The Thirteen Dumbest Band Names in Rock History.

[Brovion]

And if we're going to start on 'good band names' I always liked The Shy Tots (Say it out loud to your Gran if you don't get the phonetics)

 

[Dr NBC]

I like the fact that Rolling Stone included the Beatles in the list. For Rolling Stone magazine to do this is quite something as they tend to be the biggest Beatles flag-wavers in mainstream media/journalism.

Other stupid names:

The The
Enuff Z'nuff
Archers of Loaf
Butthole Surfers
Bowling for Soup

 

[KingstonSeagull]

Ned's Atomic Dustbin
You me at six!
Fear before the march of flames
Jilted John
colon open bracket

 

[Kumquat]

Ou est le Swimming Pool was a good one

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Old Lady Drivers
Lawnmower Deth

I have an Earache sampler album with these two on it. Think the album is called Grindcrusher. It also feature the popular combo called Sore Throat.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The first date me and my wife went on was to see Selfish C*nt at the Freebutt. I knew from that night we were perfect.

 

[KingstonSeagull]

K*nt and the Gang

 

[Postman Pat]

Two door cinema club.

 

[spig100963]

Sister Fister.

 

[Munkfish]

The Milk - oh right, good one guys took a while to think of that one!

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Nickelback

 

[CheeseRolls]

Camper Van Beethoven
Mike and The Mechanics - Just sound like dodgy bunch of kids entertainers
Kool & the Gang
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Hilarious art school onanists

 

[METALMICKY]

Killer Dwarves. Watched two mins of them supporting Iron Maiden and it was painful!

By contrast I rather enjoyed Dumpy's Rusty Nuts who I saw play Diplocks in Eastbourne many years ago.

 

[Monsieur Wabee]

Gaye Bikers on Acid

With a lead singer called Mary Mary....nice.

 

[Monsieur Wabee]

Hmm . . . some quite good bands there. 'AC' however not only have a dreadful name, but their lyrics are a disgrace.

Here's a few alternatives:

Vardis (influenced by Status Quo . . . not a massive leap of ingenuity there)
The The (only because if you search for them online . . . .you get a billion unrelated hits)
Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds (pretend punk band fronted by the otherwise divine and totally miss-cast Vini Reilly)
The Fugs (noth thugs, hippies with a poor name for their band)
Smeggy and the cheesybits (pretend punks, er, from Brighton)
Why (why indeed)
Raped (had to change their name to the cuddly toys - even the punks thought the name wasn't very appropriate, way back when)
Mandalaband (any band incorporating 'band' into a single words name is doomed, as were this lot of pomp rockers. Saw them at The Dome . . . dreadful)
Genesis P Orridge (the singer, not the band, but every time I listen to Throbbing Gristle, I think of Norman Stanley Fletcher . . .own goal)
The Four Skins (oh, ha ha, what wit).

Here are a few bands with quirky names who are actually, er, dead good, in my minute opinion

Velvet Acid Christ
Apoptygma Berserk
Now is the time to forget the wimpering child and become the warrior

That'll do for now . . . Lol!

Nice to see someone else things VAC and AB are good bands.

 

[Manx Shearwater]

And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead.

Errrrrr..... righto.

And I too think The Beatles is a stupid name for a band.

 

[Monsieur Wabee]

In a former life I had to update a sales system with release details for some Metal labels, among the names I stumbled across were:

Crucified Barbara
Farmer Boys
Keep Of Kalessin
Like Moths To Flames
My Early Mustang
Pungent Stench
Righteous Pigs
We Came As Romans

And let's not even get started on the names of some of the tracks and albums.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Plenty from the punk era.
The Snivelling Shits aka Arthur's Comix's
Tractor
Doll
The Pork Dukes

The Snivelling Shits were famous for two tracks in particular:-
Is God a man
I can't come

Quality

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Gorky's Zygotic Mynki...I mean, wtf?
A Flock of Seagulls...we don't flock.
Millions of Dead Cops.
D Ream.

If I Had A Photograph Of You is an ALL TIME sing-along CLASSIC I'll have you know

Edit: or even Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) to be accurate

 

[The Brighton Buzz]

Are they anything to do with Def Leppard?

Yep that's the one. My apologies