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Music & Musician Forums > Music > Alternative & Indie > band names that you have trouble pronouncing PDA View Full Version : band names that you have trouble pronouncing bleep_bloop 04-06-2006, 09:57 PM i used to have trouble with sigur rós, but i found out how to say it on their web site. i am currently having trouble with how i should pronounce autechre. just like like list bands you have trouble pronouncing, it will be like a support group. i know, its a stupid idea for a thread, but ill give it a try. RollerQueen 04-06-2006, 10:08 PM !!! Someone's going to say Dntel, too. bleep_bloop 04-06-2006, 10:11 PM i read somewhere that !!! is supposed to be pronounced chik chik chik. or something along those lines ert90 04-06-2006, 10:13 PM Still have no idea how to say Sigur Ros. Also, the Racounteurs Jacaranda 04-06-2006, 10:30 PM Sea-roy Ross I think is how you say it. I might be wrong on the roy part but the rest I'm feeling good about. Mogwai is one that I'm never sure how to say, I've also never really tried to say it aloud though. The Great Decay 04-06-2006, 10:40 PM !!! Someone's going to say Dntel, too. My bad. Killtacular 04-06-2006, 11:09 PM Sea-roy Ross I think is how you say it. I might be wrong on the roy part but the rest I'm feeling good about. Mogwai is one that I'm never sure how to say, I've also never really tried to say it aloud though. See-oor Roce The g is silent and the r is sharply rolled, like a 'rr' in Spanish. Mog-why. Pretty much exactly how it's spelled. !!! could be pronounced with any syllable repeated three times, but chik chik chik is most common. Center of the Universe 04-06-2006, 11:14 PM !!! could be pronounced with any syllable repeated three times, but chik chik chik is most common. I've heard a few people use pow pow pow, and I thought it curious because everyone knows it's chk chk ckh. BillCosby 04-06-2006, 11:28 PM Personally, I like to say !!! as DUN DUN DUN for dramatic effect. bleep_bloop 04-06-2006, 11:44 PM See-oor Roce The g is silent and the r is sharply rolled, like a 'rr' in Spanish. Mog-why. Pretty much exactly how it's spelled. !!! could be pronounced with any syllable repeated three times, but chik chik chik is most common. the g is there, it's just really hard to hear. i think. just go here for the band endorsed pronounciation.http://sigur-ros.co.uk/band/pronunci.php Luxor 04-06-2006, 11:49 PM I still just call 'em Sugar Ross :cool: Danger Bird 04-06-2006, 11:59 PM Sphongle Zmev 04-07-2006, 12:06 AM Shh pun gull I can't pronounce Xiu Xiu to save my life. Center of the Universe 04-07-2006, 12:18 AM It's like "shoe shoe," but instead of SH it's more of a J sound. asymm 04-07-2006, 12:19 AM I can't pronounce Xiu Xiu to save my life. This one's just "Shoe Shoe". I don't how to talk about Aphex Twin's album Drukqs - either calling it "drucks" or the album with randomly created songs or ... hrmph Center of the Universe 04-07-2006, 12:25 AM It looks like "drucks" to me. sgrevs 04-07-2006, 01:25 AM I've always said Druks. What about...Drive Like Jehu... Jee-hoo, or Jeh-hoo? Zmev 04-07-2006, 01:41 AM I go with Jeh-hoo ownyouall 04-07-2006, 09:50 AM Atreyu talk show host 04-07-2006, 11:04 AM i am currently having trouble with how i should pronounce autechre. or-tech-er moderaterock222 04-07-2006, 12:12 PM i saw an advert on tv for Sigur Ros's new album, and the guy pronounced it 'Sig-er-ross'. that made me kinda angry, but it also made me laugh. ert90 04-07-2006, 12:45 PM Atreyu Uh-Tray-U And I've actually heard band members say it on Victory Records Video Podcast. RollerQueen 04-07-2006, 01:12 PM Atreyu You haven't seen The Neverending Story? pinkyeti 04-07-2006, 01:19 PM Les Savy Fav. French? English? Something in between? What does it mean, anyway? Follow-up: Test Icicles. Center of the Universe 04-07-2006, 01:21 PM Les Savy Fav isn't French. This has been confirmed by the band. Lay Saw-vee Fawv. Test Icicles is pronounced exactly how it's spelled. italic zero 04-07-2006, 04:22 PM I like saying Ah Talk Ruh is it actually French? French is awful. pinkyeti 04-07-2006, 04:31 PM Another question: Sufjan Stevens. dei 04-07-2006, 04:38 PM I've heard "soof-yan," but I'm not sure if that's correct. XxcheetoxX 04-07-2006, 04:51 PM What about: Ahleuchatistas, Fennesz, Gerogerigegege, Iannis Xenakis, OOIOO or Paracoccidioidomicosisproctiti? Paracoccidioidomicosisproctiti is probably the worst band I have ever heard in my life. cobert 04-07-2006, 04:51 PM Clikitat Ikitowi I can pronounce it fine, its just a tongue twister. deadwith0utmusic 04-07-2006, 05:24 PM i dont know how to pronouce my own bands name. so i guess thats pretty bad. its Kaiten. we pronouce it kay-a-ten. dont know if thats right tho. Dark_Hero 04-07-2006, 05:41 PM Muse I think it's pronounced 'Mewz'. r_sharp_major 04-07-2006, 06:06 PM Ahleuchatistas, Fennesz, Gerogerigegege, Iannis Xenakis, OOIOO or Paracoccidioidomicosisproctiti? heheh...apparently this is a japanese onomatopoeia for vomiting while having diarrhea at the same time... and there are scarier things about the band i wont mention (you can look it up.) moderaterock222 04-07-2006, 07:01 PM Muse I think it's pronounced 'Mewz'. i hope you're joking 04-29-2006, 04:37 AM how do you say !!!?? i just AGh! but its stupid saying exclamition points dei 04-29-2006, 09:52 AM It's chk chk chk, or any one syllable said three times. Chk chk chk is the most common way to say it. I don't know how to pronounce Faraquet. Robert Crumb 04-29-2006, 12:51 PM how do you say !!!?? fap fap fap. GuitarIs 04-29-2006, 12:55 PM I read on the Frou Frou message boards a while back that it can be pronounced both Froo Froo or Frow Frow (like crow crow but the F is there instead) So I alternate whenever I say their name for kicks. indy_undy 04-11-2006, 05:07 AM What about Banhart (as in Devendra), is that just as it reads or Barn-hart? incubliss 04-11-2006, 05:35 AM I always had trouble with Matisyahu. I used to just say Mat-iss-soo-yah. I know it's spelled wrong, and said wrong completely but it was just the easiest way of saying it. Is it simply Mat-iss-Yahoo? Kids_For_Christ 04-11-2006, 05:45 AM Muse I think it's pronounced 'Mewz'. u made that more impossible to say than the original....how do u do that? is it like pink floyd is p-ee-nook fl-oui-de...hey....band name:cool: italic zero 04-11-2006, 02:59 PM What about Banhart (as in Devendra), is that just as it reads or Barn-hart? Why would you add an R? Is this some Australian thing? xhaereticusx 04-11-2006, 05:08 PM Mogwai is one that I'm never sure how to say, I've also never really tried to say it aloud though. Rent the movie Gremlins since that's where it comes from. italic zero 04-11-2006, 05:27 PM There's a sample of a girl saying Mogwai on Young Team. bleep_bloop 04-11-2006, 07:00 PM what about bjork, i've always not really know how to say it. is it b - j - ork, or is it just bork with a silent j? Zmev 04-11-2006, 07:08 PM i go with bee york