Compiling and debating top-five lists seems like an annoying habit that is easily transferable to a weblog so I may incorporate this as a somewhat regular feature. First up: "The Five Greatest Band Names of All Time". I base my incredibly subjective reasoning on overall impression and on the appropriateness of the band's name to their musical genre.
- The Folk Implosion
- The Velvet Underground
- Sonic Youth
- Crystal Method
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Runner-up awards go to Propaghandi, Furious George, Veruca Salt, Black Sabbath, The New Pornographers, and Smashing Pumpkins. And then there are good bands despite their unfortunate names... Solely by their names, U2 and The Beatles had no business ever becoming great bands. A clear lesson that a name isn't everything.

Comments
Johnny Rukavina - November 28, 2003 12:28 pm
I have to add my vote for "The Gay Sportscasters".
Emily - November 28, 2003 12:47 pm
I know nothing about their music, but I would like to add "Death By Nostalgia" to the list.
Mandy - November 28, 2003 1:10 pm
I'm glad you added Veruca Salt. This one is one of my all time favourite band names. If it's the overall impression on the appropriateness of the band's name to their musical genre, then I too think "The Doobie Brothers" deserve a nod.
And "Grand Popo Football Club" is just plain fun.
Lisa - November 28, 2003 1:31 pm
I personally would have to include "Shudder to Think" and possibly "Guided by Voices" ... which I think indicates a strange and possibly deeply twisted passion for gerunds.
Alan - November 28, 2003 2:15 pm
Al Tuck and No Action is the best
Will - November 28, 2003 2:42 pm
There's something mystical and inviting about Phantom Planet.
Mella - November 28, 2003 2:46 pm
Midnight Oil
Chixdiggit
The Town Pants
None More Black
And although it's lost its freshness, I think "The Who" is a brilliant name.
Martin - November 28, 2003 5:22 pm
To me, the best bands have always had a "The" in front of their names.
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Police
The The
The Beach Boys
Hey, that's five.
Peter Rukavina - November 28, 2003 5:36 pm
My favourites:
<ul>
<li>Hank and the Honkers</li>
<li>Reverend Ken and The Lost Followers</li>
<li>Fred J. Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels</li>
<li>Bob's Your Uncle</li>
<li>Martha And The Muffins</li>
</ul>
Steven Garrity - November 28, 2003 7:07 pm
Excellent suggestions so far - I don't have much left to add (I also had the honour of discussing this with Daniel before it was posted, where I gave my nod to the Smashing Pumpkins).
I've always enjoyed Sixpence None the Richer and Poor Old Lu - both names are references to the writings of C. S. Lewis (Mere Christianity and , respectively).
<p>Mike Knott has had a few great band names: Lifesavors, L.S.U. (Life Savors Underground), and the brilliant Aunt Betty's Ford (which was forced by either Ford or the Betty Ford Clinic to change to the oddly truncated Aunt Bettys - amazing album though).
A few others: Undercover, The Lost Dogs, The Choir (formerly The Youth Choir).
Steven Marshall - November 28, 2003 9:16 pm
On a very different vein to the sorts of groups/solo artists everyone else has been suggesting, I quite like the names (and music) of:
<ul>
<li>The Unspoken Heard (Artist "collective")</li>
<li>Mr. Lif (Solo)</li>
<li>Organized Konfusion (Duo)</li>
<li>Reflection Eternal (Duo)</li>
<li>J-Live (Solo)</li>
</ul>
Matt - November 29, 2003 12:06 am
I like "The Band." Simple. Clean.
Mandy - November 29, 2003 3:29 am
"The Band" is also excellent.
One that gets me is "Flock Of Seagulls" because. *Warning, Dita's dirty little secret to be revealed* I'm deathly afraid of seagulls. Good tunes though.
Rob - November 29, 2003 12:20 pm
I always appreciated "Spacehog" as a band name. Reminded me of that skit on the Muppets "Pigs in space".
Alan - November 29, 2003 11:02 pm
One more - The Men They Couldn't Hang. I want their first album again. Had it 12 years ago.
Criag Everett - November 30, 2003 7:09 am
I could make an argument for "John Wilkes Kissing Booth" ,"John Couger Concentration Camp",and "Sandy Duncans Eye".
Pete - November 30, 2003 11:30 am
The Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra And Tra-La-La Band. Because it's so delightfully silly.
Sigur Rós, because it's so pretty to say. Seeyur-rohs. Mm.
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, because it's scary.
