can you name a band who have numbers in their name and aren't shite?

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According to Marilyn Manson,if a band had a number in its name they were probably crap,and he'd know.*cough*The American modern rock scene is littered with examples - Matchbox 20,Blink-182,and so on and so forth.What of good bands with numbers in their names?Can anyone name some?

― Damian, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

2 Live Crew

― dave q, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

4 non blondes .

― anthony, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

5ive

― dave q, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Vanity 6

― dave q, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The MC5!
Man I hope whoever said 4 Non Blondes was just tangin' our collective gruffy.

― duane, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Jackson 5 B-52s Pizzicato 5 Remington Super 60

― jamesmichaelward, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Asteroid #4

Oh, and since Kate isn't here, I'll add "The Channel 6" for her. I know she'd want me to. :)

― colin clarke, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

& someone should tell Brian whateverhisnameis that if a band has the words "Marilyn" or "Manson" in their name they're gonna be worse than all the numbers bands in hell all added up. Fuck him.

― duane, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

the rock'n'roll dubble bubble trading card co. of philadelphia 19141

or maybe i just like saying their name

― gareth, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

what would all the numbers in hell add up to?

ps Five is not a number at all in my (informed) opinion, but an interloper from Sirius VII sowing unnatural dissension between those fine immediate neighbours 4 and 6...

― mark s, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

1910 Fruitgum Company

Complete shit - 10,000 Maniacs

― dave q, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

101 Strings

― dave q, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

not shite: treacherous three, fab 5 freddy, funky 4 +1, furious five

kinda shite but still worth mentioning: jurassic five, 3rd bass

not a band, but really not shite: krs-one

― ethan, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

ethan importantly proves my important point: cuz 3 = not a number either (see key reasoning above), and 1 = the opposite of number (cus there's only one).

Some actual attested numbers: 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16: have any of these graced a GOOD unit?

― mark s, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i can think of a 7,14 and 16. but there not good. working on it

― gareth, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

hey, remember when marilyn manson spelled his name like MAR1LYN MAN50N? that was 31337.

mark s: your dismissal of funky 4 + 1 is saddening.

i just remembered mc eiht, who was recently mentioned on the same song name thread for sucking. the reason there's no g in there is some weird 'g' thang, but it's still an 8.

― ethan, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

1000 Violins, Cane 141, the Only Ones, Nectarine No. 9 and (if you're a tennis fan anyway) Love.

― Andrew Williams, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

4 + 1 = 5 = not a number THUS band containing word "five" = not a band containing a number = kewl by me

― mark s, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Univers Zero

― dave q, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Heaven 17

― dave q, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

808 State Thinking Fellars Union Local #282

― Joris Gillet, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

the dave clarke 5

― junichiro, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Pizzicato 5 is not shite.

― Mike Hanle y, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Spacemen 3

― alex in montreal, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Four Carnations

― Curt, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

two lone swordsman

― aulophobia, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

310 - who are on the Leaf label, released a fine cinematic album called After All in the Spring, I have been meaning to review it on my weblog, in the meantime Motion Review 310 - After All

― DJ Martian, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No one has mentioned Zero 7. For better or worse.

― marianna, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sham 69, Nine Nine Nine (or 999 if you prefer), Ch3, Nine Below Zero

― alex in nyc, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Only Ones

― Geoff, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Maybe the question should be limited to exclude bands with "combo" numbers in their names (numbers less than 10, meant to indicate or ironically indicate the number of musicians involved) and include only bands who tack unnecessary numbers onto names that are already serviceable (e.g. Powerman 5000 et al.). There does seem to be a clear difference, right? Except for Prefuse 73, which is not completely shite, but the "73" refers to the year and therefore sort of belongs there.

There's gotta be a band with unnecessary numbers tacked on that doesn't blow. I'm sure of it.

