11 Original Band Names We’re So Glad Didn’t Stick
Tony Iommi: A guitarist whose name is as iconic as his playing. It’s a good thing he didn’t have to change it like Black Sabbath changed their name.
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Tony Iommi: A guitarist whose name is as iconic as his playing. It's a good thing he didn't have to change it like Black Sabbath changed their name.
Some of rock's biggest bands, of course, had to go through several monikers until they found just the right one. In honor of Iommi's birthday (February 19), here are eleven original band names we're glad didn't stick.
The Polka Tulk Blues Band (Black Sabbath)
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesRat Salad (Van Halen)
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesMookie Blaylock (Pearl Jam)
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesThe New Yardbirds (Led Zeppelin)
Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesRocket Baby Dolls (Muse)
MJ Kim/Getty ImagesScreaming Abdabs (Pink Floyd)
MJ Kim/Getty ImagesSweet Children (Green Day)
Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesTony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
MTV/Getty ImagesPud (Doobie Brothers)
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesCans of Piss (R.E.M.)
Scott Gries/Getty ImagesNaked Toddler (Creed)
Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesErica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
