Was just thinking about what an inauspicious name "Weather Report" is.
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Friday, 6 November 2009 22:40 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
R. Kelly And Public Announcement
― xhuxk, Friday, 6 November 2009 22:42 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
There's a band here in Denver called Houses, which always strikes me as dullsville.
― tylerw, Friday, 6 November 2009 22:44 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
― The people of Ork are marching upon us (Matt #2), Friday, 6 November 2009 22:48 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Bread.
― Durian Durian (Jon Lewis), Friday, 6 November 2009 23:01 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
― Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 November 2009 23:02 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
― Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 November 2009 23:04 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
― Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 November 2009 23:06 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/5332828/Shed+Seven+2551221_l.jpg
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 6 November 2009 23:06 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Oops. This'll liven things up:
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 6 November 2009 23:07 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Peter Hooton from The Farm talks about his schooldays
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 6 November 2009 23:10 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
― Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 November 2009 23:12 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
band NAMES would help, instead of just posting random pictures of artists that half the people here won't recognise?
― Persian Pickle (Masonic Boom), Friday, 6 November 2009 23:22 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
and on that level... who would have guessed from the name that Can would be any good?
― Persian Pickle (Masonic Boom), Friday, 6 November 2009 23:23 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Are they?
― fields of salmon, Friday, 6 November 2009 23:24 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Spoon
― & other try hard shitfests (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 6 November 2009 23:25 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Yes
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Friday, 6 November 2009 23:32 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Pretty much all one-word geographic name bands
ChicagoBostonAsiaetc.
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Friday, 6 November 2009 23:33 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Not exactly bland, but band name with food in it = jam rock = avoid.
― Durian Durian (Jon Lewis), Friday, 6 November 2009 23:36 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
the cardigans
― Ari (whenuweremine), Saturday, 7 November 2009 00:08 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
i saw a poster recently for a show by a band called Lackluster. why would anyone call their band that???
― zappi, Saturday, 7 November 2009 00:22 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
that's a dude from finland so maybe the word lackluster sounds more exotic in finnish i dunno
― guammls (QE II), Saturday, 7 November 2009 00:25 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
the xx
kings of convenience
― cutty, Saturday, 7 November 2009 00:28 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
my morning jacket
― jØrdån (omar little), Saturday, 7 November 2009 00:52 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Tangerine Dream - it sounds like a flavour in a chocolate assortment box, or a sickly orange pastel shade of paint.
― a gift from your mind in the form of the perfect beat (snoball), Saturday, 7 November 2009 00:55 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
elbowtravisthe frames
― STRATE IN2 DAKRNESS (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 7 November 2009 00:59 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
A soundman once said that my old band sounded "like a bowl of cereal." I kind of wanted to rename my band Bowl of Cereal after that.
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Saturday, 7 November 2009 02:47 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
I always liked the story (perhaps apocryphal) about how The Cars decided on their name. They had a list of different names that they ran by their friends and The Cars was the one that people hated the most. Better than Milkwood at least...
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 7 November 2009 05:24 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
BlurAir The SmithsThe Shins
― late adopter, Saturday, 7 November 2009 08:34 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
rural alberta advantage
― samosa gibreel, Saturday, 7 November 2009 08:40 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
travis
I think in this case, rightly.
― i obtain much semillon (Trayce), Saturday, 7 November 2009 08:55 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
American Music Club
― derrrick, Saturday, 7 November 2009 09:10 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Athlete
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 7 November 2009 09:28 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Toploader
― Jamie_ATP, Saturday, 7 November 2009 09:51 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Real Estate
― alex in mainhattan, Saturday, 7 November 2009 10:49 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
(DOGTITS) bands names after domestic appliances generally fit into this category.
TelevisionVCRChest Freezer
OK, I made those last two up...
― a gift from your mind in the form of the perfect beat (snoball), Saturday, 7 November 2009 10:53 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Average White Band
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Saturday, 7 November 2009 13:06 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Girls AloudShop Assistants
― Persian Pickle (Masonic Boom), Saturday, 7 November 2009 13:08 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
The Wedding Present (who I love)Sloan (who I don't)
― Alex in NYC, Saturday, 7 November 2009 13:53 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Earth
― Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 7 November 2009 13:55 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Sunny Day Real Estate
― Alex in NYC, Saturday, 7 November 2009 13:56 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Operation Ivy (never understood that... a fine band, though)
― Alex in NYC, Saturday, 7 November 2009 13:57 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Royce da 5'9
― Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 7 November 2009 13:57 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Nah, anything with "Operation" in it can't count as being a super-bland name.
― Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 7 November 2009 13:58 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
MorphineLow (don't even think about it, Low haters :-) )
― StanM, Saturday, 7 November 2009 14:06 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Even the gratuitous exclamation point can't liven up expectations for
Boats!
[schnoore]
― I've got some funny ideas about what sounds good (staggerlee), Saturday, 7 November 2009 17:20 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
The Doors Pavement
― late adopter, Saturday, 7 November 2009 18:41 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
I was going to say Pavement too, actually.
― Alex in NYC, Saturday, 7 November 2009 19:15 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
The Housemartins
The Band, The Music, Stereophonics, Hard-Fi, etc. - basically anything that alludes to the fact that you are a band and that you play music. I don't think it's something - as a band - you really have to point out to people
― toofattoskate, Saturday, 7 November 2009 19:16 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Normal people names are boring.
James BrownIan BrownChris BrownAlex TurnerBob MouldBill CallahanNeil Youngetc etc etc
― StanM, Saturday, 7 November 2009 19:22 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Cutesy names:The PastelsThe Field MicePixiesBelle & Sebastian
― late adopter, Saturday, 7 November 2009 19:53 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Alas poor Will Smith and Robert Smith.
