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October 16, 2004
Band Names I Would Use
I don't know if any of you out there spend any time coming up with band names. I am intrigued by band names, wondering how band members come upon their names. Does the name have a meaning? Or is it just some slick postmodern trick? Or some exercise in Dadaism? And, yet, even as I have been alternately scornful of and delighted by band names from afar, I have been devising my own list of Band Names I Would Use.
Now, it is very unlikely that I will ever have a band of my own upon which to bestow a name, but it is good to be prepared. And, I'm not greedy. With the exception of the first band name, I am willing to give the rights away to these fabulous appellations..for a mention in the liner notes,of course.
The Dead Cicadas-Initially this name was meant to mock nihilistic bands. Now it would be a band that reflects on the sorrow often present in life and relationships and their seeming meaninglessness at times, but still reflects trust in God. One day the The Dead Cicadas are going to produce a web site, when their first album is in the can. A cicada can spend up to 17 years in the ground and then have to crawl up a tree in exoskeleton, do a exerting, slow-motion back flip out of it, and then try to mate and die before a couple of days go by. And, still they sing.
The Living Ingrates -Playing off the Grateful Dead, and reflecting our individual and our society's ingratitude towards God, which is so often the case, when, truly, we have so much. This would just have to be a punk band. See, sample lyrics below.
Search Your Feelings Luke-From Star Wars, of course, and meant to mock/shame our society's and my own veneration/worship of feelings. OK, so this one is a little esoteric. Just for a challenge, each of their songs should have a clear Star Wars allusion.
Platonic Hayride-Sillier than the rest, if that is possible, but just a funny concept. A band dedicated to describing the simple pleasures in life.
A verse from The Living Ingrates song "One Must Have Bread to Whine"
I live my life unfeeling
True pain or poverty.
I've got some scars need healing
But know no hunger pains.
I've got some wounds I'm licking
But still have hands to raise,
To slap down my whining
And try a little praise.
And, so...keep you eyes open for the occassional lyric from one of the house bands. All ages. No cover.
Pure Silliness | By jackdas | 1:29 AM
