Good Band Name

[born 1991]

Hey guys. I've been working with some friends on a band the past few months now. Although we're not a cover band, we're hoping to sound somewhat like DMB once we get started. We're gonna have a singer/acoustic guitar (me), drummer, bass, electric guitar, and possibly a saxiphonist or keyboardist. We can't come up with a name though. I thought the Babboon Farmers would be funny since only a few people would get it, but I'm not sure if I like it. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Thanks in advance.

[bradshaw06]

how about, 'Good Band Name' that would be pretty cool.

[born 1991]

how about, 'Good Band Name' that would be pretty cool.

Was that sarcastic?

[bradshaw06]

Was that sarcastic?

no. im actually serious. i think it would be pretty cool. its different you know? but really it depends on what you guys like. another cool one, i think, would be 'band name here'

[jamjumpin]

Too many rubbish bands already took your idea like 'no need for a name'

[CrawfordGossen]

If you have a unique last name that always works....

[AFurth]

can i make a comment without sounding like a douchebag?

i love the dmb as much as the next guy (probably more), but NEVER EVER EVER start out in a band "trying" to sound like somone else.

it just spells disaster - trust me.

why not think about what's important to you, and try to develop a style that reflects what you're trying to say?

maybe the name will come out of that. though you shouldn't talk to me about band names. my band got dubbed something by a promoter and we could never change it from "The Project"

weak ass shit

[bennettr]

Ive been in a few bands before, and, opposed to the earlier post ^, if this is your first band, I would recommend trying to follow in the path of another band. My first band was all into trying to make our 'own' music and be really creative or whatnot. But most likely, you aren't going to get really big or anything, and you might as well use other peoples work to help your creativity. Some of the best stuff that I wrote in my first band was in an attempt to emulate bands that I liked. Plus it takes a whole load off the creative process. Or go ahead and be a cover band for a while, until you all get comfortable with what you guys like to play.

As for a name, the best idea is just to get anything and stick with it. Any band that I have been in, I have waisted waaaayyy too much time with figuring out a name. Just pick something that you can all agree doesn't sound dumb. If you haven't already thought of a great name that has some sort of deep meaning to it, you probably never will.

[AFurth]

Ive been in a few bands before, and, opposed to the earlier post ^, if this is your first band, I would recommend trying to follow in the path of another band. My first band was all into trying to make our 'own' music and be really creative or whatnot. But most likely, you aren't going to get really big or anything, and you might as well use other peoples work to help your creativity. Some of the best stuff that I wrote in my first band was in an attempt to emulate bands that I liked. Plus it takes a whole load off the creative process. Or go ahead and be a cover band for a while, until you all get comfortable with what you guys like to play.

As for a name, the best idea is just to get anything and stick with it. Any band that I have been in, I have waisted waaaayyy too much time with figuring out a name. Just pick something that you can all agree doesn't sound dumb. If you haven't already thought of a great name that has some sort of deep meaning to it, you probably never will.

Different strokes...

Though I think your opinion is kind of what's wrong with the music industry today...

[bennettr]

yea that is probably true. But I think it is great enough that people are still trying to make music in general. But the point that I was trying to make here is when you first start out I think it's very important to create a love for playing by learning from others, and then improve upon that. Grow in your own creativity after you have learned how other people have done it.

[gregory311]

You should call your band Dumela.

J.

[born 1991]

Ok, big reply:

If you have a unique last name that always works....

That's a good idea but Desiderio is kinda weird and I'd feel a little too-self centered. Our drummer's last name is Mahoney, which is kinda cool imo. Who would be so conceited to name a band after themselves though, honestly...:lol

Ive been in a few bands before, and, opposed to the earlier post ^, if this is your first band, I would recommend trying to follow in the path of another band. My first band was all into trying to make our 'own' music and be really creative or whatnot. But most likely, you aren't going to get really big or anything, and you might as well use other peoples work to help your creativity. Some of the best stuff that I wrote in my first band was in an attempt to emulate bands that I liked. Plus it takes a whole load off the creative process. Or go ahead and be a cover band for a while, until you all get comfortable with what you guys like to play.

