The Best and Worst Band Names |
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Fassbinder
Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 27 2006 Location: My world Status: Offline Points: 3497 |
Posted: December 09 2006 at 19:25 | ||
The best name -- Van der Graaf Generator (incidentally, also the favourite band).
The coolest -- Gnidrolog (especially for the Slavic ears...).
The worst -- there's always another step to (unattainable) perfection...
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ResidentAlien
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 17 2006 Status: Offline Points: 441 |
Posted: December 09 2006 at 20:11 | ||
Someone beat you to it... a long time ago. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:vx1ibkd96akx Edited by ResidentAlien - December 09 2006 at 20:12 |
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Sasquamo
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 26 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 828 |
Posted: December 09 2006 at 20:25 | ||
You've got to be kidding me...
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DT_ELP_Yes
Forum Newbie Joined: December 10 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 33 |
Posted: December 10 2006 at 22:13 | ||
Dream Theater-Bad
Yes-Good
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A B Negative
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 02 2006 Location: Methil Republic Status: Offline Points: 1594 |
Posted: December 11 2006 at 13:52 | ||
Hawkwind was originally Nik Turner's nickname, a vaguely onomatopoaeic reference to his flatulence! It's still a great name, one of my favourites along with Van der Graaf Generator and Soft Machine. Worst names include Gentle Giant and Gnidrolog. |
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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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Nowhere Man
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 29 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 207 |
Posted: December 11 2006 at 18:20 | ||
I can understand that because, despite "sounding like a law firm," it has a nice sound to it. |
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ClemofNazareth
Special Collaborator Prog Folk Researcher Joined: August 17 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4659 |
Posted: December 11 2006 at 20:15 | ||
I have three of their albums (on cassette). Their music isn't much more creative than their name... |
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"Peace is the only battle worth waging."
Albert Camus |
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Chus
Prog Reviewer Joined: October 16 2006 Location: Venezuela Status: Offline Points: 1991 |
Posted: December 11 2006 at 21:12 | ||
It sounds like a detergent company e.g. Procter & Gamble |
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Jesus Gabriel
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The Whistler
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 30 2006 Location: LA, CA Status: Offline Points: 7113 |
Posted: December 12 2006 at 03:47 | ||
no, No, NO! You're all wrong! The greatest band name ever is a group that's never been mentioned here.
Atomic Rooster.
Can't be beat. Period. Bar none. Forever. Until I think of something better.
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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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A B Negative
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 02 2006 Location: Methil Republic Status: Offline Points: 1594 |
Posted: December 12 2006 at 04:25 | ||
"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."
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The Lost Chord
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 23 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1907 |
Posted: December 12 2006 at 17:14 | ||
"King Crimson" is the god of all awesome band names.
Dream Theater is clearly the worst |
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Tapfret
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 12 2007 Location: Bryant, Wa Status: Offline Points: 8581 |
Posted: September 11 2007 at 14:09 | ||
Lets bump this one I'd like to see some of the best names, as long as the subject is fresh.
My favorite name:
Strapping Young Lad (its just such a fun left turn from what they play)
My least favorite:
A**l C**T (Very uncool)
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laplace
Prog Reviewer Joined: October 06 2005 Location: popupControl(); Status: Offline Points: 7606 |
Posted: September 11 2007 at 14:14 | ||
as a balancing force i'll claim anal c**t as being the single best possible band name ever achieved by man.
here's a terrible band name: "Pain of Salvation" |
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A B Negative
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 02 2006 Location: Methil Republic Status: Offline Points: 1594 |
Posted: September 13 2007 at 11:54 | ||
Fudge Tunnel is a great name.
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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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BaldFriede
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 02 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10266 |
Posted: September 13 2007 at 22:13 | ||
Actually the band's name was created because of the habit of one of the members (Nik Turner) of hawking (coughing) and passing wind. But if one doesn't know the story one can also interpret the name in a poetic way, as the wind that carries the hawk through the air, which is quite fitting for the band's music, because they certainly can sting with a hawk's beak and talons, but there is a lot of spacy wind in their music too. There are some band names I am not quite sure about whether they are good or bad. Examples: Hatfield and the North (certainly a unique idea to name yourself after a road sign). Henry Cow. (Sounds not too bad in English, but then I always have to think that the German equivalent would be "Heinrich Kuh", and that simply makes me udder ... pardon, shudder. ) 10cc. (Especially when you know what they are named after ) Edited by BaldFriede - September 13 2007 at 22:23 |
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
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rileydog22
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 24 2005 Location: New Jersey Status: Offline Points: 8844 |
Posted: September 13 2007 at 22:17 | ||
Kind of makes me wonder why you ended up buying three of their albums, instead of stopping after just one |
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Floydian42
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 13 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 846 |
Posted: September 13 2007 at 22:55 | ||
Best - King Crimson, Genesis
Worst - Emerson Lake and Palmer, Dream theater |
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Abrawang
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 29 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 112 |
Posted: December 01 2007 at 00:31 | ||
These aren't necessarily prog but...
Good - The Knack, Rolling Stones, Soundgarden, Genesis, Nirvana, Renaissance, Talking Heads
Bad - the Cars, Bread, The Young Rascals
So Bad It's Almost Good - The Flaming Groovies
Stupidest - T.B.A. - There was once band out of Toronto that picked this name and to their surprise, never developed much of a following.
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Casting doubt on all I have to say...
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ghost_of_morphy
Prog Reviewer Joined: March 08 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2755 |
Posted: December 01 2007 at 01:47 | ||
Mabel Greer's Toy Shop - Awful
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Atavachron
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65289 |
Posted: December 01 2007 at 02:26 | ||
Death Cab For Cutie
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