looking for cool band name suggestions + POLL

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:40 pm

LGB wrote:Undead-Line. It's oldschoolish, it has something to do with shooters (is that what you were going for?), and it sounds cool.

Where did the hyphen come from?

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:33 am

Still didn't choose one, jpj? You could pick the ones you like and make a poll here.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:25 am

Deathbucket
Deathface
Deathkill
Someday you're gonna die

Something with deathhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 1:08 pm

Death Label?

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 1:12 pm

Welcome to Die

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:14 pm

Cock Death
Death Cock

Post by **spadgy** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:50 pm

Nuke wrote:Yeah, it's true: The cooler the band name is, the more likely they are to suck.

Yep - Squirrel Nut Zippers were terrible, and I bought their 7" based on the name.

Got in to Atari Teenage Riot through the appeal of their name though, and years later I still love them...

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:56 pm

Neon wrote:Deathbucket
Deathface
Deathkill
Someday you're gonna death

Tempest · Post by **Tempest** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:06 pm

I Had a Band Name For You But I Eated It.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:27 pm

Cock Death + Death Label =

Cock Label

Also,

Martin's Renaissance Biscuit Dinatorium

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:34 pm

poll has been added of the shortlisted names. i couldn't fit all the options on there unfortunately. so also running are:

Bloke Called Dave
Third Leg Long
C-UNIT
Avril Lavigne Tribute Band
Apocolyptic Blues Rock
Death Label

p.s. is there a market for a band that plays 10-minute overdriven instrumental versions of Little Wing?

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:50 pm

Jesus Juice

Eww, Jimi Hendrix? Really? Maybe among like, 40 year old guys who play guitar.

Mr. Candypants is the only real choice of those options. I'd add Jesus Juice and start a new poll

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:23 am

you suck

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:48 am

jpj wrote: Avril Lavigne Tribute Band

If you play faithful covers only.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:46 pm

jpj wrote:you suck

Yeah OK, that was a little harsh, but extended jams are only fun for musicians; the audience, by and large, does not care. If you wanna go the blues/rock route, definitely try to copy AC/DC, the Blues Explosion, and to a lesser extent Zeppelin more than Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead. Yeah copy.

Or just don't listen to me, I'm not trying to be the band police or anything.

MR_Soren · Post by **MR_Soren** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:51 pm

I think "Corpse Funeral" is the best band name.

It would have to be for death/black metal since it borrows words common to those genres. (Cannibal Corpse, Dark Funeral, etc)

I also like how corpse is redundant. I mean, every funeral is a corpse funeral.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:05 pm

what type of music is it?

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:43 pm

Neon wrote:
jpj wrote:you suck
Yeah OK, that was a little harsh, but extended jams are only fun for musicians; the audience, by and large, does not care. If you wanna go the blues/rock route, definitely try to copy AC/DC, the Blues Explosion, and to a lesser extent Zeppelin more than Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead. Yeah copy.

Or just don't listen to me, I'm not trying to be the band police or anything.

maybe it was a bad example on my part. we do play other (shorter) more structured songs. but obviously certain blues music leaves itself wide open to improvisation. i disagree with you on the extended jams bit; i think it's just different tastes. but as i'm sure you know, the way someone who plays an instrument listens to music is totally different to someone who doesn't play anything (or is a singer). if other people don't like it, that's fine too - we aren't crowd-pleasers. only in it for a bit of fun

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:15 pm

jpj wrote:the way someone who plays an instrument listens to music is totally different to someone who doesn't play anything

I think it's more like this: the way someone playing an instrument hears their own music is totally different to someone who is listening. It might sound amazing while doodling on a guitar, but it really isn't.

But yeah... people do like this/anything. Though if you're that convinced that you aren't a "crowd pleaser" why even bother with a name? Just jam for fun with your bandmates.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:37 pm

to give you the short answers:

1. only when i'm doing drugs
2. opening post

edit: nearly forgot the arrow

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:34 pm

i haven't been following this discussion, but after reviewing the voting options, i have this to say:

you'd be a fucking retard if you used any band name suggested by shmups forum members

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:40 pm

Half of them are jpj's own ideas. How rude.

But so very true.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:29 pm

indstr wrote:you'd be a fucking retard if you used any band name suggested by shmups forum members

Too late, he already asked what we thought (lol gaming tribute name by a band which probably won't be a gaming tribute band)

In reality, we came up with a fairly good number of choices. Pity none of them are in the poll.

p.s. Rob is 100% correct. And I agree with MR_Soren too.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:39 am

You know I had to vote for Mr. Candypants. That said, I think C-UNIT would be pretty sweet if you kerned the logo nicely, but then again I'm a sucker for that kind of crap.

I think it's more like this: the way someone playing an instrument hears their own music is totally different to someone who is listening. It might sound amazing while doodling on a guitar, but it really isn't.

Or the reverse... I don't play an instrument (used to play guitar a bit), but I do DJ, and I generally bag on my mixing way harder than most of the people listening. Then again, DJing and playing an instrument are really totally different other than a few basic similarities, unless you're doing the whole turntablism thing, which I only dabble with.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:23 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote:we came up with a fairly good number of choices. Pity none of them are in the poll.

that's just how it works i'm afraid. i don't make suggestions that are agreeable to you - it's the other way around

what were your 15-20 favourites from the thread (feel free to use them yourself)

Or the reverse...

indeed. i think most musicians would agree that they are their own worst critic

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:29 pm

The Bydo Empire.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:24 pm

jpj wrote:i think most musicians would agree that they are their own worst critic

And they would be wrong if someone actually bothered to honestly evaluate their material. (i.e. when no one's listening, sure!)

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:37 pm

only if you're talking about other musicians. it920 is talkin about technical skill (as opposed to songwriting). you do get exceptions (like malmsteen etc), but most people don't rest on their laurels

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:25 pm

jpj wrote:i don't make suggestions that are agreeable to you - it's the other way around

Note to Big Band in the Little City: we didn't make suggestions because we really cared if you have a band or not. It was fun while it lasted, anyway.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:53 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote:Big Band in the Little City

not bad.

i'm not sure how you think i suggested that people should care (?), only for people to put some ideas out there. if you think i passed by some names that are good, use them yourself or something.

also:
Don't Judge A Band By It's Covers

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looking for cool band name suggestions + POLL

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