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thelittleman66 gobblygoop from Deep in Chris-Chan's ego Since: Mar, 2011
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#201: May 29th 2011 at 12:05:40 PM

Good Names:

The Beatles

Rush

Iron Maiden

Led Zeppelin

Surviving a Plane Crash

AC/DC

Black Sabbath

Spinal Tap

The Redcoats

Bad Names:

Hoobastank

Five Fingered Death Punch

Three Days Grace

Avenged Sevenfold

And a bunch of pop bands I do not care to mention

edited 29th May '11 12:06:31 PM by thelittleman66

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MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#202: May 29th 2011 at 12:26:24 PM

I dunno, I've always thought of The Beatles as an example of an excellent band with a bad name, because it's just such a goofy pun. It is an improvement over The Quarrymen or Johnny And The Moondogs though, and I can't really imagine them being called anything else.

edited 29th May '11 12:27:44 PM by MikeK

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#203: May 29th 2011 at 1:43:12 PM

I actually think The Quarrymen is a better name, but that's just me.

Saw posters for a (presumably college indie) band named Radio Free Europe today, named after the REM song, I assume.

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Litis from Israel Since: Jul, 2009
#204: May 29th 2011 at 1:57:50 PM

^ That's a good name. Slightly related: I've been considering Отстоим Москву as an alias. (Bluntly translates to "We Shall Defend Moscow", but it has a nice ring to it in Russian. Reads as Otstoim Moskvu.)

I've just discovered Agoraphobic Nosebleed vocalist's free label project Grindcore Karaoke. Aside from having a funny and original concept (even though the Bandcamp-based site doesn't run along with the joke very far, sadly), it runs the whole gamut of band name quality.

Inerds, Fags Hate God, In Her Rotten Cheek and Hoglust in particular are cringy but lulzy. On the other hand, I find myself partial to the names No Anchor, Self Deconstruction (a very HC name)... and Dead Neanderthals. Now to see how much of these bands sound like each other!

Speaking of grind, Weekend Nachos is an awesome name. The aforementioned Agoraphobic Nosebleed name sounds cool, but is pretty much a manifestation of Word Salad Title.

edited 30th May '11 1:20:30 AM by Litis

Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
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#205: May 30th 2011 at 12:47:43 AM

[up][up][up] The Beatles is a reference to Buddy Holly's band The Crickets. They wanted a name that paid homage to one of their inspirations.

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inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
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#206: May 30th 2011 at 7:27:54 AM

Cool, I didn't know that.

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Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
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#207: May 30th 2011 at 7:31:59 AM

"Radio Free Europe" sounds awesome. Even if you don't get the REM reference or completely indifferent to whether or not Europe has radios.

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SunshineWerewolf Since: Jan, 2011
#208: Jun 2nd 2011 at 1:04:41 PM

Just seen a band called Willsmith Engage. That tickled me.

inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
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#209: Jun 2nd 2011 at 5:53:34 PM

What sort of music? With a name that good it'd be worth a listen.

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Pyroninja42 Forum Villain from the War Room Since: Jan, 2011
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#210: Jun 2nd 2011 at 8:20:08 PM

[up][up]I'm pretty sure that's a joke parody name of a (unfortunately not joke) band.

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Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
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#211: Jun 2nd 2011 at 10:10:53 PM

No, really?

I guess it is.
SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#212: Jun 3rd 2011 at 12:52:33 PM

Not many people know who Killswitch Engage are outside of their fanbase.

How they have one will forever remain a mystery to me.

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NULLcHiLD27 Since: Oct, 2010
#213: Jun 3rd 2011 at 12:55:14 PM

[up]They seemed fairly well known back in the mid 00s. They were pretty good at first, but their music started to get bland really fast, coincidentally around the time they started getting popular.

Litis from Israel Since: Jul, 2009
#214: Jun 3rd 2011 at 12:56:29 PM

KSE are the only power metal band I can stand. wink

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#215: Jun 3rd 2011 at 12:57:14 PM

That is power metal? Euuugh.

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BoundByTheMoon Kvltvre Vvltvre from The Spanish Sahara Since: Jun, 2010
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#216: Jun 3rd 2011 at 1:00:56 PM

[up]It's metalcore. It's the band that defines metalcore. This is power metal (maybe this or this is a bit more typical).

edited 3rd Jun '11 1:11:49 PM by BoundByTheMoon

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Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
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#217: Jun 3rd 2011 at 1:57:02 PM

I will never understand why people like "Eagle Fly Free" so much. It's one of my least favourite songs from the Keeper albums.

I guess it is.
SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#218: Jun 3rd 2011 at 3:57:34 PM

Good: Paperclip People.

I think that's technically just one guy, but whatever.

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Pyroninja42 Forum Villain from the War Room Since: Jan, 2011
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#219: Jun 3rd 2011 at 5:13:38 PM

[up][up][up]Yeah, they are the penultimate demonstration of generic mediocrity shared by all metalcore bands.

Well, except for As I lay Dying. They're... decent.

"Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person that doesn't get it."
SunshineWerewolf Since: Jan, 2011
#220: Jun 3rd 2011 at 5:16:03 PM

@Naney - local band, haven't recorded anything. They do appear to be serious, though, and that name is hilarious

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#221: Jun 3rd 2011 at 5:16:14 PM

And named after a book.

I just discovered a band called Wovenhand. Pretty cool name.

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Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#222: Jun 3rd 2011 at 6:00:27 PM

I think that's one of Meta Four's favorite bands.

edited 3rd Jun '11 6:00:32 PM by Wicked223

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#223: Jun 3rd 2011 at 6:01:19 PM

Maybe they are.

I'm more interested in the project they sprang from.

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CinemaZebra from The Texas Panhandle Since: May, 2011
#225: Jun 4th 2011 at 12:06:07 PM

One of the Best: This Heat
One of the Worst: Hoobastank

edited 4th Jun '11 12:06:19 PM by CinemaZebra

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