For example, the Hives were going to be the HIV's.
Oh, and Creedence Clearwater Revival started off as The Golliwogs with comedy afros and stripey tanktops.
But then they saw sense. Or, someone did.
(i.e. thread in short: Ended up with a good name, stared of with a really bad one in all seriousness)
― Mark G, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 11:50 (seventeen years ago)
The Courteeners.
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 11:52 (seventeen years ago)
REM were nearly Twisted Kites or Cans Of Piss
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 11:53 (seventeen years ago)
I wish REM had been stuck with Cans of Piss, it would be hilarious watching Stipe trying to be all serious and moody with that moniker.
― chap, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:29 (seventeen years ago)
I thought The Courteeners was their original name, but now they've had to change it to The Courteneers because not one single journalist, sub-editor, festival programme writer (cf. Glastonbury) or even fucking fan can get it right?
― CharlieNo4, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:35 (seventeen years ago)
The Beatles? That's a terrible name! What were they thinking? Eh? Eh? It wasn't exactly going to get all those cool jazz polonecks with slim volumes of obscure European poetry racing down to the Cavern, was it? Why didn't they call themselves something sensible like the Fleet Foxes?
― Dingbod Kesterson, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:37 (seventeen years ago)
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/6884/lolindieso5.jpg
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:39 (seventeen years ago)
arctic monkeys
― banriquit, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:43 (seventeen years ago)
stereophonics <---- seriously, though, the fuck kind of a name is that?
― banriquit, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:44 (seventeen years ago)
coldplay <---- what does this even mean?
Top Hull band The Riffs.
lololololololololololololololol
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:45 (seventeen years ago)
xpost: sounds like the band is boring as pelican shit, good job I say
― energy flash gordon, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:46 (seventeen years ago)
Daniel Bedingfield
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:46 (seventeen years ago)
Lovin' Spoonful
― res, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:47 (seventeen years ago)
The Fucknuts
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:49 (seventeen years ago)
Spunky Kitten
Race Baiters
Geoffrey K. Pullum
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:50 (seventeen years ago)
Stephen and the Indie Threads
i lot of people answer salsa shark, but i'm a sucker for alliteration.
― banriquit, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:51 (seventeen years ago)
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Sharon
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:52 (seventeen years ago)
Ball Cancer
Daft Punk were originally called Darlin'...
― henry s, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:52 (seventeen years ago)
Challoportunity Knox
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:53 (seventeen years ago)
Sorry I Nobbed Your Wife
Radiohead isn't a great name.
― chap, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:55 (seventeen years ago)
Meme Friedman
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:56 (seventeen years ago)
The Beach Boys, née The Pendletones.
― Pancakes Hackman, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:57 (seventeen years ago)
Radiohead's a better name than On A Friday, though.
I got the first promo Arctic Monkeys EP through the post back in 2004 and nearly binned it because the name was so crap.
Also, Arabicus Pulp.
― Dingbod Kesterson, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 12:58 (seventeen years ago)
The Killers were originally called Shed Seven weren't they?
― CharlieNo4, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:02 (seventeen years ago)
Turbonegro
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:03 (seventeen years ago)
Rapey Joe
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:05 (seventeen years ago)
weren't the Pixies originally called Pixies In Panoply?...is that better or worse?
― henry s, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:10 (seventeen years ago)
-- Noodle Vague, Wednesday, July 2, 2008 2:05 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
lolololol
― banriquit, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:10 (seventeen years ago)
The Bee Gees (not bad) were previously known as Wee Johnny Hayes and the Bluecats (unimaginably bad).
― dad a, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:12 (seventeen years ago)
Believe Mark Ronson's first couple of records were released under the name DJ Smug Cunt
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:13 (seventeen years ago)
Kaiser Chiefs were originally called Enoch Was Right
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:23 (seventeen years ago)
May 2010: MARK RONSON PRESENTS DAVID CAMERON AND THE NEXT GOVERNMENT OF BRITAIN
― Dingbod Kesterson, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:24 (seventeen years ago)
The Zutons started life as Eh Up Lads, Backs to the Wall
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:24 (seventeen years ago)
The Ting Tings were The Plod Plods in a previous incarnation.
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:27 (seventeen years ago)
when you think about it, many of today's hot new rock combos have names that sound like the ones mentioned above...Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, I Love You But I've Chose Darkness, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, And I Could Go On And On, etc...
― henry s, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:29 (seventeen years ago)
Mickey's Monkey-Spunk Moped
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:29 (seventeen years ago)
Danny Schlong and the Fongs
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:30 (seventeen years ago)
Xeroxed Into A Conduit
― DJ Mencap, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:51 (seventeen years ago)
Denny Vertigo
― banriquit, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:53 (seventeen years ago)
Oasis were originally called Fookin Students, then briefly That Albarn's a Twat.
― chap, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 13:55 (seventeen years ago)
DMX originally rapped as MC Ben Stiller until somebody told him there was an actor with that name.
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 14:04 (seventeen years ago)
I Love You, But I've Chosen Frenzied Masturbation also benefitted from a re-christening.
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 14:06 (seventeen years ago)
The Clash played a few gigs under the name Seventeen Fighting Cows
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 14:06 (seventeen years ago)
ugk used to call themselves KITTEN!!!!!!!! till someone had a quiet word with their management
― banriquit, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 14:08 (seventeen years ago)
ugh, custos month
^^^ Now known as Fugazi
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 14:09 (seventeen years ago)
LBZC was originally called "The Reduced Custos Society"
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 14:09 (seventeen years ago)
Mansun used to be called Madsen until the well-known bearer of that name went on an infamous murder rampage.
― Just got offed, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 14:13 (seventeen years ago)
The Sex Pistols used to be called Eric Clapton.
― Dingbod Kesterson, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 14:14 (seventeen years ago)