As for a name, the best idea is just to get anything and stick with it. Any band that I have been in, I have waisted waaaayyy too much time with figuring out a name. Just pick something that you can all agree doesn't sound dumb. If you haven't already thought of a great name that has some sort of deep meaning to it, you probably never will.

This is my first band, so I agree that coming up with our own genre right off the bat would be a little tough. Most of us aren't that experienced with our instruments too, but I'd say I'm fairly good at guitar, and can cover a few DMB songs, like Crash, Grey Street, Watchtower, Warehouse, Nancies, Big Eyed Fish, SU&D, Bartender, Cmas Song, YMDT, and Halloween. And DMB isn't the only band I think we should use as inspiration, even if they are the main one. It's really weird, but we were also thinking a little Chili Peppers, Dispatch, maybe White Stripes, and a hint of Counting Crows and Travelin Wilburys.

We haven't spent much time on name ideas, that's partly why I made this thread. I don't wanna be tryin to come up with a name 5 minutes before we go on stage. Two ideas we liked though were "Oodaman" which has to do with something I apparently kept saying at a party... Another was "Saganaga," which is the name of a lake I saw when I was canoing in the boundary lakes of Minnesota.

Different strokes...

Though I think your opinion is kind of what's wrong with the music industry today...

That's a really good point. If we could ever "invent" our own genre, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

You should call your band Dumela.

J.

That'd be cool, but if we turned out to be ok, I'm sure we'd regret that in a few years.

[amoore624426]

John Footpenis

[bennettr]

how about 'on youtube' you could say, "Hi everybody, we are On Youtube"
or something with Disraeli. Like disraeli gears, the cream album. or like the ruler in the 1800's apparently.

[gregory311]

Primer Grey Erection
Steel Jump Rope Review
The Coathangers
Anchovy Smegma

J.

[born 1991]

No more serious ideas? Oh well, maybe we should go with Dave Matthews Band Cover Band Cover Band. DMBCBCB... it has a nice ring.

[reverend miles]

if i start a metal band we will be called soul cancer

[gregory311]

No more serious ideas?

Who wasn't serious?

J.

[born 1991]

Who wasn't serious?

J.

Yours were actually pretty good. Thanks.

[AFurth]

how about

"born: 1991"

[Stabn]

Machead.

[born 1991]

how about

"born: 1991"

Man, I hate my username. It doesn't sound half bad for our band though. I was also thinking of naming it The Project. I'm so clever.

Machead.

Dude, that's genius.

[jojo04]

Cast Iron G-String

[KnightofShadows]

Quick, think of a random noun, then work around it. My random noun for you? Rhombus.

[dmbigeyedphish]

Dragonfly hippo and the One-piece bathing suit.

[AFurth]

Man, I hate my username. It doesn't sound half bad for our band though. I was also thinking of naming it The Project. I'm so clever.



Dude, that's genius.

well at least you would have given your own band a name.

we were known by 100 people as that before we even got started. word spread fast, which was good, but the name blows.

"kind of as creative as the dave matthews band"

[born 1991]

well at least you would have given your own band a name.

we were known by 100 people as that before we even got started. word spread fast, which was good, but the name blows.

"kind of as creative as the dave matthews band"

Why did people call you that anyway? Was it just because you were working on a "project"?

[DMBWcUPA]

here's a great band name...

Everyone Gets Laid

i hope you all get the reference

[SatanZilla]

How about 'The Compliments'

[Crazy#41]

Ronnie rollback and the texas rimjobs

[bennettr]

try to think of something that sounds either unique, so that if you searched it online then it would have a chance of coming up. or memorable so if you would remember it if you were trying to search for it. what are your top ideas so far. maybe we could help you decide what not to pick

[born 1991]

try to think of something that sounds either unique, so that if you searched it online then it would have a chance of coming up. or memorable so if you would remember it if you were trying to search for it. what are your top ideas so far. maybe we could help you decide what not to pick

Ok, I know these ideas are pretty gay, but I think they're unique. Feel free to give feedback/critiquing.

Saganaga
Oodaman
Baboon Farmers
Tin Can Mikes
Machead
Lightning Bugs
Toasty and the Big Blond Monsters
Perwinkle
Brandywine Bridge

That's all I remember right now. I'll put in others I remember if they're actually worth mentioning.

[bradshaw06]

Ok, I know these ideas are pretty gay, but I think they're unique. Feel free to give feedback/critiquing.

