"The" Bands

Piiop · #1 07-06-2005, 11:50 PM

Beatles
Who
Rolling Stones
Hives
Libertines
White Stripes
Allman Brothers Band
Animals
Beach Boys
Byrds
Clash
Doors
Smiths
Faint
Go! Team
Killers
Kinks
Mars Volta
Roots
Strokes
Shins
Temptations
Velvet Underground
Zombies
Band (not Da' Band)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Cars

So, all of these bands can have "The" before their name, but which bands is "The" actually part of their name? And, if there's ambiguity, what do you name them in your collection?

This list does include every band with "The" so if your favorite isn't there - too bad. However, feel free to add any other bands that can go either way or you're not sure of.

Tron · #2 07-06-2005, 11:52 PM

"The" is part of all the names of the bands you listed.

Then there are bands like Doves and Pixies where there is no "The" and elitist snobs will get upset with you if you add one, even though it sounds right.

mason55 · #3 07-06-2005, 11:55 PM

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"The" is part of all the names of the bands you listed.

Then there are bands like Doves and Pixies where there is no "The" and elitist snobs will get upset with you if you add one, even though it sounds right.

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Talking Heads is another.

Piiop · #4 07-06-2005, 11:57 PM

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"The" is part of all the names of the bands you listed.

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You sure about this?

Tron · #5 07-06-2005, 11:59 PM

Also...

The Arcade Fire
The Postal Service
The Get Up Kids
The Vines
The Gap Band ("You Dropped A Bomb On Me")
The Strokes
The Ramones
The Von Bondies
The Darkness
The Police
The Fire Theft
The Fugees
The Verve Pipe
The Dandy Warhols
The Flaming Lips

That's what I got from my collection. Please begin mocking me immediately.

Tron · #6 07-07-2005, 12:00 AM

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"The" is part of all the names of the bands you listed.

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You sure about this?

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Nope.

RacersEdge · #7 07-07-2005, 12:13 AM

I like the Guns and the Roses.

Jack of Arcades · #8 07-07-2005, 02:30 AM

I remove "the" from all my tags that way it sorts correctly in my folders.

private joker · #9 07-07-2005, 03:43 AM

It was at least 1995 before I realized it was just Beastie Boys and not "the" Beastie Boys. People still make that mistake, though.

You forgot The The.

And The Radiohead.

The Glove · #10 07-07-2005, 05:08 AM

The Wrens. They are quite good.

GP