why are there so many bands called "The" something

[MalibuKen]

seriously sort that shit out. its not original.

The Killers
The Strokes
The White Stripes
The Fratellis
The Cure
The Klaxons
The Zutons
The Von Bondies
The Vines
The Used
The Thrills
The Mars Volta
The Subways
The Rapture
The Gossip
The Futureheads
The Fray

thats just some off the top of my head.

its all fairynuf that older bands were called "The" something. (pixies, who etc) but it seems to be a trend that every avarage band must be called "The" Something.

its fecking gay

 

[Bury Red]

The The

 

[SmashedHombre]

The Acedemy Is
The Ataris
The Bouncing Souls
The Classic Crime
The Distillers
The Draft
The Early November
The Exploited
The Finalist
The Fold
The Mediam
The Offspring
The Ramones
The Real You
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The Send
The Sleeping
The Spill Canvas
The Starting Line
The Vacancies
The Verve
The Well
The Woodwork

I don't know if this helps. Does it?

 

[Midfield]

No! Its so cool, once my band was named as "The Fake" when I was still in highschool

 

[girish]

When we form a band it's name will be The Wankers

 

[enghuei]

that's because they're so dumb they can't come out with better names

 

[Midfield]

The Disagree is also a cool name

 

[sammymc]

the beatles
the kinks
the byrds
the rolling stones
the who
the jimi hendrix experience
the band
the small faces
the faces
the hollies
the four tops
the drifters
the steve millar band

etc etc

cause its cool.

 

[Van Piorsing]

The Generates

 

[Mihajlovic]

One of the best band names ever in my opinion: Guns`n`Roses.

 

[MalibuKen]

the beatles
the kinks
the byrds
the rolling stones
the who
the jimi hendrix experience
the band
the small faces
the faces
the hollies
the four tops
the drifters
the steve millar band

etc etc

cause its cool.

yeah thats when it was cool.

now its not