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A band name is not trivial. It doesn't seem they spent any time or effort thinking up a good one (unless of course there is a marketing angle here, and the name
by somewhereoutth 3y ago
A band name is not trivial. It doesn't seem they spent any time or effort thinking up a good one (unless of course there is a marketing angle here, and the name (and band?) was entirely manufactured).
- vlunkr 3y agoLet’s be real, the Beatles is one of the worst band names ever. People often name their band when they are young and they get stuck with it. If Portugal the man is manufactured (entirely baseless claim) they did a pretty terrible job with it. They recorded and toured for ~15 years before getting any mainstream success.
- somewhereoutth 3y agoGranted. But 'Portugal. The man' seems particularly cack-handed. Worse to me as I actually live in Portugal currently, it would have been nice to see some sort of connection.
- _xe9h 3y agoYou must be a lot of fun at parties.
- somewhereoutth 3y agoIndeed I am!
- sirsinsalot 3y agoI think you're thinking about this a little too hard. It's music. Listen, or don't.
- somewhereoutth 3y agoAh but words are important. I'm disappointed by their word smithing (in the explanation, if not the actual naming).