I agree, and those are great examples. But when done wrong it's just a sad disaster.
― cwkiii, Tuesday, 3 June 2014 16:25 (nine years ago) link
Tempted to start a S/D: Bands Whose Names Are References to Canonical Literature thread, but will restrain myself.
― cwkiii, Tuesday, 3 June 2014 16:26 (nine years ago) link
Although it's neither a truly bad name nor a truly bad band, I kind of knew exactly what Perfect Pussy was going to sound like, and I just recently confirmed it.
― ₴HABΔZZ ¶IZZΔ (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 22:32 (nine years ago) link
The Orwells are stillI IN middle school iirc so give em a break. Almost all band names are really stupid if you spend more than a few seconds thinking about them so I maximize efficiency by spending no more than 1.1 seconds. I have never gotten to the end of ...and you will know us by the trail??? but I assume the ending is satisfying
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 00:22 (nine years ago) link
Lol are they really? Cute then.
― ₴HABΔZZ ¶IZZΔ (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 4 June 2014 00:52 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, based off of their letterman performance last year they look to be about 17-18
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 00:57 (nine years ago) link
Fuds
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 01:05 (nine years ago) link
Cerebral Ballzy
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Wednesday, 4 June 2014 04:33 (nine years ago) link
I don't know, I guess it's mostly in my head, but I tend to avoid bands that jump on what appear to be band name trends; like if you formed some time in the middle of the last decade and have the word "Wolf" in your name, you were written off/pointedly ignored.
Is adding one or more redundant letters to a word/name the new having the word "Wolf" in your name?
WavvesDraag MeHollyyKiiaraOMAARSlayyyterJJUUJJUUSuunsBiig PiigCHIIILDCola BoyyIann DiorHoorsees
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Monday, 21 June 2021 22:23 (two years ago) link
Killing Joke
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, April 14, 2009
still ice cold
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 June 2021 22:25 (two years ago) link
The Front Bottoms
― A viking of frowns, (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 21 June 2021 22:31 (two years ago) link
some dude at 12:19 4 May 11Planningtorock
― A viking of frowns, (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 21 June 2021 22:34 (two years ago) link
I have never heard of Draag Me, but in their possible defense (?), it could (in theory at least) be a bilingual play-on-words: “draag me” means ‘carry me’ in Dutch.whether that would makes it a “better” name or not is another matter
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Monday, 21 June 2021 22:36 (two years ago) link
I wish Psychedelic Porn Crumpets would change their name cause they're really quite good.
― Maresn3st, Monday, 21 June 2021 22:43 (two years ago) link
wolf alice wasn't even formed yet when the above complaint was made but what happened to all the other wolves. i hope no one cares about AIDS wolf these days
i file the letters thing alongside all caps or all lowercase and symbols in names, it's a sort of #vibe and maybe a generational marker. it rules sometimes (spellling) sometimes it's really annoying (wavves)
― Left, Monday, 21 June 2021 22:44 (two years ago) link
i would not listen to a band called the psychedelic porn crumpets however well recommended. i have also avoided the front bottoms
i know of at least two bands called slaves, fuck them
archers of loaf isn't a boycott-worthy name but is certainly a not-particularly-interested-in-checking-out-this-band kind of name
― Left, Monday, 21 June 2021 22:53 (two years ago) link
it's bullshit like fun. and portugal. the man that really pisses me off. i contend that 00s hipsterdom produced more awful names than the combined efforts of every other scene and era in the history of popular music
― Left, Monday, 21 June 2021 23:17 (two years ago) link
Englebert Humperdinck tho
― what's fgti up to these days? nothing. she's fake (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 21 June 2021 23:35 (two years ago) link
There was a Toronto band named "hhead", forerunners to Broken Social Scene, who I think of as pioneers of the unnecessary superfluous letter trend. A friend of mine took them as a sign that all the good band names had been taken (30 years ago!).
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 01:18 (two years ago) link
They were also pioneers of the lower-case letters only trend.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 01:19 (two years ago) link
mmorning nnoon aand nnight II ggive yyou hhead
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 01:19 (two years ago) link
Abe Vigoda, along with every other band name that’s an “lol so random” celebrity name
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 02:39 (two years ago) link
DeftonesDeafheaven
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 02:45 (two years ago) link
xp You missed out - it became one of those things where you didn’t think about the actor anymore when you heard the band’s name.
― search term: buttrock (morrisp), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 02:45 (two years ago) link
For a good while I avoided FKA Twigs cause it sounded like the name of a lesser Warp act that peaked with being on a label compilation. Eventually heard stuff by her and didn't regret not having heard her earlier.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 03:16 (two years ago) link
flagged
― Left, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 04:00 (two years ago) link
twigged
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 04:46 (two years ago) link
Fu Schnickens
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 05:35 (two years ago) link
I always assumed this was because all the band names were already taken.
Anyway, I was relived to see that you left Alvvays off of your list. Alvvays forever.
― enochroot, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 12:05 (two years ago) link
As a rule I shy away from bands that have names which place "the" between a pair of otherwise unrelated words:
Young The GiantFoster The PeoplePortugal The ManHa Ha The Moose
― henry s, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 12:17 (two years ago) link
Jimmy the Hoover aside.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 12:19 (two years ago) link
Cola Boyy as it’s a piss poor rip off of the Saint Etienne side project.
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 12:22 (two years ago) link
Horse The Band can do one as well
― Maresn3st, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 12:40 (two years ago) link
King Gizzard and the Slizzard Blizzard can get tae fuck forever
― Full Kit Starmer (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 12:44 (two years ago) link
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 13:02 (two years ago) link
not a band
― Left, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 13:08 (two years ago) link
people can be things but bands shouldn't be people as a general rule, that's half of what makes portugal. the wankers so irritating
― Left, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 13:10 (two years ago) link
illuminati hotties
but then I heard "MMMOOOAAAAAYAYA" on the radio and realized this band rules
― feed me with your chips (zchyrs), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 13:14 (two years ago) link
They've kind of got their own mini-trend going with Ovvls and Hovvdy.
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 14:05 (two years ago) link
Oh and OVVN
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 14:08 (two years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E2dc4YsWEAMDqGQ.jpgearly adopter
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 14:14 (two years ago) link
Mott Thee Hoooople
― Champagne Heathernova (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 14:29 (two years ago) link
Oddly, Andrew Hill. No honorific title, funky nickname, or melodious or alliterative given name made it hard for me to keep him on the mental list of jazz artists to check out. Maybe even some subconscious connection with Windham Hill Records?
― Citole Country (bendy), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:10 (two years ago) link
or Dru Hill
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:15 (two years ago) link
christian death
― xzanfar, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:25 (two years ago) link
Anal Depression
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:26 (two years ago) link
Dry Cleaning.
― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:26 (two years ago) link
Manequin Pussy
― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:28 (two years ago) link
Coda to the original crux of this post -- all now ancient history. I was later dragged to go see Pissed Jeans at Cakeshop, and they were fucking excellent.
lol nice
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 15:30 (two years ago) link