My fake band lore just hit 50 entries and I had to fix a huge mistake

I noticed everyone making up these bands uses adjectives like "the" or "those" but forgets street names are way better for a garage band vibe. Last night I changed 12 of my entries from "The Raging Sloths" to "Maple Street Sloths" and it finally clicked why my lore felt fake - like a real band from 1992 in Toledo would name themselves after their practice spot, not some random animal. Has anyone else had to gut their naming system after finding this out?

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xena_williams14d ago

Heard a zine editor once say real bands end up named after whatever's on the pizza box they're eating off of.

nathan_thompson6214d ago

Okay, I'm gonna play the other side here because I actually think "The Raging Sloths" has more staying power than "Maple Street Sloths." In my experience, a band name with a strong visual or action word sticks in people's heads way better, especially if you're trying to get booked at a club with twenty other bands on the bill. A street name is too local, it only makes sense if you're playing a block party there, and then you're stuck with it if you move practice spots. Plus, half the real bands I've seen in dive bars clearly just picked a name that sounded cool to them at 2am, not one that was historically accurate to their practice space.