It's always weird to hear what bands wanted to call themselves before they "made it" big.
Before these bands became famous, these were their original names:
1. Early name: Naked Toddler . . . Final name: Creed
2. Early name: The Polka Tulk Blues Band . . . Final name: Black Sabbath
3. Early name: Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem . . . Final name: Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. Early name: Rainbow Butt Monkeys . . . Final name: Finger Eleven
5. Early name: The Salty Peppers . . . Final name: Earth, Wind and Fire
6. Early name: Screaming Abdabs . . . Final name: Pink Floyd
7. Early name: The Young Aborigines . . . Final name: Beastie Boys
8. Early name: Sweet Children . . . Final name: Green Day
9. Early name: The Pendeltons . . . Final name: The Beach Boys
10. Early name: Kara’s Flowers . . . Final name: Maroon 5
11. Early name: Atomic Mass . . . Final name: Def Leppard
12. Early name: Smile . . . Final name: Queen
13. Early name: The Obelisk . . . Final name: The Cure
14. Early name: On a Friday . . . Final name: Radiohead
15. Early name: Mookie Blaylock . . . Final name: Pearl Jam