Artists You've Written Off/Pointedly Ignored because of their name

"Natalie Portman's Shaved Head" is one of the worst band names ever. Hoobastank is up there too though.

any band name with 'stank', 'scent', 'smell' or the like will put me off immediately. same for any songs with those words in the title

Animal Collective made me think of hippie jam bands where the musicians have power animals.

well that is pretty accurate

Made out of babies always sorta creeped me out..

Is there a band called o_O ?

Back in the days of IDM there was an unsigned artist on a record label I sort of ran, who called himself Cell but also ran under a range of pseudonyms including Cel, Sell, Sel etc. but I also remember him using o_O on some of his tracks, which is where I first saw that flavour smiley. His stuff was really good and I remember Aphex Twin being interested in signing him to Rephlex but Cell didn't believe it was really RDJ and told him to fuck off.

Yeah, Animal Collective puts me off. As does A.R.E. Weapons -- who are laughable anyway, so it's a lose-lose situation, really.

LMFAO

http://www.interscope.com/images/artist/lmfao.jpg

apt name because i did just lmfao looking at that picture.

a friend reminded me of another one:

Brightblack Morning Light - the reason why I've pointedly written off/ignored Black Moth Superrainbow - because their name sounds like Brightblack Morning Light.

Funki Porcini

johnny foreigner.. but i finally heard some and it not bad

this applied to the Arctic Monkeys before I heard them. great bands should not have a shit name, it's confusing.

I'm A Fucking Gymnist

Or rather, I'm A Fucking Gymnast, since I can't spell.

Best Kissers In The World
She Wants Revenge

Thighpaulsandra

Killing Joke

― Mr. Que, Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:06 AM (1 month ago)

I know, right?

That name sounds so goth.

Prefab Sprout

I was about to say Deja Voodo but I've actually heard them.

Deja Voodoo, though. Man.

I actually like that, in a trashy garage-punk way.

This cunt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Offenbach

Obviously just ripping off JSB's style and name.

Thighpaulsandra

Yes, that name is terrible

Ducktails

ppl don't understand that "pure at heart" means something different than "pure of heart"?

I've definitely written off Ducktails even though my friends swear by them

Also, I cannot bring myself to listen to something called CAGE THE ELEPHANT

Jimmy Eat World (saw it on someone's end of the decade list)

Oingo Boingo

ppl don't understand that "pure at heart" means something different than "pure of heart"?

Pure at heart = 'underneath all the evil, he's actually a nice bloke'

Pure of heart = 'doesn't drink,smoke,swear, and spends all his spare time reading the bible'

or something like that.

for a long time i did not give radiohead a chance. partly due to their ridiculous name, partly due to the hype, partly due to thom yorke's voice. from amnesiac on i listened to their music.

with coldplay though everything is in harmony. a stupid name, a shitty voice, empty lyrics which seem to be written by a robot. plus boring music which isn't worth commenting on.

sorry for reposting the same shit again.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/noodle_vague/aviano.jpg

What's ridiculous about the name Radiohead? Or Coldplay for that matter.

Now Spoon, that's a stupid name for a band.

Not for a shit band.

There have been occasions where bands have gone "ah, we're a bit shit, let's give ourselves a stupid name" and then for some reason get sudden success.

Farmer's Boys, e.g.

What's ridiculous about the name Radiohead? Or Coldplay for that matter.

Also, I cannot bring myself to listen to something called CAGE THE ELEPHANT

Don't worry. From what I've heard you're not missing anything.

casiotone for the painfully alone

― billstevejim, Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:33 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

there's no way a mind which thinks that's an acceptable band name could ever be anything other than 100% contemptible

casiotone for the painfully alone at least is ridiculous AND funny.

I swear I read someplace that said cold play is a "random sequencing" of any particular thing. Like...if radio DJ played an arbitrary shuffle of songs, "a cold play of Lilly Allen, AC/DC, etc etc..."

Can't recommend quoting me on that.

Pissed Jeans is pretty bad, but yeah, AIDS Wolf is not only the worst of all the Wolf names, but also the worst band name ever.

Um. Yeah if taking those names at face value is your stance then I guess so.

Coldplay are a hangover from the 90s school of Brit indie band naming ie - "make sure your band has a name with as few connotations as possible". See also Blur.

I think I prefer this to new-skool Google-friendly band names.

but coldplay is about the most google-friendly name imaginable. or do you think you will find one page with coldplay on it where it doesn't stand for the band?

I always liked the supposed origins of the name AIDS Wolf (IIRC an urban myth about rabid wolves wandering into big cities and transmitting AIDS) but got the impression with the band, especially after limited interaction with them, that they were more the type who'd be mouthing "that's right, we went there" after telling you their name

there's no way a mind which thinks that's an acceptable band name could ever be anything other than 100% contemptible

Met this dude at a party a few months ago. Haven't heard the music, but he seemed like a nice guy.

cruiserweight. as it turns out they're a pretty dope little poppy punk band.

Um. Yeah if taking those names at face value is your stance then I guess so.

Understanding the backstory to AIDS Wolf's name makes it only marginally more tolerable. My reaction to these is slightly mysterious I suppose, as I don't have any problem with Dead Kennedies, which is pretty offensive. I think DJ Mencap has nailed it though.