Saturday, February 14, 2009

The Black / White Band Name Guide

Michael Jackson once famously sang "It don't matter if you're black or white". And to his credit, he took it so seriously he actually became neither.

But when it comes to band names, well it ruddy does matter. And with so many bands out the with similar sounding names, Bands Only attempts to guide you through the confusion with our quick Black/White band name guide:

Black Kids - US indie-dance band, featuring male-female duel vocals. Try: I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You

White Denim - American garage indie-rock. Try: Let's Talk About It

Black Sabbath - Ozzy Osbourne's UK metallers. Try: Iron Man

White Lies - UK electro-indie in the vein of Joy Division. Try: Death

Black Crowes - Well-established USA hard rockers. Try: Remedy

White Stripes - Detroit blues-rock two-piece, featuring Jack White. Try: Seven Nation Army

Black Keys - US dirty blues-rock two piece, championed by Colin Murray. Try: Same Old Thing

This is not an exhaustive list and there are several more examples out there - but I did think it safe to leave out White Town.

1 comment:

  1. Nice. Some of these I've never heard of though.

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