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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)

Everclear vs. Everlast, though thankfully I haven't confused them in a while because it's been so long since I've thought about either of them.

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Monday, 19 April 2004 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Steely Dan vs. Stealer's Wheel
Soul Asylum vs. Collective Soul

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Monday, 19 April 2004 00:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Harold Budd and Roy Budd

― Curt (cgould), Monday, 19 April 2004 01:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Martin Rev and Alan Vega: And don't try to tell me their names aren't similar. Both have two syllable first names that are also common last names, and short last names with "v"s in them and automotive associations.

― Curt (cgould), Monday, 19 April 2004 01:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Hollywood Brats/Hollywood Stars/Berlin Brats

― Arthur (Arthur), Monday, 19 April 2004 01:54 (twenty-two years ago)

You know, like Steve Alan, Woodie Alan....

― Curt (cgould), Monday, 19 April 2004 01:55 (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.

Same here, that's why I was amazed when Van Dyke Parks ended up working with Brian Wilson again. I was thinking, "but isn't he dead?"

― mentalist (mentalist), Monday, 19 April 2004 05:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Peter Paul Reubens and Paul Reubens. Pee Wee? Dutch painter??? I get it all mixed up.

― Justin Farrar (Justin Farrar), Monday, 19 April 2004 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

A bit dated, but I still confuse John Hiatt and John Prine.

― Joseph McCombs, Monday, 19 April 2004 14:05 (twenty-two years ago)

The Stands and The Stills

it's the 'The St...s' thing I tell you. What's with all these bands with names that have similar shapes?

― jellybean (jellybean), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I used to know the difference between the Vibrators and the Buzzcocks, but forgot, then learned it again, then forgot again.

― Salmon Pink (Salmon Pink), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Squarepusher and Lifterpuller.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

The Stands and The Stills are different bands? Shee-it. I don't just get them mixed up cause of their names, their posters are almost identical, too!

― Super-Kate (kate), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I used to confuse Clan of Xymox and Xmal Deutschland....until I realized that I didn't really like either, so ultimately, it didn't matter.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Physicist Albert Einstein and musicologist Alfred Einstein...for a time I thought physicist Albert wrote essays about Mozart in his spare time, I think I saw a still of him holding a violin from Einstein on the Beach and that threw me.

― Mark (MarkR), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Years ago, a friend of mine told me he found an album by "Marc" Almond
and said, "...it's really laid back, kinda fake jazz, nothing at all weird or perverse on it. Is it his early stuff?" He had an album by Mark Almond. We laughed.

― Stephen Boyle (SBoyle), Monday, 19 April 2004 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

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I get confused between BadBadNotGood and Good Sad Happy Bad

― enochroot, Saturday, 28 March 2026 13:47 (two months ago)

one month passes...

Brian Blade
Brady Blade

It confounds me that these two men were both drummers for EmmyLou Harris. How did she not call one or both by the wrong name at any given time? So wild.

― it was the worst feeling i’ve ever heard (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 14 May 2026 16:55 (one month ago)

They're brothers.

― The Quaker Gurvitz Army (President Keyes), Thursday, 14 May 2026 16:57 (one month ago)

ARE THEY. Of course they are, but neither of their wiki references the other one. Thank you!

― it was the worst feeling i’ve ever heard (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 14 May 2026 18:33 (one month ago)

(Brian's wiki mentions it)

― it was the worst feeling i’ve ever heard (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 14 May 2026 18:34 (one month ago)

used to mix up

Dave Clark Five
Doug Clark & The Hot Nuts (learned about 'em before DC5, via an issue of Roctober)

― brimstead, Saturday, 16 May 2026 17:48 (one month ago)

the rolling stones
the rolling bears

― z_tbd, Saturday, 16 May 2026 18:03 (one month ago)

Dexter Fletcher
Felix Dexter

― Mark G, Saturday, 16 May 2026 20:59 (one month ago)

four weeks pass...

Glen Powell (actor whose work I've never seen)
Glenn Rhee (character portrayed by actor Steven Yeun on the Walking Dead - a show I haven't watched for over a decade)

― peace, man, Monday, 15 June 2026 13:27 (yesterday)

For it’s Glen Powell and Lake Powell.

― The Quaker Gurvitz Army (President Keyes), Monday, 15 June 2026 16:15 (yesterday)

for me it's Cozy Powell and Carl Palmer

― henry s, Monday, 15 June 2026 17:50 (yesterday)

Well they were both in ELP

― duffel coat music (Matt #2), Monday, 15 June 2026 17:50 (yesterday)

That's part of the confusion. In fact, that's all of the confusion.

― henry s, Monday, 15 June 2026 17:51 (yesterday)

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