[bomp] Re: Plural Names

[HOODOO3005@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 9/1/2002 9:28:11 PM Central Daylight Time, 
owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes:


> plural band names are back in style. Not that there
> weren't some great, unpretentious bands with singular names (like Slade, or
> Motorhead). But an era defined by band names like the Ramones and the Sex
> Pistols, or the Hives and the Strokes, is going to have less bullshit than 
> one
> with names like Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd, or Phish and Radiohead.
> 

Only one drawback: a plural name has gotta have a RING to it, and sometimes 
it seems like all the good plural names are taken. In that way, at least 
non-plural names open up a new realm of possibility.

I'm thinking of the first punk/new wave era, where we got bands with mundane, 
named-after-the-first-thing-we-thought-of monkiers like the Shirts or the 
Bottles. I never liked the Cars' name, either. Going back in time, I once 
read about a doo-wop group that recorded for the J&S label in the 50's called 
the Plants. For me, at least, none of these names really stick (even though 
the Cars, crappy name and all, cracked the big time). For every genius plural 
name like the Cryan Shames or the Sidewinders, there's always some wack, 
doofus title like the Movies or the Bears. (The latter two names, I didn't 
make up - I've seen albums by both bands. I think the Bears included Adrian 
Belew.)

===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <===