Band Name Ideas

You need to ponder over several ideas while coming up with a name for a music band. While many may think it is a very easy task to come up with names, let me tell you, it's not true. There is a lot of thought and effort that goes into creating a great and unique band name. Read about it in the article.
While my band started to jam and rehearse, we often forgot about coming up with a name for our band. Considering that we all were band virgins before getting together, none of us had ever been in a band before. While we have all heard of and practically worshiped a lot of bands and musicians, it is a little difficult to come up with names for the band. Belonging to the literary part of the band, coming up with the name was sort of my responsibility. Well, we did come up with a name, but we also found a lot of great ones in the process. Let us see those first.

Cool Ideas for a Band Name
There are certain names for music bands that just fume of the word "cool". They personify the emotion and fit it completely. Here are a few names for music bands that fall in that category.
  • Pearl Glow
  • Junior Sound Workshop
  • Painter Nirvana
  • The Darkside
  • Lucifer Inc.
  • Giant Pressure Junkies
  • Allstars
  • Flying Gravity
  • Outcome Input
  • Retro Mood Queens
  • Sinatra Spectrum
  • LayLo
  • Deathly Living
  • Entourage
  • Baby Boys
  • Duet Dodos
  • Symbian Sync
  • Raw Fire
  • Vintage Psycho Arrangement
  • Freud Project
All these names are fairly inventive and hold the essence of music with no boundaries.

Good Band Name Ideas
These are names that stand for the type of music that the band may play. One can select the one that sounds the most appropriate for the genre.
  • Sykadelick
  • BloodLust
  • Growl Momentum
  • Big Purple Head
  • Invisibility
  • EmJay
  • Magik
  • Sin Doers
  • Heavenly Evil
  • Bodhi Tree (existing band)
  • Pin Drop Violence (existing band)
  • Parikrama (existing band)
  • Zeest (existing band)
  • The Trip (existing band)
  • Marijuana Farm
  • Farmville Hunters
  • Not Good Gals/Guys
  • Celibate Love
  • The Alzheimer's Band
  • Condom Nation
Yes, some of these may seem a little bit over the top, but trust me, they are better than the one's coming next. Either ways, these names work well for bands that wish to prove their maverickness.

Nasty Ideas for a Band Name
Now, not all names may be that socially acceptable, right? In my search for the perfect music band name, and the number of concerts that I have attended, there are a few very unbelievable names that I have come across. Now, these names are great when you wish to make an instant impression on your audience, or to show that you simply care about music, and not the name of the band.
  • Congress of Spunk
  • Attack of the Retreating Invisible Cows
  • The Baby Throwers
  • Curtain of Pain
  • Devilishistic
  • Booty Calls
  • 50% off
  • Victoria's Vomit
  • Sophie's Nonsense
  • Leopard Hunters
  • The Douche bags
  • PMS
  • Triple D
  • Better Than You
  • Time Watchers
  • The Future
  • The Old Monk
  • College Band
  • We Play!
  • Prima Facie
Yes, I have honestly heard people come up with and use names of this sort, which you can refrain from using, it is your choice. However, you need to know that the popularity of the bands sort of increases simply because their names are so funny.

Trust me, we have had plenty of laughter with a few of these names, and we were seriously pondering over a few others. While the one that we settled with is not already listed, I can let you in on that right now. We have named ourselves "The Unidentifiables".We have our reasons for it. So, if you are wondering what the thought process behind it was, let me tell you, the name just appealed to us. So, be it a name from the lists above, or one that you have picked out from the figments of your imagination, just choose one. Trust me, it will fit you instantly! This is where I sign off!! Rock ON!!
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Last Updated: 9/23/2011
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