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Joined: June 2002 Posts: 1614
Location: Converse, Texas | This is in Yahoo today
Worst Band Names Ever |
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Joined: October 2008 Posts: 489
| The Beatles. If you were around then, as I was, you might recall thinking, what? Naming a band after an insect? Bands were supposed to have names like The Del-Somethings. |
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Joined: August 2003 Posts: 2246
Location: Yucaipa, California | ...I always liked the band name "Impacted Earwax", but then I also like the banjo...
...and for the Munchkins from Oz, "Luscious Roo Lips".... quite evocative.... |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | ". . If you were around then, as I was, you might recall thinking, what? Naming a band after an insect? . ."
Tell that to Buddy Holly (and the Crickets). |
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Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575
Location: big island | at least "the beatles" employed clever word play |
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Joined: November 2005 Posts: 4815
Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Both the Beatles and The Hollies were tributes to, and recognition of, Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
But this is a great opportunity for horrid band names you've never seen.....
Poo |
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Joined: October 2008 Posts: 489
| Point is the act, if it's a good one, overcomes whatever silliness the name conjures up on first hearing. Most names sound dumb until the talent behind them provides a different frame of reference. |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 1421
Location: Orange County, California | 3rd place: Without Annette.
You saw it here first... (Did we vote on this??)
Runner up of course: Acousticrats (Tastes great, Less filling)
Tha Winnah: Fredie and the Fish-sticks, The reformed post solo-career band of none other the Frenchy and the Fish-sticks and othe OFC Factory Jam participants. |
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Joined: November 2004 Posts: 4413
| The Grateful Dead and Rebekkah Goes Swimming are still the two best names ever. |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301
Location: south east Michigan | For the new guys, because you old guys have heard it before.
My high school band was... Captain YoYo and the Seadogs.
Rebekkah Goes Swimming is a GREAT name.
As is Without Annette. |
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Joined: March 2008 Posts: 2683
Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | We used to play a game in inspection called "How 'bout", where we would try to come up with good, or silly names for bands. I thought up "Dog Stew", and I liked it so much that later when one of my ex's and I formed a duo, that's what we called ourselves. We even had promo posters made with a picture of us sitting on the kitchen floor. I was slicing carrots, and Diamon Joe was holding a glinting knife, about to butcher a friends dog. (We were young, what can I say?) |
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Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575
Location: big island | poodle pot pie?
teriyaki terrier? |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | Wok the Dog |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | The Uneeks |
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Joined: October 2005 Posts: 803
Location: Avondale, AZ | I would think that Wham would make such a list. |
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Joined: April 2008 Posts: 2985
Location: Sydney, Australia | Originally posted by OldLiverJones:
I would think that Wham would make such a list. Is that for worst band or worst name? Certainly the former. |
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Joined: December 2006 Posts: 6268
Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | What?!?! Ya'll haven't heard of 'Live Bait' or 'Blind Squirrels'? :eek:
Maybe it was our playing, or lack of... :rolleyes: |
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Joined: October 2005 Posts: 803
Location: Avondale, AZ | Naked in the bathroom! |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | You never heard of Mongoloid Idiots, Neo-natic Fanatics, Tropical Fungus or Rat's of Saint Felix?!!!
Most bands rise and then crash and burn into obscurity. |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by an4340:
Most bands rise and then crash and burn into obscurity. More like, most bands that rise crash and burn into obscurity.
Most bands never get out of the garage... |
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Joined: November 2004 Posts: 4413
| Of course "The Band" is either the best or the worst, depending on personal taste. |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Yeah, I shudda said, most bands form, and then crash and burn into acrimony. Which is a small town just north of someplace. |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by an4340:
acrimony. Which is a small town just north of someplace. I thought it was what Cliff paid his ex. |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | nice one.
I now return to regularly scheduled programming |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13983
Location: Upper Left USA | "Free Beer" and "Apply at the Bar" still make me giggle... |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 1320
Location: Round Rock, TX | "Free Beer" used to play on the same bill as "Barenaked Ladies" so that the bill would read "Barenaked Ladies and Free Beer tonight at the..." Danged effective strategy, if you ask me. At least to get folks in. It may have turned ugly once some folks realized it was just the band names. |
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Joined: October 2005 Posts: 4025
Location: Utah | "Smokey Water Blues Revival Band". We didn't get much work, but it was better than "Reverend Moss and the Smokey Water Blues Revival Band", which got no work. |
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