worst band name from a band that you actually like?

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broken social scene.

tv on the radio.

― vinnie bobereeno (vinnie bobereeno), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Turbonegro

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Alien Sex Fiend

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Ween

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

archers of loaf

― 6335, Friday, 6 August 2004 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

The Soft Boys

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

starflyer 59

― 6335, Friday, 6 August 2004 18:18 (twenty-one years ago)

great band, shame about the name

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Secret Machines

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Chainsaw Kittens

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Nashville Pussy

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Talk Talk. Dumb to say ("When's the new Talk Talk dropping?"), looks dumb in print, misleading because it makes 'em sound like a garage band paying tribute to the Music Machine.

― briania (briania), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

cLOUDEAD

― vinnie bobereeno (vinnie bobereeno), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Talk Talk stopped making albums before the ridiculous term "dropping" was coined to mean "being released".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Very important q: Do you people say TALK Talk or Talk TALK (ie where is the emphasis?).. I was always with the latter but many disagree

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Talk TALK.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Japanese Karaoke Afterlife Experience

― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I just used that expression to place it in its dumbest context. Don't know if I've ever referred to an album "dropping."

― briania (briania), Friday, 6 August 2004 18:39 (twenty-one years ago)

TS: "Japanese Karaoke Afterlife Experience" vs. "Red Panda Sanskrit" : o )

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 6 August 2004 19:46 (twenty-one years ago)

"Dropping" should be reserved for albums everybody knows are gonna be shit even before they come out.

e.g. Have you heard? Gene Loves Jezebel is dropping a new one.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 6 August 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Junior Boys

― manuel (manuel), Friday, 6 August 2004 20:11 (twenty-one years ago)

"i am a nobukazu takemura cover band"

― Elvis is Dead, Friday, 6 August 2004 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 6 August 2004 20:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Wee Bee Foolish

― oops (Oops), Friday, 6 August 2004 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Let's Active

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 6 August 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Oooh, spot-on.

Snatches of Pink
Flux of Pink Indians
Drunk Injuns

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 6 August 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Legendary Pink Dots

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 6 August 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

afghan whigs
the pooh sticks

archers of loaf seconded

― tipustiger, Saturday, 7 August 2004 02:54 (twenty-one years ago)

the pixies
super furry animals
desparate bicycles
destroyer
the flaming lips

― jeremiah (jeremiah), Saturday, 7 August 2004 04:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Radiohead

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Saturday, 7 August 2004 04:19 (twenty-one years ago)

oh mel no you didn't

― cinniblount (James Blount), Saturday, 7 August 2004 04:28 (twenty-one years ago)

THE WHO

― cinniblount (James Blount), Saturday, 7 August 2004 04:29 (twenty-one years ago)

THE GUESS WHO

― cinniblount (James Blount), Saturday, 7 August 2004 04:29 (twenty-one years ago)

the disco biscuits.

i could've been listening 3 years ago if i was able to just get by the name.

― jimmy_tango, Saturday, 7 August 2004 11:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 7 August 2004 11:42 (twenty-one years ago)

the pooh sticks

This needs to be disqualified on the basis that it's actually a GREAT name.

― phil d., Saturday, 7 August 2004 12:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Even by '67 Frisco standards, "Big Brother and the Holding Company" was a particularly stupid band name. They couldn't choose between two prospective names so they used both. Result: everybody thinks that "The Holding Company" is the band and "Big Brother" is the frontman. Even though there is no "Big Brother" and no frontman - just Janis Joplin, who is neither a man nor a brother. Stupid name!

Now, if they were clever, they woulda dropped the "and" & employed an acronym. Result: "Big Brother THC"

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Saturday, 7 August 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

too many of these names are good names.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 7 August 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Saturday, 7 August 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

crispy ambulance, as i probably said on the other thread.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 7 August 2004 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

The only names I don't like on this thread are Chainsaw Kittens (sometimes the hard/soft thing just doesn't work) and Starflyer 59 (which is just boring). Most of the rest are great!

― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 7 August 2004 16:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Namelessnumberheadman. Yeah yeah it's a Soderbergh reference, whatever.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Saturday, 7 August 2004 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

The Beach Boys

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 7 August 2004 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

The only names I don't like on this thread are Chainsaw Kittens (sometimes the hard/soft thing just doesn't work) and Starflyer 59 (which is just boring). Most of the rest are great!

I think wacky band names were only a good idea for 10 minutes in 1986.

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 7 August 2004 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Red X (aka the Red Expendables)
Foetus

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 7 August 2004 23:36 (twenty-one years ago)

im sorry but seriously super furry animals? come on! and also, what's so great about the pooh sticks? i think that name sucks!

― jeremiah (jeremiah), Sunday, 8 August 2004 00:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Slobberbone

― mrat, Sunday, 8 August 2004 01:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Super Furry Animals is an awesome name.

It makes me feel Super and Furry all at once.

Whilst reminding me that I'm a aminal.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 8 August 2004 01:10 (twenty-one years ago)

THEUSAISAMONSTER

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Sunday, 8 August 2004 01:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Sonic Youth

― Joshua Houk (chascarrillo), Sunday, 8 August 2004 01:42 (twenty-one years ago)

oh god, Joshua OTM.

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Sunday, 8 August 2004 01:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Astro Chicken (Vocals shy like Marshall Crenshaw but just as good songwritngwise anyhoo)
EggNoggin (altoona wailin from Hilary Maroon and J Why, pre-Caramelize.Bloody good)
Jiggle The Handle (at least one right-on track, which is one more than most musos will ever have; in this case, on a pretty-good-of-its-kind jamband comp, HELP US GET HIGH)

― Da Veed, Sunday, 8 August 2004 04:28 (twenty-one years ago)

what's so great about the pooh sticks? i think that name sucks!

Because it comes from A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories, which are inherently cool.

― phil d., Sunday, 8 August 2004 12:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Camper Van Beethoven....which, yes, is a pun...but just not a funny enough one.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 8 August 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Nothing is so inherently cool that it can survive being referenced by indie bands.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 8 August 2004 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)

New band in 2005:

N1ck Dast00r's Inherent Coolness

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 8 August 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

United State of Electronica.

― Deric W. Haircare, Sunday, 8 August 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Let me second, third and fourth that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 8 August 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

TALK Talk = discourse about speaking
Talk TALK = speaking about discourse

― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Sunday, 8 August 2004 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

µ-ziq

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 8 August 2004 22:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Plaid
Spoon

― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 8 August 2004 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

eight years pass...

Metallica (used to like)

― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Sunday, 21 April 2013 12:14 (twelve years ago)

Wasn't it a. Type of paint or something?

― how's life, Sunday, 21 April 2013 12:23 (twelve years ago)

It's kinda feminine, like Angelica. Could you imagine it they'd gone with Metallico?

― how's life, Sunday, 21 April 2013 13:44 (twelve years ago)

Monica

― how's life, Sunday, 21 April 2013 14:03 (twelve years ago)

http://www.beltramos.com/images/labels/morgan-chardonnay-santa-lucia-highlands-metallico.gif

― m0stlyClean, Sunday, 21 April 2013 14:18 (twelve years ago)

cosign on ween. neutral milk hotel is a pretty awful name.

― authentically inauthentic (Pat Finn), Sunday, 21 April 2013 14:19 (twelve years ago)

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