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Subject: group names
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Date: Fri, 5-Apr-85 01:20:07 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr  5 01:20:07 1985
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 I've seen these listed as candidates for the worst name:

 the group with no name (this is no joke, they even recorded an album c. 1975)
The United States of America  ( but they did some great music, psychedelic,1968
Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies (after he left The US of A band, 1970)
the Electric Prunes  (some great psychedelic, 67 & 68, did Mass in Fminor  in
                           which Gregorian chent met acid rock)
Ultimate Spinach (67-69 variety of rock, pop, jazz influences)

Toe Fat                  (these bands had some good songs, and some mediocre
Fat Mattress      forgettable ones as well if not more)

I like these as unusual, or creative names (actually i like the above names, to
o, although for for their stupid or for-the-sake-of -it oddness):

Iron Butterfly, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Tangerine Dream,
Blue Cheer (sounds like something blaring from an amp, also a sum fo opposites)
Ash Ra Tempel (obscure German space band  mystical sounding name with an air of
 ancient history),
Gentle Giant, Soft Machine, Ra Can Row (obscure"acid rock for the80's" great!)

 ... that's enough for now.....from the archives of the cosmic Ray