They had some big hits like zoot suit riot. I actually bought the album thinking like daddio, and fingers poppin when it clicked what it meant I was shocked.
Happened with Incubus too. I bought their album Make Yourself I’m thinking Incubus like incubator make yourself cool. Then someone told me an incubus is a male demon who materializes and has sex with sleeping women. Instantly said why would you name your band that. They are not even hardcore.
I saw their video one time and I was mad there weren’t any dragons in it. Then I realized, I had to imagine them. So I imagined them burning the band to death. The video was better after that.
Story time: I sat next to the lead singers dad on an airplane in 2011. He told me his son just moved to LA and his band was signed… etc etc. When we landed, I asked him “What’s the name of your son’s band? (Thinking one day I might hear of them). When he replied “Imagine Dragons” I remember thinking “Oh no… his poor son and his Dungeon and Dragons little garage band… Hope that works out for him.” Turns it, it did work out for him despite the stupid name 😂
Niart presents their debut album, “A Midnight Train to Hell!” Featuring macabre ballads and dirges like:
- Meat Virginia
- Hate Soul Sister
- Demon in Blue Jeans
- Divorce Me
I’m a metal guy. I hate all the metal band names that are like phrases. Like: After the Burial, Fit for an Autopsy, Between the Buried and Me, Slaughter to Prevail, Bring Me the Horizon, Thy Art is Murder, Through the Eyes of the Dead
I hate that name because it doesn't have 'the' before Dead and it bugs me. The trail of dead what?
Incredible live band though. If you ever have a chance to see them do it.
I read it with a "the" and didn't realize it wasn't there until I read your comment. Now, it bugs me, too. It's already a mouthful; it's not like removing "the" kept it from being too long. So, why not keep it and at least have the name make sense?
Preaching to the choir buddy. I hate it.
It genuinely took me about two years to realise the 'the' was missing because my brain just added it every time I looked at the name.
One of the sickest emo band names is I Would Set Myself on Fire For You. In my mind, it speaks to being in a relationship with someone whom you're dependant on and feel attached to but also genuinely love—a dysfunctional relationship. It just hits so hard. But it is wordy.
I’m also a metal guy and I’m this way with any of the “plural noun” band names. Varials, Fractals, Monuments, Counterparts, Intervals, Textures, Structures, Volumes, etc.
Even if I like their music, it just feels like such a weird tacky trend with the names
I literally just looked this up yesterday, Hootie is the nickname of one of their classmates that had big glasses that made him look like an owl, and Blowfish is a nickname for another classmate that had a “jowly” face
Goo Goo Dolls. My favorite band, but it feels like choking to say their name. Absolutely does not have a smooth flow out the mouth. Shortening it to "Goo" makes it even more awkward, though. Either way, I'm still jamming to Gutterflower in 2024.
In the 90’s a friend of mine dated a local news reporter named Steve. The guy was kind of douchey, and his head, could on occasion, look a little big on tv. So when my friend would see him on tv, she would say, “hey look - Big Head Steve and the News Crew!” We used to listen to the Midnight Radio CD all the time and I still call the band that name. Thanks for the good memory!
10cc. Remember that band from the ‘70s? They read somewhere that 9cc was the average amount of semen so they thought 10cc would mean they’re above average. Maybe that’s where they got 10? 🤷🏾
Nah that's just something people on the internet say cause it's similar to pearl necklace which is a euphemism but no one uses the term pearl jam as a euphemism.
Ament came up with the name Pearl and they had been seeing neil young live where he used to call it a jam.
So they called it pearl jam.
There's also the interview where they said eddie's grandmother's name was pearl and they named after her but that story was bullshit eddie later admitted.
https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-the-band-name-pearl-jam/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-the-second-coming-237589/
Nah that's just something people on the internet say cause it's similar to pearl necklace which is a euphemism but no one uses the term pearl jam as a euphemism.
Ament came up with the name Pearl and they had been seeing neil young live where he used to call it a jam.
So they called it pearl jam.
