Butthole SurfersLimp Bizkit
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 16 May 2023 21:53 (eleven months ago) link
Fat Chick From Wilson PhilipsJon Cougar Concentration Camp
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 16 May 2023 22:47 (eleven months ago) link
For me, nothing matches the sheer punchability of Shpongle
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 05:24 (eleven months ago) link
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
― lord of the rongs (anagram), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 05:30 (eleven months 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 (eleven months ago) link
T/S Lady A vs The Chicks
― Florin Cuchares, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 07:33 (eleven months 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 (eleven months 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 (eleven months 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 (eleven months 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 (eleven months 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 (eleven months 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 (eleven months ago) link
It's a better name than Porridge Radio.
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 12:53 (eleven months 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 (eleven months 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 (eleven months ago) link
::::rimshot:::::
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 13:39 (eleven months ago) link
the Beatles is pretty dumb
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 13:57 (eleven months ago) link
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length)
^^^^
― No, 𝘐'𝘮 Breathless! (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 13:59 (eleven months ago) link
Harvard (aka HRVRD)
― jmm, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:06 (eleven months 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 (eleven months ago) link
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
― beamish13, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:11 (eleven months ago) link
Pink Cream 69
― the manwich horror (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:14 (eleven months 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 (eleven months ago) link
(xpost in a similar piss-drenched vein, I mean)
― Beautiful Bean Footage Fetishist (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:28 (eleven months ago) link
― Every post of mine is an expression of eternity (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:39 (eleven months 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 (eleven months ago) link
uhhhhh
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:41 (eleven months 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 (eleven months 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 (eleven months ago) link
― Every post of mine is an expression of eternity (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 15:15 (eleven months ago) link
Garcia People’sDrive by Truckers
― calstars, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 15:48 (eleven months ago) link
Five Finger Death Punch
― the manwich horror (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 15:48 (eleven months 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 (eleven months ago) link
Slint.
The correct answer is Slint.
― sane clown posse (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 16:27 (eleven months 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 (eleven months ago) link
Shpongle
This made me laugh a lot, I love it
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 19:46 (eleven months ago) link
also Bathtub Shitter, but it's also one of the best ones simultaneously
― the manwich horror (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 19:47 (eleven months ago) link
my friend's wife grew up in Youngstown, OH and years ago, when i had a fb acct, her little brother excitedly wrote on her wall "hey sis! i got us costumes for Shpongle!"
i legit thought that's what they call Halloween in Ohio for months afterwards, until she told me otherwise.
― No, 𝘐'𝘮 Breathless! (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 19:58 (eleven months ago) link
came here to post king gizzard or w/e but its taken so i will offer:
infected mushroom
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 21:27 (eleven months ago) link
I guess (hED)PE is more “horribly formed” than “bad”. I should have started a new thread.
― brimstead, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 21:36 (eleven months ago) link
the jam band world is littered with terrible names (apologies to those already covered by astute ilxors):
Deep Banana BlackoutThe Disco BiscuitsDopapodekoostik hookahGooseHypnotic ClambakeLeftover SalmonPigeons Playing Ping PongShpongleString Cheese IncidentTwiddle
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 21:58 (eleven months ago) link
Rage Against the Machine
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 22:15 (eleven months ago) link
genuinely great band name imo
― your original display name is still visible (Left), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 23:10 (eleven months ago) link
Spoon
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 23:23 (eleven months ago) link
Fucking awful imo, but then again I hated their music too. The Clash without the wit.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 18 May 2023 19:32 (eleven months ago) link
i just encountered BlueBucksClan
― budo jeru, Monday, 22 May 2023 16:49 (eleven months ago) link
Theory Of A DeadmanJoe Lean And The Jing Jang JongThe TheTherapy?Get Cape Wear Cape FlyPortugal. The ManPretty Girls Make Graves
My favorite bad band name is Ralph Macchio And The Steaming Dumps
― ♪♫ you can’t Shazam a memory ♪♫ (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 22 May 2023 16:55 (eleven months ago) link
A local band that was widely derided for having a terrible name (that I always thought was great, imho): Hamburger Hotdog
― ♪♫ you can’t Shazam a memory ♪♫ (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 22 May 2023 16:58 (eleven months ago) link
Bathtub Shitter is an amazing band name.
Fatuous Rump, on the other hand...
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 22 May 2023 17:03 (eleven months ago) link