Vote for your favorite band whose name is of the form [word] "of" [word]

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Note that band names that merely INCLUDE an "of" do not necessarily qualify. I considered but rejected both "Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black" and "...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead." "Of Montreal" is in a class by itself and gets a special award.

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Boards of Canada 17
Or some other one (specify) 10
Art of Noise 8
Archers of Loaf 6
Fountains of Wayne 6
Ace of Base 6
Sisters of Mercy 3
Flock of Seagulls 2


Ye Mad Puffin, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:14 (seventeen years ago)

melissa auf der maur

soup kitchen electro (omar little), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:15 (seventeen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2c/DeathofCool2.jpg

i'm sorry i mocked your dog. i didn't know about the accident (Roberto Spiralli), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:17 (seventeen years ago)

Motor of Head

Suggest Ban Permalink (contenderizer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:20 (seventeen years ago)

Heh on Melissa auf der Mar. Another nonpossibility: Bob Geld Of.

Ye Mad Puffin, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:21 (seventeen years ago)

lady of rage
house of pain
children of the corn
lords of the underground
army of the pharaohs
leaders of the new school

uncle tombot (and what), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:22 (seventeen years ago)

lol you forgot gang of four

country matters, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:22 (seventeen years ago)

sergei rachmanin-of-f

sarahel, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:25 (seventeen years ago)

Fields of the Nephilim
Queens of the Stone Age

L'esprit est toujours la dupe du coeur (Michael White), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:25 (seventeen years ago)

people seem to be ignoring the fact that "the" is an extra word

but still lol no gang of four

country matters, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:27 (seventeen years ago)

kardinal of fishall

uncle tombot (and what), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:27 (seventeen years ago)

largepr of essor

uncle tombot (and what), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:27 (seventeen years ago)

sunz of man <<< popism rules
sons of funk
styles of beyond

uncle tombot (and what), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:29 (seventeen years ago)

Oops; not thinking (re gang of four which I agree is really quite a large omission).

Not that anyone cares, but the catalyst was that because of the nerd bands thread I was thinking of Fountains of Wayne and Archers of Loaf and my head went from there.

Ye Mad Puffin, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:29 (seventeen years ago)

son of bazerk

(*゚ー゚)θ L(。・_・)   °~ヾ(・ε・ *) (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:30 (seventeen years ago)

vars of litchi

m the g, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:41 (seventeen years ago)

World of Twist?

sonofstan, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:43 (seventeen years ago)

band of susans
band of horses

dad a, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:44 (seventeen years ago)

i'm voting for gang of four

dad a, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:44 (seventeen years ago)

souls of mischief but i wouldn't vote for 'em

Tracy Michael Jordan Catalano (Jordan), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:45 (seventeen years ago)

Tower of Power
Cradle of Filth
Corrosion of Conformity
Methods of Mayhem
Puddle of Mudd
Brotherhood of Man
Wall of Voodoo
Mission of Burma
Linus of Hollywood

Kerm, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:46 (seventeen years ago)

in that order

Kerm, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:46 (seventeen years ago)

Even though they are technically *A* Flock Of Seagulls, I voted for them.

Ironic Erection - LOLFAP LOLFAP LOLFAP (Masonic Boom), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:49 (seventeen years ago)

(Though obviously if extra words had been allowed, I'd have voted for Late of Pier.)

Ironic Erection - LOLFAP LOLFAP LOLFAP (Masonic Boom), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:49 (seventeen years ago)

Lake Of Dracula
World Of Pooh

(*゚ー゚)θ L(。・_・)   °~ヾ(・ε・ *) (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:54 (seventeen years ago)

stars of heaven!

arugula (unregistered), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:51 (seventeen years ago)

Isle Of Lucy

(*゚ー゚)θ L(。・_・)   °~ヾ(・ε・ *) (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:53 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.me.umn.edu/~kgeisler/i/bog.gif

and butt (gabbneb), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:54 (seventeen years ago)

Death of Samantha

Suggest Ban Permalink (contenderizer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:54 (seventeen years ago)

Army of Lovers

Suggest Ban Permalink (contenderizer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:55 (seventeen years ago)

Head of David

Suggest Ban Permalink (contenderizer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:55 (seventeen years ago)

Tom of Finland

Suggest Ban Permalink (contenderizer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:56 (seventeen years ago)

Method of Destruction

Suggest Ban Permalink (contenderizer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:58 (seventeen years ago)

Sonz of a Loop da Loop Era

henry s, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 21:04 (seventeen years ago)

Nation Of Ulysses

Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 21:47 (seventeen years ago)

Head Of Femur

Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 21:47 (seventeen years ago)

This poll sucks.

ilxor, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 06:23 (seventeen years ago)

TS: Fountains of Pain VS House of Wayne

Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 06:56 (seventeen years ago)

forumful of ilxors

Millsner, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 07:23 (seventeen years ago)

voted archers easily

"Of Montreal" is in a class by itself and gets a special award.

as they should

k3vin k., Wednesday, 17 December 2008 07:45 (seventeen years ago)

I'd vote Nation of Ulysses, then Kitchens of Distinction.

kate78, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 08:08 (seventeen years ago)

Mothers of Invention, with Death of Samantha as runner-up.

Myonga Vön Bontee, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 08:18 (seventeen years ago)

Friends of Distinction

(and yay, hadn't thought about Linus of Hollywood in a while)

Joseph McCombs, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 08:27 (seventeen years ago)

Articles Of Faith

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 09:47 (seventeen years ago)

gang of four!

rjberry, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 10:24 (seventeen years ago)

This has to be FOW even though a Flock Of Seagulls did some great stuff back in 82-83.

Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 12:10 (seventeen years ago)

Stormtroopers Of Death

Marty Innerlogic, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 12:54 (seventeen years ago)

the winner for all time is of course Sick of Recorder

J0hn D., Wednesday, 17 December 2008 13:23 (seventeen years ago)

Would've voted for Lady of Rage, now I gotta go for Ace of Base.

Tuomas, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 13:52 (seventeen years ago)

bump of chicken

telepathy_rock!, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 14:07 (seventeen years ago)

not actually a good band

telepathy_rock!, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 14:07 (seventeen years ago)

Camper Van Beethoven

francisF, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 14:29 (seventeen years ago)

Sunburned Hand of the Man

kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 14:35 (seventeen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Wednesday, 31 December 2008 00:01 (seventeen years ago)

Bishop of Battle

Nate Carson, Wednesday, 31 December 2008 09:46 (seventeen years ago)

Show Of Hands. (UK folkies)

mike t-diva, Wednesday, 31 December 2008 10:08 (seventeen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Thursday, 1 January 2009 00:01 (seventeen years ago)


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