There's also the interview where they said eddie's grandmother's name was pearl and they named after her but that story was bullshit eddie later admitted.
https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-the-band-name-pearl-jam/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-the-second-coming-237589/
One of the guys went home with a lady. The next day he was asked how his night was and his response was “It was like that TV show, BJ and the bear. Minus the bear”
Sorry but Spandau Ballet is a great name. It refers to the movements prisoners made when being hanged in Spandau prison. It's surprisingly dark for such a soft band.
Yeah, the bottom of the gallows was hidden by a curtain, so all the witnesses could see was the feet of the condemned twitching in their death spasms, and it made it look like they were dancing, hence Spandau Ballet
'Dog Fashion Disco' feels like it came from a random name generator. Good band but dumb name. You can't just mash any three random words together and call it a day.
Hurray For The Riff Raff. I’m not familiar with much of her/their tunes, but what I’ve heard is decent… the name itself just annoys me for some reason 🤷🏻♂️
Papa Roach I just have a love-hate relationship with anyway bc people always call them emo despite sounding nothing like an emo band
To answer your question
Weezer
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows
blessthefall
Bush
I fuckin hate Donny Osmond… I hate Tyga. I hate Lefty GunPlay. I don’t say shit like this often but I’d like to step into the ring with Left GunPlan. Jay Z and Beyonce need to make like Jimmy Hoffa.
My bloody valentine
Broken social scene
*I like both of these bands quite a bit but I think their band name sucks and doesn't accurately portray their sound.
hoobastank
For real, why include STANK
and what the fuck is a HOOBA
It means “who’s butt stinks?”
Ha! Saying the name out loud sounds like someone asking "who's butt stanks??" but they accidentally breathed in a fart while saying it
If it helps, they chose their name after one of them misread a street sign if I remember correctly from Todd in the Shadows.
I want to see the ideas that didn’t happen before they settled on Hoobastank.
It was Hoobustank but the label asked them to change it a bit.
Well, the reason they chose that name was… well, the reason is youuuuu
It’s not like they were perfect persons.
YES! Hate it
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies That’s pretty bad.
It leaves me with an impression of 35-45+ yr olds on the hunt for virgins... I don't like that
They had some big hits like zoot suit riot. I actually bought the album thinking like daddio, and fingers poppin when it clicked what it meant I was shocked. Happened with Incubus too. I bought their album Make Yourself I’m thinking Incubus like incubator make yourself cool. Then someone told me an incubus is a male demon who materializes and has sex with sleeping women. Instantly said why would you name your band that. They are not even hardcore.
Imagine Dragons
I like their name for one very specific reason, and that is this: Imagine dragging deez nuts across yo face.
Nice!
I saw their video one time and I was mad there weren’t any dragons in it. Then I realized, I had to imagine them. So I imagined them burning the band to death. The video was better after that.
Story time: I sat next to the lead singers dad on an airplane in 2011. He told me his son just moved to LA and his band was signed… etc etc. When we landed, I asked him “What’s the name of your son’s band? (Thinking one day I might hear of them). When he replied “Imagine Dragons” I remember thinking “Oh no… his poor son and his Dungeon and Dragons little garage band… Hope that works out for him.” Turns it, it did work out for him despite the stupid name 😂
Train. I don’t hate their music but the name is just so lame
I've always wanted to start a death metal Train cover band called Meat Virginia. If anybody out there wants to steal my idea you're welcome to it
Niart presents their debut album, “A Midnight Train to Hell!” Featuring macabre ballads and dirges like: - Meat Virginia - Hate Soul Sister - Demon in Blue Jeans - Divorce Me
Deadmau5. Just hate it, don’t know why.
I know it's said as "dead mouse", but yeah, I read it as "dead maow"
I always read it as “dead-ma-5” 💀
In high school, a kid told me that he had heard people pronounce it as "Dead Mao Five." I think of that every time I see it.
My brain loves to say “Dead mouf”.
Chumbawumba
Oh that makes me wanna punch something
Thump a tub, perhaps?
C'mon folks, that's beautiful.
You go outside and come back in, we have to restart after that one.
It makes me wanna get knocked down then get up again
Is it too Crass for ya?
Anal Cunt would like a word
They make me want to piss the night away
I’m glad to see there are millennials in this sub, and it’s not only 14-year-old boys.
