Bands that should have been s**t by their name but weren't

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Izzy HaveMercy
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Since HL is so inspirational on that front, we missed this one.

I start off with:

KONG.

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For Greater Good - Ambient Music for the Masses...
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Pop Will Eat Itself
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As the day is long.
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Izzy HaveMercy
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System Of A Down

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Lothar and the Hand People.

Well, maybe they're actually really rubbish, but look up Space Hymn on youtube and tell me that it ain't proto-Hawkwind awesomeness.
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As stated elsewhere

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

I mean FFS...... :lol:
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Izzy HaveMercy wrote:System Of A Down

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You are so wrong, but since it's about taste... i'll get my coat.
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weebleswobble wrote:As stated elsewhere

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

I mean FFS...... :lol:
that was the only band i could think of
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Thank you for this one Izzy!

- The Sex Pistols
- Einstürzende Neubauten ;)
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Bad Company
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Red Snapper
And the title of their first album, Prince Blimey, should be on the stupid album titles list, but it's a great album.

And... Nurse with Wound... great people, but the name, seriously ;D
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NWW arse name arsier noise, they're not a feckin' band they/it are street cleaners, a pox on them and their ilk! ;D
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Half Man, Half Biscuit

(steps back and awaits the fury...)

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The Beatles?
You still think swastikas look cool
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I hate HMHB, they can't write a decent melody all they do is put a 'pub conversation' to some random music, it's arse and I will allas hate them! :evil:
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James Blast wrote:I hate HMHB, they can't write a decent melody all they do is put a 'pub conversation' to some random music, it's arse and I will allas hate them! :evil:
Me and you are going to fall out big time JB :twisted: :lol:

HMHB are one of the worlds greatest bands. Seen then 50 times now and even "nearly" got blown up by the bus that went bang on 7/7 on our way to a gig in Penzance. :eek: Every album is class and you can sometimes bump into any of the band in town on a saturday.

Nigel's best quote

"Why don't you do a song about Tranmere"......

"Sorry I don't do love songs" :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Thin Lizzy.
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Anyone mention The Sisterhood yet? ;D

(I know it's not a band in the strict definition)
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snowey wrote:
James Blast wrote:I hate HMHB, they can't write a decent melody all they do is put a 'pub conversation' to some random music, it's arse and I will allas hate them! :evil:
Me and you are going to fall out big time JB :twisted: :lol:

HMHB are one of the worlds greatest bands. Seen then 50 times now and even "nearly" got blown up by the bus that went bang on 7/7 on our way to a gig in Penzance. :eek: Every album is class and you can sometimes bump into any of the band in town on a saturday.

Nigel's best quote

"Why don't you do a song about Tranmere"......

"Sorry I don't do love songs" :notworthy: :notworthy:
Absolutely agree. The Biccies are one of the greatest bands ever. :notworthy: :notworthy: James, I think the greatest philosophy probably started in the pub, or at least after a drink. :wink:
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don't know if any of these are good/bad..they must fall into at least one of the lists on HL at the moment!!

http://www.c4vct.com/kym/humor/rockband.htm
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nice find :lol:
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I have to admit that I have NEVER heard a single song by HMHB!
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you're one of the lucky ones ;D
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BillyBadBreaks wrote:I have to admit that I have NEVER heard a single song by HMHB!
Ah where to start? Back in the D.H.S.S is the one that brought them to fame. McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt is possibly my fav. It has the classic track Hedley Veritiyesque which has the classic line 'there's no room for enigmas in built up areas'. ;D Actung Bono is a great album, Camell Laird Social Club is a work of genius and CSI Ambleside is great, not to mention Four Lads who Shook the Wirral and Trouble over Bridgewater. :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Suede and Mansun, two of my very fave bands that just happen to have crap names
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