Nut Zippers is the best option in that scenario
― (the poster formerly known as Twitter) (flamboyant goon tie included), Sunday, 24 September 2023 13:51 (eight months ago) link
No Squirreling, Just Nut
Didn't know about the origin of SNZ's name, still makes them sound like a comedy ska band though. Are they a comedy ska band? Can't even be bothered to find out.
― a man banging his head against several walls at once (Matt #2), Sunday, 24 September 2023 14:09 (eight months ago) link
they are one of those like Cab Calloway / fedora bands but spooky. i think
― budo jeru, Sunday, 24 September 2023 14:25 (eight months ago) link
The Hoars that Liked Sandwiches
― Make the chats AI (Neanderthal), Sunday, 24 September 2023 14:31 (eight months ago) link
Hoarhounds of Love
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Sunday, 24 September 2023 14:54 (eight months ago) link
I love Sea And Cakes' The Fawn album, but when someone once asked me at work who I was listening to, I said "Tortoise".
― Sanford, Sunday, 24 September 2023 15:00 (eight months ago) link
Squirrel Nut Zippers were both better (in a musical sense) and less toxically masculine (in personnel and presentation) than the other neo-swing bands tho
― Hereward the Woke (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, 24 September 2023 15:29 (eight months ago) link
They were much more 20s/30s hot jazz than 40s swing, and in terms of their approach I feel like they had more in common with weirdos like Tav Falco and Tom Waits than with the Cherry Poppin' Daddies or Brian Setzer. I mean, this is not the kind of thing you do in hopes of having a hit record or spawning a dance craze.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS2IBMQIjDo
― read-only (unperson), Sunday, 24 September 2023 16:18 (eight months ago) link
English Teacher? seriously??? ffs i've strained my eye-rolling muscles
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 17:30 (eight months ago) link
it helps me that a lot of phc and emo bands have off-putting terrible names because i'm likely to find the music similarly terrible
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Tuesday, 3 October 2023 17:32 (eight months ago) link
I’ve always thought the main reason Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich have never had a real reappraisal is their name. They are one of the great singles bands of 60s and the albums are all good, but they’ve actually become a bit obscure comparative to their success - younger 60s heads aren’t really aware of their music and I think it’s the name.
― houdini said, Thursday, 5 October 2023 09:34 (eight months ago) link
Possibly, I mean they didn't take themselves very seriously and recorded a lot of gimmicky/ near novelty material so it's not surprising they aren't up there with, I don't know, the Kinks. Also they didn't write most of their big hits.
― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Thursday, 5 October 2023 09:39 (eight months ago) link
Most of the ppl here give off terrible vibes from their name.
the landfill that time forgot: crap uk bands of 00s/10s
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 5 October 2023 09:43 (eight months ago) link
I guess I’ve never had any problem with novelty stuff, so I’m the outlier here. What others see as novelty features on DDDBM&T records, I see as brilliant pop touches. I still think they’re closer to the big UK bands than they are usually considered. Manfred Mann, for example, didn’t write their A-sides and did plenty of singles that were arguably a bit novel, but they still command this ambient respect DDDBM&T never get and some of their stuff is still well-known and well-liked.
― houdini said, Thursday, 5 October 2023 10:03 (eight months ago) link
You're preaching to the converted here, I'm a fan of DDDBMT.
― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Thursday, 5 October 2023 10:05 (eight months ago) link
People don't really pay much attention to Manfred Mann these days either.
― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Thursday, 5 October 2023 10:06 (eight months ago) link
I guess not. I hate how ancient this music is now :(
― houdini said, Thursday, 5 October 2023 10:08 (eight months ago) link
i'm going to listen to 5-4-3-2-1 now, hope this helps
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 5 October 2023 10:11 (eight months ago) link
The DDDBM&T thread on here has at least twice as many posts as the Manfred Mann thread! That's not saying much though tbf.
― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Thursday, 5 October 2023 10:14 (eight months ago) link
DDDBMT?maybe if the name was shorter, catchier, and had any euphony in it, there would be more recognition of ilthem. at this point the name sounds like a graveyard of tech or pharma names.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Thursday, 5 October 2023 15:58 (eight months ago) link
DDDBMT are the best band bloody ever
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Thursday, 5 October 2023 16:25 (eight months ago) link
KMFDDDBMT
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Thursday, 5 October 2023 16:33 (eight months ago) link
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mike and Tich
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Dee,_Dozy,_Beaky,_Mick_%26_Tich
― koogs, Thursday, 5 October 2023 16:39 (eight months ago) link
Terry, Blair & AnouchkaFrench Frith Kaiser ThompsonEmerson, Lake & Palmer
Are there any acts named after the members that can't be written off just for doing that? Even when Fred Frith is involved?
