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I'm thinking of calling my band The Beetles. Do you think this is a good name?

.....which is why are Rock and Pop in the same section? It's the question people dare not ask, he elephant in the room if you like. Hasn't anyone ever wondered this?

I think it's quite good ...it's The Beatles. As in like beetles but with a "beat" instead. Do you think this would be a good name for my band?

I know they were a hugely successful act but did any of them - Jermaine,Randy,Michael,Tito, Dave etc - have any successful solo records?

The answer is of course "yes" - unless you can find a more toecurling, cringeworthy moment of course.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUqTGZIexn4

Costume ideas I mean. Cheap but eyecatching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUZ2zM9j19c

According to the classic rock song "Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak / Somewhere in this town". But the question is where? Can you suggest where in the town Thin Lizzy might look if they want to prevent/assist the jailbreak?

....or has he done worse than this? (It may be possible)

"Its no use, he sees her

He starts to shake and cough

Just like the old man in

That book by nabakov "

Not just pretentious in an "I've read books by people with long names, you know" kind of way but also a really desperate attempt to make the words rhyme. But this is Sting - I think he has form for this sort of thing. Has he done worse? Give me examples

I'm forming a band. Do you have any good ideas for a band name? What genre should we play? What should we write songs about? Any ideas for song titles? Also what would be a good name for our first album? And the cover art..?

just wondered

You never seem to hear anything about them these days

Years ago when goth band the Sisters Of Mercy had put out a couple of singles with a bit more of a rock sound / production I went to see them live. Of course 99% of the audience were dressed in black, with backcombed hair etc, 0.9% were wearing full wedding dresses (!), and 0.01 (ie the bloke in front me ) was an old school rock / metal fan! He was disgusted when he realised there was a drum machine instead of a drummer, looked disgruntled all the way through, kept muttering "I thought this was supposed to be rock music", and only applauded two songs (More and Under The Gun).

Have you ever witnessed any similar "fishes out of water" at gigs?

...Did the reason for this finally become clear in 1983 when he produced a Big Log?

There seems to be a division of opinion on this site - were the Pistols the epitomy of punk, or a fake, manufactured puppet band? Lets hear the case for and against the Pistols, the more you back up your argument with the better!

There's an underground Clash/SLF type punk band from Dublin called the Dubtones. That's an ok name in my book but nothing special. However a mate who knows them reliably informs me that at one point they were going to be called CHICKENS IN SUSPENDERS! Now that's a band name. Should they have kept it? Any other original, abandoned band names you particularly like?

...if so are you pleased to hear that their 36 track triple album is due to be re-released soon...WITH EXTRA TRACKS???!!!!!!

BQ - and why would Y/A suggest that this question is best to go in "sport/football"?

Not literally of course (but I would be interested to hear of any evidence you have that this ma be the case) but consider the facts - Both have Roses in the name; both became prominent in the late 80s; both took a very long time to release an album resulting almost inevitably in an underwhelming response when it did arive; both have attempted to carry on without key members; both had disastrous headling slots at major UK festivals. The Stone Roses next move was to split up. Is the end of Guns & Roses just around the corner?

Please list them all if possible.

And can you list them all please?

...which they are, obviously - hugely popular to this day - then why are some of their fans bothered by the fact that one or two people like me don't like them? What difference is it going to make to Robert Plant or Roger Waters bank balance or whatever?