Thinking of band names...

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chrisj1602chrisj1602 Frets: 3894
What a nightmare.

We have a band, we have songs, we have 2 gigs booked, we have no name.
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700
    The Cockbadgers.

    Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • chrisj1602chrisj1602 Frets: 3894
    mike_l said:
    The Cockbadgers.
    That's the kind of thing being suggested in the rehearsal room!
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  • johnnyurqjohnnyurq Frets: 1368
    What sort of stuff do you play?

    That may help determine a suitable name.


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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700
    mike_l said:
    The Cockbadgers.
    That's the kind of thing being suggested in the rehearsal room!
    That's cos it's a quality name

    Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 16253
    I do have a slight obsession with this. However, almost anything I ever come up that works well  I google and discover there is a band doing the rounds called that already.

    Certainly if you are a covers band then it makes financial sense to have a name that spells out as clearly as possible what you do - so although you would rather be The Cockbadgers being called The Indie Kids ( I'll randomly assume you are an indie covers band) makes more sense.

    Something that is hard to get wrong if said down a telephone line is good too, something too  clever for its own good is usually a bad idea ( helpfully covered in the movie That Thing You Do! where the Oneders became the Wonders,etc).

    For originals bands its a bit more wide open but not all pub landlords will write Coming This Saturday The Cockbadgers on their chalk boards.

    Oh, for tribute acts it seems to hardly matter at all as they will use who you are tributing to advertise the gig anyway. According to their chalk board Amy Winehouse, Elvis Presley and The Beatles all play regular gigs at my local.  
    Tipton is a small fishing village in the borough of Sandwell. 
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  • chrisj1602chrisj1602 Frets: 3894
    We are playing originals, nothing groundbreaking, just your average guitar band really.  It's funny how much a band over-thinks their name when nobody really cares, unless its a bit funny like The Cockbadgers.
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700
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    not all pub landlords will write Coming This Saturday The Cockbadgers on their chalk boards.

    I would, but I'm a bit mental. And not a landlord.

    Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • octatonicoctatonic Frets: 33725
    Pick a well known band name that has split up and no longer playing.
    They aren't using it and it is obviously a good one. ;)
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  • DeadmanDeadman Frets: 3852
    A few I've just come up with:
    Clout
    Dodecahedron
    Crime scene
    Poo holes
    Regeneration
    Refrigerator
    Panda bears

    You can thank me later. I don't want any money .
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  • not_the_djnot_the_dj Frets: 7306
    Deadman said:

    You can thank me later. I don't want any money .
    That's a rubbish name for a band.
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  • DeadmanDeadman Frets: 3852
    not_the_dj;275408" said:
    Deadman said:

    You can thank me later. I don't want any money .





    That's a rubbish name for a band.
    Come on, now. This is serious.
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  • not_the_djnot_the_dj Frets: 7306
    Deadman said:
    Come on, now. This is serious.
    I quite like that suggestion. A bit long maybe.
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  • octatonicoctatonic Frets: 33725
    Deadman said:
    Come on, now. This is serious.
    I quite like that suggestion. A bit long maybe.
    There is an Australian band called "TISM" or 'This is serious, Mum".






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  • MegiiMegii Frets: 1670
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  • mudslide73mudslide73 Frets: 3049
    Norfolk and Chance.. (had a quiz team called Norfolk and Good once).

    Something with a place name sounds good ie Tacoma Narrows etc.

    I like cultural references in names too.. I thought Ten Benson was a much better name than Regular Fries though. Maybe swapping some letters round like Buck Cherry.
    "A city star won’t shine too far"


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  • freakboy1610freakboy1610 Frets: 1207
    Salamander!

    I suggested this to my band 20 years ago and they all laughed. I still like it though. Certainly better than Flame-On, which was the singer's suggestion.
    :\">
    Link to my trading feedback
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  • Drew_TNBDDrew_TNBD Frets: 22445
    Jihadi Bacon.
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  • Stinky Fingers.


    Or



    Ground Control.
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  • imaloneimalone Frets: 748
    Monte Carlo Method
    (As long as you do a Fleetwood Mac cover)
    Tsallis Entropy
    Bull Pigeons
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  • GrunfeldGrunfeld Frets: 4028
    edited June 2014
    imalone said:
    Tsallis Entropy

    Right, I had to google it but it was of course a scientific THING.  This is the kiss of death

    In every school there will be one band of 16 year olds named after a scientific THING -- it's the law.  They will also be crap -- that is also the law. 

    You are not even allowed to call your band "osmosis". 





    (not that I can talk, having played in "Fat Nurse" "Cake" and "Spooftwat")
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