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    Posted: December 25 2011 at 15:33
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Originally posted by presdoug

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Originally posted by CPicard

PFM = Premata Forneria Marconi.
"Forneria" means "Bakery" and Marconi is a family name (but I don't find translation for "Premata": could some Italian fellows help us here?)

according to Tibor Kneif, author of a German rock lexicon, Premiata Forneria Marconi were actually named after an Italian sweets shop
I believe that "premiata" translates as "prize"
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literally "Premiata Forneria Marconi" means "Prize-awarded Bakery Marconi"

Never would've guessed that Cool
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Apparently, Rush got their name from a frantic come-up-with-a-name brainstorm session before their first gig.  As they were "rushing" to think of a name, original drummer John Rutsey's older brother yelled down from the upper floor, "Why don't you call your band 'Rush'?"  
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My, what a pelf of information this thread does furnish!
 
 
 
More of the obvious:
 
NIAGARA   -a waterfall, I believe
SAHARA  - a desert
OUROBOROS - a mythical creature
PROCOL HARUM  -Latin "beyond these things"  (a friend's cat)
POTEMKIN -soldier & statesman, fav of Catherine The Great
CAN - acronym:Communism,Anarchism,Nihilism
DEEP PURPLE    blackmore's grandmother's fav song by Nino Tempo
DEBIL MENTHOL - weak or mentally-deficient menthol
MABOULE - crockpot, loony
HYDRAVION -sea plane
OSE - daring ,risque
DENTRO - within
OSANNA -Hosanna shout of praise
ORME - footprint
PICCHIO DEL POZZO  - woodpecker of the fountain
BARICENTRO -center of gravity
CERVELLO - brain, intellect
PAESE DeI BALOCHI -  village region of the (???) amused
MAMMA NON PIANGERE - mother not weep
KEBNEKAISE( KEBNEKAJSE) - highest mountain in (north) Sweden("Resa  Mot Okant Mal" - "travel towards unknown destination"
 
MYRBEIN "MYRORNAS KRIG" - Antleg "war of the ants"
FLASKET BRINNER - the flesh is burning
KERRS PINK  -a potato brand
YM-STAMMEN - THE tRIBLE OF yME
SAMLA MAMMAS MANNA -gather mama's manna
RADIOMOBEL - radio furniture
HANDGJORT -handmade
PISKA MIG HARDT - WHIP ME HARD
ANGLABARN  -angel child
 
 
 
 
 
 
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And of course, PIBLOKTO - hysteria in Eskimo women
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Clepsydra - ancient Greek for "water clock" (literally means "thief of water"). if you don't know what that is, here a picture:

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Yes - It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent
Genesis - The coming into being of something; the origin
Rush - To move or act swiftly; hurry
Camel -  humped, long-necked ruminant mammal of the genus Camelus, domesticated in Old World desert regions as a beast of burden and as a source of wool, milk, and meat
Caravan -  company of travelers journeying together, as across a desert or through hostile territory
Queen - A woman sovereign
Twelfth Night - the evening of the fifth of January, preceding Twelfth Day, the eve of the Epiphany, formerly the last day of the Christmas festivities and observed as a time of merrymaking
Magma -  molten rock material under the earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed by cooling
Arena  - An enclosed area for the presentation of sports events and spectacles
 
Ermm none of those explain why or how the band chose the name.


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Originally posted by Dean

Yes - It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent
Genesis - The coming into being of something; the origin
Rush - To move or act swiftly; hurry
Camel -  humped, long-necked ruminant mammal of the genus Camelus, domesticated in Old World desert regions as a beast of burden and as a source of wool, milk, and meat
Caravan -  company of travelers journeying together, as across a desert or through hostile territory
Queen - A woman sovereign
Twelfth Night - the evening of the fifth of January, preceding Twelfth Day, the eve of the Epiphany, formerly the last day of the Christmas festivities and observed as a time of merrymaking
Magma -  molten rock material under the earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed by cooling
Arena  - An enclosed area for the presentation of sports events and spectacles
 
Ermm none of those explain why or how the band chose the name.

