Bands you refuse to listen to because their name is awful

[stavros]

Although it doesn't bother me, I've heard a number of people say they're very put off Ross From Friends.

 

[Orang Utan]

Although it doesn't bother me, I've heard a number of people say they're very put off Ross From Friends.

What about DJ Seinfeld?

 

[stavros]

What about DJ Seinfeld?

I haven't tried him/her yet, and to be fair I've only heard one Ross from Friends track.

 

[8ball]

I take it Ross from Friends isn’t actually in the band.

 

[rekil]

Fall Out Boy.

And in the olden times whenever I googled The Fall I'd get about 20 pages of Fall Out Boy shit instead.

 

[stavros]

I take it Ross from Friends isn’t actually in the band.

No, Ross from Friends is one bloke called Felix from Colchester.

His artist photo on All Music has to be staged, to as to resemble another famous East Anglian:

 

[Orang Utan]

More of a DJ than a producer ain’t he?

 

[Johnny Vodka]

DJ Tennis - not exactly the most enticing name. When I first read it, I didn't realise it was an artist at all and thought it was slang for b2b.

 

[Steel Icarus]

DJ Tennis - not exactly the most enticing name. When I first read it, I didn't realise it was an artist at all and thought it was slang for b2b.

Love his sets

 

[killer b]

Mrs B has just texted me from Green Man festival to tell me she saw a band called Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, and they were good. There is zero chance I would have taken a chance on them, NGL

 

[BristolEcho]

I was meant to see Cocaine Piss in a few weeks time.

 

[killer b]

I wanted to see them but it's a week monday and I'll be just back from a festival so don't think I can manage it

 

[Orang Utan]

Despite their excellent names, I doubt I’d go see Pissed Jeans or Floor Drugs

 

[killer b]

Pissed Jeans are an amazing band, and have a great name

 

[Skim]

I don’t think I could refuse to listen to a band/artist purely because of their name, but

Velvet Condom
Tropical Fuck Storm
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

 

[killer b]

Mrs B has just texted me from Green Man festival to tell me she saw a band called Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, and they were good. There is zero chance I would have taken a chance on them, NGL

I have now listened to them, and I guess Mrs b must have found some great drugs at green man festival

 

[belboid]

I have now listened to them, and I guess Mrs b must have found some great drugs at green man festival

They were great. Much better than their albums sound and ever such nice young men.

There are almost enough acts at GM this year for them to run a Shit Name stage all weekend

 

[stavros]

Mrs B has just texted me from Green Man festival to tell me she saw a band called Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, and they were good. There is zero chance I would have taken a chance on them, NGL

You see, their name attracted me, and what I've heard of their music is quite good.

Tropical Fuck Storm

They are very good, especially their first album.

 

[Skim]

You see, their name attracted me, and what I've heard of their music is quite good.


They are very good, especially their first album.

I agree and like what I’ve heard of them… ditto Psychedelic Porn Crumpets!

 

[hitmouse]

I wanted to see them but it's a week monday and I'll be just back from a festival so don't think I can manage it

I wanted to see them as well, but someone I was talking to yesterday told me that they'd cancelled their tour cos of getting covid, so the odds are I probably won't see them either. (ETA: although having now checked, can't see any mention of it being cancelled on their fb or insta, so who knows?)

 

[Knotted]

Have we had the Viagara Boys yet? I actually rather like them but I hate their name.

 

[chainsawjob]

Barsteward Sons of Val Doonican

It's also the hand knitted tank tops they wear tbh.

People seem to rate them as a festival band, and say they're a lot of fun, but I'm put off.

 

[chainsawjob]

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

Saw them at Glastonbury, they made not a lot of impression tbh (although my concentration was elsewhere at the time, plus I couldn't see the stage). The name attracted me rather than put me off though.

 

[Knotted]

I think I've said this upthread, but Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs is really fun to say. Also if you're going to say it and you have to remember it, you instictively put a rhythm to it. It's a three beat/rest/four beat thing for me. But how cool is that, you're already thinking in musical terms just saying the name.

 

[killer b]

People seem to rate them as a festival band,

Have to say, I immediately write off any band people rate as a festival band.

 

[Yossarian]

I think Cronic Jizz wins the "shittest name on the shitty name stage" award here.

 

[chainsawjob]

I think Cronic Jizz wins the "shittest name on the shitty name stage" award here.

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cupid_stunt's on that line up

 

[cupid_stunt]

cupid_stunt's on that line up

That's very well spotted!

 

[Lorca]

Barsteward Sons of Val Doonican

It's also the hand knitted tank tops they wear tbh.

People seem to rate them as a festival band, and say they're a lot of fun, but I'm put off.

Am at beautiful days, they were on earlier, massive crowd for them. I dislike them too - some of their lyrics are downright nasty imho. Loads of people wearing those tank tops here, but all is balanced out cause Katie j Pearson just on was ace.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I refused to listen to them for years because of their wacky name and their terrible fans, but actually they're brilliant.

I've only very recently started listening. I thought they would be some sort of 'john kettley is a weather man' comedy bullshit. Though I am not 'blown away' they were worthy of a listen, but I never gave them a chance because of their comedy name and song titles.