# Crazy Band Names **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 5, 2000, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074 "2000-12-05T03:27:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![hazel-rah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hazel-rah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazel-rah)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2000, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/61 "2000-12-27T08:19:36Z")
john cougar concentration camp -fh ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2000, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/62 "2000-12-27T12:43:19Z")
I always thought a good name for a band would be _Free Drinks_. I mean, who is going to walk past a venue with a sign out the front that says “Tonight - Free Drinks!”?? Sure, you may get a few riots, but think of the publicity. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2000, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/63 "2000-12-27T15:50:15Z")
Thumper and the Plaid Rabbits Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers The Cramps The Dickies ---
**Author:** ![Phobos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Phobos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phobos)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2000, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/64 "2000-12-27T15:51:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JosephFinn \* > \*\*The Harlan Ellisons \*\* a technically skilled, yet pretentious & gloomy band? ---
**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2000, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/65 "2000-12-27T16:34:14Z")
I always get a chuckle seeing bumper stickers for **Sorry About Your Daughter** ---
**Author:** ![scotx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@scotx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotx)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2000, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/66 "2000-12-27T17:13:47Z")
Elvis Hitler Peter and the Test Tube Babies Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel The Screaming Blue Messiahs Greedy Charity ---
**Author:** ![yESTERDAY\_mAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a87d85/32.png) [@yESTERDAY\_mAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yESTERDAY_mAN)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2000, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/67 "2000-12-27T17:17:37Z")
Jesusfish and the Gunpoint Converts. ---
**Author:** ![Darqangelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Darqangelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darqangelle)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/68 "2001-01-19T23:34:38Z")
Frankie Goes To Hollywood was something that took a little getting used to… But for this thread? My vote goes for Bruno Gerruci’s Medallion! (The Canadians can chuckle with me on that one) ---
**Author:** ![Sacrilegium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@Sacrilegium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sacrilegium)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2001, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/69 "2001-01-20T00:01:03Z")
MC 900 Ft Jesus Dick Delicious & The Tasty Testicles Lawnmower Deth Belching Beet The Rocking Dildos Warlock Pinchers Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction ---
**Author:** ![ninevah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/46a35a/32.png) [@ninevah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ninevah)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/70 "2002-03-17T10:26:39Z")
Split Enz. Crowded House. Actually, before they were Crowded House they were the Mullanes (Neil finn’s middle name). One of the proposed names was Barbara Stanwyk’s Chest. ---
**Author:** ![Wisest\_Novel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wisest_novel/32/13329_2.png) [@Wisest\_Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wisest_Novel)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/71 "2002-03-17T10:47:22Z")
Wow, bumped that one back from the dead threads, didn’t you, **ninevah**? But since we’re both up early (or very late), I’ll play, too. One of my brother’s HS bands was called Half Fast. Say it quickly, as in, “Good evening, everybody, we’re the Half Fast Band.” The bass drum even had “1/2 Fast” painted on it. The band sucked (true to their name), but I always thought they should register or copyright it, or whatever you do to lock in a band’s name. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/72 "2002-03-17T11:36:09Z")
The Flaccid Ashbacks Big Electric Cat Johnny and the Self Abusers -forerunner to the great Simple Minds, and speaking of which… Simple Minds The Barking Spiders The Fargone Beauties Died Pretty Hunters & Collectors Hard Ons The Bushwhackers And a special category for tribute bands UB42 Bjorn Again (ABBA) Elvis Herselvis, and El Vez (respectively, female and Latino Elvis impersonators) ---
**Author:** ![Nenya\_Elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@Nenya\_Elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nenya_Elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/73 "2002-03-17T13:19:32Z")
Blind Melon Iggy Pop (that’s not a person’s name, is it? Limp Bizkit Moist Temple of the Dog Smashing Pumpkins The Shins Barenaked Ladies The Basically Jude (my brother’s band…from “Hey Jude” which was one of his/their favourite songs for a while) In fact, MOST band names are weird…is this some kind of competition to see who can come up with the weirdest name? Like surrealist painters? Geez. But I agree with whoever says that “sig line!” is the new equivalent for “band name!” Favourite proposed band name: Clam Shrapnel (from a joke email about Y2K, involving explosion of stored foodstuffs…I heard the phrase and said…) ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/74 "2002-03-17T14:39:22Z")
I’ll add two, **Neutral Milk Hotel** and **Jimmy Eat World**. ---
**Author:** ![typo\_mna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@typo\_mna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typo_mna)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/75 "2002-03-17T14:51:08Z")
Meat Beat Manifesto Mussolini Headkick 1000 Homo DJs Lard Sister Machine Gun (I’m mad that someone beat me to My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult and the Bomb Gang Girlz, and Revolting Cocks) ---
**Author:** ![toonerama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@toonerama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toonerama)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/76 "2002-03-17T15:20:13Z")
I was in a blues band called **The Original Dr. Roachclip**. If I’d had the balls, I might have thought of **The Dayglo Abortions**. ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/77 "2002-03-17T17:46:52Z")
Those knowing something about Jello Biafra’s spoken word recordings might be happy to know that there’s really a band called Mondales. There’s an article about them somewhere on the Web. Sadly, I’ve lost it. ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/78 "2002-03-18T07:50:05Z")
EnuffZ’Nuff 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ninevah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/46a35a/32.png) [@ninevah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ninevah)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/79 "2002-03-18T09:54:25Z")
That’s nothing, **Wisest Novel**! How about… Schnell Fenster (ex members of Split Enz) and Noel’s Cowards (also featuring ex-Enzers) Another one (this time, not Enz related): the Derr Brains. And there’s also another Melbourne band called the ‘F_ck f_cks’. (replacing the \* with a U, obviously) ---
**Author:** ![islandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8491ac/32.png) [@islandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/islandgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074/80 "2002-03-18T18:55:24Z")
A couple of local bands from back home: “Big Red Orange” and an all-girl band named “Blame Adam” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-band-names/44074.md?page=5)