band names - I hate having to choose them

John_P

Usual story new band gets together, has a few rehearsals and everyone seems happy with the other musicians and songs ideas.   Then you need to pick a band name and it goes round in circles until you don't care and just want it sorted,  but you do care or it would be a lot easier.      
Just have a mini rant that I hate the process of picking a name.

Alnico

I'm sure there will be *some* suggestions along soon which will keep you going for another few rehearsals !

It's an awful part of being in a band.

The best names came about really easily and were often about mundane things or objects
Best of luck.

EricTheWeary

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/80681/band-names-fs-ft#latest

hugbot

'Urethra Franklin' there you go. Done. 

John_P

Yes - simple is good but I missed out the part of the process where you have a couple of idea everyone likes and then you google and see that there are other bands using that name already and go back to square one. 

Winny_Pooh

This topic, oh gad, the hours I have spent at online phrase randomisers finally to arrive at ....f all

John_P

Winny_Pooh said:

This topic, oh gad, the hours I have spent at online phrase randomisers finally to arrive at ....f all

Oh yes -  I wonder if anyone has ever actually chosen a band name that way. 

RobDavies

It's the other way around for me..... I have a band name but no actual band.

Gentleman, I give you "Boscombe Beach Horse Tattoo".

earwighoney

Kajagoogoogoogoo

Sporky

Narwhal Sex Party appeared in a thread a while back. Cracking band name there.

Nunogilberto

Barry Scott and the Clit Bang Band...

ICBM

http://www.bandnamemaker.com

starwarsnosebleed

'Seagull shit' in Black metal style writing obviously.

bignorm

I always wanted to call a band Bertram Big Ears And The Zambezi Beat Boys 
After missing out on auditioning for Mammoth back in the 80's, I tried to put a band together with chunky players so I could call the band Fatso 

Deijavoo

Absolutely despise the process. Won't be doing it again.

Bygone_Tones

Don't think too much about it. No-one else will. They are just words. Eg, no-one visualises insects when they think of the beatles. And no-one cares what a foo-fighter is. 

I think what is most important thesedays is that when you google it, it is unique and doesn't bring up something else.

strumjoughlamps

Led Pencil

The Flu

Bobs Ya Uncle

Tagine and the Hot Pot

thecolourbox

Bygone_Tones said:

Don't think too much about it. No-one else will. They are just words. Eg, no-one visualises insects when they think of the beatles. And no-one cares what a foo-fighter is. 

I actually did google what a Foo Fighter was in the past week, though not because of the awful band but because it came up in an X Files episode

HAL9000

Bygone_Tones said:

Don't think too much about it. No-one else will. They are just words. Eg, no-one visualises insects when they think of the beatles. And no-one cares what a foo-fighter is?

But I do think sometimes that the band name gives a hint as to what to expect - for instance if your local pub was hosting a band called Road Dogs, Crying Shame, or Smokey Joe's then you could probably make a half-decent stab as to what kind of music they'd be playing.

John_P

I agree that once you're out there, it soon gets associated with the music but within reason and you do have to be comfortable with the name. 

I was more commenting on the frustration of the process than wanting suggestions but if anyone wants to chip in - it's a bluesy, funky rock original rock band  (and the singer would like to use term "Blackwater"  something  e.g. Blackwater Rain)

Bygone_Tones

why not just 'blackwater' then?