Good band names / Bad band names

[jethro]

I've always thought that The Doors is the best band name ever.
In fact most band names that begin with 'the' are pretty cool.
The Mothers of Invention
The Sex Pistols
The Beatles
The Cure
The Temptations

Other cool band names:

Soundgarden
Judas Priest
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Some names are just kind of silly like
Radiohead
Fountains of Wayne
Any band named after some geography as in
Boston
America
Kansas
Don't get me started on the juvinille rap names


Help me out here, What makes a good band name
and what makes a bad one.
You don't have to like or hate the band,
just the name.

[rubicon_girl]

I used to date the drummer in Sasquatch Genocide. Now their name is Downside Risk.

edit: i liked their first name, i don't like their new name

[Acadia]

Jethro Tull

Also The Brothers Johnson

[jethro]

Jethro Tull
is cool like
Lynyrd Skynyrd

[Thib]

I like Bon Jovi because it's fun to ridicule and call him Jon Bon Blow-Me...

[jeremy]

the band makes the name.

[jethro]

the band makes the name.

So your music is Gray?
Not a glowing endorsement.

[Thib]

I think the stupidest names came out of the 60's. Names like "Vanilla Fudge", "Strawberry Alarm Clock" and "1910 Fruit Gum Company".

"1910 Fruit gum Company"?! WTF?

[Lindsay]

I never liked the name Guns 'n Roses. I did like their music though.

[Acadia]

Foghat

[jethro]

Foghat

Good one.
We used to like to call them Hotfag.

[jeremy]

the band makes the name.

So your music is Gray?
Not a glowing endorsement.

yeah, and the beatles sound like beetles. :roll:

if you truly didn't understand, then i meant the band name is irrelevant. most band names sound stupid. if the band is good though, the name takes on a new meaning and then becomes commonplace as the band establishes itself. most of the bands you quoted with good names sound pretty stupid if you take them away from there association.

[jethro]

the band makes the name.

So your music is Gray?
Not a glowing endorsement.

yeah, and the beatles sound like beetles. :roll:

if you truly didn't understand, then i meant the band name is irrelevant. most band names sound stupid. if the band is good though, the name takes on a new meaning and then becomes commonplace as the band establishes itself. most of the bands you quoted with good names sound pretty stupid if you take them away from there association.

The Beatles
Beat not beet.
get it?

[Dumile]

godspeed you! black emperor

[JohnnyDrama]

there was a local band around here named 454 Big Block, I always thought that was the coolest name for a band.

[jussoman]

Some of the coolest are:
Nirvana, Metallica, Silverchair, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring, Guns N' Roses. 8)

[your 15 minutes are up]

The most stupid name for a band is:

The Electric Light Orchestra.

It's too long to be catchy. And it doesn't even make fucking sense, I mean an orchestra isn't composed of electric lights for Christ's sake. It's a fucking ridiculous name, IMHO.

[Superficial]

Deftones.

[JohnnyDrama]

Deftones.

true enough, good call

[endblink]

When I was younger, I thought the coolest band name ever was "I Mother Earth". There was almost something majestic about it.

However, I have to say the best band name, in my humble opinion, would have to be "nine inch nails".

On top of the imagery and implication in connotes, the name works on many levels.

The acronym, being nin, doubles as the first three letters of nine. The logo - a squared in nin with the second "n" being mirrored - is simple, stylistic and looks cool.

Considering nine inch nails was one of the first bands that pushed the "industrial" genre into the forefront of the public eye, it works that the band name invokes a very gritty imagery of industrial construction.

[Acadia]

When I was younger, I thought the coolest band name ever was "I Mother Earth". There was almost something majestic about it.

However, I have to say the best band name, in my humble opinion, would have to be "nine inch nails".

On top of the imagery and implication in connotes, the name works on many levels.

The acronym, being nin, doubles as the first three letters of nine. The logo - a squared in nin with the second "n" being mirrored - is simple, stylistic and looks cool.

Considering nine inch nails was one of the first bands that pushed the "industrial" genre into the forefront of the public eye, it works that the band name invokes a very gritty imagery of industrial construction.

I will always agree with you no matter what cause you sent me that awesome pic that time. So hooray for things you say!

[jeremy]

the band makes the name.

So your music is Gray?
Not a glowing endorsement.

yeah, and the beatles sound like beetles. :roll:

if you truly didn't understand, then i meant the band name is irrelevant. most band names sound stupid. if the band is good though, the name takes on a new meaning and then becomes commonplace as the band establishes itself. most of the bands you quoted with good names sound pretty stupid if you take them away from there association.

The Beatles
Beat not beet.
get it?

grae, not grey
get it?

[endblink]

I will always agree with you no matter what cause you sent me that awesome pic that time. So hooray for things you say!This really did make me laugh out loud.

Thank you for that.

[BizBoy]

Deftones.

Excellent name.

A few years back in Indy, there was a local band we used to see on the weekends:

P.S. Dump Your Boyfriend

Great band, great name.

[Smegma]

I always love the name The Doors, and their reasoning behind the choosing of it.

