Worst Band Names

Fuengi

Gonna take some beating... https://wearepiss.bandcamp.com/

However, I have listened to one of their tracks and they will never be done for false advertising. They truly are piss. 

axisus

Hmnnnn not sure about a band who's longer tracks barely pass the 2 minute mark.

axisus

Most of my favourite bands over the years have had names I didn't like. In order:

Queen
Marillion
Dream Theater
Big big train

AlexC

When you stop and think about it The Beatles is a rubbish name - terrible pun.
And what the bleeding hell does Lynrd Skynyrd mean? (Waits for following explanatory posts).

Sporky

The Bubble-Eyed Dog Boys

Pretty good band, body awful name. Same goes for Trousershock BC.

EricTheWeary

AlexC said:

When you stop and think about it The Beatles is a rubbish name - terrible pun.
And what the bleeding hell does Lynrd Skynyrd mean? (Waits for following explanatory posts).

Based on the name of their high school gym teacher wasn’t it? Leonard Skinner or something like that. 

EricTheWeary

Quite a few classic  band names that don’t really work in the internet age : Them, Free, Mud, Yes, that kind of thing. 

richardhomer

Prefab Sprout always struck me as a stinker of a name. Love the band though....

AlexC

@EricTheWeary You're right. According to Wikipedia...

In 1969, Van Zant sought a new name. The group settled on Leonard Skinnerd, a mocking tribute to physical educationteacher Leonard Skinner at Robert E. Lee High School.[5] Skinner was notorious for strictly enforcing the school's policy against boys having long hair.[6] Rossington dropped out of school, tired of being hassled about his hair.[7] The more distinctive spelling "Lynyrd Skynyrd" was being used at least as early as 1970. 

So there you have it. Should've called themselves The Hair Bear Bunch if it mattered to them that much.

Nunogilberto

 I Am Kloot
We Are Scientists
The Pidgeon Detectives
Yourcodenameismilo 

And most other similarly named bands who are championed by the NME.

Bucket

Steak Number Eight - shit name for a great band.

Scouting For Girls - shit name for a shit band.

Jason

 Searching for The Band, nightmare

Fuengi

We Were Promised Jetpacks

Hard Drugs (both a band name and name of their first album which is a concept album about a prostitute and her boyfriend in Vancouver. Superb band, terrible name).

MagicPigDetective

Kitchens of Distinction
Pram
Menswear
Arctic Monkeys - worthy of a sixth form band
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Archers of Loaf
Chapterhouse

Philly_Q

Lesbian With A Gun

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camoflamingo

Allusondrugs
Snow Patrol. 
Scouting for Girls
The War on Drugs

Nitefly

Peanut Butter Conspiracy
Electric Prunes

breakstuff

Dorje.

Nothing against Rob or the band,but the name's just a bit rubbish.

Dopesick

The The
American Football
!!!
LMFAO
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
The Kooks

Also 99% of the NME-bumming mid-2000s indie-dance-student stuff had absolutely shite band names. So shit.

mudslide73

camoflamingo said:

The War on Drugs

I agree - brilliant band imo but crap name.

camoflamingo

Dopesick said:

The The
American Football
!!!
LMFAO
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
The Kooks

Also 99% of the NME-bumming mid-2000s indie-dance-student stuff had absolutely shite band names. So shit.

I've always thought The The an excellent name. It's hardly Carter USM (unstoppable sex machine) is it? Matt Johnson is a formidable talent.