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Post subject: Coming up with a band name
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:08 am
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My band has been struggling to come up with a name. They have been together for a long time and I'm the new guy. I came up with a very cool name but the drummer who is kind of the man in charge doesn't think anything of it. The rest of the band members love the name (that's 4:1), but I have this feeling that the drummer wants to name the band himself, and I'm cool with that as long as he comes up with a cool name. So far his ideas are incredibly generic. Is this band drama lite? LOL!

Should we do some sort of coup de'tat and pretty much tell him to suck it up, majority rules?

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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:34 am
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1neeto wrote:
My band has been struggling to come up with a name. They have been together for a long time and I'm the new guy. I came up with a very cool name but the drummer who is kind of the man in charge doesn't think anything of it. The rest of the band members love the name (that's 4:1), but I have this feeling that the drummer wants to name the band himself, and I'm cool with that as long as he comes up with a cool name. So far his ideas are incredibly generic. Is this band drama lite? LOL!

Should we do some sort of coup de'tat and pretty much tell him to suck it up, majority rules?


bob dog, pocket rocket, stupid head face ......

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Post subject: Re: Coming up with a band name
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:04 am
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If the band is good, let the name thing work itself out.


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Post subject: Re: Coming up with a band name
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:13 am
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Solid Body Love Songs wrote:
1neeto wrote:
My band has been struggling to come up with a name. They have been together for a long time and I'm the new guy. I came up with a very cool name but the drummer who is kind of the man in charge doesn't think anything of it. The rest of the band members love the name (that's 4:1), but I have this feeling that the drummer wants to name the band himself, and I'm cool with that as long as he comes up with a cool name. So far his ideas are incredibly generic. Is this band drama lite? LOL!

Should we do some sort of coup de'tat and pretty much tell him to suck it up, majority rules?


bob dog, pocket rocket, stupid head face ......

I shoud add Castrated Armadillo to that list. :lol: Sorry SA haaha!

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Post subject: Re: Coming up with a band name
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:01 am
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I think Dave Grohl once said something along the lines of "All band names are stupid! I mean who calls themselves Foo Fighters? Really?".

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Post subject: Re: Coming up with a band name
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:40 am
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Use the band name maker.. :D

http://www.bandnamemaker.com/

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Post subject: Re: Coming up with a band name
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 5:22 am
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If they've been together for a long time what have they called themselves.

Depends a lot on genre of music. Find a name that fits.
A Christian Rock band called "Luciferized" wouldnt get much work! Surreal names don't work well for Country bands and so on. Iron Pineapple might work if you play metal and could counjure up some fitting imagery (grenade!). Give thought to any imagery a name inspires.

Why not just use the drummer and bass players last names ;)

or make a list of possible names and let your fans vote on it. Use it for promotion with a prze draw for a guest ticket


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Post subject: Re: Coming up with a band name
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 5:52 am
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I've always felt an ideal, yet catchy, name for a band would be Crap. ;)

Whatcha ya listening to...?? Crap

Who ya gonna go see...?? Crap

Who're those guys...?? Crap

Those guys are Crap

Or, maybe just let the Drummer decide...


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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:53 am
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Miami Mike wrote:
Use the band name maker.. :D

I put in 'smooth' as the starting word, look at result #5 :lol: But seriously, "Smooth Anyday And The Tenderloin" is an awesome band name.

Band Name Generator Results:

Smooth Of Stumpy
Smooth Thorn
Smooth Platter
Very Smooth
Smooth Enema
Smooth Prologue
Smooth Religion
Smooth Anyday And The Tenderloin
Filtered Smooth
Smooth Crusader

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Post subject: Re: Coming up with a band name
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:08 am
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well i have my next band name... thanks Miami Mike

Captainc Foam And The Silenced Hawk

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Post subject: Re: Coming up with a band name
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:32 am
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Benny Hill wrote:
If the band is good, let the name thing work itself out.

+1
The band makes the name.........

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Post subject: Re: Coming up with a band name
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:32 am
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DonX14 wrote:
Iron Pineapple might work if you play metal and could counjure up some fitting imagery (grenade!). Give thought to any imagery a name inspires.


:lol: "IRON PINEAPPLE" :lol: Luv It! 8)

But also great advice to "give thought to any imagery a name inspires".

+100

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Post subject: Re: Coming up with a band name
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:36 am
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And if http://www.bandnamemaker.com/ doesnt satisfy your need ,use http://gangstaname.com/names/pirate/generate#.UdQ1IpzaLlU and use that as your optional word in bandname generator.
and get gems like "Slouchin' Hugo Jones Grunge And The Dysfunction "


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Post subject: Re: Coming up with a band name
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:23 am
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captainc wrote:
well i have my next band name... thanks Miami Mike

Captainc Foam And The Silenced Hawk

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:D

This is making me think of some of the band names that I've been in through the years:

In no particuliar order:

Shibboleth
East Coast Muscle
The Mason Dixon Line
Marble
The Dusty Rhodes Band
Sound Connection
The Soulcasters

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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:07 pm
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