Just read that Coldplay used to be called Pectoralz...
Anyone know of any cringe-worthy original band names for bands that are now famous?
Anyone know of any cringe-worthy original band names for bands that are now famous?
Bad band names that were changed before they were famous...
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Originally Posted by little-monster:
“Destiny's child was Girls Tyme”
“Destiny's child was Girls Tyme”
Mmmm... wonder why the changed it?
Queen - Smile
The Who - The Detours
Led Zeppelin - The New Yardbirds
Blondie - Angel and the Snakes
U2 - The Hype
The Who - The Detours
Led Zeppelin - The New Yardbirds
Blondie - Angel and the Snakes
U2 - The Hype
Sugababes were originally Sugababies
Westlife were originally Six as One then IOYOU
TLC were orginally 2nd nature
Westlife were originally Six as One then IOYOU
TLC were orginally 2nd nature
I know that:
Spice Girls used to be Touch
I also read that the Black Eyed Peas used to be Atban Klann then Black Eyed Pods o_0
Spice Girls used to be Touch
I also read that the Black Eyed Peas used to be Atban Klann then Black Eyed Pods o_0
Festfolk = Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid = ABBA
The Quarrymen = Johnny and the Moondogs = Long John and the Beetles = The Silver Beetles = The Silver Beatles = The Beatles
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/page...-of-Bands.html
The Quarrymen = Johnny and the Moondogs = Long John and the Beetles = The Silver Beetles = The Silver Beatles = The Beatles
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/page...-of-Bands.html
The Kaiser Chiefs were Parva.
Joy Division were Warsaw.
Radiohead were On A Friday.
Nirvana were Skid Row / Pen Cap Chew / Bliss / Ed Ted Fred.
The Who were The Detours.
Joy Division were Warsaw.
Radiohead were On A Friday.
Nirvana were Skid Row / Pen Cap Chew / Bliss / Ed Ted Fred.
The Who were The Detours.
Tears for Fears were known as Graduate
Simon and Garfunkel was Tom and Jerry
Marmalade were Dean Ford and the Gaylords
Simon and Garfunkel was Tom and Jerry
Marmalade were Dean Ford and the Gaylords
Originally Posted by WPaulVanDyk:
“Marmalade were Dean Ford and the Gaylords”
“Marmalade were Dean Ford and the Gaylords”
*sputters with laughter*
(I can't help it!)
Oasis were The Rain.
The Velvet Underground were The Primitives, then The Warlocks, then The Falling Spikes.
Somebody already said Queen were Smile, but before that they were 1984.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds were originally The Boys Next Door, and then had initial success as The Birthday Party, but I think NC&TBS and TBP might actually be seen as two different bands, rather than the same band under a different name.
I believe Sex Pistols were originally The Swankers, hahaha.
Pink Floyd went through numerous names. At first they were Sigma Six, then The Meggadeaths, The Screamin' Abdabs, The Abdabs, Leonard's Lodgers and The Spectrum Five. They eventually settled on The Tea Set until they came across another band with the same name, so they became The Pink Floyd, dropping the "The" after their first album.
Status Quo are another band that initially had a "The" prefix but dropped it after some early success, but before that they had a few single releases that went nowhere as The Spectres, some of The Spectres' output can be found on certain Mod compilations, I believe. They also went through the names Traffic (not to be confused with Steve Winwood's Traffic) and Traffic Jam, before The Status Quo.
The Velvet Underground were The Primitives, then The Warlocks, then The Falling Spikes.
Somebody already said Queen were Smile, but before that they were 1984.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds were originally The Boys Next Door, and then had initial success as The Birthday Party, but I think NC&TBS and TBP might actually be seen as two different bands, rather than the same band under a different name.
I believe Sex Pistols were originally The Swankers, hahaha.
Pink Floyd went through numerous names. At first they were Sigma Six, then The Meggadeaths, The Screamin' Abdabs, The Abdabs, Leonard's Lodgers and The Spectrum Five. They eventually settled on The Tea Set until they came across another band with the same name, so they became The Pink Floyd, dropping the "The" after their first album.
Status Quo are another band that initially had a "The" prefix but dropped it after some early success, but before that they had a few single releases that went nowhere as The Spectres, some of The Spectres' output can be found on certain Mod compilations, I believe. They also went through the names Traffic (not to be confused with Steve Winwood's Traffic) and Traffic Jam, before The Status Quo.
Originally Posted by little-monster:
“Sugababes were originally Sugababies
Westlife were originally Six as One then IOYOU
TLC were orginally 2nd nature”
“Sugababes were originally Sugababies
Westlife were originally Six as One then IOYOU
TLC were orginally 2nd nature”
westlife were also known as west side
Originally Posted by pmw_hewitt:
“The Velvet Underground were The Primitives, then The Warlocks, then The Falling Spikes.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds were originally The Boys Next Door, and then had initial success as The Birthday Party, but I think NC&TBS and TBP might actually be seen as two different bands, rather than the same band under a different name.
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“The Velvet Underground were The Primitives, then The Warlocks, then The Falling Spikes.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds were originally The Boys Next Door, and then had initial success as The Birthday Party, but I think NC&TBS and TBP might actually be seen as two different bands, rather than the same band under a different name.
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The Bad Seeds and The Birthday Party are generally seen as different bands.
The Primitives and The Warlocks were both Lou Reed and John Cale working together, but the rest of the Velvets joined later, and the sound was completely different.
Patrick Wolf used to use the stage name "Patrick", no surname.
We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It became Fuzzbox when they broke through.
Bone Thugs-N-harmony - Band aid boys
Cypress hill - DVX
De La Soul - Easy Street
Mobb Deep - Poetical Prophets
Busta Rhymes - Chill-O-Ski
Rakim - Kid Wizard
Q-Tip - MC Love Child
2pac - MC New York
Cypress hill - DVX
De La Soul - Easy Street
Mobb Deep - Poetical Prophets
Busta Rhymes - Chill-O-Ski
Rakim - Kid Wizard
Q-Tip - MC Love Child
2pac - MC New York
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