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Worst band names

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Goo Goo Dolls (baby want a ba ba?)

The Band (you pretty much just gave up didn't you)

Wang Chung (an hour later I still don't want to hear them)

Yeah Yeah Yeah's (Uh...NO)

The The (Oooh clever, get it?)

Kajagoogoo (baby want a binky?)

Def Leppard (just like Led Zeppelin, except we suck)

Tears for Fears...oh, SO precious. And we're real clever, we can think of a rhyme! yuk.

Beatles is pretty hoakey

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U2. Sheesh..yeah they'll really get far with a name like that. Good-luck!

He's not really a band but I always thought musician/composer Dick Hyman had the worst show business name ever.

MT

Fudge Tunnel. 'nuff said.

MT

Or any number of 1980's hair metal and death metal bands. Helloween, Mercyful Fate, etc.

Hey Pappy,

Some of his LP titles didn't help either!

Organ Antics of Dick Hyman

Dick Hyman: The Man From O.R.G.A.N

Then there are some band names that would take on new meaning because of events that followed years after the particular band formed.

Gerry and the Pacemakers
Anthrax
Katrina and the Waves

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I hate band names that use alternate spellings or abbreviations to look clever:

Stryper
Inxs
XTC, but at least they didn't suck

You get the idea.

Even the Beatles would fit in this category so I'll agree with Gegantalope!

colostomy grab bag

Yeah, you're right Mai Tai, I forgot about Fudge Tunnel. That's a bad, bad name.

What about Mustard Plug? What the hell is that? Gross!

I always hated John Cougar Mellencamp.
One of the best "take-offs" of a band or artist is John Cougar Concentration Camp. That's good stuff.

T

Glass Tiger!

Mind Over Four = Lame.

On 2005-10-25 18:53, tikitortured wrote:
Mind Over Four = Lame.

... yeah, but what's in a name...

Both the Bleu Chunks and the Durocs were names I hated because they were so stupid, but I ended up sort of enjoying when I got over the bad Pun.

(A Duroc is a large brick colored breed of pig)

OH, how could I forget 'The String Cheese incident'
Whatever the 'incident' was, I hope it was more exciting than their music.

MT

Here's a bad album title - Gang Green's "Older, Budweiser." Combining that title with their name makes for ick.

I don't know why, but the three word band trend drives me nuts

My Chemical Romance
My Morning Jacket
Big Drill Car
Death Cab for Cutie (ok, that's 4)

I haven't heard these bands because I can't get past the names...

"hall and oates..." wtf? a large gathering space and a pile of grain? i just don't get it, that's too confusing...

I always thought that the Actionslacks was a pretty lame name. Great band, bad name. :)

Lynrd Skynrd = Laym

... the bravery...

... elsie & the three baboons...

... the cowsills...

... tom tom club...

... haircut 100...

... 10,000 maniacs...

B.R.M.C. - anybody can name their band after a fictional motorcycle club from a 1950's Brando movie. If you guys REALLY wanna impress me call your band The Hells Angels.

Death Cab For Cutie - probably copped this name from the Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" movie. If asked to name the Bonzo Dog Band album this song appeared on I'm sure the silence would be deafening.

Flock of Seagulls - this band took off like a herd o' birds.

[ Edited by: Shipwreckjoey 2005-10-28 22:40 ]

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foamy posted on Sat, Oct 29, 2005 7:13 AM

Captain Beyond. Stupid name, great band. At least the first two albums.

The Dave Mathews Band - It don't get worse than that!

Captian Beefheart always bothered me. Maybe its because I am not English...

C

Leftover Salmon stinks

T

I agree, the 'Beatles' is totally lame.

M

"And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead". Geezuz, it takes a week just to say their name. Kinda makes "INXS" & "U2" look pretty good. At lease there's time to say their name before you go to bed.

And how do they shorten that? "I know", says the pretentious singer who's annoyed that we all don't think he's clever, "let's go by AYWKUBTTOD! That's much shorter and easier to remember".

On 2005-11-04 09:31, Cool Manchu wrote:
Captian Beefheart always bothered me. Maybe its because I am not English...

It's even worse if you know how he got the name: His grandfather used to hit on Don van Vliet's old girlfriends by leaving the bathroom door open while he peed while muttering "So large, like a fine Beefheart..."

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