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Misleading band names

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Twirling Time, Aug 20, 2019.

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  1. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    Man or Astro-Man.

    Not really from outer space. But they loved to crank out surf rock back in the day ...
     
    I Should Coco, Aug 23, 2019
    #37
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  2. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    Supertramp
     
    garrow, Aug 23, 2019
    #38
  3. misterbc

    misterbc Well-Known Member

    The Rolling Stones.
    Herman’s Hermits.
    The Doors.
    The Crickets.
     
    misterbc, Aug 23, 2019
    #39
  4. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    The name of the Scottish band Frightened Rabbit sounds like a goth outfit. But no, they were very guitar-y ... and extremely Scottish.
     
    Last edited: Aug 23, 2019
    Twirling Time, Aug 23, 2019
    #40
  5. clintrichardson

    clintrichardson Active Member

    Echo and the Bunnymen.

    From the name, they sound like they should be terrible. They're not.
     
    clintrichardson, Aug 23, 2019
    #41
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  6. Quiet Man

    Quiet Man Active Member

    Ben Folds Five

    Big Star
     
    Quiet Man, Aug 24, 2019
    #42
  7. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Thompson Twins

     
    Songbird, Aug 24, 2019
    #43
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  8. Human_Paraquat

    Human_Paraquat Well-Known Member

    The Paper Chase, a dark, noisy, avant-garde (some would probably say creepy) band which shares its name with the 1970s novel and film about law school.

    Dogs Die in Hot Cars, which has a more sinister insinuation than any of their straight-ahead rock would indicate.
     
    Human_Paraquat, Aug 24, 2019
    #44
  9. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    Sorry for the bump but I'm streaming a Brit indie station that's crawling with these band names.

    Eagles of Death Metal ... pretty straight indie rock.

    Same for ... And They Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, an Austin outfit.
     
    Twirling Time, Jun 7, 2020
    #45
  10. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    Now hear me out on this:
    The Guess Who
     
    Spartan Squad, Jun 7, 2020
    #46
  11. Donny in his element

    Donny in his element Well-Known Member

    Panic at the Disco ... (not disco)
    Arcade Fire ... (not gothic or industrial; still mostly awesome)
    Franz Ferdinand ... (spoiler alert: it’s not him)
     
    Donny in his element, Jun 7, 2020
    #47
  12. misterbc

    misterbc Well-Known Member

    Traffic
     
    misterbc, Jun 8, 2020
    #48
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