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Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
(srahc 84) eltit
#176: May 13th 2011 at 9:28:12 PM

That it does.

I guess it is.
DarkDecapodian The Prodigal Returns from the fold Since: Apr, 2009
The Prodigal Returns
#177: May 13th 2011 at 9:30:53 PM

As a band name....makes about as much sense as naming your band George.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(band)

Aww, did I hurt your widdle fee-fees?
Litis from Israel Since: Jul, 2009
#178: May 14th 2011 at 1:23:04 AM

I guess there's something wrong with me if I've read Jedward as Jewhard. And then thought of a Die Hard ripoff with an Orthodox Jew replacing John.

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#179: May 14th 2011 at 9:09:38 AM

^^I am fucking PSYCHIC up in this bitch.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
Muzozavr Since: Jan, 2001
#180: May 14th 2011 at 2:12:56 PM

Best name: iwrestledabearonce because it's hilarious. Don't like the band, though.

Worst name: Don't know, really.

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#181: May 14th 2011 at 3:38:06 PM

I've found myself to like the band, but "Barn Owl" is just a stupid-ass name.

Especially when your music sounds like something that'd be playing during an alien invasion of Nevada.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
AsTheAnointed Since: Jan, 2010
#182: May 14th 2011 at 3:45:19 PM

I actually kinda like iwrestledabearonce (Anointed likes a disgustingly eclectic metal band! Shocker of the year), but dislike the name. I have a vague feeling I should feel bad about this.

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#183: May 14th 2011 at 4:12:38 PM

Of all the bands in the world that I've never heard music by, I think I see iwrestledabearonce t-shirts the most. Probably because of the name more than anything.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
KitsuneInferno Jackass Detector from East Tennessee Since: Apr, 2009
Jackass Detector
#184: May 14th 2011 at 4:16:40 PM

A friend persuaded me to listen to an EP of theirs a while back. I distinctly remember not liking any part of it. I also find it to be a friggin' stupid name.

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.
STK Since: Dec, 2009
#185: May 14th 2011 at 6:42:14 PM

Oh god this one is rich. Another one to add to sucky band names. "Giddy Up Gangsta." WAT.

And two more to add to awesome names. Thanatos and Annihilator. Both of which make DAMNED GOOD MUSIC. Especially Annihilator.

MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#186: May 14th 2011 at 7:16:55 PM

Worst name: Don't know, really.
Don't Know was a guilty pleasure at best, but really their name isn't that bad.

Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#187: May 14th 2011 at 7:21:15 PM

Their second bassist's jazz-polka fusion side project's name is a little better (Am Pretty Sure). but it's still not great.

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
SunshineWerewolf Since: Jan, 2011
#188: May 14th 2011 at 7:22:07 PM

[up][up] I concur. Really really deserve their place in that though. I mean, really, what kind of a name is Really. Terrible music, too, Really, really.

edited 14th May '11 7:22:19 PM by SunshineWerewolf

MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#189: May 14th 2011 at 7:32:07 PM

I wasn't joking.

edited 14th May '11 7:35:13 PM by MetaFour

MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#190: May 14th 2011 at 8:51:07 PM

I kind of like Don't Know as a name for the Who's on First? Potential:

"I'm going to a concert this weekend"
"Oh yeah, who are you seeing?"
"Don't Know"
"You forgot the name of a band you just bought tickets for?"

edited 14th May '11 8:51:16 PM by MikeK

Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
I Am The Walrus
#191: May 15th 2011 at 12:00:26 AM

Is Giddy Up Gangsta one of those shitty country-rap hybrids that began with Big and Rich?

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Misotheist Analrapist Since: Apr, 2011
Analrapist
#192: May 15th 2011 at 7:15:56 PM

Best: Converge, Suffocation, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza (with II: The Electric Boogaloo being the best album name ever), Sodomized by Marcia Brady (semi-seriously), Envy

Worst: Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Touché Amoré

Cow Since: May, 2009
KingOfKings from Santiago Since: Feb, 2011
#194: May 16th 2011 at 9:11:24 PM

Good names: Dinosaur Jr., Pink Floyd, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, !!!, The The, U2, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Hives, Death Cab For Cutie, Death From Above 1979, Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

Bad names: AC/DC, Vampire Weekend, Arcade Fire, King Crimson, Tool, The Killers.

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Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
I Am The Walrus
#195: May 16th 2011 at 9:27:59 PM

Your avatar is Arcade Fire but you put them on a worst names list?

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Owenyrdoeth The Wise One from Bristol, UK Since: May, 2011
The Wise One
#196: May 16th 2011 at 11:50:45 PM

Angel Dust is a terrible name for a speed/thrash metal band. Once I got past that, I found they were awesome.

Cymru am byth.
DarkDecapodian The Prodigal Returns from the fold Since: Apr, 2009
The Prodigal Returns
#197: May 17th 2011 at 1:19:14 AM

[up] Given that Angel Dust is a street name for PCP, it's more suitable for speed metal than an initial glance would suggest.

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Owenyrdoeth The Wise One from Bristol, UK Since: May, 2011
The Wise One
#198: May 17th 2011 at 10:28:06 AM

I was not aware of that.

Cymru am byth.
NULLcHiLD27 Since: Oct, 2010
#199: May 17th 2011 at 10:47:06 AM

With the exception of Vampire Weekend, I completely disagree with King Of Kings list[lol]

Anyway, Good:

  • Mötley Crüe
  • Racer X

Not So Good:

  • Eating A Bombs
  • Hannah Montana (does this one count?)
  • Meat Loaf
  • My Morning Jacket

I had a few more, but can't remember them now...

edited 17th May '11 10:47:20 AM by NULLcHiLD27

Pyroninja42 Forum Villain from the War Room Since: Jan, 2011
Forum Villain
#200: May 17th 2011 at 2:55:45 PM

On a forum, a guy wanted to know what he should call his band. He had a poll. The most obviously popular choice?

Soviet Reunion

Seriously. Awesome stuff.

"Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person that doesn't get it."

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