25 Most ridiculous band names ever. . .

Gatsby · 11-05-2007, 10:33 PM

http://www.cracked.com/article_15118...k-history.html

For a moderately amusing read

i have to agree with number one. definately the stupidest name for a band ive ever heard

borneoman · 11-05-2007, 10:58 PM

Great reading!!! Never heard of this #1 band... I thought it was gonna be between Toad The Wet Sprocket and Hootie & The Bowlfish!!! I find Smashing Pumpkins pretty silly too...

Can you think of other stupid names?

What about Transvision Vamp? or Voice of the Beehive?

SisterMidnight · 11-05-2007, 11:51 PM

why is everybody always hating on toad the wet sprocket? anything monty python related is cool in my book, and they're a good band!

so !!! is pronounced chk-chk-chk? hmm.. i think most band names are ridiculous. i hate it when they purposefully misspell words though, as if it's more memorable that way or something

ps - simon, your avi is driving me buggy. buggy.. get it? ha!
no, seriously. *shudders*

Cali · 11-06-2007, 12:56 AM

as far as i'm concerned, perry farrell can do whatever the hell he wants, he's still a genius, ok, maybe not a genius, but still, he's way way up there

dboyd · 11-06-2007, 04:01 AM

some of them aren't really that bad.. but there's a good point to every single one... and wtf... "!!!" lolll i never even heard of them... worst... that's not even a name! loll

Rue Saint-Denis · 11-06-2007, 04:54 AM

I find it so cool that the !!! can't be searched in google.

Gatsby · 11-07-2007, 12:26 AM

^ agreed!

other ones i can think of that could have made that list..

im from barcelona
Blink-182
Nsync
Bullet For my valentine
my chemical romance
fall out boy
funeral for a friend

and any other american band that have anything to do with emo in their name annoys the hell out of me..

borneoman · 11-07-2007, 12:34 AM

Was thinking of Wet Wet Wet and Prefab Sprout from the 80s...

SisterMidnight · 11-07-2007, 03:18 AM

^ good ones

here are a few, not necessarily bad but odd:

lynyrd skynyrd (what?)
alien sex fiend
cherry poppin daddies (um..)
the circle jerks
anthrax
barenaked ladies (they're NOT ladies, nor are they barenaked)
ween
dead milkmen (i almost said dead kennedy's but that was actually a brilliant name)
bow wow wow
wall of voodoo
edema (it's a medical condition people)
jack off jill
pee shy
squirrel nut zippers (ouch?)

some of my fave weird names are local bands tho:

house of large sizes
ziploc and the incredible sandwich boys
the pirhana brothers
jif and the choosy mothers (i love this one)

i always thought fubar would be a good name for a band, but apparently some death metal band from the netherlands stole it

Rai · 11-07-2007, 06:14 AM

There is a Hungarian band whose name translates as Galloping Coroners

hazey · 11-07-2007, 10:01 AM

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cherry poppin daddies (um..)

I find that a really cool one.

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squirrel nut zippers (ouch?)

SNZ used to be a kind of hard candy back in the day, which is where the band took their name from.

I'm suprised nobody mentioned The Flying Burrito Brothers. Bloc Party is pretentious as hell. Everytime I see the word "bloc" I throw up a little.

cille · 11-07-2007, 10:05 AM

I think the worst band names are those manufactured ones, like boy band names or idol winners. The only really hidious one i can think of right now is the danish pop stars winners 'EyeQ'. Yikes!

hazey · 11-07-2007, 09:14 PM

Well, if it ain't your birthname you're performing under, they're all "manufactured". But yes, there's manufactured and then there's crap-o-factured. We had an Idols-like band here called K-otic. They crashed and burned pretty quickly.

Another idiotic bandname: Sunn O)))

cille · 11-07-2007, 10:16 PM

Nono but you know what I mean - the guy at the corner office came up with the name type thing.

hazey · 11-07-2007, 10:27 PM

The Artist Formerly Known As Prince

Gatsby · 11-08-2007, 12:21 AM

^ very good

SisterMidnight · 11-08-2007, 12:25 AM

^^ yeah, but that was bull**** though, because prince is his actual name (given to him by his parents) and when he split with his record company they tried to say that they owned his name, so he literally was not allowed by law to use his own name..

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I find that a really cool one.

yeah it sounds cool, but doesn't it conjure up an image of middle-aged men running around de-flowering virgins?

