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| From | erhoek@comcast.net |
| Subject | Re: Funny band names |
| Date | Sat, 16 Jul 2005 15:32:47 +0000 |
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More likely that band that opened for the Cure was And Also the Trees as they were kind of a goth tinged UK band.
-r
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> Punk was a hotbed of great band names: Snivelling Sh*ts, Desparate Bicycles
> (who also had a cracking song title - "The Medium was Tedium"), Ed Banger
> and the Nosebleeds. I can remember a band supporting the Cure WAY back
> (1980-ish) ... And Now the Trees ... you could almost smell the
> pretentiousness (if that's a word - I'm not sure). There another band
> who's name was represented by a mere squiggle, but was pronounced "Freurr".
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> Ain't it funny though how we never remark on oddly named bands that became
> popular (Flaming Lips, Pet Shop Boys, Sex Pistols, A Flock of Seagulls)?
> The humour must be in the novelty value of the name, I guess.
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> Bob (np: The Weirdos - Solitary Confinement)
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