The Story Behind the Band name
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Norman Bates
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- Posted: 09/03/2011 06:56
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| Hayden wrote: |
Oh, and the think with Bob Dylan:
Robert Zimmerman, got shortened to Bob Zimmerman.
He liked a poet named Dylan. He was an inspiration, etc..
So, he changed his last name to Dylan.
And that's how we all know him by 'Bob Dylan'
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That poet is Dylan Thomas.
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Norman Bates
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- Posted: 09/03/2011 06:58
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| Captain_Dude wrote: |
Depeche Mode - Means "hurry up fashion"
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Depeche Mode is the name of a French fashion magazine. In this case "Depeche" is not "hurry up" but "piece of news".
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Norman Bates
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- Posted: 09/03/2011 06:59
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| Captain_Dude wrote: |
Soft Machine - A William Burroughs novel.
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And Robert Wyatt named his next band "Matching Mole" after a pun on "Machine Molle", the French translation for "Soft Machine".
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Norman Bates
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Location: Paris, France
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- Posted: 09/03/2011 07:04
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| Juan Schwartz wrote: |
Les Rallizes Dénudés - Translated from japanese means The Velvet Underground (who were a big influence).
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I don't know this band, but I'm quite surprised at this explanation, since "dénudé" (with both accents) means "naked" in French.
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- #45
- Posted: 09/03/2011 07:29
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Alright I'll see what I can get off the top of my head and then look up the rest:
Queen - Thought up by Freddie Mercury essentially out of the blue because he liked to think of the band as having a "regal" sound. Contrary to popular belief, it has nothing to do (at least not directly) with the fact that Freddie was gay.
Soundgarden - Named after an art display in Seattle, WA.
The Clash - No idea.
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood comes from the drummer's name (Mick Fleetwood). I'm not sure about the Mac.
Nirvana - They were hoping their music would make people feel like they were in Nirvana? Lol probably not.
Pink Floyd - "Pink" and "Floyd" are both nicknames of popular jazz musicians (I can't remember which off the top of my head).
Led Zeppelin - I believe this came from a comment by Keith Moon that the band would go down like a lead zeppelin.
The Beatles - Just a generic pop band name?
Led Zeppelin (again) - Lol the same.
Pearl Jam - No idea.
Alright, I looked up the ones I didn't know:
The Clash - Paul Simonon was flipping through the London Evening Standard and was surprised by the amount of time the word "clash" appeared in the headlines, so this gave him the idea for the band name.
Fleetwood Mac - The Mac part comes from the last names of members John and Christie McVie. That would make sense, I guess.
Nirvana - All I could find on this one was a quote from Kurt saying "I wanted a name that was kind of beautiful or nice and pretty instead of a mean, raunchy punk rock name like the Angry Samoans."
The Beatles - I can't find any consensus on this one, but the most likely story seems to be that it was taken from the name of a motorcycle game in the movie "The Wild Ones".
Pearl Jam - Can't find much on this one. If anyone knows where this one came from I'd be interested to hear.
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- Posted: 09/03/2011 07:44
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| swedenman wrote: | Alright I'll see what I can get off the top of my head and then look up the rest:
Led Zeppelin - I believe this came from a comment by Keith Moon that the band would go down like a lead zeppelin.
The Beatles - Just a generic pop band name?
Led Zeppelin (again) - Lol the same.
Alright, I looked up the ones I didn't know:
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You may want to look the ones you THINK you know again.
Keith Moon never said "lead Zeppelin" he said "lead BALLOON"
The band changed balloon to Zeppelin.
Also, make up your mind please on which version you claim cuz you gave TWO answers for Led Zeppelin and NEITHER of them is accurate 🤣
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- #47
- Posted: 09/03/2011 08:06
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someone already said that pearl jam came from someones aunt who made jam or something.
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- #48
- Posted: 09/03/2011 08:58
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| Norman Bates wrote: | | Captain_Dude wrote: |
Depeche Mode - Means "hurry up fashion"
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Depeche Mode is the name of a French fashion magazine. In this case "Depeche" is not "hurry up" but "piece of news". |
I have just looked this up and you are right, the band is named after the French fashion magazine.
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