CONTEST: Come up with a Better Band Name and Win $50!
 

EZ Contest:
So I'm trying to come up with a great band name. Style of music: in the vein of Pink Floyd, TOOL, Tori Amos, APC, NIN, Jeff Buckley, U2, MUSE, etc.
Think melodic, intellectual rock with a sometimes harder edge.

So here's the deal:
I've listed our current top contenders above - first, vote which of the current names you like the best!

Then, if you have a better name, post it in this thread. I'll leave this open for 48 hours.

Then, in 48 hours I'll post a new thread with the top 3-4 winners from this poll + the best of the new entries.

So, then it's up to GFY - they can vote for one of our existing band-names or they can vote for your new entry. If GFY votes that your name is the best, I'll paypal you $50, EVEN IF WE DON'T USE OR LIKE THE NAME.

If one of the current band-names gets the most votes, no one gets anything! (just so no one starts the inevitable "calling me out" thread!)
:winkwink:
So hit me up with something original, that rolls off your tongue & is catchy but still makes you think - (linguists say "cellar door" are the most phonetically pleasing spoken words EVER - see if you can come up with something better then that, haha). :upsidedow :thumbsup

Digital Edge
or
Mode 3

Call it "GFY". It will be enigmatic. Only we'll know.

not bad, not bad

Does Mode 3 mean anything or is it just random?

:1orglaugh

Twisted Fate
Emotical
10fold
Confessions
Core
Hatelapse
Lapdog
GERD
Fat Free
Peasant Run

that reminds me,

Addendum to the rules: if a band name is already being used, we can't consider it (obviously)

CORE is cool but is taken.

Emotical & hatelapse are not bad. :)

List of ALL registered band names
http://www.bandreg.com/project/index.htm

(do a band search)

Herman and the homos

actually I like Emotical a lot.

Root word: "Emotion" - but constructed in such a way that makes it sound almost machine-like (obviously the opposite of emotion). although I'm not sure if you want to go after that whole "oxymoron" band name thing. but none the less, it is cool. :)

My Left Nut

After I choose a band name, I'll give you the leftovers. ;)

Toroidal Zoids

yea, I like oxymorons or paradoxes (see Accidental Fate and others on my list)

I also really like the idea of something synthetic, robotic or digital married with something organic - like an evolution of machines into a new state of AI and self-awareness/consciousness or biomechanical, hence A New Machine & Digital Soul.

That's definitely on the right track.

Here's one...perfect PR name...

"FREE BEER"

You're sure to get people to watch you.

yea, I'm sure that and "All Nude Girls" are taken. :1orglaugh

Hrm, alot of those sounds like you're trying to hard imo.

They would actually try to kick your ass since you wasted their time. :1orglaugh

yea, some do - some I think are catchy.

I mean there's some serious prog-rock bands out there who have way more complex names - I don't want to go that far but I want something to make you think a little bit. We're not going to be a big, dumb metal band (not that there's anything wrong with that, I grew up on metal, but that's not what this project is about) - so something with a little more depth is cool.

it worked for the Barenaked Ladies :winkwink:

Eh...who uses the phrase "barenaked" nowadays, though?
:winkwink:

Pink Tool

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Green Pod

cumbubble

Slugish
2 dum sum
half past
tig light
back yard fence
The Boogie
the 12th night

and tahts all for now

It was just random sort of, it was a name I wanted to use for my old rock band yrs ago, but it just didn't seem to fit our style of rock

ok, how about "Huh Ha"?
and..."E-ROCK" ?

some more...

~ JIBAI
~ Gunninah
~ Chaohi
~ Chundoy

and more.. :thumbsup

~Swordhai
~diudiu
~You Bastard
~Bing Bang Bong
~Ongko Ongko

omnicrush

hmmmm :helpme :( :Oh crap :)

Half Past is aiiight

Blazing Apostles
In Pursuit
Anal Quiche

shit, I need to take one of these out of the running...
I just found out Secret Society is already taken. If you voted for it & you like something else in the poll, post it below, yo :pimp

:1orglaugh

I like omnicrush...I can see that as a band name

yea, that's one of my faves
I also dig Terminal Crush, Digital Soul & Indigo Alibi
those are my top 4
but I like to find out what the people think... :)

Keep those names coming...

C'mon, this is easier then those $50 logo contests :) :pimp