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Biffy Clyro, Radiohead ,The Rolling Stones, The Bonzo Dog Doodah Band......
Every band member gets to choose two names which are randomly drawn against each and voted on until a winner emerges. This doesn't work if you have an even number of band members.
Absolutely. The most active participants in this exercise are the least picky at this point.
Think it's time for ultimatums and a firm hand, because we're at the point where we're starting to tout for bookings.
I picked a band name which was just something which amused me in the Profanisaurus and didn't find out until years later that there was an obscure band of the same name in the US a few decades ago.
There is also a DJ who's recently started gigging under the same name with a degree of success, but as long as we're more famous than he is within our gigging radius I'm just going to stick with it.
My finalisation process was simple - come up with a name which no band member finds cringeworthy then go for it, and if you don't like it, leave. Democracy doesn't belong in bands, if it takes a month and 180 suggestions just for a name you will never get a setlist together.
Ultimately even most famous band names are a bit daft until you've heard them a couple of times, then it ceases to have any meaning.
One tactic I've used a couple of times over the years is just to call it The (fill in the least reliable member's name) Band, so if they don't turn up it's only their name on the posters.
There's the dumb bit. We got the set list together within a few weeks. We were pretty much ready to go this time last year, after a dozen practices from scratch.
But I think we've settled on something now.