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Originally posted by Logos Logos wrote:

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=6221
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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

 
The Men They Couldn't Hang...
 
oh, dear God...Dead


That is actually the name of the sci-fi movie....

The worst posssible name is FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
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My Dying Bride(A Quite Good band with a Very, Very Good vocalist and a godawful name, they don't risk being namedropped too often by anyone who wants to retain a sense of dignity), Gothminister(Just bad, in every respect), and let's say Anathema.

By contrast SSV-NSMABAAOTWMODAACOTIATW is a Very Very Funny name, as is Zweck, but only if you are Norwegian rather than German.

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I remember a buddy of mine kept bringing up this prog band called Spock's Beard and thinking, "That is the dumbest name for a band that I have ever heard." Little did I know that they'd be one of my favorites eventually.

Another name that I find stupid is Modest Mouse. Death Cab For Cutie is pretty stupid, too.

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Wet, Wet, Wet....
 
The Men They Couldn't Hang...
 
oh, dear God...Dead
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Originally posted by andu andu wrote:


Originally posted by Philéas Philéas wrote:

Pain of Salvation. Dreadful name. In fact, most Prog Metal bands have really, really awful names. Like, Green Carnation. Alchemy X. I mean, seriously, wtf? So bad it hurts.
You got my vote.Also I can't stop noticing how people who have a (hidden or not) problem with the classic bands' music say their names are "objectively" bad.


Mmm? Pot to kettle, I guess. And yes, I do think names like Genesis, Yes or Gentle Giant (even though the latter band is nothing short of awesome) are as bad as the ones mentioned by Phileas.
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Originally posted by gong gong wrote:

in the year of 1966, Keith Moon was readdy to left The Who coz of one fight with Pete Townshend in the studio... it was really fight, and Keith said to Pete that he will founded his own band with tne name - Led Zeppelin! Pete was very angree to his drummer and said that "new" Moon's band is a very stupid idea, "as same as new band name". ok, so few years after, (1968)  Moon said to Page & Co ("New Yardbirds" )  to named their new as Led Zeppelin.  this is a true story! LOL




It's a true legend, but the exact details are fuzzy... the phrase "it'll go over like a lead balloon" already existed and was modified to 'zeppelin'. Whomever decided to use it for a band name and how that got transferd to Page's band is unclear. Peter Grant decided to change the spelling of 'lead' to 'led' to avoid mispronounciation and cause it was more fun a name.






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The names of death metal bands like atrocity,disillusion,pestilence, etc  or punkd bands like Dead Kennedis,..imagine in the future..dead bushes  etc
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in the year of 1966, Keith Moon was readdy to left The Who coz of one fight with Pete Townshend in the studio... it was really fight, and Keith said to Pete that he will founded his own band with tne name - Led Zeppelin! Pete was very angree to his drummer and said that "new" Moon's band is a very stupid idea, "as same as new band name". ok, so few years after, (1968)  Moon said to Page & Co ("New Yardbirds" )  to named their new as Led Zeppelin.  this is a true story! LOL
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Originally posted by Majestic_Mayhem Majestic_Mayhem wrote:

Fall Out Boy
Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance
Bullet For My Valentine
Funeral For A Friend
Armor For Sleep
Boy Hits Car
Unhappy
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OK, OK, enough is enough.Wink


Those two are actually pretty good names, in my opinion. The music, however, is a different matter.
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Fall Out Boy
Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance
Bullet For My Valentine
Funeral For A Friend
Armor For Sleep
Boy Hits Car
Unhappy
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OK, OK, enough is enough.Wink

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Originally posted by Philéas Philéas wrote:

Pain of Salvation. Dreadful name. In fact, most Prog Metal bands have really, really awful names. Like, Green Carnation. Alchemy X. I mean, seriously, wtf? So bad it hurts.




You got my vote.

Also I can't stop noticing how people who have a (hidden or not) problem with the classic bands' music say their names are "objectively" bad.
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Vienna, though I sorta like that
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Originally posted by el böthy el böthy wrote:

Kansas, Boston, Chicago, America, Europe, Asia... man, those names suck

what about Istambul? Now that would rule!!!
I've done a quick search on bandnames.com and couldn;t find an Istambul - but there are bands called Byzantium and Constantinople Smile
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Franz Ferdinand gets my vote.
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Points: 366 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2007 at 01:20
Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Oh please, this is a family friendly site but I guess we can take saying that awful name...

Anal c**t
 
i agree with that! very stupid named band.
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Drew Drew wrote:

Really? What does it mean?
 
They are named after the U2 spyplane that flew over the USSR causing abig diplomatic incident. Back in the '50's or '60's I think.
 
I don't know the details.Embarrassed
 
Hmm...yes I remember, it was actually shot down.
 
 
damn right! i remmember too...btw, i dont like their music at all, but their name i find so funny.


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Kansas, Boston, Chicago, America, Europe, Asia... man, those names suck

what about Istambul? Now that would rule!!!
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Points: 8543 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 05 2007 at 20:26
Ok...some unimaginative names...all three are bands that I really dig too.
 
PFM - named after a bakery.
Banco - named after a bank.
Bruford - named after a drummer. 
 
Such imaginative music, such unimaginative names.
 
But if it's gross names that we are talking about, there was a Cincinnati band that went by the name of Bloody Discharge.  Dead


Edited by The Doctor - July 05 2007 at 20:29
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