Brum’s Worst Band Name
Note, not worst band. We like some of the bands listed.
You can be a great band and have an appalling name, or at least you can have hit records and have a shite name (Audio Bullys — sort the grammar out thickos) or have a good frontman and a guitar genius and have a shite name (The Tears — as it eye water leakage or ripping? sort it out). You can certainly come from New York and have a shite name, and that’s where we’ll be shamelessly half-inching this idea from.
“band names have only gotten more loathsome ever since we ran out of words back in 1993.”
Annually* BiNS in association with the The Big Paws will be launching the hunt to find the worst band name in Brum. The rule:
1. The band must actually play shows in the city. Anyone can name a bedroom project Private Lynndie England & The Ball-Pointer-Atters but it takes real nerve to actually book a show and put it on a flyer.
Here are some to think about:
Rase — decent indie pop, but can’t work out how to pronounce it, doesn’t mean anything… don’t think you’re allowed to make up your own words
The Graham Parsnip Liquidiser Torture Think-Tank (revival) — you’re funny, this screams *wacky*, we _get_ it, but we get bored typing it.
The Black Acid Band – using the word ‘acid’ doesn’t make you cool, you’ve got to use it in a cool sentence. Dull.
Tiny Cinema – every band is called ‘Cinema’ these days, at least it isn’t Bombay Tiny Cinema Club.
Nominate your housemate’s awful projects, your brother’s Oasis covers band called ‘Anorak’… no prises.
*if we remember
Friends of the Stars is a terrible name for a band
Cheers,
Craig
(Friends of the Stars)
Hey there, Mafrocaribean from Graham Parsnip Liquidiser Torture Think-Tank (revival) here. Well done for getting our name right guys. You would not believe how many writers, promoters, policemen and farmers can't actually get it right.
muchas saludas
Mothertrucker, as good as they are, have a reeeeeeally crap name.
There was once a local band called “The Fucking Beatles”, that one stuck me as particularly bad.
There must be loads of contenders though. I'll have a think about this.
Shady Bard (presumably a reference to that wandering minstrel who goes round the pubs selling knock-off DVDs)
Acres Of Ocean (using a nautical unit of measurement would obviously have just been too easy)
I always thought 'Morgue Orgy' had a certain awfulness to it.
Aequanimitas, I mean how the hell are you supposed to say,remember,spell that one….not a bad sound though.
Metal Cross, you can guess what they sound like
Alcohol Licks
Thieves like us – pick a New Order track, just any one
The Jellybean Rebellion
Duller in Colour
I could go on for some time here………..
i feel obliged to say johnny foreigner before anyone else does..
Ace Bushy Striptease – From what I've heard they're a great band though…
[...] Birmingham’s worst band name [...]
Youves (does Nuneaton count, because that’s one of the most appalling names I’ve heard for a long time).
Youves (does Nuneaton count, because that’s one of the most appalling names I’ve heard for a long time).
Youves (does Nuneaton count, because that’s one of the most appalling names I’ve heard for a long time).
Youves (does Nuneaton count, because that’s one of the most appalling names I’ve heard for a long time).
Youves (does Nuneaton count, because that’s one of the most appalling names I’ve heard for a long time).
Youves (does Nuneaton count, because that's one of the most appalling names I've heard for a long time).