Saganaga
Oodaman
Baboon Farmers
Tin Can Mikes
Machead
Lightning Bugs
Toasty and the Big Blond Monsters
Perwinkle
Brandywine Bridge

That's all I remember right now. I'll put in others I remember if they're actually worth mentioning.

please dont pick this, it is the gayest name you could be.

some of the others are pretty good/creative though:thumbsup . i think a cool one would be wendigo or maybe indigo samuri's(sp?)

[bennettr]

Ok, I know these ideas are pretty gay, but I think they're unique. Feel free to give feedback/critiquing.

Saganaga
Oodaman
Baboon Farmers
Tin Can Mikes
Machead
Lightning Bugs
Toasty and the Big Blond Monsters
Perwinkle
Brandywine Bridge

That's all I remember right now. I'll put in others I remember if they're actually worth mentioning.

Saganaga makes me think of a metal band for some reason
Oodaman doesn't make me think of anything
Baboon Farmers sounds good to me
Tin Can Mikes is alrightish
Machead sounds like a pretty good name
Lightning bugs sounds like a 7th grade girl pop band
Tasty and th Big Blond Monster sounds like the name of a childrens book
Perwinkle reminds me of Periwinkle, but either way sounds pretty sissy. You should go with desaturated colors or larva of the Caddisfly.. but that sounds gross.
Brandywine Bridge seems like a name for six pence non the ritcher song.


I think you should either go with baboon farmers, oodaman, machead or...
The Revalators (like JTR)
or something from the poem the jabberwocky like
the borogroves
the frumious bandersnatch
Jubjub Birds
Tumtum trees
the tulgey wood
snicker-snack
frabjous day /callooh callay (lol)
the Beamish boy
the gyre gimblers
mome raths outgrabe
slithy toves

wow those are all amazing names.. lol we should do an elimination game or have a poll

[AFurth]

i was watching an old seinfeld yesterday.

here's my new band name for my next project - "isoceles kramer"

[born 1991]

Saganaga makes me think of a metal band for some reason
Oodaman doesn't make me think of anything
Baboon Farmers sounds good to me
Tin Can Mikes is alrightish
Machead sounds like a pretty good name
Lightning bugs sounds like a 7th grade girl pop band
Tasty and th Big Blond Monster sounds like the name of a childrens book
Perwinkle reminds me of Periwinkle, but either way sounds pretty sissy. You should go with desaturated colors or larva of the Caddisfly.. but that sounds gross.
Brandywine Bridge seems like a name for six pence non the ritcher song.


I think you should either go with baboon farmers, oodaman, machead or...
The Revalators (like JTR)
or something from the poem the jabberwocky like
the borogroves
the frumious bandersnatch
Jubjub Birds
Tumtum trees
the tulgey wood
snicker-snack
frabjous day /callooh callay (lol)
the Beamish boy
the gyre gimblers
mome raths outgrabe
slithy toves

wow those are all amazing names.. lol we should do an elimination game or have a poll

:thumbsup Thanks, that's some really good feedback. Sometimes you don't realize how horrible a name is until someone tells you (I kinda knew Perwinkle, Lightning Bugs, and Brandywine Bridge sucked, but I just wanted to make sure.) I like the Revelators a lot. I like the Jabberwocky ones too but I think they'd make better song names than band names. Maybe I should make this into another +/- game...

[bennettr]

you might as well, it will give us musician discussion threaders a fun activity. but make it like 3 points each or something... A lot of those do sound like song names. I really like Beamish Boy. It just sounds so interesting in itself. Bandersnatch is a good one too bc it has band in it

[born 1991]

Alright, I'm sure there won't be much traffic on this one, so I'll keep the points low. You can still give suggestions/feedback if you want. I want to see what all you music critics like and don't like. It's the same as any other +/- game. Add 1 point to your favorite name remaining and subtract 1 from your least favorite remaining. (Try to vote as if you were picking the name for a band you'd actually want to listen to.)

Saganaga 3
Oodaman 3
Baboon Farmers 3
Tin Can Mikes 3
Machead 3
Revelators 3
Borogroves 3
Bandersnatches 3
Beamish Boy 3

[bennettr]

are we doing a point a day? regardless Im going...