I’m a metal guy. I hate all the metal band names that are like phrases. Like: After the Burial, Fit for an Autopsy, Between the Buried and Me, Slaughter to Prevail, Bring Me the Horizon, Thy Art is Murder, Through the Eyes of the Dead
So no *...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead* ? 😆
I hate that name because it doesn't have 'the' before Dead and it bugs me. The trail of dead what? Incredible live band though. If you ever have a chance to see them do it.
I read it with a "the" and didn't realize it wasn't there until I read your comment. Now, it bugs me, too. It's already a mouthful; it's not like removing "the" kept it from being too long. So, why not keep it and at least have the name make sense?
Preaching to the choir buddy. I hate it. It genuinely took me about two years to realise the 'the' was missing because my brain just added it every time I looked at the name.
Bad, but emo/screamo band song titles get fucking rediculous.
Also occasionally punk, consider "Slim Pickens Does The Right Thing and Rides The Bomb to Hell." I know the reference but goddamn it's a mouthful.
One of the sickest emo band names is I Would Set Myself on Fire For You. In my mind, it speaks to being in a relationship with someone whom you're dependant on and feel attached to but also genuinely love—a dysfunctional relationship. It just hits so hard. But it is wordy.
I’m also a metal guy and I’m this way with any of the “plural noun” band names. Varials, Fractals, Monuments, Counterparts, Intervals, Textures, Structures, Volumes, etc. Even if I like their music, it just feels like such a weird tacky trend with the names
Reading the “non plural names is much better: Varial, Fractal, Volume …
Through The Eyes of the Dead are my dear friends, Jake and I go way back… that being said, yeah the name kinda sucks 😂
Hootie and the Blowfish is a cringy name
Sounds like somebody's pet owl and they wanted to pair it with some other random ocean imagery of the time
I literally just looked this up yesterday, Hootie is the nickname of one of their classmates that had big glasses that made him look like an owl, and Blowfish is a nickname for another classmate that had a “jowly” face
Wow, that makes it even worse, what a bunch of dicks
Rainbow Kitten Surprise. I love their music but that name just doesn’t sit right with me when i tell people about them ha
I like some of their music too, but yeah! That name sounds like a hyperactive 2010s attention-hungry tumblr squee
LMAO it always personally reminds me of early 2000s scene kid culture
Screams trying to hard
Limp Bizkit I have my reasons
Is your Bizkit limp? They make pills for that.
Goo Goo Dolls. My favorite band, but it feels like choking to say their name. Absolutely does not have a smooth flow out the mouth. Shortening it to "Goo" makes it even more awkward, though. Either way, I'm still jamming to Gutterflower in 2024.
horse lips big head todd & the monsters no reason... & 1 with a reason? DGT...
In the 90’s a friend of mine dated a local news reporter named Steve. The guy was kind of douchey, and his head, could on occasion, look a little big on tv. So when my friend would see him on tv, she would say, “hey look - Big Head Steve and the News Crew!” We used to listen to the Midnight Radio CD all the time and I still call the band that name. Thanks for the good memory!
Portugal. The Man. Just utterly stupid in every way
Oh god I can't stand that one
Infected Mushroom. My daughter loves them
Love those guys. Goa trance legends.
Pearl Jam It's a euphemism for jizz. It was funny for ten whole minutes.
Maybe that's why their most famous album is called 'Ten'.
Ten seconds?
10cc. Remember that band from the ‘70s? They read somewhere that 9cc was the average amount of semen so they thought 10cc would mean they’re above average. Maybe that’s where they got 10? 🤷🏾
I made it 39 not knowing that. Curses!
43 here. No way I made it through the 90s as a teenager without this ever being brought up.
Nah that's just something people on the internet say cause it's similar to pearl necklace which is a euphemism but no one uses the term pearl jam as a euphemism. Ament came up with the name Pearl and they had been seeing neil young live where he used to call it a jam. So they called it pearl jam. There's also the interview where they said eddie's grandmother's name was pearl and they named after her but that story was bullshit eddie later admitted. https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-the-band-name-pearl-jam/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-the-second-coming-237589/
Oh YEAH I forgot about this! Ugh. Yeah. Gross 😂
You probably won't like the origin of the album art for Metallica's *Load* and *Reload* then...
