I was in a band...

[Pendragon]

Game is simple, I give enough examples to go by

Remember A Perfect Circle? Our band was called Origami—it folded…
Remember Jefferson Airplane? Our band was called Cessna—it didn’t take off
Recall The Doors? Our band was called Portal—it never really opened for us
Recall Blood, Sweat, and Tears? Our band was called Sweet Summer Sweat—we stank
Recall The Rolling Stones? Our band was called Solid Gold—just a bunch of flakes
Recall AC/DC? Our band was called Air Conditioning—we always froze up
Remember The Eagles? Our band was called Headless Chicken—we flopped
Remember The Beetles? Our band was called The Spiders—boy did we bite
Remember Air Supply? Our band was called CO2 —we choked
Remember The Monkees? Our band was called Frogs—we croaked

Have fun!

[Calidore]

Remember The Byrds? We were The Penguins, and never flew.

[Calidore]

Thanks for the game, Pendragon. I love this kind of thing. Here's a few more:

Remember The Cars? We were The Salesmen, but nobody was buying
Remember The Zombies? Our band was Refugee--we got eaten alive
Remember Dire Straits? Our band was Season-Ending Cliffhanger--we kept getting cancelled
Remember The Commodores? Our band was Brigadier, but we lost our star
Remember Motorhead? Our Band was Internal Combustion--we sputtered and couldn't get going
Remember The Champs? Well, our band was The Runners-Up, and nobody remembers us
Remember Heart? Our Band was Pacemaker--we died on stage
Remember Steely Dan? Our band was Boy Toy, but we just couldn't keep it up

[Pendragon]

Remember The Grateful Dead? Our band was called Dying—it was short lived
Recall Earth, Wind, and Fire? Our band was called WildFire—we got burn out
Remember The Allman Brothers? Our band was called The Hoover Brothers—we sucked
Remember The Doobie Brothers? Our band was called Marlboro Men—yeah, we smoked for a while
Remember Cure? Our band was called Swine Flu—we were sick
Remember Poison? Our band was called Antidote—but we never got better
Remember KISS? Our band was called PECK—kinda KISS lite
Remember Def Leopard? Our band was called Blind Lion—we kept running into things
Remember Deep Purple? Our band was called Soft Red—we blushed a lot

[Pendragon]

Remember Chicago? Our bank was called Old Milwaukee—we tanked
Remember Queen? Our band was called Princess—we were a royal pain
Remember ABBA? Our band was called DABBA—we just wouldn’t do
Remember The Carpenters? Our band was called Real Estate—we didn’t sell
Remember Metallica? Our band was called Formica—we spread very thin
Remember Heart? Our band was called Spleen—we ruptured...
Remember Alabama? Our band was called Banana —our popularity kept slipping
Remember A Clockwork Orange? Our band was called Florida Orange—we got all juiced up
Speaking of Earth, Wind, and Fire, our band was called North Wind—we blew it badly
Remember Credence Clearwater Revival? Our band was called Swamp Water Blues—we stank
Remember Alice Cooper? Our band was called Ralph Moon—we threw up and lost our pants
Remember Creed? Our band was called Penal Code—we got busted
Remember Peter Framton? Our band was call Peter-Peter—our bass drum was a pumpkin
Remember Bon Jovi? Our band was called Bon-Bons—our lead singer had a weight problem
Remember Duran Duran? Our band was simply called Duran—we never repeated a gig
Remember the Bee Gees? Our bang was called Killer Bee—our sarcasm stung
Speaking of the Bee Gees, we once had our lead singer sing at a higher pitch than Robin Gibbs when his split jump move landed his nuts on his guitar neck
Remember Bob Segar? Our band was called John’s Cigar—we smoked and stank at the same time

[qimissung]

Remember Sixpence None the Richer? We were the Poorboys,and we lost it all.

[Calidore]

Remember Curve? We were Unbent, and we flatlined.

[Calidore]

Remember Alice in Chains? We were The Weakest Link, but we still couldn't break out.

[Calidore]

Remember Megadeth? We were Sudden Apocalypse and

[North Star]

Remember Heart? Our band was called Spleen—we ruptured...

And then we got back together again, but - remember Anthrax?

[Pendragon]

Remember The Who? We were The What Nobody knew

[Pendragon]

Remember The Eagles? We were The Buzzards. We circled round and round and never got anywhere...