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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2018 18:28:04 GMT
As in, you thought they were another type of artist than they actually are, just based on name.
Eagles of Death Metal
Smashing Pumpkins - thought they were an indie/shoegaze band from somewhere in southern England
Michelle Shocked - thought this was a band like Twisted Sister.
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Post by bravomailer on Feb 16, 2018 18:40:29 GMT
E Power Biggs sure sounds like a rap star.
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Post by someguy on Feb 16, 2018 20:20:36 GMT
Barenaked Ladies.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 1:13:08 GMT
As band names go, I always thought that was a poor choice. |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Feb 17, 2018 1:30:25 GMT
The Darkness
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Post by cypher on Feb 17, 2018 2:28:12 GMT
Skull Snaps
Take a poll, and 98% wouldn't guess the type of music they played based on their name.
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Post by alpha128 on Feb 17, 2018 2:59:05 GMT
As in, you thought they were another type of artist than they actually are, just based on name. Who would expect an all male heavy metal band from Denmark to be named Pretty Maids? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 3:44:52 GMT
Skull Snaps Take a poll, and 98% wouldn't guess the type of music they played based on their name. Imma take a wild guess ska, before looking them up. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 3:45:30 GMT
Skull Snaps Take a poll, and 98% wouldn't guess the type of music they played based on their name. Imma take a wild guess ska, before looking them up. Did I say ska? I meant funk. |
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Post by Jokers_Wilde on Feb 17, 2018 18:45:43 GMT
The Birthday Massacre.
Judging by the name, I figured they were a speed metal band with a lead singer that would hit notes from the diaphragm.
Much to my surprise, the singer is female, and has the singing voice of a beautiful siren. 
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Post by darknessfish on Feb 17, 2018 20:46:52 GMT
If the name isn't particularly misleading, the logo is. Party Cannon have the best logo of any black metal band:  |
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Post by alpha128 on Feb 17, 2018 20:51:36 GMT
If the name isn't particularly misleading, the logo is. Party Cannon have the best logo of any black metal band I've never heard of Party Cannon before. I must admit the name and logo do not suggest Brutal Death Metal on the Gore House Productions label. |
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Post by cupcakes on Feb 21, 2018 1:37:52 GMT
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Post by maxwellperfect on Feb 21, 2018 20:24:12 GMT
Ben Folds 5
The Thompson Twins
The Nashville Teens
Texas
Cajun Dance Party
Grand Funk Railroad
The Girls
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Post by Terrapin Station on Feb 21, 2018 20:38:20 GMT
I didn't think this, because I knew the music when I was really young, but it happens with people re the Grateful Dead.
Some where I was misled by the name:
10,000 Maniacs - Disappointed in this case. I was hoping they'd sound . . . well, at least kind of maniacal. I just thought they were boring.
M'Lumbo - for some reason I was expecting that maybe they'd be a Los Lobos-like latin-oriented band. That would have been fine with me, but they're very different than that, and I really like what they are instead. They're a fairly avant-garde, hard-to-describe band who does something in the vein of "cinematic soundscapes," sometimes with comedy elements.
Flying Burrito Brothers - I knew they were country-rock, but based on the name, I expected them to be something like the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band of country-rock. They're not. I would have preferred what I expected, but I like them okay.
Here's some M'Lumbo for the curious, by the way:
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Post by bravomailer on Feb 21, 2018 20:56:59 GMT
During the British Invasion, a few American bands gave themselves English-sounding names:
The Sir Douglas Quintet
The Beau Brummels
The Buckinghams
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Post by NJtoTX on Feb 22, 2018 14:06:38 GMT
Meshuggah - I thought they were a Jewish parody band.
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Post by sostie on Feb 22, 2018 15:14:28 GMT
Budgie
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Feb 23, 2018 8:16:08 GMT
Unrest
Destroyer
Disco Inferno
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Post by theauxphou on Feb 23, 2018 10:33:39 GMT
Dr Alex Paterson from The Orb isn't really a doctor.  |
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