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"Um, I have a Turbojugend NYC pin that I wear on my jacket. Don't go knockin the darkness!! [Throws devil sign in air, flicks tongue, grabs own ass.]"

Innit! It's a perfectly normal German word. Most of these clubs seem to have started in Germany anyway

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 08:55 (twenty years ago) link

Flying Burrito Brothers

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 09:51 (twenty years ago) link

The Eagles is a pretty bad name. It's like, why?

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 09:52 (twenty years ago) link

Buttmoan, hands down.

― riley n., Wednesday, 15 October 2003 11:56 (twenty years ago) link

The Shirts. It's pants.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 23:54 (twenty years ago) link

Doobie Brothers

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 16 October 2003 03:19 (twenty years ago) link

"Um, I have a Turbojugend NYC pin that I wear on my jacket. Don't go knockin the darkness!! [Throws devil sign in air, flicks tongue, grabs own ass.]"

Innit! It's a perfectly normal German word. Most of these clubs seem to have started in Germany anyway

Now don't you even try to claim that "Turbojugend" doesn't bring to your mind any connotations towards a certain Fascist regime and it's youth organization. "Jugend" is a perfectly normal German word, yes, but naming a fan organization "xxxx-Jugend" and making badges which bear that name is hardly innocent.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 16 October 2003 08:21 (twenty years ago) link

Kitchens of Distinction... which makes me think of Interpol too !
Well, any band name can be qualified as bad by someone, I'm afraid.

― Olivier (anagrama), Thursday, 16 October 2003 09:24 (twenty years ago) link

Also "Northern Uproar" did suggest boring meat 'n' 2 veg britrock of the most ZZZzzz-inducing sort. Fortunately.

Actually, at the time, I thought the name sounded more like a really whizz-bang happy hardcore bunch of ravey-Daveys from Cumbernauld!!!!!!

As you can guess, I was most disappointed when I finally heard their tunes!

BTW In terms of "interesting" band names, I don't think you can get better at the moment than The Excrementory Grindfuckers!!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Thursday, 16 October 2003 09:39 (twenty years ago) link

Ween should be a horrible band name but because it's a verb they win.

I must disagree with something Dastoor said like 2 years ago: Soul Coughing is a wonderful band name.

A band I was in in high school once shared a bill with a band called Thunderchicken which was like the Screaming Trees but with Gavin Rossdale in place of Mark Lanegin.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 16 October 2003 13:49 (twenty years ago) link

When People Were Shorter and Lived Near Water

― Russ, Friday, 17 October 2003 20:48 (twenty years ago) link

T-Rex

― , Friday, 17 October 2003 20:56 (twenty years ago) link

Phish

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 18 October 2003 07:40 (twenty years ago) link

Country Joe and the Fish.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Saturday, 18 October 2003 07:42 (twenty years ago) link

Electric Light Orchestra
Bachman Turner Overdrive

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 18 October 2003 07:49 (twenty years ago) link

Cash Money Millionaires

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 18 October 2003 07:59 (twenty years ago) link

WC and the Maad Circle
Rappin' 4-Tay
Big Daddy Rah Rah

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 18 October 2003 08:04 (twenty years ago) link

Chixdiggit

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Saturday, 18 October 2003 08:47 (twenty years ago) link

Insects That Jive Upon Crippled Grass Blades

― Damian (Damian), Saturday, 18 October 2003 09:15 (twenty years ago) link

four months pass...

Krokus!!

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 21:28 (twenty years ago) link

Enuff Z Nuff

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 21:32 (twenty years ago) link

Some of these names, however, are so bad they're funny, which takes them out of the running.

For a name that breaks your heart before you've heard a note, it's got to be An Emotional Fish (mentioned above).

With the possible exception of Dishwalla.

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 21:47 (twenty years ago) link

You've all obviously forgotten the Dogs In Space soundtrack which featured the band THRUSH AND THE CUNTS.

There is also the CAPTAIN MATCHBOX WHOOPPEE BAND (hit single My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes).

Then there's Blodwyn Pig, Henry Cow, M, Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs (Jona Lewie was Lead singer), Kajagoogoo, Spandau Ballet, Pseudo Echo,
and lets not forget both the Guess Who and Klaatu who both named themselves hoping that everyone would believe they were the BEATLES in disguise-SHEESH!

― melthoid serendipity, Thursday, 4 March 2004 18:17 (twenty years ago) link

Bambi Molesters

love the band though...

― eleki-san (eleki-san), Thursday, 4 March 2004 18:25 (twenty years ago) link

my gf recently met someone from a band called Stutterfly, which is the worst possible variation i've heard on the already awful "Flickerstick/Switchfoot/Fingertight" formula

(actually Fingertight may be even worse)

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Thursday, 4 March 2004 19:20 (twenty years ago) link

one month passes...

