Indie Band Names

Antonio · 08-15-2009, 12:04 AM

yeah, haha

Jester · 08-15-2009, 01:07 PM

Best band name is Anal C\unt.

Shoe · 08-20-2009, 05:06 PM

Actually that name bother me Jester. Haha, I like unique long name. It's got character. Sure it's a pain in the ass to say sometimes, but I think it just spices it up a bit. I rather have a really unique sounding band name than a name like "The Lightnings" or some generic stuff like that.

simplephysics · 08-26-2009, 11:12 AM

I'm all for creativeness, but trying to introduce someone to WHY? can prove to be difficult sometimes.

I can't stand the name Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, but the music is alright.

TheBig3 · 08-31-2009, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreadnaught

I can't stand the name Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, but the music is alright.

You stole mine! You're a bastard.

music_phantom13 · 08-31-2009, 07:56 AM

Just out of curiosity, what is it that makes "Black Moth Super Rainbow" a bad band name but at the same time "Neutral Milk Hotel" a good one? I love both of those bands, but I haven't the slightest idea where NMH got their name from... And to tell you the truth, I can't think how many times I've mentioned them before to people that haven't heard of them only to get the response "That's a dumb name." And no one has mentioned Mew yet; while they have a 3 letter band name their new album is called No More Stories Are Told Today I'm Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories The World is Grey I'm Sorry They Washed Away. That's pretty bad. Then, there's Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, whose name isn't necessarily bad for an acoustic ska punk sounding band that plays loud acoustic music. But they have a song entitled "They Provide the Paint for the Picture Perfect Masterpiece That You Will Paint on the Insides of Your Eyelids." Both of those are pretty damn pretentious if you ask me... absolutely unnecessarily long.

jacklovezhimself · 09-03-2009, 11:28 PM

There's a band called "We Were Promised Jetpacks". That's one I have trouble appreciating.

Piss Me Off · 09-04-2009, 03:24 AM

I quite like Black Moth Super Rainbow as a name. Obviously there isn't supposed to be a deep hidden meaning to it, it's a load of cool words which sound good next to each other which works with the music they make. Neutral Milk Hotel i'm less of a fan of but that's to be expected with throwing words together, can't please everyone.

noise · 09-04-2009, 10:19 AM

what's in a name?

modest mouse
built to spill
red red meat

terrible names. great music.

but are they any worse than beatles? pink floyd? u2? zz top? all silly!

Charlemagne · 09-04-2009, 10:34 AM

Flowers for the Man Who Shot Your Cousin
Jackie-O Mother****er
Hurray For The Riff-Raff
I could get into a ton of terrible band names for folk bands.

09-03-2009, 11:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
jacklovezhimself five years Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,248	There's a band called "We Were Promised Jetpacks". That's one I have trouble appreciating. __________________

09-04-2009, 03:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,470	I quite like Black Moth Super Rainbow as a name. Obviously there isn't supposed to be a deep hidden meaning to it, it's a load of cool words which sound good next to each other which works with the music they make. Neutral Milk Hotel i'm less of a fan of but that's to be expected with throwing words together, can't please everyone. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

09-04-2009, 10:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
Charlemagne Say something vague Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,551	Flowers for the Man Who Shot Your Cousin Jackie-O Mother****er Hurray For The Riff-Raff I could get into a ton of terrible band names for folk bands. __________________ Charlemagne had eyes like a lover, but last winter there was weather and his eyes they iced right over. My Last.fm

08-15-2009, 01:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jester Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 752	Best band name is Anal C\unt.

08-31-2009, 07:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	Just out of curiosity, what is it that makes "Black Moth Super Rainbow" a bad band name but at the same time "Neutral Milk Hotel" a good one? I love both of those bands, but I haven't the slightest idea where NMH got their name from... And to tell you the truth, I can't think how many times I've mentioned them before to people that haven't heard of them only to get the response "That's a dumb name." And no one has mentioned Mew yet; while they have a 3 letter band name their new album is called No More Stories Are Told Today I'm Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories The World is Grey I'm Sorry They Washed Away. That's pretty bad. Then, there's Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, whose name isn't necessarily bad for an acoustic ska punk sounding band that plays loud acoustic music. But they have a song entitled "They Provide the Paint for the Picture Perfect Masterpiece That You Will Paint on the Insides of Your Eyelids." Both of those are pretty damn pretentious if you ask me... absolutely unnecessarily long.

09-04-2009, 10:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	what's in a name? modest mouse built to spill red red meat terrible names. great music. but are they any worse than beatles? pink floyd? u2? zz top? all silly!