Category: Jam Session
The first one that comes to mind for me is the Goo Goo Dolls. What were they smoking to come up with a name like that, and more importantly, how did they succeed so well with a name that puts an image in my mind of a bunch of guys getting high and sucking on pacifiers just for the hell of it, and then saying goo goo ga ga or something, and then saying "hey man, we should, like totally name our band after this."
Then there's bands that use the singer's name as their name, such as Daughtry, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, etc. First, this demonstrates a lack of creativity, and second, how do the rest of the members in those bands feel? They must feel like second rate garbage because the singer has just focused all the spotlight on themselves by putting their own name before everyone else's.
Finally, I can't stand it when metal bands put hate in their name. OK, I get that you're badasses, you're anti-religion, anti-establishment, all of that, so there's no need to wave that macho flag in my face by calling yourselves Hatebreed, hate Eternal, Hatesphere, etc. Those are just a few of the ones i can think of that fall into this category.
Now, having said all this, most of the bands I mentioned have decent music. I just don't like their names. So go ahead and add to this list with your own pet peeves about band names, or just plain ridiculous ones, and I'm sure I'll come back later with some more too.
Quiet drive, how tha?
Maybe they have to be quiet when they drive? lol
That's how stupid it is.
panic at the disco...wtf?
mandrake paddle steamer
the friendly apple
the co co shandy experience
dogs die in hot cars
i'll look through my record collection and post more later, there are so many promo cds and lps i've gotten over the years that i've just found hillairious
oh, i forgot
spooky tooth
ultimate spinitch
the bonzo dog doo dar band, even though that was intentionally funny, as was captain beetheart
fin lizzy. Just why?
i'll be back, but i'll leave you with this highly inventive one...
the electric prunes
Oh my! So many names, but one that immediately comes to mind is the Butthole Surfers.
Oh yes, some of those are definitely ridiculous. Ultimate Spinach and the Electric Prunes though were probably outrageous as a product of their environment, as in look at the time in which they were playing. I'm sure they were high on something when they thought of those names. Great stuff though.
As for Dogs Die in Hot Cars, that one is just wow...I never understood where the hell that one came from.
ultimate spinitch were just amazing, have you ever heard their self titled album? eego trip is mindblowing, I'm such a hippy at heart lol i'll shut up before i go any further
how about the purple gang? that's a neet name, but still
the foggy duo
and last but not least, well for now anyway...
hapsash and the coloured coat
makes you wonder why they only had 1 album...
Ultimate Spinach's self-titled album was the only one I really cared for, and yes, it was awesome!
Oh how could i forget fuzzy duck? lol
or tinkerbell's fairy dust?
I'll look through my box of psychedelic 45s later on and give some more stupid names, there are some hillairious ones in there that have gone completely out of my head...
piece for now
Oh yeah, how did I forget Fuzzy Duck? Or how about the Blues Magoos?
And I'm jealous, you're lucky to have psychedelic 45's lol. I've really been getting into that type of music lately, especially the more underground stuff. The weirder the better.
lol I'm in the process of digitising most of them, so if you'd be interested in a mixtape drop me a line, it's what I was rased up on, so i have some insanely obscure stuff.
I've just found my absolute favourite...
there is a local band that play around here, a punk band i think and their name is..
pope on a roap
lol!!!!
Yellowcard
Lady gaga
pretty much all rap and RNB singers.
Yellowcard? Isn't that a soccer reference though?
Hope on a Rope, that made me laugh. I will definitely get in contact with you soon.
nah, pope as in head of the catholic church, on a roap, you've gotta love that :p
listening to a record by devendra banhart if he counts lol
if you want stupid song titles, look at the track list for t rex's my people were fair and had sky in their hair lp, some awsome ones on there, as there are on the other early lps by them
Oops, my bad. Well, that's just as funny. I must really not have been paying attention, lol.
The Backstreet Boys.
They are anything but backstreet. Mommy washing your little hairless tushys don't count. To me backstreet means badass, leathers, if you're gonna be backstreet and boys, you're about 14, still smoke cloves, flick lighters behind the bushes the rest of the rig.
Oh that probably fits a few in the age range on here anyway.
But that's the band name I find most misfitting for the band. They should be the Parlor Gays.
my chemical romance.
