Mykesbass Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Led Zeppelin - never understood the expression, going down like a lead balloon to mean going down badly. I'd have thought it would go down brilliantly, and getting it up would be the hard part (titter ye not)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassix Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='Andytre' timestamp='1431094233' post='2767777'] sp**k volcano and the Eruptions [/quote] You'll be saying you don't like the name Dirt Box Disco in a minute.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) [quote name='bassix' timestamp='1431174818' post='2768494'] You'll be saying you don't like the name Dirt Box Disco in a minute.. [/quote] Love it. In fact I've come up with one of my own, which I give to the world free, gratis and for nothing: [size=5]Sh*tty Biscuits[/size] Edited May 9, 2015 by Rich deliberate evasion of profanity filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzodog Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1431173318' post='2768483'] Led Zeppelin - never understood the expression, going down like a lead balloon to mean going down badly. I'd have thought it would go down brilliantly, and getting it up would be the hard part (titter ye not)! [/quote] I think a lead balloon going down badly refers to it deflating rather than physically dropping in height Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy Le Cragg Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Panic! At The Disco sh*t name, worse band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Surely a lead balloon would never get off the ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='bassix' timestamp='1431174818' post='2768494'] You'll be saying you don't like the name Dirt Box Disco in a minute.. [/quote] There was a cracking band called Dirtbox from Coventry back in the early nineties. I had their demo but some ...one nicked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I know it's not rude (probably), but the band name I hated the most, that I played in, was 66Crush. The same vocalist (I refuse to call him a singer...) that came up with that, later suggested the name John Doe for a different band. WHY DID PEOPLE KEEP LISTENING TO HIM?? I remember him writing a song about him and a girl he'd picked up "crawling into the back of his three wheeled van..." [i]He didn't even own a three wheeled van!![/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431067910' post='2767411'] The Revolting Cocks. [/quote] Too cheesy to be funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='bonzodog' timestamp='1431186740' post='2768608'] I think a lead balloon going down badly refers to it deflating rather than physically dropping in height [/quote] [quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1431187886' post='2768620'] Surely a lead balloon would never get off the ground? [/quote] Strange, a quick google and there is no information on the origin of th phrase. Bpnzodog, I don't buy your version,sorry. 4-string-thing, yes, but IF it did, it would come down brilliantly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I'm depping in a band called Sent Her Mental tonight, I'm not a fan off the name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL POSTERS Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Goats Dont Shave. Theres TWO unconnected bands with that name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1431196717' post='2768763'] Goats Dont Shave. [/quote] Well they don't... you can't argue with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL POSTERS Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431198393' post='2768787'] Well they don't... you can't argue with that. [/quote] Good point. Knew a band once called Caterpillars Dont believe in Butterflies. They might, who knows ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1431199127' post='2768796'] They might, who knows ? [/quote] Probably envy. Caterpillars get to eat, Butterflies get to have sex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 A lad I know had a band called The Urban Valley Chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 My first band was Eggie Rumdrum and the offbeats - and one of the band was called Luke Drongo! (His real name was Charles Riddlecombe - which is perhaps even worse) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I nominate "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch". That's not a band name, it's a register! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1431207944' post='2768877'] A lad I know had a band called The Urban Valley Chickens. [/quote] I worked with a chap who had been in a band called Boiling Chicken. The main guy was a butcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1431192395' post='2768698'] Strange, a quick google and there is no information on the origin of th phrase. Bpnzodog, I don't buy your version,sorry. 4-string-thing, yes, but IF it did, it would come down brilliantly! [/quote] It's well-known. How about [url="http://forums.ledzeppelin.com/index.php?/topic/1152-is-it-true-that-keith-moon-named-led-zeppelin/"]http://forums.ledzeppelin.com/index.php?/topic/1152-is-it-true-that-keith-moon-named-led-zeppelin/[/url] ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1431213227' post='2768948'] It's well-known. How about [url="http://forums.ledzeppelin.com/index.php?/topic/1152-is-it-true-that-keith-moon-named-led-zeppelin/"]http://forums.ledzeppelin.com/index.php?/topic/1152-is-it-true-that-keith-moon-named-led-zeppelin/[/url] ? [/quote] Sorry Tauzero, you misunderstood my post, I know how the band came about the name, I'm querying the origins of the phrase itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I always assumed Led Zeppelin was a name inspired by Iron Butterfly - in other words a deliberately nonsensical name since neither would be able to fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) I have played gigs over the years where the supporting acts had some duff names, such as: CHURN I was expecting a dark metal outfit, or perhaps a Wurzels style bumpkin crew? Actually, they were a poppy indie type. THE DONKEY SPOKE What????? BASTARD SQUAD Based in Fife, Scotland, they always moaned about not getting any gigs. I think the name didn't help? PIE, BEANS AND CHIPS Rock outfit. However, the one that really took the biscuit, and which needs no explanation as to why it was bad was.............. DARKIE. Dear goodness! Edited May 10, 2015 by kevin_lindsay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 My main band's name is terrible. So bad I'm embarrassed to tell people when they ask. So bad we all agree it needs to change but we can't find anything that fits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Iain' timestamp='1431254374' post='2769182'] My main band's name is terrible. So bad I'm embarrassed to tell people when they ask. [/quote] Spill the beans! It can't be any worse than THE DONKEY SPOKE. Can it? Edited May 10, 2015 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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