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April 03, 2009
Cool and Lame Band Names
My dad had a joke that he would tell from time to time. “Have you heard of this band? They’re called Johnny Flush and the Four Commodes.”
This joke may be a bit dated, but when dad first told it, some of the most famous bands in the country had names like:
Strawberry Alarm Clock
The Beatles (Sure they were great musicians, but come on, their name was a lame pun.)
The Turtles
The Doors
The Monkeys
The Animals
I have always been fascinated by band names. Some of them seemed well thought out, others seemed to have been created during a drug and alcohol induced haze.
I realize of course, that passing judgment on band names is a subjective exercise, a lot of times you just have to go with your gut.
So, here is my completely subjective, far from exhaustive (because that would be exhausting) gut-wrenching list of cool band names, and lame band names.
Cool Band Names:
U2
The Who
The Rolling Stones
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
The Sundays
The The
The Band
E Street Band
Lame Band Names
Phish
Archers of Loaf
Rage Against the Machine
Alice in Chains
Souls at Zero
Mouse on Mars
Apples in Stereo
After the Fire
Porno for Pyros
Tears for Fears
Hootie and the Blowfish
Death Cab for Cutie
Matchbox 20
Seven Mary Three
Limp Bizkit
'N Sync
Def Leppard
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Hoobastank
Everything But the Girl
Smashing Pumpkins
New Kids on the Block
Presidents of the United States of America
'Til Tuesday
God Is My Co-Pilot
Bowling for Soup
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Dead Kennedys
Hmmm. This second list is getting a little long, and there are several more I could add.
I’m beginning to think that its more fun to make fun of lame band names than to admire the cool ones.
Posted by leonolguin at April 3, 2009 12:37 PM
Comments
I would like to think that "Sandz of Time" is a cool name. Did you ever wonder how I came up with that one? Or is it too obvious? It might end up in the lame category if I tell ya, right? Ha Ha
Posted by: Sandy at April 4, 2009 10:18 PM