Topic: Worst band names. (Read 54844 times)

Heavy Duty AA Battery · « **on:** 28 May 2006, 03:04 »

What's the worst band name you've heard?

At my school, there's a band named Tear Down December.

Hat · « **Reply #1 on:** 28 May 2006, 04:56 »

I really dislike band names that are short sentences with exclamation points.

Thunderbirds are now! is pretty terrible, and You Say Party! We Say Die! has twice the pain. The more I think about it, it isn't an entirely uncommon phenomena.

A name that really annoys me though is !!!

If I can't pronounce your bands name, I can't yell about them on the internet, and that makes me sad

Kai · « **Reply #2 on:** 28 May 2006, 05:01 »

http://www.purevolume.com/ourdyingday1

Not only is the name hideously godawful, but if you can tell by the 1 in the URL, there's ALREADY AN OUR DYING DAY. Come on guys.

And yeah, the exclamation point kind of bugs me. Godspeed You! Black Emporer drives me crazy because I feel required to take a fairly long pause after the oh so energetic Godspeed You!

Inlander · « **Reply #3 on:** 28 May 2006, 05:12 »

Hot Hot Heat springs immediatly to mind.

And the Beatles. I mean come on, we all know it. That's a bad pun. A bad, bad pun.

Hat · « **Reply #4 on:** 28 May 2006, 05:20 »

I can't believe I never noticed that pun. I thought thats how you spelt Beetle for most of my life as well. Damn you The Beatles!

nuisance · « **Reply #5 on:** 28 May 2006, 05:27 »

I think Ned's Atomic Dustbin had an absolutely awful name, as did the Boo Radleys.

I have a pet hate for bands named after other musicians' songs, albums, creations.

I also think The Pixies had a pretty dumb name, only redeemed a little by its insinuations of being soft.

Kai · « **Reply #6 on:** 28 May 2006, 05:40 »

Wow.

Boo Radleys.

I mean, I like literary references too, but like, make sure they actually make a good name.

mainmanmazz · « **Reply #7 on:** 28 May 2006, 05:44 »

Clap your hands say yeah is annoying because people randomly make very un-funny, predictable comments.

Thrillho · « **Reply #8 on:** 28 May 2006, 06:48 »

Quote from: Inlander

Hot Hot Heat springs immediatly to mind.

And the Beatles. I mean come on, we all know it. That's a bad pun. A bad, bad pun.

Exactly, everyone knows it, therefore it's a brilliant band name because it's catchy.

My top three worst band names:

3. Dudefish
2. Help She Can't Swim
1. Crevis Inspection (sic)

nickyandthefuture · « **Reply #9 on:** 28 May 2006, 07:06 »

Acid House Kings
The I Live the Life of a Movie Star Secret Hideout
Red House Painters

karl gambolputty... · « **Reply #10 on:** 28 May 2006, 07:14 »

And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead.

timehat · « **Reply #11 on:** 28 May 2006, 07:17 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid

My top three worst band names:

3. Dudefish
2. Help She Can't Swim
1. Crevis Inspection (sic)

I don't know what you're talking about...1 and 3 are absurdly hilarious and great. Oh yeah, speaking of which, I thought that THRET or THRETT would make a really good name for a shitty '80's metal band.

Shaft · « **Reply #12 on:** 28 May 2006, 07:31 »

Panic! At The Disco

FUCK OFF

Inlander · « **Reply #13 on:** 28 May 2006, 07:37 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid

Quote from: Inlander
Hot Hot Heat springs immediatly to mind.

And the Beatles. I mean come on, we all know it. That's a bad pun. A bad, bad pun.

Exactly, everyone knows it, therefore it's a brilliant band name because it's catchy.

Actually, what I meant was "We all know it's awful but nobody dares to say so, because that would be 'criticising the Beatles'."

Still, could've been worse. They could have called themselves "Herman's Hermits".

Or "Gerry and the Pacemakers".

valley_parade · « **Reply #14 on:** 28 May 2006, 08:32 »

There's a local band called "Last Night's Tragedy". Arrrrg.

Misereatur · « **Reply #15 on:** 28 May 2006, 09:04 »

The Go! Team
Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Seriously, what's wrong with people now days?

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #16 on:** 28 May 2006, 10:23 »

Everything But The Girl
Experimental Audio Research
LCD Soundsystems
Liquid Tension Experiment
My Chemical Romance
Red Hot Chili Peppers
System of a Down
Verve Pipe

Quote from: Hat

A name that really annoys me though is !!!

If I can't pronounce your bands name, I can't yell about them on the internet, and that makes me sad

You probably know this but, their name is pronounced by saying any three three syllables thrice. It's usually done as chk-chk-chk, but for your purposes you can call them shit-shit-shit. I really like them though.

Houdinimachine · « **Reply #17 on:** 28 May 2006, 10:28 »

I like saying Yeah Yeah Yeah.... It's kinda fun and it's a blast to do in a Shaggy voice from Scooby Doo. Don't ask.

Hmm bad names. I absolutely despise the names...

