We once had a very silly conversation at work about using the definite article with band names. It seems to happen with some where there definitely isn't an official "the" and not with others.
ie - The Red Hot Chili Peppers is a pretty common thing to hear, but there isn't a "the" if you look at the album covers, but you never hear about The Nine Inch Nails. The Smashing Pumpkins and the Rolling Stones have got both on their album covers.
It dissolved, and we ended up adding definite articles to /everything/ to see how it sounded. We started with The Nine Inch Nails types of things, then moved to The The Rolling Stones... and ended with The The The.
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Date: 2010-11-16 03:07 pm (UTC)We once had a very silly conversation at work about using the definite article with band names. It seems to happen with some where there definitely isn't an official "the" and not with others.
ie - The Red Hot Chili Peppers is a pretty common thing to hear, but there isn't a "the" if you look at the album covers, but you never hear about The Nine Inch Nails. The Smashing Pumpkins and the Rolling Stones have got both on their album covers.
It dissolved, and we ended up adding definite articles to /everything/ to see how it sounded. We started with The Nine Inch Nails types of things, then moved to The The Rolling Stones... and ended with The The The.