The Thirteen Dumbest Band Names in Rock History

[xilddx]

Yes, I have to agree with almost all of them

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-thirteen-dumbest-band-names-in-rock-history-20130701?utm_source=dailynewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

[cameltoe]

No Use For A Name- should've made the list.

[Stacker]

Number 14 - Nickelback

[paul_5]

No. 15 - Presidents of the USA.

They should be shot for that. Oh, wait


sorry.

[lojo]

All expect Dave Matthews Band , which seems quite a sensible choice, not a pun.

[Graham]

Megadeth

Love them, but what a god-awful name

[MoonBassAlpha]

I always think "stickleback" when I hear "Nickelback".
That's all.

[EricOnBass]

Battered Wives should be in there. Tasteless name but Uganda Stomp is worth a listen.

[cloudburst]

Danny Wilson. That always confused me.

CB

[cameltoe]

Arctic monkeys.

[SpaceChick]

You've got some spare time on your hands today Nige

Loving these random threads

[alyctes]

Stupid Band Name would be a stupid name for a band.

Probably.

[simes]

No comment my bands called 'Donkey Hospital'

[jmchich]

I dunno why Anal **** is a dumb name. For what the band's stated aims were- insulting people and pissing people off- it was pretty much perfect.

[steve-bbb]

I simply don't believe that there isn't a band out there to make the list called the Rickenfrickenschmickenbackers

[alstocko]

I used to be in a function band called The Swamp Donkeys (in-joke)

[steve-bbb]

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I used to be in a function band called The Swamp Donkeys (in-joke)
[/quote]

There is a function band around these parts called Jacuzzi Soup

[steve-bbb]

and how come they forgot Chumbawumba ?

[Clarky]

K*nt and the Gang


I can just imagine the guys having to explain that one to their Grannies when they say "so what's your band called?"

[steve-bbb]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1372748043' post='2129325']
K*nt and the Gang


I can just imagine the guys having to explain that one to their Grannies when they say "so what's your band called?"
[/quote]

unless granny suggested the name after they couldnt come up with something themselves

[Steve G]

Laziest band name I saw was 'Whatever'

[KingBollock]

If only Bum f***ers From Hell had made it big, we could have made that list!

66Crush was probably the worst name of any band I was in.

John Doe was incredibly boring. When it was suggested I thought we were going to use it as a placeholder, but it bloomin' stuck and I hated it. Fantastic band, though, gawd I miss 'em.

Edited July 2, 2013 by KingBollock

[Clarky]

My first band would also have qualified had we made it (some chance). Pretensious bunch of 17/18 year olds (post-Joy Division floppy fringes wearing 32-pleat Bowie trousers, electric blue chelsea boots and cavalry shirts - this was 1980) decide to follow William Burroughs 'cut up' methodology and randomly pick words from a book. The (perpetually cringe-inducing) result:

sensation = grey/blue

[Chris2112]

[quote name='jmchich' timestamp='1372722563' post='2129261']
I dunno why Anal **** is a dumb name. For what the band's stated aims were- insulting people and pissing people off- it was pretty much perfect.
[/quote]

They also had some pretty humorous song titles too.

[KingBollock]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1372749377' post='2129342']
My first band would also have qualified had we made it (some chance). Pretensious bunch of 17/18 year olds (post-Joy Division floppy fringes wearing 32-pleat Bowie trousers, electric blue chelsea boots and cavalry shirts - this was 1980) decide to follow William Burroughs 'cut up' methodology and randomly pick words from a book. The (perpetually cringe-inducing) result:

sensation = grey/blue
[/quote]
The first band I put together was called Sagitta. I got it from a huge star map poster on my wall. It's a constellation with 4 stars in it and there were 4 of us... But it's a bit wet sounding for a band that desperately wanted to be Motörhead.

One band name I chose using the dictionary method (made easier because I wanted the band's name to start with an M, for some reason) I got Mandragora, which I still like. I believe there's a band called Mandragora Scream.