Indie Band Names

BTown · 08-14-2009, 03:29 PM

I tend to ignore any bands that have names with Z's instead of S's.

mr dave · 08-14-2009, 09:13 PM

to think that being 'indie' today is akin to being an outsider is comparable to thinking being 'alternative' in 1996 was still underground.

Brad Stengel · 08-20-2009, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

to think that being 'indie' today is akin to being an outsider is comparable to thinking being 'alternative' in 1996 was still underground.

Hmmm...I've thought about that, but the alternative explosion in the early 90's was much more far reaching. If you look at the charts, it's still the post-grunge/alternative dinosaurs that rule. Think about the biggest rock bands in the world.

For example, I found a list of the best selling albums of the year so far, and if we are to filter out the hip-hop and pop....

Coldplay: formed 1998
Kid Rock: breakout album 1998
AC/DC: formed 1973
Metallica: formed 1981

That's not to say being "indie" is equivelant to outsider...I don't think it ever has.

And think about the last few HUGE rock bands constantly played on the radio: Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nickelback, Creed, Linkin Park...this is the equivalent of Ratt, Motley Crue, and Poison owning the charts in 1996...which as we know was not the case...instead it was a bunch of alterna-posers, an amount of which isn't nearly enough to warrant any comparisons to the early 90's explosion.

Then again, Radiohead is arguably more popular now than when they released OK Computer, and the local Boston station WBCN who's been rehashing the same alterna-hits/post grunge shite the last 10 years just went out of business, so who knows.

TheBig3 · 08-21-2009, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Brad Stengel

the local Boston station WBCN who's been rehashing the same alterna-hits/post grunge shite the last 10 years just went out of business, so who knows.

And thank god for that one. You can only hear RHCP and Pearl Jam on repeat so much before your head explodes.

indienerd · 08-22-2009, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

And thank god for that one. You can only hear RHCP and Pearl Jam on repeat so much before your head explodes.

So true!

I thought I was one of the few that got super tired of RHCP's "catchy" songs. Every time the singer tries to rap I can't help but laugh at how bad it is. Don't even get me started on what happens when they try to be emotional...

Fruitonica · 08-14-2009, 10:37 PM

There isn't much rhyme or reason to it, but some band names just strike a chord of unreasonable dislike in me.

I don't think I will ever listen to the Butthole Surfers.

Antonio · 08-14-2009, 10:43 PM

you're missing out on some crazy stuff then^

with Butthole Surfers, i mean.

Fruitonica · 08-14-2009, 11:29 PM

Probably. I can only hope that someone slips me a mistagged copy of their albums and I can listen without being blinded by hate. Like a musical roofie.

Antonio · 08-14-2009, 11:38 PM

you could label them as BH Surfers, that's what the media dubbed them cause of their name.

Fruitonica · 08-14-2009, 11:47 PM

They felt the need to censor butthole? heh....

08-14-2009, 03:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
BTown super cool Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 806	I tend to ignore any bands that have names with Z's instead of S's. __________________

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Fruitonica Pale and Wan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aus Posts: 917	There isn't much rhyme or reason to it, but some band names just strike a chord of unreasonable dislike in me. I don't think I will ever listen to the Butthole Surfers.

08-14-2009, 11:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Fruitonica Pale and Wan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aus Posts: 917	Probably. I can only hope that someone slips me a mistagged copy of their albums and I can listen without being blinded by hate. Like a musical roofie.

08-14-2009, 11:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
Fruitonica Pale and Wan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aus Posts: 917	They felt the need to censor butthole? heh....