What bands with strange names made it big?

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

Vanilla Fudge

nevermind

1910 Fruitgum Company – a silly, strange name that was entirely emblematic of the “bubblegum pop” genre of the late '60s. They made it “big,” too, from the standpoint of three top-10 songs in that era.

Seem like the “made it big” qualification has been stretched pretty far, so I’ll throw in a nod to the groups from the various “Nuggets” compilations. The 4-CD set Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 is a treasure trove of strangely-named bands. Here is the track list

D’oh, that’s the one I was going to say! Even as I clicked into the thread though, I knew that the Dopers wouldn’t miss that one for two whole days.

In that case, I’ll go with Circle Jerks.

String Cheese Incident

The Atomic Bitchwax


Smoking Gives You Big Tits

The exclamation point in question has a mind of its own.