― Nitsuh, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Unbelievable. No Mojave 3 (ignoring what Nitsuh posted). But where is Galaxie 500? By far the best of all mentioned bands I know of. Another interesting question. Which is the band with the highest number in their name? From this thread it would be "The rock'n'roll dubble bubble trading card co. of philadelphia 19141". Whoever that is.

― alex in mainhattan, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

8 Eyed Spy, 112

― Arthur, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Unit 4 + 2

― Mickey Black Eyes, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Model 500

― JoB, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I heard Pizzicato Five just called it quits... there was only two of 'em anyway.

― Andy, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh, We Five. I meant to say We Five.

― Andy, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

2 Bad Mice.

― Michael Daddino, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Altern8/Nexus 21

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

L7 aren't shite. Or maybe they are but I like them. :)

Level 42 supports your theory tho.

― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I can't believe I forgot to mention S Club 7.

Wow, that's bad of me.

― jamesmichaelward, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Three Goblins. From Vancouver, Vancouverbritishcolumbia. Didnt see Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five either.

― zacko, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

There you go, Alex. Galaxie 500 are the definitive and indisputable proof that numbers do not = bad.

― Nitsuh, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

- mark s: 16 Horsepower, check the latest live record "Hoarse" among others amazing covers of Gun Club and Joy Division.

besides in ascending order of numbers: U2 (don't they exist in ILM?), Dirty Three (one of the best instrumental bands), Third Eye Foundation, Mega City Four, OP8 (=opiate=Howe Gelb+Lisa Germano plus the rest of Giant Sand), Nine Inch Nails (I suppose Marilyn Manson was mainly thinking of them), Ten Years After, Eleventh Dream Day (Yo La Tengo + Sonic Youth)/2, 22 Pistepirkko (best Finnish band), UB40 (my reggae dub faves), Tahiti 80 (French), Ludwig von 88 (old French band). Just for a joke there was a seventies group formed by the sidemen of Alice Cooper called Billion Dollar Babies. Must be one of the biggest numbers in the name of a band.

― alex in mainhattan, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Count Five of Psychotic Reaction fame.

― fritz, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Slant six. Not to mention that Blink are quite good. And 112, of Peaches and Cream fame.

― Sterling Clover, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Front 242. 13th Floor Elevators.

― bnw, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It's Thee Goblins, not Three Goblins, isn't it? I like some stuff by matchbox 20, Blink-182, AND Powerman 5000. I don't like Marilyn Manson though.

― Kris, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

23 Skidoo...

― m jemmeson, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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Drop Nineteens (too lazy to explore thread for previous mentions)

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 05:54 (twenty-one years ago)

2 skinnee Js

― subgenius (subgenius), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Sixteen Bitch Pile Up

― Ian Johnson (orion), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:17 (twenty-one years ago)

prefuse 73

― captain gay, Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:20 (twenty-one years ago)

eleventh dream day

― captain gay, Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:25 (twenty-one years ago)

1,000 homo djs

― captain gay, Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:25 (twenty-one years ago)

hmmmm ... does 'i start counting' count?

― captain gay, Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Policy of 3
Reactionary 3

(not shite for hardcore, anyway. though maybe not up to the highbrow tastes of ilx0r pundits)

― Ian Johnson (orion), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha I can't believe anyone believed Marilyn Manson anyway.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:37 (twenty-one years ago)

sluts n strings n 909

― ken taylrr, Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:38 (twenty-one years ago)

wtf! no-ones mentioned gang of 4 !!!!

― william (william), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:44 (twenty-one years ago)

3 mile pilot

― william (william), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:45 (twenty-one years ago)

ermmmmm.......forget what i posted above ^

― william (william), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:49 (twenty-one years ago)

MX-80 Sound
Fifty Foot Hose
Three Man Army

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 09:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Spot 1019

"Still...Again" is a classic

― sanchez (mokey), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 11:13 (twenty-one years ago)

MC 900 ft. Jesus

― don, Wednesday, 24 March 2004 11:37 (twenty-one years ago)

― jjj, Wednesday, 24 March 2004 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)

the 3Ds

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)

The Five Sharps (of "Stormy Weather" fame)

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

4 Hero!

― Kornél Kovács (Kornél Kovács), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Airport 5

― thomas, Wednesday, 24 March 2004 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

3 Dog Night a 60's group I think.

― Gale, Wednesday, 24 March 2004 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

V3
amon duul 2

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Thursday, 25 March 2004 08:56 (twenty-one years ago)

some people are forgetting the "and aren't shite" clause

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 25 March 2004 09:18 (twenty-one years ago)

three weeks pass...

