Funny Spellings
Funny Spellings
Where did it all come from? I'm not talking about umlauts, just band names spelled in a way that is not the normal way to spell those words.
For the 1960s I can think of Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds and the Monkees, there were quite a few bands in the 1970s, and in the 1980s it became common.
So the question is how it all relates to metal, I know of Axxe in the 1970s, but Slaughter Xstroyes probably doesn't matter much anymore as it's already common by then.
For the 1960s I can think of Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds and the Monkees, there were quite a few bands in the 1970s, and in the 1980s it became common.
So the question is how it all relates to metal, I know of Axxe in the 1970s, but Slaughter Xstroyes probably doesn't matter much anymore as it's already common by then.
- mega_lodon
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It's mostly due to naming a band, then finding out another band already has that name. But not wanting to change to an entirely different name, they chose to slightly alter the name. When the 1980s arrived there were so many bands altering names became common practice to avoid changing to an altogether different one.
Although I was kind of hoping for more examples. I don't think it's true that it was all to avoid similar band names, as people in the 1980s who liked Def Leppard usually also liked Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix (even if those who liked the latter two may not like the first), you get the point I hope.
In Zep's case the misspelling was to avoid mispronounciation... the logics behind other names could in some cases be because other bands with same name already existed, but mostly i guess it was a gimmick used to draw more attention, make bands more recognizable.
As you mentioned some very popular bands used this and it could be due to their popularity that the gimmick stuck with the rock and later metal genre... kood olsaw bee det therza hyooj prosent of ylyderat rokkas awt der,,,,
As you mentioned some very popular bands used this and it could be due to their popularity that the gimmick stuck with the rock and later metal genre... kood olsaw bee det therza hyooj prosent of ylyderat rokkas awt der,,,,
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- great_knuthulhu
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- great_knuthulhu
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But I'm pretty sure there already are a few Malaysian Black Metal scandophiliacs using that moniker already.great_knuthulhu wrote:"FjällRäven" would have been nice.Khnud wrote:Tröjan ("The sweater") is indeed a laugh for us Scandinavians. It would have been cool if Raven used an umlaut too, sadly they didn't.
Phyne Thanquz ("fine, thanks") is another weird one.