Stupid band names on Wall of Mouths

Stupid band names

Started by Thefanthattriedtostrangleitslf in Other Bands & Artists

Has anyone else noticed a ‘recent’ dramatic increase of bands with increasingly stupid names? The worst are these bands that seem to insist on including a bear in their name. ‘Minus the Bear’, ‘Who’s Driving? Bear’s driving!’, ‘The Bear That Wasn’t’ I mean, jeez… Can you imagine wearing a shirt of any of these bands?

/ end rant

Posted on Fri, 18 March 2011 at 23:47

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Epitome (Dave) wrote:

There’s a band called Bear Vs Shark, if that helps at all :-)

Posted on Sat, 19 March 2011 at 05:51

MisterHoppy wrote:

Never mind mate, you’ll just have to grin and bear it! (I’ll get my coat…)

Posted on Sat, 19 March 2011 at 08:30

crazy horse (crazy horse) wrote:

what about bear naked ladies (ill get my coat as well)

Posted on Sat, 19 March 2011 at 09:16

Epitome (Dave) wrote:

Surely those bear naked ladies are the ones who need to be getting their coats!…or maybe I should be getting mine.

Posted on Sat, 19 March 2011 at 09:53

crazy horse (crazy horse) wrote:

i dunno mate iv heard very little of them

Posted on Sat, 19 March 2011 at 09:56

chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:

Very entertaining band to see live. And nice guys too.

Posted on Sat, 19 March 2011 at 11:18

Squall wrote:

Fuck Buttons.

What a stupid band name.

The Pens. REALLY !??!

Posted on Sun, 20 March 2011 at 10:29

crazy horse (crazy horse) wrote:

after a quick flick through some reference material here are some stupid (but genuine )band names ,id also like to add that i dont use this method for the weirdy game ,for that i only use whats in my head CONGO ASHANTI ROY/HIPPY BOYS/ONE MILLION FUZZTONE GUITARS/UNITED STATES OF DOUBLE QUARTET/MAD JOCKS AND ENGLISHMEN/SKULLFLOWER/GUITAR NUBBIT/TUNDE NIGHTINGALE & HIS HIGH LIFE BOYS/S.P.K.(SEPPUKU/SURGICAL PENIS KLINIK)/BINGY BUNNY & BONGO LES/SLOWBONE AND THE WONDERBOYS/HUEY “PIANO” SMITH AND THE CLOWNS/SPANNER THRU MA BEATBOX/TINKERBELLS FAIRYDUST/TOAD THE WET SPROCKET/UGLY CUSTARD/WASHBOARD SAM/YELLOW BELLOW ROOM BOOM/YOUV GOT FOETUS ON YOUR BREATH/EGGY/SPUNKY ONION /NORMAN CONQUEST/THE SCONEHEADS/ this list is not made up of obscure indie/punk bands they are geuine recording artists from the past five decades ,fuckin hell the things you do on a wet sunday morning ,i must get a life!!!!!!! (there may be more to come if i can be arsed)

Posted on Sun, 20 March 2011 at 11:57

Beefgrinder wrote:

I remember going to Wacken once and remember seeing a CD by a band called Squashed Bowels, that’s pretty poor. Hold Your Horse Is isn’t particularly good either. There was a band called The Test Icicles a few years back that made me chuckle!

Posted on Sun, 20 March 2011 at 22:25

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Thefanthattriedtostrangleitslf wrote:

Belgian-bred (not proud): School Is Cool

Posted on Sun, 20 March 2011 at 23:12

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Epitome (Dave) wrote:

There are a lot of indie rock type bands around with stupid names of the “The Something” variety, where “Something” is replaced with a different word. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if there was one actually called “The Something”.

