Band Names: Why is That Sprocket Wet?

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Speaker 1 0:01

Ahoy , ahoy , Hello , ahoy to you , sir . Long time no talk , after our vacation from the 100th episode and Go ahead . I'm sorry , sir . See , we're out of practice people . We apologize immediately .

Speaker 2 0:17

Very much . So we're back and better than ever , that's right Allegedly . I'm not sure who alleged this , but it's been alleged .

Speaker 1 0:24

We're back and better than ever .

Speaker 2 0:26

That's right . Allegedly Allegedly I'm not sure who alleged this , but it's been alleged .

Speaker 1 0:30

It has been alleged . It's the word on the streets . That's what they say Sometimes . You know words can be used to create a presence . You know if you're in a band per se or even just a musician . You know your name

Welcome Back After Hiatus

Speaker 1 0:49

. Your name can bring like a little extra oomph to your push as an artist , getting yourself out there , whether it be shock value or some deep emotional connection .

Speaker 2 1:00

What did you say ? Your name was Moredo Luda Schneebacker . Indeed , I mean , you hear Immortal Technique and it's like , okay , I'm gonna at least give this a listen , because they're clever enough to have a badass moniker .

Speaker 1 1:12

Yeah , I agree with that statement , my friend , I believe like one of my favorite names in rap , hip-hop , whatever Is Equipto , and most of you guys probably don't know who he is . Maybe you do , I don't know I is , maybe do , I don't know ? I hope so , but uh , he's a bay area rapper from san

The Power of Artist Names

Speaker 1 1:29

francisco and I just love the names . Like he's equipped , he's ready to go , I don't know . Quipto , it's like one of those names , very equipped badass , rapper as well .

Speaker 2 1:42

Oh yeah , a japanese yeah anyone that's doing stuff with king nicky . You know they gotta be A .

Speaker 1 1:48

Japanese . Yeah , yup , on point .

Speaker 2 1:51

Yeah , man for sure . Oh , you know what else is ? Dope as fuck is Octopus gummies from From France , oh , yeah . When I told them that I'd ordered them , colt thought that they were actually like Jellied octopus . I'm like , no , it's like a gummy bear , but it's an octopus . When I told them that I'd ordered them , cole thought that they were actually like jellied octopus or something . I'm like , no , it's like a gummy bear , but it's an octopus . He's like I don't know , you eat some weird shit . Yeah , I was like okay .

Speaker 2 2:12

Anyhow , tangent , first tangent of this episode yeah , here we go . But I was just eating something right when Cole called Nice . Let me explain myself .

Speaker 1 2:25

That's okay , I suppose , hey . So nonetheless , I guess we decided we were just going to tell you guys some bizarre band names and just take it from there . There's really no explanation , but the point is these people picked these names , became at least above . Locally successful was kind of the goal . Nobody that started a garage band and never toured . You know we're not going that deep because that would be ridiculous , but nonetheless , you know , being as it is coming into the summer months and you know , out there on the coast , out on the west coast , here , I believe , in California , people surf , don't they ? Owen ?

Speaker 2 3:04

Indeed , they do .

Speaker 1 3:05

I've never been , but yeah , Neither have I actually . I've never even boogie boarded . I've done that Really All right . Yeah , that's badass . My friend , I admire your accomplishments in life .

Speaker 2 3:18

It was like 1987 when I watched a VHS probably shitty movie , but yeah , it was fun yeah .

Speaker 1 3:26

Well , nonetheless , surfing and boogie boarding and all these things , and these guys aren't from California but they like to go by butthole surfers . So anyway , I do remember seeing these guys on like MTV and whatever , and the name really like struck me , as I don't want to listen to you .

Speaker 2 3:45

No kidding . And then the funny part of it I did read that before they were famous . I guess it was at some . Yeah , I guess this is how they got the name . That's not what they went by and whoever introduced them on stage Said butthole surfers . And they like decided to stick with it . Like what the fuck Like what kind ? Of drug ? Did these guys know ?

Speaker 1 4:13

Oh , probably

Butthole Surfers and Rock Band Names

Speaker 1 4:14

a lot , you know it's , but why not Like ? It must have been a pretty good sized show , and so they got some notoriety and they're like well , fuck , I guess we're surfing buttholes guys . Whatever , you know , I don't know , but hey , you know , they did get . They did have some popularity , bro . Like I said , they're on MTV and they're from Texas . They are labeled as a psychedelic punk band .

