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( 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.

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Though it was a platinum seller, reception of Presence was mixed among critics and fans, with some critics suggesting that the band's excesses may have caught up with them.
The Hall's refusal to induct Rush may be a consequence of the band's insistence on remaining outside the mainstream of rock when it comes to self-promotion, in favour of maintaining a high degree of independence.
Unlike a Military band's usage of baton twirlers, Corps Style bands may include the usage of a " color guard " which spin flags, rifles, sabres, and may also incorporate dance into their routines.
While the " mystery song " is not from any of the band's previous albums, it may or may not be a new song.
The album was the band's first in five years, and is rumoured to be their last, although the band have stated that they have no concrete intentions of either recording another album or splitting up, and that various members of the band may soon be announcing side projects.
Ton Steine Scherben's literal English translation is " Clay Stones Shards "; in German, " Ton " can mean " sound " as well, so the band's name may be considered to be an amphibology.
Some even argue that free copies increase profit ; people who receive a free copy of a music CD may then go and buy more of that band's music, which they would not have done otherwise.
The album's creative break from the band's previous work may have stemmed from the different writing process used for White Trash Heroes.
" These sentiments may be contrasted with the fact that the band was well thought of by the Beach Boys, to the extent that Brian Wilson co-wrote with Billy Hinsche one of the band's original songs, and their final single, " Lady Love ".
With US success proving elusive, the band's label RSO Records felt that the lightweight name Sherbet may have hurt their chances.
Whilst their music may be classified as indie and on occasion progressive rock, the band's guitarist Bo Madsen refers to the band as " the world's only indie stadium band ".
Tägtgren's experience as a producer may have also have led to the band's change in musical direction, as he is more closely involved with many other bands while producing their albums.
Indeed, the band's website displayed " RIP GlassJAw " in the header for a time, though this may have been in jest.
Despite the band's statement that they would continue on, a year's worth of silence after being dropped from their record label left the perception that the band may have disbanded.
It has been said that Ace was starting to fall apart as it was, and they were not going anywhere, which may have led to the band's split.
According to drummer Jason Singleton on the band's website message board, the second single may have been " The War is Over.
Johansson had previously edited a Swedish pornographic magazine called Eros, which may have contributed to the band's focus on sexual issues in many of their songs.
On 6 March 1971, the New Musical Express reported the band's personnel change: “ Thunderclap Newman has finally settled down into a five-piece group, with two new members being brought in — although on certain dates, the outfit may be augmented by a brass section.
Although the album is praised by fans, it is considered an experimental album, which may explain the lackluster sales that led to the band's release from their RCA contract.
If all 108 Stars of Destiny are recruited before the end of the game, then Luc's scenario may be seen, showing his band's plotting and scheming throughout the game.
Mark Jenkins of The Washington Post noted that one of the band's songs may indicate conservative views, while other songs may indicate more uniformly distributed hostility.
The duties of an active music manager may include supporting the band's development of a reputation for the musician ( s ) and building a fan base, which may include mastering and launching a demo CD, developing and releasing press kits, planning promotional activities, creating social network identities for bands, and booking shows.

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