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Top 11 Declarative Band Names

13 Responses to “Top 11 Declarative Band Names”

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   MENBAH!
   August 18th, 2006 at 1:28 pm

   I agree. More bands need exclamation points.

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   Eric
   August 18th, 2006 at 3:24 pm

   I bet Godspeed wouldn’t've even been included if they used their former band name, “Godspeed You Black Emperor!”

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   Dylan
   August 18th, 2006 at 9:56 pm

   Panic! At the Disco isn’t on there, for reasons I can’t see.

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   Ryan Hillier
   August 19th, 2006 at 1:34 am

   Saw YSP!WSD! here in Edmonton a few weeks ago; their soundguy butchered the mix and blew everyone’s heads off… too bad, as they are a talented group with lots of energy.

   Is Panic! At the Disco declarative?

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   Dylan
   August 19th, 2006 at 4:32 pm

   Maybe Panic! At the Disco could be somewhere later in the list. Like maybe 15 or so.

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   Brad
   August 20th, 2006 at 12:04 am

   I don’t know if “Panic! At the Disco” necessarily counts. Hard for me to say whether that’s declarative or not with the amount of wine I have in me right now. I guess if “Godspeed You! Black Emperor” counts, Panic should.

   Also they boned up #5. I’m pretty sure it’s “I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness” (minus ‘the’). Much cooler that way.

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   Dylan
   August 20th, 2006 at 9:28 pm

   Yeah, Panic! is way more declarative than Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Maybe it’s just because I don’t understand what it means.

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   marcus
   August 21st, 2006 at 2:45 am

   they did a mashup of The Darkness and I Love You But etc., it seems.

   Ken Jennings had a funny bit about exclamation points: I should be unpacking the kitchen right now, but I’m obsessed by this post over on the message boards about TV shows whose titles have exclamation points. I know there must be more of them, but I’m drawing a blank. I can think of lots of shows that should have had exclamation points, though. Like Phyllis! and Cop Rock! Actually, any failed show is funnier with an exclamation point. Also, it makes news shows sound like game shows: Meet the Press! Face the Nation!

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   Brad
   August 21st, 2006 at 7:39 am

   I totally can’t think of any. I’m sure there were some in my tv watching past but I can’t seem to remember any.

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    marcus
    August 21st, 2006 at 10:31 am

    Well, there’s JEOPARDY! for one.

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    MENBAH!
    August 21st, 2006 at 1:51 pm

    Actually, “Godspeed you, Black Emperor” is not declarative. A declarative sentence is nothing more than a statement. Examples: “John went to the store,” “Sally will be getting her hair done,” “My pubes are on fire,” and, yes, “Brad sucks.” They Might Be Giants should be on the list, in my opinion.

    As for “Panic! At the Disco,” ignoring the superfluous interstitial punctuation, if it is a sentence, it is imperative. To follow the order, you would have to (a) go the disco, if you aren’t already there, and (b) panic. That said, I’ve always read it as a sentence fragment, like a headline. In that case, to make it declarative, we would have to call it “There was panic at the disco.”

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    scottandrew
    August 21st, 2006 at 3:04 pm

    Missing from the list:

    These Arms Are Snakes
    I Am The World Trade Center

    …and possibly Yo La Tengo, which translates to “I have it!”

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    Dylan
    September 25th, 2006 at 8:42 pm

    We Are Scientists should be on there. Is Ima Robot declarative? Because it’s supposed to be “I’m a robot”, but it’s spelled “Ima” as if it’s a name.

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