What makes a good band name? Discuss

Ha ha - ditto... meet the sole member of Frankenstein Sound Lab :guitarist:

 

^^^I know this isn't the topic of this thread, but I absolutely love home recording. It's what I do instead of having an actual life!

Okay, back to the topic at hand.

 

good band names:
Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Muse
The Youngbloods

Bad band names:
AC/DC
cake
Golden Earring
Jedi Mind Tricks
Megadeth (I always thought it sounded cheesy.. like they were trying to hard)
The postal service
Queen (as much as I love queen.. bad name for a rock band)
scary kids scaring kids

 

That's an interesting one - looked at critically it'd seem to be too long, too unwieldy and what the hell does it mean ? Doesn't invoke any kind of music for me.

On the other hand, this is the first time I've ever questioned it. Another example of a name becoming kind of universally accepted through familiarity perhaps...

 

haha.. I just always like the sound and thought it had a unique flow to it. I don`t really know what to think after this..

 

On balance I think they chose the right one

Bad Moon Rising by Gossamer Wump just doesn't have the same ring to it...