# What do you think would be a cool band name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 4, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899 "2002-10-04T21:50:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/1 "2002-10-04T21:50:11Z")
I was talking to **Spoz** earlier today about hot and sour soup, and happened to mention that despite having had it hundreds of times over the years, I could only reliably identify a few ingredients: carrots, black fungus, and bamboo shoots. Then he said: > [@](#): > > (cool name for a band actually…) “Black Fungus” … “duuuuuuuuuude… check out BLACK FUNGUS… they ROCK!” That was pretty funny, and I thought it was cool, as well. It also got me to thinking: what Dopers would think would be cool band names. (thank goodness the whole “BAND NAME!” thing seems to be dying out, and I have no wish to bring it up again) In your opinion, what would be the ultimate cool in band names? They can be real bands, or fictional ones, but please say which are real… y’know, just so the aspiring musicians among us don’t accidentally take a name that’s already in use! I’ll start with a few: [ul] [li]Black Fungus (fictional)[/li][li]Olivia Tremor Control (real)[/li][li]Jerrimander (real)[/li][li]Grace Void (fictional)[/li][li]Vibrolux (real)[/li][/ul] F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/2 "2002-10-04T22:25:42Z")
Three that I and/or my friends made up that we think would be cool (depending on the type of band): Muppet Sodomy The Cadaver Dogs Baltimore Spank ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/3 "2002-10-04T22:45:40Z")
Personally, I think **Insatiate Cormorant** would make a terrific band name. (Many props to you if you identify the reference… :D) ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/4 "2002-10-04T23:09:00Z")
There was a UK band called Fungus; they flopped. The best dope band name ever IMHO was (thanks to **Billy Rubin** ) **Prehensile Rectum** ---
**Author:** ![Grelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@Grelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grelby)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/5 "2002-10-04T23:32:37Z")
Hi Flami :p. **Exploding Commode** might be interesting as well. It just works, somehow. Probably not a band I’d listen to, though. **TMI**. Of course. Also, just to let ya know, the band name **Paid to Fake It** is taken - by me. It’s what I currently plan to use for any performances (for example, at school functions) put on by me and whoever happens to be willing to play with me. Kind of a set name, rather than a band name, since the only set member is me. But does anyone get the ref? 😉 Big bonus points if you do… ---
**Author:** ![Virtuosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/35a633/32.png) [@Virtuosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Virtuosity)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/6 "2002-10-05T01:21:50Z")
unprecedented 1. having no precedent; never before observed or experienced. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/7 "2002-10-05T01:57:01Z")
**Laudable Pus.** Perfect punk band name. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/8 "2002-10-05T02:21:32Z")
Ends in Gry ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/9 "2002-10-05T07:42:53Z")
One that came up at a b-day party last week: **Third Nipple Milk** I would imagine it would have to be an underground punk band. ---
**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/10 "2002-10-05T15:48:34Z")
Actually had the cool band name conversation with a female coworker a few years ago. She always thought **Excessive Feminine Moisture** would be a good name for a female band. :eek: **Ice Cube Treys** - a 3 man band. **Crack the Chest, Massage the Heart** - soft rock. **Pull My Finger** - 60’s rock. ---
**Author:** ![bee\_with\_an\_itch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@bee\_with\_an\_itch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bee_with_an_itch)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/11 "2002-10-05T16:24:33Z")
-sytax error -cat soup -splintered femurs -buckets of piss -flaming eyebrows -crunt -tonto’s dead _SIGH_ that’s what being bored in physics class will do to you. ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/12 "2002-10-05T16:35:38Z")
Ever since I saw the phrase in this porn site promotion pop-up (eh, I was in a public computer - honest!), I’ve thought there’s something about **Humping Pumping Hardcore.** ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/13 "2002-10-05T18:28:14Z")
The band name generator: [http://www.elsewhere.org/cgi-bin/bandname](http://www.elsewhere.org/cgi-bin/bandname) ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/14 "2002-10-05T19:08:29Z")
Here’s some neat references: Room in my shorts Mary Kwenrinkle’s Revenge Tower of Swine Puke all night Anal Lace Trees for Lunch Thankless Child Hideous Infant ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/15 "2002-10-05T21:15:43Z")
Long ago, **Sakura** came up with _Savage Clams_. We still think it’s one of the best made-up band names going. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/16 "2002-10-05T21:59:54Z")
Once, long ago (pre-Win95, when DOS was the preferred gaming OS), my friends and I came up with the name **Das Prömpt**. We figured it would probably be a German speed-metal band. ---
**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/17 "2002-10-05T22:26:29Z")
**Proctological Lobotomy** would be a good name for a metal band. I don’t recall if **Girl Scout Heroin** was a real band name I saw or if I made it up… **Fuck** and their album _Pardon My French_ are the best combination of band name and album title ever. I know a guy who wants to call his band **Star Shaped Anus** , but that one’s a long story… ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/18 "2002-10-05T22:44:03Z")
Some friends in high school had a band called “Stalking Timmy,” which was essentially a big joke due to the fact our friend Timmy constantly had this girl following him around everywhere he went. I personally liked thier first choice, and tend to use it for myself if I ever get a band. So, be on the look out for “Testiclees, and the Men of Mighty Girth”. Simian Fetish is my old roomate’s favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/19 "2002-10-05T23:17:28Z")
The Beatles ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2002, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/20 "2002-10-06T03:32:10Z")
Skinny Puppy Naked Raygun (Reagan?) The Protagonists DUI (all the cop cars promote us) D.A.R.E. (ibid) Joe Blow and the Headhunters Murph and the Magictones Sam Hain Benny Pontius and the Crucifiers Rare Illusion all bands I have known [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899.md?page=2)