Ministry and Nine Inch Nails
New Order
Joy Division
Interpol
REM
A Tribe Called Quest
Rage Against the Machine
Suicidal Tendencies
Depeche Mode
Peter, Paul & Mary
U2
Genesis
Outkast (because I think it suits them very well)

I don't like these names, but in some cases I LOVE the music:
Candlebox
Barenaked Ladies
Fleetwood Mac
Spanky and Our Gang
Aliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah
Cyrkle
Zwan
Matchbox 20
Any randomly generated 3 worded band

[Whammer Jammer]

Here's a good one, a punk band: Fudge Tunnel

That one always cracked me up.

Also: Kid Bastard & The Strap-On Dicks
Roid Rogers & The Twirling Buttcherries
Clams Casino & His Orchestra

[jeremy]

fudge tunnel was a pretty cool band.

[Whammer Jammer]

Another cool name: Skankin' Pickle

[zombie_sweetheart]

guns n roses is a wicked name

also ANAL CUNT (hahahaHaHHAHha) and SEND MORE PARAMEDICS

[YinYang]

Queen
Rage against the Machine
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sublime
The Fugees
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Iron Maiden

I like those, I dunno why.

[iambatman]

The bad - any new band that adds the word 'the'
the good -
Stray Cats - they had the runaway/badass image to back up the name.
U2 - except it goes against rule #8(no political reference)
Queen was pretty cool except it sounded like they were a bunch of guys in drag when I first heard of them

[REALLY REALLY BIG MAN!]

Bad Brains
Black Flag
Agent Orange
Choking Victim
Leftover Crack
Manic Hispanic
Necros
No Cash
Operation Ivy
Screeching Weasel
Streetlight Manifesto
Subhumans
The Adolescents

Best ones are in bold.

[MissKiKi]

Finger Eleven is kind of a dumb name...

[swampthing]

I'd disagree with alot of these.

Anything with "the" in it instantly sucks if you ask me, sounds dumb. Can't beleive someone was ragging on Electric light orchestra, (FYI they went by ELO most of the time).

Some of the best names in my opinion:

Motley Crue, this one fits in a literal meaning plus the incorrect spelling was actually cool for a change. I've been in bands my whole life and everyone always wants to spell one word in the name wrong and i always h ated it. It's cheezy but in this case it works.
Poison
RattAgain, spelled wrong but still cool
Grand Funk Railroad
Iron butterfly
Just a few off the top of my head.


Worst ones, man this is a LONG list.

Linkin park, limp bizquick, Barenaked ladies, Culture club, Prince and the revolution, saigon kick, Pearl jam, Nirvana, Guns n Roses, LA guns, Guiffria, Stryper, Velvet Revolver (this ones stupid as hell), and it goes on and on and on.

Worst ones are the 80's heavy metal bands though. Metallica, ugh terrible name. Anything with "metal" in it sucks. Megadeth, better than metallica but still lame. Pantera. etc.

Personally I kinda like some of those messed up 60's names, just because they are so original.

But honestly like someone else said, the name can be stupid but if the band is good it makes the name less stupid.

[Alex]

Unorganized Crime. Cool name.





:roll:

[Smegma]

I'd disagree with alot of these.

Anything with "the" in it instantly sucks if you ask me, sounds dumb. Can't beleive someone was ragging on Electric light orchestra, (FYI they went by ELO most of the time).

Some of the best names in my opinion:

Motley Crue, this one fits in a literal meaning plus the incorrect spelling was actually cool for a change. I've been in bands my whole life and everyone always wants to spell one word in the name wrong and i always h ated it. It's cheezy but in this case it works.
Poison
RattAgain, spelled wrong but still cool
Grand Funk Railroad
Iron butterfly
Just a few off the top of my head.


Worst ones, man this is a LONG list.

Linkin park, limp bizquick, Barenaked ladies, Culture club, Prince and the revolution, saigon kick, Pearl jam, Nirvana, Guns n Roses, LA guns, Guiffria, Stryper, Velvet Revolver (this ones stupid as hell), and it goes on and on and on.

Worst ones are the 80's heavy metal bands though. Metallica, ugh terrible name. Anything with "metal" in it sucks. Megadeth, better than metallica but still lame. Pantera. etc.

Personally I kinda like some of those messed up 60's names, just because they are so original.

But honestly like someone else said, the name can be stupid but if the band is good it makes the name less stupid.

Yes, Stryper is the worst band name ever. Oh and the worst band. See sometimes it DOES go hand in hand.

[jethro]

I like Grand Funk Railroad.
That is a fine name for a band.
I also like Barenaked Ladies.
Good name, good band.

Motley Crue is a pretty good name,
but Ratt and Poison suck.

[MrHouse]

The Doors
Led Zeppelin
Genesis
Gentle Giant
System of a down
Dashboard Confessional
Muse
Rage Against the Machine
Rusted Roots
Third Eye Blind
Yes

No Use for a Name...

[OldGravy]

Hahhaah I love Anal Cunt!

I always said if I had my own metal band it'd be called "Stick of the Sadist."

[skitzodee]

i like the names Kaiser Chiefs

and Kings of Leon

and Snow Patrol

and i really like The Postal Service because the two guys in the band would post eachother one part of the music. i.e the one guy would post th lyrics to the other guy, who adds the music. awesome band.

