Please please suggest me some band names or i'll end up in a band called 'The Barbershop Quartet"

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also, there's only three people in this band.

we play pretty unoffensive indie-rock, which i litter with as many ridiculous lyrics as i can.

the best idea i had was 'The Bad Saints'. And that's terrible.

please...

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:17 (twenty-one years ago)

based on your description, i think you should call yourself "litter."

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

or if everybody else is infatuated with barbershops, you can be the barbershoplifters.

and your first album can be "barbershoplifters of the world, unite."

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Killer Studmuffins

― 57 7th (calstars), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Barbershop 2: Electric Bugaloo

― jushinthunderliger (deangulberry), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Naming things: Classic or dud?

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Naming things: Classic or dud?

it makes it a hell of a lot easier to find them in a record store, or in your ipod!

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:31 (twenty-one years ago)

nameless child wouldn't work on a school register.

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:39 (twenty-one years ago)

( )

― 57 7th (calstars), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Gven Stefani

― jushinthunderliger (deangulberry), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Sven Goran Erikkson

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Desperado!
The Eminant Window Opening
Strength of Feats

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:47 (twenty-one years ago)

The Eminant Window Opening is great.

we could call our first album "The Obvious Breeze"

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)

call your band Stereo Speakers. I think that's a great name. I'd use it if I needed a band name.

― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:55 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm going to take this list of names to band practise and by that time we'll be called Soggy Biscuit Barbershop and we'll be playing our instruments upside down and dribbling nonsense words.

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:58 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm going to take this list of names to band practise and by that time we'll be called Soggy Biscuit Barbershop and we'll be playing our instruments upside down and dribbling nonsense words.

OMG WERE CAN I ORDER YR ALBUM !>!?

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Semtex Toad

― The Horse of Babylon (the pirate king), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I recorded an album in an hour for a website on sunday. It was one of the strangest things i've done so far.

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:10 (twenty-one years ago)

the levee breaks

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Massive Ordnance Penetrator

― jushinthunderliger (deangulberry), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Penile Juvenile

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:25 (twenty-one years ago)

The Stank Engine

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Think Finger

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:27 (twenty-one years ago)

RodBender

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:27 (twenty-one years ago)

BodTrembler

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Hava Nephelem

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll keep dusting this one off until someone actually takes it:

Oedipus & the Motherfuckers

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

McLeroy to Mercurio

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Hemmed Veins

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

i have a cat called Oedipuss.

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Harmonicks

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Stinkypinkyfinger

― 57 7th (calstars), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Nabob

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Jason Jazz and the Argonauts

― The Horse of Babylon (the pirate king), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Mended Levee

The Barbershoplifters is great.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:41 (twenty-one years ago)

The Barbershopshifters
or
The Barbershapeshifters

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:44 (twenty-one years ago)

The Barberwindowshoppers

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Wind Down Jones

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:47 (twenty-one years ago)

The Barbarabushlifters.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Felchcake

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Jolene

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:58 (twenty-one years ago)

The Magic of Crumbs

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:59 (twenty-one years ago)

The Barberwirekisses

― Asthmatic Cajun (Asthmatic Cajun), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Pixel Dust

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Felchcake has to be the winner.

― The Horse of Babylon (the pirate king), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Hoagie Vs. Grinder

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Felchcake and The Magic Of Crumbs are amazing.

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Fey Ray

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe 'Felchcake & The Magic Of Crumbs' should be the winner.

― The Horse of Babylon (the pirate king), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, do we get a prize if you pick our suggestion? A copy of your first 7"? A tour tshirt? What do I win?!

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll drain a pint of sweat from the drummer and mail it to you.

Can you mail sweat? is it illegal?

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I think you've got it -- Mailed sweat.

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Chainmailed Sweat.

like....sweat that cannot be penetrated by sword nor dagger.

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:11 (twenty-one years ago)

The Lazy
The Joke
The Randoms

― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 8 November 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

You are going to post a follow-up once you have come back from your band meeting and chosen a name, right?

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Bringing it back to your first thought...

Random Saints

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Bland Saint

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Bloated Saints

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:18 (twenty-one years ago)

St.Blotto

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yeah i'll tell you whatever retarded name the other two choose.

their last bands were called 'The Social Hermits' and 'The Seven Cent Solution'.

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Here's a good one - Dumberer

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Melted Ghost

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Paraffin Soldiers

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Dark Orange Service

Indie Schmindie

Equilibrium

Bug Cunt

The Turnip Is The End

Galoshes

&&&

Equal Opportunity Playas

Affirmative HaXortion

Jub Jub & The Bab Babs

Jar Jar Fucks

Lyte Funky Ones

― Lingbert, Monday, 8 November 2004 23:23 (twenty-one years ago)

LOLocaust.