Saganaga 3
Oodaman 2
Baboon Farmers 3
Tin Can Mikes 3
Machead 3
Revelators 3
Borogroves 3
Bandersnatches 4
Beamish Boy 3

[born 1991]

are we doing a point a day? regardless Im going...

You can do more than one a day, just try not to do too many. I have a feeling this'll take a loooong time, but whatever.

[bennettr]

well I won't vote too much, bc ive been doing musician discussion a lot lately. But if other people just stop by, once in a blue moon, they should be able to vote like a couple times. Keeping in mind if they will actually be back to vote at other times. see what im saying?

[KnightofShadows]

Alright, I'm sure there won't be much traffic on this one, so I'll keep the points low. You can still give suggestions/feedback if you want. I want to see what all you music critics like and don't like. It's the same as any other +/- game. Add 1 point to your favorite name remaining and subtract 1 from your least favorite remaining. (Try to vote as if you were picking the name for a band you'd actually want to listen to.)

Saganaga 3
Oodaman 3
Baboon Farmers 3
Tin Can Mikes 3
Machead 3
Revelators 3
Borogroves 3
Bandersnatches 3
Beamish Boy 3

:lol

[KnightofShadows]

are we doing a point a day? regardless Im going...

Saganaga 2
Oodaman 2
Baboon Farmers 3
Tin Can Mikes 4
Machead 3
Revelators 3
Borogroves 3
Bandersnatches 4
Beamish Boy 3

I'm not a huge fan of one-word named bands. And Saganaga just sounds like mumbojumbo.

[bennettr]

I'm not a huge fan of one-word named bands. And Saganaga just sounds like mumbojumbo.

I almost went against that one.. it would have been almost knocked out.

[VanHorneDog]

Mustard Seed

[Crazi4DMB]

Electric G

Smokestack Lightning

Human Jerky

Sticky Rice

Stinky Fingers

Iron Mountain

Generator

:shrug Just a few off the top of my head. Good Luck!!:thumbsup

[bradshaw06]

Mercury Rising

Midnight Sun

the carpetbaggers

wasabi

machead

monday morning blues

sunny side up

[TaT3rs]

sunny side up is probably the most creative thing ive read so far. if anything i would go with that.

[gregory311]

The Fuckers

/thread

J.

[Rockhound18]

"For Good or For Awesome"

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail16.html

Strong Bad has all your answers... :lol

[bradshaw06]

sunny side up is probably the most creative thing ive read so far. if anything i would go with that.

well thank you:)

[born 1991]

Thanks for all the great suggestions guys! :thumbsup to all of them, I mean it.

Alright, lets keep the game going. I'll take 4 from each.

Saganaga 0
Oodaman 0
Baboon Farmers 0
Tin Can Mikes 0
Machead 0
Revelators 0
Borogroves 0
Bandersnatches 0
Beamish Boy 0

Had to end it eventually.

EDIT: I'll let you know what we end up picking, because I'm sure you all care.

[secretlysmiling]

Frustrated Penis.

I did one of those silly online survey things and it said that's what my band name should be. I think they combined how I was feeling at the moment with a funny word.

[born 1991]

Frustrated Penis.

I did one of those silly online survey things and it said that's what my band name should be. I think they combined how I was feeling at the moment with a funny word.

Frustrated is a funny word?

[secretlysmiling]

No.. frustrated was how I was feeling. Penis was what I put for "funny word".

EDIT: Or were you trying to be funny...?

[born 1991]

No.. frustrated was how I was feeling. Penis was what I put for "funny word".

EDIT: Or were you trying to be funny...?

I think I zoned out when I was typing that cause that wasn't supposed to be a joke. My bad.:o

[born 1991]

Hey sorry I keep bumping up my old threads, but with Roi gone and all, I thought a band name that made a reference to him would be cool. Is that a good/bad idea? Of course if you guys have any more suggestions at all it'd be much appreciated. (And the new guitar I have is electric and can make anything from a Jack White grunge sound to a clean Dave sound (the one he uses for 41 sometimes) if that helps you with a name at all.)

