The Cryptic Band Name Game

The lid to that writing utensil that has ink + masticate

Pen Cap Chew - later to become Nirvana


refer to yourself + afternoon beverage + nickname for coffee + not old

refer to yourself + afternoon beverage + nickname for coffee + not old

Mighty Joe Young - later to become Stone Temple Pilots

Clue: Sugary children

Clue: Sugary children


Sweet Children = Green Day


I did have an awesome time in the UK, never had been across the pond either. Long flight, and I don't like flying. Hadn't done it in 32 years, gotta do it again in Nov, Puerto Rico, for a wedding. I like my feet on the ground. 


 Clue: Curageous + The thing that holds up your pants.

And yes, it is another precursor name.   

Sweet Children, later Green Day, I like including the old names - adds to the challenge. And as we do, its good to indicate in the hint that it is a precursor name.

Like this one:

Rhymes with term for the earliest stage in a frog or toad's life. 


 

Brave Belt (later BTO) - I actually used that one before we got into this kick . I'll keep current lyrics in play

Wow, that was a tie. I do know the answer to clean's post.

The Golliwogs = CCR 

Nicely done, Khepera.
And I hear you about those long flights.
Being 6 foot 4 I have yet to have what anyone would call a "comfortable flight" with the limited leg room they give you on those planes.

But Khepera did forget to leave us with a new clue so I will pinch hit with another former band name:

A mixture of water, yeast, malt and hops that doesn't cost a thing

I gather the band name is Free Beer, but haven't found who they later became. I'll keep looking before posting another band.

I gather the band name is Free Beer, but haven't found who they later became. I'll keep looking before posting another band.

You are correct, clean!
That is the original name of The Barenaked Ladies.

precursor name:

Facial expression indicating contentment, happiness 


     

Smile = Queen


Clue: (precursor name) "Don't call me ____ for dinner" 


And from back a few days, the Beefeaters were the Byrds. 

Not sure on this one, but I think it's Late!, a name Dave Grohl used post Nirvana.  Was that the precursor of Foo Fighters?

This isn't a precursor, rather a side project of an artist and a band:

Indian religion affection deities

You were correct MJ!

precursor name (although this band had only one member who stayed with the more successful future band):

Clue: Lucy's TV husband and the current Super Bowl champions 

Clue: Lucy's TV husband and the current Super Bowl champions 

Ricky and the Ravens - Ray Manzarek left to form The Doors

Clue:  term used for the people from the southern states who seceeded from the United States

I gather they're the Rebels, but don't know if they are a precursor name.

clean, you're close so I will provide a hint

instead of Rebels, what was the name of the army that fought against the Union in the Civil War.  This was the name of the group that produced the guitarist for the band famously known as ..................

I figured you had a Southern rock band in mind, but my research found the Confederates, featuring Pete Townshend. I probably should have started my own precursor band thread.


Here's one.


Clue: The last three words in the acronym known as NIMBY.   

Clue: The last three words in the acronym known as NIMBY.

My Backyard - which was the original name of.....

.....Clue: They decided to give the band the mispelled name of their High School gym teacher  

Lynard Skynard


Precursor 80's Hair.


Clue: A large municipality + a baby goat     

Then I mispelled the misspelling, Lynyrd Skynyrd

City Kidd, who later became Tesla


Precursor name, back to the 60s.


A family of small birds, biological known as passerine birds, or Passeridae

A family of small birds, biological known as passerine birds, or Passeridae

The Sparrows -who became Steppenwolf

Here is another former band name:

The + Mr. Bueller + male siblings