Least Evocative Band Names

[checkoutgirl]

I love local pub band names. Sometimes not even a band, just a bloke with a mic and a backing track. The names of the acts are so down to earth and completely lacking in any aspiration, description or depth. So you'll get the standard sign saying LIVE MUSIC TONITE and then a space to put the name into.

For instance
LIVE MUSIC TONITE

Paddy

LIVE MUSIC TONITE

Just Bernie


But my favourite name is L+N. I mean L+N. What the fuck is that supposed to mean? I know it's probably two blokes called Larry and Noel but even Larry and Noel would be a better name. Or Leanne and Norbert. Or Limabean and Niger. Or even Lovebomb and Nugget. Anything other than L+N basically.

[Serge]

Elbow.

[wosl]

The Band
The Pop Group
Can

[SteveDave]

The Dave Matthews Band

[Dr Syntax Head]

Oasis

[Brundle-Fly]

Top 5 too 'on the nose' band names:

The Music
Love
The Beat
Big Fun



...but the winners?

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, of course.

[wosl]

Pram
Tram
The Light
The Sound
The The
Any band name containing the word 'Stereo'

[Dr Syntax Head]

The Strokes. It says nothing to me whatsoever[nb]that isn't wanking[/nb]

[wosl]

The more you consider it, the more it occurs to you that the correct answer might be: all.  All the band names.

[Dr Syntax Head]

The more you consider it, the more it occurs to you that the correct answer might be: all.  All the band names.

You really are on to something.

Zero 7. What kind of name is that?
Air.
!!![nb]Mrs Syntax number one once had a proper go at me for listening to them, she said I only listen to them to think i'm cool. That's why she is Syntax no more[/nb]

[purlieu]

Blur.

[phantom_power]

Devoid of context, The Beatles is a shit name

[Crabwalk]

Any band name containing the word 'Stereo'

Except for Stereolab. A very evocative band name.

I'm going to nominate Fridge. Gorgeous, atmospheric music. Britpop also-ran band name.

Devoid of context, The Beatles is a shit name

It is evocative of a beat combo from the 60s though.

[phantom_power]

Salad
James
Top

[purlieu]

Coldplay
Travis

[thecuriousorange]

The Music

One of the most search engine-unfriendly, I'll wager.

[Squink]

You could pretty much open the indie also rans thread at any page and find some of these.

The Ordinary Boys
The Dylans
The High
Bennet
Milk
Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
Bette Midler

[Crabwalk]

Coldplay
Travis

Coldplay's not that bad a name. It's a better name than Coldcut, which is evocative of ham. I suspect Coldplay would go unremarked upon if attached to a more interesting band.

It is hard to detach the name from the act though. If Muse were called The Smiths (and vice versa) we'd probably be lauding the former name and dissing the latter. Probably.

[thecuriousorange]

The original Sugababes line-up Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan reformed as Mutya Keisha Siobhan.Album unreleased after "debut" single, the aptly named Flatline, peaked at number 50.

[Crabwalk]

The original Sugababes line-up Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan reformed as Mutya Keisha Siobhan

That's as evocative as it gets. I can literally picture the band in my head just from the name.

[DrGreggles]

One of the most search engine-unfriendly, I'll wager.

Remember 'A'?

[Crabwalk]

Remember 'A'?

And 'A House'.

[Maurice Yeatman]

Coldplay's not that bad a name. It's a better name than Coldcut, which is evocative of ham.

What? Ham is the absolute essence of balls-out rock 'n' roll.

[Rocket Surgery]

The more you consider it, the more it occurs to you that the correct answer might be: all. 

Wolfgang Voigt leaves thread in a sulk.

[Rocket Surgery]

Last ATP I went to, Curfew were supposed to be headlining every night but I don't think they turned up even once. Lazy bastards.

[NoSleep]

Cud

[turnstyle]

Train.

I mean, come on.

Also had the double bonus of at one point owning trainline.com as their URL, which was really annoying when you were just looking up the times from Kings Cross to Stevenage and accidentally put in .com instead of .co.uk, and found yourself swimming in a sea of bland, MOR rock sludge. However, they've since changed it, so I guess those rail bigwigs got to them.

Equally lazy is Live. Throwing Copper? More like throwing shite, you shits.

[jobotic]

Pita
Gas

[Brundle-Fly]

Arnold is worse than Alfie but perhaps Cecil is.


I would nominate Shrug but their name is perfect for this odd little band. Same goes for Buggersod.

[Uncle TechTip]

No band with one syllable has even had a top ten record.