I remember when I was a pre teen and I wanted a Limp Bizkit CD for Christmas, my mother said that the name of the band sounded vulgar and she wouldn't get it for me. Instead she got me a Cherry Poppin' Daddies CD... Smh
I'm sure it was never about the band name. She probably heard Limp Bizkit on the radio and later in the day heard "Zoot Suit Riot" and was like "I know what will make my son fit in at Middle School. Big band swing music"
Incorrect. It's understandable because we all make mistakes. But the assignment was "worst band name ever", not "best band name ever". When you're older you'll understand why he did it
That’s the one i was thinking of - for anybody who hasn’t heard of them: that’s not the band name. That’s the acronym of the band name. Each one of those letters belongs to a word
No, Imagine Dragons is kind of cool... if you believe them when they say it's not their real band name. They originally came up with a phrase that meant something special to all of them, but they didn't think it would work as a band name, so they anagrammed it into Imagine Dragons (I assume some letters were reused or left off somehow). So there's this big mystery over what their real name is.
And that kind of plays into some dragon lore where if you know a dragon's true name, you have control over it. You don't know Imagine Dragons' true name — no one does. Perfectly acceptable if you think a band having a secret name is lame. They've said at some point they may reveal it, but they're afraid people will be disappointing, because as they originally said, it wouldn't make for a cool name.
It's pretty common across a lot of fantasy creatures tbh.
Though it's often True Name as in a fantasy idea that everyone and everything has a secret name that even they don't know, one that the universe gave them. Rather than just knowing their given name.
Another common thing is that dragons speak True Speech, a magical language that's understood by every living creature with a brain
To be completely honest, I don't consider any name to be bad.
You may say AxCx is terrible name, but once you give them a listen it exactly fits the name. Same goes for Hijokaidan, who are actually named based on one of fan's suggestion claiming that "escape staircase" suits their sound more. Party Cannon is absolutely hillarious imo, when you look at the logo and the sound. Brojob also has a name that fits their lyrical themes.
In some cases the name may come out a bit lame, but bad names? Nah. I don't consider any name bad, most of them sound either fucking epic and/or hillarious when you look at the full picture.
Just one note. Unfortunate names do exist. If a band has name that is also commonly used to refer to other things, it is really tricky to find them unless they are popular enough. I remember trying to find some music from a band called "6 cylinder". You can imagine the struggle.
Yeah, their music, in general, does not move me but the main guy was friends with Neil Peart who played maybe 5 tracks with them so... I have those 5 tracks in my rotation
I'm reconsidering if it is actually a terrible name for a band. I saw Piss Bath supporting Dead Kennedys a couple of years ago. It's probably the only support band name I've remembered, so in that respect it's quite effective.
I think it is a bit funny to see this question, I was in a thread just now finding out there is a band named
Xavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffx
And apparently is it a abbreviation for "Acidic Vaginal Liquid Explosion Generated by Mass Amounts of Filthy Fecal Fisting and Sadistic Septic Syphilic Sodomy Inside the Infected Maggot Infested Womb of a Molested Nun Dying Under the Roof of a Burning Church While a Priest Watches and Ejaculates in Immense Perverse Pleasure Over His First Fresh Fetus",
It's probably one of those ironic names, but Psychedelic Porn Crumpets always makes me die a little when I'm trying to tell people about 'em. Great band, dumb name.
There’s a punk band who were called Slaves. After a free years of people saying “are you sure that’s the name you want to go with, being a couple of white guys?” They decided no they were not and changed it to Soft Play
There was a brief time when Tommy Chong was on a band under the name "4 N*'s and a C*," and every now and again I remember that fact and think "What the actual fuck was he thinking."
Not as visceral as a lot of the other options, but it is very annoying when bands (especially smaller bands) formed in the last 15-20 years choose names that make it difficult to find their music online. Saw a band as openers once called "1,2,3". Similar for bands choosing very simple words like "Apartment", "Paint", or "Basement". Even bigger bands like "Shame", "Wednesday", and "Idles" are tricky IMO.
Name your band whatever you want, of course, but understand the consequences of your actions!