108 - And if you don't know, now you know! www.108records.com

on a side note: anyone mention Andre 3000 (of Outkast)?

www.Thickonline.com

― Sir Edward Coke The Oracle, Friday, 16 April 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

The one 764 Hero track I know I really like.

― the impossible shortest special path! (the impossible shortest specia), Friday, 16 April 2004 21:05 (twenty-one years ago)

triplelcious 23 of course.... www.t23.info

― lorelei56, Friday, 16 April 2004 22:39 (twenty-one years ago)

B-52s

― jim wentworth (wench), Saturday, 17 April 2004 01:31 (twenty-one years ago)

1313 Mockingbird Ln.
the 3 Johns

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Saturday, 17 April 2004 19:04 (twenty-one years ago)

the new fonda 500 is great.

zero 7 is even worse than royksopp.

― keith m (keithmcl), Saturday, 17 April 2004 20:46 (twenty-one years ago)

two years pass...

Galaxie 500 may or may not have been named after the car (Ford Galaxie 500, introduced in 1962) so the 500 might not be an arbitrary number tacked on for "style".

― r h, Thursday, 1 June 2006 15:16 (nineteen years ago)

I'm sure every band involved here would claim to the end that the numbers in their names were not at all "arbitrary," and actually essential to their various aesthetic projects.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 1 June 2006 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

two years pass...

tipica 73

― LaMulataRumbera, Tuesday, 17 February 2009 17:50 (sixteen years ago)

10cc!

400 Blows
3 Chairs

The Magic Numbers

― henry s, Tuesday, 17 February 2009 18:16 (sixteen years ago)

The Magic Numbers

The thread title is "can you name a band who have numbers in their name and aren't shite?"

― Vitbe Is Good Bread (Tom D.), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 18:17 (sixteen years ago)

not convinced

― henry s, Tuesday, 17 February 2009 18:26 (sixteen years ago)

What about Numbers?

― Tourtiere (Owen Pallett), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 18:44 (sixteen years ago)

Planet Seven, Avengers VI, Dynamix II

― meisenfek, Tuesday, 17 February 2009 19:05 (sixteen years ago)

Has anyone mentioned Electric Six on this thread yet? No? Good.

― slacki (libcrypt), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 21:18 (sixteen years ago)

six organs of admittance

― mark cl, Tuesday, 17 February 2009 21:22 (sixteen years ago)

5ive (the metal band that did hesperus, not whatever that other thing is people keep talking about)

― From Rax to Rich's (jjjusten), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 21:47 (sixteen years ago)

no I'm pretty sure you mean this:

― Lots of praying with no breakfast! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 21:50 (sixteen years ago)

or maybe you meant 3Deep:

― Lots of praying with no breakfast! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 21:52 (sixteen years ago)

(everyone, pray for John)

― Lots of praying with no breakfast! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 21:52 (sixteen years ago)

you are a bad man

― From Rax to Rich's (jjjusten), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 21:55 (sixteen years ago)

― Lots of praying with no breakfast! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 22:01 (sixteen years ago)

3Ds

― mizzell, Tuesday, 17 February 2009 22:05 (sixteen years ago)

i used to like that Southern California song by Wax 13 alright.

― mizzell, Tuesday, 17 February 2009 22:06 (sixteen years ago)

31 Knots

― Nate Carson, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 00:00 (sixteen years ago)

27.

― From Rax to Rich's (jjjusten), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 00:27 (sixteen years ago)

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