― Persian Pickle (Masonic Boom), Saturday, 7 November 2009 20:22 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
> Air
boisterous protest
― meisenfek, Saturday, 7 November 2009 20:35 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Modest Mouse
― Alex in NYC, Saturday, 7 November 2009 23:09 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Matchbox 20
Third Eye Blind
Maroon 5
Seven Mary 3
Marcy Playground
Manitoba / Caribou
― abanana, Sunday, 8 November 2009 00:14 (1 week ago) Permalink
Midlake
― merked, Sunday, 8 November 2009 01:26 (1 week ago) Permalink
Maroon 5 - pretty much any band name consisting of word/phrase __________ + randomly associated number ___________
Also: The Innocence Mission; The Waterboys
― you just freaked out more than our director of lols (Pillbox), Sunday, 8 November 2009 01:30 (1 week ago) Permalink
The Hold-Steady
― Alex in NYC, Sunday, 8 November 2009 13:59 (1 week ago) Permalink
there's some HC challoping/willful misreading happening on this here thread.
Waterboys is an odd one because we don't have waterboys in the UK afaik so when I was a kid this didn't sound like a banal name.Midlake? don't think soCaribou no because they are big angry aminals that can stomp humans to deathMarcy Playground doesn't sound like a bland name cos playgrounds are coolThird Eye Blind is kind of a we-will-be-a-shit-goth-metal-band name rather than a blando namePixies could be bland and cutesy but in the fairy stories i read as a kid pixies tended to be evil little bastardsNot all people's names automatically connote bland and half of stan's list aren't dullsville names afaiac
anyhoo, carry on
― Don't Dream It, SB It (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:11 (1 week ago) Permalink
Animal Collective
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:19 (1 week ago) Permalink
The Band
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:20 (1 week ago) Permalink
Train
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:23 (1 week ago) Permalink
The PastelsThe Field Mice
these two definitely...so beige. same with kings of convenience.
there's an estonian pop star who just goes by hannah. you can't really get away with going surnameless if you have a name as bland as hannah.
sugababes is an obvious one here!
― lex pretend, Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:37 (1 week ago) Permalink
My daughter's called Hannah lex I kill you
― Death to False Meta (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:38 (1 week ago) Permalink
Toad the Wet Sprocket
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:40 (1 week ago) Permalink
hannah isn't a bad name. it's just not really a one-name pop star moniker.
― lex pretend, Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:42 (1 week ago) Permalink
yeah i'm just joking altho hannah spearritt was a definite influence on my decision
― Death to False Meta (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:44 (1 week ago) Permalink
KC and the Sunshine Band
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:45 (1 week ago) Permalink
my favourite female hannahs are hannah montana and hannah arendt
― lex pretend, Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:46 (1 week ago) Permalink
neither of them go by just "hannah"
*famous not female, duh
our hannah has got surprise birthday tickets for hannah montana next month. i agree that it sucks as a single name pop star btw
― Death to False Meta (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:47 (1 week ago) Permalink
it's not as bad as "joe"
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 8 November 2009 14:58 (1 week ago) Permalink
true. and as much as i love her, cassie - like, especially when your full name is cassie ventura.
― lex pretend, Sunday, 8 November 2009 15:01 (1 week ago) Permalink
again I think cassie sounds kind of alright to britishes ears - it's not a common enough name over here to be banal?
― Death to False Meta (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 8 November 2009 15:02 (1 week ago) Permalink
U2
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Sunday, 8 November 2009 15:12 (1 week ago) Permalink
James
― Euler, Sunday, 8 November 2009 15:15 (1 week ago) Permalink
Can
― Alex in NYC, Sunday, 8 November 2009 19:51 (1 week ago) Permalink
Haha Alex in NYC, I've always had this irrational idea that most bands with numbers in their names will inevitably suck.
― Turangalila, Sunday, 8 November 2009 20:08 (1 week ago) Permalink
Front 1 to 241 all sucked, yeah.
― StanM, Sunday, 8 November 2009 20:12 (1 week ago) Permalink
Shed 1 to 6 !
― StanM, Sunday, 8 November 2009 20:14 (1 week ago) Permalink
Hahaha
― Turangalila, Sunday, 8 November 2009 20:18 (1 week ago) Permalink
23 wasn't bad.
― Deliquescing (Derelict), Sunday, 8 November 2009 20:52 (1 week ago) Permalink
I've just recently realized that Sensational Alex Harvey Band and Be Bop Deluxe were pretty weird, camp operations. With those names, I'd long pegged them as by-the-books seventies choogle, along the lines of Rick Derringer or Mountain.
― bendy, Monday, 9 November 2009 01:37 (1 week ago) Permalink
Green DayOrange Juice
― late adopter, Monday, 9 November 2009 10:18 (1 week ago) Permalink
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Worst middle name ever..
― Mark G, Monday, 9 November 2009 10:23 (1 week ago) Permalink
Monsters of Folk
― mottdeterre, Monday, 9 November 2009 21:22 (1 week ago) Permalink
thursday and brand new.
also: does it offend you, yeah, on top of being THE WORST FUCKING NAME EVER -- well, i guess it isn't actually that bland sounding. it's just the goddamn worst and i wanted to throw that out there.
― marc iv, Tuesday, 10 November 2009 05:06 (1 week ago) Permalink
Herbert
― Evan, Tuesday, 10 November 2009 05:40 (1 week ago) Permalink
The Heinrich Maneuver
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Tuesday, 10 November 2009 08:42 (1 week ago) Permalink
The Blood Brothers, sounds like some 'blues' band
― Niles Crane (Niles Caulder), Tuesday, 10 November 2009 09:57 (1 week ago) Permalink
The Fall
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, 10 November 2009 10:35 (1 week ago) Permalink