The importance of band names.

I've been thinking lately about good/bad band names and how they help bands that are just starting off.

Do interesting band names attract listeners?
What makes a good band name different from a bad one?

Thought I might "analize" a few bands with weird names.

Natalie Portman's Shaved Head- I've never listened to their, but I decided to dislike them after Perez Hilton blogged about them.

!!!- I admit I only decided to listen to their music because of the name, but they are suprisingly good.

The The- Never heard their music, but I've always been thinking to because the name made me laugh so much. [Just googled them, and Johnny Marr from the Smiths is a former member!]

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead- The name rocks, and the band rocks even harder.

Dananananaykroyd- As in Dan Aykroyd? Gold.

Nickelback- Apparently they got their name because one guy's brother worked at a coffee shop and the coffee costed $1.95 so people who paid $2 got "a nickel back". Amazingly, the band sucks even more than the origin of the name.

Air France- Kinda sucks if a plane with your band name tragically crashes without any survivors. Good music though.

Girl Talk- Girl Talk wins for choosing a name to embarrass the musicians he played with. And who cares how many mainstream tweens listen to his music, I still love it.

Fuck... I'm Dead- Grindcore isn't really my thing and apparently their music sucks, but that name is just hilarious.

Tim and Sam's Tim and the Sam Band with Tim and Sam- Cute name, cute band, cute music.



I know I've listened to a few bands because of their name, I think most people have.

But I guess its probably not extremely important.
Look at Oasis, Korn and Spoon. They seem to be quite popular and their band names suck.