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Okay...So I'm trying to think of a band name, so vote for one of those or suggest one...

Fetus Swish was suggested on a thread a while back. I kind of liked it.

We're most likely going to be punk or grindcore.

Depends what kind of music you intend to play. Fetus Swish would be great for a classical string quartet for instance...

I edited the post. Punk, Hardcore Punk, or Grindcore are the most likely ones here.

And a classical string quartet called Fetus Swish would be awesome.

I voted Fetus swish, but only because the others kind of sucked.

Depends what kind of music you intend to play. Fetus Swish would be great for a classical string quartet for instance...

Just read the whole of you post - I am tired.

I am still tired...

How about Fetal Attraction

I am still tired...

How about Fetal Attraction

Too creepy. It would be a good name for a "let's offend everyone" kind of band, though.

I've always thought a good band name would "Tim n' Itus". Spelled out it looks very unpunk, but if you say it fast it sounds like tinnitus, a constant buzzing or ringing sound. You could have one person be Tim, and another be Itus, and go from there.
Either that or the Beatles. It's clever, because it's spelled BEATles, like a music beat. I'm surprised no one thought of that before...

I've always thought a good band name would "Tim n' Itus". Spelled out it looks very unpunk, but if you say it fast it sounds like tinnitus, a constant buzzing or ringing sound. You could have one person be Tim, and another be Itus, and go from there.
Either that or the Beatles. It's clever, because it's spelled BEATles, like a music beat. I'm surprised no one thought of that before...

I thought that spelling of Beatles came from the beatniks...

I thought that spelling of Beatles came from the beatniks...
According to Ray O'Brien – There Are Places I'll Remember: The "Beatles" Early Venues in and Around Merseyside London, 2001. p22 (I didn't actually read this, but it's cited on Wikipedia), John Lennon suggested The Beetles, and Paul McCartney suggested they spell it Beatles, "like the beat of a drum". But I didn't actually read the source cited, so you may be right, it may be from beatniks.

The Malice Coopers

The Undead Kennedys

Zombie Jesus

God hates Flags

Flameout sounds good when you say it and it's agressive if you mean "flame" as in on a forum. That is if your song texts flame everything that is lame.

I also like the ideas Nerve Death and Fried Synapses. All the others are lame.

A Zark the Nark "best" thread? I'm impressed! Good going, dude! The "worst" stuff was, well, the worst :p
As far as a band name, I always thought it would be fun to call a band "Stays on Truck." That way, when you're on tour, all your cases would be stencilled "Stays on Truck." Eh, stagehand humour.

Something about Marionette just sounds cool.

How could I utterly fail to understand the point of a thread so much?

How could I utterly fail to understand the point of a thread so much?

you would never manage to fit that on the bass drum

you would never manage to fit that on the bass drum

heh

you would never manage to fit that on the bass drum
But you could fit "Made of Fail."
Not a bad name . . .

you would never manage to fit that on the bass drum

Maybe if you used a double bass drum.

I'm annoyed, because I STILL can't think of a band name that's better than "Napalm Death". Hell, I'm not sure there IS a band name that's better then Napalm Death.

I forgot what I voted.......

I think I am going to take a nap now.

oh wait.......I voted that puppet thing because I thought it was interesting.......what's the word again?

Marionette?

I forgot what I voted.......

I think I am going to take a nap now.

oh wait.......I voted that puppet thing because I thought it was interesting.......what's the word again?

Marionette?

isn't that a puppet word? I can't remember, it made me think of puppets, and then I was thinking about my old punk band and how we liked the metaphor of puppets in some of our songs and such.

yeah.

I am really tired.

I also liked the synapse one too.

Jeez.

Everyone's in a band anymore..



*creates his own band*

Would any lads or ladies like be a member in my new Irish folk music band? The band name is Potato Potluck.

But you could fit "Made of Fail."
Not a bad name . . .
Awesome name:p

Jeez.

Everyone's in a band anymore..



*creates his own band*

Would any lads or ladies like be a member in my new Irish folk music band? The band name is Potato Potluck.

if you were serious I would totally join.

since you are not.......*steals your chocolate*

isn't that a puppet word? I can't remember, it made me think of puppets

Yeah, it's those excessively complicated puppets with like 10 strings and a big wood thing they hang from?

if you were serious I would totally join.

since you are not.......*steals your chocolate*

Stop stealing my chocolate! :(

*looks at Smunkee*

Aren't you supposed to be resting?

*grabs chocolate and locks Smunkee in her bedroom*

Stop stealing my chocolate! :(

*looks at Smunkee*

Aren't you supposed to be resting?

*grabs chocolate and locks Smunkee in her bedroom*

I am supposed to be resting, right now though I am trying to make sure my kid doesn't screw up her foot while my mom is running to the pharmacy......thankyouverymuch

*sneaks a chocolate stash into her bedroom*

Ooo...It's a three way tie with three votes each.

