Revealed: How 400 of the Most Influential Bands in the World Chose Their Names

De: BH McKechnie, VHM McKechnie

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

From rock to pop, folk to blues, and electronic to heavy metal, have you ever wondered how the most well known bands in the world chose their names? Find the answers to this question and many more unbelievable, astounding, intriguing, and surprising facts about band names inside ‘Revealed: How 400 of the Most Influential Bands in the World Chose Their Names’. Such as, Which band mistakenly chose a name that was almost impossible to find in search engines, as it could not be used as a domain name? Which band inspired the pseudonym chosen by horror writer Stephen King? Which band’s record company said that their name ‘was a terrible idea’? Which band chose their name by throwing a dart at a map of the world? Who had to change their band name from ‘Seymour’ as their new record company said they would not sign them under that name? Which band was named in honour of HMV mascot Nipper the dog? Which band is named after a steamroller? You could also use this book to make up hundreds more intriguing questions for pub quizzes, family get-togethers, or parties.

Where do bands find their names? Usually it can be from an event in someone’s personal lives, a nickname of a band member, an inside joke, a line from a book, a book title, a movie, a random event, a chance meeting, a passing comment, or a misheard conversation. There are numerous random ways a band has chosen its name, and in this book, there are details of how 400 bands chose their names.

This first edition of this book has been published as a concise, compact, and efficient guide to the meanings and origins of the names chosen by 400 familiar, well-known, and acclaimed bands. Each entry is written in a clear and uncomplicated style.