Monday, November 24, 2003
John and I are trying to come up with a name for our band. John has been taking his mp3 player around town and assaulting various local musicians with our demos and the response has been particularly positive, but we still don't have a name for people to remember us by.
It's hard to find the name that's evocative and easy to remember and that the other band members can agree on. Thankfully, because we are a power trio (!) and currently lacking a drummer there are only two of us, which should make things a little easier.
Here are the suggestions I've brought to the table so far:
Behinder (Rumsfeld used this word in the recent leaked memo about Iraq. Something like, "the more effort we make the behinder we become." That's not good English is it? Might be a good band name though.)
The Rulers (A current favorite - Kate's idea btw)
The Capsules
Mimi Won a Ham (I have this friend Mimi. Not long ago she won a ham and I got this great idea for a band name)
Lint
Lint Mine/Spill/Commander/Obsession/Ambassador/Emotion/Trip... I dunno, just something to do with goddam lint.
Quiche Abrasion (gentle send up of middle class mores or something... like you could hurt yourself on a quiche)
The Victims (too goth or something probably - we'd be required to wear makeup. Still it's kinda self-effacing, kinda serious)
The Stays (too preppy?)
The Facts
The Actual Facts (I like this one)
Night birds (I liked this but Anthony says it's too pedestrian. Maybe he's right? He agrees with me about Dynamite Ham though)
Man on the run
The Conformists
The Memes (Album name "Word of Mouth") (see below)
The Heavy Memes (nice but will require explanation every goddam time you bring it up, "Memes? What is that? How do you spell it?"...)
The Phonemes (too pretentious)
Abalone (a type of sea shell)
Ironside (wheelchair possibly incorporated into band logo)
The Accidentals (has vague geographical/racial connotations - which gels with the cross-cultural nature of the band)
Dollar Bazaar (I don't think anyone likes this but me so I'm not gonna fight for it)
Pterodactyl (could work - doesn't sound like a T-Rex rip off does it?)
The Secret Way Out (sort of interesting. Too pretentious?)
That Stupid (will get us play on WICB as a bratty punker band - I guess I don't even like this one)
The Car Crash (hmmm...)
The Cutups (not bad I think)
The Treats (too cute? Could work maybe?)
My Treat (people might be fooled into thinking their friends are paying the cover for them, "Hey, wanna come to the show tonight? It's My Treat." Okay I don't really suggest this band name)
Good for our bluegrass side project:
Rag Tag Band
R. Shucks
(R. Shucks and his Rag Tag Band)
It's hard to find the name that's evocative and easy to remember and that the other band members can agree on. Thankfully, because we are a power trio (!) and currently lacking a drummer there are only two of us, which should make things a little easier.
Here are the suggestions I've brought to the table so far:
Behinder (Rumsfeld used this word in the recent leaked memo about Iraq. Something like, "the more effort we make the behinder we become." That's not good English is it? Might be a good band name though.)
The Rulers (A current favorite - Kate's idea btw)
The Capsules
Mimi Won a Ham (I have this friend Mimi. Not long ago she won a ham and I got this great idea for a band name)
Lint
Lint Mine/Spill/Commander/Obsession/Ambassador/Emotion/Trip... I dunno, just something to do with goddam lint.
Quiche Abrasion (gentle send up of middle class mores or something... like you could hurt yourself on a quiche)
The Victims (too goth or something probably - we'd be required to wear makeup. Still it's kinda self-effacing, kinda serious)
The Stays (too preppy?)
The Facts
The Actual Facts (I like this one)
Night birds (I liked this but Anthony says it's too pedestrian. Maybe he's right? He agrees with me about Dynamite Ham though)
Man on the run
The Conformists
The Memes (Album name "Word of Mouth") (see below)
The Heavy Memes (nice but will require explanation every goddam time you bring it up, "Memes? What is that? How do you spell it?"...)
The Phonemes (too pretentious)
Abalone (a type of sea shell)
Ironside (wheelchair possibly incorporated into band logo)
The Accidentals (has vague geographical/racial connotations - which gels with the cross-cultural nature of the band)
Dollar Bazaar (I don't think anyone likes this but me so I'm not gonna fight for it)
Pterodactyl (could work - doesn't sound like a T-Rex rip off does it?)
The Secret Way Out (sort of interesting. Too pretentious?)
That Stupid (will get us play on WICB as a bratty punker band - I guess I don't even like this one)
The Car Crash (hmmm...)
The Cutups (not bad I think)
The Treats (too cute? Could work maybe?)
My Treat (people might be fooled into thinking their friends are paying the cover for them, "Hey, wanna come to the show tonight? It's My Treat." Okay I don't really suggest this band name)
Good for our bluegrass side project:
Rag Tag Band
R. Shucks
(R. Shucks and his Rag Tag Band)
