Band names that are a tad misleading

[mowf]

Or, in a similar vein, ‘90s nerd rock trio Ben Folds Five.

Edited March 4, 2021 by mowf

[Hellzero]

The pioneer : Alice Cooper.

[paul_5]

13 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

The pioneer : Alice Cooper.

‘Ugliest woman I have ever seen!’

[DawnPatroller]

Slaughter.

[mep]

The Eagles.  I know birds can sing, but play in a rock n roll band, nah...

[Mykesbass]

The Carpenters. Neither of them could come up with a decent dovetail joint.

[Bolo]

 

[Barking Spiders]

11 hours ago, paul_5 said:

‘Ugliest woman I have ever seen!’

Not Ann Widdicombe then?

[Frank Blank]

19 hours ago, Roger2611 said:

Fad Gadget were hardly a fad and never a gadget!

But utter genius.

[MacDaddy]

Daft Punk - not a punk band..

 

[BassTractor]

Marilyn Monroe (quite unknown punk band)
Must admit I loved that name.

[bassbiscuits]

Barenaked Ladies. No they aren’t. 

[davepb24]

One of the Three Johns wasn't one

[tauzero]

Jethro Tull. Surprisingly devoid of agricultural knowledge. Conversely, The Levellers are quite liberal in their outlook.

[Geek99]

On 04/03/2021 at 12:28, Chaosanator said:

Eagles of Death Metal

Yes, they’re not even birds of any kind, let alone raptors 

[ordep]

Michael Learns to Rock. 

[Doctor J]

Ozzy Osbourne.

The galah has never put a shrimp on the barbie in his life.

[kendall]

The Sisters of Mercy - clearly weren't and still aren't Nuns.

Was Not Was - were they??

[Sibob]

This Will Destroy You

Si

[Geek99]

57 minutes ago, kendall said:

The Sisters of Mercy - clearly weren't and still aren't Nuns.

Was Not Was - were they??

They were ... 

[BigRedX]

Vampire Weekend. Not vampires or even the slightest bit Goth. In fact some of the most insipid ska I have had the misfortune to have to listen to.

There used to be a Nottingham band called Hot Japanese Girl, composed of three beardy white blokes, so none of them were Hot, Japanese or Girls.

[pigface]

12 hours ago, bassbiscuits said:

Barenaked Ladies. No they aren’t. 

Similarly, Springbok Nude Girls. Maybe not well known on here but they were a good band.

[chris_b]

In Sydney, Oz, there was a band playing the pubs called Free Beer. Advertising that band caused landlords a lot of trouble when punters discovered the beer wasn't free!! They had to change their name to The Free Beer Band.

 

Also Ken Dodd's Dad's Dog's Dead had nothing to do with Ken Dodd or dogs, dead or otherwise!

[chris_b]

I was in a straight ahead blues band called The Soul Kitchen. That name caused us a lot of grief when people discovered they hadn't booked a band they could dance to!

[Rollin Thunder]

British Sea Power. Not sure any navel engagements where ever undertaken.  And despite an edgy name, they are a bit lame, sound like “Colon” from the fast shows Indie club 

Edited March 6, 2021 by Rollin Thunder