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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 years ago) link

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 years ago) link

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

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

Neal Halstead and Neil Hagerty, for some reason.

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

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 years ago) link

Califone and Calexico.

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

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

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

Jawbox and Jawbreaker on more than one occasion.

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

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

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

Yes, they're a classic example.

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

Jawbox/Jawbreaker I mean.

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

Plastikman and Plasticman
Tricky and Tricky Disco and Trick Daddy

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

Manet: Monet

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

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

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

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 years ago) link

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 years ago) link

GvsB = GBV

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

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

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

Kevin Shields and Kevin Ayers, shamefully.

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

malkmus and momus

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

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 years ago) link

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 years ago) link

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

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

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 years ago) link

"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 years ago) link

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

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

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

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

Stephin Merritt vs. Stephen Malkmus

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

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

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

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 years ago) link

the Flaming Lips and the Psychedelic Furs.

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

GAH!

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

meat puppets and material issue

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

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 years ago) link

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 years ago) link

yo la tengo and de la soul

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

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 years ago) link

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 years ago) link

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 years ago) link

Harold Budd and Roy Budd

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

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 years ago) link

Hollywood Brats/Hollywood Stars/Berlin Brats

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

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

― Curt (cgould), Monday, 19 April 2004 01:55 (twenty years ago) link

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 years ago) link

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 years ago) link

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

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

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 years ago) link

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 years ago) link

Squarepusher and Lifterpuller.

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

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 years ago) link

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Weezer, Wheatus and Ween. Ridiculous, I know.

― JifMoose, Friday, 10 November 2023 18:57 (five months ago) link

one month passes...

Totally get Weezer and Ween, since I've never listened to either and they're both alt rock from the 90s.

I have just realized that Eddie Chacon is not Eddie Marcon

― Nabozo, Saturday, 16 December 2023 11:33 (four months ago) link

Pitchfork's 2023 album list has both Yeule and Yaeji in the top 15
Even google's auto-correct gets those two mixed up.

― enochroot, Sunday, 17 December 2023 03:13 (four months ago) link

Khanate
Krallice

― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Sunday, 17 December 2023 14:06 (four months ago) link

two weeks pass...

Do you think this young band chose the name as a tribute? Or are they unaware (or just don’t care) about the precedent?:

https://teenjesusandthejeanteasers.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-you

― Godzilla Minus Zero/No Limit (morrisp), Tuesday, 2 January 2024 06:19 (three months ago) link

that seems like sufficiently obvious obnoxiousness that it could be discovered without awareness of precedent.

― bendy, Tuesday, 2 January 2024 20:37 (three months ago) link

one month passes...

Hannah Peel
Hannah Wants
Hannah Diamond

― ...eh you get the gist of it (dog latin), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 14:18 (two months ago) link

Vanishing Twin
Twin Shadow
Vatican Shadow
probably about 5 others I never realize are different artists when I see them mentioned somewhere

― silverfish, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:30 (two months ago) link

Well I just learned those are different things too

― ...eh you get the gist of it (dog latin), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:34 (two months ago) link

Hannah Georgas (musician)
Hannah Giorgis (writer for the Atlantic)

I don't get them mixed up I just have to run a mental subroutine to verify which Hannah I'm reading about

― a hyperlink to the past (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 16:14 (two months ago) link

Alida Valli
Ida Galli

― Josefa, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 16:15 (two months ago) link

^ those are actresses bc I forgot which thread this was

― Josefa, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 16:23 (two months ago) link

I mixed up Mother Mother and Moor Mother the other day

― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 16:31 (two months ago) link

People are really bad at coming up with band names aren't they

― ...eh you get the gist of it (dog latin), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 16:37 (two months ago) link

I'm sure I've mentioned this before but for years I sorta ignored - very foolishly and to my detriment, it turns out - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, because I was confusing them with emo band Sleeptime Trio (who were pretty good as I recall, just not really my thing these days)

― Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 19:59 (two months ago) link

I realised today that, even though I should know better because they're all very much in my wheelhouse and they're all actually pretty different and based in different countries, I often conflate:

Sho Madjozi
Toya Delazy
Tkay Mdaiza

― your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Friday, 23 February 2024 16:06 (two months ago) link

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