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Spaldo 01-29-2013 09:46 PM

Help! Names for Funk Bands
 
I've started up a new band playing some old-school gumbo, soul and deep funk, which i'm pretty excited about, as I'm usually playing in jazz and big bands (and cover bands, but we won't go there...)

I guess there's a few well-versed funk players here, does anyone have any good band names they can 'give up'?

king_biscuit 01-29-2013 09:53 PM

Four musicians, a "drummer," and (insert the name of your singer here).

Spaldo 01-29-2013 10:00 PM

Nice start...:smug:

Stumbo 01-29-2013 10:50 PM

A few past threads on the topic will give you hundreds to choose from. Let us know which one you choose.
1 Funk Band Name Thread
2

Or if you want to make one up:
Bandnamemaker.com
1728.com

Spaldo 01-29-2013 10:51 PM

Thanks Stumbo!

funk generator 01-29-2013 10:51 PM

Name it after me

Kwesi 01-30-2013 12:06 AM

All I'm gonna say is don't you DARE use the words "Funk" or "Funky" in your bands name. That guarantees whackness. I'm serious. Other that than, have a ball with the name1

TolerancEJ 01-30-2013 12:14 AM

LOL... I just tried that band name generator. Had a kick out of some bizarre suggestions given to me...

1. Flat Coach and the Training Scalp
2. Wooden Mother of the Blatant Ceremony
3. Valid Finger of the Legal Logic
4. Fat Percentage

I don't know if any of these might pertain to a funk-style band.

Spaldo 01-30-2013 02:47 PM

Thanks for the input! I won't be using the word 'funky' anywhere, rest assured...and i really like 'fat percentage'!

Cheers!

MatticusMania 01-30-2013 04:07 PM

Moped Blues

Stumbo 01-30-2013 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kwesi (Post 13799936)
All I'm gonna say is don't you DARE use the words "Funk" or "Funky" in your bands name. That guarantees whackness. I'm serious. Other that than, have a ball with the name1

I say go ahead and use'em. Australia ain't the US. :)

Also, be sure and check to make sure the web address is available if you're going to have you're own site!


Common Groove
Millennium Groove
Premature Groove
Groove Rhapsody
Film at 11
Tilt
Groove Mouth
Justin Groove and the
Groove Adhesive
Pace Groove
Groove Mercury
Groove Up Fellow
Party Of The Groove
Porcine Groove And The Rejected Lookout
Slimy Groove Of The Freelance Hunger
Groove Creme

electracoyote 01-30-2013 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kwesi (Post 13799936)
All I'm gonna say is don't you DARE use the words "Funk" or "Funky" in your bands name. That guarantees whackness. I'm serious. Other that than, have a ball with the name

Gigantic +1

Totally played out. And most of these bands need to take a Groove 101 course. Pretty lame any way you slice it.

Soppy Hat 01-30-2013 06:34 PM

I have one... my uncle, a Tower of Power fanatic, was suggesting funk names one day (for our college folk-rock group, strangely enough):

Edward Teach and the Smoking Fuses.
DO IT. :D

gary19702 01-30-2013 08:07 PM

Type in "stank" good stuff lol!

4001 01-30-2013 08:12 PM

Fun K
WTFunk

Sorry, had to do it.

mjac28 01-30-2013 08:17 PM

The Baby Makers

blindrabbit 01-30-2013 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spaldo (Post 13803248)
Thanks for the input! I won't be using the word 'funky' anywhere, rest assured...and i really like 'fat percentage'!

Cheers!

I call dibs on "Fat Percentage" if you don't end up using it. In fact, I may just steal it anyway... :D

geeza 01-30-2013 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kwesi (Post 13799936)
All I'm gonna say is don't you DARE use the words "Funk" or "Funky" in your bands name. That guarantees whackness. I'm serious. Other that than, have a ball with the name1

So I guess "Funkin' Ugly" would be out, huh?

Shadi 01-30-2013 08:35 PM

Tainted By Society

geoff_in_nc 01-30-2013 08:43 PM

About 25 years ago, a friend came up with the name The Groovaleptics.... I wish I had ever been in a band that warranted that name.


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