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Worst band name you have ever heard.
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Sum 41, Blink 182. I don’t get bizarre “inside joke “ names.
Bands I've played in: Jonas Grumby (the character name of Skipper on Gilligans Island), Pinky Slim (stolen from a line in a tampon commercial..."they're pinky slim!"), Skinbag (stolen from a demo we received trying out drummers, was a song title of theirs).
Boys/dorks will be boys/dorks...
MJ
Boys/dorks will be boys/dorks...
MJ
Portuguese boy band in the 90s, they were horrible, and the name was worse:
A4. Always reminds me of paper.
And another gem from the portuguese boy band/girl band craze:
Antilook. A girl band composed by female models that couldn't dance and sure as hell couldn't sing. But they were hot.
A4. Always reminds me of paper.
And another gem from the portuguese boy band/girl band craze:
Antilook. A girl band composed by female models that couldn't dance and sure as hell couldn't sing. But they were hot.
Well thanks a bunch for reminding me of that awful band, that I shall always refer to as "Showaddywaddy".
Ha!
They were obviously a ripoff of the briefly successful UK boy band, of the same era :
A1
And yes, their name always made me think of paper too.
I played in a band in the 80's call "See Spot Run." You younger folks won't get the reference.
When i was much younger, maybe 30 years ago, a band came to our local festival. They were called "Ellery Celery and the Vegetones" At the end of their set, the members each told about their favorite vegetable, then threw produce into the audience. And no, I'm NOT making that crap up!
Not to be confused with Windy Austin and the Hot-House Tomato Boys.
dcr
Not to be confused with Windy Austin and the Hot-House Tomato Boys.
dcr
That's probably it, didn't have the pleasure of listening to the bigger format!
The punk band in jersey called the Stunt Cocks. Limits their exposure.
These guys are actually pretty good, but def up there with the silliest of names >
Mr Meaner
The sad part though wasn't the name, but the vocalist. One of the best drummers I've ever heard, had some of the best chops around. But he didn't want to be a drummer, he wanted to be the vocalist so he could be front and center. Only problem was he couldn't sing a note, but nobody could convince of him of that.
The sad part though wasn't the name, but the vocalist. One of the best drummers I've ever heard, had some of the best chops around. But he didn't want to be a drummer, he wanted to be the vocalist so he could be front and center. Only problem was he couldn't sing a note, but nobody could convince of him of that.
I’m gonna defend 2:
UB40 was a reference to the fact that the band were all unemployed and met in the benefit office queue. So it has meaning for them.
The The I always liked because it was like “we could think up a clever name but who cares? Listen to the music”.
Whereas, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) and Spandau Ballet (named after a German WWII machine gun?? The 80s have a lot to answer for.
UB40 was a reference to the fact that the band were all unemployed and met in the benefit office queue. So it has meaning for them.
The The I always liked because it was like “we could think up a clever name but who cares? Listen to the music”.
Whereas, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) and Spandau Ballet (named after a German WWII machine gun?? The 80s have a lot to answer for.
