dan le sac vs scroobius pip
― (曇り) (clouds), Thursday, 11 December 2014 15:01 (nine years ago) link
If it had been Huey Lewis with the News that would have been better.
― dive inside water and you will know (dog latin), Thursday, 11 December 2014 15:04 (nine years ago) link
Gentle Giant (who I love but wow that name never gets better)
What's wrong with this? As prog band names go, I mean. It's no Spock's Beard.
― Letsby Avenue (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2014 15:16 (nine years ago) link
Blues Traveller
― tobo73, Thursday, 11 December 2014 17:36 (nine years ago) link
yes! blues traveller ghastly name
the major English prog names are comparatively good I think: King Crimson, Yes, Genesis. Gentle Giant isn't a terrible name but it's faintly embarrassing, which might be worse. Probably just bugs me because they are the only major prog band I still listen to. I can't stand looking at that first album cover (or looking at them though either).
― Vic Perry, Thursday, 11 December 2014 17:45 (nine years ago) link
If they had put out an album called "I'm Huey Lewis, Here Now the News," they could have ruled the "Horrible '70s Album Titles" thread.
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 12 December 2014 04:48 (nine years ago) link
Ducktails― marcos, Thursday, December 11, 2014 9:49 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post PermalinkReal Estate― marcos, Thursday, December 11, 2014 9:49 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― marcos, Thursday, December 11, 2014 9:49 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Real Estate
booo
― Treeship, Friday, 12 December 2014 05:01 (nine years ago) link
wait, i meant to boo this one
really if you name your band Real Estate you are just telegraphing that you are a boring as shit indie rock band― marcos, Thursday, December 11, 2014 9:50 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― marcos, Thursday, December 11, 2014 9:50 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the new real estate album is good. it's definitely unobtrusive and "boring," sure, but in a melancholy, wistful way. a lot of chillwave-affiliated music is in the tradition of satie and (ambient) eno -- it's not supposed to be exciting.
― Treeship, Friday, 12 December 2014 05:03 (nine years ago) link
The The
― MarkoP, Friday, 12 December 2014 05:04 (nine years ago) link
The Music
― ledge, Friday, 12 December 2014 13:50 (nine years ago) link
My defense of Real Estate would be that they're going for a jangly Yo La Tengo/later day Feelies/ late 80s early 90s college rock vibe. I understand when people perceive them as "Indie Generic - version: Wilco" in the indie universe but I wouldn't say they are completely devoid of character. They stand out for a reason. Days is one of my very favorite albums of the last 10 years.
― Evan, Friday, 12 December 2014 16:48 (nine years ago) link
I hate "The Band". That's a bullshit name.
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Friday, 12 December 2014 17:00 (nine years ago) link
Better than ...
http://images.45cat.com/jaime-robbie-robertson-rick-danko-richard-manuel-garth-hudson-levon-helm-the-weight-1968.jpg
― Mark G, Friday, 12 December 2014 17:44 (nine years ago) link
Hed PE (also known as (hed) Planet Earth and stylized as (həd) p.e. or as (Hed)pe or (Hed)PE) or (həd) Planetary Evolution, is an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California.They named the group "Hed", which stands for "higher education".Legal issues forced Hed to change their name, adding "PE", which stood for "Planetary Evolution (later changed to planet earth) ".
― brimstead, Tuesday, 16 May 2023 21:50 (one year ago) link
Butthole SurfersLimp Bizkit
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 16 May 2023 21:53 (one year ago) link
Fat Chick From Wilson PhilipsJon Cougar Concentration Camp
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 16 May 2023 22:47 (one year ago) link
For me, nothing matches the sheer punchability of Shpongle
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 05:24 (one year ago) link
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
― lord of the rongs (anagram), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 05:30 (one year ago) link
Strictly more bland crossover country-pop than rock, but Lady Antebellum is a strong contender.
― Bloody Snail, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 07:18 (one year ago) link
T/S Lady A vs The Chicks
― Florin Cuchares, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 07:33 (one year ago) link
The other thread on this subject was also revived recently:
Worst Band Names
― lord of the rongs (anagram), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 07:33 (one year ago) link
Still annoyed with The Dixie Chicks for stealing the name of / effectively erasing Chicks.