[Briesias]

I like band names that begin with the "definite article"

Punk, spawned a lot names that were fairly funny, where they take a familiar word, and break it up with an "and the", eg "oxy and the morons"

[jethro]

When I was younger, I thought the coolest band name ever was "I Mother Earth". There was almost something majestic about it.

However, I have to say the best band name, in my humble opinion, would have to be "nine inch nails".

On top of the imagery and implication in connotes, the name works on many levels.

The acronym, being nin, doubles as the first three letters of nine. The logo - a squared in nin with the second "n" being mirrored - is simple, stylistic and looks cool.

Considering nine inch nails was one of the first bands that pushed the "industrial" genre into the forefront of the public eye, it works that the band name invokes a very gritty imagery of industrial construction.

Nine Inch Nails is my second favorite band name
for the reasons listed above.

[DucatAristocrat]

I like:

The Flaming Lips
The Dead Kennedys
Alice in Chains (I really like the name Alice and they always turn out to be interesting people)
R.E.M./REM
Bad Brains
The Sex Pistols
The Deftones
Gorillaz
Jefferson Airplane
L7
Led Zeppelin
Mindless Self Indulgence
The Pixies
Nine Inch Nails
Placebo
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Six Pence None the Richer
Vertical Horizon
The Cure
Garbage
Jethro Tull
Trippin' Daisy
Air
White Zombie
The Grateful Dead
The Roots
The Fugees
Pink Floyd
The Cure
Soundgarden
Sonic Youth

I don't like:

The Cardigans
Metallica
Blink 182
Blue Oyster Cult
Nirvana
Dinosaur Jr.
CKY
Coldplay
Death Cab For Cutie
The Postal Service
The Killers
La Oreja de Van Gogh
Pantera
Queen
Tears for Fears
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smiths
Weezer
Bush
Cake
Counting Crows
Dave Matthews Band
Hed Pe
Incubus
Kittie
Travis
The Foo Fighters
The Beach Boys
Queens of the Stoneage

This reflects nothing back on the artists themselves. Some of them under the names I don't like still definately rocked my socks--just could have been better.

[llenray]

fyi about fountains of wayne - it's the name of a fountain store by me in a town called, you guessed it, wayne. It's definitly the most pathetic name ever especially after you visit the store, which is run down and not all that exciting.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/nj/NJWAYfountains_santa.jpg
link to a picture of the store, apparently when it was more exciting.

[Wildflower]

I ALWAYS LIKED:
"Souls of Mischeif" - fierce
"Sublime" - how cool is that
"Nine Inch Nails" - pretty hardcore
"The Cure" - has meaning
"Prodigy"
"The Cars"
"Creedence Clearwater Revival"
"Led Zeppelin" - cool thing to name a band after
"Greatful Dead" - also cool when just "The Dead"
"Depeche Mode" - just sounds nice and interesting
"The Police" -
"System of a Down"
"The Verve"
"The Talking Heads" - quirky
"Queen" - kind of demands respect
"The Band" - cool just because
"U2" - simple and cool
"The Offspring"
"Junior Senior" - kind of weird but somehow cool
"Stereolab"

I NEVER LIKED:
"The Wallflowers" - sounds nerdy
"Staind" - don't like the spelling
"Korn" - yeah, the spelling again
"Guns n' Roses" - not sure why, I think I don't like the "n'"
"Duran Duran" - sounds weird, why is it repeated?
"The Goo Goo Dolls" - sounds too young
"3 Doors Down" - just don't think it's appropriate for a band name
"4 Non Blondes" - seems like they could try harder
"Smashing Pumpkins" - sounds foolish

[thebaldwin]

fyi about fountains of wayne - it's the name of a fountain store by me in a town called, you guessed it, wayne. It's definitly the most pathetic name ever especially after you visit the store, which is run down and not all that exciting.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/nj/NJWAYfountains_santa.jpg
link to a picture of the store, apparently when it was more exciting.

yeah but the band are great.

pearl jam is a great name...

Best band name I came across was a glaswegian band called Hugh Reed and the Velvet Underpants

[jethro]

Styx
Pink Floyd
The Fools
Dead Kennedys
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Free Beer
Revolting Cocks
The The

Good band names.

[wrinklenuts]

[quote="jethro"]I've always thought that The Doors is the best band name ever.
In fact most band names that begin with 'the' are pretty cool.

The Cure
[quote]


i never saw this thread, but if you love the cure then i love you even more than i thought i did :D

[jethro]

[quote=jethro]I've always thought that The Doors is the best band name ever.
In fact most band names that begin with 'the' are pretty cool.

The Cure
quote]


i never saw this thread, but if you love the cure then i love you even more than i thought i did :D

I do love The Cure.
And their name.

[wrinklenuts]

[quote=jethro]I've always thought that The Doors is the best band name ever.
In fact most band names that begin with 'the' are pretty cool.

