Bands you refuse to listen to because their name is awful

[mojo pixy]

Menswear

I always read that as Men Swear.
"This is Bollocks", they say.

 

[tufty79]

What about The Cardigans?

Shut up

 

[tufty79]

I always read that as Men Swear.
"This is Bollocks", they say.

Same! Same with Clothing depts in shops:


Menswear
Childrenswear
And ladies merely...wear?

 

[mojo pixy]

Same! Same with Clothing depts in shops:


Menswear
Childrenswear
And ladies merely...wear?

Patriarchy

 

[rubbershoes]

Shut up

I was wondering how far OU's anti-clothing stance extended

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I was surprised when someone on here said that Psychick Warriors of Gaia are apparently not a ropy psytrance act. I still haven't got around to listening to them to confirm this though.

 

[mojo pixy]

For ages I avoided Akercocke because of their name. I still don't like it but their music is a lot better than their wtf even is that name.

 

[rubbershoes]

I gave some of the one word 90s indie bands a swerve, not because their names were terrible, but just because the names attached them to a genre that didn't move me at all.

Lush
Curve

 

[tufty79]

Echobelly

 

[tufty79]

Belly

 

[mojo pixy]

Surprised Ned's Atomic Dustbin hasn't had a mention. Like so many bands, maybe a decent logo can mitigate a silly name.

 

[tufty79]

The national

Clogs


The Books


El Vy



You'll never catch me listening to such nomenclature abominations, no sireee.........

 

[Knotted]

Alright then> The Band. I eventually got round to listening to them and they're alright and the name isn't offensive in anyway, but it is... uninspiringly nonspecific.

 

[sideboob]

Hence my general dismissal of individuals or band leaders who use their RL name as the stage name. OK you can still be good but without hearing you, just hearing your name isn't enough to make me stop and pay attention. Something like Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich might, because it's long and stupid, but it's been done. The Stage Name was invented for a reason, because most people's real names are boring as shit so unless you had mad parents who called you Sunbeam or Loki or Baal just come up with a stage name ffs.

A lot of people who use their RL name are fucking legends in my opinion. Regardless of your/my taste in music. I admit that I probably have limited knowledge compared to a lot of folks on here but,
Bob Seger; wanted to do his own music and not be produced by some music exec. wank stain, saved up his cash and produced his own album.
Tom Petty; signed with a label and, like so many before him got fucked over. Claimed bankruptsy, started over and made it big.
Vanessa Carlton; Had a hit, label said lets just make more of these and she said "no, I wanna be creative", and walked away.
Jill Jackson; Started off with a bang in Speedway, didn`t like it and left to do her own folk thing.
And that guy who all the ladies throw their panties at while at his show in Vegas, that guy, fucking legend.

 

[sideboob]

Tofu Love Frogs

Reminds me of Toad the Wet Sprocket, wtf kind of name is that?.

 

[sideboob]

Hang on there, everybody have have fun tonight doesn`t do it for you?

Wang Chung

 

[Dr. Furface]

Chumbawamba

Yep, one of the absolute worstest

 

[Idris2002]

Belly

Loved them at the time, never listen to them now.

 

[Idris2002]

Reminds me of Toad the Wet Sprocket, wtf kind of name is that?.

I think Tofu Love Frogs was a a pun on Hindu Love Gods. Which is an even worse name.

Hindu Love Gods (band) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[hitmouse]

pretty much any (non-reggae) band called X and the Xs

I don't really have strong opinions on St Vincent, but I do sometimes get annoyed that she missed out on the opportunity to have a backing band called the Grenadines, which would have been a really great name, imo.

 

[planetgeli]

Florence and the Machine
Dylan and the Half-wits
Zebedee Zebedoo

Anything Magic Roundabout related really.

 

[xenon]

Oh I'd gladly go see them if they're playing locally, they're perfectly good and what's wrong with reliving the 80's? But it's all old hat isn't it, they're not filling a burning New Order shaped hole in my life because New Order fills that already. They're the modern equivalent of Kula Shaker (another "badly named" but consciously retro and frankly redundant band).

Kula Shaker. Argh... I'd nearly forgotten about them.

Their name was the least bad thing about them.

"A wizard in a blizzard."
Heavenly machine gun fire."

Just... No.
The nadir of Britpop indy guitar bands. Well apart from Cast, Top Loader and er, most of the others. More of a long deep trench.

Sorry, as you were.

 

[Dr. Furface]

Crispy Ambulance

I've always liked that one. First time I heard it it made me laugh, and it still amuses me even now, which can't be bad.

 

[xenon]

They were unavoidable amongst a certain milieu 25/30 years ago. Classify as ‘mostly harmless’

Actually I did listen to a couple of tracks yesterday afternoon. Including that antifascist, fascist one. They're not terrible. Better than I expected but a whole gig / album's worth would be wearing.

 

[fishfinger]

I've always liked that one. First time I heard it it made me laugh, and it still amuses me even now, which can't be bad.

Note to self: Dr. Furface is easily amused

 

[xenon]

So I spose the lesson here is, there's some good / not appalling stuff hiddebeneath a terrible monica. Books and covers.

There's an obvious cororlary to this. Bands with names you find intriguing, clever, fun etc but turn out to be drek or misaligned to your genre assumptions.

 

[krtek a houby]

Towers of London.

Twats of London, more like.

 

[xenon]

Anthrax
Napalm death
and any other try hard look at me I'm so shocking metal bands

See I like those. Other examples, Nuclear Assault, Onslaught... Corpse Grinder, Canabal Corpse, (OK that' one's stupid cos it doesn't even make sense) Death.

IT's all part of the theatre.

There's another local metal band here called MortisHead.

 

[Dr. Furface]

Note to self: Dr. Furface is easily amused

There's an absurdity to it that's amusing - it's not irritating like Kula Shaker or chumbawumba or something

 

[krtek a houby]

Dread Zeppelin.

Have no idea if they were any good, but the name was just such a groan...