Nick Burka - November 30, 2003 2:59 pm
I suppose these got left off because they're tiny east coast bands, but as for their names:<ul><li>The Rudy Huxtable Project</li><li>Old Field White Spruce</li></ul>Pure gold.
ffoeg - November 30, 2003 3:42 pm
Best band name - making fun of another band name...REO Speed Dealer!
Melissa - November 30, 2003 6:12 pm
I tend to enjoy the goofier band names like Rainbow Butt Monkeys and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.
Steven Garrity - November 30, 2003 7:06 pm
Also good: Punky Brewster.
Matt McQuaid - December 1, 2003 11:15 am
Here goes...
1. bunchoffuckinggoofs
- Pure awesome.
2. I Can Put My Arm Back On, You Can't
- It's hard to argue with Astar the Robot.
3. No Use for a Name
- Doesn't get any more punk that not having a use for a name.
4. Toad the Wet Sprocket
- Nothing like parlaying a Monty Python reference into Top 40 success.
5. Hal Johnson and Body Break
- The seldom-used alter-ego of my very own Rude Mechanicals.
Daniel Burka - December 1, 2003 11:23 am
Matt, there are actually tears in my eyes I'm laughing so hard at these suggestions. "Toad the Wet Sprocket" is just a damn good suggestion, but "I Can Put My Arm Back On, You Can't" and "Hal Johnson and Body Break" are fantastically hilarious. For any non-Canadians, these were both television commercials for War-Amps and Participaction that played a number of years ago.
Peter Rukavina - December 1, 2003 11:28 am
The absolute best band name ever was Reverb Motherfuckers. My friend Bill Coleman was a protege.
Matt McQuaid - December 1, 2003 12:00 pm
Glad you like the names, Daniel.
As for Hal and Joanne, they're still going strong. Perhaps you lads at silverorange, even though you're already traipsing through fjords and organizing disc golf tournaments, would be interested in forking over five bills to have them come and talk to you about the importance of a healthy lifestyle. More info here.
m - December 1, 2003 12:00 pm
I'd like to see a whole new list for great backup band names. I think I can say without hesitation that number one should be Bootsy Collins & Bootsy's New Rubber Band. I was reminded by the post nominating Me First and the Gimme Gimmes which, I feel, should come in at number 2.
m - December 1, 2003 12:03 pm
also, this is not a real band name but something Nicholas came up with when he, Peter and I were discussing possible names for a punk band a few years ago: Anarchy Schmanarchy
Still makes me laugh.
Mella - December 1, 2003 3:42 pm
"Anarchy Schmanarchy" ...Haha ...I love that!
Another great one I remembered: "Surrender Dorothy."
And Pete mentioned scary names: "Stabbing Westward."
Steven Garrity - December 2, 2003 12:05 pm
Shame on all of us for leaving out The Dead Milkmen.
Paul Anderson - December 2, 2003 3:07 pm
Great top five list. Also, some real good responses.
In keeping with the spirit of appropriateness of the band's name to their musical genre I offer the following:
Led Zeppelin
Stray Cats
Beach Boys
Anthrax
Belle and Sebastian
Lords of Acid
Moody Blues
Muddy Waters
The Jesus and Mary Chain
I also have a whole list of favorite band names (that aren't necessarily appropriate for the musical genre) , but I'll save that for later...
Nils Ling - December 3, 2003 2:08 am
Too much fun. For great band names that match the musical content, let's not forget:
*Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellas (featuring Kevin Blackmore as "Buddy" - Kevin was previously in a band with Lorne Elliot called:)
* Free Beer! (Imagine that on a pub marquee in St. John's)
*Crash Test Dummies (not "The")
*Barenaked Ladies (Ditto)
*Butthole Surfers (can't believe nobody mentioned them)
*Dead Can't Dance (Weird, spooky music? You bet)
*Great Big Sea (No question what you'll hear)
*Weddings, Parties, Anything (Aussies like succinct business cards)
*Guitar Souls (Say it with an East Coast accent ...)
And oh, come on, for a band name that leaves no doubt about what kind of music they play:
* Dead Kennedys
That's ten, pick the top five ... and sorry, Martin, not a single "The" to be found ...
Nils Ling - December 3, 2003 12:27 pm
... or is it "Dead CAN Dance"? I always forget ...
