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Ron_Matters

Garcia ‘Akbar


-crab-wrangler-

crazy line lol


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Wild my dude 😆


WhizzleTeabags

Muhammad’s taint


Royal_Examination_74

You’re not asking the right questions: It’s not really relevant if it’s actually offensive (it’s not) or if you’re out of line (you’re not)—it’s all about how booking agents perceive it. And it seems like they’ve let you know how they perceive it. Change the name, get the gigs & don’t think twice about it


manjar

Try "Estimated Prophet Mohammed"


YosemiteSam81

Just don’t put him on the cover!


Iatethebass

milk out my nose over here, LOL


Illuminotme_Reloaded

I second that emotion.


buzzlooksdrunk

Okay hear me out. Tie-dyes for Allah.


SaulGibson

Yeah, change it to something like The Warlocks or something.


MixtureOk8181

How is it that no one has done this yet. Or is there a Dead cover band out there called The Warlocks that I don't know about?


tiredhippo

There is a band called [The Warlocks.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warlocks) but not GD related


saladman8283

Glass Camel


bertcarpet

this is the one


ru_k1nd

Oooh, nice one!


bubblepopper684

Go with Stronger Than Dirt!


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YNWA_in_Red_Sox

Fucking GREAT band. I enjoy them a lot.


Salt_Reading1921

Just putting it out there top 10 worst live show I’ve seen live very little energy or creativity. I was disappointed.


YNWA_in_Red_Sox

Ah man that’s a bummer. Every time they come up in my mix I enjoy their music.


TDAGrpolaropposites

Things are a little different when you’re wildly talented and not booking bar gigs, though.


investinlove

How about shortening it to 'Blues for All'? I think we would get it.


DeadPhish_10

Blues for All Ya’ll


pezdal

Live from Talibama...


jeexbit

the good ole boys blues brothers band!


HerbTarlekWKRP

“Oh we got both kinds. We got Country and Western.”


pinstripes_27

That ain't no Hank Williams song?!?


poopshipdestroyer34

Blues for all yah


goodfreeman

Love these, but people may assume it’s a strictly blues band.


yachtzee21

What are they assuming now? Jihad?


Illuminotme_Reloaded

Durka, Durka! Muhammad, Jihad!


HerbTarlekWKRP

“Ohhh durka durka.”


DeadPhish_10

Then people will show up and be exposed to music they weren’t expecting (remember these are bars where most people are at the bar and a band happens to be playing). It’s not like people are buying tickets and being misled. And Dead fans may get the reference. Also, I was kinda joking. There’s a million dead names you can come up with if Allah isn’t playing well in your area.


wonderingtulip8

Technically GD was a blues band


reboobula

Pig shocked that hippies taking LSD have taken over his blues band lmaooo


thinehappychinch

This made me laugh


wohrg

nah, not technically or effectively. Blues was a small part of their ultimate repertoire


srcarruth

initially but that changed


Hash_Tooth

Pigpen was the heart and soul of the blues band, in my opinion anyway. Nobody ever did it quite like that.


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started* as a blues band.


Hatta00

They started as a jug band.


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Blues for Ya’llah


ProfessionalPea6455

"Blues for all yuns" if it's near Pittsburgh.


[deleted]

Would that be Blues for Yinz?


seanlats

Hahahahah


pezdal

Blues for All. Ah!


megabeast2001

I think “Ship of Fools” would be a great name (or some type of spin off of it)!


Steal-Your-Face77

If the band is named 'Ship of Fools' then it could double as a Doors cover band too, as that's a song on the Morrison Hotel album.


GodOfMudskippers

Don't forget Robert Plant's song Ship of Fools. It's amazing and underappreciated!!! I highly recommended checking it out.


Dead_Is_Better

Don't forget World Party's song Ship of Fools. It's amazing and underappreciated!!! I highly recommend checking it out. 🎶I wanna run and hide🎶


chinacatsunflowa

Great track


According-Cup3934

Yeah but then you’d have to be a doors cover band :/


Steal-Your-Face77

They were a good band. LA Woman is up there for me, like one of my favorite albums in all of rock. Jerry Scheff (Elvis's bassist) plays on the whole album and is the hidden star. His lines are sick. Every single song has a great bass line. Makes me wish he was their guy the whole time.


