A list thread: Bands whose names consist of three words, the first word not being "the," who don't absolutely suck.

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Drive Like Jehu
Archers of Loaf

Any more? I'm drawing a blank.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

Creedence Clearwater Revival

― Keith C (kcraw916), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

My Bloody Valentine

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:51 (twenty years ago)

Mad Capsule Markets
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Incredible String Band

Actually, I think there are probably a lot.

― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:52 (twenty years ago)

Guided by Voices
Built to Spill
Camper Van Beethoven

― darin (darin), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:55 (twenty years ago)

Super Furry Animals
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

― jellybean (jellybean), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:55 (twenty years ago)

Yo La Tengo
Brotzmann Chicago Tentet

― Curious George (1/6 Scale Model) (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:55 (twenty years ago)

Cop Shoot Cop

― John Justen (johnjusten), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

string cheese incident....NOT

― latebloomer: strawman knockdowner (latebloomer), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:57 (twenty years ago)

New York Dolls

― miccio (miccio), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:58 (twenty years ago)

Pet Shop Boys

― miccio (miccio), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:58 (twenty years ago)

Pearls Before Swine
Berg Sans Nipple
Chance the Gardener
Acme Rocket Quartet
Lost in Translation
Chaos as Shelter
Brighter Death Now
Thin White Rope
Clear Blue Sky
Another Fine Day (if you pretend their second album didn't totally suck)

― echoinggrove (echoinggrove), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:59 (twenty years ago)

A Guy Called Gerald
Boogie Down Productions

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:59 (twenty years ago)

if A Guy Called Gerald counts...

A Tribe Called Quest

― miccio (miccio), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 16:59 (twenty years ago)

Faith No More
Broken Social Scene
Iron and Wine
Les Savy Fav
Mission Of Burma
Rites Of Spring
Three Mile Pilot
Small Brown Bike
Hot Water Music

― Dan M. (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

also...

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

― miccio (miccio), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

Elephant 6 pwna this thread
Neutral Milk Hotel
Olivia Tremor Control
Apples in Stereo

― mitch dub (ano ano), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

american analog set

― AaronK (AaronK), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

Oh, there are loads:

Big City Rock
Call And Response
Electric Light Orchestra
Future Bible Heroes
Kings of Convenience
Los Amigos Invisibles (which, technically, does not start with "the")
Mission of Burma
My Morning Jacket
N.W.A.
Noise for Pretend
Swing Out Sister
Trembling Blue Stars
World Leader Pretend

― Jeff Reguilon (Talent Explosion), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

Mott The Hoople

― darin (darin), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:02 (twenty years ago)

Bowling for Soup

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:02 (twenty years ago)

High on Fire

― latebloomer: strawman knockdowner (latebloomer), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

Comet on Fire

― latebloomer: strawman knockdowner (latebloomer), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

Stiff Little Fingers

― John Justen (johnjusten), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, there are a lot I guess. When I started this thread, all I could think of were lousy emo bands.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:05 (twenty years ago)

Nurse With Wound!
Rats with Wings
Shit Spangled Banner
Les Rallizes Denudés
Pan.Thy.Monium
O Yuki Conjugate
Orange Cake Mix
Red Chair Fadeaway
Red House Painters
Red Sleeping Beauty
Revolving Paint Dream
Rhythm and Sound
Our glassie Azoth
Paintings of Windows
Palm Skin Productions
Sabres of Paradise
She Never Blinks
Penguin Café Orchestra
Planetary Assault Systems
Polar Goldie Cats
Premiata Forneria Marconi (uh...)
Pretty Mighty Mighty
Pretty Boy Crossover
Smell of Incense
Rain Tree Crow
Spring Heel Jack
State River Widening
Raising the Fawn
Shudder to Think
Single Cell Orchestra
ok, basta

― echoinggrove (echoinggrove), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:11 (twenty years ago)

Lee "Scratch" Perry

― The Sensational Sulk (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:12 (twenty years ago)

a certain ratio
kitchens of distinction

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

Death In June

― Jay Watts III (jaywatts), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

Friends of Distinction
Three Dog Night
New Invisible Joy
Beacon Street Union
Love Unlimited Orchestra

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

Black Oak Arkansas
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Fountains of Wayne
Blue Oyster Cult
Grand Funk Railroad
Climax Blues Band
Nine Inch Nails
Porno for Pyros
Stone Temple Pilots
Ten Years After
Spencer Davis Group

None of these bands absolutely suck.
(and Little River Band!)

