Origin of bands’ names

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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    I also forgot one of my favorite bands, Letters to Cleo, was named so as a reference to Kay Hanley’s childhood pen pal.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,656
    edited November 2018
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    FUGAZI is a Vietnam war saying. Fucked up got ambushed zipped in
    That's interesting- never new that.

    A few more:

    The Doors  Surprised not to have seen this one here yet though maybe because the story is widely known.  The band named itself after Aldous Huxley's book about his experiences with LSD, The Doors of Perception.


    The Eleventh House (fusion band led by guitarist extraordinaire, Larry Coryell).  (OK, I knew the gist of this but had to consult Coryell's biography Improvising  to flesh out the details.)   The name was suggested by Coryell's then wife, Julie, who was heavily into astrology.  The eleventh house in one's astrological chart represents one's friends, hopes and aspirations.  Coryell and company were a tight knit group and thought that was the perfect name for what they were going for.  

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,445
    edited November 2018
    Powderinger - Named after a Neil Young song
    KISS - Peter Criss former band was called LIPS, which made Paul Stanley come up with KISS. Ace Frehley made the logo.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    LukinFan said:
    Godsmack after the Alice in Chains song
    (I heard that years ago, but I'm not sure if it's true)
    they also shamelessly half-stole their logo. then did an EP of acoustic songs. jesus, those guys just don't give a shit how much they rip them off. 
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    Dale Earnhardt Junior Junior was named after Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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    1995- New Orleans, LA  : New Orleans, LA

    1996- Charleston, SC

    1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN

    2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN

    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

    2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA

    2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY

    2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2

    2020- Nashville, TN 

    2022- Smashville 

    2023- Austin, TX x2

    2024- Baltimore

  • bflynn1
    bflynn1 Posts: 1,394
    Pearl Jam was supposed to be Pear Jam with a butter knife separating Pear and Jam but it was mistaken as an "l" and the rest is history as they say.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    my favorite origin name is Kasabian.  Named after Charles Manson's getaway driver, Linda Kasabian

    another one of my favorite bands, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Named after the motorcycle gang in Marlon Brando's film, "The Wild One"
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    The Clash - Bass player Paul Simonon came up with it after always coming across the word 'clash' in the newspaper.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,656
    A band started up by some of the members of the Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage borrowed their name from the title of a  Zane Grey western, Riders of the Purple Sage.



    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    lolobugg said:
    Dale Earnhardt Junior Junior was named after Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    And they changed it to "JR JR" to avoid confusion.  Apparently they were getting overwhelmed with requests from booking agents and some NASCAR fans were coming to their shows, both thinking they were gonna see the driver.  #8 is a fan of them from what I've read.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25

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