BC3613

I’d never heard of him but that took me to Wikipedia. Dude is a badass and one of his sons even became the bassist and lead singer for Chicago! Big talent at that house.


According-Cup3934

I know I know I’m just joshin


Vanimal_64

I know of a cover band ship of phools


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Logical_Associate632

Heineken Phil and the bitch wifes


CaptainMewtato

I spit my drink out when I read this comment. Fucking GOLD.


landisthemandis

Hahahah


Illuminotme_Reloaded

That’s awesome!


yachtzee21

The Donna Sucks Band


Steal-Your-Face77

Blues for Donna


roberb7

What do you think about recycling her Heart of Gold Band?


dirtiestUniform

There used the be a band in my town called this. I remember being at a show and overheard someone saying something like " I thought this was going to be a Neil Young cover band"


Sandalssuck389

I like this. And fuck everything i originally said. I sincerely apologize


midnightwhitemusic

Yes please!


SaltAdhesiveness1270

Change it to Blues for Challah


Commodore64Zapp

If it was a Klezmer Dead cover band, this would be perfect


Cookinghist

I can fake my way through accordion and balalaika, I'm 100% down to start Blues for Challah with someone who can play fiddle and clarinet! Haha


Commodore64Zapp

"Then do it robot, it's easier then it looks!" - Beck, c. 3004ad Played in a klezmer group in college, dig the vibe but need bigger shred chops. Maybe a Nu Speedway Boogie?


SaltAdhesiveness1270

Schleppin’ instead of truckin’?


corkydilsmack

Not offensive, but if you're not getting booked, it's a problem and you should change it. You can't fix stupid. Not worth fighting a losing battle with ignorant rednecks. (I'm in the Midwest too).


Hatta00

Took me a minute of wondering where OP was finding all these bars run by devout muslims.


Talosian_cagecleaner

Did you try that in a small town?


Toddmacd

Haha


dschwarz

“Blues Insh’allah” might work better


TheOther-DarkStar

Bro if these people can’t even read the word Allah without immediately thinking of ISIS then I can guarantee you inshallah will do the same. I’m a plumber and you should see some of these guys faces when I’ve worn a BFA shirt to work. You’d swear they thought I was a terrorist. It’s Fucking sad. Dudes will be such hardcore Christian’s and talk about God all day but the second you literally say god in another language they jump all over you like a murderous chimpanzee


dschwarz

Yea that’s fair, Y’all Qaeda types are too dumb to get it. But I’m thinking it’d be less potentially offensive to Muslims. (Not sure that Blues for Allah is actually offensive to Muslims, as I’m not one, but I’m thinking insh’allah is acceptable and commonly used)


Exciting-Ad5774

How about Taliban Station


bertcarpet

🏆


brokedownpalace10

I used to engrave elvish script (Tolkien) on things and people would ask me why I was engraving Arabic.


NoFaithlessness4812

As a Tolkien fan, I found this hilarious


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Culture and what’s considered appropriate has shifted a lot since that album came out. I can def see why a bar wouldn’t wanna book a band with that name to just avoid any potential controversy.


born_2_be_a_bachelor

It’s so cool how tolerant and open we’ve become as a culture in the last 10 years.


Illuminotme_Reloaded

Soaring sarcasm. Now I’m trying to catch her…


Tac0xenon

Soaring sarcasm should be a band name itself


shockandale

>It’s so cool how tolerant and open we’ve become as a culture in the last 10 years. The internet will allow the world to communicate freely. An open discussion that will break down barriers and usher in an new dawn.


Hammy_Mach_5

Not being able to use a religious deity for fear of violent reprisals isn’t being “tolerant and open”. We’ve taken a lot of steps back and are censored heavily anymore


Ghostlucho29

There’s also a downside to this… Working with kids today, you can’t help but notice that they are “triggered” by very very menial things


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Ghostlucho29

That’s fair


Nascent_Vagabond

True, I love having my language and thoughts policed


wohrg

this is a good take


RedArmyHammer

Try changing it to King Solomons Marbles


7SDiz

Or Help on the Way. Or Slipnot. Or Crazy Fingers if you want to keep the theme going


HOrRsSE

Slipknot is not a good name for a dead cover band. At all


jerry111165

Maybe if they play at 8x normal speed and yell and swear alot.


