What's in a (band) name?

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• 1 - Eric Olsen

  Feb 12, 2004 at 7:14 pm

  J, excellent idea and thanks for all the links. The only ones I knew before were Bitter Little Dutchboy, New Wet Kojak, Red Red Meat and Zap Mama

• 2 - Robert Brandt

  Feb 12, 2004 at 7:31 pm

  Nice! I pointed this out to a friend who's into weird band names.
  
  One of my favorites: Liquorice John Death (Procol Harum's alter-ego).
  
  

• 3 - Jennie Smith

  Feb 12, 2004 at 9:05 pm

  It's too well known to be laughed at now, but I still take great pleasure in mentioning the band Godspeed You Black Emperor!

• 4 - Casper

  Feb 12, 2004 at 10:50 pm

  Having played in quite a few bands, I can safely say that one of the hardest things in a band is trying to agree on the name.

• 5 - Particleman

  Feb 12, 2004 at 11:24 pm

  yet more:
  
  mustard plug
  
  new bomb turks
  
  skankin pickle
  
  operation ivy
  
  nashville pussy (along the lines of space pussy...)
  
  and what about the anti-name band, no use for a name? any points for them?

• 6 - Tom Johnson

  Feb 13, 2004 at 12:03 am

  Actually, Jennie, it's now "Godspeed You! Black Emperor." "Godspeed! You Black Emperor" fell out of favor a while back, about as quickly as the plain-jane "Godspeed You Black Emperor!" The placement of the exclamation point is very critical, apparently.

• 7 - AntFreeze

  Feb 13, 2004 at 8:52 am

  Always been kinda partial to the "Bar Stool Softeners" myself.

• 8 - Mark Saleski

  Feb 13, 2004 at 11:12 am

  weirdest (and perhaps most disgusting) band name i've ever heard:
  
  Colostomy Grab-Bag
  

• 9 - Eric Olsen

  Feb 13, 2004 at 12:36 pm

  I once wrote a short piece for Playboy on all the bands with "Jesus" in the name, which was inexplicably popular about 10 years ago: Jesus Jones, Jesus and Mary Chain, Jesus Lizard, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, Seven Day Jesus, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Liquid Jesus, Creaming Jesus, Jesus Christ Superfly, Acid Jesus, etc.

• 10 - John Voorhees

  Feb 13, 2004 at 12:44 pm

  Everybody wants their own personal Jesus, I guess. Jesus.