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Harry Hood 
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 Posted: December 01 2007 at 02:36 |
 Atavachron wrote:
Death Cab For Cutie
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It's an obscure Beatles reference. ('cause they're so indie)
Best band name - tie between Christian Death and Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Worst band name - On A Friday
Edited by Harry Hood - December 01 2007 at 02:37
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sean
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Posted: December 01 2007 at 03:00 |
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and the bad ones:
The Samuel Jackson Five
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i've actually always liked that one. for my favourites: explosions in the sky pain of salvation muse van der graaf generator king crimson black sabbath godspeed you! black emperor liquid tension experiment fates warning porcupine tree ozric tentacles marillion i tend to not like band names that are just the members names or ones that begin with the, it's just too overused, though i do like a few of those bands, ie emerson lake and palmer and the cure. i generally dislike the pseudonyms used by most rappers.
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Norbert
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Posted: December 01 2007 at 06:05 |
I think Yes and Genesis are good band names.
What I don't really like is the X-factor, even if I enjoy some of the band which and with an X.
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Posted: December 01 2007 at 06:21 |
Harry Hood wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
Death Cab For Cutie |
It's an obscure Beatles reference. ('cause they're so indie)
Best band name - tie between Christian Death and Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Worst band name - On A Friday |
Christian Death and Godspeed... are terrible names. On a Friday, while not especially notable, is certainly better.
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Posted: December 01 2007 at 06:35 |
Alice in Chains is a winner.
And the worst band name goes to: Cock and Ball Torture. Google it.
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Posted: December 01 2007 at 06:41 |
^ If you google both of those names you just might get the same (or similar) sites 
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Posted: December 01 2007 at 06:51 |
The Mothers of Invention is one of my favorite band names. Oh, and Samla Mammas Manna as well!
As for worst, The Flower Kings are the first ones that comes to mind. I really dig their music though, but their name is just...!
Edited by Bj-1 - December 01 2007 at 06:56
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Posted: December 02 2007 at 06:08 |
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Posted: December 02 2007 at 07:04 |
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Good:
Ozric Tentacles, Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly, Yes, Opeth, Death, Naglfar, Burzum, Faust...
Bad:
Spock's Beard, Limbus 4, OOIOO, Mechanical Poet (took it from Majestic Mayhem's signature. Never heard of them)
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Posted: December 02 2007 at 07:52 |
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Hmm, I guess Van der Graaf Generator is a quite cool name, it somehow fits with their music. Despite being wrongly spelled.
I also like Meshuggah. Both the sound of the name(goes with chug, chug, chug, chug feel of many of their riffs) and the meaning(according to band biographies, it is the yiddish and hebrew word for "crazy") fit with their music.
Can't really think of any names I really dislike...
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The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes
Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie
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Hamfari
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Posted: December 02 2007 at 10:38 |
I once saw an unknown band that were active in like 1 year, and their name was "Free Beer" ...to get people to see their gigs 
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Nobody needs to go anywhere else. We are all, if we only knew it, already there.
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Posted: December 02 2007 at 12:17 |
Here's Chris Cutler laying out the theory behind a terrific name (Art Bears):
| I took the name from a sentence in Jane Harrison's Art And Ritual. "Even today, when individualism is rampant, art bears traces of its collective, social origin..." but not too much should be read into this; it just sounds intriguing, has an animal in it, plays with ambiguity and is mildly ridiculous. |
Of the ones that've already been mentioned, Jethro Tull, Samlas Mammas Manna, Mothers of Invention (can't decide if the original, uncensored 'The Mothers' is better)... King Crimson... Not necessarily bad, but The Crazy World of Arthur Brown has a very perverse naivety to it. Furthermore, there's nothing like the loss of innocence experienced when you realise that, woah, 'Beatles' is actually a terrible pun!
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Posted: December 03 2007 at 00:49 |
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Best: Tangerine Dream
Worst: Porcupine Tree
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moreitsythanyou
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Posted: December 03 2007 at 00:58 |
Harry Hood wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
Death Cab For Cutie
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It's an obscure Beatles reference. ('cause they're so indie)
Best band name - tie between Christian Death and Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Worst band name - On A Friday |
Actually it's from the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band edit: I guess we're both right. The Beatles used the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band song in one of their movies. And they changed. Radiohead is so much better than OAF.
Edited by moreitsythanyou - December 03 2007 at 01:09
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Posted: December 03 2007 at 10:31 |
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GOOD NAMES:
1. King Crimson
WOW! How can just a band name be so cool?! King Crimson, the name, is just pure awesomeness.
2. Manowar
It REALLY fits the band, because the music is so "manly" and the lyrics often deal with war. It also sounds good, and it's long enough.
3. Iron Maiden
I like those band names with two words. Especially when the other is "Iron". And hey, the name comes from an ancient torture device. Now, how cool is THAT?!
I also like the name "Dream Theater", even though I don't like the band at all. Other cool names: Motörhead (couldn't fit the music any better), Hawkwind, Megadeth, Black Sabbath (spooky!!), Genesis.
BAD NAMES:
I don't like:
1. ridiculously long OR short names (unfortunately Van Der Graaf Generator is also too long)
2. names, which are very common words in English, such as Yes (The Who is pretty dull as well)
3. names that include any numbers, marks, signs, symbols or anything like that.
4. extremely unoriginal names like Emerson, Lake & Palmer etc. In other words, names including people's names.
5. names like "THE *******S". Or even worse, names like "*insert a name here* and the ************s." Bill Haley and The Comets for example.
5. simply stupid names. Need an example? THE FLOWER KINGS!
Edited by Roskisdyykkari - December 03 2007 at 10:31
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And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away
in the tidal destruction the moral melee.
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Posted: December 03 2007 at 10:55 |
Majestic_Mayhem wrote:
Alice in Chains is a winner.
And the worst band name goes to: Cock and Ball Torture. Google it. |
OK, be sure and but in "Cock and Ball Torture band" when you Google it, otherwise you'll get a bunch of pervy CBT sites and sites where you can buy devices for CBT. 
A side recommendation for the adults on this site, the book Encyclopeida of Unusual Sexual Practices. Things that'll make you go "whaaaa?"
Edited by Slartibartfast - December 03 2007 at 10:59
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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A B Negative
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Posted: December 03 2007 at 10:59 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Majestic_Mayhem wrote:
Alice in Chains is a winner.
And the worst band name goes to: Cock and Ball Torture. Google it. |
OK, be sure and but in "Cock and Ball Torture band" when you Google it, otherwise you'll get a bunch of pervy CBT sites and sites where you can buy devices for CBT. |
My ex used to go to CBT to help with her bipolar depression. She said it stood for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy but now I'm not so sure... 
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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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Nucleus
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Posted: December 03 2007 at 19:30 |
Off the top of my head?
Favorites: Explosions in the Sky
Ozric Tentacles
Tangerine Dream
Least Favorites: Porcupine Tree
... Actually I think all band names are original, so I guess I don't really have any least favorites.
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Tarkus31
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Posted: December 03 2007 at 23:34 |
Peter wrote:
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Haha. The only thing worse is 'Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe' and their eponymous debut album. Now that sounds like a law firm. |
Ha -- should have been titled " Dewey, Fleecem & Howe," eh Lycra?  |
Dewey, Cheatem and Howe?
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