Disney is just plain stupid....

[Shawn]

High On Fire - as a band name you wouldn't really think that's TOO offensive, right? This happened last night at a gig in Orlando (from another board):

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High On Fire was not allowed to play because of Disney. Opeth's frontman made a comment about it "High On Fire couldn't be here tonight... because of their name, isn't that retarded?"

Members from Opeth and Baroness wore High On Fire shirts.

Disney wouldn't let a band play because of their NAME!!!! Lame, ridiculous and somehow mildly frightening.

[Ted O'Reilly]

A few years back, the then-mayor of Toronto (a woman) wouldn't allow a local little suburban pop band to play at City Hall square because of their name. The ensuing tussle brought them more publicity than they could have ever generated on their own. Bare Naked Ladies is pretty well known now. ("Thanks, Your Worship!")

[Alexander]

  Ted O said:

A few years back, the then-mayor of Toronto (a woman) wouldn't allow a local little suburban pop band to play at City Hall square because of their name. The ensuing tussle brought them more publicity than they could have ever generated on their own. Bare Naked Ladies is pretty well known now. ("Thanks, Your Worship!")

Sounds like something that might happen in Alaska...

[Randy Twizzle]

  Alexander said:

  Ted O said:

A few years back, the then-mayor of Toronto (a woman) wouldn't allow a local little suburban pop band to play at City Hall square because of their name. The ensuing tussle brought them more publicity than they could have ever generated on their own. Bare Naked Ladies is pretty well known now. ("Thanks, Your Worship!")

Sounds like something that might happen in Alaska...

Or on any college campus

[AllenLowe]

well, I had a lot of trouble finding work when I had a group called Kill Everybody Who Doesn't Agree With Me - so we became a Christian band and did fine -

[papsrus]

  AllenLowe said:

well, I had a lot of trouble finding work when I had a group called Kill Everybody Who Doesn't Agree With Me - so we became a Christian band and did fine -

Spit the coffee on that one ...

[BruceH]

Sheesh, it's not like they have a name like The Butthole Surfers or something.

(Personally, my favorite hardcore band name remains "Pile of Anal Scrapings." Does anyone out there still have their second album, "Songs For Swingin' Suicides"?)

[Shawn]

I guess they think it's "pro drug use" or something. But honestly, it's basically a variation on "drunk with power"...you could look at it as "high on loud music"...which of course is kind of anti-drug.

Anyway, Disney are morons. It was a House Of Blues venue evidently.

[BruceH]

That's what happens when you get too corporate.

[clifford_thornton]

  BruceH said:

That's what happens when you get too corporate.

[AndrewHill]

  clifford_thornton said:

  BruceH said:

That's what happens when you get too corporate.

uuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Smash Mouth?

[captainwrong]

Friends of mine are in a band based in Muncie Indiana. They were to play a Muncie festival and be on a CD compilation sponsored by Budweiser. The track submitted, and approved by the show organizers, is called "Balls City," an affectionate nickname the locals have for Muncie (Ball State University is here and the Ball Corp. who make cans and whatnot, used to be the biggest local employer.) The show organizers especially liked the Muncie-ness of the track and put it first on the album. Budweiser was not amused, however. Based solely on the title of that song, they threatened to pull out of the festival if it wasn't yanked from the CD. The official line was they didn't want their corporation to be associated with "Balls City." So, the CD ended up not happening (but Bud still sponsored the show) all because of the title of this one song that Budweiser didn't want to be associated with.

Want to hear the punch line?

All this controversy was over a song title, while the name of the band was completely overlooked. The band name: The Cocaine Wolfs. It would appear Budweiser was ok with being associated with an illegal substance, as they never once mentioned the band name being an issue. But the word "balls" used in a song title in a non-sexual setting, and the meaning of which probably everyone at the festival would get, was just too much for 'em. Now, ain't that a bitch?

Edited October 25, 2008 by Captain Wrong

[BruceH]

Bollocks.

[Shawn]

  BruceH said:

Bollocks.

I'm sure Disney wouldn't allow that either...

[BruceH]

Never mind...

[hepcat1950]

Honi soit qui mal y pense...

[Shawn]

  hepcat1950 said:

Honi soit qui mal y pense...

huh?

[jazzbo]

"Shame be to him who thinks evil of it" (although it is sometimes re-interpreted as "Evil be to him who evil thinks"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honi_soit_qui_mal_y_pense

Edited October 26, 2008 by jazzbo

[robviti]

i know it's not the point, but "high on fire" is a stupid name.

[Ted O'Reilly]

  robviti said:

i know it's not the point, but "high on fire" is a stupid name.

...but maybe not to pyromaniacs.

[Shawn]

  robviti said:

i know it's not the point, but "high on fire" is a stupid name.

I don't know, I think it suits the sound of the group. Anyway, there are far dumber names for rock bands out there these days.

[robviti]

now there's a thread i'd like to read, if we could include a few jazz bands too. decades ago when i was still performing, we'd sometimes announce the name of the band before a break, choosing something we thought was oh-so clever. among my favorites were chuck roast and his prime cuts and mortimer snerd and the milquetoast orchestra, featuring the dulcet tones of miss claire voyant.

[captainwrong]

To be fair, the Cocaine Wolfs are named after a notorious Muncie character, so it fits in with their whole Muncie, Indiana aesthetic. They're all older family guys too, so it's not like they have any delusions of being in the top 40.