All The Good Band Names Are Taken - Page 2

Genteel Death · 04.08.2010, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Um, okay. If you say so. I'm actually not very good at a lot of things, but I'll take your word for it. And while I appreciate your sarcasm, I really am not condescending, egotistical, or delusional in the least, I'm just honest...

..and anyway, this isn't something that takes any talent or skill -- a monkey can (and has) put words together. There's, what, 50 BILLION words, at least? So, what is that -- literally, an infinite number of combinations for those 50,000,000,000+ words?...

The trick is to come up with band names that can be searched on google to ONLY bring up your band's name. When I came up with "Scissor Shock" and "RUINHORSE"... well, look... nothing comes up except things related to those bands. As for Robe., a bunch of bullshit (usually related to WoW) comes up in google, but I made sure and added the period at the end to make it more distinct and important-sounding.

1) Google searches don't influence the fact that a band name might be original yet not very good.
2) So many of those billions of words don't stick well together when combined, so the infinite possibilities theory is a debatable thing.

A band's name doesn't really make the band, anyway. Nirvana didn't have an original name, Sonic Youth don't have a good one (personal opinion) etc.

pbradley · 04.08.2010, 03:39 PM

Google indicates that Anti-Climacus hasn't been taken.

If anyone wants to form an apocalyptic folk, I think that might work.

floatingslowly · 04.08.2010, 04:04 PM

^^^ can I play tambourine and write doom-flavored lyrics?

Glice · 04.08.2010, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by hevusa

The Harlequins is pretty cool dude.

my band's name is Parallel Mirrors.

Neither of those are good names. I don't want to be a cunt, so I'm saying this in the context that Sonic Youth is one of the worst names I can think of. My only real rule of band names is that any band featuring the word 'jazz' in their name is automatically shit, regardless of the quality of the music.

Genteel Death · 04.08.2010, 04:14 PM

Animals that generally make shit band names include bears, cats, dogs.
Skating on thin ice: horses, giraffes, tigers.

HaydenAsche · 04.08.2010, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by batreleaser

Post Traumatic Sex I thought would make a good band name, but no band mates I've brought it up to have ever liked it.

Yes. Great one.

Glice · 04.08.2010, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Genteel Death

Animals that generally make shit band names include bears, cats, dogs.
Skating on thin ice: horses, giraffes, tigers.

Wolf being too shit to even include in a list of shit animals, presumably?

Genteel Death · 04.08.2010, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Glice

Wolf being too shit to even include in a list of shit animals, presumably?

Yes, wolves are shit when it comes to band names. Take Wolf Eyes. Wolves have shit eyes and they're passive-aggressive cunts. Or Aids Wolf, for example. Aids Squirrels sounds better.

Pookie · 04.08.2010, 04:42 PM

My band's name is Poliomyelitis Me Over In The Clover

demonrail666 · 04.08.2010, 04:48 PM

I like the idea of a band name beginning with 'The'. There's a certain sobriety to it. Mostly though I like band names that feel like almost no thought has gone into it. Off the top of my head, The Envelopes is a good solid name for a group.

Genteel Death · 04.08.2010, 04:52 PM

Mine's Jesus and Mary's Mother's Temple. Our albums include ''Confusion is Rob(e).''.

Rob Instigator · 04.08.2010, 05:27 PM

have you ever seen the list of bands in the Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson?

damn

hevusa · 04.08.2010, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Glice

Neither of those are good names. I don't want to be a cunt, so I'm saying this in the context that Sonic Youth is one of the worst names I can think of. My only real rule of band names is that any band featuring the word 'jazz' in their name is automatically shit, regardless of the quality of the music.

Fuck man... it ain't easy. I don't mind Sonic Youth though.

Count Mecha · 04.08.2010, 06:37 PM

I dunno about all that wolf talk in band names. But Wolfsblood is a great song title.

atsonicpark · 04.08.2010, 06:38 PM

My next movie is going to be called THE OPPOSITE OF HEAVEN IS EARTH.

artsygrrl · 04.08.2010, 07:54 PM

I like "Buster Hyman"

phoenix · 04.08.2010, 08:11 PM

I prefer single word or long phrase band names. not so much in between.

chrome noise tape · 04.09.2010, 05:53 AM

i prefer The Mosquitoes than The Beatles.

Count Mecha · 04.09.2010, 12:07 PM

My favorite bandnames are:

The Boredoms (best 'the' bandname ever I think)
Slint
Fear
Meat Puppets
Man or Astroman?
Deerhoof
Black Flag
oh, and Butthole Surfers

hevusa · 04.09.2010, 12:25 PM

The Dung Beatles

04.08.2010, 03:39 PM	#22
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Google indicates that Anti-Climacus hasn't been taken. If anyone wants to form an apocalyptic folk, I think that might work.
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Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	Animals that generally make shit band names include bears, cats, dogs. Skating on thin ice: horses, giraffes, tigers.
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	I like the idea of a band name beginning with 'The'. There's a certain sobriety to it. Mostly though I like band names that feel like almost no thought has gone into it. Off the top of my head, The Envelopes is a good solid name for a group.
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Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	Mine's Jesus and Mary's Mother's Temple. Our albums include ''Confusion is Rob(e).''.
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artsygrrl the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA Posts: 961	I like "Buster Hyman"
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chrome noise tape the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2009 Location: Making The Nature Scene Posts: 935	i prefer The Mosquitoes than The Beatles.
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Count Mecha 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ky Posts: 749	My favorite bandnames are: The Boredoms (best 'the' bandname ever I think) Slint Fear Meat Puppets Man or Astroman? Deerhoof Black Flag oh, and Butthole Surfers __________________
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04.09.2010, 12:25 PM	#40
hevusa expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: rain hell Posts: 1,535	The Dung Beatles
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