[KnightofShadows]

Hey sorry I keep bumping up my old threads, but with Roi gone and all, I thought a band name that made a reference to him would be cool. Is that a good/bad idea? Of course if you guys have any more suggestions at all it'd be much appreciated. (And the new guitar I have is electric and can make anything from a Jack White grunge sound to a clean Dave sound (the one he uses for 41 sometimes) if that helps you with a name at all.)

Tin Can Moores

[born 1991]

Tin Can Moores

I love you Matt. (Not in a gay way it's cool)

Just remember, if we ever get famous (which we won't) you can brag all you want for coming up with the name.

[KnightofShadows]

I'll take 0.01% of your earnings. K thanks.

[born 1991]

I'll take 0.01% of your earnings. K thanks.

That won't be too hard on our budget once we're raking in $10 a concert. And if the fan club won't let you have a meet and greet, tell 'em Frank sent ya. ;)

[KnightofShadows]

Nice. Just make sure you have a concert in Dallas.

[born 1991]

Nice. Just make sure you have a concert in Dallas.

:lol Alright, but we have to have one in our home town before we can do that I think.

[KnightofShadows]

That's cool. Take your time. I'm not in a rush to collect my profit.

[born 1991]

That's cool. Take your time. I'm not in a rush to collect my profit.

Haha I tried to save your contact in case I ever do owe you a thank you and accidently sent a friend request. :o Sorry, I'm not trying to stalk you.

[KnightofShadows]

Haha I tried to save your contact in case I ever do owe you a thank you and accidently sent a friend request. :o Sorry, I'm not trying to stalk you.

It's okay. I know you are.

[born 1991]

It's okay. I know you are.

:lol :shiftyeyes

[golfgod15]

"Stage Left" in honor of LeRoi...

[Jan-Willem]

Cancelled is good name...


Announcer: "The next band is Cancelled!"

[guitarplayer554]

I lik Bennett as a band name.

[AFurth]

Why did people call you that anyway? Was it just because you were working on a "project"?

ya. i called up and said. my name's andrew furth and i have a new project that would like to enter (this battle of the bands).

well, they put us on as the "andrew furth project" and we ended up winning in front of 500 people.

kind of stuck after that haha. i think we're doing a big pr push with a name change in a few weeks though!

[born 1991]

ya. i called up and said. my name's andrew furth and i have a new project that would like to enter (this battle of the bands).

well, they put us on as the "andrew furth project" and we ended up winning in front of 500 people.

kind of stuck after that haha. i think we're doing a big pr push with a name change in a few weeks though!

:lol Wow that reply's only 6 months late. Let us know what you change it to if you do.

And I still like Tin Can Moores, but I also like the word Roi used for hippopotamus on one random recording I have of the band talking. I think he called it a mopotomus or something. But yeah, I think that'd be a good name too.

[DMBn2BTs#41]

hey born 1991 idk if u r still looking for a sax player but i am. im live in richmond, ur profile didnt really say anything about where u were from, but let me no if u still lookin and if ur in my area. me and my freinds jam a lot just we all go to school now all over the place, we played the same kinda music. well anyway email me or messeage me or smthn if u interested

[VanHorneDog]

Meth Minded

[PhishSticks40]

Chee Chee and the Boners.

[DreamingDave]

Hey guys. I've been working with some friends on a band the past few months now. Although we're not a cover band, we're hoping to sound somewhat like DMB once we get started. We're gonna have a singer/acoustic guitar (me), drummer, bass, electric guitar, and possibly a saxiphonist or keyboardist. We can't come up with a name though. I thought the Babboon Farmers would be funny since only a few people would get it, but I'm not sure if I like it. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Why don't you call the band " Hoping to Sound Like DMB".

[born 1991]

Why don't you call the band " Hoping to Sound Like DMB".

Love the suggestions guys. ^And I was thinking more along the lines of Dave Matthews Band Cover Band Cover Band Tripping With Tripping Billies

[VanHorneDog]

Pink Taint?

[BustedStuff67]

You need to come up with your own unique sound. Never try to 'copy' or 'sound like' another band. When I first picked up a guitar at age 13, I wanted to be just like Dave, but when I started writing my own (acoustic) songs i realized that I too had my own unique sound, and I stuck with it. You can still be an acoustic jam band, but you have to find your own sound and style.

