Holy shit I had the same moment. Devil Like Me is what got me (and most people) into them and if you listen to the lyrics…

Did they…Cease to be?

This led to a long conversation about Naked Lunch with my friend who I’d a big Steely Dan fan

Had no idea!

Similarly, it was years before I learned where Arab Strap got their name.…

I’ve always loved the name Animals As Leaders. Humans ain’t cutting it so fuck it, the dogs are in charge now.

You know, I guess I don’t give them enough credit for that one

This is a post is about clever names.

Someone comes in and says “I looked up the band you mentioned and I don’t like it.” They don’t comment on the name nor provide any of their own.

And then you drop in with the same vague opinion and equal amount of clever names in tow.

So what have you done here besides give yourself a little hit or dopamine from saying something mean? You’ve added nothing but negatively to the post. Congratulations on saving music discourse.

Hilarious that you think “they suck ass” is taking it seriously. With takes like that, something tells me your music isn’t anything like Guthrie.

Good one, I knew it was a movie but not the Don Quixote context!

Funny how The [Name] is cyclical. Sum 41 had a music video where they jokingly changed their name to The Sums to ride the trend

Jerk is also a play on “clerk” as in Soda Jerk. Circle Jerk referring to group hog cranking is from the 60s I think

Don’t get me wrong, I was just noting the genre because it makes it even further from pornography.

I got Maroon when it came out, too, and that was the end of my interest in the band…except for singing If I Had A Million Dollars and adding my own lyrics

based on the fact that many buildings don’t have a “13th floor” because of superstition

Literally me right now on the “14th” floor

Excellent picks. Exactly what I meant by clever!

Unpeople reminded me of Unflirt on the opposite end of the music spectrum

I received the Stunt CD on Christmas morning and I will never forget my joyful grandpa’s smile drop as he turned to me and said “shame on you…”

He know it was an album… from a band making music people called “wuss rock”

I’m on board with Propagandhi, Save Ferris, and EODM but I’m unfamiliar with the backstories on the rest. What makes them clever?

Had to look this one up -

Boiled in Lead is a reference to the Scottish murder ballad “The Two Sisters” in which one of the sisters is boiled in Lead.

Oh right I definitely wasn’t referring to rest of your comment.

I’ve found that people who go out of their way to talk shit about artists generally have pretty bad taste. Not everything is made for you, not liking it doesn’t mean it sucks. Music is clearly not a hobby for you

How much of your personality is based of things you don’t like?

Lol I agree with you on Deftones but I’m not sure I’d consider Limp Bizkit a “clever” name. For sure funny, though

There’s gotta be one already

(I checked) There’s…not? At least none with a record. I found a Word Vomit EP but that’s it

What was going through your head when you decided to write this word vomit?

No one asked for a review of Third Eye Blind nor is anyone choosing between band names and other forms of writing. Look up some guides on how to have a conversation.