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What was the name of your first band?
As I recall it, The Nuckromanser. But maybe it was The Higher Underground (both circa 1967). Truth be told, one of those two bands was not my first tho.
I was in a band before that but for the life of me I do not recall if we actually had a name.
We played at a youth correctional facility and a frat party in Westwood, CA. I had been playing guitar for about 4 weeks then (circa 1966). I only knew half the songs. We were a three piece band (two guitars and drums, no bass). The other guitar player was the singer (cuz he had a mic that he could plug into his Silvertone Amp's second channel). He taught me everything I knew to that point (E, A, D, G, C and F chords. What else did you need back then?). I think we got $10 each for each gig.
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 18:55:13
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fog & akai much like "dom & roland"  (not really although Dom & Roland DOES exist)
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 19:07:03
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 19:08:55
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I don't think we even got to the point where we named it. We just played until the drummer (who had just broken up with his girl) could no longer make through a whole tune without crying, then we disbanded. Sheesh, what a bunch of weenies we were! But I did a tune with a bass player and drum machine after that and we called ourselves Bent Strayt. Geez, what a bunch of weenies we were!
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 19:17:11
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The first one that actually played for cash was Pyramid. I played in jr high folk bands, stage bands, student symphony, all state and things a bunch before that.
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 19:29:02
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 19:59:02
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The NyteBeats. Yea, I know. Go figure.
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 20:07:35
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“Gemini†in seventh grade. We played a few graduation and birthday parties, and a bunch of neighborhood parks and church bazaars. Wow, way baaaaaaaaaack when!
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 20:31:12
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The first band I play in the '80 in was "Everest" (as a second drummer). I always played for fun not the money, so I left the band when they decided to play more "seriously". The I started another band called "Hors Temps". A rough english translation would be "Out of time". We choose this name because we were playing cover from different era ... but I think it could mean that we were not tight 
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 20:33:13
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The first band... just a couple of kids banging on guitars in the basement: The Electric Mead... 2 guitars... one bass, occasional drummer. First band to really play some gigs: Nomad...3 piece never made any money.. played when & where anyone would let us.... for free. Money makers: Boot Hill.... were were good...played country rock in the middle of the disco thing... never made much money and didn't get many gigs... but it was fun. Snuffy Smith..... very short lived band.... played like...2 times. Krrock...yeah , we caught a lot of flack over our name...... 4 piece until the singer left...continued as a 3 piece until we had a big fight. Cahoots......really sharp 3 piece band.... worked for 2+ years gigging full time...was the offspring of Krrock (same people...different name) ended the same way... Family Tradition... house band... 6 piece... lasted 2.5 yrs...same place...same people....same songs.....
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 20:48:10
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There's no way I'm entering into this cringe-fest...I'm just gonna stand back and laugh at y'all. +1. I had to think a moment, then remembered it. But I ain't sayin'........... But by all means, keep'em coming!
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 21:08:04
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"Times Past"
Dating myself, but this was the mid-60s. All the local high-school bands were on a 'Times' kick: The Early Times, Future Times, etc.
And add some spelling varieties: Tymes
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 21:16:33
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Nexus. We rocked with covers of Rush, Blue Oyster Cult, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Black Sabbath and Emerson Lake and Palmer. Somewhere around '77.
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 21:32:39
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Freedom Flight.
Hey, it was the 70s and we were teenagers.
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 21:33:29
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The Sounds Of Time - 1968
I was the young one, 13
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
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Aw cmon, surely somebody here played with me in "Rock Candy". I thought everybody played in a band with that name at least once.
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 21:42:29
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My first band? Rosemere high school.
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/05 23:16:04
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Shorty the Shab and the right-on Rubber Band .. 1974 1st pro band (not garage band ) had horn section too alot of fun claim to fame was we opened for War on an outdoor concert
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/06 03:25:05
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Our first band never had a name - just as well probably My first ever paying gig was with a band called Scavenger - we used to write our own heavy metal stuff, and do a load of covers - Freebird, Smoke On The Water, I Don't Know (Ozzy), that sort of thing. We got payed in beer at a Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) in a field near Chipping Sodbury. It rained torrentially throughout the night. At one point, I went to make an adjustment to my amp and noticed rain water coming through the roof of the tent and dripping onto my stack    It's surprising so many of us are still alive.
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/06 03:27:45
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"Chimaera". 1972. Though we didn't have a hope in hell of playing anything progressive as we only knew 2 chords.* *Later on we had another guitarist join who knew a different two chords and we went from strength to strength.
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
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I think we were going to call ourselves Blue Flint of all things, in a cheap ripoff of Pink Floyd I guess, but it never really got off the ground. My toes still curl up when I think about that. OTOH, I did have a part in the name of a reasonably well known *album* later on, by the Dutch late 80's band Urban Dance Squad. 'Mental Floss' (make suggestive gesture as if flossing between the ears) was my private joke with DNA (Arjen), their scratcher. The album was named Mental Floss for the Globe, and became pretty huge at the time.
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/06 04:16:18
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"Skull in a Blue Haze"
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
2009/05/06 04:53:00
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Todd, Dimitre and Sloane - School band guitar / vocals circa 1975 - 77 - Our nicknames, any guess which one I was? Leyton Desire (Latent desire - geddit !!) first paid gigs Guitar / Keyboard / Vocals circa 1978 - 79 - We weren't from Leyton and definitely not desirable Mono and Kiosk - Electro pop bid at stardom and the charts (failed) Keyboards / Programming / Vocals 1979 - 1982 - Depeche Mode meets Tiny Tim The Kiosk Project - just me, now - playing everything !!! The Ace Hides - rock / pop / soul covers band me on drums / percussion next gig- The Crematorium
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
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next gig- The Crematorium Let us know when it is mate - I'll come along and do a good version of "Going Underground"
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RE: What was the name of your first band?
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next gig- The Crematorium
Let us know when it is mate - I'll come along and do a good version of "Going Underground"
Thanks Jonesey, very kind of you, any chance of a nice version of "Light My Fire" too?
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