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)

American Music Club
13th Floor Elevators
Asylum Street Spankers
Badly Drawn Boy
Bellle and Sebastian
Bow Wow Wow
British Sea Power
Cry Cry Cry
Future Bible Heros
Gang of Four
Heavens To Betsy
Taking Back Sunday

― Lyra Jane (Lyra Jane), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:44 (twenty years ago)

Simon and Garfunkel

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

Stiff Little Fingers

― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:52 (twenty years ago)

(oh, that's a repeat)

― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:53 (twenty years ago)

another theory shot to shit

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

De La Soul

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 18:26 (twenty years ago)

Lafayette Afro-Rock Band

― ()ops (()()ps), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 18:27 (twenty years ago)

Die Monster Die
Rise Robots Rise

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

I thought Taking back Sunday were pretty solidly in the "absolutely suck" category.

― jmeister (jmeister), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 18:49 (twenty years ago)

(The)Mothers of Invention

― jmeister (jmeister), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

haha alex (xpost)

Boards of Canada

― sleep (sleep), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

ReBirth Brass Band
Puffy Ami Yumi
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Big and Rich
North Mississippi Allstars
Old Dirty Bastard
Jets to Brazil
Autour de Lucie
Ojos de Brujo

― Vornado (Vornado), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 18:59 (twenty years ago)

maybe there should have been a no preposition rule

― jmeister (jmeister), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

Or conjunctions.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:08 (twenty years ago)

Mouse on Mars
Elks Skiffle Group
Masta Ace Incorporated
Dogg Pound (Ganstas)
Squirrel Nut Zippers(they had their moments)

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

For me the challenge would be to name one band whose name is ____ To _____ that I don't hate. I doubt there is one.

― mnra, Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:16 (twenty years ago)

does Boyz II Men count??

― sleep (sleep), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:19 (twenty years ago)

and
Fine Young Cannibals
Public Interest Ltd.
Big Audio Dynamite
Magnolia Electric Co.

― Vornado (Vornado), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

No, it has to be "To."

xpost

― mnra, Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

Theatre Of Hate
Gene Loves Jezebel
Tears For Fears
Hot Hot Heat
Dead Can Dance

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:29 (twenty years ago)

OMG Rise Robots Rise!!!

Well, then.. Men Without Hats!

― daria g (daria g), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:41 (twenty years ago)

Cross off Soul II Soul, as well.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:44 (twenty years ago)

Roll Deep Crew
De La Soul

― Nick H (Nick H), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:45 (twenty years ago)

Per mrna's challenge: Letters To Cleo?

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:49 (twenty years ago)

Broken Social Scene
M & M (who were better as a four word band name)
No Means No

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

Not to be a grump, but a lot of the bands listed on this thread do kinda suck. I guess it would be pointless to quibble over which ones specifically.

― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:59 (twenty years ago)

BOW WOW WOW

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:59 (twenty years ago)

gerund bands will always suck

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:15 (twenty years ago)

Echo and the Bunnymen

― D. Bachyrycz, Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:44 (twenty years ago)

Pet Shop Boys would have been my first choice.

Add to (x) (not sure if this one counts)
Public Image Limited
British Electronic Foundation
Sly and the Family Stone
United States of America
Booker T. and the MG's
Maceo and All the King's Men

― D. Bachyrycz, Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:51 (twenty years ago)

sorry, I meant Add n to (x)!

― D. Bachyrycz, Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:52 (twenty years ago)

Wu-Tang Clan

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:54 (twenty years ago)

Kings of Leon
Jimmy Eat World

― D. Anderson, Wednesday, 6 April 2005 22:38 (twenty years ago)

I don't think Wu is technically a word.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 22:39 (twenty years ago)

it would be if you'd diversify your bonds, nigga

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 22:40 (twenty years ago)

Since Wu-Tang is hyphenated, shouldn't it count as one word? Then Wu-Tang Clan would only be two words.

― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 23:05 (twenty years ago)

Three 6 Mafia

― Matt Chesnut (Matt Chesnut), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

Joan of Arc

― i am nervous (cochere), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 23:17 (twenty years ago)

Young Marble Giants
Raunchy Young Lepers
Choo Choo Train
Adventures In Stereo

― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 23:51 (twenty years ago)

Yo La Tengo
Sunny Day Real Estate

― Kate's evil twin (papa november), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 23:55 (twenty years ago)

oh god that was four. I'm so mental.

