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Good bands with bad names.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:10 pm
by itchy mcgoo_Archive
Therapy?
The Virgin Prunes
Throwing Muses
Tones on Tail
Simpletones
Outkast (Big Boi. Also d.u.m.)
Slayer (seriously. not that scary.)
Archers of Loaf
U2
The The
The Who
Neutral Milk Hotel
Good bands with bad names.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:12 pm
by DrAwkward_Archive
There's a Madison band that goes by the name of "Tangy."
This band is led by a great guy and excellent musician and songwriter. Their record is a great, cheaply-produced gem of basement-recorded pop songcraft, filled with fun flourishes like synth, weird samples, and off-kilter percussion. When we played with them live, they were a lean, mean three-piece and the songs, stripped down to guitar, bass, and drums, still completely killed. They were fantastic.
But their name is "Tangy," and for this i have given them no end of shit. This name, "Tangy," she is atrocious. "Tangy" is maybe the most glaring combination of excellent, kick-ass band and absolutely shit-scrapingly bottom-feeding terrible band name i have ever witnessed.
Good bands with bad names.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:15 pm
by placeholder_Archive
tommydski wrote:Bottomless Pit
Really? I like this band name a lot! When I heard it the first time, I wished I'd thought of it.
itchy mcgoo wrote:Therapy?
This band name would be plenty stupid without the question mark, but the question mark makes the band name so much more embarrassing. It's the damndest thing.
Good bands with bad names.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:22 pm
by tommydski_Archive
Trying to get my friends excited about a band called Bottomless Pit is proving to be impossible. It's a lumpen expression. It doesn't look good on paper and it's not fun to say. Great, great band though.
Archers of Loaf is the best example thusfar. Can't believe that didn't occur to me.
Good bands with bad names.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:31 pm
by yaledelay_Archive
Love
Good bands with bad names.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:31 pm
by burun_Archive
tommydski wrote:Bottomless Pit
I can't believe you risked your membership in the Silkworm and its Associates Booster Club by posting this.
Good bands with bad names.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:32 pm
by lemur68_Archive
Dog Faced Hermans
Jawbox
Shudder To Think
Pavement
Helmet
Good bands with bad names.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:37 pm
by Mandroid20_Archive
Please look for future performances by burun and myself, featured in the collective The Sausage Cartel.
Good bands with bad names.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:42 pm
by tipcat_Archive
itchy mcgoo wrote:Throwing Muses
Survey says: Bzzzzz.
No Richard Dawson kiss for you.
Good bands with bad names.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:44 pm
by John W_Archive
tommydski wrote:The Flying Burrito Brothers
I agree on this one. Makes you expect some sort of Jimmy Buffet kind of thing... of course, The Flying Burrito Brothers are pretty great. Shame about the name, though.