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Because we've been talking about Showadoowahdiddydiddydumdiddydo, here's the the thread to vent about bands who fucked up Step 1.

Marky mentioned Limp Bizkit. I'll throw out Wire here. Love the band—my favourite band along with Swans—but it's a name that's neither clever nor intrigues. It's a placeholder. Radiohead is also terrible for the same reason. A name for a song, sure, but leave it with Talking Heads.
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In our modern times I'd say that a group has to have a name that is easy to Google.
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BostonBeaneater wrote:
09 Jan 2023, 9:41pm
In our modern times I'd say that a group has to have a name that is easy to Google.
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Heston wrote:
09 Jan 2023, 9:42pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
09 Jan 2023, 9:41pm
In our modern times I'd say that a group has to have a name that is easy to Google.
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Goo Goo Dolls

I've always hated that name.
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BostonBeaneater wrote:
09 Jan 2023, 9:44pm
Heston wrote:
09 Jan 2023, 9:42pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
09 Jan 2023, 9:41pm
In our modern times I'd say that a group has to have a name that is easy to Google.
The The?
Television
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Heston wrote:
09 Jan 2023, 8:51pm
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Arctic Monkeys. Unless there’s a clever reason for it that I’m unaware.
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Television while not great is the only one so far that doesn't really suck.

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Lady Antebellum is pretty much a shitty names all-timer.
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Foo Fighters. My dad can't bring himself to say fart so he calls them foo-foos.

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matedog wrote:
09 Jan 2023, 10:51pm
Arctic Monkeys. Unless there’s a clever reason for it that I’m unaware.
As band names go, I don’t mind this one so much. At least, the name isn’t an immediate turnoff for me. I know jack squat about their music though. From their Wikipedia page: The name "Arctic Monkeys" was Cook's idea, and is perhaps a play on "northern monkey", a derogatory term for someone from northern England.

The very name “Goo Goo Dolls”, on the other hand, is probably why I’ve never had the slightest interest in checking their music out, despite the fact they are a local Buffalo band. I hate that name so much, and am embarrassed they are from my area because of it. :yuck:
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Flex wrote:
09 Jan 2023, 11:06pm
Lady Antebellum is pretty much a shitty names all-timer.
Agreed, tho aesthetically I think it runs quite nicely.
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