bands with really annoying names

[twistedAM]

That's true. The Kooks is another example, with an added layer of crapness because they are so resolutely unkooky

The Kills
The Thrills
The Strokes
...yeah all of those name are shit.

and of course The The (even if it was a joke)

 

[rekil]

¡Forward, Russia!
It Bites
59 Times The Pain
Funeral For A Friend
Editors

 

[bluestreak]

The Ting Tings - you what?

Any band that has ever played the Walthamstow Standard ever.

Haggadah

Do you remember some of the fucking awful names from grunge and britpop?

Candlebox - deep guys, you're like, a big box of candles. yeah, groovy.
Marion - c'mon, you can do better than that.
Northern Uproar - ironically caused nothing but apathy north of watford and only sneering south of it.
Pearl Jam - it's really hard to be taken seriously when you've named yourself after a teenage euphemism for manjuice.

 

[skyscraper101]

Candlebox - deep guys, you're like, a big box of candles. yeah, groovy.
Marion - c'mon, you can do better than that.
Northern Uproar - ironically caused nothing but apathy north of watford and only sneering south of it.

PMSLOLZ!!

Actually I quite liked the first Candlebox record. But I agree...rubbish name.

Come to mention it I liked Marion too. But still, pants name.

 

[foo]

chumbawumba

 

[May Kasahara]

Yeah, that is awful ^^^

 

[bluestreak]

Def.
Leppard.

 

[May Kasahara]

That is a classic hair metal poodle rock name though - you must admit it's totally fit for purpose

 

[twistedAM]

Pearl Jam - it's really hard to be taken seriously when you've named yourself after a teenage euphemism for manjuice.

or at least be subtle about it like Ben Folds Five (work it out!)

 

[Yossarian]

"Editors." Did they just pick a job title at random and decide to name their band after it?

 

[rekil]

It Bites have a myspace friend band called The Reasoning.

 

[foo]

Yeah, that is awful ^^^

so are they, imo.

 

[rollinder]

The Smiths
Plastic Ono Band
Biffy Clyro

 

[May Kasahara]

so are they, imo.

We park our cars in the same garage

 

[bluestreak]

or at least be subtle about it like Ben Folds Five (work it out!)

Haha, call me Mr Silly but I never noticed that before!

 

[bluestreak]

That is a classic hair metal poodle rock name though - you must admit it's totally fit for purpose

Like TygerTailz.

Lets you know exactly what you're getting.

Have you ever seen VH1's Def leppard: The Movie? truly brilliant in its awfulness. My favourite bit is one of them driving through what looks like the Arizona desert, but the roadsigns say something along the lines of:

London: 50m
Manchester 70m

 

[skyscraper101]

G-Unit

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

actually most bands that use the definitive article have a crap name

Not always. The Pixies, for instnace...

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

What about all the shitty early 90s UK indie bands with names that consisted seemingly of a random number and a random word - the Drop 19s, Shed 7, 18 Wheeler, etc.

 

[bluestreak]

G-Unit

on the other hand, those g-unit shirts they wear regularly end up making it look like their shirt says cunt.

 

[May Kasahara]

What about all the shitty early 90s UK indie bands with names that consisted seemingly of a random number and a random word - the Drop 19s, Shed 7, 18 Wheeler, etc.

Actually it was Drop Nineteens and they were great, so I like their name.

 

[electroplated]

runrig - the first band name i ever had a strong negative reaction to
the presets
the faders
rosie and the gold bug
simply red

there's so many....

 

[CalmerChameleon]

The Kooks

Gay Dad

Grandaddy (although I love the band)

 

[Stigmata]

Orson

 

[rekil]

G-Unit

See also Jesus Unit. Christian hiphop.

 

[Madusa]

Color Me Badd.
Milli Vanilii
5star.


LOL!

 

[spanglechick]

menswe@r

 

[rekil]

Def.
Leppard.

I give you Joe Elliot's Irish protégés,

 

[snackhead]

Toploader - Name explanation from their wiki page -(Their name refers to a person making a joint and putting most of the drug near the front end of the spliff, which he will then light)..........................Christ must've been a wild night when they came up with that one

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Toploader - Name explanation from their wiki page -(Their name refers to a person making a joint and putting most of the drug near the front end of the spliff, which he will then light)..........................Christ must've been a wild night when they came up with that one