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SNZ used to be a kind of hard candy back in the day, which is where the band took their name from.

i think i had heard that but i still get an "ouch" response when i see it. and i'm not even a guy..

hazey · 11-08-2007, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SisterMidnight

^^ yeah, but that was bull**** though, because prince is his actual name (given to him by his parents) and when he split with his record company they tried to say that they owned his name, so he literally was not allowed by law to use his own name..

Yeah, major bollox if I ever saw one. What kind of an idiotic law prohibits you from using your *own* name? It's unconstitutional.

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yeah it sounds cool, but doesn't it conjure up an image of middle-aged men running around de-flowering virgins?

Apparently. I think they even had to change their name to Bad Daddies for a while because Cherry Poppin' was a big no-no, even if its origins were far more innocent than people thought.

From wiki: They came up with the intentionally provocative name 'Cherrypoppin' Daddies' as a campy homage to the cartoonish risque of the early Dixieland recordings that had inspired them.

bearbait · 11-08-2007, 10:30 PM

Here's a couple of pretty strange ones:
Quiet Riot
Pretty Poison
Death Cab for Cutie
Pet Shop Boys
The Who
Twisted Sister
Jimmy Eat World
Rusted Root (one of my favorite bands)

This all makes me wonder: are there any good band names left, or have they all been taken? What would you name a band if you started one?

Ships_Were_Sailin · 11-09-2007, 01:33 PM

naming bands is pretty hard once you actually put some thought into it, thats why most of them are pretty crazy. as a band name i would want something that captures the essence of our music, is relevant, means something to us as a band, and sounds cool but doesn't sound cheesy and over thought.

so when your brainstorming with that kind of criteria i can see how people might not want to over think it and just go with something that will make some headway

mark. · 11-10-2007, 01:01 AM

few crazy local ones:
Skeptik Tank
Vicious Dig
The Shower Scene
Barntown Water Tastes Like Blood

but one of my favourite band names ever is: First Death In Nova Scotia (after the Elizabeth Bishop poem)

...and, to explain Death Cab for Cutie - it's named after a song. can't remember who sung it though. but yeah, tis a weird name alright...

oh, another funny local one is Steer Clear ...sounds a little too much like advice :P

11-05-2007, 10:58 PM	#2
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	Great reading!!! Never heard of this #1 band... I thought it was gonna be between Toad The Wet Sprocket and Hootie & The Bowlfish!!! I find Smashing Pumpkins pretty silly too... Can you think of other stupid names? What about Transvision Vamp? or Voice of the Beehive? __________________ I made you laugh, I made you cry, I made you open up your eyes, didn't I?

11-06-2007, 12:56 AM	#4
Cali Vegetable Eskimo Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A room of musical tunes Posts: 5,158	as far as i'm concerned, perry farrell can do whatever the hell he wants, he's still a genius, ok, maybe not a genius, but still, he's way way up there __________________ Scrubs Ted and Kate Micucci Screw You (full song) __________________________________ note: my name is NOT short for California

11-06-2007, 04:01 AM	#5
dboyd Penguins and Whales Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,274	some of them aren't really that bad.. but there's a good point to every single one... and wtf... "!!!" lolll i never even heard of them... worst... that's not even a name! loll __________________ "Cause I'm always hanging on, And I'm always closing doors. And I'm always saying no, No, when I really really want it all" - Bottom Shelf "When there's nothing to give Well how can we ask for more" - Delicate

11-06-2007, 04:54 AM	#6
Rue Saint-Denis Eskimo Ghost Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the past Posts: 484	I find it so cool that the !!! can't be searched in google. __________________ ;D

11-07-2007, 12:26 AM	#7
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	^ agreed! other ones i can think of that could have made that list.. im from barcelona Blink-182 Nsync Bullet For my valentine my chemical romance fall out boy funeral for a friend and any other american band that have anything to do with emo in their name annoys the hell out of me.. __________________ "Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further…And on fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." https://www.twitch.tv/simonjmusic

11-05-2007, 10:33 PM	#1
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	25 Most ridiculous band names ever. . . http://www.cracked.com/article_15118...k-history.html For a moderately amusing read i have to agree with number one. definately the stupidest name for a band ive ever heard __________________ "Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further…And on fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." https://www.twitch.tv/simonjmusic

11-05-2007, 11:51 PM	#3
SisterMidnight Jellyfishsting Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Is this heaven? Posts: 5,500	why is everybody always hating on toad the wet sprocket? anything monty python related is cool in my book, and they're a good band! so !!! is pronounced chk-chk-chk? hmm.. i think most band names are ridiculous. i hate it when they purposefully misspell words though, as if it's more memorable that way or something ps - simon, your avi is driving me buggy. buggy.. get it? ha! no, seriously. shudders

11-07-2007, 12:34 AM	#8
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	Was thinking of Wet Wet Wet and Prefab Sprout from the 80s... __________________ I made you laugh, I made you cry, I made you open up your eyes, didn't I?