Speaker 2 4:36

Yeah , Sorry , A less vulgar name . That's also interesting . They might be giants . Oh , I remember them . Yeah , and one of the cool things apparently they just liked the name . I don't know why . They were looking at a list of possible ventriloquist names , but that's where they got the name .

Speaker 1 4:59

That's a good one , bro man . I'm happy for you , Ellen , You're doing some good research here . I didn't see that shit . Were they like kind of a ska band or something Sort of ?

Speaker 2 5:09

No , I think it was like sort of indie rock . I remember , god , you'd recognize Someone as a . So I'm not . I'm not very familiar with their works , but I remember not hating it . Yeah , Once again ringing endorsement from the positive neck .

Speaker 1 5:27

Yeah for sure , bro , You're doing great . You're doing great . You know one group band these seem to be a lot of rock bands here . Guys , I don't know what's going on , the one that I think kind of stands out , but I don't know what the F . But Def Leppard is a okay right , like what's going on there .

Speaker 2 5:51

Owen , I don't know and spelled like most deaf too .

Speaker 1 5:55

Yeah well , apparently the singer , joe Elliot , thought of the name Def Leppard while he was in school , presumably while failing something . This article from Cracked says the spelling was later changed so the band didn't become confused with punk bands , who are known for their flawless spelling , of course . Yeah , no , it's pretty stupid . They don't even have like a real explanation . I actually tried to look into this a little bit afterwards , but he was just like a deaf leopard , I don't know . So isn't that the ? Isn't that the band that has , like the one arm drummer or something like that ?

Speaker 2 6:33

Well , it has nine arms and sucks . I don't know , my friend Deaf leopard .

Speaker 1 6:38

Oh no .

Speaker 2 6:40

Sorry .

Speaker 1 6:42

All right , apparently , that guy is not a very good person either , so I don't feel bad about making fun of that .

Speaker 2 6:49

No , yeah , it's like domestic violence even . Yeah . So normally I would not make fun of somebody that has a disability like that , yeah .

Speaker 1 6:59

It's a good joke . It is a good joke , hey , another , just random one that's kind of like okay , guys , this Puddle of Mud . I remember them from the 90s . Yeah , During a 1993 Missouri River flood it left the band's practice basically all rained out and muddy and fucked up and they couldn't really practice . They thought , well , they just went ahead and went with it and apparently that's where they got Puddle of Mud from . So at least it has an origin story . Some of these seem really ridiculous where you're like , what the even fuck are you guys thinking ? I'm still confused about Def Leppard . I don't like that , I don't even know . You know , that's so weird . One band name that's . You know , just off the cuff I feel some stuff about these guys , but like the Dead Kennedys , it's not a funny one , it's very controversial . And dang , what a powerful choice of a name there . You know .

Speaker 2 8:02

Yeah , I love Dead Kennedy . I don't really listen , but especially in my teenage angst and you know , Right , Just riled up , it's like and it is great . I mean it's super Honestly , it's similar to Mortal Technique in like the message and everything

Bizarre Food Tangent

Speaker 2 8:18

. Yeah . Yeah , they were very , very controversial . They battled censorship . I don't think we brought them up in the censorship episodes . Shame on us .

Speaker 1 8:28

Yeah , no shit . Yep , yeah , the famous song is about boston , correct ?

Speaker 2 8:35

not that I know of . Oh , what is that ? Uh , holiday in cambodia , super famous uh mtv , get out the air , they have some . They were , yeah , definitely , yeah definitely , like um , a thorn in the side of polite society yeah , that sounds about right . They're very punk , my friend yeah , real , real , not pop punk . Uh , interesting , a man born Marvin Lee Adé . I don't know if I'm saying that right .

Speaker 1 9:08

Okay .

Speaker 2 9:08

Who once balloon to 320 pounds , is a well-known , more well-known as meatloaf . Oh , do you know where that name came from ?

Speaker 1 9:22

No , I have no idea , but the loaf has been a part of my life because in the late 80s , early 90s , you would see a lot of him mixed in with popular music .

Speaker 2 9:32

unfortunately , True , I mean God rest , but no , so I guess he was born bright red and his father said he looked like Ground Chuck , so they called him Meat and then he would adopt the loaf later .

Speaker 1 9:49

Oh , my goodness , oh man , that's actually kind of funny . Hey , at least that has something behind it . Though this is interesting , my friend . I did not know that At all . Actually , one of the ones that came up for rappers is old dirty bastard , and I can't argue with that . Owen , it's bizarre , it's fucking brilliant . Yeah , it's fantastic . I'm a big ODB fan . Shout out to his son , b Varson as well . Friend of the show . Hopefully one day . Nonetheless , yeah , old Dirty Bastard , that's a great name , I feel I don't know .

