6 Original Classic Rock Band Names We’re Glad Didn’t Stick
On August 29, 1959, an up-and-coming band called The Quarry Men played the opening night of a new teen hangout called the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool, England. Of course,…
June 1973: British rock band Led Zeppelin. From left to right, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham (1947 – 1980), John Paul Jones.
Photo by Evening Standard/Getty ImagesOn August 29, 1959, an up-and-coming band called The Quarry Men played the opening night of a new teen hangout called the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool, England. Of course, that band would go on to become The Beatles. (Perhaps you’ve heard of them?)
This fun fact got us thinking about all of the great, legendary band names we all know and love today…and some of their original band names that were, frankly, just not that great. In honor of this anniversary, here are six original classic rock band names we’re glad didn’t stick.
The New Yardbirds (Led Zeppelin)
Fact: Nearly every “new” version of a previously well-respected brand is always crap. (Ex: “New” Coke.) Definitely thankful for this name change.
Rat Salad (Van Halen)
Awesome Black Sabbath song, but it’s not the best band name. Plus, without the Van Halen band name, we wouldn’t have their classic band logo, which is easily one of the coolest logos to rock on a shirt ever.
The Polka Tulk Blues Band (Black Sabbath)
Speaking of Black Sabbath, their original name apparently came from the brand name of a talcum powder Ozzy Osbourne’s mother used. Yeah…definitely not as dark and cool as Black Sabbath.
Screaming Abdabs (Pink Floyd)
“Screaming Abdabs” is apparently slang for “extreme anxiety or nervousness.” We’re sure many record companies would’ve been nervous as to how to market a band with that name.
Pud (Doobie Brothers)
Out of all slang terms for…*ahem*…male genitalia, this one is definitely the least sexy and whimsical.
Cans of Piss (R.E.M.)
Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.