There's this band that I like called 3 - easy enough to Google if you search "3 band" - But if I'm driving in my car and I want to use voice commands to play music by them, well too fucking bad. I'm also not going to take my phone out of my pocket and look them up while driving. So I guess they won't get the plays.
I miss having a CD player in my car with my sun visor CD slip.
Acidic Vaginal Liquid Explosion Generated by Mass Amounts of Filthy Fecal Fisting and Sadistic Septic Syphilic Sodomy Inside the Infected Maggot Infested Womb of a Molested Nun Dying Under the Roof of a Burning Church While a Priest Watches and Ejaculates in Immense Perverse Pleasure Over His First Fresh Fetus, or Xavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffx for short.
Honourable Mentions: Anthrax (less bad than others but still awkward when mentioning the band in casual conversation), Shotgun Willy (solo artist)
96 Comments
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 101d
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Taco2112@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 100d
I like the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies tribute band, the Hymen Bustin Fathers
velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 101d
They're still touring, too!
ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 101d
But they played at the Super Bowl halftime show once so they are okay /s
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 101d
Did they really? That may have been peak 90s
MIDItheKID@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 100d
I remember when I was a pre teen and I wanted a Limp Bizkit CD for Christmas, my mother said that the name of the band sounded vulgar and she wouldn't get it for me. Instead she got me a Cherry Poppin' Daddies CD... Smh
I'm sure it was never about the band name. She probably heard Limp Bizkit on the radio and later in the day heard "Zoot Suit Riot" and was like "I know what will make my son fit in at Middle School. Big band swing music"
Sigh...
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 100d
“It’s swing music so it’s okay” was probably what she thought
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 99d
Relevant Todd in the Shadows that came out just a few days ago.
nailingjello@piefed.zip · 35 pts · 101d
Jimmy Eat World should be part of the conversation due to their acronym.
ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 101d
Who ever called them J.E.W.? Or when did they ever use that acronym themselves?
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 101d
Perhaps tried to and then realised
saigot@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 101d
The The
treadful@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 101d
Or The Band.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 100d
Amazing band though
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 100d
The Band
Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 101d
Honestly one of the best! An excellent lyricist and songwriter as well - although a little heavy handed on the harmonica.
mech@feddit.org · 21 pts · 101d
lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 101d
Incorrect. It's understandable because we all make mistakes. But the assignment was "worst band name ever", not "best band name ever". When you're older you'll understand why he did it
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 101d
What is that? Seen it on someone's wall near me too
mech@feddit.org · 8 pts · 101d
Prince had a legal fight with his record label over ownership of his music. As a protest, he changed his artist name from "Prince" to this symbol.
FrChazzz@lemmus.org · 13 pts · 101d
And had floppy discs with the character code sent out to all the music magazines so they could print it. As Charlie Murphy put it, dude could ball.
Kyuuketsuki@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 101d
Prince, formerly known as "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince" (this symbol), formerly known as Prince.
erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 101d
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs. Such a pain in the arse when you have to refer to them.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 101d
Do you just say "seven pigs" or "Pigs 7"? Or do you literally say "pigs" seven times?
Are there seven of them?
(Looked it up, there are five of them and they abbreviate it to "Pigs x7".)
ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 101d
There was a band called Pigface for a bit who were actually good
iMastari@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 101d
Butthole Surfers have not been mentioned yet?
dmention7@midwest.social · 16 pts · 101d
Yeah, the title of the thread is worst names ever. That's on an orthogonal axis with most likely to make an 11 year old boy giggle
metaphortune@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 100d
For some reason they're always intertwined in my head with another terribly named band, Diarrhea Planet.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 99d
hey... i was a butthead in the 90s.
jimmux@programming.dev · 14 pts · 101d
The band öOoOoOoOoOo is a bit unwieldy.
Supposedly pronounced as "caterpillar" in whatever language you prefer.
Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 101d
Xavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffx
SaraTonin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 100d
That’s the one i was thinking of - for anybody who hasn’t heard of them: that’s not the band name. That’s the acronym of the band name. Each one of those letters belongs to a word
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 101d
Good old Xavleg
stephen@lemmy.today · 12 pts · 101d
Hoobastank
RaoulDuke85@piefed.social · 12 pts · 101d
Imagine Dragons
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 101d
No, Imagine Dragons is kind of cool... if you believe them when they say it's not their real band name. They originally came up with a phrase that meant something special to all of them, but they didn't think it would work as a band name, so they anagrammed it into Imagine Dragons (I assume some letters were reused or left off somehow). So there's this big mystery over what their real name is.