Speaker 2 10:27

How about the Squirtle Nut Zippers ? What Sure . I'm not familiar with the works , but apparently I'm just waiting to get this one . I think it's just called the Method . No association with the Method man , but Method Shop , I think . So I'm just going to read theirs directly , because it's pretty fucking good .

Speaker 1 10:50

Okay , do you have the ? Where is it from ?

Speaker 2 10:54

Method .

Speaker 1 10:55

Oh sorry , sorry , sorry , you were talking about Method man and it just got confusing . I'm kind of stumbling .

Speaker 2 11:00

So Squirrel Nut Zippers , a band known for their eclectic mix of jazz , swing and folk , derived their name from an old-fashioned candy . The band members were inspired by the Squirrel Nut Caramel Company's Squirrel Nut Zippers candy , which itself had a nostalgic , quirky charm . According to them .

Speaker 2 11:16

It sounds bizarre but zippers yeah , I'm glad I I did , you know , looked at a lot of different sites and I figured I'd give these guys credit , because other other stuff I just like read

Memorable 90s Band Names

Speaker 2 11:27

it and then did it my own words , but uh , yeah , yeah , I would be scared to see what come up on the internet if you search net zippers , guys .

Speaker 1 11:34

Yeah , it doesn't sound like anything good could come of that . No , that translated wrong . I mean like it's from a different era , obviously the candy , but it doesn't sound like I'd be partaking in . No , no , yeah , there's one that I don't have any background on this , but there's a couple of these names that apparently they're big and something , but one is Disease Factory . That's a hell of a name for a band .

Speaker 2 12:03

Trying not to pick her up at the bar , I guess .

Speaker 1 12:06

The singer's name is Velvet Acid , velvet Acid Christ . Anyway , another one behind that is Sharon Needles . That was another one . It's spelled like Sharon , like S-H-A-R-O-N , I don't know .

Speaker 2 12:22

Which did bring . The band never got off the ground , really . But back in the day we'd joke about a garage band named Morning Wood W-O-U-L-D . Question mark yeah , all right , and Morning Wood W-O-U-L-D , yeah , alright , I haven't lost that childlike sense of humor .

Speaker 1 12:42

No , we must keep it , or someone say juvenile . Well you know , you gotta keep it moving . Keep it moving , baby , keep it moving . Yeah , so um hmm .

Speaker 2 12:55

One that just extremely sucked .

Speaker 1 12:58

Toad the Wet Sprocket oh my goodness , I remember those guys too . This is man . The 90s was terrible . Yeah Well , I just remember on MTV , man , mtv was a big part of the 90s and 80s . You know what I'm saying . So that's what I remember . But uh , can you name a song Even I can't off the top of my head ?

Speaker 2 13:17

I just Cause I looked at it . It was like Walk on the Ocean , which is like Shouldn't be allowed to be played in elevators and apparently like the only cool thing about it is it's some homage to Monty Python . I don't remember any skit with such a thing , but it's still fucking stupid .

Speaker 1 13:40

Yeah , it says it comes from an Eric Idle monologue on a Monty Python album . Is what I just figured Right now . Live guys . Then the comment on this is this , then is the musical equivalent of the AB Club nerds who recited the Knights who Say Knee sketch over and over .

Speaker 2 14:04

That is a great fucking film , though , but I'm not recreating it While I was Hourly or anything . Thank you , very much .

Speaker 1 14:14

I got something that's kind of odd . You know who Russell Crowe is , right , yes , notorious , weirdo at times and great actor , right , russell Crowe has been involved in some weird things , not like sexual , I don't feel , but like he beats people up or some shit , I don't know . Sorry , I had to clarify because when I say weird , you know , when I started hearing myself , I'm like , yeah , he does some weird stuff . Guys like that could be like anything . I don't , I'm not trying to be like that . No , I think I remember him getting in like kind of he's kind of rowdy at one point in his life . Anyway , so apparently he has a band , all right , of course . So God bless , yeah , god bless .

Speaker 1 14:52

Russell Crowe . 30 odd foot of grunts , that is a good guy . Yeah , so they're . They're like competing stories for what it is , but I don't know , they just can't . Nobody knows and it falls on a lot of lists as the worst band name ever , kind of like what the even fuck guys ? Yeah , so I don't know , that's weird . But now we know that Russell Crowe has a weird band .