I am supposed to be resting, right now though I am trying to make sure my kid doesn't screw up her foot while my mom is running to the pharmacy......thankyouverymuch

*sneaks a chocolate stash into her bedroom*

Your daughter is totally old enough to take care of herself! Get back in bed!

*takes chocolate away*

Hooray for Nerve Death

Ooo...It's a three way tie with three votes each.

Google images

Marionette
http://youngwritersproject.org/drupal/files/images/marionette2-web.preview.jpg

fried synapses
http://www.austinchronicle.com/binary/33a99c34/music_TCB-24065.jpeg

and fetus swish

http://static.flickr.com/112/288462266_59bf6236f4.jpg


do any of those look like your band?

Since you're on to nerves and body parts...

"Angry Bunions" (or "Awesome Bunions")

"Leaky Mitochondria"

"Fried Nerves"

"Pudendal Stimulation" (or simply "Pudendal Nerve")

"Brenda Mage"

"I Drunkenly Asked NSG and All I Got a Crappy Name"

and fetus swish

http://static.flickr.com/112/288462266_59bf6236f4.jpg

Mmmmm. Muy delicioso.

Less Than Three

Less Than Three

".. but there's 4 of them.."

".. but there's 4 of them.."

ruffy the pic of that house with the things is in the thread where you post things like that you know? [/offtopic]


oh and dude in the OP I forget your name.......uh.......big Z right?

yeah

I found this for you!

http://www.bandnamemaker.com/

http://www.bandnamemaker.com/

You have got to be kidding.

Okay, I ran it a couple times and picked the best few...

Thumb Of The Absolute Void
Silver Burnout Of The Grinding Ceiling
Corrosive Paranoid (I actually REALLY like this one, I have no idea why...)
Wise Conduct And The Blissful Delirium
Spanking Of The Poisonous
Brisk Artery Of The Content Saint
Filtered Eskimo (:eek:)
Incoming America
Forest Green Death (It's Ralph Nader's death metal band!)
Malevolent Decision
Funky Cadillac And The Worthless Citizen
Pink Of The Faster
Civil Carrion Of The Defective Special
Passing Apathy Of The Barbaric Wing

You have got to be kidding.

Okay, I ran it a couple times and picked the best few...

Thumb Of The Absolute Void
Silver Burnout Of The Grinding Ceiling
Corrosive Paranoid (I actually REALLY like this one, I have no idea why...)
Wise Conduct And The Blissful Delirium
Spanking Of The Poisonous
Brisk Artery Of The Content Saint
Filtered Eskimo (:eek:)
Incoming America
Forest Green Death (It's Ralph Nader's death metal band!)
Malevolent Decision
Funky Cadillac And The Worthless Citizen
Pink Of The Faster
Civil Carrion Of The Defective Special
Passing Apathy Of The Barbaric Wing

Forest Green Death and the deviant arthropods!

(that's mostly my own......like half way)

Since you're on to nerves and body parts...
A couple more ideas on that theme...

Spinal Accord
Vesicular Vibes
Tendon Tones
Cranium Chorus

...hmm, it's hard to think of good names for a Bloody Band.

A couple more ideas on that theme...

Spinal Accord
Vesicular Vibes
Tendon Tones
Cranium Chorus

...hmm, it's hard to think of good names for a Bloody Band.

but you have amazing alliteration!

All of those in the poll are cliché'd metalcore shite. They're all crap.

I have no suggestions, since I'm continually looking for a good band name for myself too.

your nation name is pretty cool......can't you use it?

Yeah, I was just thinking that to when I saw it.

I think the only person on here whose name would be better for a band is DCD.

All of those in the poll are cliché'd metalcore shite. They're all crap.

I have no suggestions, since I'm continually looking for a good band name for myself too.

your nation name is pretty cool......can't you use it?

your nation name is pretty cool......can't you use it?

I dunno. I think that a band name should be something that makes you go "wow, that'd make such a good band name!" and my nation name doesn't really do that for me.

Yeah, I was just thinking that to when I saw it.

I think the only person on here whose name would be better for a band is DCD.

I suppose you haven't seen "the lone alliance" around?

there was another one......I can't remember right now, but I always thought it would be a good band name.

I dunno. I think that a band name should be something that makes you go "wow, that'd make such a good band name!" and my nation name doesn't really do that for me.

does to me.......but, you gotta find something you like.

btw......my kid named our band anti-glitter superhero

whatcha think about that one? :p

I think "Smunkeeville" would make a great album title!

I think "Smunkeeville" would make a great album title!

:p

I am actually going to have to get the 4 year old better at her instrument before we record anything.

My other band is about to record a CD though.......

My other band is about to record a CD though.......