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Hall and Oates
They're not stupid names, but whenever I see bands with last names listed like that, it makes me think of an attourney's office. *smile*
Well, that goes back to what I said about bands who lack creativity. You came up with much better examples than I did.
for the first post, the googoo dolls got there name from a True Detective add for a toy called a googoo doll.
as for the weirdest names I can think of, duck bomb, the nitty gritty dirt band, and my personal favorite, underwear yardsale. Yes, underwear yardsale, imagine being the guy that has to introduce them at concerts.
bowling for soup. i love the band though.
While most band names do have significance to the group/artist, they still are weird names. Here are some more that I thought of:
Smashmouth
Smashing Pumpkins
Nine Inch Nails
Bush
Puddle of Mud
Matchbox 20
Dishwalla
Now don't get me wrong, I do like some songs by some of these groups, but I still think the names are a little weird, or have asked myself, "How did they come up with that one?"
I'm sure I'll be back with more.
oh my god I love emerson lake and parmer, saw them live recently and they were absolutely amazing...
pink floyd. It came from 2 blues musitions or something like that, but still, what a name
Half man half biscuit.
I was going to say puddle of mud. lol. what is the point? really?
What about names like, Li'l Wayne and Young Jeezy and wasn't there a Li'l Richie once? What the hell? How can you say you are badass, yet you have a name like Li'l Wayne? lol just wow.
Here are a few lesser known ones
laura's garden
k15
oktopuss, yes it is spelled like that
ducks on the pond
the witch's spoon
the lion and the postman
I'll give some more later lol
Puddle of Mudd had to do with the bands practice space getting flooded. That's how they came up with the name.
Psychostick.
Limp Bizkit. Really?
Infected mushroom.
Iron and wine.
and my favourite for now...
doctor cripin and the patients
the spin doctors. I love the group, but WTF kinda name is that? wow.
+44
Nickel back... Worst band, ever!
The Cars
The Doors
Foo Fighters
Sublime.
Tickle Me Pink. Just wow.
Space Vacuum From Outer Space
lol! tickle me pink?
the magic bus, named after an album by the who coincidentally, another silly name
the del vikings
I disagree with ya DJ Chris on your nickelback comment.
At post 38, that's insanely redundant, lol. The Magic Bus, that's really one of the most pathetic rip-offs I've ever heard of. Were they any good?
Here's my contribution, monastat 7! I kid you not, that's an actual name for a band.
Here's another one I heard, silver magot!
The magic bus were surprisingly good, nice psych pop stuff, think the move/early status quo/the idle race, stupid name though. Reminds me of a band I've played a few gigs with and a friend of mine manages called magic marker.
Oh Jesus, I forgot about Limp Bizkit.
What about KoRn? Really, just why?
I was about to say Korn too.
lmao here's a new band from london, fittingly their a folk group...
bergeler bill and the robber men...
REM; I think that one's stupid.
Here's some more psychedelic stuff I discovered with incredibly stupid names.
Lemon Fog
Killing Floor
Smokin' Bananas
Dirty Hatville
The Lemon Pipers
lmao forgot about the lemmon pipers, green tamboreen's in my head now, where's my coppy gone?
and dirty hatvill? that one rings a bell...
what about the marmolaid?
or the all seeing eye?
or, and this is a great one I discovered today on one of those nuggits type compilations...
stuffed guys don't dance
well here's another one I can hardly even type this...
angry looking men on bycicles!
OMG, Stuffed Guys Don't Dance? I would certainly hope not, lmao!
I saw a band at a Hardware Bar in Pennsylvania called Fuzzy Bunny Slippers. They mostly played popular rock songs from the '80s to now.
Poptart Monkeys
I had one and Rob made me forget it. dammit. lol
Oh yeah I remember.
Apparently there is some group called, I kid you not,
The Circle Band.
Lol. Hmmm here's some more modern rock bands I thought of.
Atomic Tangerine
Socialburn
Saliva
Time Spent Driving
Diecast
Slowreader
lol are attomic tangereen a cross between atomic rooster and tangereen dream? both of which are rarther silly lol
Not to my knowledge. They released one album and the singer had an extremely whiny voice, but that was really the only thing unique about them. They were just an average rock band.
Ah, yes, Saliva. How did I forget that one?
And, thanks to today's anagram,
Godsmack
Love me some godsmack. I wouldn't say diecast is dumb though, just strange. Same with Saliva.
