Band names impeding enjoyment of music (members, cover, bands, song)

satanic skinhead · 04-10-2008, 11:27 PM

Do any of you have this problem I have? If a band has a silly band name, or an overly ridiculous image, I find I'm very unable to enjoy their music except under very unusual circumstances. Somehow, if I can't take them seriously on that most basic level as their name, I wonder how serious anything they put out can be on any level, be it music, idealogical, or whatever. I don't think this has actually prevented me from hearing anything good, so far, but who knows. I can't be the only guy like this, right?

sleepy jack · 04-10-2008, 11:30 PM

Well sometimes band names put me off from checking them out (My Bloody Valentine) but they don't actually put me off the music when I hear it. Same goes for images.

cardboard adolescent · 04-10-2008, 11:38 PM

i'd probably listen to clap your hands say yeah more often if they were named something else

like clap.

Piss Me Off · 04-11-2008, 03:04 AM

I can only think of names that help. Swollen Members anyone?

Skid Mark · 04-11-2008, 03:45 AM

Not really, but bad names often put me off checking them out to begin with which is pretty shallow

NSW · 04-11-2008, 06:56 AM

A band's name doesn't usually discourage me from initially listening to their music, but sometimes later when I'm trying to tell someone about the band and I say their name outloud, I might realize how stupid it sounds and be discouraged from talking about it or listening to it openly. So I guess in that sense it impedes my enjoyment of their music.

mr dave · 04-11-2008, 08:12 AM

i still think finger eleven should have stuck with their original name - the rainbow butt monkeys.

dojo · 04-11-2008, 08:42 AM

The good thing in my case was that I would discover a nice song on the radio and then look for it or just listen and not see the videos so that I never was too influenced by this. If a song is good, I like it, I don't care what name does the group have.

Malicious Wakizashi · 04-11-2008, 10:38 AM

Do you judge a book by its cover? I do sometimes I suppose. The same thing goes for bands with ridiculous names or vice versa. I couldn't wait to listen to Butthole Surfers, for example, because I thought their name was bad-ass.

~~The Unfan~~ · 04-11-2008, 10:57 AM

I don't think its been an issue as of late, but it probably was in my youth. I recall refusing to listen to Meatloaf when I was a kid because it reminded me of a food I hated at the time.

Meatloaf has since became one of my favorite foods.

04-10-2008, 11:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
satanic skinhead Groupie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 42	Band names impeding enjoyment of music Do any of you have this problem I have? If a band has a silly band name, or an overly ridiculous image, I find I'm very unable to enjoy their music except under very unusual circumstances. Somehow, if I can't take them seriously on that most basic level as their name, I wonder how serious anything they put out can be on any level, be it music, idealogical, or whatever. I don't think this has actually prevented me from hearing anything good, so far, but who knows. I can't be the only guy like this, right?

04-11-2008, 03:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	I can only think of names that help. Swollen Members anyone? __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

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NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	A band's name doesn't usually discourage me from initially listening to their music, but sometimes later when I'm trying to tell someone about the band and I say their name outloud, I might realize how stupid it sounds and be discouraged from talking about it or listening to it openly. So I guess in that sense it impedes my enjoyment of their music. __________________ Hi.

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dojo Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 108	The good thing in my case was that I would discover a nice song on the radio and then look for it or just listen and not see the videos so that I never was too influenced by this. If a song is good, I like it, I don't care what name does the group have. __________________ The Blog

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Malicious Wakizashi Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 203	Do you judge a book by its cover? I do sometimes I suppose. The same thing goes for bands with ridiculous names or vice versa. I couldn't wait to listen to Butthole Surfers, for example, because I thought their name was bad-ass. __________________ . ..a love sour ... ..a diesel supreme http://soundcloud.com/stoondtje-jupiter http://soundcloud.com/couldnthaveaparadesoimad

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cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	i'd probably listen to clap your hands say yeah more often if they were named something else like clap.

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Skid Mark Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 210	Not really, but bad names often put me off checking them out to begin with which is pretty shallow

04-11-2008, 10:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	I don't think its been an issue as of late, but it probably was in my youth. I recall refusing to listen to Meatloaf when I was a kid because it reminded me of a food I hated at the time. Meatloaf has since became one of my favorite foods.