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 07:54 (one year ago) link
Dogs Die In Hot Cars
I mean what else was on the shortlist for the vote?
― Harthill Services (Neil Willett), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 11:22 (one year ago) link
maybe Humpy Bong or the Butts Band
haven't heard the name dogs die etc for years but it always upset me, you have to be a real arsehole to want that image to accompany all of your music
― your original display name is still visible (Left), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 11:43 (one year ago) link
I used to hate Wet Leg, Dry Cleaning and Pissed Jeans all because of their names -- and then I heard their respective music, and love them all.
Name I'll never abide by:- Car Seat Headrest (I mean, seriously, fuck you!)- Diarrhea Planet (again, go fuck yourselves)- King Gizzard and the blah blah fuck off back to Dr. Seussville with that bullshit. - Deer Tick (eww)- Deerhoof (yawn)- American Football (please go die)
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 12:48 (one year ago) link
that this thread is 21 years old but no-one has mentioned dumpy's rusty nuts yet is a crime tbh
― rick semper moranis (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 12:49 (one year ago) link
It's a better name than Porridge Radio.
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 12:53 (one year ago) link
- American Football (please go die)― Alex in NYC
Mike Kinsella from American Football is very much alive and well and in a new band called....
Their / They're / There
― enochroot, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 12:58 (one year ago) link
I used to hate Wet Leg, Dry Cleaning and Pissed Jeans all because of their names.
...or maybe it was because of an embarrassing incident in your past?
― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 13:27 (one year ago) link
::::rimshot:::::
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 13:39 (one year ago) link
the Beatles is pretty dumb
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 13:57 (one year ago) link
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length)
^^^^
― No, 𝘐'𝘮 Breathless! (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 13:59 (one year ago) link
Harvard (aka HRVRD)
― jmm, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:06 (one year ago) link
These guys really need to do a shared tour
― Do I look like I know what a jpeg is? (dog latin), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:09 (one year ago) link
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
― beamish13, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:11 (one year ago) link
Pink Cream 69
― the manwich horror (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:14 (one year ago) link
which is fucked up cos now they're all in their 50s/60s and still performing under that name
In a similar vein, Bed Wettin' Bad Boys is one of the worst name but also hilarious and they are good so I have to give them a pass
― Beautiful Bean Footage Fetishist (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:27 (one year ago) link
(xpost in a similar piss-drenched vein, I mean)
― Beautiful Bean Footage Fetishist (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:28 (one year ago) link
― Every post of mine is an expression of eternity (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:39 (one year ago) link
Re:piss. I bought the Yellow River Boys album thinking it was going to a be a pleasant album of Chinese folk tunes…
― Every post of mine is an expression of eternity (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:41 (one year ago) link
uhhhhh
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:41 (one year ago) link
The Diarrhea of Anne Frank (saw them open for the Jesus Lizard in the 90s)
― The Terroir of Tiny Town (WmC), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:43 (one year ago) link
Re: Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
Main guy is called Graham "Dumpy" DunnellThe music and look is based around old-school Brit biker culture"Rusty nuts" is a double entendre referencing both poorly maintained motorbike parts and rarely used sexual apparatusHence Dumpy has both a potentially dangerous vehicle AND isn't getting any
So in many ways this is closer to the best rock band name ever, rather than the worst.Hope it all makes sense now!
― john cooper mellencamp (Matt #2), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:51 (one year ago) link
― Every post of mine is an expression of eternity (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 15:15 (one year ago) link
Garcia People’sDrive by Truckers
― calstars, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 15:48 (one year ago) link
Five Finger Death Punch
― the manwich horror (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 15:48 (one year ago) link
Saw it on a t-shirt the other day for the millionth time but for some reason it just struck me... DEF LEPPARD is a truly terrible name for a band...
― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 16:24 (one year ago) link
Slint.
The correct answer is Slint.
― sane clown posse (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 16:27 (one year ago) link
Stunned to realize that neither Umphrey's McGee nor əkoostik hookah have been mentioned yet itt. I consider both band names to be acts of violence.
― Beautiful Bean Footage Fetishist (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 18:06 (one year ago) link