Artists with similar names that you get mixed up

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Burning Airlines/Jets to Brazil

(just the airplane theme and the fact that I used to confuse their old bands - Jawbox and Jawbreaker as Aja mentioned)

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 19 April 2004 22:29 (twenty years ago) link

I've noticed a lot of people say Scissor Girls when they mean to say Scissor Sisters.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 19 April 2004 22:31 (twenty years ago) link

>I always get Built to Spill and Guided by Voices mixed up.<

For me it was always Built to Spill and Shudder to Think.

And I think there are about four different techno guys named Amon or Tobin who I always think are the same person, plus one in Cibo Matto, but I forget their names right now.

Also, Atlanta Rhythm Section/Amazing Rhythm Aces always confounded me.

And yeah Jawbox/Jawbreaker; I will third or fourth or fifth that one.

There are many more, which I may remember eventually.

― chuck, Monday, 19 April 2004 22:32 (twenty years ago) link

Oh yeah, Camel/Caravan too.

― chuck, Monday, 19 April 2004 22:34 (twenty years ago) link

And Saxon/Sampson.

― chuck, Monday, 19 April 2004 22:35 (twenty years ago) link

And Murder City Devils/Demolition Doll Rods/Streetwalkin Cheetahs

And NOFX/Bouncing Souls

― chuck, Monday, 19 April 2004 22:37 (twenty years ago) link

For some reason, I used to get Television and Magazine mixed up.

― BanjoMania (Brilhante), Monday, 19 April 2004 22:38 (twenty years ago) link

Palace Brothers/Perniece Brothers

Lambchop/Lamb/Mountain Goats/a few other even toed hoofed mammals

― chuck, Monday, 19 April 2004 22:46 (twenty years ago) link

I've noticed a lot of people say Scissor Girls when they mean to say Scissor Sisters

I'll make it a trifecta by putting the Sun City Girls into this mix of name confusion...i get all three mixed up.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 19 April 2004 22:48 (twenty years ago) link

Stills/Thrills/Thorns (I STILL can't keep these straight)

― chuck, Monday, 19 April 2004 22:49 (twenty years ago) link

American Analog Set/American Music Club.

I think those are the right names.

― Scott CE (Scott CE), Monday, 19 April 2004 23:01 (twenty years ago) link

nashville pussy/alabama thunderpussy

― chuck, Monday, 19 April 2004 23:02 (twenty years ago) link

"And Murder City Devils/Demolition Doll Rods/Streetwalkin Cheetahs"

oops, I left out Detox Darlings, or whatever they're called. They belong with these ones, too.

― chuck, Monday, 19 April 2004 23:04 (twenty years ago) link

Stone Temple Pilot and Urge Overkill.

Verve and Verve Pipe.

Stereolab and Stereophonics. Which shits me.

Baby Animals and Baby John Burgess

Van Halen and Sid Heylen.

David Byrne and David Boone.

Alice Cooper and Dr Harry Cooper.

― Autumn Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 19 April 2004 23:12 (twenty years ago) link

Modern English vs Modern Talking (I know!)

― Seb (Seb), Monday, 19 April 2004 23:27 (twenty years ago) link

Stephen Bishop/Elvin Bishop
Frut/Frost/Frigid Pink
Hoobastank/Nickelback/Lincolnpark
Mudvayne/Puddle of Mudd/Stereomud/Mushroomhead

I have no patience, however, for people who confused Rocket From the Tombs with Rocket From the Crypt. That makes no sense to me at all!!

― chuck, Monday, 19 April 2004 23:38 (twenty years ago) link

Audiovent/Audioslave/Audio Bullys

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 00:09 (twenty years ago) link

rod stewart/steward/rod jane & freddy

sad really; my mind.

― non-u, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 01:39 (twenty years ago) link

femi kuti/fela kuti/cooties

is that a genealogy?

― non-u, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 03:26 (twenty years ago) link

Modest Mouse/Modest Moussorgsky

― Elliot (Elliot), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 03:33 (twenty years ago) link

Sleater-Kinney Kinnie Starr Long Fin Killie

― Elliot (Elliot), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 03:37 (twenty years ago) link

kings of convenience + kitchens of distinction = kitchens of convenience

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 05:07 (twenty years ago) link

Kevin Ayers / Coyne

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 11:39 (twenty years ago) link

clem snide / howie beck

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 11:40 (twenty years ago) link

Gilbert O' Sullivan & Gilbert & Sullivan.....s'true

― mzui, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 11:42 (twenty years ago) link

English Beat / London Beat

Talk to me about The Beat though, and I know exactly who you're on about.