The Cure
quote]


i never saw this thread, but if you love the cure then i love you even more than i thought i did :D

I do love The Cure.
And their name.


aww that makes me happy, im such a dork, but i've loved the cure since i was a pre teen ( yeah i was depressed :P) ... and they still are my fav band after over a decade .

some fav band names that stick out to me and me likes a lot and interstingly enough bands i like:
mother love bone
sonic youth
suicidal tendencies
rage against the machine
the kinks
talking heads
the rapture
modest mouse
7 year bitch
pink floyd

band names i never got into or thought huh???
pearl jam - what the hell is that anyway?
audioslave - just think it's lame sounding
train - they suck as much as their name
coldplay- just sounds weird

[PrincessVictoria]

Five Iron Frenzy - I think it's cool
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - makes me laugh, which makes it cool
Rockapella - perfectly suitable name for a rockin' acapella group
Alien Ant Farm - also cool

[Anastasia]

Spastic Lubricated Goat.

Best. Name. Ever.

[thebaldwin]

band names i never got into or thought huh???
pearl jam - what the hell is that anyway?

I think it was some sort of jam made from peyote that some dude's grandma named pearl used to make. jam being preserve for all you infidels.

[alix*]

i hate the name good charlotte

[wrinklenuts]

band names i never got into or thought huh???
pearl jam - what the hell is that anyway?

I think it was some sort of jam made from peyote that some dude's grandma named pearl used to make. jam being preserve for all you infidels.


oh i had heard the grandma's jam thing once and i thought "lame".... until just now when you told me it was peyote jam.... that is another story... me wants the peyote

[thebaldwin]

i might be wrong. but i got it out of a book = truth, right?

[wrinklenuts]

i might be wrong. but i got it out of a book = truth, right?


probably right. dr. baldwin, u should do that voice chat thing one day... it would be nice to hear your accent

[thebaldwin]

aye, hoots maun. I sound just like groundskeeper willie.

not really.

[wrinklenuts]

aye, hoots maun. I sound just like groundskeeper willie.

not really.


that would be hot. but really, i'm waiting! i gotta go bed tho, it's 7:30 am

[Thib]

i gotta go bed tho, it's 7:30 am

Grab a beer and get back in the game.

[morticia]

Stupid names: Haircut 100, and Curiosity Killed The Cat

[Thib]

Stryper is the worst band name ever. Oh and the worst band. See sometimes it DOES go hand in hand.

I saw Stryper in concert. Twice.

[Smegma]

Stryper is the worst band name ever. Oh and the worst band. See sometimes it DOES go hand in hand.

I saw Stryper in concert. Twice.

WOW! My brother loved them and he would always try to justify their music to me (we were raised born again christian) and it always seemed so freakin lame. There was one song that I did like (I think it was their most popular but I can't remember) and I absolutely hated all the rest.

The peyote jam theory behind the Name Pearl Jam is a very popular one, and what the band claims it is. However a lot of people think that it is a joke, and it actually refers to the not-often used euphamism for semen.

Some other good ones that may have been mentioned in this thread:
The Cure
Third Eye Blind
Rush
Queen (how fitting)

[jethro]

Earth, Wind, and Fire
good band name

any band with a number in its name:

Matchbox 20
Blink 182

Bad.

[scheve trees]

Kraftwerk ! say it with a German accent. Kraaftverk. do it.

[MrHouse]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...

What the hell were they thinking?

[scheve trees]

money.

[iambatman]

Blues Brothers = the shit

[jethro]

April Wine is a good band name.

[jethro]

Molly Hatchet is a good band name too.

The Blues Travelers is not.

[Juice Wearing Tights]

i remember when esthero was a band it was short for
esther/the/hero now it's just an awesome singer worthy of acalades and shit.

Umm Manic Street Preachers
The Verve
Institute
The Iron Maidens, and all female Iron maiden tribute band
Hot Like (A) Robot
Thicker than theives
Molotov
flogging molly
stellastar*
- Good

Bread
And you will know us by the trail of dead..really now
Him
The the
so many more - bad.

[booroobs]

Stryper is the worst band name ever. Oh and the worst band. See sometimes it DOES go hand in hand.

I saw Stryper in concert. Twice.

I'm sorry...Actually, I've seen Warrant about three times, so I can't really tease. Warrant is a crappy band name to me.
I used to look through my Dad's records a lot and I remember coming across SAVOY BROWN. I HATED that name. Those words just sound gross together. I actually never listed to the band until I was older because I hated their name so much. Def Leppard is a horrible band name. [/b]

[The Phoenix]

Morcheeba
Placebo
Red Hot Chili Peppers
This Mortal Coil
Velvet Underground

etc.

[jethro]

I absolutely adore Flogging Molly.
The name and the band.

[TheBurnoutKid]

One of the best names I ever heard for a band was "JFKFC".

If any other singers/rappers start their name with 'Lil, I'm going to have to kill someone.

[Cinderella]

Stryper is the worst band name ever. Oh and the worst band. See sometimes it DOES go hand in hand.

I saw Stryper in concert. Twice.

I'm sorry...Actually, I've seen Warrant about three times, so I can't really tease. Warrant is a crappy band name to me.
I used to look through my Dad's records a lot and I remember coming across SAVOY BROWN. I HATED that name. Those words just sound gross together. I actually never listed to the band until I was older because I hated their name so much. Def Leppard is a horrible band name. [/b]

I saw Warrant once too, with Trixter and Firehouse. Blood Sweat and Beers was such an awesome festival, not :oops:
Some of the the stupidest crappiest band names ever came from the so-called "Metal Mania" era, especially the ones that were named after the singer's last name:

Alias
Nelson
Winger
White Lion
Cold Sweat
Enuff Z'nuff
Bon Jovi
Dokken

The Cardigans is a retarded name too. Yeah that rocks, naming yourselves after a fucking sweater.

