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Top 20 Bands Named After Places

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These bands chose their names from real life places.

Rated 16 points - posted 13 years ago by athorn77 in category Music.
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Chicago Report Abuse
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Rammstein Report Abuse
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Boston Report Abuse
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Kansas Report Abuse
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Alabama Report Abuse
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Berlin Report Abuse
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Soundgarden Report Abuse
This grunge rock band is named for a park with wind channeling pipes.
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Nazareth Report Abuse
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Bay City Rollers Report Abuse
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O-Town Report Abuse
This band was named after the nickname for Orlando.
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Marcy Playground Report Abuse
The band is named after the playground at the lead singer's elementary school.
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New York Dolls Report Abuse
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Portishead Report Abuse
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Rascal Flatts Report Abuse
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Europe Report Abuse
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St. Lunatics Report Abuse
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Sugarland Report Abuse
The band named themselves after a rural town in Texas because it sounded "sweet".
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Linkin Park Report Abuse
This band started out as Xero and finally decided to name themselves after a park in Santa Monica.
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Sugarhill Gang Report Abuse
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Backstreet Boys Report Abuse
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