旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � � � B A N D N A M E S � � � � DEF KLF / MAD VISION � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Here are explanations about band names Why such a choice, where does it come from ? Of course, I don't know each band stories. Here are a few one. This article has been written very quickly and without a real reflection, so if anyone want to improve it he is welcome. [ In Amazine 3, I want to do a similar [article but about members name. So [write me and explain me why and how you [choose your codename ( max 5/6 lines ). [ A free message or an advertissement [from you will be published if you do [it. ( Read RUBRIC/AMAZINE 3 article ). ]2LIFE CREW컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Haven't you ever heard of 2 LIVE CREW, the rap band from Miami ? ]ANIMAL MINE컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Because the first 2 members of the team were PENGUIN and SCORPION. ]The BLADE RUNNERS컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 It comes from the Riddley Scott's movie: Blade Runner. The blade runners are a elite section of the police whose job is to kill humanoids called Replicants. ]THE CAREBEARS컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 It comes from a children cartoon, but you might know what is it... Don't lie! They choose such a name, fed up of violent band names. ]FACTORY컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 For a cracking band it sounds like an industrialized cracking service. Idea comes from the Manchester's record company. ]FASHION컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Find out in a dictionnary... No real reason , except that they wanted a peaceful name. ]FLATLINERS컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� One more time a band name extracted from an american movie. ]The GARLIC EATERS컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 They liked pizzas with lotsa garlic ! ]HEMOROIDS컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Because one of the member of the former HEMOROIDS called Skyrace was spotty and got Hemoroids where you know. Naaah! that's a joke I don't know why they choose that strange name. All I can tell you is that Preparation H is a medecine to cure Hemoroids, thus ..."Preparation H is good for us". ]ICS컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 It used to be ITALIAN CRACKING SERVICE, but as Italian members except dealing, and spending their money do nothing, they changed their name for INTERNATIONAL CRACKING SERVICE as their crackers, were / are from Sweden and France. But new rumours are saying the new meaning is going to be International Cock Suckers , because during their hollidays in Italia the French members of I.C.S. have been initiate to some funny games by MR Fly. ]MAD VISION컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Mad Vision is a way to explain how we see the world or it can also define the vision people have watching M.V.'s members:Madness. ]NAOS컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Has been taken from a dictionnary, (NAOS: Main room of a temple, where a statue of a god stands. ) That's short, so easy to move big "NAOS" sprites. No real reason except this one. ]NPG (New Power Generation)컴컴컴컴컴컴� TGA of NPG claims he had the idea of NPG before he heard of Prince and NPG for the 1st time. Strange... ]The OVERLANDERS컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Don't you remember a car game from Elite ? Was called Overlander... ]The REPLICANTS컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Has been choosen after the birth of the Blade Runners, but it wasn't an aggressive challenge, just an allusion. ]ULM컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Except YOU A LAME,and UnLimited Matrix ULM is a very common abbreviation in French. "U.ltra L.eger M.otoris�" = Microlight ]VMAX컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� A powerful motor, and it makes an allusion to V8. [ And, of course all the ST bands which [have stolen Amiga names: Vision, Impact [Quartex, Fusion/Fuzion(?)... [ It exists a movie called: DELTA FORCE [with " Chuck Norris" and an other one [with famous sound tracks called " THE [LOST BOYS" ( a story about young flying [blood suckers. ). But I really don't [know if their name comes from those [movies.