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Band Names....

Which band name?

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oniman7

Jun 1, 2010
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Saint Augustine, Florida
#1
So, as has been the fashion lately, I'm going to add to the list of threads asking about band names. We have been The Magistrate for the last couple of months now (since January or February) and are finally starting to break out of our practice room, so it's time for us to decide what we're going to be named. Me and the drummer like it, the guitarist doesn't, and I don't know the opinion of the new singer. So, some other names have been thrown around. They are


The Magistrate
Forever A Phobia
Everything Unkown
Sea Glass
Bottles in The Ocean


The last two have sort of a story behind them, but nothing really interesting. We're a 5 piece heavy alternative/metal band.

You can hear us here, but we're going to end up being a little heavier than that. Vocals will range from clean to gritty to screaming. No vocals to this tack yet. ReverbNation
 
#2
Try blending some of the names together to make them more memorizable. Ex. Every thing sea glass. Sounds kinda cool and I will probably remember it for a while. Cool+memorable+interesting=Good band name, larger group interested in seeing you perform, more people will be able to go into the little music shop on the corner and say "Hey, I wanna buy this bands album(or CD)." with out having to spend a couple of minutes describing the band and such.
 
#6
IMHO, it doesn't matter whatever the current "fashion" is on TalkBass. Creative people (and I would hope that musicians fall into this category) ought at least to be able to intuit/devise/create a name that communicates the concept and/or sound of their own band.

Nobody knows your sound or your creative point of view as well as you do. Don't try to outsource - or crowdsource - this task. It's simply too personal - and too important - for that.

Double down - and put some real vision into it. Think way outside the box, and all that...

MM
 
#8
MysticMichael said:
IMHO, it doesn't matter whatever the current "fashion" is on TalkBass. Creative people (and I would hope that musicians fall into this category) ought at least to be able to intuit/devise/create a name that communicates the concept and/or sound of their own band.

Nobody knows your sound or your creative point of view as well as you do. Don't try to outsource - or crowdsource - this task. It's simply too personal - and too important - for that.

Double down - and put some real vision into it. Think way outside the box, and all that...

MM
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The fashion bit was a joke because I'd seen other people resort to it. We've been trying since January. The Magistrate was actually the best out of all that we've tried. The last two have a story behind them, but they seem to be the weakest. At this rate, I don't feel I'd be overestimating if I said we'd thrown out over 300.
 
#10
Here's just a suggestion - a strategy adopted over the years:

You know how when you try to speak to someone in a loud situation - say while you're watching a band play - and the person you're speaking to keeps saying "What? WHAT?!?"

Try and come up with a name that someone can understand when spoken in that noisy situation.
 
#16
Lowbrow said:
Here's just a suggestion - a strategy adopted over the years:

You know how when you try to speak to someone in a loud situation - say while you're watching a band play - and the person you're speaking to keeps saying "What? WHAT?!?"

Try and come up with a name that someone can understand when spoken in that noisy situation.
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I totally agree with this.
 
#20
Two recommendations above that I agree with:
1) Imagine your band name on your first CD. Does it look good? Does it help describe your band's music in any way?
2) Choose a name that is easy to recognize phonetically (ala, loud room example). Can it be spelled out in a person's head if they hear it the first time?

I picked "The Magistrate", but think you can do better. AND, most importantly, all your members need to agree on this. I cringe whenever I hear some other musician tell me the name of their band and then say, "I hate that name."
 

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