13 Thoughts You've Had If You've Ever Started A Band
11. What Would Be A Cool Name?
It's tough to settle on a good name. Pretty much everything you come up with is vetoed by everyone else in the band. Every time.
Even the best bands go through name changes from time to time. Muse were, once upon a time, Rocket Baby Dolls. And U2 were once known as The Hype. We can all agree they made the right choice in changing.
You could always try and go with something that talks about your roots, keeping you grounded when stardom hits. For example, if you were all working at Asda in Sheffield and were all huge Sheffield United fans, you could call yourself Blades of Green. Unfortunately that just makes you sound like grass.
There's always the Andy Dwyer approach though. Literally come up with any old thing that pops into your head, or mix two completely juxtaposed words or concepts, slam them together, and see what you get. Also, change as many times as is necessary to get it right.