W. Burroughs Inspired Band Names (an experiment)

shentov · 05.13.2008, 08:52 AM

so, this morning i was getting drunk on wine, home alone and there was some w. burroughs books in front of me. so i made a small experiment - closed my eyes and pointed to the book searching for the 'best band name'. i was surprised when the first three names were actually good, so i continued until they sounded okay. i know there are burroughs inspired bandnames... like 'steely dan' for axample...
anyway... i'm gonna post what i picked- if there is someone seeking band name and you like what i came to- feel free to use it, but let me know if you did, anyway.
i used 'the ticked that exploded' for the most and 'naked lunch' for the last two.

w.burroughs inspired band name list:

rings of saturn
a chain
burned
say and nothing
quote from fury
the work of the nova
mutual erections
park street life
black berry
smoke deep
man's knees
shirt flapping
the dialogue
nothing here now
i sweat out
recording what other
sabbah
mechanization
control machine
boneless mummy
disease so terrible
voices under the story
northern lighs
get out of hell
intestines
the choise
the enemy
pretty
tracks
silence says goodbye
indications
holes in it
solitude through
steady stream
books are records
go go
broken towers
empty space
worn coin
group one
sidewalks
alternative questions
healed

so, this are the names i came with pointing in burroughs books.
let me know what you think and if they sound okay to you.
i think many of them actually sound allright.

pbradley · 05.13.2008, 08:56 AM

Mutual Erections, Smoke Deep, Holes In It, Say And Nothing are my favorites.

I might even cop Smoke Deep.

shentov · 05.13.2008, 08:58 AM

go on, buddy!

eatmychild · 05.13.2008, 09:05 AM

The Enemy is already taken. From what I remember they're shit.

Yeh they're really shit.

HECKLER SPRAY · 05.13.2008, 09:13 AM

control machine
mutual erections
smoke deep..

books are records could be a good name for a music label.

Rob Instigator · 05.13.2008, 09:17 AM

I like WORN COIN!

atsonicpark · 05.13.2008, 10:00 AM

Haha, I actually am using random lines from ticket that exploded for lyrics on a song.. That's my favorite Burroughs book...

!@#$%! · 05.13.2008, 10:04 AM

ha ha shentov, so you cut up the cut ups? nice.

here's my suggestion that combines some of your choices

go go intestines (ha!)

i'd also say burned black berry except that the blackberry is a yuppie tool but then again maybe but it would sound like you be shillin for the ipod so no.

pbradley · 05.13.2008, 12:43 PM

Go Go Gadget Intestines!

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 05.13.2008, 01:52 PM

rings of saturn this one is ok- good but not great
a chain meh
burned makes me think of wolf eyes
say and nothing meh
quote from fury pretty good
the work of the nova sounds pretentious
mutual erections hahaha
park street life sounds like that band would suck
black berry makes me think of handheld digital devices
smoke deep half-decent
man's knees this one feels like it needs a verb after it
shirt flapping I like this
the dialogue lame
nothing here now kind of cool
i sweat out meh
recording what other meh
sabbah meh
mechanization yes
control machine too many bands with machine in the name
boneless mummy I like this one
disease so terrible almost kind of cool, but not quite
voices under the story ok
northern lighs good not great
get out of hell good not great
intestines I approve
the choise what's a choise?
the enemy lame
pretty pretty good
tracks pretty good
silence says goodbye good not great
indications pretty good
holes in it good not great
solitude through meh
steady stream That's pretty cool actually
books are records pretty good
go go lame
broken towers pretty good
empty space pretty good
worn coin good not great
group one meh
sidewalks meh
alternative questions good
healed meh

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 05.13.2008, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

I like WORN COIN!

Worn Coin makes me think of Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips.

pbradley · 05.13.2008, 02:04 PM

Steady Stream makes me think of taking a piss. Which could work for some bands I suppose.

Savage Clone · 05.13.2008, 02:09 PM

Isn't Steely Dan a Burroughs-derived band name?

shentov · 05.14.2008, 08:01 AM

yes it is, clone

terminal pharmacy · 05.14.2008, 08:10 AM

i was in a band called the freelance republic which was taken from naked lunch

shentov · 05.19.2008, 07:52 AM

^^ cool name though

Toilet & Bowels · 05.19.2008, 07:58 AM

i'm not really into band names that are taken from or reference other things

o'connor · 05.19.2008, 05:10 PM

the next song i record i'm calling it "silence says goodbye". awesome.

05.13.2008, 08:52 AM	#1
shentov expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 1,223	so, this morning i was getting drunk on wine, home alone and there was some w. burroughs books in front of me. so i made a small experiment - closed my eyes and pointed to the book searching for the 'best band name'. i was surprised when the first three names were actually good, so i continued until they sounded okay. i know there are burroughs inspired bandnames... like 'steely dan' for axample... anyway... i'm gonna post what i picked- if there is someone seeking band name and you like what i came to- feel free to use it, but let me know if you did, anyway. i used 'the ticked that exploded' for the most and 'naked lunch' for the last two. w.burroughs inspired band name list: rings of saturn a chain burned say and nothing quote from fury the work of the nova mutual erections park street life black berry smoke deep man's knees shirt flapping the dialogue nothing here now i sweat out recording what other sabbah mechanization control machine boneless mummy disease so terrible voices under the story northern lighs get out of hell intestines the choise the enemy pretty tracks silence says goodbye indications holes in it solitude through steady stream books are records go go broken towers empty space worn coin group one sidewalks alternative questions healed so, this are the names i came with pointing in burroughs books. let me know what you think and if they sound okay to you. i think many of them actually sound allright. __________________
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05.13.2008, 08:56 AM	#2
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Mutual Erections, Smoke Deep, Holes In It, Say And Nothing are my favorites. I might even cop Smoke Deep.
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shentov expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 1,223	go on, buddy! __________________
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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,573	ha ha shentov, so you cut up the cut ups? nice. here's my suggestion that combines some of your choices go go intestines (ha!) i'd also say burned black berry except that the blackberry is a yuppie tool but then again maybe but it would sound like you be shillin for the ipod so no.
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05.13.2008, 12:43 PM	#9
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Go Go Gadget Intestines!
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	rings of saturn this one is ok- good but not great a chain meh burned makes me think of wolf eyes say and nothing meh quote from fury pretty good the work of the nova sounds pretentious mutual erections hahaha park street life sounds like that band would suck black berry makes me think of handheld digital devices smoke deep half-decent man's knees this one feels like it needs a verb after it shirt flapping I like this the dialogue lame nothing here now kind of cool i sweat out meh recording what other meh sabbah meh mechanization yes control machine too many bands with machine in the name boneless mummy I like this one disease so terrible almost kind of cool, but not quite voices under the story ok northern lighs good not great get out of hell good not great intestines I approve the choise what's a choise? the enemy lame pretty pretty good tracks pretty good silence says goodbye good not great indications pretty good holes in it good not great solitude through meh steady stream That's pretty cool actually books are records pretty good go go lame broken towers pretty good empty space pretty good worn coin good not great group one meh sidewalks meh alternative questions good healed meh
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05.13.2008, 02:04 PM	#12
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Steady Stream makes me think of taking a piss. Which could work for some bands I suppose.
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Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Isn't Steely Dan a Burroughs-derived band name?
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shentov expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 1,223	^^ cool name though __________________
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