Shoulda stuck with Mookie Blaylock
Nah that's just something people on the internet say cause it's similar to pearl necklace which is a euphemism but no one uses the term pearl jam as a euphemism. Ament came up with the name Pearl and they had been seeing neil young live where he used to call it a jam. So they called it pearl jam. There's also the interview where they said eddie's grandmother's name was pearl and they named after her but that story was bullshit eddie later admitted. https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-the-band-name-pearl-jam/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-the-second-coming-237589/
Oh I'm well aware of their quasi-official input, but do realize many others are not. Thanks for the info!
I'm 35 years old and I never knew this....Why would you destroy my Innocence?!?
I love most of their music. The name just irks me.
fallout boy. oooooh a niche hip reference that won’t be tired and threadbare after two years
The Be Sharps!
Toad the Wet Sproket and Primal Scream not because I don't like the names, just because I don't think they match the music.
Toad the wet sprocket is a good band. And I like the name. Someone needed to defend Toad.
Nothing against the band, it's just they're not a German industrial dance music band like Nitzer Ebb. They need a name more like "Coldplay."
I'm 67. What the fuck is a Nitzer Ebb? Damn hippies.
Sounds like a German Wang Chung
Let's German Wang Chung Tonight.
I dunno. I met Bobby after they played at the Metro in Chicago and he definitely has a primal scream.
Cage the Elephant
Minus the Bear is pretty dumb.
One of the guys went home with a lady. The next day he was asked how his night was and his response was “It was like that TV show, BJ and the bear. Minus the bear”
the black dahlia murder. like wow, so edgy, using a real life murder for your name
As bad as naming your band Franz Ferdinand or the rapper Nipsey Hustle.
They are the best death metal band ever though so I'll let it slide.
RIP Papa Trev. One of the nicest dudes I ever met. Just lit up every room he entered. His smile was infectious.
Toad the Wet Sprocket, I mean, come on
Pigeon’s Playing Ping Pong. Spandau Ballet. Panic! At The Disco. And it’s really only because of the “!”
Sorry but Spandau Ballet is a great name. It refers to the movements prisoners made when being hanged in Spandau prison. It's surprisingly dark for such a soft band.
Yeah, the bottom of the gallows was hidden by a curtain, so all the witnesses could see was the feet of the condemned twitching in their death spasms, and it made it look like they were dancing, hence Spandau Ballet
I I did not know that and I now have to ponder this to figure out how I feel about it
I hate when people use symbols. Like bbno$ (though I love his music, I hate his name)
I can’t stand pigeons because of their name and music
I hate the name so much I never checked them out.
Then you must really hate “!!!”
Anal Cunt
....if that's real, that's horrible and not even in a good way, just abrasive
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Five Finger Death Punch - Puddle of Mud - Bare Naked Ladies - Cherry Poppin Daddies - Foghat
Five Finger Death Punch sounds like it was named by eight year olds. Did they not realize that pretty much all punches involve all five fingers?!
Unless you're missing a finger 🙃
Their music sounds like it was written by five year olds so I guess it fits?
Cherry Poppin Daddies is just gross...wtf
that's actually foul
Celine Dion. Worst band name ever.
As a Canadian I legally have to tell you to shut the fuck up
You legally have to say it in French, too.
As another Canadian, I'm sorry but I agree with the other guy.
I absolutely agree with him, I just feel a Canadian loyalty to her lol
All the deathcore ones like Cattle Decapitation and Dying Fetus. You're not cool, bro.
DYING FETUS?
Neither of those are deathcore.
Car seat headrest. I don’t care if they’re good or not, I’m just not listening to a band with that stupid of a name
Fuck Bruce Springsteen! I hope he stubs his toe.
He did just this morning while crossing E Street barefoot.
'Dog Fashion Disco' feels like it came from a random name generator. Good band but dumb name. You can't just mash any three random words together and call it a day.
Simply Red, Wet Wet Wet - both as shite as their names.
Hot Mulligan 🤢
This sounds vaguely familiar, but I'm picturing a diarrhea sandwich somehow forced into a sexual context
Thirty Seconds to Mars
But his name is Bruce Springsteen. What the fuck did you want him to call it, Doug Blankenship?
Hahah nothin.. idk why, it's just the brain i'm subject to having and experiencing.