Pete - December 6, 2003 7:15 am
Ooh, I forgot The James Orr Complex. 'Cos it's just one guy, who isn't called James Orr. And when he comes onstage he says "Hi, I'm Chris Mack, and I'm here representing the James Orr Complex." And then a bunch of guys start talking all over his songs and completely ruin the entire fucking set and he looks like he's about to burst into tears and I want to take him home and cuddle him and feed him Horlicks and read him a bedtime story.
Maelsson - December 6, 2003 10:41 pm
A great old band from Engurland called The Housemartins. Although no longer together, they recorded some great popstuff, albeit a bit odd. Some of the band members have continued on as The Beautiful South, and are still recording some pretty nonsensical stuff.
Gene - December 8, 2003 2:01 am
I have to nominate my old band: The Mighty Ike Turners.
Other great names:
* Urge Overkill
* Teenage Fanclub
* Apples in Stereo
Steven Garrity - December 8, 2003 11:36 am
We thought we had invented this, but apparently there is already a band that exists with this name: The Bob Loblaws (say it out load a few times).
Another great name: The Swirling Eddies - they were a band with members of a bunch of well named bands: Adam Again, Daniel Amos, The 77s, and The Choir.
Daniel Burka - January 15, 2004 4:03 pm
Listening to CBC Radio 3, I just discovered a band called the Cripple Creek Fairies. Nice nod to Mr. Neil Young.
Jason - January 15, 2004 5:08 pm
Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies. Best. Name. Ever.
Michael Spina - February 6, 2004 5:23 pm
All Girl Summer Fun Band
Reverend Horton Heat
Justin - February 16, 2004 8:20 pm
Hey guys, I am in a band and we are called Going About Tomorrow. Heres a list for your guys out there:
1. Kid Called Danger
2. Day Against Tomorrow
3. The Burning Bush
4. Misconcepted Theory
5. Turning Down The Volume
Mary-Beth - February 17, 2004 9:19 pm
Three that get my vote:
- Half Man, Half Biscuit
- Human Sexual Response
- Mission of Burma
filchyboy - February 20, 2004 11:53 pm
I think <b>The Ellen James Society</b> deserves a nod. Fine band. Damn fine name. Of course it works much better if you know the context.
<m.> acorn - February 22, 2004 4:59 am
I was happy to see "Old Field..." made it on the list somewhere. I would now like to send Geeeeof G. back in time with this classic almost forgotten band name that myself, he and our old friends John "Crazy Train" Hemeon and Donald Joseph Blanchard used to be in.
METABOLISM......
We were even debating keeping an (l) in there to give it that meta(l) feel. Also the name originated when my dad, Moe said the best name for a metal band is "Metabolic Inertia"
PS. I think my latest band night be called "The Sandra Bullocks" Stay tuned for our album soon to be recorded known to us so far as "the sandra bullocks are happy together"
I also think it sucks that if I was to make a cool log like this my name innitials in radio-speak already say my name, so Michael Alpha Alpha sounds silly. Not near as cool as Delta Tango Bravo, which just screams coolness.
From YVR to VY2,
<m.> acorn
John Morris - February 23, 2004 1:05 am
"Guess Who"
Odd but a wonderful name.
R.Cook - March 18, 2004 4:32 pm
I want to give props to the person with the good taste to namecheck the "Reverb Motherfuckers." My best friend John was a founding member of that lamented East Village band. My votes for best band names (in no particular order):
Pere Ubu
Half Japanese
Blurt
The Stooges
I can't think of another name right now which is the equal of these four. Perhaps Television or The Cramps or Contortions or The Electric Eels, but they're debatable. There are other good names, but they're second tier.
Daniel Burka - March 23, 2004 3:38 pm
I just discovered a DJ performing with Jay Ferguson in Sloan named "General Eclectic"
peppyandcheap - May 15, 2004 1:45 am
All great suggestions so far...here are a few more to add to the list in no particular order...
* Overbored
* Barbara's Bush
* Pabst Smear
* Seven Year Bitch
* Not Drowning, Waving
Eric - May 16, 2004 2:50 pm
cannot be left off of this list:
The Tragically Hip
Hilary - May 21, 2004 7:44 am
You also can't leave out the marvellously named:
Dogs Die in Hot Cars
leafmuncher - June 22, 2004 11:15 pm
I like these:
* Death Cab for Cutie
* Moonbabies
Ross Shannon - June 22, 2004 11:53 pm
Optimus Rhyme and the AutoBeats. Geek humour at its funkiest.
