Can A Band's Name Annoy U Enough Not to Initially Check Out Their Music?

[Lucidology]

Sadly, this does happen to me sometimes ..
I'm like~WTF,,,!!

[arthur rotfeld]

Lucidology?!?! C'mon man.
Should have been Joseph Lucido and his Orchestra.

[daddyo]

Butthole Surfers.

[Phalanx200bc]

Anything too emo sounding.......

Never Tommorow's Tuesday or some crap like that........

[jwny72]

I can't think of an example of where this has been so for me. I tend to think that the music makes the band name cool by at large. A lot of great bands/artists have names that we wouldn't think were great if we didn't love the music.

[jwny72]

Butthole Surfers.

Oh come on, their name is perfect for them!:D

[jwny72]

Anything too emo sounding.......

Never Tommorow's Tuesday or some crap like that........

True, but the music is unlistenable besides, no? So the names fit, right?

[D.Cooper]

I do it sometimes. If a bands name is so clearly trying to be really dark or hardcore then I just laugh and move on.

Stuff like "Demonic _____" or "_____ of blood". Just completely turns me off even before listening to them.

[Phalanx200bc]

True, but the music is unlistenable besides, no? So the names fit, right?
Yes but even some technically competent/good metal bands have some wierd Emo names these days.

PS- never hang out with Gibby Haynes with a head full of mushrooms.
ahh 1991.....

[BobPoomba]

Two bands I almost passed up because of their names and have come to love: Pretty Maids and Pink Cream 69. Both excellent melodic rock.

[pbradt]

Yes.

[Smakutus]

No doubt about it...

Back when Pepsi had the codes for free itunes downloads I was going through itunes and checked out a band called The Fags thinking they would have to be a SoCal punk band or something.. Turns out they were a really good power pop band from the Detroit area and the singer guitarist used to post here. If I saw their CD in a store I would never had bought it.

Jeff

[A-Bone]

No.

[dhdfoster]

I'd like to say no, but that would be lying. Leftover Salmon? WTF? The lameness of that name tells me all I need to know.

[90wreck]

^^^^^^^^
The Fags.....I remember that guy(??????)
Cool guy and good band.

[jimfog]

To this day, I have still never heard a single song by "The Blow Monkeys".

[jimmyj]

Yes, almost all of them have that effect on me.

[Lucidology]

To this day, I have still never heard a single song by "The Blow Monkeys".

The Blow Monkeys ... OMG ...

[michaelvincent]

These Arms Are Snakes...I immediately wrote them off as some kind of emo nonsense. Turns out they are pretty awesome.

[CyberFerret]

Must admit, I found out what a 'Limp Bizkit' was before I heard their music, and I have never ever been remotely motivated to listen to any of their stuff since...They're probably a really bood band, but the name connotation just makes me gag and I have never sought out their catalogue...

[buddatron]

To this day, I have still never heard a single song by "The Blow Monkeys".

word!

[buddatron]

Anything too emo sounding.......

Never Tommorow's Tuesday or some crap like that........

Good one. That is funny so I like it.

Vampire weekend, Vampire hands=never going to listen to your music.

I do like the name, Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly, but I just can't imagine the music being as cool as the name.

[enocaster]

"My Drug Hell" is a pretty awful name, but their music is great. Check 'em out!

1fSVr_uBTHo#t=0m09s

[mojocaster.com]

Sadly, yes. System of a Down... sorry, if I can't figure what your name means, it's a turn off. However lame of me that is. To say nothing of "Avenged Sevenfold."

[DICKIE C]

Yes. Although I'm glad I ignored this quirk a few times. I gave in and listened to a band called 'Screamin Cheetah Wheelies' and was glad I did.

[beckerman]

Definately.

[demillso]

'Limp Bizkit' ...They're probably a really [g]ood band, but the name connotation just makes me gag and I have never sought out their catalogue...


Nope. You were right. They suck.

[wilder]

Good one. That is funny so I like it.

Vampire weekend, Vampire hands=never going to listen to your music.

I do like the name, Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly, but I just can't imagine the music being as cool as the name.