[Juice Wearing Tights]

The Cardigans is a retarded name too. Yeah that rocks, naming yourselves after a fucking sweater.

But they are a great band none the less.

[gliss]

bloc party
i never heard any of their music but the name is cool

[jethro]

Did I mention April Wine is a good band name?

I'm too lazy to look back.

[Whammer Jammer]

Fudge Tunnel

[laetitia]

I like the following names:

telephone jim jesus
godspeed you black emperor
the silver mount zion memorial orchestra and tra-la-la band (it's sooooo long and soooo absurd - I LOVE it! :D :D)
themselves
DJ Zeitgeist (belgian breakcore dj)
knifehandchop (breakcore djs)
Paf le chien & Zip le robot (idem)
jethro tull
Nat King Cole (it rolls of your tongue, its beautiful)
linton kwesi johnson (idem)
Frank Zappa (idem)
Brant Bjork (idem)
sufjan stevens (idem)
Queens of the stone age
system of a down (it has this doom-vibe I like)


I don't like the following:
the decemberists (although their music is GREAT)
the skatalites (idem)



my alltime favorite is knifehandchop, I think...

[laetitia]

bloc party
i never heard any of their music but the name is cool


their music is good
you should download some of it, or buy the CD (EDIT: it's called "silent alarm")
it's a bit hyped, though

[The Mighty Quinn]

I think a couple of Neil Young band names were pretty good

Crazyhorse
Stray Gators

not to mention CSNY, the letters just go together so well.

W3RD to wildflower for

The Band

Love the name, love the band (ha ha ha, the puns are endless)

Is it weird that I like

Red Hot Chili Peppers as a name? Its just fits them so well...

Stop hating on Barenaked Ladies. BNL. Brilliant. Got more people to their shows early on.

April Wine is a great name too, good call jethro.

Rolling Stones (epic name for an epic band)
Hootie and the Blowfish (its so nice to say)
Milli Vanilli (probably only because of the In Living Colour skit)
Tenacious D (gotta love sports references)

some bad names

any modern bands that mispell words to be more "street"
Limp Bizkit the main Kulprit
Kid Rock .... so dumb, unless thats his actual name which would be rather sad
Guerilla-Unit

I've probably wiped mosto ther bad names out of mym memory so thats it for now.

[booroobs]

One of the best names I ever heard for a band was "JFKFC".

If any other singers/rappers start their name with 'Lil, I'm going to have to kill someone.

Exactly. I went to school with a guy who called himself "Lil Scoop", what a tool!

[MyDixieWrecked]

I will join the endless agreement that The Cure is a good name....and a great band. I grew up with them, forgot about them for most of the 90's then rediscovered them once I started finding all the bootlegs on the net.....so good.

Other good band names......

Parliment/Funkadelic
Circle Jerks
Rush
Ditry Rotten Imbicles
Yes
The Clash

Bad names.......

Kajagoogoo
Dixie Midnight Runners
Bones Thugs and Harmonies
Criss Cross
Lil Bow Wow

[ShezCrafti]

Most bands named after places suck:

Boston
Asia
Europe
America
Nazareth
Alabama...do I need to go on? I can only think of 1 or 2 exceptions.

I didn't read most of this thread, but I will subscribe to The Cure being a really good band name, if not one of the best ever.

And I'm a bit partial on this one, since I love them so much, but I've always loved Steely Dan as band name. You gotta love a band that's named after a dildo. Plus, it's really funny to ask people if they like Steely Dan, and they say: "I love him!"

[ShezCrafti]

Kajagoogoo
Dixie Midnight Runners
Bones Thugs and Harmonies
Criss Cross
Lil Bow Wow

It's actually Dexy's Midnight Runners, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Kriss Kross...not that that makes those names any better... Just sayin'.

[jethro]

Sissor Sisters is a good name for a band.
Provocative and exciting.

[TheSaint]

worst on my list:

Hootie And The Blowfish
Goo Goo Dolls
Hoobastank

[Kameron]

Death Cab for Cutie...

But I fucking hate the names Ben Fold Five and Ben Folds (wtf...why is that two bands with the same name?) and also...I hate the name Fallout Boy.

[TrophyWife]

Stryper is the worst band name ever. Oh and the worst band. See sometimes it DOES go hand in hand.

I saw Stryper in concert. Twice.

I'm sorry...Actually, I've seen Warrant about three times, so I can't really tease. Warrant is a crappy band name to me.
I used to look through my Dad's records a lot and I remember coming across SAVOY BROWN. I HATED that name. Those words just sound gross together. I actually never listed to the band until I was older because I hated their name so much. Def Leppard is a horrible band name. [/b]

I saw Warrant once too, with Trixter and Firehouse. Blood Sweat and Beers was such an awesome festival, not :oops:
Some of the the stupidest crappiest band names ever came from the so-called "Metal Mania" era, especially the ones that were named after the singer's last name:

Alias
Nelson
Winger
White Lion
Cold Sweat
Enuff Z'nuff
Bon Jovi
Dokken

The Cardigans is a retarded name too. Yeah that rocks, naming yourselves after a fucking sweater.


