Bands with appropriate (or inappropriate) names

Trollheart · 07-19-2015, 09:09 PM

A lot of bands don't, but there are some who when you hear their name you can kind of picture either what they're going to look like or sound like, or what they stand for, and if you didn't know the genre they operate in you could probably guess from their name.

Who do you think fits this bill?

For me, you know what to expect, even if you've never heard the bands, when you hear these names:
Slayer
Motorhead
Black Sabbath
Manowar
Cannibal Corpse
Iron Maiden (yeah they're all working out as metal bands so far aren't they?)
Twisted Sister

What about the reverse?

You hear Styx for the first time, probably thinking of doom or death metal (if you know your Greek mythology) but no, a pomp/AOR band

Can't think of any others at this hour at the moment...

**Janszoon** · 07-19-2015, 09:20 PM

Appropriate
Deströyer 666—These guys sound almost exactly how you think they'd sound: rowdy metal.
Charlie Hunter Trio—Is a jazz trio. Surprise, surprise.

Inappropriate
Massive Attack—They sound like they'd be very in-your-face and aggressive rather than the chilled out, atmospheric band that they are.
Bohren & der Club of Gore—I would expect something avant-garde, violent and provocative, rather than the ultra-minimalistic jazz they play.

**Exo** · 07-19-2015, 09:24 PM

Inappropriate

Tony Danza Tap Dancing Extravaganza - It's not a sexy Italian guy tap dancing I'll tell you that much.

**Janszoon** · 07-19-2015, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exo

Inappropriate

Tony Danza Tap Dancing Extravaganza - It's not a sexy Italian guy tap dancing I'll tell you that much.

And yet it still somehow suits their sound.

**Frownland** · 07-19-2015, 10:22 PM

Inappropriate: The Pop Group. But that's kind of the point.

**Janszoon** · 07-19-2015, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Inappropriate: The Pop Group. But that's kind of the point.

Also Swans. But that too is the point.

DwnWthVwls · 07-19-2015, 10:48 PM

I think all of these bands are deceiving.

Onyx
Shit Robot
Star Fucker

Thelonious Monkey · 07-19-2015, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Inappropriate: The Pop Group. But that's kind of the point.

yEAH, my mate thought they were actual pop, jokes on him

Neapolitan · 07-19-2015, 11:41 PM

Acid House Kings
Eagles of Death Metal
I'm from Barcelona (they're not from Barcelona, they are from Jönköping, Sweden.)
Brazilian Girls (they are not from Brazil, they are from NYC)
Cheap Girls (they're an all male band)

**Janszoon** · 07-20-2015, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

I think all of these bands are deceiving.

Onyx
Shit Robot
Star Fucker

How is Onyx deceptive?

07-19-2015, 09:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Bands with appropriate (or inappropriate) names A lot of bands don't, but there are some who when you hear their name you can kind of picture either what they're going to look like or sound like, or what they stand for, and if you didn't know the genre they operate in you could probably guess from their name. Who do you think fits this bill? For me, you know what to expect, even if you've never heard the bands, when you hear these names: Slayer Motorhead Black Sabbath Manowar Cannibal Corpse Iron Maiden (yeah they're all working out as metal bands so far aren't they?) Twisted Sister What about the reverse? You hear Styx for the first time, probably thinking of doom or death metal (if you know your Greek mythology) but no, a pomp/AOR band Can't think of any others at this hour at the moment... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

07-19-2015, 09:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Appropriate Deströyer 666—These guys sound almost exactly how you think they'd sound: rowdy metal. Charlie Hunter Trio—Is a jazz trio. Surprise, surprise. Inappropriate Massive Attack—They sound like they'd be very in-your-face and aggressive rather than the chilled out, atmospheric band that they are. Bohren & der Club of Gore—I would expect something avant-garde, violent and provocative, rather than the ultra-minimalistic jazz they play. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

07-19-2015, 09:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	Inappropriate Tony Danza Tap Dancing Extravaganza - It's not a sexy Italian guy tap dancing I'll tell you that much. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

07-19-2015, 10:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Inappropriate: The Pop Group. But that's kind of the point. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x