( Their bug-themed band's name, The Beatles, was chosen partly in homage to Holly's Crickets.

According to the band's website, although the group admired Holly ( and years later produced an album covering some of his songs ), their name was inspired primarily by the sprigs of holly in evidence around Christmas of 1962.

Soon after, the band's name was revised to Bill Haley & His Comets.

* The Damned-Damned Damned Damned, a limited number of which were deliberately printed with a photo of Eddie and the Hot Rods on the back of the cover, rather than The Damned playing at The Roxy Club, and with an erratum sticker apologising for this " mistake ", and on the front of the LP, on top of the original shrinkwrap, a red food-fight sticker saying ' Damned Damned ', thus completing the LP's title when read underneath the band's name ;

At Capitol's behest, the band's name was changed to Crowded House, which alluded to the lack of space at the West Hollywood apartment they shared during the recording of the album Crowded House.

The band's real name generated controversy.

In 1989 the band's name was changed to Deicide at the request of Roadrunner Records.

This band's name remained that way until his death.

In keeping with the band's satirical nature, each member had a comical name: in addition to Kinky there was Little Jewford, Big Nig, Panama Red, Wichita Culpepper, Sky Cap Adams, Rainbow Colours, and Snakebite Jacobs.

They were still committed to several concerts in Scandinavia, so drummer Jim McCarty and vocalist Keith Relf authorised Page and bassist Chris Dreja to use " The Yardbirds " name to fulfill the band's obligations.

One account of how the new band's name was chosen held that Moon and Entwistle had suggested that the supergroup with Page and Beck would go down like a " lead balloon ", a British idiom for disastrous results.

When his manager informed him that a band by the name of " Bastard " would never get a slot on " Top of the Pops ", Lemmy changed the band's name to " Motörhead " – the title of the last song he had written for Hawkwind.

After modifying the spelling slightly, " Mötley Crüe " was eventually selected as the band's name, with the stylistic decision suggested by Neil to add the two sets of metal umlauts supposedly inspired by the German beer Löwenbräu, which the members were drinking at the time.

The album was originally titled The Dirt, as it was loosely based on the band's autobiography of the same name, but the title was later changed.

Rob Gretton, the band's manager for over twenty years, is credited for having found the name " New Order " in an article in The Guardian entitled " The People's New Order of Kampuchea ".

The band's founding members were Liam Howe and Chris Corner, who then recruited Kelli Dayton ( formerly of Lumieres, now recording under the name Kelli Ali ) for vocal duties and long-time friend Ian Pickering to provide lyrics.

It was with their second album, 1978's More Songs About Buildings and Food that the band began its long-term collaboration with producer Brian Eno, who had previously worked with Roxy Music, David Bowie, John Cale and Robert Fripp ; the title of Eno's 1977 song " King's Lead Hat " is an anagram of the band's name.

In an unpublished memoir, Mars later explained the band's choice of name: " Like maybe the main act doesn't show, and instead the crowd has to settle for an earful of us dirtbags.

Frustrated with the lack of attention they were getting locally, they engaged in a graffiti campaign, with Brown and Wren spraying the band's name on walls from West Didsbury to the city centre.

Rob Crow of the rock band Goblin Cock chose to go by the name " Lord Phallus " during the release of the band's albums.

The only concern held by Ross and Food was that they disliked the band's name.

To keep the " initial " theme of the band's name, Rozonda needed a name starting with C, and so became Chilli, which was coined by Lopes.

Originally conceived as a solo record by John Wozniak, he later brought Dylan Keefe into the project and the record was released under the band's name.

This unique sound is the backdrop for the band's message of dignity for indigenous people, all of humanity, and Earth.

The band's music is described as a blend of genres, including hard rock, funk, soul, hip hop, reggae, jazz and ska and is often compared to that of Rage Against the Machine, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone.

" Machine Gun ", the instrumental title track from the band's debut album, became a staple at American sporting events, and is similarly featured in many films, including Boogie Nights and Looking for Mr. Goodbar.

It includes 19 of the band's greatest hits and is also available in a box set with a 25 track DVD of their music videos.

Bassist Nick Seymour, who is also an artist, designed or co-designed all of the band's album covers and interior artwork.

This slight difference in instrumentation derives from the British concert band's heritage in military bands, where the highest brass instrument is always the cornet.

1: The Miracle and the Sleeper ", which was released on the band's 1992 breakthrough album, Images and Words, and is followed by the 2005 album " Octavarium ".

2008 also saw a Japan exclusive box set containing the band's first six albums, This is the Devo Box.

His work with Body Count, whose 1992 debut album Marrow described as a " rock album with a rap mentality ", is described as paving the way for the success of rap rock fusions by bands like Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit ; however, Marrow states that the band's style does not fuse the two genres, and is solely a rock band.

In a 2002 story for the Chicago Daily Record, Mark Guarino, the newspaper's music critic, wrote that "' Forever Changes ' is a touchstone for serious pop fanatics ..." He added that, "... the band's first three albums were since rediscovered as visionary classics, all three culminating in ' Forever Changes ' ( Elektra ), the band's 1967 masterpiece of ornate pop.

The band's fashion-sense has been seminal ; Simeon Lipman, head of pop culture at Christie's auction house, has commented that " Led Zeppelin have had a big influence on fashion because the whole aura surrounding them is so cool, and people want a piece of that ".

The band's success peaked between 1980 and 1981 with a number of UK chart hits, including the classic single " Ace of Spades ", which is still a crowd favourite today and the # 1 on the live album No Sleep ' til Hammersmith.

The band announced a three-week residency in Las Vegas, with bassist Nikki Sixx stating, " This is the beginning of what will be the biggest probably four to five years of the band's career.

The band's 1983 hit " Blue Monday ", the best-selling 12-inch single of all time, is one example of how the band transformed their sound.

The band's identity with its " hometown " of Burlington, Vermont is evident in their actions.

The lead track, " Tom Sawyer ", is probably the band's best-known song with " Limelight " also receiving satisfactory responses from listeners and radio stations.

The bulk of the band's music has always included synthetic instruments in some form or another, and this is a great source of contention in the Rush camp, especially the band's heavy reliance on synthesizers and keyboards during the 1980s, particularly on albums Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows, and Hold Your Fire.

Moving Pictures is currently the band's highest-selling album ( 4. 4 million units ).

The Midwestern United States was the original REO Speedwagon fan stronghold and is pivotal in this period of the band's history.

In a recent webisode posted on the band's website, Lewis stated that eight songs are written and that " every one of them is as heavy or heavier than the heaviest song on the last record ".