Bruno Bord - June 23, 2004 4:07 am
- Peace Love and Pitbulls,
- Iron Maiden (well, you know, that's a torture instrument),
- Anihilator,
- Skyclad,
- Sugarcubes
Matthew - June 23, 2004 12:39 pm
The best names are instantly memorable and have an affectionate diminutive version that fans use eg. 'the Floyd' for Pink Floyd, 'the Stones' for the Rolling Stones, and 'Led Zep' for Led Zeppelin.
Of course, the best name ever has to be "Frankie Goes to Hollywood" (or 'Frankie' for short).
Seth Thomas Rasmussen - June 23, 2004 2:33 pm
I didn't read all of the replies, but it is worth noting that U2 in fact never did become a great band.
*ahem*
Al - July 24, 2004 11:34 am
METALLICA
Tool
Viking Skull
Dogs Die In Hot Cars
Christian Death
lloyd - August 2, 2004 5:38 pm
the beasts of bourbon
tom - August 3, 2004 1:09 am
"Not Drowning, Waving" is ingenious.
Let's see...
* Super Furry Animals
* Cake
* Snot
and my all time fav -
Jamiroquai
Tomás - August 3, 2004 5:05 pm
<ul>
<li>The Yeah Yeah Yeahs</li>
<li>Dogs Die In Hot Cars</li>
<li>And You Will Know Us By the Trail Of Dead</li>
<li>Rodrigo Y Gabriella</li>
<li>Electric Six</li>
</ul>
Andy Collier - August 4, 2004 1:13 pm
My list, (not biased by music genre or my personal musical tastes)
- No Use For a Name
- Five For Fighting
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Propaghandi
- Bad Religion
Three punk bands... maybe I was a little biased....
chris - August 10, 2004 11:26 am
Strawberry alarmclock
hoobastank
dead kennedys
Cai - August 26, 2004 6:57 am
my vote would be for
a perfect circle
at the drive-in
arcane lover
and Mirror Suicides
heather - August 29, 2004 3:16 pm
Franz Ferdinand: Scottish band named after an assasinated Austrian archduke
Cowboy Mouth: good ole New Orleans boys
Massive Attack
Dire Straits
Men At Work
Flogging Molly
Soren - August 31, 2004 6:02 pm
Hard to choose. There are many:
Jon Spencer and the Blues Explosion
Jesus & Mary Chain
Dead Kennedys
Jimi Hendrix Experience (plus greatest album title 'Electric Ladyland' !!)
Velvet Undeground
Black Flag
Afghan Whigs
warwick - September 1, 2004 4:50 am
I like this one from Melbourne, Australia:
This Is Serious Mum, also known as TISM.
MusicManiac - September 7, 2004 6:17 pm
Gotta like these band names:
The Flaming Lips
Meat Puppets
Uncle Tupelo
Supertramp
nomeansno
Tex Tiles and the True Moral Fibres
Tim - September 9, 2004 4:04 pm
In college there was a store off campus called "Larry's"
Larry died and we started calling the store Dead Larry's
and an asian man took over the store and we called him Dead Larry.
and then a band started up called "The Dead Larrys" and that is my nomination for best band name.
sidewalkwarrior - November 23, 2004 1:28 am
The Mr. T Experience
Japancakes
Turbonegro
The Wynonna Riders
Swearing at Motorists
Man or Astroman?
The Vibrators
Chemical Brothers
Sugar Hill Gang
Operation Ivy
The Mothers of Invention
plus others you guys mentioned, but these get my votes.
mike - December 10, 2004 12:45 am
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Rob - December 14, 2004 11:09 pm
Best Band Names by far
Led Zeppelin
Five Man Electrical Band
Creedance Clearwater Revival
Jefferson Airplane
FogHat
Adam M. - December 19, 2004 9:00 pm
Honest Bob & the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives has to be the all-time best band name I've ever run across. I've never heard their stuff, I just stumbled across them on the Web one night a couple of years ago. The name has always stuck in my head.
Luke - December 28, 2004 12:36 am
Just came by this list after listening to Acts of Volition Radio Volume One.
And my all time favourite band name is still: The Bhagavad Guitars.
(A side project of Steve Kilbey of The Church.)