Is that the punk one?

I don't know, but that one I got from the band names generator, I really like. "Corrosive Paranoid" I like it, it sounds foreboding and important, but is actually meaningless gibberish.

does to me.......but, you gotta find something you like.

btw......my kid named our band anti-glitter superhero

whatcha think about that one? :p

I actually quite like just "anti-glitter". That's totally a good band name. Curses on your child's prior art!

I say go for "Assfire", "Burning Rectum", "Radical Redheads", "Bullied kids with automatic weapons"(Stolen translation from swedish...), "Whips, chains & mayonnaise" or possibly "Tears of pee".

Okay...So I'm trying to think of a band name, so vote for one of those or suggest one...

Fetus Swish was suggested on a thread a while back. I kind of liked it.

We're most likely going to be punk or grindcore.

Nerve Death. I tried to imagine myself listening to this on my comp or MP3 player. So, I got Nerve Death.

"Fetus Swish" is the best of the poll options.

The Malice Coopers

The Undead Kennedys

Zombie Jesus

God hates Flags
Awesome, especially the last one. :)

How about "The Noble Gases"?

"Fetus Swish" is the best of the poll options.

...but just sounds like just another JG Thirlwell side project (Foetus All Nude Review/Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel/You've Got Foetus On Your Breath/Foetus Interruptus/Foetus Over 'Frisco/Foetus Under Glass/etc.)

Other (Suggest)

Soylent Ween.

Interestingly, there's a song about this very issue by The Bobs ("bob" being an acromym for "best of breed"):

****************

NAMING THE BAND (Richard Bob Greene and Joe Bob Finetti)

My parents were wrong
when they named me "Tree"
'S probably the cruelest thing they ever did to me

I thought a long time
about changing my name
But I found a better way to deal with my shame

My buddies and me, we formed a band
We're gonna be famous, you understand
We're still lookin' for a drummer
or someone with a van
Our hair is getting longer,
but the most important thing
is namin' the band
Namin' the band
Namin' the band

We studied all the pictures
in Metal magazine
My lycra makes me sing real high
My mom thinks it's obscene, yeah

We got our own equipment
and a great rehearsal space
Now all we need's a heavy name to throw in your face

My buddies and me, we formed a band
We're gonna be famous, that's what we've planned
We're still lookin' for a drummer
or someone with a van
Our hair is getting longer,
but the most important thing
is namin' the band
Namin' the band
Namin' the band

We were gonna call ourselves Elvis Hitler
but somebody beat us to the punch
Maybe we should be The Butthole Surfers
or how about Chuck 'n Lunch?
Names with meaning and attitude
aren't easy to find
We're hangin' out
askin' each other
"How 'bout...?"

We should be writin' tunes
and learnin' where to stand
Our hair is getting longer
but the most important thing
is namin' the band
Namin' the band
Namin' the band

**************

The reason I like this song's lyric is because it makes fun of this entire idea. The notion that the name is so much more important than the music, that more time is spent on coming up with that than planning anything about the music itself.

I mean, look at the names on the poll in this thread. "Fetus Swish"? What's the point? Are you looking to piss an entire segment of the population off before they've even heard you? Why be so deliberately (and lamely) offensive right off the bat? It's juvenile, like a kid who discovers that saying "fuck" lights up parents and teachers and therefore says it whenever he can.

It's your band, mate, so you do what you like, but you asked the forum, and my answer is to take the road less traveled and choose none of the names in that list -- they all suck and smack of a lame and blatant attempt to shock. You know what would REALLY be shocking? A band spending more time crafting tunes than crafting an image.

Yes, I know that makes me a screwball optimist, but there y'go. *Dons asbestos suit*

band names
Found an old notebook where I doodling some of those mispronunciations of my college professors... seemingly fit for bandnames... I found...

"The Steakholders"

and my favorite...

"Fuck-Finding Mission"

I kind of like the one Rambhutan recommended, the God Hates Flags one.

As for the "Undead Kennedys" I've always wanted to start a Dead Kennedys cover band called either the Rotted Kennedys or the Maggot-Riddled Kennedys. Or Maggot-Infested, whichever.

Hmm....Maggot Riddled...No, it kind of sucks.

I kind of like the one Rambhutan recommended, the God Hates Flags one.

As for the "Undead Kennedys" I've always wanted to start a Dead Kennedys cover band called either the Rotted Kennedys or the Maggot-Riddled Kennedys. Or Maggot-Infested, whichever.

Hmm....Maggot Riddled...No, it kind of sucks.Fresh Fruit For Rotting Kennedys?

Fresh Fruit For Rotting Kennedys?

Heh.

Oh, someone got Garrote of Forgiveness in the Unitarian Jihad thread, I rather like that.

Hmm...Garroted Fairy? Garroted other cute being?