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has gotta be "Geezers of Nazareth"

I crack up every time I hear it or think of them.

― phil jones (interstar), Sunday, 22 December 2002 12:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Fuck is a good one.

― Callum (Callum), Sunday, 22 December 2002 14:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Alien Sex Fiend

― Dave Fischer, Sunday, 22 December 2002 15:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Van Der Graaf Generator

...tho', as oddly excellent as that is, i suspet that in the end some unheard-by-me death metal band will take the biscuit

― t\'\'t (t''t), Sunday, 22 December 2002 16:53 (twenty-three years ago)

The Teardrop Explodes remains my fave

― Matthew (faster), Sunday, 22 December 2002 19:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Best bad band name has to be Lesbian Dopeheads on Mopeds, who were an offshoot of Gaye Bikers on Acid

― meirion john lewis (mei), Sunday, 22 December 2002 19:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Talking Heads or Pixies.

― David Allen, Sunday, 22 December 2002 21:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Ass Baboons Of Venus. No, I'm not kidding. They're on Bulb Records. Prepare to be disappointed.

― maria b (maria b), Sunday, 22 December 2002 21:11 (twenty-three years ago)

my high school band, the steve buscemis

― brains (cerybut), Sunday, 22 December 2002 21:36 (twenty-three years ago)

brains: I saw a band called "Busemi" I think!

Sonic Youth because it has become even less true than it was when they came up with it.

― Jonathan Williams (ex machina), Sunday, 22 December 2002 21:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Foreheads In A Fishtank is right up there.

― Charlie (Charlie), Sunday, 22 December 2002 22:41 (twenty-three years ago)

"bob hope to die", "strap-on dicks", or "ed asner's gay", none of whom i've heard.

― dan (dan), Sunday, 22 December 2002 22:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Bumblebee Unlimited

― Jan Geerinck, Sunday, 22 December 2002 23:10 (twenty-three years ago)

the league of nathans.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Sunday, 22 December 2002 23:49 (twenty-three years ago)

THE TRAIL OF DISMEMBERED CORPSES LEADING UP TO THE MAUSOLEUM OF TERROR

metal

― juiceboxxx, Monday, 23 December 2002 00:04 (twenty-three years ago)

I still say Teenage Jesus & the Jerks.

― original bgm, Monday, 23 December 2002 00:52 (twenty-three years ago)

im convinced its The Steve Buscemis

― Chupa-Cabras (vicc13), Monday, 23 December 2002 01:20 (twenty-three years ago)

The Heroine Sheiks?

― j.lu (j.lu), Monday, 23 December 2002 05:42 (twenty-three years ago)

and the winner is..............

Gold Frankincense & Disk Drive

― baxter wingnut, Monday, 23 December 2002 07:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Badical Turbo Radness!!!!1

― Nick Mirov (nick), Monday, 23 December 2002 09:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Giant Baby. i remember cracking up at a line up at the Garage which was King Prawn and Giant Baby. both great names. there is/was also a band called Brain of Morbius. which roxor.

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 23 December 2002 10:26 (twenty-three years ago)

seeing as he's modest, i'll dob in my boyfriend. his last band was 'george w bush', aka 'sex and the sex'. also check out http://sam.hochberg.com/bandname.html, it lists every amusing/bizarre band name that i could have come up with..

― jesus_was_a_gogo_dancer, Monday, 23 December 2002 13:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Barbra Streisand's Dirtbox

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Monday, 23 December 2002 13:34 (twenty-three years ago)

The Ping Pong Bitches

― Bryan N, Monday, 23 December 2002 19:06 (twenty-three years ago)

THE TRAIL OF DISMEMBERED CORPSES LEADING UP TO THE MAUSOLEUM OF TERROR? ToD rip-off...

― Callum (Callum), Monday, 23 December 2002 19:13 (twenty-three years ago)

(see! told ya so! no contest really, eh?)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Monday, 23 December 2002 19:30 (twenty-three years ago)

John Cougar Concentration Camp

― Lord Custos Omega (Lord Custos Omega), Monday, 23 December 2002 21:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Fearless Iranians From Hell
Morphine

― Ian Johnson (orion), Monday, 23 December 2002 21:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Fuck... I'm Dead

also metal

― _, Monday, 23 December 2002 22:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Either Josta Baby or Ray Gae & Skadorfis Skadorfis Skadorfis Skadorfis Skadorfis Skadorfis Skadorfis Skadorfis Skadorfis (featuring members of mid/late 90's Ska sensation Orafice Skadorafice).

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 03:33 (twenty-three years ago)

you've got foetus on your breath

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 03:43 (twenty-three years ago)

I think that's rum adn heineken, actually.

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 03:46 (twenty-three years ago)

The Pop Group

― Dave K, Thursday, 26 December 2002 05:54 (twenty-three years ago)

three months pass...

Atom and His Package, just 'cause it makes me laugh.

