BS: Favorite Band Names

Subject: RE: BS: Favorite Band Names
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Jul 03 - 04:56 PM

A polka band under the direction of "Whoopie" John Wilfart.

Subject: RE: BS: Favorite Band Names
From: okthen
Date: 05 Jul 03 - 02:05 PM

Mr. Red,
Hank Wangford took his psuedonym from the village he was born in, Wangford, just outside Southwold, on the north Suffolk coast........
There's not a lot of people know that...........

Subject: RE: BS: Favorite Band Names
From: Little Hawk
Date: 05 Jul 03 - 12:27 PM

Remember that era when it was cool to give bands names like: the Shirelles, the Shondells, the Ronnettes, and that sort of thing? Now what would you call that style of band naming? It's amazing, people's search to be cool, isn't it?

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Favorite Band Names
From: zanderfish3 (inactive)
Date: 05 Jul 03 - 08:26 AM

There is a band in the Calder Valley [ West Yorkshire ] called ' Free
Sandwiches ' my current loosely knit band sometimes 3, 4. but mostly a duo is called ' Play For Ale '

Subject: RE: BS: Favorite Band Names
From: Mr Red
Date: 05 Jul 03 - 06:27 AM

I think Hank Wangford on his own was funny enough considering he was a Harley St gaenacologist. But he did have a band and the lead singer (real name Melanie Hrrold) called herself Irma Seetas, sweet little thing she was.

Subject: RE: BS: Favorite Band Names
From: Ralphie
Date: 05 Jul 03 - 04:53 AM

Not to forget, "Half Man Half Biscuit", "Napalm Death", and "Extreme Noise Terror".
Must get out more!
Ralphie
Oh, and "God is my Co-pilot"

Subject: RE: BS: Favorite Band Names
From: Little Hawk
Date: 05 Jul 03 - 01:04 AM

I think the most brilliant band name of all time was "The Rolling Stones". You can't come up with a better one than that.

As for "The Beatles", that was a bit silly sounding, but it didn't matter, cos the band itself was superb.

And then there's "The Band". Now THAT's a masterpiece of literal simplicity, if ever there was one.

As for funny/ridiculous/gross band names, how about: Bunchafuckingoofs, Cardboard Brains, Dead Kennedys, Nazi Dog and the Viletones, the Fugs, Limp Biscuit, the Swollen Members, the Slits, and Stark Naked and the Fleshtones.

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Favorite Band Names
From: Billy the Bus
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 02:19 AM

In the 60s we had a bluegrass band in New Zealand called "Eloitious (sp?)Fingerpicks, and the Aristocratic Skillet-Lickers - with Fiddling Mother Colleen". Having spent hours practicing getting my tongue round the title, I got up on stage, and announced them - only to be told "We've just changed our name to 'Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
'!". Aaargghh...

Cheers - Sam

Subject: RE: BS: Favorite Band Names
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 03 Jul 03 - 11:47 PM

I like the "Flying Chaucers."

Subject: RE: BS: Favorite Band Names
From: beadie
Date: 03 Jul 03 - 04:55 PM

A few years back, there was a bluegrass outfit playing out of Milwaukee calling themselves "Grass, Food & Lodging" and using a logo patterned after the large green signs appearing alongside America's freeways.

Subject: RE: BS: Favorite Band Names
From: Raptor
Date: 03 Jul 03 - 04:17 PM

Or "Free Steak and Beer" that was a good one

Raptor

Subject: BS: Favorite Band Names
From: Raptor
Date: 03 Jul 03 - 12:53 PM

Even if its been done before

What band names do you Like/Find funny?

My Fave is a band that used to play In Toronto Called " Dick Duck and the Dorks"

Raptor