Best and Worst Band Names Ever

[Coldplayer]

What do you think are the greatest and worst band names ever? (You don't have to like or hate the band, it's all about the name)

I really love those band names:

Radiohead
Coldplay
Angels & Airwaves
Arcade Fire
Bloc Party
Placebo
Nine Inch Nails
Death Cab For Cutie

Those I find funny:

The Who
The Band
Smashing Pumpkins

Those band names are stupid:

Most of the names that Metal bands have
The Killers
Gorillaz (well, it fits the band image though)


Your additions?

[Akaymay]

By far, the weirdest band name ever, The The. I found out about them at the local CD shop I work at. Weird music.

[SNOWmanx]

Band name. Band name. Band name. Band name.
"She likes cloth" — that's a good band name.

[BobLoblaw]

Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly is by far the worst.

[Rev0lver]

best: HORSE The Band
The Genitorturers

worst: Amusement Parks On Fire
Portugal. The Man.
The Sound Of Animals Fighting
Paracoccidioidomicosisproctitissarcomucosis
Kanye West

[benjamin]

Best Name? A favorite of mine is Sunn0))) because people seem unsure as to how to pronounce it, plus it has parenthesis in the name.

[Kutsic]

Best: Dethklok, Slipknot, In Flames, Anorexia Nervosa, As I Lay Dying, Nightwish

Worst: limp bizkit, Korn, Chiodos, Nickelback, Maroon 5, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Job for a Cowboy

[Coldplayer]

Paracoccidioidomicosisproctitissarcomucosis


What? You're kidding me? That's an existing bandname?? And I thought Chumbawamba would be a hard to pronounce bandname. :p

[Rev0lver]

What? You're kidding me? That's an existing bandname?? And I thought Chumbawamba would be a hard to pronounce bandname. :p

yes it is, its a mexican grindcore band. look it up.

[newwaytodie]

Nine Inch Nails.

[LavatoryLoveMachine]

Best: Iced Earth, Demons and Wizards, Amon Amarth (anything with Amon kicks ass), Moonsorrow, Kreator (death metal bands have awesome names, Ill give them that), Testament (the name just kinda tells you its gonna punch you in the face), Infernal Majesty (you know what its gonna be about haha)

Worst: emo, pop punk bands have the stupidest names.

[devo193]

Generic American Band. I S*** you not.

[Bakkster_Man]

This entire list (http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=news&sid=2145)

[sushi111]

Well, lets see.

I really like the name Arcade Fire. Plus its a fantastic band as well.

Worst of all time is Panic! At the Disco

[dirty_bird32]

? & the Mysterians

[guan69]

This entire list (http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=news&sid=2145)
Quoted for truth.

[Rev0lver]

This entire list (http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=news&sid=2145)

Paracoccidioidomicosisproctitissarcomucosis beats that entire list

[Coldplayer]

Nine Inch Nails.

What? Best or worst?

[Coldplayer]

Well, lets see.

I really like the name Arcade Fire. Plus its a fantastic band as well.

Worst of all time is Panic! At the Disco

Actually, I think Panic! At the Disco is a cool band name.

[viru30]

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead.

And no, that's not the name of a song, it's the name of a band. Yes, surprising, I know.

[MrGrieves]

Best:
Nirvana- it just sounds good and its easy to pronounce
The Mars Volta- Don't know what it means but I like it
Slayer- The most appropiatelly named band

Worst:
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Stupid name, great band
Panic! At The Disco- Named after a Smiths song
Queens of the Stone Age- It just a dumb name

[no_direction_home]

the worste band name ever in my eyes is "panic! at the disco "
the best is tool

[The_Lizard_King]

the band is a good name

[rag_n_bone]

!!!
Yes, that's their band name and it's pronounced chick, chick, chick.

Also my cousin was telling me about this punk band he saw called Mary Tyler Whore

[Tazeyo]

The best band names:

The Jimi Hendrix Experience- With the first album "Are you Experienced?" who wouldn't find that "best".

Papa Roach- It rhymes with couch, aye?

Rage Against the Machine - Straight forward

Queens of the Stone Age - Really really creative name

The Red Army Choir - It's the Red Army Choir for God's sake!

... but there are so many I don't bother to list.


~ I noticed that some of the people have listed names based on music taste? I've just been thinking. Isn't the best name something out of genre, yeh?

[Rev0lver]

i almost forgot Whole Wheat Bread, an all black punk band

[Kang_Zircon]

SR71, Eve6, Mathcbox 20, Sum41 to name a few I don't care for.

Basically any band whose name sounds like an AOL sreen name. (And yes I'm aware some of the names stand for other things, but still...)

[Bakkster_Man]

SR71, Eve6, Mathcbox 20, Sum41 to name a few I don't care for.

Basically any band whose name sounds like an AOL sreen name. (And yes I'm aware some of the names stand for other things, but still...)

To be fair, the SR71 was the Airforce's fastest spy-plane, so unless the USAF is the cool new thing on AOL...

Other than that, I agree. In general name+number = lame. Name associated with number = alright.

[Reaper_of_Honor]

Best band names -
Motorhead
Black Sabbath

Worst band names -
Foo Fighters... always hated the name
I don't really know any others...

[axlroseftw]

best ever
-rage against the machine (very simple message. love it)
-iron maiden (named after a torture device. cant beat that!)
-the grateful dead ( idk why. ive jsut allways liked it)
-black sabbath ( jsut plain awesome)
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worst ever
- korn (ur named after a yellow vegitable....)
- eagles of death metal( like axl rose said. the pigeons of **** metal)
- all rap artists ever( no explanation needed)
- velvet revolver (the people in velvet revolver couldhave kept the name guns n roses if they wanted. just a bad idea not to)
-panic at the disco (wtf!?!?!?)
-redc hot chillie peppers ( another vegitable)

[battle_axe_of_doom]

actually vr couldn't since axl rose being the cock that he is made the rest of his **** band sign the rights off to him. so they can name their band gnr but expect to get their ass sued

[axlroseftw]

not true. it was everyone in the band agains axl. they coulda taken gnr if they had wanted. im not exactly sure why they let axl take it. the real thing i wonder is why they didnt go back to the name L.A. guns

[Creeping-Death]

Scraping Foetus Off The Wall is the weirdest one i know.

[thewannabe]

What?! Panic! at the disco is a awesome band name.its something easy to remember.lol.

I think that Nickelback isn't a good band name, but a good band.

Korn, the Offsprings, and Fall Out Boys are the worst names ever

[timmay9]

Nice way to start out here, necro a thread almost two years old.

[dabears116]

[pretending thread isn't from 2007]

"C*ck and Ball Torture" and "Fetus F*cker" top my list. Whether they are the two best or the two worst is up to you.