Bands by Name Origin (M-S)

Guess the band based on the clue about the origin of their name. Answers are in alphabetical order.

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Name Origin	"M" Artist
Combined the names of a sex symbol and a cult leader	Marilyn Manson
Named after the main character from Back to the Future	McFly
Inspired by the Duke Ellington song "Mood Indigo"	The Moody Blues

Name Origin	"N" Artist
The frontman chose the name, defining it to his bandmates as the 'attainment of perfection'.	Nirvana
4 capital letters reflecting a rejection of gimmickry (common in early 80s music)	NOFX

Name Origin	"P" Artist
Selected randomly from a dictionary, defined as "mischievous little elves"	Pixies
Chosen because the producer and vocalist sent demos back and forth through the mail	The Postal Service

Name Origin	"Q" Artist
A regal name meant to be "heavy enough for the boys and sweet enough for the girls"	Queens of the Stone Age

Name Origin	"R" Artist
Named themselves after a Talking Heads song from the album True Stories	Radiohead
From a Muddy Waters song	The Rolling Stones
They hastily came up with this name when they were in a hurry to quickly think of one	Rush

Name Origin	"S" Artist
Named in honor of a Veruca Salt song	Seether
Named after the vocalist's little sister, and translates to "victory rose"	Sigur Ros
Refers to the rapper's skin (He was one of the only white people in his neighborhood in Canada)	Snow
The band started 41 days into the summer.	Sum 41

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Sep 18, 2020

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