Worst Band Names

why stupid?

this seems to be in the same sort of priggish WE'RE EMPHATICALLY CHECKING OUR PRIVILEGE AS A GUITAR BAND camp, except worse because it's claiming to be Journalism, having its cake and faceplanting into it too

I don't like any bandname that is also a placename, but calling your band a placename that has recent historical weight even though you've had nothing to do with it strikes me as...crass. It'd be like calling a band Basra, ffs

Coming soon to a town near you...LOCKERBIE

algiers is a very large and important city not a village
by recent historical weight you are probably referring to something that happened over half a century ago unless you take more interest in maghrebi politics that would be apparent from your posts

that paragraph is cool and worth quoting but there's something to be said for people calling their shit indie rock bands stupid names just to get a rise out of rubes on twitter etc

still think it's crass

bandnames laying claim to numinous concepts like important 20thcentury placenames or human demographics or professions are almost all shit, give me counterexamples

u.s. girls missing out is a heinous and abysmal tragedy of listening that i'd have thought ilx would avoid but clearly not

― I remember you was vote-splitted (imago), Thursday, January 28, 2016 12:41 AM (4 days ago)

not sure I ever heard their music but I think about these guys every so often https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorry_About_Dresden

yeah i remember them idk if i heard them

http://www.discogs.com/artist/941324-The-Vichy-Government

I like the name Algiers for some reason. It looks good in bold font and somehow I got a sense of their vibe just from the name before I listened to them, which must be saying something.

The Police had some good songs

http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=7510149

definite article immediately improves numinous thing, c.f. the mountain goats etc

u.s. girls is a weirdly qualified demographic which >>>> 'u.s.' or 'girls' on their own

Laibach

Journalism should release a record called Today's Increasingly Popular Tongue in Cheek

I woke up this morning with the idea of a band called the Yourinyls (pronounced "your EYE nals")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA-nx6TMWho

itt: we name all bands

So, Yourinyls aren't real? Aww.

the world is a beautiful place and i am no longer afraid to die

While there is irony in a band calling themselves Journalism, don't confuse it with today’s increasingly popular tongue-in-cheek cynicism. With their debut LP Faces, Journalism frontman (and former journalism major) Kegan Zema investigates the very nature of being in a band. What does it mean to make guitar rock in 2016? How do you stay afloat in a place as overflowing with bands as the Brooklyn DIY scene? Why do you stress so much over something you are privileged to even be able to pursue?

― Skaciety (pronounced the way you'd pronounce society) (DJ Mencap), Monday, February 1, 2016 10:21 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

is this

is this ethics in journalism

heh

When 'Airy Met Fairy

Marty's Chicken Trigger

R.L. Kelly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vphzZfiIcQ

this is what they sound like btw. the music is not the worst.

lol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal._The_Man
The band's name is based on the idea of David Bowie's "bigger than life" fame. They wanted the band to have a bigger than life feel but didn't want to name it after one of their members. "A country is a group of people," guitar player and vocalist John Gourley explains. "With Portugal, it just ended up being the first country that came to mind. The band's name is 'Portugal'. The period is stating that, and 'The Man' states that it's just one person."

that is indeed the worst band name

agreed

Melkbelly

Milky Chance

that is indeed the worst band name

― niels, Wednesday, 17 January 2018 07:03 (fourteen hours ago) Permalink

agreed

― flappy bird, Wednesday, 17 January 2018 07:44 (thirteen hours ago) Permalink

I literally think it is. Worst one I have ever seen.

Bandname. The Worst

That's awful but I think this still tops it:

Re: Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)...

"As for the meaning behind the name, I’ve had a lifetime of bands not working out, and so I chose a name to reflect my frustration. I tend to hide lyrics and names behind a lot of dense symbolism, so here’s the general break-down of the name. “Empire! Empire!” is that one evasive dream that you want so badly, and you will always chase it, but it never seems quite in reach. The “(I Was a Lonely Estate)” portion was where I felt I was incomplete and insignificant. It’s hard to get off the ground if you can’t find reliable people to share your dream. The exclamation points mark how important the dream is, and the parenthesis signify that I feel like I am unimportant and unnoticed."

― everything, Tuesday, 14 October 2014 18:51 (three years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

That explanation at least demonstrates a basic command of how language operates.

breakfast muff is a pretty bad band name

"I’ve had a lifetime of bands not working out, and so [at age 22] I chose a name to reflect my frustration."

Yak Ballz

khat person (jim in vancouver) at 5:01 17 Jan 18

breakfast muff is a pretty bad band name

“We were going to be called Fanny and the Breakfast Muffs and now I’m really glad that we cut it short,” says Simone Wilson early in our chat. “We were looking through mad books like...” – adopting a creepy voice – “‘we need a really good name – a really disgusting name.’” From the off we know we’re in good company.

Pianos Become The Teeth

Bonus points because they're part of a musical movement called "The Wave".

Snail Mail

Greta Van Fleet

Honestly have to mentally correct myself that they aren't a van rental company each time.

90's Christian alt-metal band "Beanbag"

Greta Van Fleet

― how's life, Monday, September 24, 2018 8:54 AM (one month ago) Bookmark

I actually kind of like this name, my problem is it sounds like the name of a good band, but as it happens that is not the case

Like them both but:

The For Carnation
The Sea and Cake (and knowing where the name came from almost makes it worse)

ctrl-f

"Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs" not found

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mannequin-pussy-patience/

The Pooh Sticks: https://www.discogs.com/artist/243277-The-Pooh-Sticks
(apparently the band leader went by "Hue Pooh")

though in truth the thread should have been locked after the entry above for "Portugal. The Man"