Opposite bands!

[Lisnaholic]

oh poop I thought i had gotten it drats!

Yeah, it was a good try ! You did great on the "opposites" part, but not so well on the actual band name part !

[Trollheart]

The Ink Blots? 

[Lisnaholic]

Good try, TH, but not the band I'm thinking of.

Spoiler for tip # 2:

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The band name is just one word (a real word, not made up), and they were not usually mentioned with "the", i.e. more like "Traffic" than "The Beatles".

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[Trollheart]

Shoulda been the Ink Spots, anyway, not their underground, unknown cousins the Ink Blots.    They could be seen on the landscape though, if you looked sharp, Tom.

Can you give us the era they were known for, Lisna? 50s? 60s? 70s? Later?

[Lisnaholic]

Their heyday was late 60s/early 70s, TH.

[Saulaac]

I think this is craning your neck too far, to be honest; fishing for clues and it sounds like you're winging it. Gives me the bird, it does.

This is giving strong Paul Merton vibes from "Have I Got News For You", TH    That reminds me, I do miss those Radio 4 shows such as Just A Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Very witty.

"Erasers Neatly Arranged". Kaleidoscope!

[Lisnaholic]

^ 'fraid not, Saulaac.

I'm worried that I have tried being too clever with this opposite, so here are some more clues:

Spoiler for clue # 3:

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tristan's "pencil" and Trollheart's "ink" are heading in the right direction.

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Spoiler for clue #4, which must surely give the answer away:

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In this post from another thread, TH came close to typing the very word of the answer, the actual band:

Trump is about to reverse the entire 1776 thing? Go back under British rule? Are you serious? So is July 4th cancelled now or what?
Anyway, in other news, looks like Hegseth the Horrible is in trub!
News Alert: Pentagon watchdog launches probe of Hegseth Signal messages
The acting Inspector General of the Defense Department will review Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's use of Signal in a group chat with other key national security officials to discuss military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen last month, the IG's office announced on Thursday.
In a letter to Hegseth, Acting Inspector General Steven Stebbins wrote that the objective of the IG's "evaluation" is to determine whether Hegseth and other Pentagon personnel "complied with DoD policies and procedures for the use of a commercial messaging application for official business."

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[Trollheart]

Um, Pentangle? Must admit, I'm as confused as a very confused thing that has a very good reason to be confused here. Also, I'm confused.

[Lisnaholic]

That's right, TH:
Pen Tangle
Sorry perhaps l was being too devious 

[Trollheart]

Woo-hoo!

That was really hard. Let's see if I can kill this thread once and for all with one nobody will get.

Ah maybe not...

Taking it easy and in no hurry at all.

[Lexi of the Dawn]

Woo-hoo!

That was really hard. Let's see if I can kill this thread once and for all with one nobody will get.

Ah maybe not...

Taking it easy and in no hurry at all.

Rush?

[Trollheart]

You got it pretty lady! 

[Lexi of the Dawn]

<3

Okay, here's one.

Gentle Touch Nose

[Trollheart]

I know this one but I'm gonna step back and let someone else have a go. For now.

[Trollheart]

Okay that's long enough.

Smashmouth.

And now..

One single piece of wood standing perfectly still (no it's not a fucking haiku!)