steve-bbb Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 CRASS was just a bit err crass wasnt it / werent they ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I don't understand why [i][b]Emerson Lake & Palmer [/b][/i]and[i][b] Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe[/b][/i] sound like firms of lawyers, while [color=#0000ff][i][b]Crosby Stills Nash & Young[/b][/i][/color] sound really really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinder Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Quite a few indie bands had pretty strange names: Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, The Frank & Walters etc. I'm on thin ice though - one of my first bands was called Uncle Sam and his Gardening Kecks of Doom. Still have no idea how we came up with that rubbish, but it's a pretty good demonstration of why under-age drinking is not clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I am sad that I will go to my grave never having been in a band called Anal ****. I would have enjoyed sharing that with my aunties, and the vicar. I remember a sixties band called Hogsnort Rupert and his Good Good Band. And Hatfield and the North was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtb Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 'Public Foot the Roman' were a regular feature of the college circuit in the late 70s. Great name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) There is a local band called The Shy Teds. Bad names could include Thousand Yard Stare, Cradle of Filth and Plain White T`s There are some awful names here [url="http://rateyourmusic.com/list/I_Love_Mellotrons/godawful_terrible_horrible_band_names_and_the_godawful_terrible_horrible_bands_they_belong_to"]http://rateyourmusic.com/list/I_Love_Mellotrons/godawful_terrible_horrible_band_names_and_the_godawful_terrible_horrible_bands_they_belong_to[/url] Edited July 2, 2013 by timmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBob09 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I'm going to add my own band to this: Freddie Goes To Mercury. I'm personally not a fan and would love to shorten it to simply, "Freddie" but I'm afraid we live in a democratic society! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Oasis, didn't suit the band at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borisbrain Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I do remember Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel from the early 80s, complete with occasional airplay from John Peel... BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropzone Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 We used to have a local band called TBC, they thought it was funny but didn't get many people turning up to gigs ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JwK94 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Nothing wrong with The Beatles, theres hundreds and hundreds of bands called "The (Insert phrase, animal or name)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 We should've made the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 [quote name='JwK94' timestamp='1372768040' post='2129619'] Nothing wrong with The Beatles, theres hundreds and hundreds of bands called "The (Insert phrase, animal or name)" [/quote] You do realise it's a crap pun on beetles don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderbird13 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I suppose its marketing but a " bad " name will stick in peoples minds and therefore its a "good " name : Throbbing Gristle, Nurse with wound, cop shoot cop , I rememeber them all despite the fact that i can hardly remember what I had for breakfast ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderbird13 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 BTW whilst we are all sharing I was in a band once called BRAHMs - so named because they played Blues Rock And Heavy Metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1372749566' post='2129346']They also had some pretty humorous song titles too.[/quote] 'You Look Adopted', 'Yay! It's Pink!' and 'I Intentionally Ran Over Your Dog' are my favourites. Edited July 2, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Oh, and 'Hitler Was A Sensitive Man'. Unforgettable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I was once in a band called 'Vinegar Stroke'. We were EXACTLY as dreadful as you're imagining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Ian Savage' timestamp='1372769554' post='2129654']I was once in a band called 'Vinegar Stroke'. We were EXACTLY as dreadful as you're imagining.[/quote] I dunno, I'm imagining you may have been more dreadful than that. Edited July 2, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 There was a brilliant local band in Coventry back in the early 90s called Dirtbox. I had their demo tape and it was ace, but some bastard nicked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 [quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1372769915' post='2129665'] There was a brilliant local band in Coventry back in the early 90s called Dirtbox. I had their demo tape and it was ace, but some bastard nicked it. [/quote] I saw them a couple of times. Most memorable gig was them supporting Godflesh at the General Wolfe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) [quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1372769915' post='2129665']There was a brilliant local band in Coventry back in the early 90s called Dirtbox. I had their demo tape and it was ace, but some bastard nicked it.[size=4][/quote][/size][size=4][quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1372771709' post='2129709'][/size]I saw them a couple of times. Most memorable gig was them supporting Godflesh at the General Wolfe.[/quote] Godflesh and Dirtbox. Sounds like a firm of solicitors who specialise in religious delusion and buggery cases. Edited July 2, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTheBassBison Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 what a thread! I love a great bad name - I don't think 'Concentration Champ' have been put forward yet. I'm proud to say my first band were called 'Hell's Bastards From Hell' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 [quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1372771709' post='2129709'] I saw them a couple of times. Most memorable gig was them supporting Godflesh at the General Wolfe. [/quote] I left Cov well before then but remember having great times at the General Wolfe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 [quote name='AndyTheBassBison' timestamp='1372777397' post='2129831']...I'm proud to say my first band were called 'Hell's Bastards From Hell'[/quote] Nicely done. Mine was called 'Bat Scrap'. In our defence we were twelve at the time and thought it was very sophisticated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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