The Trading Standards Approved "What they say they are" Claim Bandname Thread

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.. can't think of a first one.

― Mark G, Thursday, 11 December 2008 10:05 (sixteen years ago)

The Band.

― Brother Belcher (Marcello Carlin), Thursday, 11 December 2008 10:06 (sixteen years ago)

Dave Clark Five

― sonofstan, Thursday, 11 December 2008 10:08 (sixteen years ago)

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Actually 'The Band' is game over...

― sonofstan, Thursday, 11 December 2008 10:09 (sixteen years ago)

There's only one Dave Clark in Dave Clark Five. See also James Taylor Quartet. The Jackson 5 is alright though.

― chord simple (j.o.n.a), Thursday, 11 December 2008 10:10 (sixteen years ago)

The Three Johns

― NickB, Thursday, 11 December 2008 10:12 (sixteen years ago)

The Fat Boys
Two Men and a Drum Machine

― NickB, Thursday, 11 December 2008 10:17 (sixteen years ago)

Bob Dylan

― redmond, Thursday, 11 December 2008 11:23 (sixteen years ago)

The Magic Band

― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 11:25 (sixteen years ago)

The Godfathers.

Although, I'm not sure about that.

― Mark G, Thursday, 11 December 2008 11:27 (sixteen years ago)

I am unsure whether they were actual godfathers at the time of their 1987-ish heyday.

― Brother Belcher (Marcello Carlin), Thursday, 11 December 2008 11:28 (sixteen years ago)

The Christians

― Seanadams Molloy (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Thursday, 11 December 2008 11:35 (sixteen years ago)

One of them was a Priestman hence DISQUALIFIED

― Brother Belcher (Marcello Carlin), Thursday, 11 December 2008 11:36 (sixteen years ago)

We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It

― Brother Belcher (Marcello Carlin), Thursday, 11 December 2008 11:37 (sixteen years ago)

But hey - The Priests!

― Brother Belcher (Marcello Carlin), Thursday, 11 December 2008 11:37 (sixteen years ago)

Istanbul Oriental Ensemble

― Tuomas, Thursday, 11 December 2008 11:40 (sixteen years ago)

Trio

― Disco/Very (Roz), Thursday, 11 December 2008 11:45 (sixteen years ago)

The Moody Blues because they're all grumpy and vote Tory.

― Brother Belcher (Marcello Carlin), Thursday, 11 December 2008 11:54 (sixteen years ago)

4 Skins

― I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 11 December 2008 11:54 (sixteen years ago)

The Human Beinz

― dad a, Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:03 (sixteen years ago)

http://www.greatnewnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/4nonblondes-biggerbetter19145_f.jpg

― Seanadams Molloy (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:05 (sixteen years ago)

http://www.multinet.no/~jonarne/Hjemmesia/Favorittartister/the_human_league/singler/i_dont_depend_on_you.jpg

― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:08 (sixteen years ago)

Insane Clown Posse

― sonderangerbot, Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:10 (sixteen years ago)

N.W.A. (in their own words at least)

― Yentl vs Predator (blueski), Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:14 (sixteen years ago)

Do Insane Clown Posse records come with a doctor's certificate proving that yes, they are indeed insane?

― Tuomas, Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:16 (sixteen years ago)

dead boys, well stiv anyway

― vain_bowers, Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:24 (sixteen years ago)

The Ordinary Boys
Wee Papa Girl Rappers (srsly you should've seen their midget Dad)

― Yentl vs Predator (blueski), Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:28 (sixteen years ago)

Small Faces

― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:31 (sixteen years ago)

Antony and the Johnsons (NB: only works if you think the band are a bunch of dicks. Which I don't.)

Two Men and a Drum Machine

Wasn't it Two Men, A Drum Machine and a Trumpet? If so: PERHAPS THEY LIED ABOUT THE TRUMPET.

― grimly fiendish, Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:38 (sixteen years ago)

yeah i don't recall a trumpet in 'I'm Tired Of Getting Pushed Around'. should've been Two Men, A Drum Machine And Da Pizzicato.

― Yentl vs Predator (blueski), Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:39 (sixteen years ago)

Low

― Minister for Compression Issues (electricsound), Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:40 (sixteen years ago)

Wasn't it Two Men, A Drum Machine and a Trumpet?

Oh yes you're right! I think they did use the Two Men and A Drum Machine moniker on 'Heat It Up' w/the WPGRs though.

― NickB, Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:47 (sixteen years ago)

A Homeboy, a Hippie, and a Funki Dredd

(I guess this depends on what you think "dredd" means.)

― Tuomas, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:01 (sixteen years ago)

Men Without Hats

Fat Joe

Just Jack

― Yentl vs Predator (blueski), Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:03 (sixteen years ago)

Dimitri from Paris

― Tuomas, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:04 (sixteen years ago)

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:05 (sixteen years ago)

Lesbians on Ecstasy

― Tuomas, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:07 (sixteen years ago)

John the White Rapper

― Tuomas, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:08 (sixteen years ago)

Glen Miller and His Orchestra

Blue Man Group

Digitalism

― fantasimundo, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:12 (sixteen years ago)

You'd have to first define "digitalism" before you can say that's what they are. Without the -ism it might work, but not with it.

