WORST BAND NAMES EVER!

[NightTrain]

Mind you, this is not necessarily a comment on the music of any of the acts listed below. I simply think they could have done a better job of naming themselves!

Afghan Whigs
Air Supply
All4One
G.G. Allin and the Scumfucks
Bananarama
Better Than Ezra
Boffalongo
Brand New Heavies
The Buggles
The Butthole Surfers
C & The Shells
Chocolate Watchband
Counting Crows
Cream
Deep Blue Something
Def Leppard
Dickey Dell and the Bing Bongs
Digable Planets
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Divinyls
Doll by Doll
En Vogue
Eurythmics
Eve's Plumb
Everything But The Girl
Faster Pussycat
Flesh for Lulu
Foghat
Funkdoobiest
Garbage
The Germs
Girls at our Best!
Haircut One Hundred
Hole
The Hooters
Hootie and the Blowfish
The Insiyderz
It Bites
It's A Beautiful Day
James
Jefferson Airplane
Jimmy Eat World
Jo Mama
Johnny Hates Jazz
Just Us
Just Water
Kajagoogoo
Killer Pussy
Klaatu
Korn
Let’s Active
Lothar and the Hand People
Loverboy
Lynyrd Skynyrd
M
Mashmakhan
Mighty Lemon Drops
Mr. Mister
Moby Grape
Mother Love Bone
Nashville Pussy
New York Rock and Roll Ensemble
Oingo Boingo
Pearl Harbor and the Explosions
Phish
The Phunk Junkeez
The Pork Dukes
Porno For Pyros
The Presidents of the United States of America
Psychedelic Furs
Ratt
Raydio
Revolting Cocks
Right Said Fred
Romeo Void
Rose Royce
Scritti Politti
7 Year Bitch
The Slits
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Supertramp
Taking Back Sunday
10,000 Maniacs
The The
Thin Lizzy
Toad The Wet Sprocket
Tony! Toni! Tone!
Ultimate Spinach
Vanilla Fudge
Voodoo Grove
Was (Not Was)
Weezer
Wham!
Wide Boy Awake
Wiggy Bits
Wishbone Ash
The “You Know Who!” Group

[CanuckAmok]

1. I've said it before, but where's "Psychofunkapus"?!

dammit, this list ain't complete.

[CO Liberal]

2. "Dicky Doo And The Don'ts"

:-)

Believe it or not, this was a real group in the '50s.

According to Dick Clark in his autobiography, Dicky Doo's manager came to his and asked for a suggestion for a group name. Dick said "Whatever you do, don't call them "Dicky Doo And The Don'ts"! But that's exactly what they did.

[NightTrain]

11. And the wheels go...

Oom-buh-la-duh-la, click-clack, click-clack,
Oom-buh-la-duh-la....chhhhhhh!
Oom-buh-la-duh-la, every click-clack
Brings me closer to you!

--Dicky Doo & The Don'ts (1958)

[MercutioATC]

3. "Prefab Sprout" Love the music, but the name is...well...different.

.

[Pale Blue Dot]

4. The name of my own favorite band.

I always thought that "Crowded House" was a weak name.

[Rowdyboy]

5. Dead Kennedy's made my skin crawl

[montana_hazeleyes]

24. I.ve hated that name

since I first heard it.

[CanuckAmok]

46. It's an interesting choice for such a Progressive band, isn't it? n/t

[Robb]

6. The Stiff Richards

...oh, wait, that's actually one of the funniest names out there.

Friends call them the Dicks. ;)

[unblock]

7. hooters ... bad ?? whuh?

first, it's "hooters", not "the hooters".

second, the greatest rock concert marquees i ever saw was:

SQUEEZE
HOOTERS
THE TRUTH

honest, i saw this concert in austin around 1987. it was an excellent show, and the souvenir ticket is priceless!

[MrScorpio]

8. The ones I'll keep, 'cause I like the names anyways

The Brand New Heavies (A name the truely exudes coolness)
Digable Planets (One of the coolest names EVAH!!)
Funkdoobiest (Pass it this way)
Rose Royce (I'm going to the CARWASH!)
Was (not Was) (As a Detroiter, I have to defend them)

The rest... I agree

[blondeatlast]

17. I love your taste in music! Rose Royce, Digable Planets, W(nW)--

wanna come over and we'll play records?

[MrScorpio]

20. Thanks. Check out a bit of my iTunes music list (it's big) Artists A-D

This shoud give you an idea about my tastes

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Universal Reprise 5:26 4Hero Two Pages (Disc 1) Electronica/Dance
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Where I'm From 4:35 Digable Planets Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) Hip Hop/Rap
Wishful Thinking 5:21 4Hero Two Pages (Disc 1) Electronica/Dance
Wonders And Signs 5:34 Branford Marsalis Buckshot LeFonque Jazz 1 1/1/04 12:51 AM
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[jonnyblitz]

9. scraping foetus off the wheel.

this "name the worst band names" thread topic comes up ever few months and I aways submit this name..