Speaker 2 15:21

Yeah , yeah . Another odd choice , especially a band from Athens , georgia Of Montreal .

Speaker 1 15:31

Oh wow , I've heard of that . I don't know if it's because I was reading stuff about weird band names or not , though I have no clue who they are , I don't think .

Speaker 2 15:39

No , I don't really care to . I don't think I'm missing out on a life experience Somehow . Oh no , fuck Illmatic , I listen to these fucking podcasts . I don't think I'm missing out on a life experience somehow . Oh no , like . Oh yeah , fuck Illmatic , I listen to these fucking . I know nothing about these guys . I'm sure they're very nice people , but , yeah , they're that stupid name again .

Speaker 1 15:58

Yeah , hosier's from Canada . That's kind of a weird name , but at least he's from Canada , I feel . I think that's like his real last name . It was like Hosier or something like that . I don't know , could be , I don't know . I don't know much about him . I know they sell his album at Target , though .

Speaker 1 16:13

Here's one that most people in the US will know who these guys are . But Hootie and the Blowfish , oh god , why , like what ? Yeah , so I guess he's just nicknamed Hootie because one of his friends , darius Rucker , the lead singer so basically one of his friends gave him the nickname because Darius Rucker , the lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish , looked like an owl , apparently , and he said that the two ugliest white guys on campus was what the term I read was in one of the things Looked like a couple of blowfish . So there you are . Yeah , so there you are . I don't have any problem with Darius Rucker . Okay , guys , or the hoodie and the blowfish I don't know about the blowfish . I'm like Scott Baio . Oh my God , yeah , I'm like Scott Baio , never Scott Baio . Oh my god , yeah , I'm like Scott Baio , never Scott Baio . You know , one of the worst bands that's Relevantly newer From the 90s . That's not newer . It's like the 60s when we were kids . It's like 30 years ago , nonetheless , nickelback .

Speaker 2 17:21

Maybe Nickelback thinks you suck .

Speaker 1 17:23

Yeah , they probably do Apparently their name .

Speaker 2 17:26

I don't remember that you sent me that video where the guy was like , oh my . God , I forgot about that banging on stuff and finally he just got them . Maybe Nickelback thinks you suck , sorry .

Speaker 1 17:37

I don't think , nickelback .

Speaker 2 17:38

That's okay . That was yeah , oh , my goodness . A detractor to your musical ? No , I doubt it , yeah fuck them , don't listen .

Speaker 1 17:47

Chad Kroger apparently he was the lead singer , anyway . So the way they got their name , which is at least I guess it came from somewhere . But he used to work at Starbucks and when coffee was $1.95 , which everybody just basically gave him $2 , so he'd always give them a nickel back . So anyway ,

Hip-Hop Names and Industry Commentary

Speaker 1 18:06

way to be clever . Wow , that's about that's like that reflects upon their music , my friend . That's kind of the constant commentary is it's very pop rock , you know , or whatever you want to call it shit . Nonetheless , everybody , what a wonderful day . I hope everybody's got good plans for the summer . It's coming up .

Speaker 1 18:27

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Speaker 1 18:58

Hey , so I French potato chips , oh yeah , french potato chips . We could , we could sell those . That'd be all right . Maybe include them in some stuff . I found a local-ish one to my area , meaning Washington , where I'm at now , and apparently it's you know they did go somewhere , I don't know how far , but I just thought this was a great one , owen , and you might appreciate it . The Broken Penis Orchestra yeah , that's fantastic . It's based out of Edmonds Washington and they've released seven albums . There's really no real reason here for why they named themselves that , but their biggest track is I hope you didn't do too much extensive research Like why , would I appreciate that Excuse me , yeah , alright .

Speaker 1 19:52

Well , anyway , their biggest track is on the brink of a wet dream , apparently . Yeah , jeez , guys Get it together . Okay , yeah , so what ?

Speaker 2 20:05

else .

Speaker 1 20:05

Zoinks , yeah , zoinks , what else you got ? My friend Right said Fred oh my god , is that the From my shirt , that fucking guy ?

Speaker 2 20:15

Yes , and I think he didn't do much else afterwards . I hope for the world's sake , I hope not , but yeah , I definitely I'm more into .

Speaker 1 20:26

I'd rather listen to the how Bizarre Guy than that song .

Speaker 2 20:30

Wow , yeah , that's rough and it's very true . How Bizarre .

Speaker 1 20:34

Yeah , that's very weird .