And that kind of plays into some dragon lore where if you know a dragon's true name, you have control over it. You don't know Imagine Dragons' true name — no one does. Perfectly acceptable if you think a band having a secret name is lame. They've said at some point they may reveal it, but they're afraid people will be disappointing, because as they originally said, it wouldn't make for a cool name.
RaoulDuke85@piefed.social · 12 pts · 101d
46_and_2@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 100d
This sounds even more dumber and pretentious.
Crozekiel@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 100d
I thought that was Devils??
gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 79d
It's pretty common across a lot of fantasy creatures tbh.
Though it's often True Name as in a fantasy idea that everyone and everything has a secret name that even they don't know, one that the universe gave them. Rather than just knowing their given name.
Another common thing is that dragons speak True Speech, a magical language that's understood by every living creature with a brain
gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 79d
I already disliked them, you didn't need to make them even more unlikeable
reader@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 101d
Apeman42@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 101d
Oh honey, Freddie was a bigger Queen than Elizabeth, Danaerys, and Latifah rolled into one.
bluesheep@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 101d
Next you're gonna tell me The Police isn't a group of cops
reader@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 101d
no they are real police, they watch every step you take
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 99d
every move you make, they'll be watching you.
rmerc@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 101d
IMO, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard has an awfully high good band/dumb name differential
catdog@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 101d
Nickelback
velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 101d
!!! (Chk Chk Chk)
I love them as a band and the name makes sense once you know what it's representing, but it's terrible for searching or recommending to people.
zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 101d
Shitfucker
Diddlydee@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 101d
FrChazzz@lemmus.org · 3 pts · 101d
Is this a for real band name or a joke about the band Nine Inch Nails (or both)?
dxdydz@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 101d
The Beatles
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 101d
Cmon this is a great pun
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 100d
The Oneders?
TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 101d
To be completely honest, I don't consider any name to be bad.
You may say AxCx is terrible name, but once you give them a listen it exactly fits the name. Same goes for Hijokaidan, who are actually named based on one of fan's suggestion claiming that "escape staircase" suits their sound more. Party Cannon is absolutely hillarious imo, when you look at the logo and the sound. Brojob also has a name that fits their lyrical themes.
In some cases the name may come out a bit lame, but bad names? Nah. I don't consider any name bad, most of them sound either fucking epic and/or hillarious when you look at the full picture.
Come on, let musicians have some fun.
TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 101d
Just one note. Unfortunate names do exist. If a band has name that is also commonly used to refer to other things, it is really tricky to find them unless they are popular enough. I remember trying to find some music from a band called "6 cylinder". You can imagine the struggle.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 101d
Vertical Horizon
ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 101d
Yeah, their music, in general, does not move me but the main guy was friends with Neil Peart who played maybe 5 tracks with them so... I have those 5 tracks in my rotation
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 101d
I am just trying to figure out what a vertical horizon would be. It sounds kinda badass at first but then I'm like... It's just contradictory!
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 100d
Would a vertical horizon be a "verizon"?
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 100d
Ffffuuuuuuuuuu....
zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 101d
Intentionally bad or unintentionally bad?
Naich@piefed.world · 4 pts · 101d
I'm reconsidering if it is actually a terrible name for a band. I saw Piss Bath supporting Dead Kennedys a couple of years ago. It's probably the only support band name I've remembered, so in that respect it's quite effective.
Zahille7@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 101d
There's a band called TaintStick
Kuma@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 100d
I think it is a bit funny to see this question, I was in a thread just now finding out there is a band named Xavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffx And apparently is it a abbreviation for "Acidic Vaginal Liquid Explosion Generated by Mass Amounts of Filthy Fecal Fisting and Sadistic Septic Syphilic Sodomy Inside the Infected Maggot Infested Womb of a Molested Nun Dying Under the Roof of a Burning Church While a Priest Watches and Ejaculates in Immense Perverse Pleasure Over His First Fresh Fetus",
modus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 100d
Or as they call it in the Vatican, "Tuesday."
porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 97d
Or for short, The Aristocrats
CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 100d
Holy, and I thought "Vöedtæmhtëhactått" was bad
Cratermaker@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 100d
It's probably one of those ironic names, but Psychedelic Porn Crumpets always makes me die a little when I'm trying to tell people about 'em. Great band, dumb name.