Brian Smith - December 28, 2004 10:52 am
Hi there,
I'm glad you liked the Baghies, but they are actually a band which John Kilbey was in, not Steve. Steve produced one of their records, I think, but John Kilbey was the singer/writer etc. John now runs Karmic Hit (www.karmichit.com), the Kilbey Bros record label.
tall one... (go to your room) - December 29, 2004 11:09 am
As for me- i think these were/are pretty cool names
Tesla
Fear of God
Rainbow Butt Monkeys
Paraniod Delusions
The Slits
Nausea
MC 900 Foot Jesus
Screaching Weasel
L7
Kudos for remembering Toad the Wet Sprocket.... J
spence - January 1, 2005 11:17 pm
SOUNDGARDEN!!!!
val - January 27, 2005 4:46 am
Speaking of the Afghan Whigs, I think there was an off-shoot or the Whigs were an off-shoot of the ASS PONIES.
Turquoiseraven - March 8, 2005 8:17 am
I think i just found the best band names, i was looking at a J-pop site (thats japanese pop music for the uninitiated) and i came across these:
Bump of chicken
Pocket biscuits
Sentimental bus
drioux - March 13, 2005 10:38 pm
1. 667: The Neighbor of the Beast
2. Mice on Ice
3. Naughty Naughty Fishies
4. Katherine Turner Overdrive
5. Dogs Die in Hot Cars
define5 - March 17, 2005 8:07 am
1. Monkeys with clothes on
2. Laughing deckchairs
3. Wayne County & the Electric Chairs (now Jayne)
Why not try a different slant and define yourself musically on www.define5.com?
CerealKiller - March 26, 2005 2:02 pm
The greatest band name of all time:THE STONE ROSES !!
And JOY DIVISION!
heywoodjablowme - March 29, 2005 10:54 am
#1 flaming ed and his polka playing wet hens
#2 please dont eat the catus
#3 the worst band ever
#4 midgets...( all band members are 6'5" or taller)
#5 moe green
mandmsrcool - March 29, 2005 10:59 am
Grace's Period
Jerry Hatrick
Nasal Whistler
Elmer's Goo
Aunt Bea's Pudding
my name is ed whats yours - March 29, 2005 11:03 am
One Inch Shy
YouFaMism
Can-O-Peas
buzzcock
was not was
name is requred - March 29, 2005 11:10 am
great band names by far..
The Velcro Pygmies
Uncle Dickie's Shameless Quickies
The Band Formerly Known As Sausage
Nate Nocturnal and the Nightly Emissions
Jehovah's Witness Protection Program
MacTavish - March 30, 2005 10:57 pm
My top five (limit 3 words)
Cat Rapes Dog
Microdisney
Les Homewreckers
Curved Air
Thee Milkshakes
angeleyes - April 1, 2005 11:15 am
My favorite is The Eagles of Death Metal.
D'Arcy - April 2, 2005 3:56 pm
best names ever...
Pilot To Gunner
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Circle Takes The Square
mewithoutyou
The Murder City Devils
Joshua Fit For Battle
Broken Social Scene
Armor For Sleep
Ubertakmeister - April 5, 2005 1:32 pm
I must admit, pretty good. But:
Bennie Hek & de Houdoe's
Bintangs
Mad Caddies
Ludwig von 88
Mano Negra
are not to be forgotten.
Another one:
NEUK! , which is Dutch for FUCK!
Sturmbahncommandant - April 5, 2005 5:56 pm
Something better:
- Fanfare Ciocarlia
- Frits H. & De Mexicano's
- Die terrorgruppe
- Double Date
- Mark Foggo's Skasters
Ubertakmeister - April 6, 2005 6:05 am
A few other ones:
A Cat Born In An Oven Isn't a Cake
Accidental Goat Sodomy
Adventures in Shrubbery
The Amazing Embarrasonic Human Karaoke Machine
The Band Formerly Known As Sausage
and more to come
TR of Rankin Fame - April 7, 2005 11:18 am
Here's a few to add to the list (good and bad):
Good
+ Oasis (these guys never provided water to a desert straggler)
+ Red Plastic Bag ('Party Monarch' the summer I spent in Barbados)
+ Fussy Part (Because it takes you just a second)
+ Citizen Cope (They even sound like they're just getting by)
+ Velvet Revolver (Scott W. wouldn't have it any other way)
+ Ludacris (B/c he's wild and b/c Usher owes him one)
+ Ace of Base (I wish I'd thought of it)
+ The 2 Live Crew (Listen to these guys again...sooo good)
+ The Arcade Fire (Montreal is hot)
Bad
- Our Lady Peace (Get over it, Raine - and by it, I mean yourself)
- Our Mother Earth (B/c they had no right to continue w/o Edwin)
- L'il -anything-
- Default, Nickelback, Staind, Theory of a Deadman, Creed...or as I like to call them, "Default Theory of a Staind Nickelcreed"
David - April 10, 2005 5:01 am
I am surprised no one mentioned my alltime favourite, although not a REAL band COLD SLITHER was the best band name ever. ON the old G I JOE cartoon, COLD SLITHER was formed with the Dreadknocks
(not a bad name either) acting as heavt metallers in orer to corrupt the youth of America for COBRA.
