do think that if they had gone with their original name White Clover or Proto Kaw they would have had more of an impact
for the name Kansas was kinda tarnished from the start and stacked in the country sections in many record shops .. so crazy

there's lots of funny and odd names in prog many people who don`t know any better think Jethro Tull is the name of a guy not a band



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Originally posted by zappaholic zappaholic wrote:

Wasn't there a "worst band names" thread like a week ago?
 
Maybe....but I did a search and nothing came up. 
 
 
Oh dear.  Did you know there's a metal band somewhere in the world called Goat's Ass Trumpet?   LOL


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Points: 22 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2007 at 03:13
Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

Death

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What's so wrong with these names?
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Points: 2822 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 22 2007 at 20:37
Wasn't there a "worst band names" thread like a week ago?
"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken
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Murple
De De Lind
Gilgamesh
Tako
Jumbo
Passport
Egg

All excellent bands BTW.  Of course I could name a thousand death/black metal band names that are priceless

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Points: 9008 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 22 2007 at 19:57
Worst band names? I have lots:

The Rock Of Travolta
The Samuel Jackson Five
AndyDickTracyMorganFreeman
My Dad Vs. Yours

Hooray for post-rock!

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Originally posted by magnus magnus wrote:

Green Carnation makes no sense to me. I'm enjoying their music so far though. :)
The Green Carnation is a book from the 19 century that was loosely based on Oscar Wilde's relationship with Lord Douglas that indirectly lead to his trial of  for Gross Indecency. In the novel, the Green Carnation was a symbol if identification that certain young men wore to identify themselves to each other. Whether that information is relevant in this circumstance I know not. Wink
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