Good point Dean. A shrewd observation.
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Originally posted by Andyman1125

If you don't mind I'll spew some of my fanboy knowledge: 

Dream Theater, as most people know, were originally called Majesty. The origin of this name was when Portnoy, Petrucci, and Myung were in line for a Rush concert and Portnoy commented that "Bastille Day" was "Majestic," and then Majesty was born (which is also the inspiration for the classic Ytse Jam - Majesty backwards). When the band released their demo album in 1986 under the moniker Majesty, however, a Las Vegas band of the same name threatened legal action if they didn't change their name. The band cycled through a number of different names, such as Glasser, Magnus, and M1 (Glasser was used for a week to the spite of the fans). Eventually, Portnoy's father suggested the name of a small theater he ran in Monterey, California, and modern day Dream Theater was born. 

So many bands - prog or not - would up changing their names because of infringement or lawsuits. Better to go with something totally retarded (or use a band member's name) to avoid that fate!
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^ The excellent Australian band Pivot had to change their name because of this. They are now known as PVT. Pinch
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Bands don't need to change their names at all -there is no international law that prevents two recording artists from having the same name. Years ago I believe the Actor's Guild (or somesuch) did not allow two actors to join their closed-shop union with the same name, hence the proliferation of stage-names, (such as one aspiring actor David Jones who changed his name because there was already an actor with that name). Threats of litigation from band-management are usually just a load of hot-air and bravado.


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Haha - for the longest time I believed the hoax that Pink Floyd was UK slang for a dog's erect dick. Didn't seem so off if Steeley Dan named themselves after a dildo. 
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The band Calgary Asian Escort reportedly got their name from a spam post on progarchives.com.

EDIT:  I hate it when spam posts get deleted so my jokes about them don't make sense anymore. Unhappy Wink


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Yes - Originally Mabel Greer's Toy Shop (spelling?), the band decided it was too long and un-catchy, and shortened it to Yes, which being only three letters long, would enable the band to get a large font on concert posters and be more noticeable. Because Peter Banks had originally thought of the name Yes, he thought he'd better take up the band's offer to be lead guitarist.

GOD I love that story, thanks!!  LOL

This is a fantastic interview with Pete Banks about the earliest days of Yes, when they held court at the Marquee Club in Soho....his comments about Bob Fripp and others are just hilarious!! 


By they way, when I was in Devon UK last (1997), I had heard that the name "King Crimson" was originally inspired by the local maple tree, the "Crimson King," and that Pete Sinfield was the one who came up with the moniker.  


Since you hail from Dorset, good sir, would you kindly ask Mssr. Fripp about this?  Thank you so much!  


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My musical project, Ozark Soundscape, isn't exactly prog, but whatever. It's named after the video game development team Ozark Softscape who made the legendary M.U.L.E.

Ozark Soundscape: where convention comes to die
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Originally posted by Mr James

PAESE DeI BALOCHI -  village region of the (???) amused
Rather village (region, country, land) of toys.
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Here are a few if anyone is interested:


Bijelo dugme is White Button.

Buldožer is, of course, bulldozer.

Drugi način is "The Other Way", meaning the different way (of thinking).

Igra staklenih perli is "Glass Beads Game", named after you-know-who's novel.

Leb i sol means bread and salt, a traditional symbol of hospitality.

Indexi - to quote Seyo: "(plural of "index", a student's blue book for writing exams and attendance). "

The proper spelling should be "Indeksi", I guess they added x to appear more "fancy" or "international".

S vremena na vreme - from time to time.

Tako means "that way" or "like that!"
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Lucerne Switzerland's Flame Dream   1977-1986                                                   http://www.progressiveworld.net/html/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=1555                            http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/teaching/mathe320_2011/exhibits/morley/index.html         
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Talitha Qumi is in aramaic and means "rise and walk". Obviously, it's a line from the Bible and it goes well with the band's interest in the spiritual realm.



For the sake of accuracy,  talitha means "girl" in aramaic, and not only in aramaic.Smile
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The Doors got their name from the book The Doors Of Perception. Though everyone might know this already, or not even consider this a progressive rock band (I feel as if they are Smile) that's all I can contribute to this thread. Great book, great band. Really explains what The Doors stood for. Expanding your mind to their unique, drug-induced style of music.


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Israeli band Zingale means a Joint. That's what they were basically doing in the time of recording.


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