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Another Band Name Thread

#26
Mojo Jojo

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Or just call it "Not Fuzz."
 
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lilcrate said:
We pretty much all agreed on not naming it after a person, but let's say we change our heart. It is lead guitar driven music, and typically that is who these bands are named after. (hendrix, clapton, SRV, etc).

But our lead guitarist doesn't sing. So technically he isn't the front man. It would be weird to name it after him and then not have him in front, and it would be weird to name it after a pure vocalist/front man, right?
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Hendrix' band was the Experience. SRV's was Double Trouble. Eric Clapton has done a lot solo, but also in various bands, from the Yardbirds to the Bluesbreakers to Cream to Blind Faith to Derek and the Dominoes. And J. Geils was not the front man for the J. Geils Band.

Bad Mojo works fine as a name. Really, I don't think it matters too much. All band names sound dumb till the band catches on. Then people will accept whatever the name is as though it were cool.
 
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hrodbert696 said:
Hendrix' band was the Experience. SRV's was Double Trouble. Eric Clapton has done a lot solo, but also in various bands, from the Yardbirds to the Bluesbreakers to Cream to Blind Faith to Derek and the Dominoes. And J. Geils was not the front man for the J. Geils Band.

Bad Mojo works fine as a name. Really, I don't think it matters too much. All band names sound dumb till the band catches on. Then people will accept whatever the name is as though it were cool.
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Not to debate it or anything, but SRV's artist/band name was "Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Double Trouble" and Hendrix was "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" from what I remember.

Yeah, I don't know. We just can't seem to come up with anything great, so I hope you're right about it sounding better in the future.
 
#39
lilcrate said:
Not to debate it or anything, but SRV's artist/band name was "Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Double Trouble" and Hendrix was "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" from what I remember.

Yeah, I don't know. We just can't seem to come up with anything great, so I hope you're right about it sounding better in the future.
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Well yes, they also marketed the name of the front man, but my point is that it wasn't JUST SRV or Jimi on the billboard - there was a name for the band.

mellowinman said:
I can't believe no one will name their band Jennifer.

I will never stop pushing for this.

I AM LIVING THE DREAM!!!
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I think the OP should name his band Dirty Lixx.
 
#40
To the OP -

I'm a fan of anagrams, so...

Led Zeppelin:
Deep Zen Pill

Jimi Hendrix:
Mired Hijinx
Jinx Her Midi

Stevie Ray Vaughan:
Average Aunty Shiv
Ravage Heavy Units
Vagina Heat Survey
Vagina Hate Survey
Aha Vintage Survey
Vinegary Suave Hat
A Savage Ivy Hunter

Anyway, you get the idea :) THe list for Stevie Ray Vaughan goes on forever!
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