Avenged Sevenfold
HIM (Wtf is Him?)
And while I love their music, I absolutely despise the name Blue October.

Ok, it's NOT cool to choose a colour and a random noun and make a band name unless you're the Silver Jews.

jcknbl · « **Reply #18 on:** 28 May 2006, 10:32 »

Quote from: karl gambolputty...

And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead.

Its actuallly more pretentious that that even:

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead

Also, Phish, Danielson, the Eagles of Death Metal, the Islands, Mates of State.

!!! is pronounced chk-chk-chk. I like to pronounce it by looking really excited.

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #19 on:** 28 May 2006, 11:30 »

Danielson? Isn't that just his/their birth name?

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HIM (Wtf is Him?)

His Infernal Majesty.

Why do I know this!?

Mikendher · « **Reply #20 on:** 28 May 2006, 11:48 »

good bands with bad names:

the boy least likely to
clap your hands say yeah
death cab for cutie
the go! team
the shins
sunset rubdown
the wailin jennys
the yeah yeah yeahs

bad bands with bad names:

nickelback
destiny's child
nsync
backstreet boys
98 degrees
dashboard confessional

Johnny C · « **Reply #21 on:** 28 May 2006, 11:51 »

karl gambolputty... · « **Reply #22 on:** 28 May 2006, 13:08 »

Let's not forget Hoobastank. If individual names count I also nominate Englebert Humperdinck

Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #23 on:** 28 May 2006, 13:14 »

Lunachicks. Come on, seriously.
Pavement.
Anything with random exclamation points (up to and including !!!)
The Album Leaf.
As I Lay Dying.
From Autumn To Ashes.
Shite emo bands with stereotypical names.

penpen17 · « **Reply #24 on:** 28 May 2006, 13:18 »

I never liked the name Broken Social Scene. The band is frickin' awesome, but the name sounds so generic and anti-society

Martin · « **Reply #25 on:** 28 May 2006, 13:49 »

Good bands, bad names:
7 Seconds
9 Shocks Terror
A Day in Black and White
The Blood Brothers

Bad bands, bad names:
36 Crazyfists
Chain of Strength
The plot to blow up the Eiffel Tower (their first record is great, though)

Misereatur · « **Reply #26 on:** 28 May 2006, 14:04 »

Quote from: Skibas_clavicle

Pavement.

I like that name, and band.

timehat · « **Reply #27 on:** 28 May 2006, 15:24 »

Quote from: Houdinimachine

HIM (Wtf is Him?)

I think it's like, you know, a pronoun. Pretty deep stuff, man.

Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #28 on:** 28 May 2006, 15:39 »

Quote from: Martin

Good bands, bad names:
The Blood Brothers

I actually really like that name. As for Pavement, love the band, hate the name.

Johnny C · « **Reply #29 on:** 28 May 2006, 15:40 »

Quote from: Skibas_clavicle

The Album Leaf.

I learned how to play the Debussy song. It's actually quite pretty. I like the name now.

Melodic · « **Reply #30 on:** 28 May 2006, 16:06 »

Quote from: Mikendher

clap your hands say yeah
death cab for cutie

Concurrence. They're not entirely too lame when you're typing it over the interwebz, but in normal music-related conversation, bringing up a band with more than 4 syllables is a pain in the tush.

jcknbl · « **Reply #31 on:** 28 May 2006, 16:26 »

I just abreviate to "Death Cab" when I have to- I quite like that name.

Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum

Danielson? Isn't that just his/their birth name?

The family name is actually Smith. Thats what makes the choice so much lamer.

I also think The Shins isn't such a bad name. The actual word is so rarely used I don't even assoicate the band with the body part. When I hear "shins" I only think about the band.

nuisance · « **Reply #32 on:** 28 May 2006, 16:32 »

Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum

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HIM (Wtf is Him?)

His Infernal Majesty.

Why do I know this!?

There's a band called Him that've been going since the mid-90s. Sorta post-dub experimentalism or whatever.. very 90s-New-York, to my mind. They released some stuff on Fat Cat.

If we want to talk about pretentious punctuation how about GYBE? I'll get it wrong, but they moved from Godspeed You! Black Emperor to Godspeed You Black Emperor! (or vice versa).. and that seems really lame.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #33 on:** 28 May 2006, 16:35 »

Quote from: Skibas_clavicle

Quote from: Martin
Good bands, bad names:
The Blood Brothers

I actually really like that name.

It's actually quite good if you know the play I (think) it refers to.

Phrozen · « **Reply #34 on:** 28 May 2006, 16:37 »

I think it was someone on this forum who made the following comment regarding ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead.

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No, we'll know you by your fucking long name

Anyways... horrible band names.

Go!Go!7188: This one has random numbers AND ! In their defense they can really rock out. The name is actually pronounced Go!Go! Nana Ichi Hachi Hachi.

Seagull screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her: These guys are form Japan, and they're wierd. Hooray for engrish!

Thee Michelle Elephant Gun: cool band, wierd name/

Zwan: Billy Corgan grew a mustache, found God and looked like a total poof. But really, what is a Zwan? A goth Swan?

Name Taken: No shit?

