Stupid Band Names
The 1998 movie ‘Armageddon’ is unremarkable. Actually, it’s remarkable in how unremarkable it is. I guess that makes it remarkable. Wait, no, its not… oh, screw it.
The line I like is when Owen Wilson says “The thing that really gets me is people who think that Jethro Tull is just a person in a band”.
That got me to thinking…and you can imagine how dangerous that can be. There’s a ton of bands with names in them, but how often is the name in the band an actually person?
I’m not talking about something obvious like Jimi Hendrix Experience. Bands with names.
There is a Greg Kihn in the Greg Kihn Band. But no Alan Parsons in the Alan Parsons Project. There’s no Sawyer Brown in the country band, no Ezra is Better Than, and remember T’Pau? Shock of all shocks – they aren’t Vulcan. No Eve in Eve 6 and there aren’t even six people either. We won’t find an Alice in Chains or in anything else; same goes for the chains with Jesus and Mary. None to be found.
Chemical Brothers? Not brothers, nor are they named for, mixing, or measuring chemicals.
There’s no Molly with a hatchet. In fact, no Molly with an axe, scythe, sword or any chopping/hacking instrument. Ever heard of Gus Gus? Well, no one named Gus has.
Save Ferris? Turns out there is no Ferris.
Ben Folds Five? Yes, Ben. Brian Setzer Orchestra, yes. Indigo Girls? Not named indigo, don’t especially wear that color either; however, yes, they are girls. Dave Matthews Band? No-brainer. Bush? Not named after the President, but you’d have been surprised if they were – it isn’t like we’re all rocking out to the eclectic tunes of The Rambling Dukakis Masters.
The Partridge Family? That’s a toughie, since they weren’t actually named Partridge, weren’t a real family and, to be honest, weren’t a real band either. Neither was the Monkees actually a band nor were they simian, though it’s possible you’d get more entertainment if they were.