Fartbarf
That is an amazing name and you know it.
Rainbow Butt Monkeys
Not to mention their other name “Finger Eleven” isn’t great either
Hurray For The Riff Raff. I’m not familiar with much of her/their tunes, but what I’ve heard is decent… the name itself just annoys me for some reason 🤷🏻♂️
Five finger death punch
Korn
We Butter the Bread with Butter, a German metalcore band. I mean for fucks sake, who came up with this and who thought it was a good idea?
That's an odd one I didn't know of until now. Huh. Double buttered band name... big German butter fans
love the band but i agree w u on their dumbass name 😭
Any band whose name is verb + name. Asking Alexandria, breaking Benjamin. you get the drift
korn
Weezer.
whats with these homies dissing my ~~girl~~ band name
Papa Roach I just have a love-hate relationship with anyway bc people always call them emo despite sounding nothing like an emo band To answer your question Weezer Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows blessthefall Bush
Chainsmokers. Even if their music was amazing like wtf is that gross name lol. Who thought it was a good idea?
Hoobastank
Viagra Boys, great band but, my wife has some of their band merch and when she wears it in public we get weird looks.
Snot
I won't even check out See You Space Cowboy because I can't stand the name.
Hootie and the Blowfish 🐡
Cute is What We Aim For
Mungo Jerry
Job For A Cowboy
Foo Fighters deserve a better name. Dave even said in an interview that if he knew they would get so popular he would've picked a better name
She Past Away. Their music is not bad but, dude, that name. Also they use Papyrus font on their record covers.
Butthole Surfers
Nickelback….enough said.
As an Aussie with no connection to Canada or Nickelback i am authorised to say Fuck You.
They Are Gutting A Body Of Water.
I hate bands with numbers ESPECIALLY Blink-182. 21 Pilots, UB40, Sum-41, Level 42, Matchbox 20, U2, Eiffel 65 etc.
I fuckin hate Donny Osmond… I hate Tyga. I hate Lefty GunPlay. I don’t say shit like this often but I’d like to step into the ring with Left GunPlan. Jay Z and Beyonce need to make like Jimmy Hoffa.
Manday Huge.
Ra Ra Riot
Norther. I love the band but the name is dumb. More North?
Job For A Cowboy
Yes. (That’s my answer, not my answer. Wait!)
Fudge Tunnel. Duh.
Band of Horses fills me with so much rage, and I'm not sure why. (Horse the Band, on the hand, I like just fine.)
Blind Melon
Cream
They make great music, but Weedpecker or Roadkill Soda have to be two of the strangest band names I've seen.
Nickleback
Goblin Cock. They used to sell shirts that read I Love Goblin Cock, and that's pretty much the schtick. Fun band though
Stryper also one of the shittiest hair bands ever.
Yes. Basically any dumb “pun” names like Dwayne Gretzky.
Mouse Rat.
Little Sebastian was a banger tho
Dance Gavin Dance
Do you know how hard it is to look up information about a group called "The Band"? Same thing for "Live".
The list is long — Umphrey’s McGee, Hoobastank, Buckcherry, Kid Rock, Mazzy Star, Houserockers, Greta Van Fleet, Panic! At The Disco.
Breaking Benjamin Pearl Jam Wait, I think I just hate their music 😂
Primus. They suck. If ykyk
My bloody valentine Broken social scene *I like both of these bands quite a bit but I think their band name sucks and doesn't accurately portray their sound.
Band names that are just a generic-ass location: Kansas, Boston, Chicago.
Don’t forget Alabama, Europe, Asia, America and maybe even Florida Georgia Line.
Liquid tension experiment......and I absolutely love their music 😂
I don’t think so, the bands I dislike are usually because they’re terrible.
Bruce Springsteen! 😁
Rumplestilskin
The cherry popping daddies
I deliberately avoided Hot Chip *exclusively* because of their name. For years. One of my favorite bands now
Tony Danza tap dance extravaganza
So many
American Aquarium 😵💫 love the band, hate that name
Vertical Horizon comes to mind. Once I was severely down voted for suggesting this.
Anaal Nathrakh
Hootie and the blowfish Uncle Kracker Hoobastank
Korn. and I’m a korn fan