The Guess Who: Arrrg... I don't like the Who, I dislike this band even more because I don't get their name.

Stroke 9: What happens on Stroke 9?

Number One Fan: Huh?

No Use For a Name: Yeah, shitty bands rarely need names.

The Music: Way to put some effort into it guys.

Foo Fighters: What is Foo and why are they fighting it?

Pussycat Dolls: Arg...

Johnny C · « **Reply #35 on:** 28 May 2006, 16:38 »

I forgot:

SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT

EDIT: If I remember right, "Foos" were slang for UFOs. So Foo Fighters would be UFO fighters.

Shaft · « **Reply #36 on:** 28 May 2006, 16:41 »

1. Foo Fighters were what fighter pilots in WWII were called.

2. Foo Fighters were what fighter pilots who did battle with UFOs were called.

I remember not which one is correct.

EDIT Johnny C you post too quickly

KharBevNor · « **Reply #37 on:** 28 May 2006, 16:41 »

Yahr, a Foo Fighter is a type of WW2 UFO.

And I think Seagull screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her is a literary reference though fuck me if I can think what it's referencing.

Melodic · « **Reply #38 on:** 28 May 2006, 16:57 »

Quote from: jcknbl

I just abreviate to "Death Cab" when I have to- I quite like that name.

But what does one do for CYHSY? "I was listening to some awesome Clap Hands yesterday..."

'Cause "The Clap Hands" sounds like a folk band from Idaho. Why Idaho? Why the hell not?

Trollstormur · « **Reply #39 on:** 28 May 2006, 16:58 »

we uh... we in idaho do not have much folk music actually...

Kai · « **Reply #40 on:** 28 May 2006, 17:18 »

When I was in Idaho it did not seem like a folky place.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #41 on:** 28 May 2006, 18:42 »

Quote from: Melodic

But what does one do for CYHSY? "I was listening to some awesome Clap Hands yesterday..."

I usually shorten it to Clap Your Hands.

PS It's now Godspeed You! Black Emperor. I think it makes it easier, now I only need to put emphasis on two word instead of four. They take their name from a little known 1976 Japanese black-and-white documentary by director Mitsuo Yanagimachi, which follows the exploits of a Japanese biker gang, the Black Emperors.

Thrillho · « **Reply #42 on:** 28 May 2006, 18:51 »

Quote from: karl gambolputty...

Let's not forget Hoobastank. If individual names count I also nominate Englebert Humperdinck

Taken from a really old composer or something, if I remember right.

The Hammered · « **Reply #43 on:** 28 May 2006, 18:53 »

I'd like to add The The. I've never listened to them, but come on.

Also, I just remembered Death From Above 1979. Ugh.

Melodic · « **Reply #44 on:** 28 May 2006, 19:00 »

Quote from: Trollstormur

we uh... we in idaho do not have much folk music actually...

Quote from: Kai

When I was in Idaho it did not seem like a folky place.

You gotta dig DEEP. Real deep.

Heavy Duty AA Battery · « **Reply #45 on:** 28 May 2006, 21:24 »

There's also Taking Back Sunday.

I wonder what the bands were on when they named themselves...

Kirbo · « **Reply #46 on:** 28 May 2006, 21:55 »

The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza
Bubblepuppy
Ultimate Spinach

and my personal favorite bad band name....

People with Chairs up Their Noses.

Inlander · « **Reply #47 on:** 28 May 2006, 22:06 »

Quote from: Kirbo

The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza

You're kidding me - that's an awesome name!

At the last Darren Hanlon concert I attended he was lamenting the fact that he performed under his own name instead of coming up with some pseudo-band name, a la Smog or Bright Eyes. As he said of performing under his own name: "It's embarassing. You're using a band name your parents thought of."

Seemed pertinent to the conversation at hand.

Fortnight · « **Reply #48 on:** 28 May 2006, 22:19 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

And I think Seagull screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her is a literary reference though fuck me if I can think what it's referencing.

They took it from an XTC song, though maybe XTC took it from a book, I'unno.

She Wants Revenge bugs me

tortillafactory · « **Reply #49 on:** 28 May 2006, 23:22 »

Color Me Badd - I mean, c'mon. Were you not bad enough without the second D?

Hootie & the Blowfish - ...really?

Dave Matthews Band - more of a pet peeve, really. See, I work in the music department at Fred Meyer, and every time someone wants a Dave Matthews CD, I have to look under both M - for "Matthews, Dave" and under D - for "The Dave Matthews Band." Because my co-workers, in a haze of job dissatisfaction, never pay attention to whether the CD is by Dave or by his band when they put it away. The result? A pain in the ass. Never name your band after your own name, because when you split off to go solo - and you know you will - it will cause heartache for music store employees everywhere.

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Author Topic: Worst band names. (Read 54844 times)

Heavy Duty AA Battery

nuisance

mainmanmazz

timehat

jcknbl

Praeserpium Machinarum

Mikendher

penpen17

Martin

timehat

jcknbl

nuisance

Phrozen

The Hammered

Heavy Duty AA Battery

Fortnight

tortillafactory