Why do cover band always have the corniest names?

[markjazzbassist]

Seems like every cover band i've heard of has the corniest name (yes, plenty of you TBer's have really corny cover band names, i've checked your profiles).

there was this one in my area called "the breakfast club". can you get any fricking cheesier?

 

[Matt Till]

Yep. I was in Skinny and the Platelickers.

 

[lunarpollen]

Because they are cover bands!

 

[Modo74]

Tribute acts have the best names. Some of the best ones I've seen :-

Wevie Stunder (Stevie Wonder)
Earth Wind for Hire (Earth Wind and Fire)
No Way Sis (Oasis)
Oas-ish (also Oasis)

 

[Bass Hero]

What could be corny about Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine?

 

[Amplexus]

There is a band in the State College, PA called Velveeta...it doesn't get any cheesier that that.

(and they are extremely entertaining)

 

[The Golden Boy]

People like cheesy, tacky stuff.

Ever notice that it's the cheesy, tacky songs that fill the dance floor and the good songs are the "let's get a beer and talk" songs?

If your name is "novel" enough to get remembered, or if you have some cheesy schtick (like wearing white tuxedos with pink bowties and pink cummerbunds) and that gets people to either notice or remember you- that's the game, dawg.

 

[Tony G]

People like cheesy, tacky stuff.

Ever notice that it's the cheesy, tacky songs that fill the dance floor and the good songs are the "let's get a beer and talk" songs?

If your name is "novel" enough to get remembered, or if you have some cheesy schtick (like wearing white tuxedos with pink bowties and pink cummerbunds) and that gets people to either notice or remember you- that's the game, dawg.

+1 I couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[Munjibunga]

What's wrong with Silverback?

 

[thumblypeg]

What's wrong with Silverback?

I like it.

 

[BigOleBoogie]

Seems like every cover band i've heard of has the corniest name (yes, plenty of you TBer's have really corny cover band names, i've checked your profiles).

there was this one in my area called "the breakfast club". can you get any fricking cheesier?

Isn't The Breakfast Club an 80's Tribute band?

 

[fenderhutz]

I find it amusing the ones names after Casino games.

 

[Freddels]

Why do cover band always have the corniest names?

It's a rule.

 

[trunkshope6]

no way, what about me first and the gimmie gimmies,thats a cool name and band

 

[John Wentzien]

Gotta have a cheesey name to go with the CEEZ-WHIZ material!

 

[TrevorOfDoom]

and now this thread needs to turn into a "list the cheesiest cover band name" contest. someone go first!

 

[Raul Amador]

I played with "The Incredibles" in the 60's. We did consider "The Cinnamon fog" as an alternative..... seemed groovy

 

[UncleBalsamic]

I want a tribute band called Brian Maiden. That would be great!

 

[yorks5stringer]

Whats cheesy about Idle Hands? We rehearse in Idle and we all have hands.......

 

[markjazzbassist]

Isn't The Breakfast Club an 80's Tribute band?

you bet. you've seen them i'm guessing?

i saw them at a bar one night (i didn't go for the music, i went for the bar) and hilarity ensued. the lead singer got into a fight with the guitarist, so the lead singer sat at the bar for a couple songs while the guitarist brought up his buddy to sing. some classy flicking off between the guitarist and lead singer ensued and after a couple of songs with the replacement, the lead singer came back and finished out the set.

what a joke.