[Crazy#41]

lesbian haircuts

[DreamingDave]

The Butch Magnets

[born 1991]

You need to come up with your own unique sound. Never try to 'copy' or 'sound like' another band. When I first picked up a guitar at age 13, I wanted to be just like Dave, but when I started writing my own (acoustic) songs i realized that I too had my own unique sound, and I stuck with it. You can still be an acoustic jam band, but you have to find your own sound and style.

Wow I am honored for your first post to be in my thread. Welcome to Ants.:)

Looking back, I don't really want to sound like DMB (not closely at least). The only way I would want to be like them is with good lyrics and powerful vocals (I'm fortunate enough to have that really strong, versatile kind of voice). Otherwise, I'm just gonna wing it. I have a heavy blues kind of guitar style, and when mixed with all the various instruments we have, I have no clue what it's gonna sound like.

So here's an update on what players we have:
Electric guitar/vocals (me)
Drums
12 string guitar
Saxophone
Keyboard (probable)
Bass (still searching)

[DreamingDave]

Wow I am honored for your first post to be in my thread. Welcome to Ants.:)

Looking back, I don't really want to sound like DMB (not closely at least). The only way I would want to be like them is with good lyrics and powerful vocals (I'm fortunate enough to have that really strong, versatile kind of voice). Otherwise, I'm just gonna wing it. I have a heavy blues kind of guitar style, and when mixed with all the various instruments we have, I have no clue what it's gonna sound like.

So here's an update on what players we have:
Electric guitar/vocals (me)
Drums
12 string guitar
Saxophone
Keyboard (probable)
Bass (still searching)

Where is your violin player?

[born 1991]

Where is your violin player?

Funny story about that. Violinists are pretty rare in the first place, but there was one who overheard me talking about my band and told me he'd join it. But I looked at it this way: he's not only a completely naive nerd (he's asked me what "hooking up" was), but he's a jerk. My hairs kind of long, but it's just a small fro, and he said to me the other night, "Frank, why isn't your hair cut yet? Mr. A. (the guy who's in charge of Student Council at my school) is gonna kick you off if you don't get it cut. I mean, it's none of my business, but it seems kind of dumb to leave it like that. You could at least comb it." It's just that kind of stuff constantly. So I'd rather be lacking in one instrument than have someone I don't like, strongly dislike for that matter, in my band. You can understand that, right?

[DreamingDave]

Funny story about that. Violinists are pretty rare in the first place, but there was one who overheard me talking about my band and told me he'd join it. But I looked at it this way: he's not only a completely naive nerd (he's asked me what "hooking up" was), but he's a jerk. My hairs kind of long, but it's just a small fro, and he said to me the other night, "Frank, why isn't your hair cut yet? Mr. A. (the guy who's in charge of Student Council at my school) is gonna kick you off if you don't get it cut. I mean, it's none of my business, but it seems kind of dumb to leave it like that. You could at least comb it." It's just that kind of stuff constantly. So I'd rather be lacking in one instrument than have someone I don't like, strongly dislike for that matter, in my band. You can understand that, right?

Post went completely over your head. But that guy does sound like a goober.

[Penguins87]

You should name your band 'The Band Formerly Known as Pacman'

[born 1991]

Post went completely over your head. But that guy does sound like a goober.

No I got it. We have everyone except Boyd. ;)

You should name your band 'The Band Formerly Known as Pacman'

Dude, wha???

[bluesbrother41]

use the wikipedia random article function

[born 1991]

use the wikipedia random article function

Looks like we're Torture Money.

[VanHorneDog]

make it Torture Monkey and you will sell.

[jagman911]

make it Torture Monkey and you will sell.

You'll have the animal rights people outside your venue with that name

[jdbartender]

how about "The fudgetunnels?"

[born 1991]

A funny story I have is from when I was talking to my friend who's going to play the 12 string guitar. He wanted me to pick a cover for us to do, and I said Grey Street. He listens to hard rock pretty exclusively so was a little skeptical about us doing a DMB song. When I let him listen to it and gave him a tab, he said it'd be good, but he was afraid of it becoming repetitive. I said, "Of course not, it's Simple, Powerful, and Fun." Then it dawned on me that SPF might be a good name.

[RobRoy286]

Sammy Saturn and the Solar Systems

[Sniper15]

Pussy Pirates