― Tuomas, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:14 (sixteen years ago)

Ol' Dirty Bastard

― Neil S, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:17 (sixteen years ago)

He was quite young though.

― Mark G, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:19 (sixteen years ago)

Leaping to his defence there

― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:20 (sixteen years ago)

not to his kids

― Yentl vs Predator (blueski), Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:20 (sixteen years ago)

Are you certain his parents were unmarried when he was born?

― Tuomas, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:22 (sixteen years ago)

Glen Miller and His Orchestra

Blue Man Group

Digitalism

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― fantasimundo, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:22 (sixteen years ago)

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Digitalism –noun Pathology. the abnormal condition resulting from an overconsumption of digitalis.

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― fantasimundo, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:23 (sixteen years ago)

Wasn't there a woman in Men Without Hats?

― dj onimotian (onimo), Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:50 (sixteen years ago)

She had a hat.

― NickB, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:52 (sixteen years ago)

The Young Fresh Fellows

― MaresNest, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:54 (sixteen years ago)

Average White Band

― NickB, Thursday, 11 December 2008 13:55 (sixteen years ago)

Drums and Tuba
Andrew Bird (he's a great whistler)

― ellaguru, Thursday, 11 December 2008 17:06 (sixteen years ago)

They Might Be Giants - The equivocation gets them in on a technicality

Most of these either describe the band members or the instrumentation. I think Low is the only one that actually describes the music. Is there an equivalent band called Loud or Bzzzzzzz or Grrrrrrr or something?

When Neil Young & Niko Bolas produce a record together, they're listed as "The Volume Dealers."

― Hideous Lump, Thursday, 11 December 2008 17:34 (sixteen years ago)

Shitdisco.

― Matt DC, Sunday, 14 December 2008 12:05 (sixteen years ago)

Busted

― Dr X O'Skeleton, Sunday, 14 December 2008 12:52 (sixteen years ago)

Damn Yankees
Chic

― redmond, Sunday, 14 December 2008 13:01 (sixteen years ago)

The Other Two

Them

Of course, these only work if you're looking at the indexical from the right position, but certainly in the case of the latter almost everyone is in the right position.

― emil.y, Sunday, 14 December 2008 13:11 (sixteen years ago)

This thread is funny - the line about the woman having a hat made me laugh!

No-one mentioned Garbage yet?

― the pinefox, Sunday, 14 December 2008 13:12 (sixteen years ago)

The Other Two

... and, er, Electronic!

And also, arguably, Revenge (ie "I wanted to play live, you cunts; right, I'm forming a new band." Although that's stretching it. A lot).

― grimly fiendish, Sunday, 14 December 2008 13:29 (sixteen years ago)

The Raconteurs
The Wu Tang Clan
N.E.R.D.

― redmond, Sunday, 14 December 2008 13:34 (sixteen years ago)

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

― snoball, Sunday, 14 December 2008 13:36 (sixteen years ago)

And, er, this obscure Scandinavian band you maybe might have heard of called ABBA...

― snoball, Sunday, 14 December 2008 13:37 (sixteen years ago)

The Jam
Black Kids
Gang of Four

― redmond, Sunday, 14 December 2008 13:54 (sixteen years ago)

X Factor losers - Girl Band

― ailsa, Sunday, 14 December 2008 13:59 (sixteen years ago)

Isn't only one of Black Kids black? And they're not exactly kids, except in the colloquial sense of the word.

Was gonna say the Pop Group, but I guess that's ambiguous as well.

― emil.y, Sunday, 14 December 2008 14:10 (sixteen years ago)

I think there's two black kids in Black Kids. And they're kids to me.

― redmond, Sunday, 14 December 2008 14:11 (sixteen years ago)

Okay, but even if half of them were black, wouldn't it still be misleading to call the entire group Black Kids? If it were truly 'what they say they are', then they'd be Black & White Kids, right?

― emil.y, Sunday, 14 December 2008 14:14 (sixteen years ago)

Nah, I believe the name promises 'Black Kids', which they deliver - along with some white kids.

― redmond, Sunday, 14 December 2008 14:14 (sixteen years ago)

Ooh, just had a suggestion from across the room: West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band.

― emil.y, Sunday, 14 December 2008 14:19 (sixteen years ago)

girl band, probably

― the pinefox, Sunday, 14 December 2008 15:08 (sixteen years ago)

Yeah it promises Some Black Kids. If it were The Black Kids it would be different.

― Matt DC, Sunday, 14 December 2008 15:17 (sixteen years ago)

Queen
Dixie Chicks
Rage Against the Machine
The Carpenters
Motley Crue

― redmond, Sunday, 14 December 2008 15:26 (sixteen years ago)

Half Man Half Biscuit

― DavidM, Sunday, 14 December 2008 15:35 (sixteen years ago)

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