Hmmm Godsmack has their highs and lows but there are some songs of theirs that I love. Serenity, Spiral, Re-Align, I Stand Alone, ok I'm done, this isn't the place for that.
I think there is a band somewhere called Atomic Kitten. lol just wow.
And this one isn't stupid, just strange: OceanLab. Where do they get OceanLab anyway?
Supposedly, Godsmack came up with their name by one of the band members asking the singer if God smacked him in the face. Then they said they knew it was an Alice In Chains song already, but the name was too good to pass up. Um, no, if you had to make that point, you were at least inspired by it. I won't accuse them of ripping it off since I like them, but ugh. I hate ripoffs more than anything.
Hoobastank
twink, he's an artist but still...
blow joe, seriously what were they thinking of?
Finger # 11. I don't know, just has a weird ring.
I can think of waaaaaay more single artists with stupid names, though. Lil Wayne. Stupid. Lady Gaga. Stupider. Fitty sent or however the hell you spell it. Stupidest. Yep, pretty much all the pop and rap shit. You can't say I'm wrong. Normal people don't put a Lil or a young up in front of their name just for the hell of it. What about Eminem? Oh my God! And he tries to be bad ass. That's like me threatening somebody with a gun and saying my name is Skiddles. hahaha, Skiddles is gonna kill you. I don't like that bubble gumb pop crap. That's why I hate that God forsaken music. I mean, T-pain? Really? Where in hell do they get this shit?
Jessie
Finger 11, hahahaha, that just sounds wrong. I hope for that poor guy's sake that said finger 11 isn't actually finger sized.
That's what I think when I hear Finger 11. hahaha, I've gotta dirty mind. I can't even say the name without chuckling like I'm horny. LOL, they're a rock band too. I guess they're pretty well liked. You know what another is I don't like? Plane white Ts. Oh Lord. They sing like they're gay, they act like they're gay, and their band name is a type of shirt. Dear God help me. haha
Jessie
frankie goes to hollywood
The thing about Plain White T's is I actually thought just from their name they were a rap group, so I didn't go near them with a 10 foot pole until I heard Hey There Delilah on the radio and was completely shocked.
Tinker bells fiary dust? What the fuck? ultimate spinitch
And but hole surfers sound to me like it could be wrong on so minni levels. ahahaha Another band I don't like is the broken bells, like why on earth would you name it that. It sound like, a fund raiser for a catholic church. ahaha Another I have ran acros is stone sour, sence when are stones supposed to be sour.
Lol my chemical romance sound like a vikiden comercial for hormonal women.
Midal is gay, so take yo vikiden today! ahaha
Plain White T's wouldn't be a very good name for a rap group either. It's just boring.
Blue October
I like Blue October, they have an odd name, but I think it's just eccentric.
In my opinion, the following band/artist names are/were in poor taste...
the bgs, Garbage, everClear, no doubt, bananarama, the pointer sisters, rat, rainbow, foo fighters, rooster, the darkness, puff daddy, (including all of his other stage names over the years), lil wayne, young jock, (and most other current rap artists names, I guess most of the good ones are taken by now?), nickelback, captain beefheart, bush, osric tenticles, deep blue something, smashing pumpkins, ugly kid joe, red snapper, godsmack, anvil, gordian knot, sugarland, everlast, panic at the disco, moby grape, yellow card, the remmbrants, the butthole surfers, the 69 eyes, warrent, and, hubastank, (or however they spell it.) I may come back with more later. Finally, I'm not judging the music of any of the above, I'm just going by the quality of their names. Some of them are tolerable but some are awful, especially when you try to pair the name with the music. In many cases, they do not seem to compliment each other very much at all.
lol i think the hole idea of captain beetheart was to be as silly as possible
as was the idea with the bonzo dog doo dar band
yes i did just write that lol
Hot Apple Pie. Lameness. Why would anyone name their band Hot Apple Pie?
because they like hot apple pie i guess, mmmm so do i actually :p
not a band name but a genre name, shoegaze. Just why?
The fuck is shoegaze, Rob? Stuff you listen to when you're so fucking high it goes interdimensional and time travelly and shiiiiit? rofl
You'd think so wouldn't you? it's actually a rarther bland style of indi rock, i think, never been too sure what it is though, although i quite like a lot of it.
I'll go through the promos i've recieved recently later I remember there being some very um, ambitious names in there, not least being the tallist man on earth.
forever the sickest kid. also anything that starts with lil.