Word: bande
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...nowadays, it's hard to glean much information at all from these bizarre band names--like Sneaker Pimps, Counting Crows or even Thrifty Spackle--that seem to be so popular among a new sect of music listeners...
This trend in the naming process, as it would seem to me, goes something like this: typical Alternative Band X decides it needs a name--and a good one at that. After surveying the names of similar groups that have been commercially successful, its members realize that a catchy and quirky name is vital to the group if it ever hopes to wins a spot on Casey's Top 40 or even a gig on "Late Night With Conan O'Brian." So, following the lead of groups like Green Day, Barenaked Ladies, Smashing Pumpkins and Foo Fighters, the band members...
...perhaps even more interesting is the fact that many of these band names even follow a similar grammatical pattern. That is, the first of the pair of words tends to describe the second word in some way or another. This is the case with aforementioned bands (both big and small), like Green Day, Barenaked Ladies, Tragically Hip and Thrifty Spackle, among others...
...humorous, then, that in a genre known for its attempts to be anything but traditional, the band names seem to be easily created from a very simple formula...
...fact, these bizarre names have provided my social group with an endless source of diversion. For the past few summers now, we have been playing the informal "alternative band name" game whenever we get together. To play is simple. Listen closely to everything you and your friends say. If you're quick enough, you'll pick out odd phrases that put genuine alternative band names--like Perfect Thyroid, Infamous Gnomosexuals, Accidental Groove and Burning Spear--to shame. Our list of outtakes from purely casual speech includes classics like Extraneous Stomach, Sneaky Bucket, Vomitous Swan and, my personal favorite, El Nino...