― fucking beanie hat music (Matt #2), Thursday, 5 October 2023 16:47 (eight months ago) link
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe were pretty great. Better than whatever line-up of Yes was doing the rounds at the time.
― lord of the rongs (anagram), Thursday, 5 October 2023 17:30 (eight months ago) link
By the time the Rabin/Squire/Kaye/White Yes actually put out another record and toured, they had reunited with ABWH!
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 5 October 2023 17:48 (eight months ago) link
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer does roll off the tongue somehow, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe does not
― frogbs, Thursday, 5 October 2023 17:50 (eight months ago) link
Uh, French Frith Kaiser Thompson are totally awesome…
― Chavez video on MTV, July 1995 (morrisp), Thursday, 5 October 2023 18:31 (eight months ago) link
d'oh, CSN(Y) of course.
― lord of the rongs (anagram), Thursday, 5 October 2023 19:18 (eight months ago) link
Are there any acts named after the members that can't be written off just for doing that?
Um Simon & Garfunkel, Hall & Oates, Ashford & Simpson, Richard & Linda Thompson?
Loads of acts whose names include an ampersand are p cool. Heck, Loggins & Messina, Sonny & Cher, Ike & Tina, Tegan & Sara; Peter, Paul, & Mary
― The Royal House of Hangover (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 5 October 2023 20:29 (eight months ago) link
The real wall was the friends we mad etc.
― The Royal House of Hangover (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 5 October 2023 20:30 (eight months ago) link
Ergh, bad puffin, loose pasting/posting, sorry
OK maybe there's one or two or possibly more, but then again there's West, Bruce & Laing. Seems to be worse when the people involved are already known, i.e. a supergroup.
― where were you in '22? (Matt #2), Thursday, 5 October 2023 20:55 (eight months ago) link
Case/Lang/Veirs were good
― Chavez video on MTV, July 1995 (morrisp), Thursday, 5 October 2023 21:02 (eight months ago) link
TS: Heck, Loggins & Messina vs. West, Bruce & Laing
― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Thursday, 5 October 2023 22:51 (eight months ago) link
Heck, Loggins & Messina otm for next band I see at a club in Portland
Will never not be delighted by the existence of Ezra Ray Hart
The Supergroup Ezra Ray Hart features Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra, and Emerson Hart of Tonic.
― Florin Cuchares, Friday, 6 October 2023 03:16 (eight months ago) link
Crywank
― (ㅇㅇ) (+ +), Thursday, 26 October 2023 14:28 (seven months ago) link
ugh
― Left, Thursday, 26 October 2023 14:29 (seven months ago) link
i don't know anything about them. they may be the greatest band ever. but no.
― (ㅇㅇ) (+ +), Thursday, 26 October 2023 14:29 (seven months ago) link
Sissy Penis Factory
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 19:26 (seven months ago) link
did they do "Finally"
― a very very unfair (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 19:35 (seven months ago) link
OMG is that the pun they were going for? Dying.
― Josefa, Wednesday, 8 November 2023 19:42 (seven months ago) link
I should have listened to it first. Of course.
― Josefa, Wednesday, 8 November 2023 19:47 (seven months ago) link
I’d listen to Sissy Penis Factory based on name alone
― as a lyricist he is from hell (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 20:37 (seven months ago) link
Arists (sic) You've Pointedly listened to because of their name
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 21:22 (seven months ago) link
That’s probably the best pun of this millennium so far
― Josefa, Wednesday, 8 November 2023 21:44 (seven months ago) link
AlvvaysChvrches
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Thursday, August 3, 2023 7:51 PM (ten months ago) bookmarkflaglink
Finally heard Alvvays and really dig them!
― paisley got boring (Eazy), Monday, 3 June 2024 05:09 (two weeks ago) link
alvvaysi wanna be with youand make believe with you
― Iacocca Cola (Neanderthal), Monday, 3 June 2024 05:21 (two weeks ago) link
Loool I alvvays do that but in a Vampire accent
I vant to be vith you
― kinder, Monday, 3 June 2024 08:08 (two weeks ago) link