Buzzcocks
― Never Mind the ILX, Here's the Blecch Pistols (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 1 April 2022 13:07 (four years ago)
Talking Heads
Ukraine
(Assuming this thread probably already exists but challenging to search for, apologies if so)
― Never Mind the ILX, Here's the Blecch Pistols (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 1 April 2022 13:08 (four years ago)
Pixies
― ledge, Friday, 1 April 2022 13:10 (four years ago)
Wirral
― Piedie Gimbel, Friday, 1 April 2022 13:27 (four years ago)
Is this specifically for acts/places/things that once had a 'the' but then removed it? Or anything that feels like it should have a 'the' but doesn't?
Anyway... Can.
https://i.discogs.com/oxR_IC9Z1ASUHz2mtXiDiqRQHOV9jU04Ma7ZejtEsco/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI2NjA1/NjctMTI5NTQzNTAz/MC5qcGVn.jpeg
― emil.y, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:05 (four years ago)
Yachts
― Mark G, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:07 (four years ago)
Answer to emil.y: yes.
― Never Mind the ILX, Here's the Blecch Pistols (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:08 (four years ago)
Meaning the latter, of course.
From Steve Martin's memoir:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZCn6JgWEAAbjPE?format=jpg&name=small
― jaymc, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:09 (four years ago)
Pink Floyd
― Kim Kimberly, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:12 (four years ago)
Pretenders
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:13 (four years ago)
A unique feature of the packaging is that the band is named as "The Sonic Youth" in the cover art.
― Kim Kimberly, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:14 (four years ago)
y might be giants
― ciderpress, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:16 (four years ago)
Is that a Welsh act?
― Never Mind the ILX, Here's the Blecch Pistols (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:16 (four years ago)
Cream
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:17 (four years ago)
lonious monk
― ciderpress, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:17 (four years ago)
Is this specifically for acts/places/things that once had a 'the' but then removed it? Or anything that feels like it should have a 'the' but doesn't?Anyway... Can.🖼
― I'm too sophisti for the pun generator, so sophisti it hurts (breastcrawl), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:17 (four years ago)
Soft Machine
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/The_Soft_Machine-album.jpg/220px-The_Soft_Machine-album.jpg
― Chappies banging dustbin lids together (President Keyes), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:17 (four years ago)
Facebook
― jmm, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:19 (four years ago)
ledge
― ledge, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:37 (four years ago)
Holloway Road
― Alfred Ndwego of Kenya (Tom D.), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:37 (four years ago)
USA!
― Ste, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:38 (four years ago)
The The
― Ste, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:39 (four years ago)
Lonius Monk
― Chappies banging dustbin lids together (President Keyes), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:40 (four years ago)
Thanks, but we already have that one upthread.
― Never Mind the ILX, Here's the Blecch Pistols (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:43 (four years ago)
Lma and Louise!!!!
― imago, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:44 (four years ago)
This reminds me of a book called I Hate Rock and Roll by Tony Tyler, where he insists on naming all groups with a "The" in front like the UK press did in the 60s: The Yes, The Cream etc.
Which group was the first to do without "The"? I suspect Them, followed by Love.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:49 (four years ago)
I don’t know if there are enough examples to create a thread for the opposite case but Smashing Pumpkins
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:50 (four years ago)
Which group was the first to do without "The"? I suspect Them
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:51 (four years ago)
Four Tops
― Chappies banging dustbin lids together (President Keyes), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:53 (four years ago)
Batman
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:55 (four years ago)
The Guess Who? started as Guess Who?
― Chappies banging dustbin lids together (President Keyes), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:55 (four years ago)
too many people say Jesus And The Mary Chain over here. (or they did when they still knew about that band)
― StanM, Friday, 1 April 2022 14:56 (four years ago)
Where is that? I've never heard it said that way.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 1 April 2022 14:57 (four years ago)
ah Batman is a good one
― Ste, Friday, 1 April 2022 15:01 (four years ago)
https://i.discogs.com/QjQkDLBmQd-Y0-onstfU3fEAdM8BunfTH64ogY7-egI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:519/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTkzNjQ1/MTMtMTQ3OTMwMDkx/NS04ODc0LmpwZWc.jpeg
― Chappies banging dustbin lids together (President Keyes), Friday, 1 April 2022 15:05 (four years ago)
disc 2, track 5
A friend of mine used to say "The Jesus and Mary Jane." I couldn't move him off of it.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 1 April 2022 15:06 (four years ago)
_Which group was the first to do without "The"? I suspect Them_You mean m? Love those guys
― I'm too sophisti for the pun generator, so sophisti it hurts (breastcrawl), Friday, 1 April 2022 15:12 (four years ago)
Is this specifically for acts/places/things that once had a 'the' but then removed it? Or anything that feels like it should have a 'the' but doesn't?Lemonheads gave up on being mis-articled and added a The on their seventh album.
