When they first started the story about their mame was they were on a night out and it was freezing and an old guy saw them wearing just t shirts and said "you must be freezing, you look like arctic monkeys.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑10 Jan 2023, 4:08amAs band names go, I don’t mind this one so much. At least, the name isn’t an immediate turnoff for me. I know jack squat about their music though. From their Wikipedia page: The name "Arctic Monkeys" was Cook's idea, and is perhaps a play on "northern monkey", a derogatory term for someone from northern England.
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New York Dolls is great and really goes with the image.msza2 wrote: ↑10 Jan 2023, 8:45amI'd add a lot of "New ____ " names to the list. New Order, New Edition, New Pornographers. Probably a few more. It just feels lazy.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑10 Jan 2023, 8:10amNew Radicals. Apart from producing one of the worst songs of that terrible decade, that band name is inane. It sounds like a focus group compromise.
The New Originals obviously get a pass. And I'll give New Kids on the Block a pass too as that worked for what it was.
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Jimmy the Hoover. That name really sucks.
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Hooverphonic is a pretty lame effort.
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Eloctrolux Deluxe would be great for an 80s band.
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Born from the ashes of their first punk group, The Dirtbags.Marky Dread wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 10:54amEloctrolux Deluxe would be great for an 80s band.
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Their "This Carpets Seen Better Days E.P." was a classic.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 11:16amBorn from the ashes of their first punk group, The Dirtbags.Marky Dread wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 10:54amEloctrolux Deluxe would be great for an 80s band.
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"No, You Suck!" shoulda been a hit.Marky Dread wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 3:21pmTheir "This Carpets Seen Better Days E.P." was a classic.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 11:16amBorn from the ashes of their first punk group, The Dirtbags.Marky Dread wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 10:54amEloctrolux Deluxe would be great for an 80s band.
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Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 3:23pm"No, You Suck!" shoulda been a hit.Marky Dread wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 3:21pmTheir "This Carpets Seen Better Days E.P." was a classic.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 11:16amBorn from the ashes of their first punk group, The Dirtbags.
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Yeah that makes sense and is a better story.Marky Dread wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 7:19amWhen they first started the story about their mame was they were on a night out and it was freezing and an old guy saw them wearing just t shirts and said "you must be freezing, you look like arctic monkeys.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑10 Jan 2023, 4:08amAs band names go, I don’t mind this one so much. At least, the name isn’t an immediate turnoff for me. I know jack squat about their music though. From their Wikipedia page: The name "Arctic Monkeys" was Cook's idea, and is perhaps a play on "northern monkey", a derogatory term for someone from northern England.
As for the Wikipedia explanation, I’m pretty much the American equivalent. Newyorkus buffaloensis, the American snow monkey.
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Kimmelweck wrote: ↑16 Jan 2023, 2:41pmYeah that makes sense and is a better story.Marky Dread wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 7:19amWhen they first started the story about their mame was they were on a night out and it was freezing and an old guy saw them wearing just t shirts and said "you must be freezing, you look like arctic monkeys.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑10 Jan 2023, 4:08amAs band names go, I don’t mind this one so much. At least, the name isn’t an immediate turnoff for me. I know jack squat about their music though. From their Wikipedia page: The name "Arctic Monkeys" was Cook's idea, and is perhaps a play on "northern monkey", a derogatory term for someone from northern England.
As for the Wikipedia explanation, I’m pretty much the American equivalent. Newyorkus buffaloensis, the American snow monkey.
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I just thought of one. Bad Lieutenant is a terrible name. I liked the band/album (even if it really was just New Order without Hooky or Gillian). The name seems like they just picked something on a whim, maybe because the movie Bad Lieutenant was on in the studio or something.
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Similar to the Manic Street Preachers, I believe. JDB was busking and an old man passing by called him a "manic street preacher" or something like that.Marky Dread wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 7:19amWhen they first started the story about their mame was they were on a night out and it was freezing and an old guy saw them wearing just t shirts and said "you must be freezing, you look like arctic monkeys.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑10 Jan 2023, 4:08amAs band names go, I don’t mind this one so much. At least, the name isn’t an immediate turnoff for me. I know jack squat about their music though. From their Wikipedia page: The name "Arctic Monkeys" was Cook's idea, and is perhaps a play on "northern monkey", a derogatory term for someone from northern England.
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I think it's a story that's been disputed but whatever the real story is Manic Street Preachers is a much better name than Betty Blue.WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Jan 2023, 5:06pmSimilar to the Manic Street Preachers, I believe. JDB was busking and an old man passing by called him a "manic street preacher" or something like that.Marky Dread wrote: ↑15 Jan 2023, 7:19amWhen they first started the story about their mame was they were on a night out and it was freezing and an old guy saw them wearing just t shirts and said "you must be freezing, you look like arctic monkeys.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑10 Jan 2023, 4:08amAs band names go, I don’t mind this one so much. At least, the name isn’t an immediate turnoff for me. I know jack squat about their music though. From their Wikipedia page: The name "Arctic Monkeys" was Cook's idea, and is perhaps a play on "northern monkey", a derogatory term for someone from northern England.
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