Indie Band Names

Brad Stengel · 09-07-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tyler3t

worst band names "here we go magic," "death cab for cutie," "blackmoth super rainbow" sick bands though...

sick band names "WHY?," "Neutral Milk Hotel," "Adam & Naive"

That's an ill avatar.

And I always appreciated the name "Neutral Milk Hotel", because the nouns involved portray feelings of comfort, which is what the music was meant to do, "Olivia Tremor Control" is another good one, and it was actually created by Jeff Mangum.

lieasleep · 09-08-2009, 06:54 PM

^why is death cab for cutie a bad band name? i think its damn good one

anabundanceoftubes · 09-08-2009, 07:09 PM

I don't think pretentious names are directly correlated with indie bands, but band names in general. It depends on your perception of pretentiousness. Personally I don't really see what people are always complaining about with long bands names. What really gets me is when they shorten them to initials. That to me isn't pretentious, just irritating. What? You can't take three extra seconds to say the whole name?

lieasleep · 09-09-2009, 10:52 AM

well depends on the initials of the name. like NMH has a great ring to it but i would never says DCFC, thats is silly. or the old fashioned oyster crackers: OFOC, c'mon thats just funny!

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-09-2009, 10:54 AM

I just wish most of the bands mentioned here put as much effort into their songs as they did to their names.

Sadly the majority of them didn't.

simplephysics · 09-09-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I just wish most of the bands mentioned here put as much effort into their songs as they did to their names.

Sadly the majority of them didn't.

Majority? Most of the bands I've seen mentioned (save a few, granted) are quite talented and don't record their music half-assedly.. thank you very much :|

lieasleep · 09-09-2009, 03:30 PM

^amen brotha!

sidewinder · 09-09-2009, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by noise

modest mouse
built to spill
red red meat

Red Red Meat is a terrible name but I've always liked the other two.

Thrice · 09-09-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dreadnaught

Majority? Most of the bands I've seen mentioned (save a few, granted) are quite talented and don't record their music half-assedly.. thank you very much :|

amen sista*

Thursday Next · 09-11-2009, 02:06 AM

I think the problem is, there's been so many bands, new bands have to scrape the barrel to come up with anything at all that hasn't already been done.

I don't like really boring names. Like Foals.

I like the name Panic! At the Disco. But I don't like them.

09-09-2009, 10:54 AM	#45 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I just wish most of the bands mentioned here put as much effort into their songs as they did to their names. Sadly the majority of them didn't. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

09-08-2009, 06:54 PM	#42 (permalink)
lieasleep Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 355	^why is death cab for cutie a bad band name? i think its damn good one

09-08-2009, 07:09 PM	#43 (permalink)
anabundanceoftubes Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Maggie's farm Posts: 56	I don't think pretentious names are directly correlated with indie bands, but band names in general. It depends on your perception of pretentiousness. Personally I don't really see what people are always complaining about with long bands names. What really gets me is when they shorten them to initials. That to me isn't pretentious, just irritating. What? You can't take three extra seconds to say the whole name?

09-09-2009, 10:52 AM	#44 (permalink)
lieasleep Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 355	well depends on the initials of the name. like NMH has a great ring to it but i would never says DCFC, thats is silly. or the old fashioned oyster crackers: OFOC, c'mon thats just funny!

09-09-2009, 03:30 PM	#47 (permalink)
lieasleep Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 355	^amen brotha!

09-11-2009, 02:06 AM	#50 (permalink)
Thursday Next Groupie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 39	I think the problem is, there's been so many bands, new bands have to scrape the barrel to come up with anything at all that hasn't already been done. I don't like really boring names. Like Foals. I like the name Panic! At the Disco. But I don't like them.