Hair Bands, YAY!!!

[Wachovia]

Good-
Franz Ferdinand
The Aquabats
Save Ferris
Eurythmics

Bad-
Hole
Adam and the Ants

[booroobs]

One of the worst...ELO. I know I've mentioned this band name before, but it keeps occurring to me that Def Leppard is the worst band name in history. What does that even mean? I always thought they were trying to make their name sound like Led Zeppelin. I also hate...
Train (ridiculous)
Fuel (dumb)
Nickelback (stupid)
Live (confusing)
Korn (kind of gross)
Mister Mister (no comment)

I love...
Jethro Tull
Molly Hatchet
Pantera
Nirvana
Cream
The Who
Adios Pantalones
Sly and the Family Jewels
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin

[Alex]

Lifehouse.





*cringe*

[booroobs]

Lifehouse.





*cringe*

Love the new sig and avatar...nice, real nice!

[jethro]

Procul Harem and Mott The Hoople are terrific band names.

[Superficial]

The Dust Brothers.

Wu Tang Clan.

Prodigy.

Yeah yeah yeahs.

[MissKiKi]

I like Bon Jovi because it's fun to ridicule and call him Jon Bon Blow-Me...


dont mock the Jovi. :x

[Superficial]

Harry and the Potters.

[Briesias]

JK and the Rowlings

j/k

bad

[jethro]

Golden Earring is one of the worst names ever.

[BATMAN]

wylde ratttz

[Superficial]

The New Pornographers

It's just not a good name.


Lesbians on ecstasy is a great name.

[BATMAN]

count basie would be a cool name

[hopey]

"Duran Duran" - sounds weird, why is it repeated?
Because of Dr. Duran Duran, the mad doctor in Jean Claude Forest comic (and Jane Fonda movie back in the 60s) Barbarella.

[gossipgirl16]

i always thought that Dashboard Confessionals sounded like a wicked band name...dont really like their stuff but the names alrite in my books

[crazy_minky]

The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extrvaganza

[jethro]

Cheap Trick has always been one of my favorites.

[Extraordinary Machine]

The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extrvaganza

lol. What the? :shock:

[jethro]

Stone Temple Pilots is a good one but it would
be better if it were Stone Temple Pirates.

[DucatAristocrat]

I love the band name Mindless Self Indulgence. It makes me giggle or grin every time. It fits the band itself too.

[apotheosis]

http://www.emerchandise.com/images/p/BAT/pdSTBAT0001.jpg

[jethro]

How can you not like the name "Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show"?

[Inherency]

Aztec Camera: you decide...

[robo cock]

loudness!!!!!

ha, great band name.

[DucatAristocrat]

And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead

Just no.

[gembop]

i thought kaiser chiefs was a cool name, also

the libertines
madness
n*e*r*d
nirvana

names that are shite

the bee gees
wet wet wet
b2k
spice girls (he he he)

[A Rain Dog]

The Who is a great name for a band

[jethro]

I always liked "Steely Dan" considering where it came from.

[cool girl]

Bad Names

Blazin' Squad
The Pussycat Dolls
The Dixie Chicks
Aztec Camera
Kool and the Gang
The Monkees
Puddle of Mud
Mike and The Mechanics
System of a Down

Alot of 60's bands had really strange/bad names:

The Kinks
The Hollies

Good Names

Nirvana
Ben Folds Five
The Magic Numbers
U2
Gun's and Roses
Genesis

[DucatAristocrat]

I like Joy Division and I just think Handsome Boy Modeling School is oh so funny. I like it personally, don't know if it's a good name.

[shanana]

And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead

lol! 2nded

[skitzodee]

good name:

fokofpolisiekar (http://www.fokofpolisiekar.co.za/)

which transtlates directly as

fuck off police car

[sam_malone]

Alexisonfire is a sick band name...
It comes from the name of a person named Alexis Fire, the only lactating contortionist...

I'd say that's pretty sick :D

[BATMAN]

I'm fond of Gov't Mule

[jethro]

I stand by my assessment that any band that has a number in its name has a bad name.
Example: Click Five

Deerhoof is a cool name though.

[JobWasACubsFan]

The Arcade Fire
Unkle Cracker-not a band, but still

[jethro]

The Doobie Brothers is a good name.

[JoAnn]

Moonboot Lover is a cool band name

[ellblee]

bad:

sneaker pimps
linkin park
destiny's child
system of a down
coldplay

good:

death cab for cutie. (i bought their cd a few years ago without hearing the music just because i liked their name)

[jethro]

I like Little Feat.

[DucatAristocrat]

Bad: The Album Leaf

Good: Modern Lovers

[Dumile]

The Samuel Jackson Five

[jethro]

Mother Love Bone is a good name
Neutral Milk Hotel is bad.

[Tom Swift]

Good - Panic! At the Disco

Bad - Whatever the fuck Ramirez's band's name is

[yawn]

Good
Q and not U - it's witty in a lame kind of way.
Interpol - the name matches the music. It's a very organised, structured sort of affair
British Sea Power - kapow.
Ladytron - speaks for itself.
Lemon Jelly - funkeh.
Death from Above 1979 - BWA HA HA! DOOOOM!

