Ludicrously terrible band names

[ted_]

Hobbits of the Shire would qualify, I think. They were a power/melodic-death-ish metal band from Austin, TX, but I don't think they took themselves too seriously.

The AV Club included them on an old "worst band names of the year" list (2008?) and they prominently featured the link on their Myspace page (when that was a thing).

[hardweek]

My favorite best/worst bandname was an Alberta band in the late eighties/early nineties called Grandpa's Magik Pinecone.

[cavorting with nudists]

I am mortified to report that I am kind of getting into this Sun City Girls-associated band from Seattle that plays pretty groovy psychedelicized versions of Southeastern Asian ritual music. Mortified, because in their wisdom they took the name "Master Musicians of [word for revolting practice popularized by gross Japanese porn--bllllaaaagggh, I can't go on]"

[Chrissy in MN]

I despise the band name Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Just hate.

[Barry in Ireland]

I've got your ludicrously terrible band names right here.

An Emotional Fish.

Sultans of Ping F. C.

Goats Don't Shave.

Apologies if these have come up already.

[ChrisRawk]

Years ago I was slated to open for a touring band called From Bubblegum to Sky.  I never heard the band but the name always stuck with me because of how weird and awful it sounded.

In high school I played in a band called the Radioactive Mushrooms.  I was all-out punk/Ramones, the bass player was into jam bands and the drummer hated everything except Van Halen.  We weren't that good.

[Keith Whitener]

Has anyone said Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus?

[JonFromMaplewood]

Has anyone said Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus?

Or Shitty Shitty Band Band?

[Barry in Ireland]

In high school I played in a band called the Radioactive Mushrooms.  I was all-out punk/Ramones, the bass player was into jam bands and the drummer hated everything except Van Halen.  We weren't that good.

I would genuinely like to hear how that sounded.

[mostlymeat]

In high school I played in a band called the Radioactive Mushrooms.  I was all-out punk/Ramones, the bass player was into jam bands and the drummer hated everything except Van Halen.  We weren't that good.

I would genuinely like to hear how that sounded.

My first band was called "Hemposaurus" and the drummer liked the name so much he got a tattoo of a dinosaur smoking a doob.

[mostlymeat]

Has anyone said Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus?

Or Shitty Shitty Band Band?

Shitty Shitty was (is?) a fun party band, you can't fault them for having a goofy name!

[ChrisRawk]

In high school I played in a band called the Radioactive Mushrooms.  I was all-out punk/Ramones, the bass player was into jam bands and the drummer hated everything except Van Halen.  We weren't that good.

I would genuinely like to hear how that sounded.

Oh man, to revisit those demos (if they exist).  I can tell you that we did covers of both 'Third Stone From The Sun' AND 'Molly's Lips'.  I remember frustratingly trying to get them to learn a Poison Idea song to no avail.  Also included were some of my earliest songwriting attempts.  Our overall sound was the sound of teenagers disagreeing.  Our break up was basically the three of us admitting we were terrible.

[Jack from Arkansas]

Dump Truck Butterlips
Funkle Sam
Ani Defranco

[badgrammer]

CLOUD CULT.  I involuntarily shudder/cringe everytime I hear that name said aloud.

I also came across a band recently called RED WANTING BLUE. I'm afraid a blood vessel might burst in my brain if I spend too much time thinking about that one (and what it could possibly mean).

Also, yes -thank you for unearthing this thread!

[mike_b]

This guy Mike I kinda know is a recovering drug addict who teaches English in Sao Paolo.  He's a great musician.  He played all the instruments himself.  He also has the absolute worst band name in the world.  Download his EP's.

I can't even type this band name.
http://aidsinyerear.bandcamp.com/