Pyrixas@piefed.social · 5 pts · 101d
Naich@piefed.world · 4 pts · 101d
Piss Bath.
ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 101d
Local Santa Rosa band back in the mid to late 90's called Mother Teresa's Cunt
osanna@lemmy.vg · 9 pts · 101d
tbf, mother teresa WAS a cunt.
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 101d
Slobberbone.
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 101d
Torsofuck
Zugyuk@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 101d
Keyboard drumset fucking werewolf
thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 101d
I heard a song by an indie band called Purulent Vagina.
It sounded exactly how you'd expect it to.
teagrrl@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 100d
Anal Cunt
Lots of problematic song titles too.
wk5ar@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 100d
My favourite is "I rescpect your feelings as a woman"
axx@slrpnk.net · 0 pts · 100d
"Problematic"
bananabread@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 101d
The band
HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 100d
panic! at the disco
If you're a Rust developer
SaraTonin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 100d
There’s a punk band who were called Slaves. After a free years of people saying “are you sure that’s the name you want to go with, being a couple of white guys?” They decided no they were not and changed it to Soft Play
djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 100d
There was a brief time when Tommy Chong was on a band under the name "4 N*'s and a C*," and every now and again I remember that fact and think "What the actual fuck was he thinking."
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 101d
Clam Jam. or. Hung Jury
metaphortune@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 100d
Not as visceral as a lot of the other options, but it is very annoying when bands (especially smaller bands) formed in the last 15-20 years choose names that make it difficult to find their music online. Saw a band as openers once called "1,2,3". Similar for bands choosing very simple words like "Apartment", "Paint", or "Basement". Even bigger bands like "Shame", "Wednesday", and "Idles" are tricky IMO.
Name your band whatever you want, of course, but understand the consequences of your actions!
MIDItheKID@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 100d
There's this band that I like called 3 - easy enough to Google if you search "3 band" - But if I'm driving in my car and I want to use voice commands to play music by them, well too fucking bad. I'm also not going to take my phone out of my pocket and look them up while driving. So I guess they won't get the plays.
I miss having a CD player in my car with my sun visor CD slip.
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 100d
Now playing I Set My Friends On Fire - Things That Rhyme With Orange
normalentrance@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 98d
I'm thinking about bands where I wouldn't wear their shirt in public despite liking the band.
Lamb of God was originally "Burn the priest" which while very metal, could be awkward in public.
Other notable mentions are Snapped Ankles, Pissed Jeans, Wet leg, and the Cherry poppin daddies.
mx_smith@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 100d
How about Shitmat? Great music but hard to tell people about it.
Mr_Wobble@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 100d
Milky Chance
orenj@leminal.space · 2 pts · 101d
Invisible Boyfriend. They later restyled themselves as Reptar
Guitar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 101d
Bowling for Soup
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 100d
No, that’s a good name.
AstroLightz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 100d
Probably "Band"
todiko@lemmy.wtf · 2 pts · 100d
Not technically a band but I have always thought the DJ called 'Breakfast' was a terrible choice
tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 100d
Acidic Vaginal Liquid Explosion Generated by Mass Amounts of Filthy Fecal Fisting and Sadistic Septic Syphilic Sodomy Inside the Infected Maggot Infested Womb of a Molested Nun Dying Under the Roof of a Burning Church While a Priest Watches and Ejaculates in Immense Perverse Pleasure Over His First Fresh Fetus, or Xavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffx for short.
Honourable Mentions: Anthrax (less bad than others but still awkward when mentioning the band in casual conversation), Shotgun Willy (solo artist)
johnyreeferseed@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 101d
FrChazzz@lemmus.org · 5 pts · 101d
I don't know "Deleted by Creator" has a certain charm to it... It's not that bad.