OK, so it would be irritating if all music acts kept it as simple as Gerald Simpson who just goes by the stage name A Guy Called Gerald. Imagine the current charts with Five Girls Called Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine, Nicole and Sarah losing out to Lots of People Called Eoghan, Austin, Scott, Alexandra, Laura, Diana, Rachel, Daniel, Ruth ... You get the idea.
But watching the new Kid Rock video Roll On the other day, I couldn't help wondering whether there has ever been anything less rock than this. With his achingly commercial radio-friendly pop, Kid Rock seems to be the most misleadingly named artist around these days.
Then again, quite a lot of bands go by deceptive names. With all of its members well into their fifth or sixth decade, Sonic Youth can hardly be considered youthful. None of the Walker Brothers were actually called Walker or indeed brothers. Also geographical references prove to be rather unreliable. Just think of I'm from Barcelona (no, you're from Sweden), Of Montreal (in fact of Athens, Georgia), or Paris Hilton (New York City). What other band names do you find highly misleading, if not downright inappropriate?
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