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Post by MartinT on Jul 1, 2019 9:36:08 GMT

My attention was drawn to the 1978 Scarfolk Festival and the wonderful list of band names appearing:

Margaret's Idiotic Swan
Sausage Warfare
The Barristers of Camelot
Strangely Normal
The Gay Cows
Kenneth Explosion
Hitler Likes Twix
Colonel Shrimp Phantom and his Prawn Army
The Amiable Poos
Orwell's Spud
Robot Wig
Buffoon
Sock Hospital
Second Hand Puddings
The Poltergeeses
Electric Blanket Acoustic Blanket
The Oyster Dickhead Orchestra
Fondlebum
Beige
The Crucifixion Pyjamas
Pavlov & the Dribblers
Harpsichord of Death
Arrogant Sandwiches
Semi-Detached Kitten Asylum
Lumpfinder

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petea Rank: Big Band Posts: 2,741	Great Band Names Jul 1, 2019 13:07:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by petea on Jul 1, 2019 13:07:29 GMT Well, I guess that's the only time that Beige has ever stood out!
	Pete

MikeMusic Global Moderator Posts: 32,640	Great Band Names Jul 1, 2019 13:07:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MikeMusic on Jul 1, 2019 13:07:55 GMT Just one festival .....
	More music from better kit Played last : Underworld -King Crimson -Beach Boys -Hybrid -Jazzanova -Rod Stewart -Dave Seaman -Geoffrey Richardson -Eric Burdon -Max Richter -James Lavelle -Boards of Canada -Jonny Lang -Gerry Rafferty -Level 42 -Voice of the Seven Woods -Manassas -The Rides -Bonnie Raitt -Mogwai -Viktor Krauss -Bajofondo -Bent -Chris Rea -Rick Springfield TAD/Technics/Coherent

MartinT Administrator Posts: 54,788	Great Band Names Jul 1, 2019 13:45:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MartinT on Jul 1, 2019 13:45:48 GMT Jul 1, 2019 13:07:29 GMT petea said: Well, I guess that's the only time that Beige has ever stood out! I thought the same thing!
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Slinger Rank: Composer Posts: 23,893	Great Band Names Jul 1, 2019 15:06:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Slinger on Jul 1, 2019 15:06:48 GMT Toad The Wet Sprocket. The name was cribbed from a Monty Python sketch, and yes, I do own several of their albums.
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MikeMusic Global Moderator Posts: 32,640	Great Band Names Jul 1, 2019 15:24:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MikeMusic on Jul 1, 2019 15:24:11 GMT A few of us already know Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
	More music from better kit Played last : Underworld -King Crimson -Beach Boys -Hybrid -Jazzanova -Rod Stewart -Dave Seaman -Geoffrey Richardson -Eric Burdon -Max Richter -James Lavelle -Boards of Canada -Jonny Lang -Gerry Rafferty -Level 42 -Voice of the Seven Woods -Manassas -The Rides -Bonnie Raitt -Mogwai -Viktor Krauss -Bajofondo -Bent -Chris Rea -Rick Springfield TAD/Technics/Coherent

ChrisB Administrator Posts: 19,717	Great Band Names Jul 1, 2019 17:14:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ChrisB on Jul 1, 2019 17:14:45 GMT We all know about Scarfolk, don't we? Just checking!
	*I think it's probably just my age that fools people into thinking I'm a grown-up.*

Slinger Rank: Composer Posts: 23,893	Great Band Names Jul 1, 2019 17:40:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Slinger on Jul 1, 2019 17:40:43 GMT I've probably posted this before, but - The Canonical List of Weird Band Names
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MikeMusic Global Moderator Posts: 32,640	Great Band Names Jul 2, 2019 13:14:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MikeMusic on Jul 2, 2019 13:14:09 GMT as one of the comments says "Keep it up. You're doing God's work."
	More music from better kit Played last : Underworld -King Crimson -Beach Boys -Hybrid -Jazzanova -Rod Stewart -Dave Seaman -Geoffrey Richardson -Eric Burdon -Max Richter -James Lavelle -Boards of Canada -Jonny Lang -Gerry Rafferty -Level 42 -Voice of the Seven Woods -Manassas -The Rides -Bonnie Raitt -Mogwai -Viktor Krauss -Bajofondo -Bent -Chris Rea -Rick Springfield TAD/Technics/Coherent

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Post by MartinT on Jul 1, 2019 9:36:08 GMT

Post by petea on Jul 1, 2019 13:07:29 GMT

Post by MikeMusic on Jul 1, 2019 13:07:55 GMT

Post by MartinT on Jul 1, 2019 13:45:48 GMT

Post by Slinger on Jul 1, 2019 15:06:48 GMT

Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2019 15:18:09 GMT

Post by MikeMusic on Jul 1, 2019 15:24:11 GMT

Post by ChrisB on Jul 1, 2019 17:14:45 GMT

Post by Slinger on Jul 1, 2019 17:40:43 GMT

Post by MikeMusic on Jul 2, 2019 13:14:09 GMT