30 Band Names Taken From Classic Rock Songs

Here are 30 band names taken from basic rock songs.

What’s in a reputation?

The core of that query, famously posed by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet, asks if an merchandise’s intrinsic worth is modified by its title and we will apply the identical query to our favourite rock artists.

A superb band title doesn’t outline whether or not or not an act can be profitable. Bands with horrible names have made wonderful songs, whereas teams with incredible monikers have recorded songs which are offensive to the ears. What title can do is make a bunch memorable, one thing invaluable within the early days of a band’s existence.

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When in search of the appropriate assortment of phrases to label their new teams, musicians usually flip to different artists for inspiration. Lyrics are an particularly fertile floor for this, with phrases usually sparking title concepts.

Would Judas Priest nonetheless be steel gods in the event that they hadn’t been impressed by Bob Dylan? Could Radiohead have been as profitable had they caught with their authentic title, On a Friday? For the sake of rock historical past, we’re glad these questions do not must be answered.

With that in thoughts, we have combed by means of the archives and assembled an inventory of bands whose names had been impressed by different artists’ songs, and likewise busted a few moniker myths alongside the best way.