Punch’s Burning Jukebox asked:
I’ve always thought that RADIOHEAD was the best name I’ve ever heard for a band, Thank god they live up to having such a great name..
other great “names”
Oasis
Jane’s Addiction
The Smiths
U2
R.E.M
Last Shadow Puppets
Grateful Dead
Nirvana
Depeche Mode
Crowded House
Love
Jesus and Mary Chain
Porno for Pyros
you get the idea
whats your favorite “Band” name
BQ: WORST name for a band
as in……….
Todd the Wet Sprocket…
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YES.
Radiohead IS the greatest band name of all time.
But I like the name Sound Garden too.
Oasis
Muse
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The New Pornographers
I really like the name Black Moth Super Rainbow, because it’s so incredibly and delightfully random.
Others good names:
The Late B.P. Helium
Deerhoof
Architecture in Helsinki
Led Zeppelin
Nirvana
Radiohead is top of that list
I agree with Oasis also
Add in
The Bravery
Muse
Arctic Monkeys
Coldplay
The Airborne Toxic Event
God Is An Astronaut
Set the White Flags on Fire Slowly
If Theses Trees Could Talk
For A Minor Reflection
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
I think Blue Oyster Cult is a good one … what does that even mean??
Metallica got kinda crafty with their name
Sex Pistols
Lumberjack Death Squad
Suicidal Tendencies
Butthole Surfers
worst .. Jonas brothers
or Dave Matthews Band – Now thats original
Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly.
Jimmy Eat World
i would set myself on fire for you
The Tragically Hip
Metallica
Dark New Day
Some of my favorite band names~
Scar Symmetry
The Haunted
Bloodsimple
Godsmack
Hatebreed
Throwdown
myGRAIN
Machinemade God
Dark Age
etc…
BQ~ Worst band name~ Dying Fetus…it’s just wrong
Best=MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE
I love these names
Linkin Park
Coldplay
Nirvana
Matchbox 20
I’ve always thought The Moody Blues was a pretty sweet band name…also
The Grateful Dead
The Velvet Underground
The Who
The Band
Led Zeppelin
Judas Priest
BQ:For lack of something original, The Jonas Brothers : )
Men Without Hats
Genesis
Led Zeppelin
Warrant
Motley Crue
Blue Oyster Cult
Presidents of the United States of America.
Deep Purple
Audioslave
Doobie Brothers
Breaking Point
Electric Light Orchestra
Finger 11
Gov’t Mule
Phish
The Guess Who
Ra
Union Underground
—I’m in total agreement with Stone Cold about Moody Blues.
Kings of Leon
Aqualung
The New Pornographers
Audioslave
my favorite band name and my favorite band is ***THE BAND*********
Hm.
The Moldy Peaches sounds cool to me.
Everyone always bags on Toad The Wet Sprocket but I guess since I like them I never really thought their name was that dumb.
The Devil Wears Prada is a lame name, seems like a lot of these pop-punky/emo/whatever-the-heck-they-are bands have dumb names.
Other lame/bad names:
Flock of Seagulls – stupid name
The Church – that’s just boring
Botch – great band, boring name
Metallica – lame name, had they not been so ******** it would have been over the top cheese
Smif & Wessun – lame lame horrible name
Here’s a few of my favorite band names:
Talking Heads
Guttermouth
The ****** – it’s a ballsy name
Mephiskapheles – probably the best ska band name ever
Oingo Boingo
The Animals – it’s both cool and lame at the same time
John Cougar Concentration Camp – lame band, great name
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Killswitch Engage
Mindless Self Indulgence
Muse
Avenged Sevenfold
Metallica
Between the Buried and Me
Lamb of God
The Rolling Stones
Silversun Pickups
Favorites:
1) Ultimate Spinach
2) Strawberry Alarm Clock
3) Psychedelic Furs
Worst:
1) Love Unlimited Orchestra
2) The Slits (worst album cover too — three ***** women covered head to toe with mud
The Awesome Machine is my veryyyyyyyyy favorite band name:)
best (as they come to me) bikini kill, violent femmes, crass, the adicts, the clash, interpol, portishead, witchcraft, the smiths, minutemen, the dead milkmen, joy division, the strangeloves ….supergrass (always thought that was a perfect name for a rock band)
worst (again as they come) beastie boys, ABBA, le tigre, men at work, r.e.m., rose hill drive, silver jews, dinosaur jr., the electric prunes, the swingin’ medallions ……lone justice is such a stupid name
i’m going to stop now because i could go on and on…..
I’m gonna go with The Smiths and The Doors… Simple yet somehow meaningful…
BQ: Anything where something’s spelled wrong (excepting The Beatles,) eg. Limp Bizkit.
Death Cab for Cutie
Crowded House (you know it)
The Police
The Doors
Postal Service
Smashing Pumkins
BQ: ABBA (sorry name)
Three come to mind,
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Artic Monkeys
Alice In Chains
BQ: The Butthole Surfers, *** were they thinking lol
Oh so many! Here are few favorites
Nouvelle Vague
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Commander Cody And The Lost Planet Airmen
Boxing Ghandis
Dog **** Blues Band (a local act back in the ’70s)
Right Said Fred
Dinosaur Jr. has the best band name, one of my favourite names at least.
Queens of the Stone Age
Under the Influence of Giants
2 very meh bands, but awesome names.
I always thought 3 Dog Night was a good name. Ok, ok, I’m partial to doggies, but the idea of measuring the cold by how many dogs you need to sleep with is kinda cool to me.
Worst name HAS to be Dead Puppies. Ugh!
Ok, I concede. Butthole Surfers is worse.
Wait! Dying Fetus? Somebody actually named their band THAT? ? Double UGH!
THE BEACH BOYS
heh heh
Fuzzy, did you know that Brian discovered Three Dog Night?
when he worked with them they were called “Red Wood”
I think the name change was a good idea!!
Ah there so many out there but I’ll go with my favorite band, The Rolling Stones, just easier for me to say
take care
dave
soundgarden
audioslave
pearl jam
nirvana
alice in chains
incubus
velvet revolver
guns n’ roses
led zeppelin
tool
Yeah Radiohead is a really cool name.
Also, not being biased but The Who.
I mean can’t much more original than that ;D
-Red Hot Chili Peppers
-U2
-Muse
-The Clash
and more!
These arent my fave bands exactly, really like theyre names
The Filthy Youth
Broken Social Scene
The Fashion
Crystal Castles (cuz it has my name in it lol)
The Cure