[CanuckAmok]

10. He's great!

It's one guy, Jim Thirlwell. He routinely changes the name of the 'band' but always uses the word "Foetus" somewhere in the title.

Some incarnations, to add to your list:

Phillip and His Foetus Vibrations
Foetus Under Glass
Foetus Uber Frisco
You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
Foetus Art Terrorism
Foetus, Inc.
Foetus on the Beach


But he's just been, simply, "Foetus" since the early 90s.

[Fovea]

12. 50 foot hose

and the album sucked too.

[jonoboy]

13. "Weddings, Parties, Anything"..( Aussie band)

[Dogmudgeon]

14. Gaye Bikers on Acid

That was a good one!

--bkl

[rockymountaindem]

15. Hey, leave Supertramp out of this!

If you ask me, "The Band" is pretty stupid.

[NewHampster]

16. Blodwyn Pig

not a bad Acid group either

[bif]

62. Blodwyn Pig were great!

How the heck did they come up with that crappy name, though? I have "Getting to this" and A Head Rings Out" on LP.

[blondeatlast]

18. Alphabet soup bands--INXS, XTC, ABC, etc.

Even though I like their music. Too cute for words, IMHO!

:evilgrin:

[qwertyMike]

19. Re: Cream

It was chosen because each thought the other members were the best at their instruments back tham.
You ever really watch Ginger Baker on drums?
Or Jack Bruce (Misic graduate) on bass?

[qwertyMike]

21. Van Morrson - Dirt Bags

That's what Van Morrison wanted to call his first band back in Belfast circa 1962 - but the Musicians Union (too long a story) wouldn't give approval. So they chose "Them". First abstract name of a band as i recall. The Who came later.
Actually it was "DirtBegs" in Belfast dialect.

[Kickin_Donkey]

22. Saliva

n/t

[mitchum]

23. The Velvet Underground...

great band, horrible name. I just call them The Velvets.

Re: Lothar and the Hand People. I've always thought this name was one that danced on the edge of ridiculous and sublime

[Rabrrrrrr]

57. Dude, you can't call them the Velvets

No one calls them that. It's either Velvet Underground, or you call them VU or, rarely, you might get away with The Underground, though I wouldn't suggest it.

If Lou Reed heard you, he'd put his guitar through your head. With feedback.

[mitchum]

65. Hey, if it was good enough for Lester Bangs...

it's good enough for me. I think a lot more things I do would piss off Reed more than my calling the band, "The Velvets" EX: My vicious (but spot on) imitation of him asking Laurie Anderson to take care of small household repairs.

[Tredge]

25. Badfinger

Where has that Badfinger been? I'm not sure, but it stinks.

[Whitacre D_WI]

26. Neutral Milk Hotel

Jeff Magnum is responsible for one of the greatest records of all time (In the Aeroplane over the Sea); but it sounds like he got his band's name from the Beavis and Butt-head "band name generator."

Actually, perhaps he did. Focus on the music, and whatnot. Anyway, stupid name, great music.

On the stupid name, great music tangent, I submit:

The Beatles.

Come on, puns are really lame.

[mitchum]

27. You're right about that...

but all of the E6 bands had/have really horrible names. The next time I see him, I'll ask if it was a requirement.

[Whitacre D_WI]

28. You "see" Magnum?

Is he in hiding? Haven't heard hide nor hair of him in five years.

[mitchum]

29. See him around at coffee shops, bookstores, shows, etc...

He's not "nuts" or a recluse or anything like that. I don't know if he is working on anything, but I wish he would.

[Whitacre D_WI]

31. I never got the idea he was a recluse...

...just that he decided to step out of the limelight. If I'm not asking too much, are you in NYC? That's where he was last
"officially" seen.

Next time you see him, please let him know that Al Hedges (my nom de musique) considers "Aeroplane" the third greatest album ever.

[mitchum]

32. No, a weird little town in Georgia...

seems he still comes and visits frequently.

I will pass along your compliment. It is a great record.

[Dees]

30. Singing Senators........featuring John "cover those

things up" Asscrack.

[LincolnMcGrath]

33. Sarsippius' Ark

[jimbo fett]

34. Seafood Mama. That was the original name for the band...

Quarterflash

[Jack Rabbit]

35. I once heard of a septet called . . .

. . . Six and the Single Girl

[mac56]

36. The Hayley Mills Brothers

A power pop band out of Topeka, KS.

Great band, obnoxious name.

[Emboldened Chimp]

37. What the hell's wrong with Phish?

They're named after the drummer. :wtf:

[NightTrain]

38. It's a phucking stupid name, that's what!

n/t

[Emboldened Chimp]

42. Compared to the others you listed

Phish is rather innocuous, imo. And they couldn't use Fish because there already is a Fish. I think you're being picky on this one, but it's your opinion, so what the hell?

[Deja Q]

39. The B-52s

More people remember the name "B-52" for a bomber, not an obscure wig. :-(

[Kat45]

40. The worst has to belong to a Boston area band called

Anal Cunt. And their "music" was horrible. I had to review a disc when I wrote for a local music magazine: the editor assigned it to me because I was the only one of the female writers who he thought could handle it. (He didn't want to give it to a male because he figured they'd get too juvenile, a la Beavis & Butt-head, about it.) lol

[NightTrain]

41. I've heard of them!

In fact, a DJ at our college radio station was suspended after he announced their name on the air.

See, this is why I repost my "Worst Band Names" list every few months. Because I can always count on my fellow DUers to come up with new additions to it! :bounce:

[CanuckAmok]

43. Their cover of Hammer's "Cant Touch This" is incredible!

All :30 of it.

[TOhioLiberal]

44. How about..

They Might Be Giants
Fountains of Wayne

Trekkerlass

[tigereye]

47. I like those names, esp They Might Be Giants

I also think Afghan Wigs (played with them once in W VA.), Lets Active ( a fave of mine), Chocolate Watchband, Strawberry Alarmclock, The Slits are cool names. You have to consider that for some of those bands, it was the sixties and psychedelic names were in. And then there was the "The" thing in the eighties, where every other band had a The in their name. Apparently this is coming back. Also think The Psychedelic Furs were a great name. Weird/obscure names are half the fun!

[mitchum]

51. agree that The Psychedelic Furs was a great name

one of the all time great names

[TOhioLiberal]

55. There is a local band here

by the name of Phil Dirt and the Dozers. Also Uncle Knucklefunk (no lie) although I think they are defunct (pun intended)

L8tr,
Trekkerlass

[mykpart]

45. The Snot Puppies.

[VOX]

48. Flock of Seagulls, Hitler's Bikini, Sandy Duncan's Eye, Boxing Ghandis,

Hugh Beaumont Experience, Lemon Pipers, Left Banke, Squirrel Nut Zippers...

[Egnever]

49. Easy Bush

[coolhand27]

50. The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

But I actually like that one...

[The Zanti Regent]

52. Starland Vocal Band

and their one-hit wonder AFTERNOON DELIGHT

[CShine]

53. TED NUGENT

[Lostmessage]

58. I second that

Ted Nugent.

[JCMach1]

54. Big Blue Alien Sex Fiends

I think they eventually shortened it to Alien Sex Fiend

[psychopomp]

56. Night Ranger; Lords of the New Church

n/t

[Rabrrrrrr]

59. Oh, there are so many

Pretty much all rappers:

Snoop Doggy Dogg
Mamma Jammin' Ankle Fukcing Toad Biting DJ HammerMC My Man (or whatever)

I always really hated the name Psychedelic Furs. And Wham! is a great inclusion in the canon of idiotic band names.

KC and the Sunshine Band is an assramming kind of name.

Bachman Turner Overdrive - stupid name

Billy Joel(tm) - I know it's his real name, but, since he's trademarked it, it now counts as a band name, and it SUCKS! No rocker is called "Billy" you useless talentless fuck.

The Pretenders - bad name, becuase it fit their oeuvre: they pretended to make music. And it's just dumb.

Head East - really liked their music, but it's a dumb name.

Pure Prairie League - also saw them in concert, incredbily good, but a really stupid name.

Dr Hook - dumb name

Oh - just thought of one I also really hated always, Gary "U.S." Bonds. maybe if he hadn't felt the need to include that assinine "U.S." in the middle I wouldn't mind so much, and maybe if his music were interesting, but, the conjunction of that dumbnass "U.S." with this ear-infinite suckitude, leave me needing to include him on this list.

[tigereye]

64. oh how could you list The Pretenders in there

they broke a lot of new ground at the time. No they weren't the Clash, but it was really great to see a woman front a band at that time. And they also made a lot of good music... even if Rush stole some of it!

[bobthedrummer]

60. The UK's Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

even though they had a hit with "Shaking all Over".

Or how about those losers from the N.W. Paul Revere and The Raiders?

[HEyHEY]

61. Bootsauce

Crappy music too

[bobthedrummer]

63. That is a horrible band name

indeed IMO.