Picking album title that's already used by anothe band...

[RaistMagus]

Hi guys, I'm looking for a name for our soon-to-be-released album (Spotify, Bandcamp), we're small amateur band. So I've thought of "with a bang" as album title, then I google it and I find that some other small random band has used it, and it exists on Spotify as well. What would you do in such a case? Is it uncool to use the same album name? On one hand, I'd like to come up with something unique. On the other hand, with the access to information we have in 2022 and with the amount of small and big bands that have existed in the past 70 years it's hard to find an original name.

 

[somebodyelseuk]

Loads of bands have used the same album titles before. I wouldn't lose sleep over it.

However, I think, if I was starting out, trying to get search results, I'd be tempted to call mine Queens Greatest Hits, Dark Side Of The Moon or Bat Out Of Hell... or a very close variation of something well known... Hat Out Of Bell, Dark Side Of The Noobs, {Band's name} Greatest Hits.

 

[Si G X]

I don't think it matters, there are loads of albums with the same name ..... and songs for that matter.

 

[effzee]

How about With a Bäng

 

[RaistMagus]

How about With a Bäng

Since I'm in Denmark, maybe "With a bæng"

 

[effzee]

Since I'm in Denmark, maybe "With a bæng"

Hey that is actually cool

I'm in Germany, but was just making a connection to the silly use of umlauts in band names haha

 

[suthol]

If you are as optimistic as we bunch of 70+ yr old dudes call it Volume 1.

Hardly going to grab the attention of the punters though.

Never Too Late Vol.2 should be out at the end of July and we have another 30 or so tracks that are ready to go and we are writing a couple of songs a week

 

[HoodieMcFoodie]

As Yet Untitled

 

[ClashCityTele]

How about 'With A Bong'?

 

[Flaneur]

We called our first record '20 Golden Greats'.

 

[uriah1]

These guys were a Sabbath band at same time Sabbath was.



When in doubt, get out the Thesauraus

Thesaurus results for BANG

Bang: without delay. Synonyms: directly, forthwith, headlong… Find the right word.

www.merriam-webster.com

 

[AAT65]

It really doesn’t matter if an album title is original or not. Even The Dark Side Of The Moon isn’t original - Pink Floyd originally called the live show which previewed the songs Eclipse because there was a 1972 album called Dark Side Of The Moon by Medicine Head, but decided it didn’t matter much and went back to their preferred title before the record was released.

 

[trev333]

call it "Album of the Year"... should get a few plays online..

 

[Linderflomann]

 

[Blrfl]

Use a catalog number like Yes did with 90125.

 

[Engine Swap]

With a Boing!

 

[teletail]

With a shag!

 

[JeffroJones]

So I've thought of "with a bang" as album title, then I google it and I find that some other small random band has used it, and it exists on Spotify as well. What would you do in such a case? Is it uncool to use the same album name?

Zak and the Krakens? Love the Surf clip
Yes, its uncool to use the same album name.
Have you already used "Zak and the Krakens"? which is a pretty good name already.
"The Kraken Wakes!" (the name of the classic sci-fi book) is also good
I think, because its a different genre, there's no copyright infringement.

 

[loopfinding]

yeah just use it. nobody cares. song and record titles are fair game, whereas using a band name that already exists is just a headache.

i guess it would be different if it was a famous album title...but you can do that too if you’re being cheeky and making a statement, like sonic youth’s bad moon rising or something.

 

[telemnemonics]

Greatest hits?

Look what the cat dragged in?