Brandon Burke Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 My buddy Andreas and I have something of a competition between the two of us. Whenever we hear about a completely ridiculous band name we email it to the other ad nauseum. He last got me with a psychedelic 60's band called Banana Creme Weather Balloon. Personally, I've always been partial to When People Were Shorter and Lived Near Water. That one's pretty brilliant....... Quote
dave9199 Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 About 10 years ago when I was in a band, we played with a band called Rain Like The Sound Of Trains. You've also got Anal Cunt. And one of my favorite band ever...Guided By Voices Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 When People Were Shorter and Lived Near Water. That one's pretty brilliant....... Wow, what a great/weird name for a band!!! I think there's a band here in Kansas City named "Hairy Apes BMX". I don't think this next name is particularly absurd, but "The Band that Saved the World" is kinda fun. Great idea for a thread!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Joe G Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 One local band that didn't last long: Aids Babies. That's pretty poor. Another one was Let's Beat Up Joe. Needless to say, I never caught them live either... Quote
rockefeller center Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 Tony Levin's extra band names Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 One local band that didn't last long: Aids Babies. That's pretty poor. Looking through an old Pitchweekly (free weekly rag), there was a band here back in Sept. called "Child Pornography". Quote
couw Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 my collegue once played in a band named Fuck The Punk & The Masturbators Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 I think there's a band around here that calls themselves Dirt Nap. Always thought that had a nice ring to it. Another clever one I've seen listed recently: Onward Crispin Glover Quote
jazzypaul Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 I think there's a band around here that calls themselves Dirt Nap. Always thought that had a nice ring to it. one of the tunes in the Three Blind Mice playlist is called..."This oughta wake Kurt Cobain from his dirt nap". I think it might just make a better band name, however. Quote
Brandon Burke Posted November 17, 2003 Author Report Posted November 17, 2003 The F*cking Champs were actually just The Champs at first. Needless to say, there was another Champs. I think the idea for the name change stems from the old joke about hitting someone in the arm. Which arm? Your f*ckin' arm! Also, there's a heavy metal cover band down here in Austin named Back Stabbath, which I find very funny. Quote
WD45 Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 The Sunburned Hand of the Man Jackie O Motherfucker Quote
John B Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 the best band name I ever saw was The Reverend Pimp Daddy and his Deacons of Love. Quote
maren Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 When People Were Shorter and Lived Near THE Water (Bobby Goldsboro cover band, recorded on Shimmy Disc...) The F*cking Champs were actually just The Champs at first. Needless to say, there was another Champs. Reminds me -- a friend of mine played in a band called "Chunk" whose leader heard of a "new" band (~1990) in North Carolina sporting the same name -- friend's bandleader warned these college upstarts to change their name, which they did -- to SUPERCHUNK. They got a lot further than "Chunk" did. Quote
Brandon Burke Posted November 17, 2003 Author Report Posted November 17, 2003 Reminds me -- a friend of mine played in a band called "Chunk" whose leader heard of a "new" band (~1990) in North Carolina sporting the same name -- friend's bandleader warned these college upstarts to change their name, which they did -- to SUPERCHUNK. They got a lot further than "Chunk" did. I forgot about that. Quote
AfricaBrass Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 The name of the band wasn't that strange (The Holy Modal Rounders), but I love the title of this album. The Moray Eels Eat the Holy Modal Rounders Quote
jlhoots Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 Since no one's mentioned them yet, Dead Kennedys (lead "singer" - Jello Biafra). Quote
maren Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 Since no one's mentioned them yet, Dead Kennedys (lead "singer" - Jello Biafra). And great (at machine-hard-and-fast picking) bass player: Klaus Fluoride. Quote
jacman Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 (edited) Since no one's mentioned them yet, Dead Kennedys (lead "singer" - Jello Biafra). And great (at machine-hard-and-fast picking) bass player: Klaus Fluoride. and guitarist-East Bay Ray! ************************************* i have a friend who has a band called Anal Spew. Edited November 17, 2003 by jacman Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 There used to be an Irish band based in Nottingham, UK called Patty O'Doors and the Sun Loungers. I alwas though Hatfield and the North was an odd name - the band were named after the first sign on the M1. And one for the medieval history buffs that I've mentioned before - an English folk reggae band (seriously...dub meets morris dancing) who called themselves Edward II and the Red Hot Polkas. Sadly they changed this to Edward II and more recently EIIK. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 Silly Band Names Notice the one from December 15th, 1998. That was two years before we formed Organissimo!!!!!! Quote
DTMX Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 A band that has played in Atlanta a great deal: Dick Delicious and the Tasty Testicles. A band I saw listed in a Dallas newspaper: Three Men and a Baby Jesus. And who could forget ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead? Quote
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