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Posted on 4/8/25 at 8:46 am to
Posted by Philzilla
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 4/8/25 at 8:46 am to
Rapid eye movement isn’t the name of the band.
Posted by Dale3
'Merica
Member since Aug 2014
619 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 10:32 am to
WSMFP
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
75121 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 10:42 am to
SOAD
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
39327 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:22 pm to
quote:

the net popularized "CCR" b/c it's shorter to type
This is simply false.
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
20558 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:18 pm to
quote:

the net popularized "CCR" b/c it's shorter to type


IDK. You may be right and my memory misfiring, but I think we were referring to them as CCR pre-internet era. "CCR" had a nice cadence to it so it was easy to pronounce.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
47698 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:46 pm to
BMFS
Posted by Galactic Inquisitor
An Incredibly Distant Star
Member since Dec 2013
18452 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:47 pm to
ELO
ELP
NIN
AIC
KGLW
Posted by STigers
Gulf Coast
Member since Nov 2022
4060 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 2:04 pm to
not an acronym but great name XTC - means ecstasy

Here’s two I like from this century

TOP
KOL

Posted by STigers
Gulf Coast
Member since Nov 2022
4060 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 3:18 pm to
quote:

Rapid eye movement isn’t the name of the band.

That is what it has stood for as long as I’ve known them and what everyone else thought as well. I’ll never be convinced otherwise even if Stipe told me himself
Posted by Degas
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Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 4/8/25 at 3:41 pm to
KMFDM
Posted by STigers
Gulf Coast
Member since Nov 2022
4060 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 3:44 pm to
Dang! That’s a good one
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
23458 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 6:24 pm to
RFTC
Posted by eph4v29
Member since Aug 2010
368 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 9:49 pm to
ABBA; the name is an acronym
CSN
MFSB, with their hit TSOP
AWB
LRB
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
20558 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 10:06 pm to
ARS (Atlanta Rhythm Section) - grossly underrated band BTW
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