The Waterboys sound like alt classic rock with Bob Dylan taken lead. Right up my street, right? So how don't I know em till Amy Freeman mentioned them? Because their name sucks so I gave em the dodge.
A bands name is so important, you get it wrong and you've already got two strikes against you.
Last week there was a double bill, one of which actually killed at the same venue, and I didn't go because I didn't like the band names. Jack's Mannequin is so quirky it makes me wanna puke and Guster…? GUSTER??? Sounds like a jam band (in reality an indie folk band).
Cool quota, there is no faking it. If you sound like a yellow shower, or like Moe (Moe???) or, Archer Of Loaf who are excellent but I never listen to because… ARCHER OF LOAF???? They sound great and I cover this (no, really), I shoulda been writing em up all the time but their name sounds like crap.
A band name won't kill ya but a terrible name won't help you. You don't wanna say, "oh, I really love Archers Of Loaf" Or "Barenaked Ladies"
And a good one? How about the Rolling Stones, the Clash, the Animals… a good name tends to last a life time. And if a bad name kills ya, how about Ladty Atebellum? Just the word sucks. You can get away with "anti" but ":bellum"??? It means pre-war by the way. It is one of those words you could have nightmares about. And, really, it kinda sounds pro segregation.
Pne of my fave bands has an iffy name. Not a dog but Titus Andronicus is way too smart for its own good. Another of my fave bands has a great name. The Vandals!!!! What a terrific name!!!!
Back in the 1970s every band hafd good names. The best? Jam Today by a lesbian band who wouldn't play for guys. No, I swear.
If I had a band I'd call it… actially I have no idea. I dubbed this website rock nyc so I guess nyc would show up at some point… I wouldn't call it Toilet Facility