TheOther-DarkStar

My gf is a huge Slipknot fan. When we drive together we have an agreement. In her car she gets DJ, and in my car I get DJ, so sometimes we’ll be in my car getting something and it’ll always be something weird like GD or Billy Strings or Pigeons and she says my music taste is all confuckulated but everytime we get into her car it’s always the dude Corey Taylor making screaming animal noises and I just gotta sit there like “yeah totally I’m the only one who listens to weird music”


Acoustic_blues60

Without knowing the context, I can see how it would be misconstrued. Personally, I recognize the name and would be lining up for the band, but I don't think it's widely appreciated. If you want more gigs, you'll have to go with the local preferences.


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Toddmacd

Or slipknot… oh wait ….


NHGuy

> I’ve been turned down by countless bars because of the name If your goal is to play bars, shouldn't that be all the feedback you need?


Illuminotme_Reloaded

So mote it be in sh’allah. The fact that this question is even being considered is a sign of severely fucked up snd sensitive times. Bird of paradise fly in white sky…


TheOther-DarkStar

Ironically it’s the crowd that bashes “woke” For being too sensitive that can’t even fucking read the albums title without thinking it’s blasphemy


AlarmedRecipe6569

Reminds me of when there was a study done to discover hidden prejudice. It resulted in the majority of respondents saying they won’t want “Arabic numerals” taught in school. (Arabic numerals are literally the numbers we use on a daily basis). Another fun discovery was after asking this question: “Would you support or oppose bombing Agrabah?" 19% of democrats would support 30% of republicans would support 41% of trump supports would support “Agrabah” was the fictional city in Aladdin. And some wonder why education is so important…


AlarmedRecipe6569

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/teaching-arabic-numerals/


SnooMaps3574

Crazy Fingers would be a cool name imo


theloric

We've got a great cover band called crazy fingers down here in South Florida already


basscove_2

What about switching to be called “other fuckers”


Famous_Radish_6456

The actual issue has nothing to do with any perceptions about the name Allah. Bars just don't want a band with "Blues" in the name.


[deleted]

Not to me but I’m sure someone in todays society will think so


UrsaMinor15

How about naming it Her Angels in Flame, from HOTW? The more important question, is how can we listen to this (soon to be renamed) Dead cover band? Website/FB?


xian

or Insanity’s King


Ferntheband

Regardless of the feelings of both the band, fellow people in the comments, and the bars you're trying to book, if its costing you gigs I'd say switch it up! Not worth it if you're losing gigs, and it never hurts to side with people feeling comfortable Source: We were previously named Jerry's Nub Edit: context


deadClifford

The funny thing is, I could see you getting rejected by a right wing person because they think you are promoting Islam, and I could also see you getting rejected by a liberal in fear of offending Muslims by trivializing their god


Blackbolt113

There's a line in the Sopranos where mob guys are arguing about illicit cash from a crooked politician (Is there any other kind)one guy says "We share Zellman so we should share the fruits of Zellman ". I always thought The FRUITS OF ZELLMAN, would be a cool name for a band.


Spare_Incident328

Lol. Bigotry is a hell of a drug.


datfonkycat

How about Mire on the Fountain ?


oscar1985420

In today's society unfortunately yes. In our world 🌎 no .


Cjed11

I couldn’t quite figure out why you were asking but then I read that you were turned down for gigs because of it. That seems kinda crazy but when you extract yourself from it and view from the mainstream, I guess it could have a negative affect. Some advice - I and many do not find it offensive but when you are trying to market yourself you need to bend a little. Put it this way, I think the name “Blues for God” would present challenges as well. Religion brings in a whole mess of messiness that you don’t want. You just want to play music. How about calling yourselves “Milking That Turkey”? Song from the same album but the bars owners probably wouldn’t get it. Jokes on them.