― Kate's evil twin (papa november), Thursday, 7 April 2005 00:01 (twenty years ago)

big outdoor type

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 7 April 2005 00:05 (twenty years ago)

olympic death squad

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 7 April 2005 00:06 (twenty years ago)

Yellow Magic Orchestra
Art of Noise
Dexy's Midnight Runners
Human Sexual Response
Jimi Hendrix Experience (this count?)
Kill Memory Crash
Sigue Sigue Sputnik (if like me, you think they don't suck)
Soft Pink Truth
Tom Tom Club
Wall of Voodoo
Was (Not Was)

― Brandon Mitchell (A.H.), Thursday, 7 April 2005 04:11 (twenty years ago)

Right Said Fred

― Linus Organized, Thursday, 7 April 2005 12:29 (twenty years ago)

Comets on Fire

― poortheatre (poortheatre), Thursday, 7 April 2005 13:07 (twenty years ago)

Nagisa Ni Te (kind of)
British Sea Power
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Front Line Assembly
Hall & Oates
J. Geils Band (kind of)
Legendary Pink Dots
Les Sans Culottes (although "les" is "the" in french...)
Thunderbirds Are Now!

I think this has gone from being "bands who don't absolutely suck" to "bands who aren't emo."

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Thursday, 7 April 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

Ash Ra Tempel
Ocean Colour Scene
Manic Street Preachers
Acid Mothers Temple
Bonnie Prince Billy

― dmun, Thursday, 7 April 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

Amon Duul II
Astral Social Club

― Trip Maker (Sean Witzman), Thursday, 7 April 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

Chicks on Speed
Grant Lee Buffalo

― Ken L (Ken L), Thursday, 7 April 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

Jan and Dean

This is really just the thread about three-word-name bands with names that don't begin with "the," right? Totally sucking or even just plain sucking is out the window at this point, right?

Ian and Sylvia

― Tyrone Slothrop, Sunday, 10 April 2005 05:54 (twenty years ago)

tk tk tk

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Sunday, 10 April 2005 06:52 (twenty years ago)

and ya ya choral

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Sunday, 10 April 2005 06:53 (twenty years ago)

All of this begs the question - what sort of band DOES absolutely suck?

― Atnevon (Atnevon), Sunday, 10 April 2005 19:55 (twenty years ago)

Another Sunny Day

― Ian Riese-Moraine. To Hell with you and your gradual evolution! (Eastern Mantra), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

Trash Can Sinatras
Mull Historical Society
Deathcab for Cutie

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 11 April 2005 04:34 (twenty years ago)

WRONG!!!

― The Scottish Restauranteer (ex machina), Monday, 11 April 2005 04:37 (twenty years ago)

Oh, yes, so I am. It's 6.30 in the morning, in my defence.

Unless, rather than turning Death Cab into one word, you are calling me out for suggesting that Mull Historical Society don't suck. I have no defence for that one.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 11 April 2005 04:51 (twenty years ago)

oh, i was just saying those bands are all bunk

― The Scottish Restauranteer (ex machina), Monday, 11 April 2005 05:15 (twenty years ago)

Miss Black America
Atari Teenage Riot
Ben Folds Five
Guns N' Roses
Sugar Hill Gang
Bel Biv Devoe
Quad City DJ's
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Naughty By Nature
God Lives Underwater
Minus The Bear

― billstevejim, Monday, 11 April 2005 05:33 (twenty years ago)

This Mortal Coil

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 11 April 2005 05:35 (twenty years ago)

Girls Against Boys
Goodbye Mr MacKenzie
Nectarine Number 9
Love and Money

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 11 April 2005 05:51 (twenty years ago)

Modern Jazz Quartet
Robert Earl Keene

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Monday, 11 April 2005 13:57 (twenty years ago)

Big Mountain Fudgecake

― Leon WK (Ex Leon), Monday, 11 April 2005 18:28 (twenty years ago)

Blue Õyster Cult called themselves The BÕC on their second LP!

― Myonga Von Boring (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 11 April 2005 18:36 (twenty years ago)

Fun Boy Three
Bang Bang Machine
My Chemical Romance

No matter which bands I try to think of, my mind keeps wandering back to Fun Loving Criminals, which is wrong in ways that I can't even begin to describe.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 11 April 2005 19:12 (twenty years ago)

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