Awesome Band, Stupid Fucking Name
 

I was just thinking about Metalux. For the longest time I would hear about them on various zines, everyone singing thier praises of thier unique blend of experimental electronics and swirling guitar driven psychecelic no wave. But the name, Metalux? So generic, thought theyd be some boring ass Noxagt thing (even though I'm a big fan of Bride of No No). Then my friend asked me if I was into them one day, and I said, "No." "Why?", he asked. "Well," I said, "I don't know, there name is stupid." My friend then laughed his ass off and said, "Here, listen to this." He gave me the Metalux III cdr. I was blown away and pissed at myself for being such an anal retentive fool. It's basically everything good about Psychedelic music without any of the nonsense.

I have to take a leak really bad and I don't wanna pee my pants in the middle of the University's computer lab, so I'll add more to this later.

Never paid much attention to a band's name and never let it effect whether I listen to 'em are not. Most are stupid, especially in the noise scene.

Sonic Youth is a terrible name. IMO.

One of my all-time favorite bands, took me two years to actually LISTEN TO once I heard of them, cuz their name sucks ass.

archers of loaf

Okay, I've been thinking about it, and I think Super Junky Monkey is the worst band name but greatest band ever.

As far as bands with names far better than their music... Sunburned Hand of the Man!

super junkly monkey??? ha ha!

what a name!

Hell yeah Super Junky Monkey. Japanese Hardcore funk-rap-noise-metal band.






"Lylics".

Forgot to mention that the band broke up because the lead singer jumped off a building, killing herself.

Butthole Surfers

That name's awesome!

No way, it's unappealing.

it fits the music perfectly!
butthole surfers is a great name

yeah aids wolf's name and music both suck.

I guess there's a difference between a "stupid name" and a name that is weird.

i think it holds up quite well.

give us yr best name and i'll bump this thread in 25 years.

I see nothing wrong with Metalux as a name. Nothing particularly earth shattering, but not everyone can be the Dead Kenny Gs!

joan of arse....
worst name for a band ever but amazing post core slow mo irish band from dublin.. epic and beautiful

think smog doing slint covers in the snow.

I avoided Neutral Milk Hotel for quite some time because of the name. It just sounded lame IMO.

Well you should've stayed away from them :D

Xiu Xiu
Dinosaur Jr (well not awesome but still)

Xiu Xiu is a great name, named after one of the best movies I've ever seen.

U.S. Girls is a very shitty name, compared to the amazing music of this project.

I totally agree with Sunburned. When I first read about them, they had like the coolest name ever, and they came out of a band with an ever cooler name, Shit Spangled Banner. They say that band was like SOnic Youth meets Melvins. Then they say SUnburned is basically the Grateful Dead on ever harder drugs and filtered through a lot more feedback. SO basically I thought they were going to be the greatest band ever, oh how critics can be deceiving. Basically everything Sunburned does Miles did one thousand times better on every disc of the "On the Corner" boxset.

Kylie Minoise, as everyone points out, is a silly name. But I think it's fitting for what he's doing. These just absurdist almost humorous like excercises in extremity.

This makes sense to me.

I've always thought Boris wasn't a very good name.

I think Boris is a brilliant name for both a band and a song.

yeah, what's wrong with Boris?

Stupid name: SUNN O))). Name yourself after an amp, why don't ya!

I don't know, I just think it sounds kind of stupid.

I always thought Broken Social Scene was a really lame name but they've made some great music over the years.

^^ yes very enjoyable.
I know the bass player and the drummer pretty well actually. have met them nearly everytime they've been coming to play in paris over the years . They are SWELL guys.
When i first met them about say 5 years ago; they were that small US band and Feist was virtually unknown doing backing vox in the band. Look where she is now with all the ad music she's pulled out through juicy publishing deals.
Fine people.

well, there's the fact that this guy is also called boris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v39tvztMC8A

i kinda second that.

haha

I actually always thought Sonic Youth was an awesome name.

this bike is a pipe bomb

How do you pronounce Sunn O))) anyway? I figured "sun oh" but I've heard people just say "sun" and disregard the "o)))" part. What's the dill?

Drowning Crib (Used to be "TechniKult of Flesh)

Awesome Industrial-Rockband, horrible Metal cliché name

Wasn't there a band (soon renamed) called Living With Eating Disorders, or something to that effect? They take the prize.

Shrimp Boat is an absolutely shite name, but a fine band.

It's just "sun". i think it's tribute or something to Earth.