A few years ago I would have thought a band named after a slightly obscure pop culture reference would be cool but these days a lot of shitty, trendy bands do it so it's best to steer well clear.

Example: The Fratellis.

Music so awful it makes me want to dislike The Goonies.

"franklin delano romanowski" is a good band name.

depends on the character.

Does a movie character count? If so, then not crap.

Also... Swearengen was a real person so maybe they didn't name their band after a TV character.

ChristopherM wrote:

DrAwkward wrote:

ChristopherM wrote:We were thinking about naming our band 'Bruticus'

Damn, that's a deep cut.

Why?

Sorry, i meant that in the metaphorical "deep album cut" way. As in, "Damn, that is an obscure-ass Transformers reference. Well played."

I had to explain it, though, so my metaphor was weak.

DrAwkward wrote:I'm currently wracking my brain trying to think of an example of a good band that picked a good TV character name. There has to be one, right?

Boss Hog

j_harvey wrote:Does a movie character count? If so, then not crap.

Nah. Movie characters work better, but it's still a fine line. Pussy Galore is great. But Goldfinger? That's pretty much crap.

The Code is Almighty wrote:

DrAwkward wrote:I'm currently wracking my brain trying to think of an example of a good band that picked a good TV character name. There has to be one, right?

Boss Hog

That's the one!!

The only one.

Oooo! You know what's more CRAP than naming a band after a TV character? Naming a genre after a TV character.



Mathrock!

Sorry.

j_harvey wrote:Does a movie character count? If so, then not crap.

It's okay if it's one that virtually no one could identify.

I remember hearing about a band in the eighties called the Herb Tarlicks, and I thought that was pretty funny, but I never heard the band. Maybe they sucked.


Hmmm...should I maybe not call my band the Sweathogs then? Or how about the Daniel Desarios?