Speaker 2 20:35

Something , a band I really appreciate , especially the Blue Album . I even call the dog that sometimes Weezer because he has a wheezy blue pit , but apparently it came from a childhood nickname that the singer Rivers Cuomo . They called him Weezer . The reason is unknown , but it stuck and now you know they're of the 90s . For alternative especially , there was a bigger one that remained relevant . I like Weezer , weezer's dope that's actually Used for alternative .

Speaker 1 21:07

Especially , there Was the bigger , big ones , that remained Relevant . Yeah , no , yeah , I like Weezer , weezer's dope . That's actually what my little pipe's name is , since we're ridiculous . Oh , that's right , yeah .

Speaker 2 21:16

It looks like a sweater . Yeah , yeah , and that's . That was their first like hit , as I remember that I was made aware of Is the sweater song Right .

Speaker 1 21:25

I like that Buddy Holly track .

Speaker 2 21:30

Yeah , that whole album's just great .

Speaker 1 21:34

No , that's a thing . Apparently there was a band named Diarrhea Planet that did pretty well at one point in time .

Speaker 1 21:39

High Energy Punk Band from Nashville with a deliberately off-putting name . Yeah , that's what it is . Another one , too , that caught my eye and I don't know much about , but it's a scary pool party , all one word . It's like what the fuck Apparently the guy came from , he was on American Idol and it was kind of like being in a scary pool party of emotions . I don't even know . So that's why it's called scary pool party , but that's bizarre to me .

Speaker 2 22:10

Sounds unpleasant definitely .

Speaker 1 22:12

You know , there's a lot of times I question myself . I'm like , is that kind of like an age gap thing ? Do I not understand this ? Now , you know , I don't know . I mean it's not like we're like ancient , but you know , we're older , we're middle-aged , so sometimes you start seeing those things that you don't get , and that's okay , but I don't . Scary pool party can mean a lot of weird things , guys . We don't like that kind of shit around here . Somebody drowns some sort of background , nefarious ditty activities . Oh God , sorry about that . Puff Daddy one of the worst Fucking names ever , by the way .

Speaker 2 22:48

Yeah , that , yeah , fuck that , whatever he wanted To call himself and we're not new To this like this , guy sucks party . Like Colton Evans and Samson's Were fucking 90 , yeah , and now we weren't clear On what a like Monster he was , but he he's garbage .

Speaker 1 23:04

It is Like let's just all he ever did . This is his claim to fame most times , and how much of a narcissist piece of shit he is . He got behind , like all these people that he bought their albums for and they would do all the work , and then he's in the background .

Speaker 2 23:19

Yeah , something like a baby goat sometimes and shit , so he can go away . Well , yeah , he's away .

Speaker 1 23:26

Thankfully , jerry . He's in a shady place . He's like go away . Well , yeah , he's away , thankfully , jerry . I sent you that meme where , like there's a picture of him and Biggie in the studio and like Biggie wasn't cross-eyed , he just always had to keep one eye on Diddy yeah , brilliant .

Speaker 2 23:40

Yeah , whoever did that deserves consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize . Yeah , brilliant . Yeah , whoever did that deserves a consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize ?

Speaker 1 23:50

Yeah something , or yeah Poulter .

Speaker 2 23:53

I don't think I have a nomination , but if I did , yeah , I don't know .

Speaker 1 23:58

I thought you should Y'all need to tell that joke to people or find that meme . Just look up what I just said and then I'm sure it'll pop up , you know . Anyway , no disrespect to Biggie either . I don't think he was in on all that weird shit , guys , just so .

Speaker 2 24:12

No , I would hope notice you don't hear anything about like Wu-Tang or Nod or Immortal or any of that . I mean there's lots of people that aren't involved with that shit . But sure enough , like nobody Colton I listen to has been even like remotely fucking . No , no , no , that Colton Island at the New has been even like remotely fucking into that bullshit .

Speaker 1 24:30

Yeah , fuck that shit . Anyway , I love what Ice Cube said about it . Apparently , he was doing a concert back last year and basically what he said is this Almost 40 years of rocking the mic . And I'm going to tell you right now , me and WC ain't never been to a ditty party , motherfucker , and you ain't gotta worry about us on them motherfucking tapes or anybody that we know from the West Coast . There we are , quote Ice Cube , and , on that note , my friend , um , this was a fun episode , indeed .

Speaker 2 25:02

Much love everybody . Much love to Ice Cube for that quote .

Speaker 1 25:05

Yeah , that was fantastic , Alright , much love everybody . Much love to Ice Cube for that quote . Yeah , that was fantastic , All right , much love everybody .