Band name opinion (looking for feedback)

[Amplexus]

My band finally "settled" on a name last night..but the more I think about it this morning, the less I'm liking it.

We settled on Common Tongue. I've asked some opinions of friends/coworkers and it hasn't gone over too well so I thought I'd get some additional feedback from the fine folks here.

Thanks in advance!

[jsingles]

band names dont matter, they are all stupid. I think yours works fine. People will learn to like any band name though so don't sweat it too much

[Phalex]

Originally Posted by jsingles

band names done matter, they are all stupid. I think its fine. People will learn to like any band name though.

True that. As long as it'll fit on a marquee, you got nuthin to worry about.

[EclecticElectrk]

i have always said the band names only as good as the music. as jsingles said, people wil learn to like any name as long as the musics good.

[The_Juke]

I try and pick names that don't sound like anything to do with the music. My band is RiverGard it will work as a country, rock or blues band and the domain name was available!

I think your name sounds good, the domain isn't available though.

[Mr_Sore_Fingerz]

Yeah seeing as how most all of the "cool" band names were taken about 3 or 4 decades ago, just pick whatever you guys think works, and if that name is already taken (The_Juke said that) try switching it around a bit...like "UNcommon Tongue" which has a bit of an edgy sound to it if you ask me =)

[jsingles]

3 or 4 decades ago? they arent good names though.

pink floyd?? the hell?

led zeppelin? weird....

the beatles? just plain corny and unimaginative

these are terrible names... its always been just as bad, but people seem to WORSHIP anything to do with a band they are a fan of (including the name)

SO go crazy and pick a hilariously stupid band name (my last band was named "My Little Pony", and the girls would all yell MLP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and everyone loved it....)

name your band captain planet and the planeteers

[BlackLake]

It's ok I guess, no big wow for me though...I will however disagree (somewhat) that band names don't matter.

I think the name for a new band is the first, although minimal, line of advertising you have, and I have personally checked out bands with witty names just because I liked the name. Put it this way, if my local clubs promoted a new band called The Turd Burglers, I probably wouldn't be to excited about seeing them, and if a name was extremely country band obvious, I'd most likely sit that one out too.

But in the long run, the band however is inevitably the ones who have to live with this name, possibly forever (if recordings are released) and if the name is starting to bother you after just one day, I would consider bringing it up to the rest of the band.

In the 80's I played for a band called Wow/Flutter, and still to this day I dispise that name.

[jsingles]

a weird name will bring a weird first impression, but if you quickly prove to your audiences that your music is worth listening to, people will start talking about you, and youre bizzare name will be easily remembered and probably laughed at in a good way.

[Skapunkgiz]

I normally say go for a name that people wont forget -

Currently fronting my band called "duck my sick" - our first EP is called "its a spoonerism" - most people find it quirky and dont normall forget it!

[GearHeadBassMan]

Originally Posted by Phalex

True that. As long as it'll fit on a marquee, you got nuthin to worry about.

I wish I read that before my last band, Evil Supersonic Space Monkeys from Pluto.

The Marquee read:
Evil Super Pluto - 7/22

FTL

[The_Juke]

I was in a band called the Rubber Monkey's, there is a popular local band here call Boloney Ponyz.

Another thought though harder to do is one silable names. Rush, Thrust, Pull... Those are allways good names.


I do like UNcommon Tongue better...

Another local band goes by the World Famous Locals, I always thought that was a clever name.

The Harry Balzacs is another great local band, they are on the sign as HBZ.

Movie quotes are somtimes good

The Last of The V8's
Four Fried Chicken's and a Coke..

[DaveF]

If you ask my opinion, I hate that name x 1000. Who wants to see a band with the name "tongue" in it?

[The_Juke]

Originally Posted by DaveF

If you ask my opinion, I hate that name x 1000. Who wants to see a band with the name "tongue" in it?

Chicks!

[jgroh]

There was a thread on funny band names and I wanted to use a couple:

Dayshift Strippers
Bipolar Barbie
Mattress Tag Police

THOSE are cool band names lol

[DaveF]

Good point!

[mambo4]

I guess I feel that bands names can matter, depending.

If your a cover or genre band, I think choosing a name that is appropriate to the style of music you play is probably wise from a marketing standpoint. Nobody in their right mind would call their death metal cover band "Fresh MC and DJ shizzle", funny tho it may be.

If your band is originals and/or strives to defy genre, its probably less of an issue. While the music obviously matters most, for the one or two people who might choose to see/pass over a band based on the name, you may wish to pick a name that implies something about how you sound.

My first impression with "Common Tounge" is a hippie jam band or world music ensemble. I'm sure I'm wrong, but there it is!

[Amplexus]

Yeah, I think that's sort of my problem with it...we're an 80's/90's cover band and to me the name seems to come off a little serious.

[Timbo]

Originally Posted by jsingles

led zeppelin? weird....

They were once told they would sink like a lead zeppelin. Or they thought they would something along those lines.

Originally Posted by jsingles

the beatles? just plain corny and unimaginative

I guess you fail to see the awesomeness of the name. Beat like a musical beat as well as being part of the Beat / Beatnik generation.

Originally Posted by jsingles

SO go crazy and pick a hilariously stupid band name (my last band was named "My Little Pony", and the girls would all yell MLP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and everyone loved it....)

name your band captain planet and the planeteers

Completely agree. This is coming from the Technicolor Wolves. Haha

[wnelson]

i love naming bands....your name sounds fine..like mentioned above...no cares as long as your good.....some of my honorable mentions for names were

naughty sauce
squid piss
unkle fingers
portable pork and the chicken tender surprise.

theres a local band round here called ''free beer and wings''....i love that..haha