Haha, untill they got sued/almost.

^ Their Red Hot Chili Peppers parody, Trippin' on XTC, is one of the funniest songs/videos EVER.

i have a gabber comp in which one of the bands presented is called rage against the cuisine.

2 of those bands came from tampa.

a lot of the late nineties early 00's screaming hardcore bands had some good names. too bad almost all the bands are boring bunk to me nowadays.

combatwoundedvteran
reversal of man
i hate myself
heroin
the swing kids
indian summer
crimson curse
sleepytime trio
assholeparade
force fed glass
blah blah blah there are million others

this bike is a pipe bomb is a great name

I'm listening to these guys now, very good...

black flag
guns n roses
pink reason
the crucifucks
brainbombs

The Muslims was a great band name before they had to change it to the Soft Pack.

JFKFC

Not sure about greatest band name, one I came across recently that got my attention and liked was Killed by 9V Batteries

I remember John Peel saying he once got a demo from a band called "Kick The Pregnant"

In the late 90s and early 00s, there was a band in Australia called Machine Gun Fellatio.

They had songs with titles like 'Butter My Arse with a Pigeon'.

Apparently they were pretty good, but I haven't listened.

Half Man Half Biscuit


The Gerogerigegege

Nerf Herder

I have always love that band name.

I feel I have said that here before somewhere though.

I love their track on the Short Music for Short People compilation. https://youtu.be/SuTAvXyTi9s

Ha, had not heard that yet. Fun little tune.

That compilation is 101 ~30-second songs, of which there are plenty about masturbating.

I am a big fan of Jackie O Motherfucker... Sonic Youth (brilliant band name) ...

Can’t think right now.

Spiritualized is a great one.
Acid Mother’s Temple.
Pussy Galore.
Primal Scream.
REM.

There’s an art to it. I’ll try to think of others.

I really want to make a scatter plot comparing the awesomeness of bands with the awesomeness of their names.

Far, far at the bad name/good band extreme: My Bloody Valentine.

Well, that’s a weird one, because in 2019 to a teenager growing up in the ‘00s, it probably sounds gag-worthy, like oh I dunno my chemical romance... But ... it’s actually a good band name.

A take on “My Funny Valentine” that makes it sound a fittingly dangerous (at least for their early work) and goes well with their sound.

Great name, great band.

The Birthday Party ... excellent.
The Who... not always a great band, but a great band name.
Guided by Voices... EXQUISITE.

Oof. :mad:

Just kidding - I know it's a stupid name, but sometimes you just want to mope about and listen to music that *gulp* expresses your feelings. And for that purpose it's excellent.
(Admission - last year for a queer ball I went to, you had to dress up with some theme and I essentially appeared in Gerard Way cosplay.)

Look, I get what you're saying, but it's not. Kevin himself admits that it's from a really terrible movie, and they even wanted to change it in ~1988.

Amazing how they went from being a mediocre band with a shit name to an astonishing band with a shit name.

Nah, I disagree.
Good band name, Kevin doesn’t know what he’s talking about, and their early work might be an acquired taste, but it’s a taste I’ve acquired.

their most recent album (m b v) is their worst, even though it’s still good.

And the band name works.

Pair of Pliers

The Lee Harvey Oswald Ensemble

Haha. I like it. In that vein, I might have to include Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza.

Strangulated Beatoffs

Ceramic Cock Einstein

Rubber-0-Cement

Tropical Fuck Storm

Laundry Room Squelchers

The Atomic Bitchwax

Prick Decay

Baseball Furies

Obviously Anal Cunt

Morbid Saint

Rechorderre,

(( from recorder flute + chord + french suffix ))

Run DMT
ZZ Pot

Rudimentary Peni

Beach on the moon