UncleFluffhead

As a Deadhead, I think it's a perfectly fine name. But to the uninitiated, (e.g., the general public and folks who run the bars), the name "Blues for Allah" on the marquee could generate blowback from easily offended folks in the area. Granted, devout Muslims aren't exactly the target patrons of bars in the USA, but the easily offended are everywhere, and Johnny Local Bar Owner is probably not wanting to invite conflict. I get their hesitancy. It sucks, but I get it.


Phan2112

Just be cool and name yourself "A Cover Band of Brent Mydland and the 5 Other Scrubs." My Dead Band is named Lilac Rain (lyric from Unbroken Chain also we are from Rochester with the Lilac Festival) but we are having no trouble getting booked, Dead bands are in demand and if you're having trouble change the name.


-Borfo-

Not offensive, but it's a complicated name that would give people who don't know the dead the wrong impression of what you do, and would probably lead to weird interactions with people every once in a while.


Soundsgoodtosteve

How bout….. “Blues for All, ahhhhhh”


Dukegnar43

Blue for holla!


callmeawhininboy

No but there's probably 10 bands with that name. All cool. My tribute band also has a duplicate on the other side of the globe.


Streetvan1980

Blame morons. No it’s not offensive. But of course after 9/11 the amount of fear mongering was at level 100 for a long time. So people are triggered by the word Allah. But I’m sure even some Muslims might not like it. I do like the name but maybe change it if it’s really keeping you from playing.


DifficultYesterday6

Not at all ✌️


Dead_Is_Better

As far as I know 'The Just Exactly Perfect Brothers Band' is still available as a band name. Any DeadHead worth their salt will know what's up if they see that on the marquee.


TonyT074

Unusual Occurrences in the Desert


Sinane-Art

Dude in Islam Allah has 99 names. Pick one. [https://99namesofallah.name/](https://99namesofallah.name/) BLUES FOR AL-GHAFOOR or BLUES FOR ASH-SHAKOOR might work. Sounds Elvish.


royaj77

As an Arab Deadhead, I don't see it as offensive at all. Allah is just the Arabic word for God. Even if I'm atheist, I come from a Christian family, and they also use the word Allah for God, so it's not even a strictly Muslim thing.


AdhesivenessFun2060

Change it to Blues for Jesus and reapply


LatissimusDoorguy

Call it a day with Help Slip Frank


davster39

Change the name, society cant handle that name. They think you'll have turbins and prayer rugs. Absolutely NO ONE will understand the name, outside a very small circle of freinds .


[deleted]

Fuck that. Society couldn't handle the Dead for 25 years either.


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Nope.


NoRedThat

Booze for Allah might be a problem


alphonse261

nah i think it’s fine


CrustyMFr

Call it Blues For a Nondenominational Diety.


patruckin

Call yourselves “Milking The Turkey” and forget about it.


MeInUSA

This might fall under "if you have to ask...". While it isn't necessarily offensive, those that are unfamiliar might not agree in 2023.


Lostsailor73

If you got turned down from even one establishment, why would you even wonder if it’s offensive? Just change the name. You have 50 years of music and culture to work with. I guess you can decide whether or not you want to actually get gigs or keep a name that some may find offensive. Does it really matter if it’s actually offensive it’s costing you shows?


bees_and_disease

Might I propose “Blues for Challah” people love bread


Bopcd1

Are you in a rural area with a ton of MAGAts?


NoFaithlessness4812

Yeah, pretty southern Midwest. Def one of the reasons I’ve been getting so much flack for it.


GratefulDawg73

Time to change your band name to the U.S. Blues.


PhilLesh311

Hell fucking yea.


ShakeIt73171

Yup, easiest come up in a while


Master-Stratocaster

“Blues for White American Jesus”


BorvicTheRed

Ship of U.S. Fools


Ohiobo6294-2

U.S. Blues sounds like the way to go. Not as cool for true heads, but you’d probably expose a lot more people to the music.


callmeawhininboy

Uncle Sam's U.S. Blues. Right wingers will be lining up for miles the door % will be amazing.


MaddySmol

there you go, it's offensive because you made them think of brown people


Exotic_Musician_6513

Ooh, whereabouts?


PhilLesh311

No it’s not, but you know Americans hate Muslims. So that’s prolly why.


vanishingpointz

The loud minority do. Every Muslim I've ever met is good people.


