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...or Killer Joe.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:13 (twenty-two years ago)

...or Killing Time

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:13 (twenty-two years ago)

What about the Hives and the Vines. I almost did, but not quite

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I still do.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Hives and Vines. Them too.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I still do.

Wow.

I don't anymore.

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Vines, Hives, Vives, Hines....all the same shit. The Hives are a better band, but it's not like they're particularly breaking any new ground or anything.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I continue to confuse Rocket from the Crypt and Rocket from the Tombs.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

What if someone got New Found Glory and New Order mixed up?

That would be so sad. I'd laugh at them!!!

I think once I thought Bens Folds Five was Five For Fighting and I thought Five For Fighting were Tears For Fears. I think I've finally got it right though.

Oh, my mom has something from Rocket from the Tombs.

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I get Rockets from the Tombs / Crypt confused, too, in a "flipping-through-CDs-and-going-'hey, what's that? / Oh, fuck, it's them again'" kind of way. Sometimes I get Toni and Anthony Braxton confused, but I take it in better spirits.

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I mix up the Detroit Cobras and the Dirtbombs a lot.

Also, the Von Bondies and the Dandy Warhols. It's all the same to me.

― stephen morris (stephen morris), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

It doesn't help matters when the Thrills insist upon pronouncing their name as the Trills.
Not that matters such as this matter much.

― non-u, Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

What if someone got New Found Glory and New Order mixed up?

They're not fit to enjoy the benefits of oxygen.

Thrills, Chills and isn't there a band called The Kills too?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm a fan of Destroyer, Pig Destroyer, and Destroyer666. Can't say I ever confuse them though.

I do confuse Robert Palmer and Robert Plant when talking about either of them, though, which is dumb.

And I still don't know the difference between Corey Hart and John Waite.

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

And I still don't know the difference between Corey Hart and John Waite.

Well, Corey wears sunglasses at night.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Rocket from the Crypt ought to be confused at every available opportunity.

― non-u, Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Neal Halstead and Neil Hagerty, for some reason.

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I used to get the Mekons and the Membranes confused, but don't seem to have that problem anymore.

The last few years or so.

*sigh*

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Califone and Calexico.

― bbc6 personality (bbc6 personality), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

in spoken language !!! and Tok-Tok have caused embarassing misunderstandings, even sporadic fist violence.

― non-u, Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Jawbox and Jawbreaker on more than one occasion.

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Anthony and Toni Braxton. That was confusing for about a week.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, they're a classic example.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Jawbox/Jawbreaker I mean.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Plastikman and Plasticman
Tricky and Tricky Disco and Trick Daddy

― Leee O'Gaddy (Leee), Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Manet: Monet

― Artists I Mix Up, Sunday, 18 April 2004 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Wolf Eyes Black Eyes Black Dice Wolf Parade AIDS Wolf Black Lips

― Elliot (Elliot), Sunday, 18 April 2004 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

GBV and MBV, but only in acronym form. Makes for some very confusing posts.

Replacements and Rembrandts, upon a time. I was aghast for a while that the 'Mats had reformed just to make the 'Friends' theme, before I realized my error.

Phil Collins/Peter Gabriel, because they're both overbearing ponces.

There's a band like Six By Seven that's Six From Seven or something, that I get mixed up with.

― derrick (derrick), Sunday, 18 April 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I used to mix up Townes Van Zandt and Van Dyke Parks a lot. I mean, not the music, but those triple name things.

And because Pig Destroyer did a track called "Black Dice" every time I see something about Black Dice I have to take a second to remember that they're not Pig Destroyer. If you see what I mean.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 18 April 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

GvsB = GBV

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Sunday, 18 April 2004 18:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yeah, Townes van Zandt vs. Stevie van Zandt from the E Street Band.

― derrick (derrick), Sunday, 18 April 2004 18:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Kevin Shields and Kevin Ayers, shamefully.

― don (don), Sunday, 18 April 2004 18:46 (twenty-two years ago)

malkmus and momus

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Sunday, 18 April 2004 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)

When I was a kid I had a deep-rooted association between the voice of Bruce Springsteen and and the image Sylvester Stallone. To this day I have no idea why.

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Sunday, 18 April 2004 19:12 (twenty-two years ago)

whadya talkin about, broose n sly got nutin to do which e-chutha. dis guise a fuggin lunatic...

― lovebug starski, Sunday, 18 April 2004 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Toni Di Bart and Tony De Vit. Surely everyone does that, though?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 18 April 2004 19:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Replacements and Rembrandts, upon a time
...and add The Refreshments to that list, while you're at it.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Sunday, 18 April 2004 20:48 (twenty-two years ago)

"It doesn't help matters when the Thrills insist upon pronouncing their name as the Trills." Pronouncing it as The Trills is so much easier! And being too precise is just so uncool.

― coco rammstein, Sunday, 18 April 2004 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Ryan Adams-Brian Adams, or is it Bryan Adams. That's worse.

― Alex Pittman (Alex Pittman), Sunday, 18 April 2004 21:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Ryan Adams-Brian Adams, or is it Bryan Adams? That's worse.

― Alex Pittman (Alex Pittman), Sunday, 18 April 2004 21:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Stephin Merritt vs. Stephen Malkmus

― Leee O'Gaddy (Leee), Sunday, 18 April 2004 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

black dice - wolf eyes - black eyes - black keys - the kills etc etc

― senior pizzicarta, Sunday, 18 April 2004 22:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Funeral for a Friend/Hell is for Heroes. I don't mind one of them, but I can never remember which one it is.

Also the Vines and the Hives.

(I used to conflate Bill Callaghan and Will Oldham, but that was justifiable confusion given how bastard often Oldham changes his stagename. honest.)

― cis (cis), Sunday, 18 April 2004 23:18 (twenty-two years ago)

the Flaming Lips and the Psychedelic Furs.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Sunday, 18 April 2004 23:35 (twenty-two years ago)

GAH!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 18 April 2004 23:36 (twenty-two years ago)

meat puppets and material issue

― the surface noise (electricsound), Sunday, 18 April 2004 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I've gotten Yo La Tengo and the Flaming Lips mixed up on the basis of their album covers (perhaps a new thread?).

― Leee O'Gaddy (Leee), Monday, 19 April 2004 00:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Whitesnake / White Lion
Black Crows / Counting Crows

It would probably help if I had any of these in my collection.

― jim wentworth (wench), Monday, 19 April 2004 00:28 (twenty-two years ago)

yo la tengo and de la soul

― anx, Monday, 19 April 2004 00:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Sheila E. vs. Sheena Easton
Dream Theatre vs. (get this) Dream Academy

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Monday, 19 April 2004 00:51 (twenty-two years ago)

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Mary Halvorson and Mary Lattimore ... two artists with first names "Mary" and nine-letter last names.

― I can't tell if he's trolling or not (ilxor), Tuesday, 10 June 2025 19:35 (one year ago)