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The 25 Most Ridiculous Band Names in Rock History
Submitted by imaginary liz on June 26, 2007.Cracked.com came up with their list of The 25 Most Ridiculous Band Names in Rock History!
With each entry is a slightly researched reason why the band named themselves as such and a bit of editorial as to why it sucks (and some, like Hoobastank suck on so many levels). Warning, the website is a bit slow/cranky, so if you find something particularly funny, feel free to cut and paste it below to discuss with the class. (And for the record, there's no way that !!! is worse than Limp Bizkit.)
#25. Porno for Pyros
#24. Nickelback
#23. The Alan Parsons Project
#22. Stone Temple Pilots
#21. Matchbox 20
#20. Smashing Pumpkins
#19. Def Leppard
#18. W.A.S.P.
#17. Puddle of Mudd
#16. Of Montreal
#15. Goo Goo Dolls
#14. The The
#13. Mr. Mister
#12. The Mr. T Experience
#11. Panic! At the Disco
#10. Limp Bizkit
#9. Chumbawamba
#8. Enuff Z'nuff
#7. Mott the Hoople
#6. Hoobastank
#5. Toad the Wet Sprocket
#4. Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts
#3. Hootie and the Blowfish
#2. Archers of Loaf
#1. !!!
Thanks to JohnE for the link!
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Erik Gonzalez said on June 26, 2007:
Yeah, the fact that The Goo Goo Dolls aren't #1 shows how wrong this list is. Somebody must be very anti-punctuation marks at Cracked. And what about current wunderkins like 'Plain White Tees'?
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imaginary liz said on June 26, 2007:
How do folks feel about ...And you will know us by the Trail of Dead?
Best band names include Galaxie 500 / Luna (that Dean may not be able to choose a good bass player but he can totally name a band).
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Imaginary-Kiku said on June 26, 2007:
A band called "Kleenex Girl Wonder" really should have made an appearance on this list.
As well as "Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin" and "Suburban Kids With Biblical Names". Am I wrong?
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imaginary char said on June 26, 2007:
I can't believe the Presidents of the United States of America didn't make it on here. It's not only too long, it's also ungoogle-able. Plus, if you try to make it more manageable by using the acronym "PUSA", it sounds kinda dirty.
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Joseph Riippi said on June 26, 2007:
I happen to think The The is a great band name.
My personal favs for most ridiculous names, besides Hootie and the Blowfish and Limp Bizkit, are:
10) Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
9) Volcano!!! I'm Still Excited
8) Blondes Pass Out
7) ilash
6) Apostle of Hustle
5) The Fucking Champs
4) Bling Kong
3) Shadow Publishing Company
2) Marla Hooch
1) Fiction Plane
Yes, number 2 is named after the designated hitter from A League Of Their Own.
And Fiction Plane is the band fronted by Sting's son. The name of the band is an anagram for "infant police". Yep.
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Erik Gonzalez said on June 26, 2007:
I also forgot how much I dislike Har Mar Superstar (as a name).
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imaginary dana said on June 26, 2007:
But is the title "ridiculous" necessarily bad? There are plenty of things I consider ridiculous that I also think are all kindsa awesome!
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elle said on June 26, 2007:
Isn't Smashing Pumpkins supposed to be slang for "fucking boobs" or something? I guess that still sounds pretty ridiculous, haha.
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Powerpop-Gary said on June 27, 2007:
Well, if the category is simply "rediculous," then I nominate Cher UK, Kathleen Turner Overdrive and anyone else who did the kitchy thing of extending an existing celebrity name to form their band name (and this includes Brian Jonestown Massacre).
Now, if the category is *bad* (and the examples seem more "bad" than "rediculous"), then my vote goes to....
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this is bad, so stop looking if you're easily offended
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... Anal Cunt.
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The Grim said on June 27, 2007:
Uh, what about when Prince was known only as a sorta typographical symbol that couldn't be pronouced by human mouths? That's the most ridic one I can think of.
Trail of Dead makes my list because of the length and the elipsis at the beginning.
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Rivas said on July 5, 2007:
hahaha.. amazing! I'm glad someone else agrees with us. Thanks for putting us on the list!
Rivas
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Erik Gonzalez said on June 26, 2007:
Yeah, the fact that The Goo Goo Dolls aren't #1 shows how wrong this list is. Somebody must be very anti-punctuation marks at Cracked. And what about current wunderkins like 'Plain White Tees'?