There's absolutely nothing in a band name that makes a band wonderful. If your songs is terrific, your band could be called 'the Bloodfarts from Hell' and it will not make any difference. You will be a terrific band.
Let me ask you this - Can you think about some wonderful bands with dreadful names? I recognize I can. However it's all subjective. I could claim that name draws and also there's a thousand people that will agree with me and a thousand who will certainly differ. So exactly what makes a band name great?
Your band name indicates absolutely nothing - as well as every little thing. I remember as a young adult going into a document shop in New Jersey with 5 bucks in my pocket. In 1974 that was enough to buy a new document and pay the state of New Jersey their sales tax.
I acquired a cd by Camel (not to be confused with Frampton's Camel) the cd was entitled "Mirage". Isn't really Camel a stupid name? I came to find out later on Camel was a British band as well as British bands were my interest! It was their debut United States cd and it was extraordinary! I paid attention to that document a zillion times. You would like to know the reason why I bought it? It wasn't due to their name. It was because they had an awesome looking cd cover! The cover was an airbrushed painting of a camel on some unusual landscape that resembled jagged rock candy. The cover interested me so I gambled. Just what a crap-shoot!
Now back to my point regarding bands with really sucky names. Just what's your point of view of 'Dead Can Dance'? 'Tears for Fears'? 'The Dead Kennedys'? Do you think any of these bands failed because of their silly name? No! They were all phenomenally effective despite their name.
If you are the uncommon band with amazing songs as well as an incredibly name, take Pink Floyd as an archetype, you are golden. Exactly what makes Pink Floyd such a wonderful name? It is simply the means it seems and the images it summons, in addition to that it is difficult to forget. Let me repeat that if you simply missed it. It is the means it sounds and also the imagery it invokes and also the reality it is unforgettable.
Is the band name you desire unforgettable? There's a number of bands out there that have wonderful music however their name appears to always elude me. Over and over again I ask 'who is this band?" just to be told the name as well as presume just what? The next time I hear their songs, I cannot remember their frickin' name!
Exactly what about the image the name evokes? What is images anyhow? It is merely the mental picture your mind produces when you think of something. Hopefully for a band searching for a name, the one you generate will certainly fill up deep space of a person's imagination AND actually resonate with your audience.
So below's my two cents on choosing a band name. The name you choose need to be clever and also inspired. The brains will be just what people remember, the imagery will come from your motivation.
There's a story of a band that was informed they were going to fall short. Somebody said "They'll sink like a lead zeppelin!" From that comment, 'Led Zeppelin' was created. The statement was their motivation. Changing the bring about Led was brilliant. It made the name unique as well as easy to pronounce.
Musicians - please, don't make use of a band name generator unless you're simply relying on chance to determine your name. By doing this you are removing the crucial element from a terrific band name. Ideas. Begin writing down names as the planetary gods send them to you. Keep thinking of what your music is attempting to state in words and also those words will concern you, probably at one of the most inconvenient time.
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