― Alicia, Thursday, 27 March 2003 02:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Half Man Half Biscuit

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Thursday, 27 March 2003 02:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Mott the Hoople

― girl scout heroin (iamamonkey), Thursday, 27 March 2003 02:20 (twenty-three years ago)

the architectural abdabs

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 27 March 2003 02:22 (twenty-three years ago)

50 million elvis fans can't be wrong

― mick hall (mick hall), Thursday, 27 March 2003 11:17 (twenty-three years ago)

A Fighting Force of Extraordinary Magnitude
The Honkies
Garajmahal

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 27 March 2003 13:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Imagine this on a Marquee

Fetus Fajitas
Tastes Like Chicken

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Thursday, 27 March 2003 14:03 (twenty-three years ago)

demon fuzz

― your null fame (yournullfame), Thursday, 27 March 2003 14:09 (twenty-three years ago)

The Von Bondies used to be The Baby Killers. I wish they didnt change it.

― David Allen, Thursday, 27 March 2003 18:25 (twenty-three years ago)

The Mobile Homos.

I made this one up.

― sammy, Thursday, 27 March 2003 19:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The Von Bondies used to be The Baby Killers. I wish they didnt change it.

Oh those were the days....

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 27 March 2003 19:15 (twenty-three years ago)

What is the greatest rock band name?

...add Soft Machine

― christoff (christoff), Thursday, 27 March 2003 19:17 (twenty-three years ago)

I like Masonic Boom

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 27 March 2003 19:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Joy Division

― Evan (Evan), Thursday, 27 March 2003 19:22 (twenty-three years ago)

I shared a rehearsal space with Poopookaka and the Bumbums some ten years ago.

― Rich Williams (superultramega), Thursday, 27 March 2003 19:35 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm actually extremely partial to my friends' metal band's name, which is Filth Porn.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 27 March 2003 19:42 (twenty-three years ago)

monster magnet

― kevin brady (groeuvre), Thursday, 27 March 2003 20:17 (twenty-three years ago)

the slugfuckers (yes they exist)

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 27 March 2003 23:39 (twenty-three years ago)

T.J. and the Eckleburgs

― Greg, Friday, 28 March 2003 00:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Was this an offshot of TJ and the Hookers?

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Friday, 28 March 2003 00:15 (twenty-three years ago)

When I was a kid in Sheffield there were a local band by the name of the Fuck City Shitters

― Gatinha (rwillmsen), Friday, 28 March 2003 00:31 (twenty-three years ago)

best and worst band name: Free Beer

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 28 March 2003 00:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Teen Cthulhu is still my fave of the moment

― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Friday, 28 March 2003 02:45 (twenty-three years ago)

I've always liked names that sound like sitcom satire fodder - like Agoraphobic Nosebleed. So outrageous it's cool.

and these are all real, in case you didn't know:

New Faggot Cunts
Cock and Ball Torture
Festival of Dead Deer
Behead The Prophet No Lord Shall Live
Zip Code Rapists

yeah...

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 28 March 2003 02:57 (twenty-three years ago)

there was a noise project back in the day called nosebleed satori, one of my favorite names.

― your null fame (yournullfame), Friday, 28 March 2003 03:54 (twenty-three years ago)

This is an honest-to-God lineup at one of Detroit's fabulous watering holes....

Age of Maturity
Deceiving Lifes [sic] Confusion
Aventity
Subterrain
and my favorite...Septic Asphyxiation

― webcrack (music=crack), Friday, 28 March 2003 04:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Inflatable Dad!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 28 March 2003 04:11 (twenty-three years ago)

MANDATE

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 28 March 2003 04:20 (twenty-three years ago)

my project has the best name ever:

The Michael Jackson Sleep-overs

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Friday, 28 March 2003 05:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Coupla candidates:

I Can Lick Any Son Of A Bitch In The House

Hot Snakes

Jodie Foster's Army

― Anthem of the Snake, Friday, 28 March 2003 05:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Don Johnson Big Band... It's a local hip hop crew.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 28 March 2003 09:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Hans Blix and the Inspectors

(don't steal it its mine!!!!)

ok take it. fine.

no, take it. really

i want you to.

― gabriel (gabe), Friday, 28 March 2003 12:07 (twenty-three years ago)

The 4 best band names ever are :

1. Buggles
2. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch
3. Hot Butter
4. The Cherry Smash

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Friday, 28 March 2003 16:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Onward Crispin Glover--outta Kansas City a couple of years ago.

― Colin, Friday, 28 March 2003 17:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Tao Jones

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 28 March 2003 17:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Eat a Bag of Dicks. Too bad they are/were terrible.

― adam (adam), Friday, 28 March 2003 20:06 (twenty-three years ago)

This is an honest-to-God lineup at one of Detroit's fabulous watering holes....
Age of Maturity
Deceiving Lifes [sic] Confusion
Aventity
Subterrain
and my favorite...Septic Asphyxiation

That has to be at the I-Rock, isn't it??

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 28 March 2003 20:11 (twenty-three years ago)

New Pornographers gets my vote. Or Bathtub Shitters.