You're screwing up there if you like good pop:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3YPKaM6jw8

[Blanket Jackson]

Killswitch Engage
Coldplay
Cradle Of Filth
3 Doors Down
Jamiroquai

yeah, I'm prejudicial with band names (but I'm often correct too)


I also agree with most every entry you all have made as well ... except for Buthole Surfers, they rock ballz

[Derek Q]

Hoobastank.

[pickaguitar]

When I was about 12 Pink Floyd was too pink for me to try to listen/enjoy. Man was that stupid! I grew out of that thankfully

[StompBoxBlues]

It can bias me a little. If I hear and like the music first, before knowing the name, the name matters much less to me. But if I hear the name first and it blows...


Apropos that, I'm having a helluva time with my band. We have had a few goes at a name, and I'm the one not happy.

To me, there are a few things I "think" about band names when it comes to most bands, new bands...

- It often is best with one word names, but there are exceptions.

- It should be a name that is not "unique" in how it is spelled. CatZ
instead of Cats, just because you are going to spend a lot of time having to explain on the phone and elsewhere "it's with a Z at the end instead of an S". There are always exceptions.

- It should poetically, or somehow hint at your style. A blues band with the nam "indogo Punks" seems to be a bad way to go.

- On the other hand, make it TOO indicitive of the music and 1) you are stuck with that music, or 2) it just ends up being mediocre. Sorry if I tweak anyone here by saying a band called "Crossroads Blues Band" is a very cliche name...not original. Some folks might not think about it, etc, while others may think "hell...if they aren't even original in naming their band, how original will they be to hear live?"

- It can be a word or two with no real meaning, or a made up word.

- If it is some lame phrase, or concept...not so good either.


I think of bands I really like, and it is hard to tell if their names would have drawn me...I guess I'm saying, the bands that have made it big, their names have a different function than "working bands" that are just playing gigs, and scraping by. Seems to me anyway. They don't have to explain their name anymore, and everyone that knows the name knows what to expect.

Still at some point...they were "Led Zeppelin" (a kinda weird name...as in "it went over like a lead ballon"...but after time most say Led Zep), Beatles (clever play on Beat, and Beetles was reference to Buddy Holly and the Crickets), Rolling Stones (would not be cool by my "crossroads blues band" diss, but see...it worked for them!), always liked Uriah Heep as a band name.

ALso liked Govt Mule (cool name. I associate with some old blues about "give my my government mule" but they aren't a strictly blues band)


Disliked (the name, not nec. the band): Ten Years After, Mahivishnu orchestra, Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band

[Blanket Jackson]

Fall Out Boy, there's another one.

[Blanket Jackson]

Yes. Although I'm glad I ignored this quirk a few times. I gave in and listened to a band called 'Screamin Cheetah Wheelies' and was glad I did.

SCW rocks ballz too ... really too bad they broke up, woulda liked to have seen them live

[BarneyFife]

Yes.

I did not listen to Toto for years because I thought the name was lame.
Once I listened, I got over the name real quickly.

[pickaguitar]

Backstreet Boys made me cringe...before and after I heard/saw them

[Derek Q]

Backstreet Boys made me cringe...before and after I heard/saw them

Their original name was The Backstreet Boys Blues Band. :D

[Jon Silberman]

The Beatles. Come on! Who would buy an album from a band with a corny name like that?

[mojocaster.com]

Jamiroquoi is instant happiness and makes you wanna dance even if you ain't got no legs. Just sayin' ;)

[DC1]

The Beatles. Come on! Who would buy an album from a band with a corny name like that?

Crickets fans?


:rotflmao



I'm sorry, there are way too many stupid band names out there. For a lot of them it's a way of saying the name doesn't matter, while proving it does at the same time...


dc

[Smakutus]

^^^^^^^^
The Fags.....I remember that guy(??????)
Cool guy and good band.

He was another roadie/guitar tech guy here with some great stories from the road.

Jeff

[hubberjub]

Bright Eyes, or Pretty Lights is enough to make me never want to listen to them.

[27sauce]

Dave Matthews Band. The name just irritates me.

[3leggeddog]

yes

[chucke99]

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

[thedroid]

Fall Out Boy, there's another one.


Actually that's a cool Simpsons reference. I don't like their music, but their album titles, lyrics, etc. have always been pretty clever. Really the songs aren't bad either, it's the style I find grating: the nasal auto-tuned vocals, chunka-chunka guitars, and everything compressed until your head is about to explode.