Yo JoE!
Sean - April 12, 2005 12:21 am
1. The Rolling Stones
2. The Rolling Stones
3. The Rolling Stones
4. The Rolling Stones
5. The Rolling Stones
Ubertakmeister - April 12, 2005 8:56 am
Nada Surf
Dream Theater
The offspring
Ska-p
Skarface
Cuby & the Blizzards
Stratovarius
Helloween
What I believe to be the worst band name ever: Ed Guy
Krezip is also pretty crappy
Sturmbahncommandant: thanks for Frits H & de mexicano's and Mark Foggo!!!
Tom C. - April 12, 2005 11:47 am
I would have to go with the following bands.
Umphrey's Mcgee
King Crimson
Phish
Asia
Yes
Mrs. L - April 12, 2005 11:54 am
The Beatles
Rolling Stones
The Glen Miller Band
Yes
The Who
Gordon k - April 12, 2005 3:04 pm
Heh... can't get it below seven... (these are all real bands btw)
* Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera
* The Blood Sledge Electric Death Chickens
* New Maximum Donkey
* The Amazing Friendly Apple
* Arm the Homeless
* Mr. Quintron and the Flossy Unicorn Puppet Show
* My Dog Has Hitler's Brain
Sturmbahncommandant - April 13, 2005 8:01 am
A few bands I forgot to mention:
- Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
- Jesus Chrystler Supercar
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Dreadlock Pussy
- 1,200,000 Dead Tibetians
- Alcoholocaust
- Reel Big Fish
- Captain Crunch and the Cereal Killers
- The Diarea of Anne Frank
- Dick Delicious and The Tasty Testicles
just came across these....
brian - April 13, 2005 4:24 pm
The Wu Tang Clan.
Ubertakmeister - April 14, 2005 5:37 am
Derek & the domino's
The Guess who
Rainbow
Howlin' Wolf
Cream
Ubertakmeister - April 14, 2005 5:39 am
I almost forgot Dexy's midnight runners!!!
whoever thought of that name should be rewarded with a statue
Sturmbahncommandant - April 14, 2005 2:33 pm
This one slipped through my head today:
- lantaarnpaal (that's "lamppost" in Dutch)
Ken Savage - April 18, 2005 12:53 am
HOw about:
Drop Kick Murphies
or
Sweat Pant Boner
Ubertakmeister - April 18, 2005 3:05 pm
Iced earth
the dead kennedy's
Camp Kill Yourself
And, when you come to think of it, The "Doors" is pretty whack!
ConquistadorBlue - April 20, 2005 12:11 pm
Let us not forget "The Talking Heads". maybe even "Jimmy Eat World". kinda has an apocalyptic-gluttonous ring to it. how bout, the "Goo Goo Dolls" even.
Ubertakmeister - April 27, 2005 10:46 am
Music to watch girls by!!!...
tyggy - April 27, 2005 2:35 pm
Professor Undressor
John - April 27, 2005 4:06 pm
Camper Van Beethoven
I second:
New Pornographers &
Weddings, Parties, Anything
Emily - May 2, 2005 1:04 pm
What the hell? Do you guys like no life something?
Ubertakmeister - May 3, 2005 3:34 pm
LowLita & the chunky cunts
I say Hey, my life is OK (Banana queen, by Zita Swoon)
Ubertakmeister - May 9, 2005 7:40 am
How could I forget!
