Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/08/01/weird-andor-bad-original-name.html
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I rather like “The Young Aborigines”.
Also, “Tony Flow and ,” was a good name, but it could be longer.
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One of these bands deserves their original, awful name.
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So maybe Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros will finally have a comeback when they change their name to The Old Pickled Bell Peppers
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I kinda like The Obelisk. And Creed might be a better name than Naked Toddler, but the band still sucked.
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Then there are some original names that may be considered better… The Quarrymen and Johnny and the Moondogs are pretty awesome band names…
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I think “The Obelisk” just paints the wrong picture for The Cure:
The Obelisk: a 5 piece progressive death metal band from Chicago.
Obelisk: a 6-piece melodic death metal band from Nashville.
Obelisk: a 4-piece progressive metal band from Pittsburgh.
Black Obelisk: a 4-piece hard rock / thrash metal band from Moscow.
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Some other bands left out:
Throbbing Gristle
Original name: Jazz Slaves Local #67
Coil
Original name: Perineal
Fuck Buttons
Original name: The Fuzzy
Butthole Surfers
Original name: Butthole Surfers
ETA: I may or may not have totally made these up.
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“You’ll always be Les Tossers to me”:
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A lot of those names aren’t half bad. Is it legal to recycle them?
When The Iveys needed a new name after they signed to Apple Records, John wanted to name them The Glass Onion, and Paul wanted to name them Home. They went with Badfinger.
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I’m kind of surprised they were that tame to start with!
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Thank God that one worked out in the end. Badfinger was by far the only good option.
Wicked Lester >>> Kiss
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The world might have been different if The Polka Tulk Blues Band hadn’t changed their name…
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That was easily the biggest 180° in the list. My jaw actually went slack a little reading that one.
Kinda down with Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem
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Perineal is a gucking great band name!
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They might still be in Carlisle? They only changed their name to Black Sabbath after they moved back to Birmingham.
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I’m pretty sure the Beachboys were origially The PendleTONES.
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