[steve108819]

... except for Buthole Surfers, they rock ballz
Independent Worm Saloon:dude

[Kaji13]

Nope, but sometimes bad names indicated music I won't like.

[Drew68]

On the flip side, I bought this CD in late '89 only because I thought the band's name and album cover was cool.

I'd never heard of them before.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Soundgarden-LouderThanLove.jpg

Turned out to be a pretty good call.

[eschoendorff]

Jamiroquoi is instant happiness and makes you wanna dance even if you ain't got no legs. Just sayin' ;)

This. Stupid home made video, but GREAT song from the to-be-released-in-the-USA-sometime-in-2011 album Rock Dust Light Star:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nB0j0s84sk

That said, "Job For A Cowboy" is a dumb name. And not in a good way. And, so is their "music:"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVVKNQpJLgI

[Blanket Jackson]

There is one that based on the name I wanted to check out: Nashville P*ssy. Having checked them out, I don't think they are my cuppo joe. But boy that name .... Makes me wanna yell out "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang"

[Wombat]

Kajagoogoo (or however it is spelled.)

[pbradt]

If it's stupid enough, yes.

[MudPies]

I'd like to say no, but that would be lying. Leftover Salmon? WTF? The lameness of that name tells me all I need to know.

Pfft! Love me some Leftover.

String Cheese Incident sort of did it for me. Then I listened and liked it. Then they tried to be super jamband trance so the name fits again.

[Lucidology]

What were the names of some of those GLAM bands?

[Shiny_Beast]

absolutely

[Polynitro]

The Queers are awesome...Leftover Crack, not so much.

I saw a reggae band called Screwdriver once lol

[Johns7022]

Popa Chubby...one of the best players out there....you have to get past the name, and his image to find great music...I don't believe you should make it hard on people to buy your product.

[Tom CT]

Yes. Lady Gaga comes to mind. I wouldn't know one of her songs if it knocked on my door and introduced itself. Yeah, I'm sheltered that way.

[Analog Assassin]

Sadly, yes. System of a Down... sorry, if I can't figure what your name means, it's a turn off. However lame of me that is. To say nothing of "Avenged Sevenfold."

I'm pretty sure "Avenged sevenfold" is a biblical reference. I'm not a big fan of the band, but that's a pretty awesome name.

[The Last Rebel]

Sadly, yes. System of a Down... sorry, if I can't figure what your name means, it's a turn off. However lame of me that is. To say nothing of "Avenged Sevenfold."
Hey, it was the 90s. Even the good bands had stupid names. (I'm looking at you, Deftones)

[Broken Cord]

Big Head Todd and the Monsters, comes to mind for me. However, I do like their music. Go figure!

[C.Feral]

Butthole Surfers.

:bow

[trickness]

Can I get a Barenaked Ladies, a Bowling For Soup, or a Ting-Tings?

[taco-man]

I thought Oingo Boingo was a great band, but their name probably hurt them.

[pickaguitar]

Big Head Todd and the Monsters, comes to mind for me. However, I do like their music. Go figure!
I pretty much refuse to listen to them because of their band name and that annoying bitter sweet song. I know it's closed minded of me but there is so much more music out there

[Lucidology]

I thought Oingo Boingo was a great band, but their name probably hurt them.

That's true ... a great band,
but I was always blown away how folk would just dismiss them being worth anything by just hearing their name ...

[FrankieSixxxgun]

My buddy is in a band called, "Jesus Christ and The Gang Bang Whores."

[pickaguitar]

I'd definitely go see that based on name only! ^

[jkg]

I'll admit, I avoided Death Cab for Cutie for a long time because I thought the name was silly but, I eventually gave in and they have some good tunes.

[FrankieSixxxgun]

I'd definitely go see that based on name only! ^

They're kinda out of control. :rotflmao

[yfeefy]

system of a down and vampire weekend are both very good bands IMO

[EthanB]

True, but the music is unlistenable besides, no? So the names fit, right?
:facepalm

[gregit]

Back in the early 80s I remember hearing what I thought at the time was a very stupid band name; "Metallica". That'll never go anywhere.

[billfoma]

John Mayer Trio

:hide

[chandlerman]

I've always assumed the Goo Goo Dolls are going after the 2 to 5 year old female rock-n-roller audience.