Nicko Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I've been with a band a while. The guy that started the band left and basically took the name with him (which is fair enough!). I'm really struggling to come up with a new name for the band which is a) not trying to be comical not pretentious c) not used by anyone else d) appropriate to the material we play We are a covers band, but basically play indie/rock stuff from 90s onwards. I've ave looked at a few random name generators but they're exactly that - random. Any ideas where I can find inspiration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 90+ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The Nicko's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Pick an obscure lyric from one of the songs you do - obv not a chorus or title though as it'll make you look like a tribute act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou24d53 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Ocean Cover Scene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Rotten Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Rock Paper Scissors (Lizard Spock)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Julius Seizure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 All The Kings Horses It's the name i had in mind for my current band. Didn't get the vote though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Willy Strong Punch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Or try using the search function to look for the last few times this has been asked. There's a staggering number of suggestions already available right here on Basschat from previous efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1426692454' post='2720878'] Willy Strong Punch [/quote] Although Strong Punch Willy has more of a ring to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Plenty of name generators out there: http://www.bing.com/search?q=indie+band+name+generator&pc=MOZI&form=MOZLBR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Rotten Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 [quote name='ras52' timestamp='1426692879' post='2720887'] Although Strong Punch Willy has more of a ring to it. [/quote] Surely that would be a prince albert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 [quote name='Jonnyboy Rotten' timestamp='1426693137' post='2720894'] Surely that would be a prince albert? [/quote] No, you're thinking of Hole-Punch Willy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 My perennial suggestion is - Post Burrito Depression (my favourite from Tony Levin's list of unused band names http://papabear.com/miscpages/bandname.htm ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Free Beer Will look great on the posters and guarantee a good crowd...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I was once in a band called Private Party, which was the worst name ever.... Not only did we suffer lots of jokes about private parts, but people saw the posters and thought it was a private party.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Last of the Independents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonky2 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) I once put forward the name "the sweaty champions" , allthough it was an apt descprition of us in full flow, it didn't make the short list.... Neither did "the Deirdre Barlow experience"..... Edited March 18, 2015 by Wonky2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hitler's Tits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Early 70s our guitarist's sister joined us as a singer/front lady & we switched name to Felicity Grit and The Rubber Sin Band. Which was nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 [quote name='Jonnyboy Rotten' timestamp='1426689377' post='2720820'] Rock Paper Scissors (Lizard Spock)? [/quote] Ah, The old band was Lizard based Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 There was a suggestion that Sloppy Seconds would work, mainly cos we're not that tight and do covers, but ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 [quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1426767898' post='2721687'] There was a suggestion that Sloppy Seconds would work, mainly cos we're not that tight and do covers, but ...... [/quote] Tarpaulin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'm going to have to go through some of these old band names threads as my new project is as yet nameless and there is a push to start looking at venues so prospective LL's will need a name and we've not hit on anything really catchy ourselves yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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