I think I read a thread a while back where a poster was having problems with his band's name... And, others were asking for some of the ideas that had come up.

Well, my band's in a similar quandry... We've got our first "gig" at my friend's Halloween bash October 20th. He's asked us what name we want on the flier. Of course, we haven't picked one (mainly because we didn't think we'd have a gig so soon!).

A little about us, three of us are engineers (two mechanical (myself and our guitard), and one software - the drummer). Our singer is a CPA (yeah, strange mix I know). We live in the Detroit area, so I was really pushing for a Motor City/Muscle Car/Automotive type name. We've bounced off some ideas through e-mail exchange and getting together, but haven't really found anything that feels like "That's it!!!"... Although, we have one name that at least our drummer likes (he seems to be pretty picky). Our guitard is Russian (his name is Ivan), and has only been living in the U.S. now for about a year, so we also thought it might be cool to have a name with a little Russian flare to it - but that's not essential.

Anyway, I'm not about to create a poll with over 50 names in it, so, take a look at the list below, and let me know if there's anything that really sticks out and seems cool... Any ideas are welcome as well!

We're really just a cover band now, but we want to work on some original stuff... Some of the stuff we're playing (to give you and idea) Audioslave, RHCP, Clutch, Buckcherry, STP, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, mostly 90's and current rock...

I'm sure some of the names are taken, as some are sort of generic... Others came from episode titles of TV shows that we liked, and some we just created on our own... Please be cool and don't steal any names from the list until we pick one!!! I'll come back and post what we decide on once we can figure it out!

Here's our list (in no particular order):

Haulin' Grooves
The Band Your Mother Warned You About
Slide Dreams
Ivan the Terrible and His Band That's Even Worse
Schwarze Blume (Black Flower)
Terror on the Docks
Paparazzi and Cheese
Pyronoid
The Jabronies
Paparazzi Stalkers
Death Ride
4 Barrel
Supercharger
JP-10
High Voltage
Element Breath
Höllen Jungs (Boys from Hell)
Repo Men
Paparazzi Punchers
Friendly Fire
Syncopated Revolution
High Octane
No Deposit - No Return
Lead Foot
Impetus
Syncopation Society
Speed Demons
Frenzy
Day after Tomorrow
Paparazzi Society
Murder on Stage 17
Haulin' Chops
Tube Head
Deadly Maneuvers
Quadromania
Haulin' Vibes
Off Camber
Tor zur hölle (Door to Hell)
Haulin' Licks
Route 7-11
Stalking Paris
Mad Head
Scooter Bug
Pushrod
Syncopated Madness
Knights of the Fast Lane
Kalashnikov
Syncopated Frenzy
Swamp Molly
Fire in the Playhouse

What about the GreeseMonkeys

What about the GreeseMonkeys

Ha!

Good one! I'll pass it on!

I personally like "The Band Your Mother Warned You About." It just seems like such a good name, IMHO.

That bastard child?

I liked Off Camber.

Positraction

Hemi-head

Tripple Deuce

Sway Bar

Over Torqued

4 Bolt Main

Stick to something short and sweet that'll fit on a marquee.

A lot of engineers you say? Built to Last springs to my mind.

But from your list I liked:
Supercharger, Pushrod and Lead Foot the most.

Kalashnikov would be great for a black/death metal band!

I'd go for something like Motorfart, if you'd like a humouros twist to it =D

Syncopated Frenzy was an awsome name you had there but i'm sure its taken. For the type of band you are i like the idea of paparazzi society

you should name the band "Diesel"

Elephant's Gerald (Ella Fitzgerald)
The White Icing Hour (Dwight Eisenhour (sp))
and although it is the nameof one of my basses, i always wanted to call a band The Purple Express

The Originals.

i guess to stick with the motor city idea...Double Pumper, or how about Exhaust. i think that sounds cool. how about Engine Ears, since most of you guys are engineers?

Syncopated Frenzy was an awsome name you had there but i'm sure its taken.

How bout "Freakopated Cindy"?

Repo Men has a nice flow to it.

Dual Exhaust
Detroit Diesel
Ford vs Chevy
American Motorheads
Edsel
Led Foot. A little spelling change....

How about Alter Ego? Or Assassins by Nightfall?

How about Alter Ego? Or Assassins by Nightfall?

(ala Peter Griffin: Ass....hehhehhehhehhehheh! Ass ass ... hehhehhhehhehheh! Ass ass in ....hehhehhehhehheh!)

I liked Pushrod and Terror on the Docks - I assume there's a story there... Lead Foot is good too.

Ravioli In The Morning

The Originals.

http://www.celluloidheroreviews.com/images/this-is-spinal-tap.jpg

David: "So, we became the Originals."
Nigel: "Right."
David: "And, uh, we had to change our name, actually."
Nigel: "Well, there was another group, in the east end, called the Originals and we had to rename ourselves."
David: "the New Originals."
Nigel: "the New Originals."
David: "Yeah."
Nigel: "And they became..."
David: "...the Regulars. They changed their name back to the Regulars. And we thought we could go back to the Originals, but what's the point?"

:D

Speculum Sword Fight

(ok, I didn't think of it. Funny though and would attract interest on a marquee!)

you should name the band "Diesel"


That's a good suggestion, thanks... It's kind of funny, a friend of mine just named his kid Diesel (no joke).

Actually, we're leaning towards JP-10 at the point. It seems to be the only one that everyone has some interest in.

BTW, JP-10 is "scientific" name for jet fuel... So, it's a lot like diesel in that regard.

I liked Off Camber.

Positraction

Hemi-head

Tripple Deuce

Sway Bar

Over Torqued

4 Bolt Main


Off Camber is one of my favorites too...

I like Over Torqued as well



A lot of engineers you say? Built to Last springs to my mind.



Another good suggestion! I like that too.


I liked Pushrod and Terror on the Docks - I assume there's a story there... Lead Foot is good too.


No real "story" behind the Terror on the Docks... I had an idea of looking up episode names to some TV shows where cars were a main character (i.e. Knight Rider, Starsky and Hutch, Dukes of Hazard, etc.).... Terror on the Docks was a Starsky and Hutch episode title that I thought sounded cool.

Thanks for all the cool suggestions, you guys are really helpful!

Scrotom head
Armageddon
Typhoid
Antidote
Iron Fist
Black Skurge ( you could sell T shirts with a big BS on them)
Road Kill
Satan's Undergroung Children
Cauldron
Reactor SCRAM
SCRAM
TRIFOIL