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Post by Lobster on Oct 1, 2021 12:23:26 GMT
I was thinking the other day what an awful name for a band Wet Wet Wet is. What were they thinking?
Some other shocking band names:
Prefab Sprout
Jesus Jones
Hoobastank
Ringo Deathstarr
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Also any band that takes a normal word and changes the spelling in a way that should change the pronunciation but doesn't, like Chvrches and Alvvays (although both are decent bands).
Just about any early 2000s emo band like Panic! At the Disco, The Academy Is..., and Empire! EMPIRE! (I Was a Lonely Estate).
Any more suggestions?
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Oct 1, 2021 13:43:11 GMT
I hate any band name beginning (and ending in one case!) with “The” - feel it’s lazy.
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Post by eyeswideopen on Oct 1, 2021 13:49:31 GMT
Simple Minds were once known as Johnny and the Self-abusers, good choice to change that me thinks.
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Post by Lobster on Oct 3, 2021 11:51:44 GMT
Simple Minds were once known as Johnny and the Self-abusers, good choice to change that me thinks. Similarly I'm not sure Nirvana would have been quite so influential if they had stuck with the name Fecal Matter. |
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Post by Lobster on Oct 3, 2021 11:55:36 GMT
I hate any band name beginning (and ending in one case!) with “The” - feel it’s lazy. Around the time The Strokes were big it seemed like every band was called The [something]s. Most of them were pretty shite as well. Even the Strokes I always thought were pretty average and derivative. These days it seems more fashionable to leave the "The" out. I follow an Idles fan page on Facebook and it's funny how narked they get if anyone calls them "the Idles". |
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Post by Malcolm Tucker on Oct 3, 2021 12:36:09 GMT
I hate any band name beginning (and ending in one case!) with “The” - feel it’s lazy. Around the time The Strokes were big it seemed like every band was called The [something]s. Most of them were pretty shite as well. Even the Strokes I always thought were pretty average and derivative. These days it seems more fashionable to leave the "The" out. I follow an Idles fan page on Facebook and it's funny how narked they get if anyone calls them "the Idles". Same thing with Arctic Monkeys. |
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Post by jb on Oct 4, 2021 15:58:56 GMT
I know its an individual but always disliked Marilyn Manson, even more so now.
Your name is Brian, it is a good solid name so use it rather than use one associated with a depraved serial killer.
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Post by ivawhopper on Oct 25, 2021 18:30:29 GMT
Have the butthole surfers not got a mention yet. Ahahahahaha
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Post by Lobster on Oct 25, 2021 22:52:35 GMT
Have the butthole surfers not got a mention yet. Ahahahahaha I like Butthole Surfers name. It kind of suits their weird and irreverent music. They are a few bands/acts around at the moment that have a name that sounds OK in an American accent but not a British one - eg Soccer Mommy, Illuminati Hotties. |
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Post by ivawhopper on Oct 26, 2021 14:12:09 GMT
Have the butthole surfers not got a mention yet. Ahahahahaha I like Butthole Surfers name. It kind of suits their weird and irreverent music. They are a few bands/acts around at the moment that have a name that sounds OK in an American accent but not a British one - eg Soccer Mommy, Illuminati Hotties. I agree. Soccer mommy sounds just daft in a British accent 😂 |
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Oct 26, 2021 14:15:17 GMT
Footy MILF
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Post by jedthehumanoid on Nov 4, 2021 16:08:41 GMT
!!! is a crap band name. Seems to get pronounced 'chick chick chick' whenever I hear it said out loud.
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Post by Churton Blue on Nov 4, 2021 22:38:35 GMT
Toad The Wet Sprocket is a terrible name and if the band had chosen better they would have done far better than they did as they actually recorded some very good stuff.
The name was taken from a Monty Python sketch who thought it would be funny to come up with a ridiculous name for a rock band.
The band thought it was a good joke to use the same name and got stuck with it for some reason…..
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Post by jedthehumanoid on Nov 5, 2021 9:05:49 GMT
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine is bad too. Car Seat Headrest? Awful.
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Post by wxmred on Nov 5, 2021 20:17:01 GMT
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Post by The Angry Agenda on Nov 9, 2021 11:40:58 GMT
I hate any band name beginning (and ending in one case!) with “The” - feel it’s lazy. Especially when it's something like 'The 1975' which would just sound much better being called 1975. |
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