Economics class is really boring, so a friend of mine slipped me a note that said he wanted to start a death-metal band and make it have THE hands down worst possible name. So I wrote some down and gave it back...he laughed his nuts off. It has now gone from a simple game to a time-killing addiction. Here are some goodies we collaborated on:

Random Mating
Spiteful Sea Nymphs
Mass Obliteration
Vetoed Miracle
Lung Burger
Spirits of Fish and their Desire to be Holy
Muppet Love
Sodomized Christmas Tree (don't ask)
Space Zombie Jesus
Unholy Matrimony
The Fountain Pens
Thoughtless Giant

There are literally hundreds more...too many to type. We get better at it everyday. With enough practice, any one can come up with hilarious names

― private eyeland, Tuesday, 6 April 2004 03:14 (twenty years ago) link

Pearl Jam
Dilated Peoples
Blink 182
Buffalo Tom
OOIOO
Ten Million Penniless People from Bulgaria
The Darkness
Chumbawamba
Death Cab for Cutie

― Lewis J. Bateman (Lewis Bateman), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 07:21 (twenty years ago) link

one month passes...

People With Chairs Up Their Noses

Very 80's-kooky skinny tie name that one - then again, I never forgot it.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 22:12 (twenty years ago) link

It's a Beautiful Day
Flickerswitch
Korn
Was (Not Was)

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 23:48 (twenty years ago) link

Timex Social Club

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 00:16 (twenty years ago) link

five months pass...

Inspect Her Gadget is playing tonight at the Whisky-a-Go-Go, folks.

― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Friday, 15 October 2004 00:02 (nineteen years ago) link

Actually - I drive by the Whisky every morning on my way to work, and every day there's a new gem up there. Maybe I will make a regular point of noting the night's bill.

― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Friday, 15 October 2004 00:03 (nineteen years ago) link

Y Kant Tori Read

― 6335, Friday, 15 October 2004 07:08 (nineteen years ago) link

Looking down the list of stuff comin up at the whisky has revealed the following gems-

Mourning After (17th oct)
Soulsik (29th oct)

― hmmm (hmmm), Friday, 15 October 2004 14:54 (nineteen years ago) link

weird how this thread seems to get revived almost annually. i can't believe i haven't seen the following band names mentioned yet:
hootie and the blowfish
letters to cleo
grandaddy (is it the intellectual-hippies-beard thing?)
sparklehorse (i'm always kinda of embarrassed to recommend this
excellent artist because of his totally fey name)
+/- (wtf!)
the stratford 4
east river pipe (see sparklehorse above)
and you will know us by...[blah blah} (if you're going to have a
torturously long title, at
least have a sense of humor
about it)
the dandy warhols
spoon
us maple

― j.m. lockery (j.m. lockery), Friday, 15 October 2004 21:34 (nineteen years ago) link

two months pass...

I must agree that there are some pretty horrible band names out there, but why put effort into hating their name if they make good music? Ditto if they make bad music, just ignore them! At least they're trying to be creative, instead of just making fun of everyone else...

― crumb, Thursday, 6 January 2005 07:54 (nineteen years ago) link

'The Music' is the worst

― Seuss, Thursday, 6 January 2005 07:59 (nineteen years ago) link

You could do a whole sub-thread comprised of only Maryland bands.. Fugazi Osborne

!!! Here we go, Maryland, here we go..! Hooray.

Deep Lust
Life Without Buildings
Archers of Loaf

― daria g (daria g), Thursday, 6 January 2005 09:08 (nineteen years ago) link

"Morex Optimo" is pretty frickin bad.

― Nancy Boy (Nancy Boy), Thursday, 6 January 2005 11:16 (nineteen years ago) link

Worst band name of all time: Dangerous Toys.

I mean, come on, Dangerous fucking Toys? How can you not laugh at yourselves for that?

― cdwill, Thursday, 6 January 2005 15:51 (nineteen years ago) link

Here's another one: Elf Power.

― cdwill, Thursday, 6 January 2005 15:57 (nineteen years ago) link

Rocktopus

― Nicholas, Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:09 (nineteen years ago) link

I hope no-one has posted this yet, but...

DOOFGOBLIN

― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 6 January 2005 16:57 (nineteen years ago) link

melbourne -90's -from juke newspaper
exploding white mice

― paul wilson, Thursday, 6 January 2005 17:25 (nineteen years ago) link

one month passes...

In 1991, I saw a cassette tape in a Mount Pleasant, Michigan record store by a band named "Barney Trubble and Cunt Stubble". I really regret not buying it.

― joygoat (joygoat), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 04:47 (nineteen years ago) link

Broken Social Scene

― i am nervous (cochere), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 05:00 (nineteen years ago) link

Franz Ferdinand. It could be a cool name if it had a reason, but it doesn't seem to, other than "appropriation of historical names seems to be cool now." The name of a figure whose main claim to fame is having been assassinated doesn't really seem to work on a literal or ironic level for a dance-punk band.

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 05:04 (nineteen years ago) link

Purple Vulture Shit gets my vote. Actually Tex Perkins gets a 2-play, since he also coined Tex Deadly And The Dum Dums. Equally as bad. Amusing. But bad.

xpost: I agree on Franz Ferdinand. The name is terribly distracting.

― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 05:06 (nineteen years ago) link

Argh, I used the word "seem"/"seems" three times in that post. I've been trying to break that habit.

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 05:08 (nineteen years ago) link

Someone already posted The Doobie Brothers, which I think might be the single worst name ever.

Also, any band name with the construction -ING VERB + NOUN. Taking Back Sunday, for example.

Finally, the worst local band name I ever heard was "Give Me Danger"

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 05:10 (nineteen years ago) link

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