Bands that named themselves after books (titles/lines/passages etc)

01.04.2008, 10:51 AM

The obvious ones:

The Velvet Underground
The Doors
Joy Division
The Fall

Florya · 01.04.2008, 11:00 AM

Joy Division?

I don't think that was a book, or even a line or passage from a book.

Wasn't it just the name that the german army gave to brothels in concentration camps?

demonrail666 · 01.04.2008, 11:03 AM

Soft Machine

The Go-Between(s)

01.04.2008, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Florya

Joy Division?

I don't think that was a book, or even a line or passage from a book.

Wasn't it just the name that the german army gave to brothels in concentration camps?

They took the name proper from 'The House Of Dolls' by Yehiel De-Nur. I highly recommend it to you too.

Florya · 01.04.2008, 11:12 AM

Belle & Sebastian
Steppenwolf
Coldplay

Florya · 01.04.2008, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

They took the name proper from 'The House Of Dolls' by Yehiel De-Nur. I highly recommend it to you too.

I stand corrected.

sonicl · 01.04.2008, 11:22 AM

The Bible - crap band, but it fits in with the thread.

Florya · 01.04.2008, 11:31 AM

Steely Dan

demonrail666 · 01.04.2008, 11:42 AM

Not a book but an author: Harry Crewes.

gmku · 01.04.2008, 12:09 PM

Steely Dan. Named after a dildo in Naked Lunch.

gmku · 01.04.2008, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

They took the name proper from 'The House Of Dolls' by Yehiel De-Nur. I highly recommend it to you too.

In which the prostitution wing of a concentration camp is named Joy Division.

01.04.2008, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

In which the prostitution wing of a concentration camp is named Joy Division.

Duh!

o o o · 01.04.2008, 12:25 PM

Pere Ubu

gmku · 01.04.2008, 12:40 PM

What's that from?

gmku · 01.04.2008, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

Duh!

Let's have a kiss, then, Porkie.

o o o · 01.04.2008, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

What's that from?

It's the name of the main protagonist in the excellent:

o o o · 01.04.2008, 12:51 PM

Another one:

Liaisons Dangereuses

Everyneurotic · 01.04.2008, 12:53 PM

i only know about crap bands:

straylight run
hot water music

come to think of it, fugazi comes from a book ian was reading about vietnam.

scott v · 01.04.2008, 04:52 PM

my bloody valentine, after the movie...

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 01.04.2008, 05:00 PM

The Feelies (after the movies from Brave New World)

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sarramkrop Posts: n/a	The obvious ones: The Velvet Underground The Doors Joy Division The Fall
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Florya expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: a little world, all of my own. Posts: 1,668	Joy Division? I don't think that was a book, or even a line or passage from a book. Wasn't it just the name that the german army gave to brothels in concentration camps? __________________ it takes an old guy like bloodbeach'85 to get anything right - atari 2600 listening mirror @ Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/listening-mirror
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Florya expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: a little world, all of my own. Posts: 1,668	Belle & Sebastian Steppenwolf Coldplay __________________ it takes an old guy like bloodbeach'85 to get anything right - atari 2600 listening mirror @ Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/listening-mirror
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sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	The Bible - crap band, but it fits in with the thread.
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Florya expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: a little world, all of my own. Posts: 1,668	Steely Dan __________________ it takes an old guy like bloodbeach'85 to get anything right - atari 2600 listening mirror @ Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/listening-mirror
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,509	Not a book but an author: Harry Crewes.
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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Steely Dan. Named after a dildo in Naked Lunch. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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o o o the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 613	Pere Ubu
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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	What's that from? __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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o o o the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 613	Another one: Liaisons Dangereuses
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i only know about crap bands: straylight run hot water music come to think of it, fugazi comes from a book ian was reading about vietnam. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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scott v expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,484	my bloody valentine, after the movie...
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	The Feelies (after the movies from Brave New World)
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