Bad
Linkin Park - chyeah.
Maroon 5 - if they all dressed in maroon, yes. But they don't.
Editors - dull, dull, dull.

[jethro]

"Jerks of Grass" A bluegrass band.

Damn good name.

[MrHouse]

Godspeed You Black Emperor! is a really good name.


Magic Pie isn't.

[DucatAristocrat]

Good:

Dead Kennedys

Jack Off Jill

Pretty Girls Make Graves

Bad:

10cc

Heart

[grumpy]

Maroon 5 - if they all dressed in maroon, yes. But they don't.
I lol'd

[Corkysloveslave]

My band has the coolest name-
Grave Robbing For Dentures.

[crazy_minky]

Best band Name Ever:


Peter Mansbridge and the CBC's

[ParanoidAndroid]

Some names that I like:

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Shitty Shitty Band Band
Just The Thought of Fucking Hitler...
Hawthorne Heights
Cream
Rush
Death Cab for Cutie
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Sex Pistols
Radiohead
Beach Boys
New York Dolls
Flaming Lips
Smashing Pumpkins
The Butthole Surfers
Dead Kennedys
Pansy Division
Nashville Pussy
The Killers
The Bravery
Fuck
The Cure
Anberlin
Blue Oyster Cult

Some that I don't like:

Linkin Park
Simple Plan
No Doubt
Bowling For Soup
Lacuna Coil
The Beatles
Metallica
Megadeth
Whitesnake
Poison
America
Fountains of Wayne
Blink 182

that's all i can think of right now.

[Alex]

DRAGONFORCE

[thebaldwin]

Holy shit dude I was just looking for an appropriate music thread to post about Dragonforce in, heard them for the first time this weekend. That is some funny shit.

[crazy_minky]

DRAGONFORCE

Fuck yes!!!!

[DucatAristocrat]

Good: Funeral for a Friend

[cliché]

Dumbest names lately are all these emo/screamo shit like Bullet for My Valentine or My Chemical Romance or The Used? wtf.

Some that i like:
The Misfits
Bikini Kill
The Adicts
Placebo
Reel Big Fish

[gasfacevictm]

cocksparrer=awesome

[Superficial]

The Arcade Fire
Unkle Cracker-not a band, but still


Are these good or bad?

The Arcade Fire sounds bad, but if you picture an arcade on fire it is awesome!

New Order -Bad

Joy Division - Good

[monet]

clap your hands say yeah is a good name.

ok, i should shut up about them already.

[Superficial]

Everybody loves clap your hands.

The Orb, Fantastic Name.

[why]

I like:

General Paton and the Executioners (that just sounds cool)
The Foo Fighters (fighting the foo!!!)
The Herd (prob don't know that one)
Blood Note
Sugar Bullet
Pornhorse (love that one)
NUP - No Useful Purpose
Random Fracture
The Venkmann Equation
Goodshirt

There are so many its hard to remember.

I don't like ones where they've used the name of one person in the band:

John Butler Trio
Claude Hay Band

Although I do like their music.

[monet]

My brother's band's name is Final Boss...any thoughts?

[wally]

My brother's band's name is Final Boss...any thoughts?

It's a little cutesy.

[MrHouse]

My brother's band's name is Final Boss...any thoughts?
It's not bad. It's blah. There should be another word in there.

[Alex]

Anal Cunt is a favorite of mine.

[crazy_minky]

Circle Takes the Square is a great name.

Godspeed You Black Emperor, also awesome.

And although I like the band, Fall of Troy isn't a great band name.

[apotheosis]

Stryper.

BAD, BAD, BAD.

[crazy_minky]

Stars is such a blah band name.

But I enjoy their music so they are forgiven.

[jethro]

Harvey Danger is a good name,
so is Velvet Underground.

The Backstreet Boys not so.

[Big Bertha]

I'm obssessed with musician's first band names. They're so hilarious. One of these days I will create a website for them. Or something.

[ParanoidAndroid]

We Are Scientists is a good name.

[Gemini]

I think Cake is the dumbest name ever.

[ginger snap]

I think Live is the dumbest name ever, but I really like them.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Good names:

Pedro The Lion
Queens of the Stone Age
Morningwood
The Like
Panic! At The Disco
Junior Senior
Handsome Boy Modeling School
The Go! Team
Sleater-Kinney

Limp Bizkit is probably the worse band name I've heard.

[DucatAristocrat]

I'm into Kaiser Chiefs

[goodbyexgirl]

There's a band around here called Dance until You're Pregnant, and I think that's pretty cool.

[JohnnyZen]

jeremy wrote - "if you truly didn't understand, then i meant the band name is irrelevant. most band names sound stupid. if the band is good though, the name takes on a new meaning and then becomes commonplace as the band establishes itself. most of the bands you quoted with good names sound pretty stupid if you take them away from there association.


I agree with this asessment. Having said that, i think KISS is a great band name, but mostly because I grew up with the band and definitely make that association.

Plus, I cannot insert any other band name into their concert introduction--"You wanted the best and you got it. The hottest band i the land...KISS"--and have it sound anywhere as cool.