Mr Mister
Sam the Sham and the Faraos
Ubertakmeister - May 12, 2005 3:57 pm
Big Brother & the holding company
Sturmbahncommandant - May 17, 2005 6:29 am
Driving Through Dothan
9 Angry Muslims
juicy - June 2, 2005 11:49 pm
All real bands from my iTunes archive, linked to official sites where I could find one:<ul><li>Atomic Babies</li><li>The Immortal Lee County Killers</li><li>The Toadliquors (Mojo Nixon's backup band)</li><li>Kidneythieves</li><li>Sister Machine Gun</li><li>Tourettes Lautrec (... on the label Sympathy for the Record Industry.... )</li><li>Weeping Tile (popup warning), and side project (ok, I admit, this one's news to me) Luther Wright and the Wrongs</li></ul>
Diana - June 5, 2005 12:51 pm
1.NIRVANA
2.BLUR
3.SONIC YOUTH
4.THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
5.THE VERVE
DANK - June 8, 2005 12:37 pm
Veruca Salt, i recently discovered, is a character from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
I also like
Puddle Of Mud
Fart Factory
Bonspiel
Broomfiller
Devo
keisha - June 9, 2005 12:55 am
wat about the foo fighters?now that is a kickass name!
Kevin - July 7, 2005 12:20 am
You people don't realize that punk bands have always had the best names. Why, they've given us names like:
Anal Blast
Anal Cunt
Cock and Ball Torture
Dead Kennedys
Buzzcocks
Carcass
Cripple Bastards
Napalm Death
Bile
Dead Infection
General Surgery
Fuck...I'm Dead
Impaled
Last Days of Humanity
Lymphatic Phlegm
Regurgitate
Vomitorial Corpulence
The list goes on and on. I must also mention my own band name, Dead Slave Revolt.
alex - July 16, 2005 6:22 pm
Me and my freinds are making a band and the only names my sis wants us to call it is basketball team names. She SUCKZ at namin bands.
D'Arcy - July 19, 2005 12:14 am
THE MURDER CITY DEVILS (real band)
ralphie - July 27, 2005 7:27 pm
you'll love this one:
ECHO BRAVO
real band. real awesome.
check 'em out at myspace.com/echobravo
SonicMoleChaser - July 28, 2005 12:37 pm
Penis Flytrap.
Bryan Campbell - July 29, 2005 11:43 pm
A friend of mine came up with to great (potential) band names:
#1 Pariah Carrie
#2 Boy Scouts with Crowbars
If you use them for you local band (or just "band" if you become famous) please make a website so I can hear your music!
Johns - July 30, 2005 1:06 am
I think a cool name I just came by is ACRISIS. (real band) Is it even a word...
Owen Byrne - August 1, 2005 12:17 am
It amazes me that nobody has mentioned perhaps the first band that exhibited irony and self-reflection in their name - namely The Who. I think they even had a ? at the end when they started out. Also recently ran across an article mentioning "God Speed You! Black Emperor", and another one that comes to mind is "Gob" - the punk ethos captured perfectly.
The big M - August 2, 2005 9:44 pm
Well....as discussed Fabulosos Cadillacs has earned a place high up there...
... and according to me Soda Stereo
David Jones - August 5, 2005 1:49 am
I think Odeo is a good brand!
The 1st Dude they ever called "Dude" - August 5, 2005 5:02 am
Some classics from the late 60's:
Captain Beyond
Blodwyn Pig
Mott the Hoople
Moby Grape
The Grateful Dead
...quickly come to mind, Funny, but now that 30+ years have gone by, some things come quickly to mind. In '69, the quickest thing that came to mind was something along the order of "Wow....".
Cameron - August 11, 2005 2:50 pm
hmm....well I'm not sure that anything except opinions and bais dictate whether or not a band name is good or bad, but I think these names are pretty cool.
Hot Hot Heat
Foo Fighters
The Flaming Lips
Pink Floyd
Corduroy
Placebo
Bloc Party
Weezer
AC/DC
El Torpedo
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
...all of these are pretty popular bands I know, but they're pretty cool
David - August 12, 2005 11:18 pm
I just got to the bottom of the list and no one has mentioned Gov't Mule - playing music for your ass!
to make five add in:
Pink Floyd
Foo Fighters
Shihad
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
Jens Schwoon - August 15, 2005 12:07 pm
Hi
One of the best bandnames was a name of band from Germany in the 90ties called "Cliff Barnes and the fear of Winning"
greetings, jens
Mike Talmen - August 18, 2005 1:21 am
Hi,
I <3 |_| in 733t spake. OMG WTF BBQ JJEEZUZ wtf. I love every one. My IP = 69.221.338.71 so pls call me k thx. OMG OMG OMG I love every1 k thx. OMG ORGY
Gene - August 18, 2005 1:23 am
What the fuck was with that last post? I don't know about everyone else but I thought it was the dumbest post I've seen in a while.
