# Great name for a band **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 21, 2001, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328 "2001-08-21T13:35:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/21 "2001-08-23T04:54:21Z")
I have heard some bands around here(Seattle) that have pretty good names. Halo Benders The Microphones Tracy and the Plastics Dub Narcotic enemymine Black Anger Carrisa’s Wierd ---
**Author:** ![frock75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@frock75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frock75)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/22 "2001-08-23T05:01:43Z")
Cherry Poppin Daddies, come to mind. As do Alien Ant Farm, Badly Drawn Boy, Flogging Molly, My Life With the Thrill Kill Cult and Gay Dad. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/23 "2001-08-23T07:12:09Z")
Here are ones I’ve created recently in stories: Beat Puppy Whores-next-door(inspired by the last neighbors I had in my dorm) Anorexic Love Seven Ate Nine for only $799.99 I’m willing to sell you the rights to one of them 🙂 I wish. I was surprised that a web search a few months ago didn’t produce any evidence of a real band with the last name. ---
**Author:** ![Kyomara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/24 "2001-08-23T09:24:46Z")
Nile Banks and the Phabulous Pharaohs ---
**Author:** ![Arken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Arken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arken)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/25 "2001-08-23T13:14:46Z")
Here’s a few local bands here in south-central Indiana: The Black Market Pop-Tarts Operation Cliff Claven The Porno Pimp Dads Stone Carnival X-Ray Roger Jimmy You Mojo Hand Beeblebrox Rumor Has It James Bond Goes Surfing The Not Too Bad Bluegrass Band Sex Clark Five archibald archibald archibald Drum & Machine Corpse (yes, I spelled it right) Pro Midgit Mafia And my personal favourite: The Japonize Elephants from Porlock ---
**Author:** ![Lucifer12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b38774/32.png) [@Lucifer12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucifer12)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/26 "2001-08-23T13:22:03Z")
My favorite real band name: Me First & The Gimme Gimmes. They’re great! They play punk/thrash versions of things like ‘Rainbow Connection’ and ‘One Tin Soldier’. ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/27 "2001-08-23T18:53:52Z")
There was a local band in Denver in the 80’s called “The Four Nikators.” I always thought that was brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/28 "2001-08-23T20:43:57Z")
here in the “Live Music Capitol of the World” we have (and have had)some cool ones: Retarded Elf (makes me smile every time) Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes Schrodinger’s Cats the Scabs the Ugly Americans Pfelcraux ---
**Author:** ![AMM9132](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@AMM9132](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AMM9132)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/29 "2001-08-23T21:05:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by IzzyR \* > \*\*I first encountered this in Dave Barry’s writing - he uses it in many of his columns. \*\* Dave Barry in an old column, once wrote that “Groping For Elmo” would be a great band name. I agree. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Goo\_Fee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Doctor\_Goo\_Fee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Goo_Fee)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/30 "2001-08-27T01:03:33Z")
Here’s a couple funny names I’ve heard… Jesus Chrysler Jif and the Choosey Mothers …and one I think would be a good name (especially if Perry Farrell wanted to start a new band) The Feral Parrots ---
**Author:** ![gorewonfla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/da6949/32.png) [@gorewonfla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gorewonfla)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/31 "2001-08-27T01:30:26Z")
Extreme Mongrels The Dimpled Chad All-Stars ---
**Author:** ![Arken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Arken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arken)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/32 "2001-08-27T05:45:25Z")
Glass Erection with their hit song, ‘Can you see us coming?’ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/33 "2001-08-27T05:57:35Z")
Tdchnicolor Ralph and the Handiwipes The Plaid Power Rangers The Naughty Napsters The Teeming Millions 🙂 Naval Jello Canada Dry Heaves Feral Beagles Does This Smell Bad? The Death Mints Poindexter Cathedral ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328/34 "2001-08-27T17:01:50Z")
I’ve found numerous possibilities on Chinese restaraunt menus. My personal favorite: Slippery Chicken. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-name-for-a-band/77328.md?page=1)