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The Wailers - Washington garage pioneers (1958-1969)
Dirty Robber (1959) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFAeqpyF89A

The Wailers - Reggae group formed 1963, settling on this name around 1966, changed their name to Bob Marley & The Wailers in 1974 after some members departed
Stir It Up (1973) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE3WaSETf8k


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Nirvana - British psych/prog band (1965-present day, with a split and reformation in the middle)
Rainbow Chaser (1968) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcf19K5QFqQ

Nirvana - American band apparently. (1987-1994)
Pennyroyal Tea (1993) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb71GyLkGYc


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The Charlatans - US psych/folk group (1964-1969)
Codine (1966) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXq9dKRHscQ

The Charlatans - Madchester survivors (1989-present day)
Sproston Green (1990) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfWv4adJnxg


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The Tornadoes - US surf band (1960-2007)
Bustin' Surfboards (1962) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6GL25kqp6c

The Tornados - Note the lack of the letter "e" in their name so the two could be told apart. UK, Billy Fury's backing band and 1st UK act to top the US charts (1960-1967)
Telstar (1962) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBYdp84AwuU


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Windmill - London indiepop band (2007-present day)
Tokyo Moon (2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd6KKeGMjqE

Windmill - UK band, have had the name for a while but only really getting started now
Birdman (2014) https://soundcloud.com/windmill-official/birdman

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Excellent thread Kev. Presume you want two good bands of the same name, so we're discounting the likes of The Monks a great band with a shit namesake. The most unlikely name I've come across to be used by two bands is Art Phag, originally the name of grunge punk band from Flint, Michigan and now used by a really lame dance act. Sure there must be lots of candidates for this thread.

The Outcasts
Excellent Texan garage band from the 60s. One of a dozen bands called The Outcasts listed on the Ugly Things garage compilation database.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkfnzTL0bko

The Outcasts
Belfast punks formed in 1977. Made the great Just Another Teenage Rebel 45 for the Good Vibrations label.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWADHZBb48A

The Upsetters
Band formed by Little Richard in 1954, went on to record in their own right for the Vee Jay label whilst Little Richard was undergoing his first bout of religious mania.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Zx3h53FkY

The Upsetters
Lee Perry's legendary house band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqrHlzVDhJc

The Avengers
60s garage band from bakersfield California best known for Be A Cavemen. One of eleven bands of that name listed on Ugly Things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qA04Y3iywQ

The Avengers
Punk band from San Francisco formed in 1977.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9JKKnQVpKA

The Leopards
Vocal group, made one of the all time great poultry records Mah Mah Chicken Pot Pie in 1963.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKSxOlGZMS4

The Leopards
Undeservedly overlooked post punk band. Released their only record in 1979.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlhdVQFkvW0

Soul Sisters
Soul vocal group, recorded for the legendary Sue label.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5cQ3LPc3fU

Soul Sisters
Reggae vocal group that included the great Nora Dean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DJubf9y45g

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2nd verse same as the 1st...

Yeah - I was doing it as a "top 5" not just a "name 5" - so I picked bands that I like, then kind of combined the two shared names to give an average mental rating and listed them in that order. Highly scientific.

Like there was an average (if that) '70s rock band called Blue and a boyband called Blue. They didn't make the grade. Thinking about it, I saw a band called Blew once, but I suppose they don't count as the words mean different things. I did allow different spellings of Tornadoes, but they meant the same thing really.

Ah - I've just looked up Blew because I was sure they changed their name and had some form of success. I was thinking it was Thirteen Senses, but it was another very similar sounding band from Cornwall - Haven. Dented the charts a bit.

A few in your list I don't know!

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2nd verse same as the 1st...

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Thought people would be queueing up with ideas for this one, but as it looks like just me & Kev, here's a few more.

The Purple Hearts
Great Australian band formed in Brisbane in 1964.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VnREl-qtpM

The Purple Hearts
British mod revival band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKKbg4I_-nw

The Zodiacs
R&B vocal group, started life as The Gladiolas, then became the Zodiacs under which name they released the classic 45 T Town, before finally settling on Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs and releasing several fine records.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lYdwnekAzg

The Zodiacs
Ska group did the immensely fine 45 Renegade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOdooYy_mIs

The Sonics
Minnesota rock & roll merchants did the 1959 single Minus One-Blast Off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjuE0AZ_ASQ

The Sonics
Tacoma, Washington legends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-_0V0IXEkc

The Models
LA girl group, recorded the best version ever of Bend Me Shape Me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bHlCXMnoxA

The Models
UK punk band whose line-up included a pre- Adam & The Ants Marco Pirroni
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1A1kvVtRbY

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Curmudgeonly Rock 'n' Roll time traveller from ye olden days

2nd verse same as the 1st...

The Purple Hearts were a bit of a glaring omission on my part actually! Both quite well known bands.

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