― Nathan Webb (Nathan Webb), Friday, 28 March 2003 20:24 (twenty-three years ago)

FUCK EMOS was a pretty great band name given it's retardedly limited resonance. althought now, with the ascendance of emo-crap, it takes on a whole new meaning.

― your null fame (yournullfame), Friday, 28 March 2003 23:35 (twenty-three years ago)

My perennial favorite:

AFGHANISTAN BANANA STAND

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 28 March 2003 23:37 (twenty-three years ago)

That has to be at the I-Rock, isn't it??

One would expect so, or at least the Token lounge.....But it is the Wired Frog. Gone metal, apparently.

― webcrack (music=crack), Friday, 28 March 2003 23:51 (twenty-three years ago)

one month passes...

Satan's Bake Sale - Metal from P.A.
Bananas Up the Asshole - Homocore from Mass.

― Brandon Welch (Brandon Welch), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 06:27 (twenty-three years ago)

three weeks pass...

Some Canadian Content:

Chickenmilk
Jehova's Wetness
Porcelain Forehead

― Bud Punchcard, Friday, 30 May 2003 15:39 (twenty-three years ago)

The Magic Bastards - they were around West Yorkshire in the late 80s /early 90s

― nick.K (nick.K), Friday, 30 May 2003 15:46 (twenty-three years ago)

I still think Squirrel Nut Zippers had a great name.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 30 May 2003 16:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Rock Of Travolta

― Nick H, Friday, 30 May 2003 16:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Hijack Elemental

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 30 May 2003 16:54 (twenty-three years ago)

in name only (as i've not heard music from either), i'm partial to:

The Gaza Strippers
Vietnambla (a Turbonegro tribute band, IIRC)

― janni (janni), Friday, 30 May 2003 18:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Imperial Teen

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 30 May 2003 18:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Teenage Jesus and the Jerks

― Jrvision (visionjr), Friday, 30 May 2003 18:21 (twenty-three years ago)

The Heroine Sheiks - great name, crap band

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 30 May 2003 19:37 (twenty-three years ago)

whoops, Heroin (no "e")

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 30 May 2003 19:37 (twenty-three years ago)

JFKFC

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 30 May 2003 19:43 (twenty-three years ago)

the tom cruise missile

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Friday, 30 May 2003 19:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Sorry About Dresden.

― cis (cis), Friday, 30 May 2003 19:59 (twenty-three years ago)

The Lee Harvey Keitel Band
The Voluptious Horror of Karen Black

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 31 May 2003 01:24 (twenty-three years ago)

and just remember folks, as this goes to prove:

if the band's name is clever, the band itself probably won't be.

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Saturday, 31 May 2003 16:36 (twenty-three years ago)

The Winona Ryders
The Gaza Strippers
Street Walking Cheetahs
Jodie Foster's Army
Screaming Trees

― Roman (Roman), Sunday, 1 June 2003 15:27 (twenty-three years ago)

I have yet to fully form my band: The Optimistic Optometrists

...or not.

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Sunday, 1 June 2003 21:13 (twenty-three years ago)

the jicks
the dirty dishes
green milk from the planet orange
spoon
built to spill
cities to drown in
heavy vegetable
my bloody valentine
red red meat
q and not u
the dean malenkos

― kyle carter, Monday, 2 June 2003 07:11 (twenty-three years ago)

'Sorry About Dresden'!!!!!

You've Got Foetus On Your Breath.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 2 June 2003 09:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Seconded: Fuck... I'm Dead. There's another drum machine type gore metal band called Gutted which is also great.

Especially if they teamed up to form I'm Dead... Gutted

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Monday, 2 June 2003 10:25 (twenty-three years ago)

I agree with a couple of people above: Teenage Jesus and the Jerks.

Also:
-Death Comet Crew
-MC Hellshit and DJ Carhouse

― die9o (dhadis), Monday, 2 June 2003 13:48 (twenty-three years ago)

There's a band in Glasgow called Dogs Die in Hot Cars.

I imagine they are shit.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 2 June 2003 20:51 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll second The Dean Malenkos. On a similar vein, Mr Pogo.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 3 June 2003 00:05 (twenty-three years ago)

The Boo Radleys = the perfect shoegazer name.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 3 June 2003 00:11 (twenty-three years ago)

The Sputtering Bloodfarts

― Chris Clark, Tuesday, 3 June 2003 13:52 (twenty-three years ago)

autechre

i'm slutty for sleek, latinate, futuresounding names.

― Leee (Leee), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 06:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Auntie Christ
Kathleen Turner Overdrive
The The
? and the Mysterians
Spinal Tap

― Chris Clark, Wednesday, 4 June 2003 10:17 (twenty-three years ago)

...and not forgetting Paint The Walls With Blood.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 12:40 (twenty-three years ago)

MC Hellshit & DJ Carhouse
The Crucifucks
Nat King Kong

― Joshua Davis (josh_anomaly), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 15:03 (twenty-three years ago)

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