Worst Band Name

Can

But this is also the reason of the lawsuit about Snow Goose with the author of the novel

Originally posted by Snow Dog Originally posted by octopus-4 But this is also the reason of the lawsuit about Snow Goose with the author of the novel The author was dead. It was his widow who wouldn't allow quotes from the book to be spoken on the album so they were dropped.

Correct; Gallico was a rabid anti smoker and his widow vetoed any use of his work, hence the title "Music Inspired by the Snow Goose". And I'm delighted; any narration would have been detrimental to the greatest album ever recorded.

Thanks for the info. I'm one of those who refused to buy the album when I saw it in a shop without knowing anything of the band. Only few years later I had the opportunity to listen to Camel in the right way. I was in a desertic zone of Spain, laying in the shadow of a broken wall in a hot afternoon with a San Miguel and some "accessories" and the album was Mirage. The only missing things were true camels and dunes.   I was very young actually. I mean that the name has probably kept some possible fans away.

Edited by octopus-4 - June 12 2012 at 16:16

Originally posted by HarbouringTheSoul I gotta wonder: Did the OP choose these bands because he considers them (or one-word band names in general) particularly bador just because they all share a similar trait (one word) and can be easily compared?

The first three bands I thought of were Yes, Can and Camel. I tried to think of more and came up with Rush and Magma. In both polls I picked five well known groups who were all roughly from the same time period. I have nothing against one-word band names, but my fav group names usually have at least two words in them.

Originally posted by Norbert From these names I like Can the least, however this is still an excellent name compared to the band names which occur in grindcore and similar genres. In the ProgArchives I find Leprous and My Dying Bride not exactly good band names, but their music is quite good. How about Pitbulls in the Nursery? http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4539

Of course, Extreme Metal bands have really bad names, sometimes even dull. But many Post/Math or Avant bands tend to have would-be "cool" names, until it's ever ridiculous and foolish.

Edited by Gandalff - June 13 2012 at 14:28

I have played in a shortlife unsigned band called "Invaders from Uranus"

Yescancamel is the worst. The three equally suck. The first two could be thought of as sexually implicit ... and Camel ... well, you can finish that one with three more letters at the end. The bottom line is: no vote from me.

can has the most silly name