High Street Ken Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 If you were starting up a rock band (or any other kind) what would you call it? There are some terrific ones in existence. Gaye Bikers On Acid, has to be an all-time great name. Napalm Death, is cool too (or maybe hot). Flock Of Seagulls (immortalised in Pulp Fiction!) Lesbian Dopeheads On Mopeds (I didn't make that up but wish I had!) Fine Young Cannibals Cat Rapes Dog (hopefully a soul band) They Might Be Giants Gallon Drunk Stabbity Stabbity Stab Stab Stab Badly Drawn Boy Funkadelic Anybody got any good ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Some of my favs are............... White Trash Debutantes Janitors Against Apartheid Tragically Hip 1000 Homo DJ's 7 Year Bitch Half Man Half Biscuit MC 900-Foot Jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loz Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I always like the name 'The Dead Kennedys' As for what I would call my band - if I could get away with it I would call it 'Levi Stubb's Tears' or 'Natty Ride' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barak81 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 when i went to uni in the first year we decided on the potential name suffering monkeys. then the artics came out and ruined that for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeard Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I remember a couple of bands who went by the names "Throbbing Gristle" and "The Four Skins" - c**try and western, I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubhappy Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Duran Duran , just to get the girls. Revolver , great name . Sultans of Ping F.C. Nowaysis. [Think about it ] Junior Trash. [if i was still young of course]. Dark Blue Electric Thunder [ If we were a heavy heavy metal band] MC 900-Foot Jesus [Quality Scott ] How about tribute band names ? Duean Duran....Rio Queen.....Flash Bay City Rollers .....The Bray City rollers [ Irish reference there] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim W Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Chordless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Street Ken Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 Chordless I like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkleyblue Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Some years ago my wife was in an all woman band called Annie's Other Business. Three of them and me started playing together and got bookings so we called ourselves Bit On The Side. The other members of AOB didn't like that so they all fell out, but Bit On The Side carried on for some years and WE WERE GOOD! In my teens, me and four mates were talking about starting a band and we decided one night that it would be called Dicky Delightful and the Magnificent Seven, which, in a dope haze we all thought was so so funny, being only five of us! Tee Hee! ( I expect you really had to be there) Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loz Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 At school the band I was 'in' was called 'Sexton Blake' after the comic book detective. The reason I nwrite 'in' was because I couldn't sing or play any instruments but I wrote the lyrics. So I was a backroom member!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandblue Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I joined my older brothers band called " The Primary" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike O Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I've been in bands named Singled Out Big Bad Wolf Window Test Gorgeous My all time favourite name belonged to a pub rock band of the late 70's, early 80's who were called... 668 - The Neighbour of the Beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youlots Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Always liked these bands names from Oz: Avant Garbage Machine Gun Fellatio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeard Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Emma Royd & The Bleeding Piles would be a classy name for a band - especially if they got a residency at the 'Bunch Of Grapes' pub. You know the one, next door to the boxing gym that's run by Bob Binn & Wee Vin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiegood Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 One 80's band I was in I wanted the name.. 10 Hungarian Photographers.. I think I got it when I first travelled here and saw something simiular..can't remember what it was though. Anyway never got my way in the end...shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiegood Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 We used to have a Spanish sound engineer...................his name was Juan Two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandblue Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonetti Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 We used to have a Spanish sound engineer...................his name was Juan Two We used to have an African accountant - we called him Black Adder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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