Posted on Mon, 21 March 2011 at 06:57

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Thefanthattriedtostrangleitslf wrote:

http://thesomething.co.uk/ :D

Posted on Mon, 21 March 2011 at 15:47

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Epitome (Dave) wrote:

Heheh :-)

Posted on Mon, 21 March 2011 at 17:59

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

I was amused a while ago by a friend making a similar complaint and saying “What’s next? A band called The The?”*

(*anyone too young to know why that’s funny see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3lqUF5u_QI)

Posted on Mon, 21 March 2011 at 21:54

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Cuchulain wrote:

To stay with the bear theme : Bearforce One ! :)

There used to be a Dutch rock band called “I’ve Got The Bullets” , after a James Dean quote in Rebel Without A Cause. They even had a couple of hits.
In response to their success some jokers started a band called ’ We’ve Got The Guns’.

Posted on Tue, 22 March 2011 at 15:49

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MisterHoppy wrote:

There Were Bears have been playing my local venues for a good few years now, also got Monaco Bears playing this weekend. Other local bands include: Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Fearless Vampire Killers, Strontium Dog, Je Suis Pow, Kids With Fireworks, and one of my favourite bands Trippy Wicked & The Cosmic Children Of The Knight.

Posted on Tue, 22 March 2011 at 18:11

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chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:

That’s a plethora of stupid names there!!!

Posted on Tue, 22 March 2011 at 18:13

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crazy horse (crazy horse) wrote:

i cant be arsed to look it up but wasnt there a band called THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS (i luv the trippy wicked one)

Posted on Tue, 22 March 2011 at 19:04

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chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:

There was indeed. Another stupid 1 was The Soup Dragons

Posted on Tue, 22 March 2011 at 19:28

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MisterHoppy wrote:

I’ve heard of They Might Be Giants as well, I’ve also remembered a few more: The Righteous Ones Of The Rockets, My Pet Junkie (who were a good band), Spandex Ballet (who aren’t, but do silly songs to go with their name), Midnight Moth, Vanilla Nightmare, Fuzzy Lumpkins, Teflon Child, Mashtun Grace (good band), Bamblefog (awesome band), The Bearded Ladies, Yumi Yumi, Mucky Pups, Peyote Mothership, Rotating Leslie, Manboob (bad name, bad band), The Flesh Happening (terrible), Kunt & The Gang (really terrible), Ceramic Moss, Haemostatic Picnic Races, Flies Are Spies From Hell, The Abdominal Showmen, Plywood Dog…

And for signed bands: Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Half Man Half Biscuit, Foo Fighters, Spacehog, Subarachnoid Space, Super Furry Animals, Tripping Daisy, Engerica, King Prawn, Death Cab For Cutie (a line from a song by the Bonzo Dog Band).

Posted on Tue, 22 March 2011 at 19:32

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crazy horse (crazy horse) wrote:

the soup dragons was a title stolen from a kids program in the 70s called THE CLANGERS (that could be a thread for another day “how did certain bands get their names”)

Posted on Tue, 22 March 2011 at 20:08

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chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:

Steel Panther, Enuff Z Nuff, Electric Six, Kiss Of The Gypsy

Posted on Tue, 22 March 2011 at 20:16

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smeghead (Anna) wrote:

Bloody hell—-They Might Be Giants…now that IS a blast from the past…
‘I’m not your only friend but I’m actually your friend but I am a glowing friend about something who watches over you not to put too fine a point on it say I’m the only bee in your bonnet who watches over you…(all together now)… MAKE A LITTLE BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL!’
‘I have a little secret to tell, from my electrical well’

Genius!

Posted on Tue, 22 March 2011 at 22:47

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Thefanthattriedtostrangleitslf wrote:

Quite a lot of terrible names out there, just reading them gave me a headache, which got worse when I realised the worst ones were actually signed bands!

The Fagget Faeries

Posted on Wed, 23 March 2011 at 00:01

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crazy horse (crazy horse) wrote:

red lorry yellow lorry (i bet they didnt get much radio play)

Posted on Wed, 23 March 2011 at 09:02

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Thefanthattriedtostrangleitslf wrote:

I wouldn’t know, I checked the current list of ‘hits’ for this on the Belgian radio and found ‘Neon Trees’, ‘Teddiedrum’ and ‘The Naked and Famous’ …

Posted on Wed, 23 March 2011 at 09:12