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"Forum Moderator" Super Bad-Ass Jedi |
I agree. Plus, some of those names Borachon mentions are pretty cool. I reckon Duran Duran would sound cool even if I didn't know they named themselves after a character in the film Barberella. And I'm not sure why U2 is such a terrible name. They're named after a 1960s surveillance plane. Plus, it's better than either of their original names, Feedback and The Hype. ----- Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold. |
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Guru |
Seriously, it doesn't take much to ruffle my feathers. Sorry if my response sounded confrontational. I would never say that I'd refuse to listen to a band because of their name. There's so much good music out there that I already don't have time to listen to, that if a bands name conjures up negative images in my mind, then I'm likely to avoid them and focus on something else. Maybe that is a bit narrow minded, but I can't help it. "I know that human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully" |
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Now that is cool name for a band!! Nice story to boot. _____________________________ Weep to Water the Trees. "This is my main concern with Obama; what if he has been groomed since childhood to blend in with the zionists and infidels? What if he has been led along by a radical islamic terrorist organization and positioned to become an influential politician? What if Obama gets into White House and turns out to be some crazy muslim terrorist? What do we do then? We'll be pretty screwed. It could happen." -- by some fucking nutjob |
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"Forum Moderator" Super Bad-Ass Jedi |
It sounds too much like Echo and the Bunnymen ----- Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold. |
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Guru |
It's an awful name, in my opinion obviously. It's just a letter and a number. And why are they called that? Because there was an aeroplane called a U2? That's not even remotely relevant to them, or an interesting tale, story fans. I've always thought it was weak. Also, I find U2 to be an utterly repellent band, since Achtung Baby, at least. Therefore as you can see, my policy of not listening to bands who sound rubbish could have saved me from hearing such nonsense as Discotheque, Numb, Elevation, and Vertigo. But that's probably for another thread, huh? "I know that human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully" |
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Jedi |
Arguably another great band with a not-so-great name. _____________________________ Weep to Water the Trees. "This is my main concern with Obama; what if he has been groomed since childhood to blend in with the zionists and infidels? What if he has been led along by a radical islamic terrorist organization and positioned to become an influential politician? What if Obama gets into White House and turns out to be some crazy muslim terrorist? What do we do then? We'll be pretty screwed. It could happen." -- by some fucking nutjob |
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"Forum Moderator" Super Bad-Ass Jedi |
Well, there was also the great abbreviation naming convention of the early 80s. You had bands like REM, the B-52s, UB40, etc. It's similar to the great Wolf naming convetion of the mid 00s. Speaking of which, is there truly any worse band name than AIDS Wolf? ----- Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold. |
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Jedi |
While I agree with you about the band, I think "U2" works well because it's easy to remember. In a world where name-recognition is everything, that put them one step ahead of their contemporaries. _____________________________ Weep to Water the Trees. "This is my main concern with Obama; what if he has been groomed since childhood to blend in with the zionists and infidels? What if he has been led along by a radical islamic terrorist organization and positioned to become an influential politician? What if Obama gets into White House and turns out to be some crazy muslim terrorist? What do we do then? We'll be pretty screwed. It could happen." -- by some fucking nutjob |
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Guru |
Ha ha! No, probably not. Although, I used to be in a band with a friend who wanted us to be called "Sunburst". He then had his heart set on "Shapes". Both of those would have rivalled AIDS Wolf! "I know that human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully" |
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"Forum Moderator" Super Bad-Ass Jedi |
Not unless you changed the names to "Herpes Sunburst" or "Hemorrhoid Shapes". ----- Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold. |
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Slacker |
death cab for cutie is an amazing name. how about bands like nickelback or 3 doors down. now those are ridiculous and make me want to throw up.
also, creed?... i could see them standing around thinking of a name. "dude i got it! CREED!" ..his band mates reply, "bro, that's genious! thats great. lets use it!" screamingohmygod. |
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Jedi |
It may've already been mentioned, but:
Men Without Hats +++++++++++++++++ Nalgaphobia: the irrational fear of prosthetic buttocks. |
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Know-It-All |
I didn't see this one mentioned, but Puddle of Mudd may be the dumbest.
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Jedi |
Did any of you watch SNL this week? John Bon Jovi was the host, and they did a pretty funny skit about the fictional band meeting they had when they were trying to come up with the name. Everyone except John wanted "Natural Disasters" (if I remember correctly). Good stuff. Unfortunately, no one has posted it on YouTube yet, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time.
_____________________________ Weep to Water the Trees. "This is my main concern with Obama; what if he has been groomed since childhood to blend in with the zionists and infidels? What if he has been led along by a radical islamic terrorist organization and positioned to become an influential politician? What if Obama gets into White House and turns out to be some crazy muslim terrorist? What do we do then? We'll be pretty screwed. It could happen." -- by some fucking nutjob |
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As a reporter for a newspaper that would NEVER print a swear word, I find bands with cussing in the titles really frustrating. Especially instrumental ones like Holy Fuck and Fuck Buttons - it's like they one had one chance to to swear so they fucking well did.
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Bonzo Dog Doodah Band
I can't say if I love it or loathe it though. I happen to like Chumbawamba, but not for their name. It also gets misspelled a lot. In one of their songs they make fun of this, asking "Who put the U in the wamba?" Lp, DimsiRupsi |
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