Anyway, I was relived to see that you left Alvvays off of your list. Alvvays forever.
They've kind of got their own mini-trend going with Ovvls and Hovvdy.
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 14:05 (two years ago) link
Oh and OVVN
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 14:08 (two years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E2dc4YsWEAMDqGQ.jpgearly adopter
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 14:14 (two years ago) link
Mott Thee Hoooople
― Champagne Heathernova (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 14:29 (two years ago) link
Oddly, Andrew Hill. No honorific title, funky nickname, or melodious or alliterative given name made it hard for me to keep him on the mental list of jazz artists to check out. Maybe even some subconscious connection with Windham Hill Records?
― Citole Country (bendy), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:10 (two years ago) link
or Dru Hill
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:15 (two years ago) link
christian death
― xzanfar, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:25 (two years ago) link
Anal Depression
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:26 (two years ago) link
Dry Cleaning.
― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:26 (two years ago) link
Manequin Pussy
― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:28 (two years ago) link
Coda to the original crux of this post -- all now ancient history. I was later dragged to go see Pissed Jeans at Cakeshop, and they were fucking excellent.
lol nice
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:30 (two years ago) link
anybody with Collective in the title except Animal
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:31 (two years ago) link
6ix9ine
― an eco-conscious Music Box (DJP), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:35 (two years ago) link
(also: Chris Brown and Justin Bieber, but that's not strictly in keeping with the spirit of the thread)
― an eco-conscious Music Box (DJP), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:38 (two years ago) link
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:39 (two years ago) link
so collective they posted themselves twice
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:40 (two years ago) link
King Gizzard and the Slizzard Blizzard can get tae fuck forever
My friend
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:46 (two years ago) link
I heard them before I heard their name, which helped a LOT
― an eco-conscious Music Box (DJP), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:47 (two years ago) link
Soccer Mommy. and then I heard the music, and I was proven CORRECT
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:49 (two years ago) link
I will admit that if 2 Chainz had continued as Tity Boi I would never have listened to his solo stuff at all.
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:51 (two years ago) link
Was going to mention them myslef but assumed they'd already been mentioned.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:52 (two years ago) link
Don't mind Collectives or __ The ___ constructions. I thought Foster The People started with a verb, though, making it not fit in with the original dislike? I'm not mad keen on doubling letters but there are enough bands who do that who are fine-to-good that it wouldn't put me off in itself. While I have liked some stupid spoonerism-named bands in the past any new one will have to get over a massive hurdle to get me to listen to them.
I have literally refused to hear a note of King Gizzard etc because I hate the name so much.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:52 (two years ago) link
I do like a lot of bands with very bad names though ;_;
there are a non-zero number of people itt who listen to a band called Anal Stabwound
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:53 (two years ago) link
actually it might even be double digits lol
The Front Bottoms should be jailed for picking that name.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:54 (two years ago) link
I don't mind 70s prog band Public Foot The Roman because it sounds like the name came from a broken signpost, otherwise all that Minus The Bear stuff can piss off.
― faded seaside glamour boys (Matt #2), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:54 (two years ago) link
was The Fugs just a clever name
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:54 (two years ago) link
Oh, actually, yes, The Front Bottoms are another band that I just won't countenance listening to. No fucking way.
xps
― emil.y, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:55 (two years ago) link
I got blocked on twitter by noted crossword blogger Rex Parker for stating that I wrote off Soccer Mommy due to their name.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:56 (two years ago) link
I have no problem with Volcano the Bear.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:56 (two years ago) link
Only if 'volcano' is working as a verb
― faded seaside glamour boys (Matt #2), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:57 (two years ago) link
Volcano the Bear ruled, and the construction would be weird and tortured and much more dislikable if it were a verb.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 16:02 (two years ago) link
Wevie Stonder
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 16:04 (two years ago) link
God, yes, that is terrible.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 16:07 (two years ago) link
Gay Witch Abortion. If the name didn't tell me to steer clear, this description did: Like a unicorn spearing it’s prey, having so little patience it completely shreads the kittens into tiny morsels of sweet bloody pulp candies.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 16:13 (two years ago) link
*raises hand*
There are two French power metal bands I have never listened to because of their names: Dragony (is it an adjective?) and Fairyland.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 16:15 (two years ago) link
GWA are good though. pummeling live xp
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 16:17 (two years ago) link
Trollfest is def one I wasn't going to listen to because of the name.
then I heard them while waiting for Possessed to go on stage.
My suspicions were confirmed
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 16:28 (two years ago) link
Black Label Society was another who I refused to listen to because of the name.
finally heard them. yep. was right to have ignored them.
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 16:40 (two years ago) link
Honestly I prob pointedly ignore about 70% of all musical artists due to their name. There's too much music out there, so it allows me to quickly whittle down the options. Sure I may miss out on an artist I might've enjoyed but overall it's been a very useful heuristic.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 17:07 (two years ago) link
I on the other hand ignored them because of their chud army of fake-biker fans who I used to see at every show in their stupid vests.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 17:13 (two years ago) link
that...didn't help matters with me either, lol
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 17:16 (two years ago) link
I really want to write off any band with punctuation symbols in their name (not umlauts, which are pretty cool, but stuff like !!!, Sun)))))))O or whatever, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, etc.) but mostly I find I like their music.
― henry s, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 17:29 (two years ago) link
Rae Sremmurd bugs me, sorry not sorry
― Ludacristine McVie (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 17:34 (two years ago) link
front bottoms could be the greatest band of all time but i am definitely never going to listen to a note they make.
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 17:35 (two years ago) link
Is adding one or more redundant letters to a word/name the new having the word "Wolf" in your name?
I always assumed this was because all the band names were already taken.
even then bands are still using names that are already taken, e.g. I saw gig listings not long ago for a band called the Shivvers that are not the early 80s power pop group. They (the new band) should perhaps have called themselves the Shivvvers, or even used Google when they named their band, not that many bands seem to be aware of search engines given the number of them that reuse names.
― bovarism, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 18:05 (two years ago) link
My Morning Jacket
Chet Faker (ANY variation of this thing, including Wevie Stonder. Why would a band do this? It is the band naming equivalant of getting a shit tattoo.)
Porcupine Tree
― Cow_Art, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 18:10 (two years ago) link
Porridge Radio. I mean, wtf?
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 18:14 (two years ago) link