[jethro]

"You wanted the best and you got it. The hottest band in the land...KISS"

I heard that 5 times live.

on topic: Alice in Chains is a kick ass name,
so is Deicide,
Velvet Revolver is not.

[DucatAristocrat]

jeremy wrote - "if you truly didn't understand, then i meant the band name is irrelevant. most band names sound stupid. if the band is good though, the name takes on a new meaning and then becomes commonplace as the band establishes itself. most of the bands you quoted with good names sound pretty stupid if you take them away from there association.


I agree with this asessment. Having said that, i think KISS is a great band name, but mostly because I grew up with the band and definitely make that association.

Plus, I cannot insert any other band name into their concert introduction--"You wanted the best and you got it. The hottest band i the land...KISS"--and have it sound anywhere as cool.

The thing is...he stated what most ofus already knew on here.


This reflects nothing back on the artists themselves. Some of them under the names I don't like still definately rocked my socks--just could have been better.

[JohnnyZen]

jeremy wrote - "if you truly didn't understand, then i meant the band name is irrelevant. most band names sound stupid. if the band is good though, the name takes on a new meaning and then becomes commonplace as the band establishes itself. most of the bands you quoted with good names sound pretty stupid if you take them away from there association.


I agree with this asessment. Having said that, i think KISS is a great band name, but mostly because I grew up with the band and definitely make that association.

Plus, I cannot insert any other band name into their concert introduction--"You wanted the best and you got it. The hottest band i the land...KISS"--and have it sound anywhere as cool.

The thing is...he stated what most ofus already knew on here.


This reflects nothing back on the artists themselves. Some of them under the names I don't like still definately rocked my socks--just could have been better.

I assume none of on here know anything until it is overtly stated. And then, sometimes, when it is stated just proves that we know nothing.

[DucatAristocrat]

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/4857/2crossed1jl.th.gif (http://img129.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2crossed1jl.gif)

[JohnnyZen]

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/4857/2crossed1jl.th.gif (http://img129.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2crossed1jl.gif)
I think I was just mocked.

[jethro]

Tonight at The Asylum:

All female Led Zeppelin cover band called Lez Zeppelin.

[JoAnn]

Tonight at The Asylum:

All female Led Zeppelin cover band called Lez Zeppelin.


They play a lot around here. Smith College is about 20 minutes from me, so they have a big following. I hear they are pretty good.

[DucatAristocrat]

Violent Femmes is very nice.

If I had decided to visit my college tomorrow, I could have seen them and Jurassic five for only a few dollars. Well, there is always next year.

[jethro]

Well, there is always next year.

Not always.




Ten Years After is a good name.
So is Incubus.

[jethro]

Fountains of Wayne is one of the stupidest names ever.

[Juice Wearing Tights]

Stars is such a blah band name.

But I enjoy their music so they are forgiven.

ZOMG i love stars :D..good times

umm...and you will know us by the trail of dead...kinda blows

she wants revenge ..good name.

[crazy_minky]

Anal Cunt is a favorite of mine.


You have the best taste in music. EVER.

[DucatAristocrat]

I'm digging Throbbing Gristle

[jethro]

Status Quo is a good band name.

The Band is not.

[pelvicboogie]

When I was younger, I thought the coolest band name ever was "I Mother Earth". There was almost something majestic about it.



I was just listening to Rain Will Fall and Not Quite Sonic a few days ago.

[Limejello]

heart was a bad band name, but a kick ass band.


jefferson starship was a shit name for a band. and airplane totally beats starship anyway. 8)

[THS]

haha

[jethro]

Kajagoogoo is not a good name,
neither is Night Ranger.

[THS]

.

[DucatAristocrat]

So good or bad even though it's already been mentioned?

I like M83. Short and kind of flows well

[evangeline]

Fugazi and SKinny Puppy were great names.

[THS]

Mc Vagina.

stupidest name ever.

[jethro]

Gym Class Heroes is a good band name.

[jethro]

If I had a pretentious Indie band I would name it The Whiffle Ball All Stars.

And this has nothing to do with the last post I made in this thread.

[shanana]

damn weiner kids

[BillyJoelSON]

There's a kick ass local band here called Shak Nasti. They rock.

[Whammer Jammer]

Fudge Tunnel
Skankin' Pickle
Roid Rogers and The Twirling Buttcherries
Kid Bastard and The Strap-On Dicks

[A.F.]

Some names that I like:

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Shitty Shitty Band Band
Just The Thought of Fucking Hitler...
Hawthorne Heights
Cream
Rush
Death Cab for Cutie
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Sex Pistols
Radiohead
Beach Boys
New York Dolls
Flaming Lips
Smashing Pumpkins
The Butthole Surfers



I think Butthole Surfers can be both good and a bad name.
Two bands I used to 'play' with were Psychic Jimmies and Brown Ploppy.
Same deal, bad names, but easily recognizable.

[Whammer Jammer]

You have the best taste in music. EVER.


Anal Cunt played here recently. They have a song title that I think is one of the best I've ever heard:

"I Snuck A Retard Into The Sperm Bank"

[miss omelette ze roar]

Hoobastank.


That was always a wtf band name for me.