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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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Nothing disappoints me more than when a band has a cool name and then their music isn't that good.
For example, Teenage Casket Company. That's like the best name ever. It's a cool name on its own, but it also seems to be a jab at depressing alternative and emo bands like Nirvana and Dashboard Confessional that make all the little high school kids pretend they're apathetic and suicidal, which makes it even better. But musically, they're just meh.
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Scott
Joined: Sep 02 2007
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Fallout Boy. Though calling them mediocre would be giving them way too much credit.
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Char Aznable
Title: Char Classicâ„¢
Joined: Jul 24 2006
Location: Robot Boombox HQ
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Don't they spell it Fall Out Boy? That's just retarded.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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Char Aznable wrote: |
Don't they spell it Fall Out Boy? That's just retarded. |
either way, its crap. the name and the band.
wham! but they're not mediocre, just gay.
ying yang twins. i like the name, cause it makes sense, but i hate their music.
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Burt Reynolds
Title: Bentley Bear
Joined: Apr 07 2008
Location: California
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Red_Mage
Title: Palutina's Guardian
Joined: Mar 18 2008
Location: Eastern Illinois U
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I'm sure that it's Fall Out Boy...like falling out of a relationship or something...not like nuclear radiation. It's a testament to their inherit lameness.
Punk is rife with these. The Casualties, Kill Your Idols...they know their music sucks so they have have a good name so shallow, superficial punk worshiping teenagers will have no choice but to like them.
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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Fun Fact: Kill Your Idols is named after a t-shirt. The t-shirt featured a picture of Jesus and said "Kill Your Idols" on it. It was one of several t-shirts prominently worn by Axl Rose during the Use Your Illusion tour.
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Tyop
Title: Grammar Nazi
Joined: May 04 2008
Location: Sauerkrautland
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Cycle Sluts from Hell. The only reason I bothered listening to a couple of their songs was because of their name. It's also the only reason I remember them at all.
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Burt Reynolds
Title: Bentley Bear
Joined: Apr 07 2008
Location: California
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Yeah, punk should be excluded from this, because 90% of all punk band have cool names, and 92% of all punk sucks.
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Knyte
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Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
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Red_Mage wrote: |
I'm sure that it's Fall Out Boy...like falling out of a relationship or something...not like nuclear radiation. It's a testament to their inherit lameness. |
They admitted this is who they named the band after:
They changed the spelling to two words, so they wouldn't get sued by the game's trademark holders.
And, yes they are also my first vote for best name, worst band.
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OctoMan
Joined: Aug 22 2005
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Tyop wrote: |
Cycle Sluts from Hell. The only reason I bothered listening to a couple of their songs was because of their name. It's also the only reason I remember them at all. |
Likewise with Nashville Pussy.
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erock
Title: likes to party
Joined: Dec 21 2007
Location: Phoenix. its hot outside
Posts: 1219
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Ross Rifle
Title: Rock N Roll God
Joined: Oct 29 2006
Location: Chilliwack, BC
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I read a quote from Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy saying that they were asking people in the audience for a name, and someone shouted out Fallout Boy, which he said was "Bart Simpson's alter ego on Simpsons"....loser
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Red_Mage
Title: Palutina's Guardian
Joined: Mar 18 2008
Location: Eastern Illinois U
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Burt Reynolds wrote: |
Yeah, punk should be excluded from this, because 90% of all punk band have cool names, and 92% of all punk sucks. |
That's a bit steep. I'd put the number of crappy bands more around 85%, especially when you add the 70s and 80s into the equation.
But your point is relevant.
Syd, that was a neat story. All the more shame that the band sucks.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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Most death metal bands, and a whole lot of power metal bands.
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Chile Guy
Title: Token Latino Otaku
Joined: Apr 14 2008
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Posts: 479
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Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Superbus, The Good The Bad and The Queen, Muse...well, the list keeps growing.
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JRA
Joined: Sep 17 2007
Location: The Opium Trail
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Burt Reynolds wrote: |
Death Cab for Cutie |
Are you kidding me? That's a terrible fucking name! I avoid their music based on it alone.
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 There are a lot of what if's in life Donny. What if I hit you really hard in the face, knocked yo shit to the back of yo skull? What if I....had you girl gargle my nuts? The fact remains, you are a fuckin mutant. |
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Ross Rifle
Title: Rock N Roll God
Joined: Oct 29 2006
Location: Chilliwack, BC
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I think Avenged Sevenfold fit the name, and Slipknot ain't that great of a name...I can't think of any other type of music it'd fit either
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
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My old band, "Free Beer".
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Ross Rifle
Title: Rock N Roll God
Joined: Oct 29 2006
Location: Chilliwack, BC
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My old band "Shopping With Your Aunty"
Oh wait, that name fucking sucks too. Fucking drummer.
My current band "Chainsaw Symphony"
Our one song we have is fucking sweet...but that's the point, it's one song. Fucking drummer.
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Tyop
Title: Grammar Nazi
Joined: May 04 2008
Location: Sauerkrautland
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Not actually a band name, but I'm listening to Public Enemy's "Yo! Bum Rush the Show" at the moment and was reminded of how disappointing it was to me that the song "Miuzi Weighs a Ton" wasn't about a fat japanese guy.
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Avian
Joined: Jul 16 2006
Location: 22 Acacia Avenue
Posts: 324
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Dragonforce
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 "Wolfman's got nards!"
You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
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I cant think of any mediocre bands with good names, but I can think of some good bands with shitty names:
A-Ha (Living Daylights Theme is better than Take on Me, unless its the Reel Big Fish cover)
Duran Duran (A View To a Kill, dont know why im going on the bond kick)
Alien Ant Farm (not quite good, but not quite bad, kind of like coke zero)
Jimmy Eat World
Thats all I can think of for now.
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ReeperTheSeeker
Joined: Aug 26 2007
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Shut up, Dorn wrote: |
I cant think of any mediocre bands with good names, but I can think of some good bands with shitty names:
A-Ha (Living Daylights Theme is better than Take on Me, unless its the Reel Big Fish cover)
Duran Duran (A View To a Kill, dont know why im going on the bond kick)
Alien Ant Farm (not quite good, but not quite bad, kind of like coke zero)
Jimmy Eat World
Thats all I can think of for now. |
Most of the Bond themes do kick ass and i agree that for A-Ha and Duran Duran, there tribute to Bond is better then most of their songs.
someone mentioned Cake. I think it's the other way around for them, they have some good songs but the name is off.
I bet you nothing that myspace is filled with bands with awesome names but meh songs.
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