ðə bˈændz fˈɜːst ɪŋkɑːɹnˈeɪʃən wʌz ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ fɹˈʌntmən ænd mˈeɪn pɹˈoʊɾɐɡənˌɪst æntˈeɪ ðˈɛn nˈɪkneɪmd "bˈeɪs", ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm ʌvðə sˈɛlfdᵻpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪɾɪŋli nˈeɪmd sˈʌk æz ˈɔːl ðə mjuːzˈɪʃənz wɜː nˈɑːvɪsᵻz bˈeɪs hɪmsˈɛlf ˈoʊnli pˈɪkɪŋ ˌʌp ðə ɡɪtˈɑːɹ dʒˈʌst bᵻfˌoːɹ dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
The band's first incarnation was initiated by frontman and main protagonist Anté (then nicknamed "Bass"), in the form of the self-depreciatingly named 'Suck' - as all the musicians were novices (Bass himself only picking up the guitar just before joining university).