11-07-2007, 03:18 AM	#9
SisterMidnight Jellyfishsting Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Is this heaven? Posts: 5,500	^ good ones here are a few, not necessarily bad but odd: lynyrd skynyrd (what?) alien sex fiend cherry poppin daddies (um..) the circle jerks anthrax barenaked ladies (they're NOT ladies, nor are they barenaked) ween dead milkmen (i almost said dead kennedy's but that was actually a brilliant name) bow wow wow wall of voodoo edema (it's a medical condition people) jack off jill pee shy squirrel nut zippers (ouch?) some of my fave weird names are local bands tho: house of large sizes ziploc and the incredible sandwich boys the pirhana brothers jif and the choosy mothers (i love this one) i always thought fubar would be a good name for a band, but apparently some death metal band from the netherlands stole it

11-07-2007, 06:14 AM	#10
Rai Eskimontologist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Robo-Hungarian Empire Posts: 2,345	There is a Hungarian band whose name translates as Galloping Coroners __________________ "There's, another example. See, here I'm now sitting by myself, uh, er, talking to myself. That's, that's chaos." "If you find you've got a dragon charging at you at thirty miles per hour snapping its teeth you can always drive it defensively through the covers"

11-07-2007, 10:05 AM	#12
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	I think the worst band names are those manufactured ones, like boy band names or idol winners. The only really hidious one i can think of right now is the danish pop stars winners 'EyeQ'. Yikes! __________________ Yeah

11-07-2007, 09:14 PM	#13
hazey Draper's Girl Friday Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,910	Well, if it ain't your birthname you're performing under, they're all "manufactured". But yes, there's manufactured and then there's crap-o-factured. We had an Idols-like band here called K-otic. They crashed and burned pretty quickly. Another idiotic bandname: Sunn O))) __________________ "We de-whimsified ourselves. Yep, we're normal now."

11-07-2007, 10:16 PM	#14
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	Nono but you know what I mean - the guy at the corner office came up with the name type thing. __________________ Yeah

11-07-2007, 10:27 PM	#15
hazey Draper's Girl Friday Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,910	The Artist Formerly Known As Prince __________________ "We de-whimsified ourselves. Yep, we're normal now."

11-08-2007, 12:21 AM	#16
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	^ very good __________________ "Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further…And on fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." https://www.twitch.tv/simonjmusic

11-08-2007, 10:30 PM	#19
bearbait Eskimo Pie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 868	Here's a couple of pretty strange ones: Quiet Riot Pretty Poison Death Cab for Cutie Pet Shop Boys The Who Twisted Sister Jimmy Eat World Rusted Root (one of my favorite bands) This all makes me wonder: are there any good band names left, or have they all been taken? What would you name a band if you started one?

11-09-2007, 01:33 PM	#20
Ships_Were_Sailin Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: UK - The part that has no music scene what so ever Posts: 1,094	naming bands is pretty hard once you actually put some thought into it, thats why most of them are pretty crazy. as a band name i would want something that captures the essence of our music, is relevant, means something to us as a band, and sounds cool but doesn't sound cheesy and over thought. so when your brainstorming with that kind of criteria i can see how people might not want to over think it and just go with something that will make some headway __________________ *Its been years since ive heard from my transistor radio* Yet i keep going to where it seems i'm meant to go

11-10-2007, 01:01 AM	#21
mark. Eskimo Friend Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 60	few crazy local ones: Skeptik Tank Vicious Dig The Shower Scene Barntown Water Tastes Like Blood but one of my favourite band names ever is: First Death In Nova Scotia (after the Elizabeth Bishop poem) ...and, to explain Death Cab for Cutie - it's named after a song. can't remember who sung it though. but yeah, tis a weird name alright... oh, another funny local one is Steer Clear ...sounds a little too much like advice :P __________________ http://www.myspace.com/markhaughton