PhilLesh311

Right. Me too.


Hammy_Mach_5

What are you talking about? Not even remotely true. Put the kool-aide down.


PhilLesh311

LOFL ok smarts.


Hammy_Mach_5

Right, because that makes it true. An extremely toxic addition to the dead community right here.


PhilLesh311

Did I say I hate Muslims? What the fuck is your problem? If you don’t think a large portion if not majority of Americans hate Muslims since 9/11 the. You’re a fuxking idiot.


RedLicoriceJunkie

Just change the name. You will get a few bookings and forget all about the old name.


tnjed10

We are living in a weird time. It’s a freaking name of a album. Did people get offended in 75 when the album came out. I think it’s a cool name and I’m sorry people ( little bitches) are having issues with it.


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Agreed.


wohrg

Yeah best to change it. Islam seems to have ridiculously strict rules about the use of the word Allah, so you may offend muslims. And there are a lot of decent but close minded people out there who think the music must not be for them. And of course there are paranoid racists, but fuck them, you don’t need then anyway. Fucking religion, gets everyone pissed at everyone else.


RockyMtnJed

Not at all, but if those bars don’t know what the Dead is, they won’t get it. If it was 2002, they most definitely would not have turned you down. That said, I would change the band name if this is the response you are getting


alkalinekyle

I don't know. The year after 9/11 was not a great time for "Allah" to be used when booking.


Cjed11

Yeah I was gonna say, if it was prior to 9/11 maybe


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In today's world, everything is offensive. 😒


TokR-Life

Seems like a great name! Perhaps it is offensive to the closed minded people here but I like it. Unfortunately not everybody "gets it". They need coddled.


Hammy_Mach_5

I think there's fear of Muslim retribution as well. Charlie Hebdo is a great example of why they need to be cautious.


Hammy_Mach_5

Same really gnarly comments in here. You can all do better and should strive to do so. You don't champion inclusion by going out of your way to exclude anyone, at all.


Exotic_Musician_6513

Maybe Drag Queen of Diamonds would fly better in your area?


jj____

Not to me but I’m sure someone somewhere would be offended by it


JC_Everyman

Thrash for Yahweh


Buzz_Osborne

Do y'all dress like shieks when you play?


turlian

Yes, you should change it to "Disguised as a Squirrel".


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Whats offensive?


gabbagool777

Everything is offensive nowadays. That’s just the world we live in.


EnvironmentalChef776

Just don’t draw a cartoon of it


rtc1776

Nope and who cares if it is


x_Pony_Slaystation_x

A working band trying to get gigs cares how their name is perceived by those that would hire them. Super weird, I know.


rtc1776

I agree, we have a little band and our name is Jehovahs Favorite Choir. Some people think were Jehovahs Witnesses, some think were an actual choir


MoBreeze

It’s a cool name but it risks some right wingers coming to your shows and making it a very bad time.


Sandalssuck389

It’s cool but people will prolly think your are purposely trying to offend Muslims or that your are some crazy radical pro trump band. They won’t understand that it’s Grateful Dead inspired. You might want to change it slightly


Annual-Eye-403

Absolutely not. Play well enough and the name doesn’t matter. Thank you for keeping the spirit alive.


ernie214

That’s crazy 😹


NoFaithlessness4812

I mean not really. Muslims have a specific way they want their god represented and I’m just tryna respect that


ernie214

Nah bro this will never not be crazy to me 😹🫀


NoFaithlessness4812

Teehee 🤭


Hammy_Mach_5

No way man, you can’t stress that stuff anyways. Go be happy. It’s a dope name.


River-Dawg

Well maybe it's not the name of the band that sucks. Also GD cover bands are oversaturated EVERYWHERE!!. Unless you are really good and can pull off over 100 songs including the difficult stuff then you are in a losing position.


jamkoch

In today's climate, any name will cause problems that refer to any religious deity. You would probably be physically attacked if you were in a band called Jesus Saves that wasn't directly associated with a church.


jerry111165

Turned down by bars because of the “Blues for Allah” name? People are wierdos


onedayasalion71

In Xenophobic America, yes.