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    Posted: January 19 2007 at 05:10
I propose a new game :

Tell the strangest name of a prog band you know...

I begin with... Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co !
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I always found Humble Pie and Hot Tuna to be quite interesting band names, but I'll go with Henry Cow.Smile
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Points: 5851 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2007 at 17:40
Uhm... ACQUA FRAGILE

Uhm... FRAGILE WATER (in English).

All right that Bernardo Lanzetti is more American than Italian...  But explained me what it means this name?  A liquid one is able to break itself? 
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Samla Mammas Manna, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
 
two of my favs.Tongue
 
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Liquid Tension Experiment?
Behold the Arctopus

strange names, but everybody knows (well, atleast LTE) them...
nou... mag ik het niet nog een keertje overdoen?
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Points: 7606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2007 at 19:26
I could mention "mincing fury and guttural clamour of queer decay" but that's grindcore and hardly progressive :D I like Einstuerzende Neubauten a lot, and their name translates to something like "demolishing new buildings".

if you want classic prog then it clearly has to be MURPLE!
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Points: 10063 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2007 at 21:50
Godspeed You! Black Emperor is quite a strange name.

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Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
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Uncle Dirtytoes, or Nice Beaver...

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I always found some of Italian band names quite unusual:

  1. Premiata Forneria Moarconi (Awarded Bakery Marconi)
  2. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (Bank of the Mutual Aid)
  3. Loccanda della Fate (Inn of the Fairies) Believe it was a famous whorehouse in Rome, at least that's what I heard.
  4. Quella Vecchia Loccanda (That Beautifull Inn)
  5. L'Uovo di Colombo (Columbus's Egg)

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The recently suggested "Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat." LOL
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Incredible Expanding Mindf**k
Hectic Watermelon
Both of which are very good bands.

Also, Porcupine Tree was the weirdest name when I first heard it.





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Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

The recently suggested "Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat." LOL
 
I could not believe this one... I mean what type of guys name their band that way ???  Confused
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Sieges Even - I haven't figured out what it's supposed to mean (never bothered, it just popped into my mind just now).

And Camel and Caravan are pretty weird when you think about it (and related as well???)
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2007 at 18:18
Maudlin of the Well is a cool but unusual name.
 
Come to think of it,so is Porcupine Tree.


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Anal c**t. Flesh Parade. Cannibal Corpse.
 
 
notice a trend yet?
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2007 at 18:45
Originally posted by fungusucantkill fungusucantkill wrote:

Anal c**t. Flesh Parade. Cannibal Corpse.
 
 
notice a trend yet?
 
The topic creator said PROG bands.
 
Almost all grindcore bands have bad names.


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