Worst band names
Nov 5, 2007 at 10:17 AM Post #273 of 913
I was rather keen on an alternative band called Crispy Ambulance. I was once in a short lived band called Aerial Road Show. I remember we were in a pub working on some logo ideas and the drummers girlfriend brought the band's acronym to our attention - ARS. We folded soon after that.
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Nov 5, 2007 at 9:29 PM Post #274 of 913
Some dumb names have funny stories associated with the name (e.g. Skynyrd and Zeppelin), and punk bands always get a pass because of the need to stand out on a photocopied 8x11 flyer. Somebody probably already mentioned Arctic Monkeys - sounds like a band from an episode of Quincy

I remember a hip-hop band from the mid-80s called Young Black Teenagers, whose members were neither (IIRC) black, nor teenagers. That always cracked me up.
 
Nov 8, 2007 at 3:58 AM Post #282 of 913
Here we go:
All-American Rejects
The Almost
Armor For Sleep (What?)
As I Lay Dying
Between The Buried and Me (I hate this name)
Children of Bodom
Death Cab For Cutie (What?)
Destroy The Runner
Dragonforce (Don't even get me started)
Every Time I Die
Fightstar
Flogging Molly
Forgive Durden
Four Year Strong
From First To Last (Ugh)
Godsmack
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Kids In The Way (Terrible IMO)
Korn
Liquid Tension Experiment (Love the music, annoying name)
Lostprophets
mewithoutYou (Ugh)
My Chemical Romance
Neutral Milk Hotel (Seriously, I don't get MY neutral milk from a hotel)
Nickelback (Kill me now, please)
On The Last Day
Panic! At The Disco
Plain White T's
Portugal. The Man
Powerman 5000
Protest The Hero
The Receiving End of Sirens
Rise Against (What?)
Saves The Day (From what?)
Set Your Goals
Shadows Fall
The Sleeping
Slipknot (OoooOOooOOoO)
So They Say
The Spill Canvas (How do you spill a canvas?!)
System of a Down
Taking Back Sunday (From?)
Thursday
Tool
Underøath (er, ok)
The Used
The World Inferno Friendship Society (lolwut?)
30 Seconds To Mars
40 Below Summer

This is by no means representative of what I listen, just some names I don't really enjoy. It's rare I think a good name for a band is a phrase. Ha ha, good thing I don't judge music on the name :p
 
Nov 8, 2007 at 7:22 AM Post #283 of 913
Tokyo Police Club. Incredible group of musicians... on the other end, the name is kind of stupid...

The F-Ups. You either actually call yourselves "The ****-Ups" or you just find a new band name...
 

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