Jimmy Chen—
Faith No More used to be “Faith No Man,” which was way more awesome; The Cure used to be “Easy Cure,” which was lame; Motörhead considered the name “Bastard,” which would have sucked; Oasis used to be “The Rain,” which was totally stupid; Pink Floyd used to be “Tea Set,” then “The Pink Floyd Sound,” then “The Pink Floyd,” until finally just Pink Floyd, which is understandable; Pixies used to be “Pixies In Panoply,” which sounds retarded; Queen used to be called “Smile,” which seems about the same level of okayness; Radiohead used to be “On a Friday,” which was really stupid; Van Halen used to be “Mammoth,” until David Lee Roth suggested the former, which is surprising because of their ego war.
mammoth seems awesome
mammoth seems awesome
Led Zeppelin used to be the Yardbirds.
Cream used to be the Yardbirds.
Jeff Beck used to be the Yardbirds.
Led Zeppelin used to be the Yardbirds.
Cream used to be the Yardbirds.
Jeff Beck used to be the Yardbirds.
Sparks used to be Halfnelson. I’m not sure what to do with that.
Sparks used to be Halfnelson. I’m not sure what to do with that.
Pavement used to be Battle Scars GO!
Pavement used to be Battle Scars GO!
A friend of mine was in a very good band that did okay but nowhere near as well as they should have done or were expected to do. I am convinced it was because of the name, which was simply a very ill-advised choice.
A friend of mine was in a very good band that did okay but nowhere near as well as they should have done or were expected to do. I am convinced it was because of the name, which was simply a very ill-advised choice.
Bob Dylan used to be Robert Zimmerman.
Jimi Hendrix used to back up Little Richard.
Ornette Coleman had his saxophone smashed by other musicians at an open jam.
(Am I off topic?)
Bob Dylan used to be Robert Zimmerman.
Jimi Hendrix used to back up Little Richard.
Ornette Coleman had his saxophone smashed by other musicians at an open jam.
(Am I off topic?)
Black Sabbath used to be Earth.
Black Sabbath used to be Earth.
Pearl Jam used to be Mookie Blaylock, honoring the NBA point guard. I thought that was nice.
Pearl Jam used to be Mookie Blaylock, honoring the NBA point guard. I thought that was nice.
Someone needs to name their band after me, Shooty Babbitt, former second baseman for the Oakland Athletics.
Someone needs to name their band after me, Shooty Babbitt, former second baseman for the Oakland Athletics.
pink floyd was initially called ‘the megadeaths’ too…
pink floyd was initially called ‘the megadeaths’ too…
Sweatpants used to be Crystal Wolf Sweatpants.
Sweatpants used to be Crystal Wolf Sweatpants.
I like when bands take a second choice name from another band. Like The Warlocks, who took their name from the original name of the Velvet Underground.
Someone should definitely take “Bastard” which Jimmy I think is a great name for a band. I had a very short lived band called “The Cocksucker Blues”. We broke up because we could never live up to the promise of that name.
Other great band name: “Selfish Cunt”, who are gone but not forgotten. They had a fun single called “Britain Is Shit / Fuck the Poor”
I like when bands take a second choice name from another band. Like The Warlocks, who took their name from the original name of the Velvet Underground.
Someone should definitely take “Bastard” which Jimmy I think is a great name for a band. I had a very short lived band called “The Cocksucker Blues”. We broke up because we could never live up to the promise of that name.
Other great band name: “Selfish Cunt”, who are gone but not forgotten. They had a fun single called “Britain Is Shit / Fuck the Poor”
goo goo dolls?
goo goo dolls?
or no wait, they are not “very good.” they are not even good. they are bad.
or no wait, they are not “very good.” they are not even good. they are bad.
This is hilarious
This is hilarious
haha @ “Britain Is Shit / Fuck the Poor” genius
haha @ “Britain Is Shit / Fuck the Poor” genius
Outkast used to be The Misfits (then they found out it was already taken, so looked for a synonym for “misfit”)
Outkast used to be The Misfits (then they found out it was already taken, so looked for a synonym for “misfit”)
the grateful dead used to be “the warlocks”
caribou used to be “manitoba” until he was threatened with legal action from richard “handsome dick” manitoba
Bob Dylan used to be The Bob Dylans.
the grateful dead used to be “the warlocks”
caribou used to be “manitoba” until he was threatened with legal action from richard “handsome dick” manitoba
Bob Dylan used to be The Bob Dylans.
Wilco and Son Volt, Tweedy and Farrar to be exact, should have stayed Uncle Tupelo
Wilco and Son Volt, Tweedy and Farrar to be exact, should have stayed Uncle Tupelo
ha ha.
“fall down” (came out in the early 90’s) was good but yeah they really got billowy (and raked it in)
ha ha.
“fall down” (came out in the early 90’s) was good but yeah they really got billowy (and raked it in)
Cutting Crew?
Glass Tiger?
Kajagoogoo?
Toad the Wet Sprocket?
Cobra Starship?
Cutting Crew?
Glass Tiger?
Kajagoogoo?
Toad the Wet Sprocket?
Cobra Starship?
hm, wonder if that’s where megadeth got its name
hm, wonder if that’s where megadeth got its name
wilco is from “will comply” some recording studio jargon
wilco is from “will comply” some recording studio jargon
two-way radio jargon. as in “roger wilco”: received, will comply.
it would have been slightly funny if son volt had been called roger instead.
two-way radio jargon. as in “roger wilco”: received, will comply.
it would have been slightly funny if son volt had been called roger instead.
agreed, that would have been slightly funny.
i’ve seen farrar in concert. i can only imagine the depths of his humor.
agreed, that would have been slightly funny.
i’ve seen farrar in concert. i can only imagine the depths of his humor.
nirvana was originally called fecal matter, skid row, pen cap chew, ted ed fred et al
nirvana was originally called fecal matter, skid row, pen cap chew, ted ed fred et al