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  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Gorilla by the Bonzos is one of my favourite albums.

    As for silly band names, nothing beats The Utterly Incredible Too Long Ago To Remember Sometimes Shouting At People. And they were around forty years ago: The acid was stronger then.


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  • Deeve
    Deeve Posts: 122
    mookeywrench wrote:
    the electric prunes
    the chocolate watchband
    Jefferson airplane
    13th floor elevators

    crap names have been around forever


    Even worse is Jefferson Starship :)
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  • Deeve
    Deeve Posts: 122
    Vedderfan10 wrote:
    Strawberry Alarm Clock
    Sex Pistols
    Dayglo Abortions
    Bif Naked

    and some of that music is pretty damn good!

    Monty Python had a good bit about band names on their "Contractual Obligation" album and how they evolve and such...quite amuzing!!


    Yes, but punk bands do it for a reason.

    Butthole Surfers
    the Dead Milkmen etc etc

    Maybe its just the way Death Cab For Cutie and Death From Above 1979 just plain don't roll off the tongue very well.

    Death Cab would.... Death From Above would (but as someone already pointed out, its taken), even 1979 would.

    I dunno. :)

    If I was in a punk band, I would call them "the Phallus Cowboys" haha
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  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    the_s1n_pealjamfan wrote:
    all this sh**y music is driving me insane!!!all the bands today all sound the same!pearl jam is the only good music left !(and nirvana).i think pJ outta teach 'em what MUSIC sounds like!
    I don't know if I'd agree that "they all sound the same", but I would agree that the music isn't that good. The 60's and 90's were good imo. I think it goes in cycles. I think good things are coming.
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  • Dabba
    Dabba Posts: 26
    The Arctic Monkeys are pretty damn good, I'd recommend them to anyone who's a bit bored.
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  • Man_Of_The_Hour
    Man_Of_The_Hour Posts: 330
    Dabba wrote:
    The Arctic Monkeys are pretty damn good, I'd recommend them to anyone who's a bit bored.

    If he's already frustrated with the music nowadays I'd say the Arctic Monkeys might push him over the edge and make him hate music altogether. I think they lack lyrical depth and are just a fun-sounding band. But they're really good for a debut album and they're pretty young so I hope that they do some developing in the future.
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  • DarthLeia
    DarthLeia Posts: 33
    Talking about stupid band names, when you think about it Pearl Jam sounds pretty lame too. :D
  • Dabba
    Dabba Posts: 26
    Man_Of_The_Hour wrote:
    If he's already frustrated with the music nowadays I'd say the Arctic Monkeys might push him over the edge and make him hate music altogether. I think they lack lyrical depth and are just a fun-sounding band. But they're really good for a debut album and they're pretty young so I hope that they do some developing in the future.

    I don't know, I think they're refreshing. I didn't think the album would be all that good but I was pleasantly surprised, I'm looking forward to hearing what they come up with next. I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree.
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  • robbyblaylock
    robbyblaylock Posts: 428
    i cant be dissapointed with music these days. you can find something good all over the place. except the radio of course. fire theft, modest mouse, broken social scene, the arcade fire, sufjan stevens..its all good stuff. hunt it down
  • robbyblaylock
    robbyblaylock Posts: 428
    DarthLeia wrote:
    Talking about stupid band names, when you think about it Pearl Jam sounds pretty lame too. :D

    ummm...who?
  • Man_Of_The_Hour
    Man_Of_The_Hour Posts: 330
    Dabba wrote:
    I don't know, I think they're refreshing. I didn't think the album would be all that good but I was pleasantly surprised, I'm looking forward to hearing what they come up with next. I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree.

    Not so much disagreement. I like to listen to them too. I'm not crazy about them but refreshing is a good way to put it. But regarding the original poster's frustration with the current music scene I thought the Monkeys wouldn't be a good idea since they're not really profound and original. But they make some fun music.
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  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    according to NME it is the 5th best British album of all time.

    of course I don't plan on listening to it, I'm not that huge a fan of dance-rock
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  • Man_Of_The_Hour
    Man_Of_The_Hour Posts: 330
    Echoes wrote:
    according to NME it is the 5th best British album of all time.

    of course I don't plan on listening to it, I'm not that huge a fan of dance-rock

    It's almost ridiculous how much NME hypes those guys. Albums need time to be great it's a joke to call an album 5th best britsh album of all time before it is even released. If magazines do something like that, it makes them seem uninformed IMO.

    But aside from that I think you should take a listen, they're not really dance-rock like Franz Ferdinand are. They just a a good groove going and are fun too listen too. You shouldnt take them as seriously as PJ or Built To Spill, but for a quick listen they're pretty good.
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