― beepy fridges (sic), Friday, 1 April 2022 15:19 (four years ago)
Creation
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 1 April 2022 15:20 (four years ago)
They lost their question mark to the Mysterians along the way as well.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 1 April 2022 15:28 (four years ago)
Pentangle
― reassessing life after bookmarking a Will Smith thread (PBKR), Friday, 1 April 2022 15:32 (four years ago)
ohio state university
― towards fungal computer (harbl), Friday, 1 April 2022 15:32 (four years ago)
Asda
― ignore the blue line (or something), Friday, 1 April 2022 15:35 (four years ago)
https://i.discogs.com/AKUzfJ92iL4CmqY1r31RibL-jb8o5LRiZNWyZYEO3FI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:585/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTY2MjM4/NzQtMTQ3OTE3ODQ2/Ni01Mjc5LmpwZWc.jpeg
― Dan Worsley, Friday, 1 April 2022 16:01 (four years ago)
what was the first rock 'n' roll band not to be called "the something(s)"?
― Kim Kimberly, Friday, 1 April 2022 16:16 (four years ago)
Cure (c. Wish, for that four-letter alt-rock punch)
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Friday, 1 April 2022 16:44 (four years ago)
https://images.eil.com/large_image/ORANGE_JUICE_THE%2BTHIRD%2BALBUM%2B-%2BGATEFOLD%2BSLEEVE-152099.jpg
― fetter, Saturday, 2 April 2022 08:25 (four years ago)
Cocteau Twins
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 2 April 2022 08:39 (four years ago)
Swans
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Saturday, 2 April 2022 09:00 (four years ago)
oh don't you "the" medon't you "the" me no more
ohhhh baby, babywhere did our "the" go? ....
― sarahell, Saturday, 2 April 2022 17:14 (four years ago)
Excellent work all around. Go Team!
― Never Mind the ILX, Here's the Blecch Pistols (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 April 2022 17:33 (four years ago)
Go ‘the’ Team, surely?
― I'm too sophisti for the pun generator, so sophisti it hurts (breastcrawl), Saturday, 2 April 2022 17:59 (four years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSm6s--CYUQ
― Never Mind the ILX, Here's the Blecch Pistols (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:03 (four years ago)
Nits
― Maresn3st, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:16 (four years ago)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/GoGos-Vacation.jpg
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:16 (four years ago)
bangles is more controversial but i favour it
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:20 (four years ago)
Tribalistas
― Never Mind the ILX, Here's the Blecch Pistols (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:22 (four years ago)
(been saving that one)
https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-8e25iavqdi/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/500/613/New_York_Dolls_New_York_Dolls_Sticker__61150.1536807224.jpg
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:23 (four years ago)
Grateful Dead
― visiting, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:24 (four years ago)
Lebanon
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:24 (four years ago)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a5/Metalpriestess.JPG
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:25 (four years ago)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Plastic#/media/File:Buggles_-_The_Age_of_Plastic.png
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:27 (four years ago)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/Buggles_-_The_Age_of_Plastic.png
https://vinyl-records.nl/rock/usa/photo-gallery/eagles/long-run/eagles-long-run-1213.jpg
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:30 (four years ago)
Eagles already mentioned by jaymc via a Steve Martin except upthread but thanks for pictorial info.
― Never Mind the ILX, Here's the Blecch Pistols (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:33 (four years ago)
Aargh, excerpt
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bb/Ramones_-_Ramones_cover.jpg
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:34 (four years ago)
(oops sorry re eagles repeat, i was thread-searching to check so missed that)
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:35 (four years ago)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/Supersnazz.jpeg
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:39 (four years ago)
I wonder how many bands temporarily drop "The" from their names only for the sake of more elegant graphic design?
― Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:39 (four years ago)
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/36/ff/35/36ff359cb6ea34bdb44d525823560c90.jpg
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:43 (four years ago)
responding to halfway there but for you: there's definitely a rush of the-less bands to coincide with full-on new wave sleeve design but that doesn't mean it's not their name, design is important
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:47 (four years ago)
http://images.45cat.com/rich-kids-rich-kids-emi-electrola-s.jpg
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:53 (four years ago)
But no-one was going to go into a record store: "Who is this band Buggles, I was looking for The Buggles?!?" And "the" comes and goes on covers and posters without most of us even noticing. And a whole lot of band names sound to my ear a lot more stupid without "the".
― Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:55 (four years ago)
I mean, why wouldn't bands have one written name and another spoken name?
― Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 2 April 2022 18:56 (four years ago)
Madness.
didn't. did. didn't.
― mark e, Saturday, 2 April 2022 19:01 (four years ago)
https://www.google.nl/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjdharSiPb2AhVw_HcKHZAOAtQYABAbGgJlZg&ae=2&sig=AOD64_1_mRMwEEhEpvOALAIMHp1oKGToOw&adurl&ctype=5&ved=0CAEQz7YHKA1qFwoTCJDLvNiI9vYCFQAAAAAdAAAAABADthe design thing predates new wavehappy to make a rock contribution. I have finally managed to un-niche myself!
― I'm too sophisti for the pun generator, so sophisti it hurts (breastcrawl), Saturday, 2 April 2022 19:06 (four years ago)
https://media.s-bol.com/2R7xlo5DE8lj/550x550.jpg
― I'm too sophisti for the pun generator, so sophisti it hurts (breastcrawl), Saturday, 2 April 2022 19:07 (four years ago)
Madness is even better because it’s half the band specifically saying “Madness split up, we are a completely new band called The Madness”
― beepy fridges (sic), Saturday, 2 April 2022 19:09 (four years ago)
(similar: 3/4 of Talking Heads forming a band called The Heads)
like eagles and buggles these two go together:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/Welcome_Plastics.jpeg
https://www.vinylnet.co.uk/_assets/_user/images/prods/721937219310_1.jpg
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 19:17 (four years ago)
https://www.secondhandvinylrecords.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Kursaal-Flyers-%E2%80%8E–-Golden-Mile-vinyl-record-side-A-label-scaled.jpg
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 19:20 (four years ago)
https://i.discogs.com/uVZrDN0-qjr9bJKCgqkYKlHfZ1QQpNve74hVQsXWDqk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:595/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQxODgy/MDQtMTM2NTUwMzM4/NC0xNDU1LmpwZWc.jpeg
― mark s, Saturday, 2 April 2022 19:26 (four years ago)
Golden Earring, formerly known as The Golden Earrings.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 2 April 2022 19:56 (four years ago)
The Gambia - officially The Republic of The Gambia - seems to be greedily hoarding the’s
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Saturday, 2 April 2022 22:41 (four years ago)
"The Ballroom Blitz"
― Thrapple from the Apple (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 22 July 2024 18:47 (two years ago)
The Sweet
― Thrapple from the Apple (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 22 July 2024 18:56 (two years ago)
The Portugal Man
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 22 July 2024 20:17 (two years ago)
― assert (matttkkkk), Monday, 22 July 2024 20:31 (two years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH-_bsCwdRw
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 23 July 2024 10:50 (two years ago)
During the Falklands War I remember my father doggedly referring to Argentina as The Argentine, which isn't strictly wrong (official name: The Argentine Republic).
― Grandpont Genie, Tuesday, 23 July 2024 13:07 (two years ago)
The Old Town Road
― Bad Bairns (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 23 July 2024 14:53 (two years ago)
Four Tops― Chappies banging dustbin lids together (President Keyes)
― Chappies banging dustbin lids together (President Keyes)
"bands clearly not formed in portland, oregon"
― Kate (rushomancy), Tuesday, 23 July 2024 15:06 (two years ago)
Some non-musical ones:Sweet Smell of SuccessStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
― Nicholas Raybeat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 4 December 2025 02:17 (ten months ago)
Egg
― Galactic Poetaster (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 5 May 2026 15:17 (five months ago)