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't use that one

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Judging from 1st choice "The Bad Saints", sounds like someone in the band likes oxymorons:

Satan's Halo
The Kosher Hams
Crew-Cut Jesus
Femme In Em

― Thea (Thea), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I always suggest this and I always will until someone takes it or I form the best mid-life-crisis band ever:

Pants

― Mike Salmo (salmo), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait a minute -- My sister and I have an imaginary band called: Pants!

She insisted on the exclamation point, which I'm not sold on.

― Thea (Thea), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll keep dusting this one off until someone actually takes it:
Oedipus & the Motherfuckers

-- Johnny Fever (--...), November 8th, 2004.

I call you on that, and raise you...

SEVERED HEAD AND THE NECK-FUCKERS

― Sasha (sgh), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:37 (twenty-one years ago)

there's already a band called "Severed Head"

― Thea (Thea), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:38 (twenty-one years ago)

i say pants ALL THE TIME.

right now i'm saying it. over and over.

pants

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:38 (twenty-one years ago)

it's my favorite beg-to-differ-type exclamation of all time - PANTS

Actually, the band's called "Severed HEADS" with an "S"

― Thea (Thea), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Severe Head

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Bettie Se(r)veert Head

― Thea (Thea), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Slivered Heads

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Jones Falls Expressway

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Expressed Head

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Slept On

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:50 (twenty-one years ago)

how about some kind of equation?

Guitars + Drums + Voice = Band.

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Mooning Eunuchs

"Eunuch" is hard to google, though

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 00:02 (twenty-one years ago)

levee + motherfucker = barbershop

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 00:07 (twenty-one years ago)

The Jigga Who

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 00:09 (twenty-one years ago)

...and everyone would hear "Moving Units", instead of "Mooning Eunuchs", so you'd would get a good buzz + audience turnout right away and probably not encounter litigation

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 00:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Preemtive Strike

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 00:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Bloke-a-cola

― Sasha (sgh), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 00:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Forksclovetofu was always my answer for what I'd call my band.
Try it, you'll like it!

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 01:07 (twenty-one years ago)

When I was in a What Shall We Call Our Vaguely-Folkish Alterna-Rock Band? conversation, I could only contribute bad names which amused only me. These included:

Top Drawer

Small Talk

Secret Affair

The Silly Billies

A Different Country

Another Country

Special Agent

Brian Dead

DJ Spasm

The Monged Collective

I'm still considering using the last three for some project or other.

Why not do the whole "take some words from a song you all like" thing? Some goodies have come out of that.

― Acme (acme), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 01:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Half-decent argument against being called The Barbershop Quartet:

It is ungooglable, so chicks and labels will never find you and fuck you.

― Acme (acme), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 01:40 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah Godhead should've been called "Good Head" and they'd have gotten more chicks

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 02:12 (twenty-one years ago)

The Sexually Active Senior Citizens

― reggie, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 02:40 (twenty-one years ago)

moist owl drag mom

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 02:41 (twenty-one years ago)

De-Pants

Album: Get Down!

― reggie, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 02:49 (twenty-one years ago)

The World, Briefly

or: Internet Crime

― Ryan Pitchfork, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 03:08 (twenty-one years ago)

The Black Guys

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Sexy Lingerie, a la that episode of Facts of Life where the girls win a contest and get to sing with El Debarge

http://www.80schild.com/foldw10.jpg

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Litter has it, surely?

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:55 (twenty-one years ago)

hootie and the blowjobs
rectum factor
rich pickins
clit ring
strangely brown
trieste
wolfwitz

― lukey (Lukey G), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

My two imaginary bands with my girlfriend are The Metatarsals and Purgatorial Sofa. You can't use those, though.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

The Black Guys would be a good one, theres a very very small black population in the town where i live.

downside: people might bring pitchforks to our gigs.

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I know of a guy who actually is black who's band is called "The Negro Problem". He has to book shows in person so they know it's not a white supremacist band.

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

- Sophisticated Tripe
- The Sioux Chefs
- Chalk & Cheese
- Hurtigo
- Bjornography
- The Bacon
- Placenta Feast
- Y2Gay
- The Credibility Gap
- The Dungoloids
- Complicatedly Red

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I think "The Big Red One" would be a cool band name.

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm actually quite proud of "The Sioux Chefs," myself.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Scritti Vanilli

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Cough Cough.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

DEAD MAGGOTS IN THE SPINE

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Hurting, you know Stew!?!

Okay, before somebody beats me to it: "Hurting You Know Stew"

Or: Battling Green Eyeshades

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Litter wins in my book. double-entendre idea: the lead singer could be carried out on a you-know-what on the shoulders of six lackeys.

Stew is just called "Stew" now, sadly. The Negro Problem is a brilliant name but wouldn't make them the top sellers at Virgin, that's fo' sho'

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

A good friend of mine is friends with "The negro problem" guy.

― choo choo the herky jerky dancer (papa november), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 20:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Well.

A good friend of mine went to HIGH-SCHOOL with Stew, nyah nyah.