― NickB (NickB), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 11:56 (twenty years ago) link

Emerson Lake & Palmer / Electric Light Orchestra

― Seb (Seb), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:06 (twenty years ago) link

I used to get The Grateful Dead and Dead Can Dance confused.

― Stupid (Stupid), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:52 (twenty years ago) link

redbone/leon redbone
lucinda williams/victoria williams/some other williams lady i forget
patty griffin/patty griffins

and actually, the guys i always mix up with amon tobin are timo maas and timo ellis.

― chuck, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 15:12 (twenty years ago) link

and oh yeah:

boards of canada/of montreal/secretly canadian records

― chuck, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 15:13 (twenty years ago) link

oops, it's PATTY GRIFFITHS. (or one of them is, anyway)

― chuck, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 15:14 (twenty years ago) link

Auteurs and Au Pairs
Le Mans and Trans Am
Ween and Weezer

― Curt (cgould), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 15:29 (twenty years ago) link

I bought my first Nick Drake album, after confusing him for Nick Cave. An enviable mistake.

― doug watson (solid air), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 15:50 (twenty years ago) link

I Mother Earth/Our Lady Peace

Symmetrically similar names aside, both bands were (are?) also fairly boring '90s grunge-progsters, both were from around Toronto, and both made music that was largely forgettable (altho OLP's minor hit "Superman's Dead" was enjoyably annoying.)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:21 (twenty years ago) link

I always think of someone else when I see David Sylvian's name, but I don't know who. (NOT Syl Sylvain, although that seems like it would be a reasonable slip.)

Actually, I do have trouble keeping apart some of the NY Dolls/Dead Boys guys, and remembering who was in which band... Arthur Kane vs. Cheetah Chrome, etc.

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:43 (twenty years ago) link

superpitcher and squarepusher

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:48 (twenty years ago) link

There's some band called the Apex Theory whose name always makes me momentarily think that I'm reading about the Aphex Twin.

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 17:58 (twenty years ago) link

Duster vs. Guster vs. Guther vs. Ganger vs. Guv'ner

I bet even the bands forgot which name they were.

― Curt (cgould), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 20:11 (twenty years ago) link

the orb/orbit/orbital/william orbit

― chuck, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 21:04 (twenty years ago) link

the orb/orbit/orbital/william orbit

SO OTM.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 21:09 (twenty years ago) link

Amon Tobin / Tobin Sprout
Imperial Teen / Imperial Drag. Both appeared then disappeared around the same time, both ex members or side projects of bigger bands, I still can't remember which was which.

― udu wudu (udu wudu), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 21:24 (twenty years ago) link

Amon Duul/Amon Duul II

― Leee O'Gaddy (Leee), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 21:29 (twenty years ago) link

The lesson of this thread: Obviously, the idea that each and every band should be allowed to choose a name to express their individuality MUST BE ABANDONED IMMEDIATELY in favor of mandatory seriial numbers.

"Mystic Chords of Memory, you say? Afraid not! You're Artist #24830329 now and forevermore."

― Curt (cgould), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 01:08 (twenty years ago) link

Modest Mouse / Mouse On Mars

For a while I thought Jandek and Janeck Shaeffer were the same person, but I was disabused of that notion recently.

― Super-Kate (kate), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 07:00 (twenty years ago) link

Oh yea, fo got about my fIREHOSE/Firehouse myopia.

― mzui, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 09:28 (twenty years ago) link

Zero Zero and Zero 7 (actually bought a Zero 7 CD thinking it was Zero Zero awhile back on a quick record shopping trip)
Party Of Helicopters and The Birthday Party (The Wedding Present one doesn't confuse me though)

― MattR, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 09:46 (twenty years ago) link

R Kelly and Bobby Brown.

i dont know why i get them mixed up when their names aren't very similar. was whitney ever married to r kelly?

― lid, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 10:05 (twenty years ago) link

Butterglory/Bunnygrunt/Mollycuddle/Mommyheads

― Curt (cgould), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 13:39 (twenty years ago) link

five years pass...

Billy Currington / Bucky Covington (just now realized these are two different guys)

― xhuxk, Thursday, 30 July 2009 22:03 (fourteen years ago) link

Sugarcubes/Sugababes

― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 30 July 2009 22:47 (fourteen years ago) link

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