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Once again I require assistance on my music project. (Thanks a huge amount for those that gave advice on the headphones, got an awesome pair of sennheisers that work perfectly)

Both me and my songwriting partner have been pondering for months on a possible band name. We've gone through movie references, injokes, random word combos (including going to that 'make a band name' website) and still nothing. It's becoming a serious mental block. Either the name is too corny or too boring or too weird or already taken.

I figured 'Free beer and strippers' would work for getting people to come see our gigs (imagine the flyers) but it's too reliant on false pretences.

Help! Give some suggestions!

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i need to know what kind of music first.

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Thinking too hard about it is probably the chief contributor to your mental block. The soul of the performance is in the performance and talent of the musicians, not the band name. It only becomes iconic with fame; don't try and make it iconic from the get go.

My advice is you take some of your favourite songs that you've written and look for phrases that really resonate with you. Either directly copy a phrase or shorten it or something. If you don't immediately hate the way it sounds, just roll with it; you can always change it when you start to make it big.

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Oh Bugger
4 Drink Minimum
Busty Women Stage Diving

Free Beer and Strippers is hilarious

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Hedgeclipper.

I will say it every time this topic pops up...

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An idea from the topic that was under this one.

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At 3/9/09 01:02 PM, ChaDMcBaDD wrote: i need to know what kind of music first.

I suck at genre guessing but uuuhh....alternate rock/jazz/trip-hop?

At 3/9/09 01:03 PM, Zerok wrote: Thinking too hard about it is probably the chief contributor to your mental block. The soul of the performance is in the performance and talent of the musicians, not the band name. It only becomes iconic with fame; don't try and make it iconic from the get go.

Yeah it's frustrating cause I could see myself getting to the 'trying too hard' stage. I'm not trying to make it iconic, not really wanting to be that big. But I dunno...it's kinda like...picking out wedding dresses....I just keep thinking if the right phrase comes along I'm gonna be like 'that's the one!'


My advice is you take some of your favourite songs that you've written and look for phrases that really resonate with you. Either directly copy a phrase or shorten it or something. If you don't immediately hate the way it sounds, just roll with it; you can always change it when you start to make it big.

Some excellent advice, perhaps not take it directly, but paraphrase it or something...yeah...I'll keep it in mind when I'm recording later.

At 3/9/09 01:04 PM, STEM wrote: Oh Bugger
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All excellent, but perhaps not quite matching to our sound :P

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The Souldiggers?
The Soulslicers?
The Soulbeer?

I'm serious, those are my ideas, I wasn't kidding on Soulbeer.

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At 3/9/09 01:09 PM, Kidiri wrote: Hedgeclipper.

Reminds me, another major thing that's put me off a lot of names is the constant sexual innuendos I get in my head from them.

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post bobs or GTFO
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All I got, sorry.

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Call your band Pizza Supper.

Spare me.

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At 3/9/09 01:12 PM, SilentCougar wrote: Soulbeer.

If I ever make a seperate music project for my parody songs, that is what I'd want the name to be. That's genius.

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gordita crunk?

m u s i c !


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At 3/9/09 01:11 PM, BobbyJenkins wrote: All excellent, but perhaps not quite matching to our sound :P

Well is it an Axe Weilding Monkey sound or a You know i'd love some tea right now but don't make it too hot because I hate when my tongue gets burnt and all the food I eat loses it's delicate texture sound?

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At 3/9/09 01:11 PM, BobbyJenkins wrote:
At 3/9/09 01:02 PM, ChaDMcBaDD wrote: i need to know what kind of music first.
I suck at genre guessing but uuuhh....alternate rock/jazz/trip-hop?

ew.

i have no ideas. but if you like soulbeer, try these!

alcohol for ghosts
shadowbrew
ectoplasmic brewski
spirit lager
scary ale
death after life

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The Axes?

I just said that based on your level. Looking at your genre I would say...

The flying cuckoos?


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At 3/9/09 01:13 PM, yhar wrote: post bobs or GTFO
dr0kns

Think those are already copyrighted

At 3/9/09 01:13 PM, Crusher117 wrote: Flaccid erection
Ketchup Smoothie

The ultimate combination

At 3/9/09 01:13 PM, MickTheChampion wrote: Call your band Pizza Supper

I was thinking 'Deep-fried Skittles in Batter'

At 3/9/09 01:14 PM, TheLameSauce wrote: gordita crunk?

A fat chick in a mexican restaurant...

At 3/9/09 01:14 PM, STEM wrote: Well is it an Axe Weilding Monkey sound or a You know i'd love some tea right now but don't make it too hot because I hate when my tongue gets burnt and all the food I eat loses it's delicate texture sound?

It was the axe weilding monkey...till it burnt its tongue...now it's put its axe down and is crying on the floor.

Actually has 'Axe Weilding Monkey' been taken as a band name yet?

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My mates bands second choice for their Jazz group was going to be Penis Envy, they thought it suited them as they were all girls and all :P
They chose something else though

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At 3/9/09 01:31 PM, BobbyJenkins wrote:
At 3/9/09 01:13 PM, yhar wrote:
At 3/9/09 01:14 PM, TheLameSauce wrote: gordita crunk?
A fat chick in a mexican restaurant...

you get a fat chick to like your band, you're set for life. they have no impulse control.

m u s i c !


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At 3/9/09 01:31 PM, BobbyJenkins wrote:
At 3/9/09 01:13 PM, yhar wrote: Flaccid erection
Ketchup Smoothie
The ultimate combination

Ketchup erection? Cock Smoothie?

Hmm. Strange. Ketchup cocks?

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At 3/9/09 01:31 PM, pyromaniac616 wrote:
The flying cuckoos?

The flying Virgina Munchers

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yeah that site sucks

Band names ideas?


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One I've been taming in my head for a while is "The Norwegian Leather Industry". I like to think it's a one size fit all name. Seriously, I can picture a jazz band, an indie rock band and comedy acts playing under that name among others. You also get a peanut if you get what it's a reference to.

Really though, yeah, I probably would have difficulty picking a good name. One thing I'll say is pick a favourite writer, band, artist, whatever and just steal one of their phrases. Political processes and ideas are another hot source, though it probably wouldn't do your band much good if you named yourselves "Stalinism" or something.


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Skitzo frenics. good band name for any type of music.


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At 3/9/09 01:09 PM, Kidiri wrote: Hedgeclipper.

I will say it every time this topic pops up...

Cock joke

What that guy said...

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I think Beer Wielding Monkey sounds better

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