vandala
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 | | 23 Feb 2008 6:08 PM |
| | As much as I adore them, "Pixies" (as opposed to oftly mis-appropriated "The Pixies"), was always a truly appalling name for a band. But I guess you can get away with anything if you are hugely talented... | | | |
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floodzer
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| | 26 Feb 2008 5:12 AM |
| Posted By Binokular on 21 Feb 2008 3:59 AM
I do think band names are getting worse and more pretentious, ok, a lot of it may be down to the fact that all the good ones are probably already taken, but whats with the trend for indie bands using entire sentences as names? "I love you but I've chose darkness", "get cape, wear cape, fly" etc.
So true. The Cape one is ridiculous.
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floodzer
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| | 26 Feb 2008 5:17 AM |
| Posted By vandala on 23 Feb 2008 6:08 PM
"Pixies" (as opposed to oftly mis-appropriated "The Pixies
People always make this mistake with Doves aswell... This peeves me!
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PeterQuaife
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| | 26 Feb 2008 5:59 AM |
| ahhh..the doves and the pixies, 2 great bands
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floodzer
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starbelgrade
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| | 26 Feb 2008 9:51 AM |
| | How about The The The? | | | |
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PeterQuaife
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| | 26 Feb 2008 9:52 AM |
| | i referred to them as da the | |
where the dew drops cry and the cats meow.... | |
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sealed_human
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| | 27 Feb 2008 4:50 AM |
| | 'Does this offend you? ...yeah' or something similar, they're on the NME tour this year. I'd love to go up to them a la the old Harry Enfield character from the Hula Hoops ads and say 'Oi, w*nkers, NOOO!'... and then begin to rant over how stupid that name is. Its not big, and its not clever | | | |
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Strangegravy
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| | 27 Feb 2008 7:09 AM |
| 'The All-New Mongolian Oversized Purple Diabetic Chicken Dancing Troupe Band Of Doom. On Acid'
I would buy this bands album on name alone... :-)
I think Parton hit it on the head, who cares if people think the bands name is sh*t as long as people are talking about them! If the band has the music to back it up, they'll more often then not gain themselves a fan, all on the basis of their sh*t/brilliant name!
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starbelgrade
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| | 27 Feb 2008 7:29 AM |
| | Dennis Hopper Chopper .. not sure if I like it or hate it! | | | |
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Quint
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| | 27 Feb 2008 7:57 AM |
| Posted By starbelgrade on 26 Feb 2008 9:51 AM
How about The The The?
Or as they say in Yorkshire ' ' | | | |
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UnaRocks
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| | 27 Feb 2008 8:29 AM |
| Posted By Quint on 27 Feb 2008 7:57 AM Posted By starbelgrade on 26 Feb 2008 9:51 AM
How about The The The? Or as they say in Yorkshire ' '
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Peejay
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| | 27 Feb 2008 8:29 AM |
| Posted By Quint on 27 Feb 2008 7:57 AM Posted By starbelgrade on 26 Feb 2008 9:51 AM
How about The The The? Or as they say in Yorkshire ' '
heheh...very good 
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PARTON
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| | 27 Feb 2008 8:38 AM |
| | Mick Salmon and the Cutlets | | | |
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starbelgrade
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| | 27 Feb 2008 8:53 AM |
| Posted By PARTON on 27 Feb 2008 8:38 AM
Mick Salmon and the Cutlets
Do they play surf n'turf music?
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PARTON
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| | 27 Feb 2008 9:20 AM |
| Smokey Rock n Roll.......
Sometimes a bit cheesy though.....they were good for the first few albums but began to stink after a while... | | | |
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starbelgrade
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| | 27 Feb 2008 9:57 AM |
| Posted By PARTON on 27 Feb 2008 9:20 AM
Smokey Rock n Roll.......
Sometimes a bit cheesy though.....they were good for the first few albums but began to stink after a while...
So they started out as a nice smoked Gruyere and turned into a bad Roquefort!
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starbelgrade
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| | 27 Feb 2008 9:58 AM |
| Ten bands with food in their names...
1. Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Bread
3. Godley and Creme
4. The Cranberries
5. Hot Chocolate
6. Martha And The Muffins
7. Salt N' Pepa
8. Smashing Pumpkins
9. The Lemonheads
10. Strawberry Switchblade | | | |
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starbelgrade
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| | 27 Feb 2008 10:06 AM |
| Then there's always..
Neneh Cherry,
Eagle Eye Cherry
Bananarama
The Jam
Meat Loaf
Cream
Lemon Jelly
Sugar Ray
Pearl Jam
Black Grape
Fish
Cake Sale
Soup Dragons
Fuzzy Duck
Muffin Men
My Friend the Chocolate Cake
Black Eyed Peas
Tangerine Dream
Veruca Salt
Fiona Apple
Walter Trout
Country Joe and the Fish
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Klewitz Burger
Milk and Honey Band
Blue Oyster Cult
Damien Rice
String Cheese Incident
Bowling for Soup
Peaches
and of course... Half Man, Half Biscuit
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locustabortiontechnician
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| | 05 Mar 2008 5:02 AM |
| | Some of the best selling bands of all time have had truly woegeous names - The Beatles, Pearl Jam, U2, The Smashing Pumpkins. I think Ham Sandwich is a great name for a band, but as some have said, I don't the name is that important. Great band names - ...and you will know us by the trail of dead, Ween, Meat Puppets, Neutral Milk Hotel. | | | |
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