Fingerpicker
Fokofpolisiekar may take some beating.
At varsity in 70-76 I played in a band that did a lot of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young stuff. We were a bit shit so we called ourselves Motley, Stools, Slash and Dung....
Tauriq
Tokyo Police Club
Two Door Cinema Club
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Vampire Weekend(I love this band I just think they could use a better name)
The Dillinger Escape Plan
vic
Fingerpicker wrote:
Fokofpolisiekar may take some beating.
At varsity in 70-76 I played in a band that did a lot of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young stuff. We were a bit shit so we called ourselves Motley, Stools, Slash and Dung....
NOT a nice Afrikaans word. Fokofpolisiemotor is better. :-[
Jack-Flash-Jr
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Yep, pretty much the worst ever.
Read that The Butthole Surfers were quoted as saying that if they had formed in more leniant times like today they would have called themselves The Bleeding Vaginas (paraphrase, it was more colourful than that).
I always thought Led Zeppelin was pretty weak, even though they're my number 2 band of all time.
The Beatles. Pretty crummy too imho.
raithza
I was in a punk band in high school called 'five minutes famous'. I cringed even then
Renesongs
Yeah the late 70s New Wave / Punk bands had some pretty stupid names. I played for one called Fred Smith my brother plated for one called The Safari Suits we were often billed together with a band called Housewife's Choice. Mind you I am not doing to well with band names these days I played with a band called Tall Order which has to be the dumbest name conceivable and another called the HiTones the inspiration being that the lead singer's name was Tony as as in " Hi Tony"
giggsy
Arctic Monkeys - great band, dodgy name. Oh, that makes me think of the band Dodgy.
Riaan
Beer Softened Stool....really. I don't know their music, I just happened to see the name on a MP3 site. ???
vic
Here are a few.... with Afrikaans translations (from Net)
•Smashing Pumpkins .....Platgemoerde Pampoene
•Frankie Goes to Hollywood.....Frikkie Gaan Fliek Toe
•Johnny Rotten & the Sex Pistols.....Jannie Vrot en die Pomp Revolwers
•Spice Girls......Aromat Slette
•Simple Minds......Dofkoppe
•Four Jacks and a Jill.....Vier Latte en ‘n Platte (classic) ?
•Ace of Base.....Baas se Aas
•Hughie Lewis and the News......Louis Luyt in die Nuus
•Iron Maiden.....Yster Sussie
•Ladysmith Black Mambazo.....Mevrou Smit se Swart Mambas
•Bananarama.....Piesangmargarien
chris77
Screaming Cheetah Wheelies. I mean seriously, did they just pick three random words from a dictionary or what.
vic
chris77 wrote:
Screaming Cheetah Wheelies. I mean seriously, did they just pick three random words from a dictionary or what.
Well, maybe referring to the Harleys at Free State rugby games.... :?
actually...the band drew its name from one of Gary Larson's comics
The Far Side (
Wikipedia)
CDee
@vic - Don't forget "Kruppel koekie" (Limp Bizket) ?
doc-phil
"iwrestledabearonce" - possibly worst name? Definitely worst band!
Ray
The Cherry Faced Lurchers
giggsy
I'm From Barcelona... they are not.
Manchester Orchestra... not from Manchester, not an orchestra.
singemonkey
U2 - Come on. That'd be a crap name for a euro pop-techno band.
That band with the longest band name ever that MIKA likes. That name leaves a sneer of derision on my face that lasts for ages.
AlanRatcliffe
I played drums in a band called Armed Populous for a few years (not my fault - they had it when I joined them). Long story, concerning a fake Hunter S. Thompson quote, a guitarist who was still learning English and a printer who couldn't spell...
Otherwise the band that used to share gigs with Pink Floyd wins the prize IMO: The Utterly Incredible Too Long Ago to Remember Sometimes Shouting at People.
singemonkey
A mate played for a band called "Aeroplaza" (apologies if a former member is reading this). But man! That's a sucky name.
MIKA-the-better-one
here I am innocent for once and you drag me into a negative thread .... shame on you.....
And you will know us by the trail of dead........... thats a great name.......
BAD NAMES
Bon jovi, The Calling, 3 doors down, nickleback, Saving grace, Gaslight anthem, Bush,
But different names work for different people...
