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~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ · 07-30-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

I wouldn't want to be in a band that shared the same name, for fear of association.

That's a good reason, too.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-30-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by The-Starving-Artless

The American band does suck, but if they had the name long before you did, why don't you acknowledge that and change your name?

Makes no difference how long they've had it.

They are a small band in the U.S. , while the other is a small band in the UK it's hardly likely that one is going to get booked for a gig in confusion with the other.

There were bands called The Charlatans & Suede in the U.S. before the 2 English bands took those names , In both cases the UK bands were referred to as Charlatans UK & Suede London in the U.S so as not to confuse them with the American bands. The rest of the world they got to keep the original name.

~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ · 07-30-2007, 05:59 PM

It's not about booking gigs. It's about the creative and personal connections that come with naming your band something. If someone was using the same name as my band that'd I'd been using for six years I'd be a bit bothered as well.

I don't know, that may be just me.

sleepy jack · 07-30-2007, 07:37 PM

In case they actually do produce evidence that they own the rights to the name, you guys should change your name to Gutterstar, no space that'd really get them. Though I doubt they own the rights.

Frances · 07-30-2007, 11:50 PM

put an s on the end of it.

07-30-2007, 05:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VAN Posts: 2,530	It's not about booking gigs. It's about the creative and personal connections that come with naming your band something. If someone was using the same name as my band that'd I'd been using for six years I'd be a bit bothered as well. I don't know, that may be just me.