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Just posted a logo/banner I designed/made for my 17 year old's band on the portfolio site.
They're playing their first [unpaid] gig for their high school's winter homecoming.
They tried to think up a really retarded name and succeeded - - they named their band "PUS"....it stands for:
Pimple Under Skin
I know a lot of you are in bands or have kids/relatives/friends in bands.....what are some of the crazy names you have - or have seen out there in the ameteur ranks?
-------------------- Todd Gill Outside The Lines Potterville, MI Posts: 7792 | From: Potterville, MI | Registered: Dec 2001
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Well, this one isn't really crazy, but I always thought it was one of the best names I ever heard, they aren't/weren't really amatuers either, they played on the local bar scene for a number of years.........."Rockers Oysterfeller"
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I really like a band called "Ozric Tentacles". I've got most of their stuff. Kind of a spacey, trippy prog style rock with bubbles.
Another that I've always thought was a great name is "Brand X", A proggy jazz/rock stuff that Phil Collins drummed with.
Before Pink Floyd was Pink Floyd, they played under the name "The Architectural Abdabs".
And of course how can I not mention "The Mothers of Invention" being the Zappa nut I am. They originally wanted to call themselves just "The Mothers", but I guess the record industry in 1965 didn't think that a very nice name in the day and frowned upon it.
-------------------- Tim Rieck Signs Halfmoon Bay, BC Posts: 736 | From: Halfmoon Bay, BC, Canada | Registered: Sep 2000
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Well, my favorite semi-local band by far was a band called "Spank the Monkey" from Nawlins... they played at the Pink Pony Pub, a bar on the beach in Gulf Shores, AL...
But like so many, they got cracked out and went their separate ways... bummer.
Other local bands around here: the Heebie Jeebies, (lost a member and became the Threebie Jeebies), Acoustifunk, Electric Koolaid, Dr. Awkward, Ready Set Run!, Deadly Fists of Kung Fu, and finally my favorite "Alligator Death Roll."
-------------------- Jon Jantz Snappysign.com jjantz21@gmail.com http://www.allcw.com Posts: 3395 | From: Atmore, AL | Registered: Nov 2005
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I used to go and listen to a local metal band at The Excelsion tavern in Christchurch New Zealand called "machine head" others were called "Killing mr onion" and "elephant jam". I have a rock posters book and I love the posters from a band named "The String Cheese Incident" tehe. I've never heard any of their music but they must tour fairly extensively in the states as they had a lot of really funky tour posters.
-------------------- Anne McDonald 17 Karnak Crescent Russley Christchurch 8042 New Zealand
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My Friend The Chocolate Cake Machine Gun Fellatio TISM (This Is Serious Mum)
All well worth a listen
-------------------- David Fisher D.A. & P.M. Fisher Services Brisbane Australia da_pmf@yahoo.com Trying out a new tag: "Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth Peter Ustinov Posts: 1450 | From: Brisbane Queensland Australia | Registered: Nov 1998
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My daughter's friend's band is: "Where The Blood Trail Ends". Another band at her school is "When Angels Mourn". Both would be good except they are what's known as "Screamo" bands. No singing, just screaming. She's not really into it (thank God).
-------------------- Tim Whitcher Adrian, MI Posts: 1546 | From: Adrian, MI | Registered: Mar 1999
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"Squirrel Nut Zippers" was one that always one of my favorite wacko band names...
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
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The Buttless Chaps.... local band. The Be Good Tanyas...The Perpetrators
lest we forget...Songpainter!
-------------------- John Lennig / Big Top Sign Arts 5668 Ewart Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada bigtopya@hotmail.com 604.451.0006 Posts: 2184 | From: Burnaby, British Columbia,Canada | Registered: Nov 2001
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Hmmm...Our local bands include: Jill West and Blues Attack Donny Iris and the Cruisers (that's his real name) he also had a band called "The Jaggerz" The Slammin' Doors (Doors cover band) The Jentz (my cousin's band who played at the Mars Meet) Mind's I The Earth Quakers (they dress like they're Amish...it's hilarious) Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers (used to be Iron City Houserockers) Haywire The Clarks (not their real name) The Povertyneck Hillbillies Johnny Angel and the Halos Love....Jill
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matt vinyl & the decorators.......a scottish punk band
-------------------- Nicola Rowlands RGS Signs & Screenprinting Reval Green Finavon By Forfar Angus scotland 01307 850 260
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my favorite band of all time,...Govt. Mule Phish, Widespread Panic, 3 doors down
-------------------- Ken McTague, Concept Signs 57 Bridge St. (route 107) Salem MA 01970 1-978-745-5800 conceptsign@yahoo.com http://www.pinheadlounge.com/CaptainKen
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The band we used to have at our "Summer Bash" every year when I shared a house with 4 other guys.
They have since "DisBanded"
-------------------- Harris Kohen K-Man Pinstriping and Graphix Trenton, NJ "Showing the world that even I can strategically place the pigment where its got to go." Posts: 1739 | From: Trenton, NJ, USA | Registered: Jun 2001
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As my son has been playing local clubs regularly for the past few years (mostly shows where there are like 10 young bands) I've heard some real doosies. (the names and the bands) One night on the way home from work I stop at one of the clubs to pick up pre-sale tickets (band keeps everything after 25 sold)... There are a couple young drunk girls (young to me, I'm getting old) sitting on the floor yelling "where's my penis" ... turns out it was the name of the next band (screamo's in their 30's, sad). I thought that was pretty dumb. although there is a local group named Retard Riot along with (Copied from local band forum ... yes they are real) Father son picnic Blank Stare Kill the Messenger Candy Bowl Mousetraps Scars of Tomorrow Ghost Arm Good As Dead Quit Your Day Job Suffocation Decapitated Atomic Bitchwax Crazy People Next Door Devil His Due Kill the Pandas Holy Handgrenades GoatWhore No-Arms Boy Elly May and the Critters Dirty Projectors Eyes Averted Elf Power Damien's Birthday Party Define Normal Stifling Neglect Ruben Stuttered Knife Crazy The Leaf Blower Incident Helmet of Gnats Hateful Young Urban Professionals All Too Human Sweet Action Blinding Fists My Bitter End Pitbull Daycare Armcarver Remove the Veil 16 Bitch Pile-Up A Thousand Shades of Cold Torment the Vein Loud Desperation Divine Hysteria Zombies Ate My Neighbors Hung Mindspray Yer Mom
so, what kind of music is PUS?
(edit really crappy spelling
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Great names folks....and "what a list" Mark!!
"Pus" is correctly spelled as the type of pus which it refers to.
quote:Main Entry: pus Pronunciation: 'p&s Function: noun Etymology: Latin pur-, pus -- more at FOUL : thick opaque usually yellowish-white fluid matter formed by suppuration and composed of exudate containing white blood cells, tissue debris, and microorganisms
Mark - I guess you'd say they play mainly "punk" type stuff??
They're just getting started and having fun, so they are basically playing others music which includes:
Green Day Blink 182 Angels and Airwaves Semi-Sonics Eve 6 Relient K
My son is a big Travis Barker fan (ex-drummer for Blink 182) as far as liking his skill/style...and he can play all his past and present songs perfectly......
They're having fun....vocals are the weak link....with one of their guitartist/vocalists...but they have another kid that plays the base who has a really good voice.
-------------------- Todd Gill Outside The Lines Potterville, MI Posts: 7792 | From: Potterville, MI | Registered: Dec 2001
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On of my favorite albums from the 70's is Larry Raspberry and the Highsteppers...
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