Jason - August 18, 2005 1:25 am
Ummm......go back to school k thx
Ty - October 2, 2005 8:24 pm
i have a few good names too
Funk Sway**
The Blunts
Four heads
Beeper Blitz
i made them up so they kinda suck but i think they're alright
i am a meat puppet - October 6, 2005 3:21 am
And yet, I vote:
Jodie Foster's Army.
Laughing John - October 12, 2005 9:30 am
How can you possibly miss these:
Scraping foetus off the wheel
Funking Barstewards
Sheep on drugs
The kitchens of distinction
Tallulah Gosh (which is cool rather than silly)
Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
The man from Delmonte
Laughing John - October 12, 2005 9:32 am
I forgot "The new fast automatic daffodils" ....
Festus Clamrod - October 17, 2005 3:02 pm
In my years of rockin' I think the greatest name of a band was 500ft. of pipe.
giggidy - October 18, 2005 7:29 am
Poison The Well
A little morbid perhaps, but very clever. Die.
juicyjuice - October 19, 2005 8:20 am
? Metallica
? Soundgarden
? Audiovent
? The Rolling Stones
? The Beatles
? Fleetwood Mac
? Dire Straits
? Bad Religion
thickair - November 9, 2005 12:00 pm
Drunken Frat Boys on Coke
Matzeltov Cocktails
Edward Snider - November 12, 2005 11:52 pm
a1f9d666cfcb5106df6c20aed454c49d9a Good work, nice webpaqe.
Halissa - November 13, 2005 1:41 am
There's a band from Fremantle in Western Australia, that I reckon has a pretty good name: 'Eskimo Joe'.
Gozzy - November 14, 2005 2:29 am
I like +Thirsty Merc+ as a name becuase its good to say.
kent macisaac - November 15, 2005 9:32 pm
I ve always been a fan of names that are somehow appropriate to the band's style.
1. console
2. the decemberists
3. mogwai
4. american analog set
5. electric president
6. warsaw pack
7. the microphones
8. bad brains
9. clann zu
10. the arcade fire
and some appropriate and cool sounding stage names:
1. Patrick Wolf
2. Andrew Bird
Derek - November 20, 2005 12:33 am
1. Dead Flowers Bloom
2. The Dicks
3. Stupid Fucking Hippie
4. Them
5. the Inkspots
gm0n3y - December 1, 2005 8:25 pm
And They Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
- definately the best name ever
- too bad they are a really crappy band
ubertakmeister - December 2, 2005 9:47 am
my dying foetus
my dying bride
spinal tap
spinvis
(im)mortality ratings included
zarathustra
concubine
wu tang clan???
the comets
general mortars
mark'oh???
ween
booker t & the mg's
whallop
M.I.J.R (mes in je rib)
the velvet underground
Roxy music
ugly kid joe
nosoy loco y los hastaluego's
Chippy - December 6, 2005 4:28 pm
Yo,
I be looking for a new band name for my band. You see we were originally called 'The Jet City P*rn Stars', but we fancied a change...something more British, with a 'The' at the begining. We are an 'alternative/mod/punk/rock' band i guess...
You guys seem to be so good, you couldnt come up with one for us could ya? That would be sweet :P
xxx
ubertakmeister - December 7, 2005 9:25 am
how about "the tripps"? if u gonna use this one, please put 50 bucks on me account...
ubertakmeister - December 7, 2005 9:27 am
Seedling
Wat nou?
the undeclinable ambuscade
johan
er was eens...
ubertakmeister - December 7, 2005 9:33 am
loose, or 35007
Chippy - December 8, 2005 5:35 am
lol, cool thanks, i like 'em. Specially The Tripps :P If we choose that one i'll have to mention you, although i only know you as 'ubertakmeister'.
anywho, thanks again :)
xxx
ubertakmeister - December 8, 2005 9:54 am
that is enough, people know me by that name, also away from the internet.
how'bout the big hair revival band?
or "the oh fuck me pants not be rippeds"?
ubertakmeister - December 8, 2005 1:54 pm
one of those bands you do not want to know
mannenkoor karrenspoor (it is a band, it is dutch and it is horrible)
Bands you want to know
Jovink en de voederbietels (also dutch, but they kick ass)
WC experience (see Jovink en de voederbietels)
Dirk - December 15, 2005 12:31 pm
I really like THE WHO and the STONES
kj - January 7, 2006 10:11 pm
Don't Ever Forget
THE WHO
Kevin - January 9, 2006 1:01 am
The Folk Implosion is, without a doubt, THE greatest band name I have ever heard. Now I must listen to them.