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 20:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I knew someone would come back with something like that :)

― choo choo the herky jerky dancer (papa november), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 20:59 (twenty-one years ago)

oh and:

".....well my dad's a policeman"

― choo choo the herky jerky dancer (papa november), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 21:00 (twenty-one years ago)

The Sinner Saints

― daavid (daavid), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 21:05 (twenty-one years ago)

HA.

wellll...my Dad's a criminologist so maybe they know each other.

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 21:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I misread this thread title as the The Barbarossa Quartet, so that should be the name.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 21:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Or the "Barba" Quartet and the band could all wear beards.

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 21:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, I'm not like "friends" with Stew, but I have played shows with him and talked to him once or twice.

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 23:18 (twenty-one years ago)

"Rump Steak"

― Nancy Boy (scottkundla), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 23:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Shiverer

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 23:34 (twenty-one years ago)

The Sioux Chefs is great

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 23:39 (twenty-one years ago)

How about The Icicles?

― Maria D. (Maria D.), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 23:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Urethra Franklins

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 23:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Stoma

― mrat, Wednesday, 10 November 2004 00:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Urethra Franklins

Hahaha

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 00:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Barbapaparappatharappashoppaz

― Captain Sleep (Captain Sleep), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 00:22 (twenty-one years ago)

barbatrick shoppers

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 02:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I just came from the Cars thread where I was inspired to come up with

The Rick Okaysections.

I hope I'm not too late with this.

― Henry A Blacktune, Monday, 15 November 2004 08:58 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

What did you call your band???

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 22:25 (twenty years ago)

Utah Saints II

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 22:30 (twenty years ago)

What did Hari name his band?

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 23:43 (twenty years ago)

lol @ Utah Saints II

And, what about "Nameless?"

― schwantz, Tuesday, 29 November 2005 23:55 (twenty years ago)

Racist Belt

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 23:57 (twenty years ago)

I saw an all-girl band from Bryn Mawr called "Pants" a couple weeks ago.

This band should be called Shoegazi.

― A|ex P@reene (Pareene), Wednesday, 30 November 2005 01:17 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

Shoegazi is genius

― Jorge 4 Time, Monday, 26 March 2007 13:11 (eighteen years ago)

Minor Fret

― NickB, Monday, 26 March 2007 13:13 (eighteen years ago)

Aaaah! Wildebeests! is clearly the best name for an inoffensive indie-rock group.

― Dimension 5ive, Monday, 26 March 2007 13:16 (eighteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

Hot Automatic Beverages

― the next grozart, Thursday, 19 April 2007 14:38 (eighteen years ago)

White Sabbath

― sexyDancer, Thursday, 19 April 2007 14:50 (eighteen years ago)

White Sabbath? Wasn't their lead singer Nazi Osbourne?

― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 19 April 2007 15:35 (eighteen years ago)

I like a band called the Despots--I mean they don't exist.
The Grandees always struck me as a good name for a band. Sexington Green is funny. Clem Destine; Oleo Negroes; Feral Clits; Effington and the Fucking Ten-ton Skeletons (horn band)

― whisperineddhurt, Friday, 20 April 2007 00:14 (eighteen years ago)

Drunks with Loud Microphones

― leavethecapital, Friday, 20 April 2007 02:03 (eighteen years ago)

Hari, I know I'm not the only one to regret that you quit senses fail to pursue your own musical direction. Anyway...

Alex the Seal
The Get Fucked
Todger
Casualties of GWAR
Alien Orifice
Hari's Krishnas
Go Mental (you could position yourself as Nu-Rave with a name like that)
Jerk of the Week
The Nerve (but you'd need to be an early 80's post punk band for that name)

― moley, Friday, 20 April 2007 03:43 (eighteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

Those Certain Undertakers at Lloyd's London

― Hurting 2, Thursday, 10 April 2008 22:38 (seventeen years ago)

The Violence

― bamcquern, Thursday, 10 April 2008 22:51 (seventeen years ago)

Why Front

― bendy, Thursday, 10 April 2008 22:52 (seventeen years ago)

The Black Guys would be a good one, theres a very very small black population in the town where i live.

downside: people might bring pitchforks to our gigs.

-- Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 15:45 (3 years ago) Link

turns out if you woulda taken this name, pitchfork would have brought people to your gigs

― sleepingbag, Friday, 11 April 2008 15:41 (seventeen years ago)

Well played.

― jaymc, Friday, 11 April 2008 15:46 (seventeen years ago)

peace through commerce

― Z S, Friday, 11 April 2008 16:05 (seventeen years ago)

thread for missing luriqua

― gff, Friday, 11 April 2008 16:15 (seventeen years ago)

Guarding the Swedish Fish

Inspired by this story:
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080410/NEWS01/304110012

― Jazzbo, Friday, 11 April 2008 16:17 (seventeen years ago)

The Spanking Onions

― Bimble, Thursday, 24 April 2008 07:11 (seventeen years ago)

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