SoxFan's Rule of Music No. 36

[SoxFan]

Naming your band after a geographic feature is asking for trouble.

Chicago
Asia
Europe
Boston
Alabama
Ohio Players
America
Chilliwack
Bay City Rollers
Kansas
O-Town
Rascal Flatts
Miami Sound Machine

[Dr Morbius]

1. Booker T and the MG's (Memphis Group).

But there's always an exception to the rule.

[BurtWorm]

3. New York Dolls, MC5 (Motor City), Detroit Cobras

:thumbsup:

[Richardo]

5. The London Symphony Orchestra

:shrug:

[BurtWorm]

7. Sun Ra

:headbang:

[Richardo]

8. Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels

[BurtWorm]

12. Julie London

Dusty Springfield

[Richardo]

13. Brazil '66

The Tijuana Brass

[BurtWorm]

14. Rio Speedwagon

:crazy:

[Richardo]

15. Just for that....

Hannah Montana

[BurtWorm]

16. And the examples come full circle!

Of course they had already started going south again by the time Julie London showed up.

[abq e streeter]

17. One of the great names, and great bands EVER

[CBGLuthier]

2. Define Trouble

You got a few suicides. Some go nowhere bands. Some major acts (with suicides)

America puzzles me.

[joeybee12]

4. Trouble after usually making a ton of money...n/t

[Richardo]

6. 'Calexico' is an exception to that rule.

One of very few.

[unpossibles]

11. agreed. Beirut is also good.

and the NY Dolls.

[mitchum]

9. Someone once coined the term "Michener Rock" for that

[KamaAina]

10. Counterexample: George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers

:P