The simple joy of stupid band names

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Here's a few choice local ones:

Turning Blue (Bland pop punk)
Bi Anal Ham Sandwich

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Thursday, 5 June 2003 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

oh yeah? how about:

B O T T L E F I G H T !!

found here.

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 5 June 2003 20:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Names of local bland pop punk bands in my area: Just A Joke, Off By One, Decidedly So, For What It's Worth.

― Famous Athlete, Thursday, 5 June 2003 22:58 (twenty-two years ago)

punk n pie(real band)

― juiceboxxx (juiceboxxx), Thursday, 5 June 2003 23:09 (twenty-two years ago)

two melbourne bands:

filthy maggoty cunt
vaginal carnage

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 6 June 2003 00:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Chineapple Punx

Gold, Frankicense and Diskdrive. <<------ Best band name evah!

― jack batterypack (Jack Battery-Pack), Friday, 6 June 2003 06:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Duran duran duran.

― neil, Friday, 6 June 2003 07:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Wet Wet Wet!
JoBoxers (Wot, like in a boxing match with Jo, Doctor Who's early 1970s 'companion'?)
Effervescent Euphony (Some old 'ambient' 'intelligent' rave band from the early 90s
Septeria (Another 90s ravey band, although it would make a good name for a terminal disease)
Travler (Local Glasgow band, with an apparent desire to rip off 2/3 of Travis' name!)
Splodgenessabounds! (Ace band tho!)
hear'say!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Friday, 6 June 2003 08:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I have been informed that there is a band from (I think) Leeds called 'a big boy did it and ran away'

― neil, Friday, 6 June 2003 09:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw one billed called Matthew, Mark, Luke & Ringo.

― Jez (Jez), Friday, 6 June 2003 11:16 (twenty-two years ago)

We used to have a contest called "Bull And Gate Band Name Of The Week" where you'd read the NME and pick the WORST band name and try to go and see them, just on the strength of that awful name.

I never did get to see DOGTOFFEE, though.

― kate (kate), Friday, 6 June 2003 12:47 (twenty-two years ago)

The stupidest band name I've ever seen belonged to a band I myself was in in high school. Our name was ...And the Crickets Chirp.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 6 June 2003 13:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know, I was in both Viscid Lemon and Jilted Pilgrim. Not to mention Kangaroo Joey and the Sea Oats (though that name didn't last very long before we became the Cretins).

― NA. (Nick A.), Friday, 6 June 2003 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

There is a college rock Hootie/Dave Matthews type band in my area called Fade 2 Shade. That's a bad name on many levels, esp. the Prince-ly "2" instead of "to."

Also, I used to be a band called Unbelievable Jolly Machine, which probably rates on the bad band names scale.

My friend's high school punk band was named The Hellacious Cunts.

Hmm....who else? I love them to death, but Archers of Loaf is horrid as is Led Zeppelin. Hell, the Beatles is a pretty stupid name when you think about it.

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 6 June 2003 21:13 (twenty-two years ago)

B-b-but Led Zeppelin's a GOOD name! It describes perfectly how pessimistic the band was about its chances for success way back when they first started!

The stupidest names I've ever seen have been on "boybands".

2gether (Oh for crying out loud, if you're going to have this name, at least make sure you're a Prince tribute band.)
'NSync (The only way you could ever be "in sync" is if you spent hours in your little dance classes. Go take a flying leap.)
Backstreet Boys (Like we're supposed to think you're tough with that moniker. Please. I know teenaged ballerinas who could beat you up.)
Five (... what? Boys who couldn't actually put anything together on their own?)
Take That (Yeah, sure.)
New Kids on the Block (Not to be confused with New Edition, which was an original idea back when they were formed. But hey, if you like like little kids....)
Westlife (Thanks for notifying the world where Ireland is located on the British isles, guys. Now that you're successful, go out and buy a space and a capital "L".)
Boyzone (Sounds like the title of a NAMBLA-friendly pedo site. "'Boyzone', where you can see fragile little boys at their most vulnerable!")
Blue (Yeah, I'm blue because you exist.)

I obviously have some issues to work out. :)

― Dee the Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 6 June 2003 23:47 (twenty-two years ago)

eight years pass...

Fanzine. Not kidding.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 30 June 2011 21:40 (fourteen years ago)

from album cover thread:

mickey mickey rourke
tiger & woods

― And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore (contenderizer), Thursday, 30 June 2011 22:12 (fourteen years ago)

nine months pass...

As received in an email just now talking about this apparently recently disbanded group:

Pizza!

I just don't even etc.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 18:16 (thirteen years ago)

recently got a PR email about a band called

Shout Out Out Out Out Out.

KILL YOURSELF

― caulk the wagon and float it, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 18:50 (thirteen years ago)

Humble Hamster... It would be kind of ludicrous if Modest Mouse was spawning tribute bands already, but not nearly as ludicrous as the fact that they weren't even a tribute. I guess they just really wanted everyone to know who their biggest influence was.

― tigerbeathappening, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:12 (thirteen years ago)

while i won't defend the name - Shout Out Out Out Out Out is awesome. kill YOURself!

― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:26 (thirteen years ago)

Pizza! sounds like one of my faves: Food Fight!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Hun4RgScnsI

― poxen, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:28 (thirteen years ago)

Sadly Food Fight! changed their name to Unfinished Business

― poxen, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:34 (thirteen years ago)

awesome name: The Active Ingredients (WOW! Just WOW! Croton-on-Hudson Battle of the Bands 1967)

― caulk the wagon and float it, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:58 (thirteen years ago)

We miss Anal Beard here in Brighton, though they occasionally reform for a one-off

― Dr X O'Skeleton, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 21:08 (thirteen years ago)

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