LET'S ARGUE: The Worst Band Names of All Time

[@supportclass5742]

One time Hoobastank was playing some MTV award show or something. It was a really bad performance, really did not sound good. My mother walks in and asks me "what is this?" I said "Hoobastank". She paused for a moment and replied "Who be stankin'?!" I cringed, she laughed, I've thought about it forever.

[@axeavier]

Hoobastank and the Smashing Limp Pumpkin Biscuits

[@ThaAmjab]

lmao your mom is great

[@sonikku956]

The rare mom joke, always a classic

[@tylerhackner9731]

Hilarious 😂

[@kinhodg8064]

Thought u had the same pfp as me omfg

[@poiewhfopiewhf]

I like to think that "Imagine Dragons" is meant to be read as a command

[@randomavenger3048]

If they were good as they name are, I would enjoy their music.

[@shady8045]

honestly Imagine dragons name is like literally the best thing about the band.

[@TheRisingIcarus]

Imagine alll the dragooons

[@Tirtougay]

Imagine dragon deez nuts across your face

[@HaydenJack01]

God i fucking hate imagine dragons

[@nofanealbni]

When I have a band I want to call it "Family Guy Funny Moments"

[@gavintheseeker]

This deserves top comment

[@farleyhaskard5270]

Most streamed: Family Guy Funny Moments Ed Sheeran Drake Dua lipa

[@rhubarbdude3347]

I would listen to your band

[@francesca1687]

I feel like there may be some copyright issues here

[@valx5]

more like 🅱️amily 🅱️uy 🅱️unny 🅱️oments

[@mnvr-pd6wz]

The worst name has to be this obscure rap duo from L.A. called “The Nonce”. The reason it’s bad is because in the UK, the word “nonce” is slang for “peadophile”. Every 6 months, UK Twitter find out this fact and roast them.

[@jeremyc9593]

Reminds me of the name that the band Creed originally started with... Naked Toddler. I also imagine that the song "Bent" by Matchbox Twenty has a whole different meaning over there.

[@EagleNebula808]

Unfortunate. “Mix tapes” was a hard beat.

[@kozy15x]

To be fair, that's a stupid name for a pedophile

[@wyattcole5452]

Mr Bungle isn’t the best or most commercial band name, I know that

[@mequana]

I Love the very last sentence of your comment

[@lukastaylor9544]

Overhead some 40 year old that was walking around shakey knees festival and saw a digital sign showing set times. He saw “Car Seat Headrest” and said “God damn we’re running out of band names”

[@LukasPrimeEdition]

As much as I love that name yeah I can agree that’s really how it feels

[@StudioScarecrow]

That name just feels completely right, to the point where I don't even register it as being a weird name anymore

[@leviathan3630]

Lmao I misread and thought the "God damn we're running out of band names" was another band name

[@louduva9849]

lol

[@kuppakassi]

Actually a good name because their music is just as interesting as that

[@evilemperordude]

King Gizzard sounds like a Nintendo villain.

[@renaigh]

King Gizzard sends his regards

[@tafua_a]

King Gizzard -> Bowser The Lizard Wizard -> Kamek

[@kioro4221]

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard sounds like a Nintendo game.

[@gamj7509]

Like a nintendo/rare villain from the 64 era.

[@caseys2698]

I mean… King K. Rool is right there lol But true it does

[@WarMonkeyPlays]

A lot of people don't know that Hoobastank actually has a deeply personal and touching origin. If you rearrange the letters, you get "Thank a soob", with "soob" being a word I entirely made up just now.

[@dont-feed-ben4833]

Damn

[@AndrewFullerton]

It sounds like a racial slur toward a group that doesn't exist. I like it.

[@pro-AMBUMAN]

soob

[@scubasteve6175]

*crying*

[@firstnamelastname7244]

@@AndrewFullerton So does hoobastank, if you think about it.

[@deathhzrd]

My favorite factoid about crywank is that his mom calls them “tear jerk” to her friends

[@NoProSkills]

From what I've heard that's where Jay got the name from. Also I love how they just embrace how terrible their name is lmao.

[@NotPotNewman]

I never put it together that the name is a variant of "tear jerk." I've always imagined a very tearful masturbation.

[@greatbad5618]

ooooooooooooooh i get it now

[@kg7219]

Tearjerk is a way better name lmao

[@TransWomanTalksOnYouTube]

Sad jack

[@colinrussell2017]

Crywank sounds like an homage to Homer's grunge band Sadgasm

[@thomward6890]

i will not stand for any sadgasm slander

[@quinnnosbod3673]

Good band tho

[@WiloPolis03]

You win the internet today sir

[@bitchpuke]

I miss crywank

[@TheSudzumia]

both are awesome

[@crungus.5427]

'Portugal. The Man' definitely deserves a mention. Is the name two seperate sentences? Is this man the human embodiment of the country Portugal? If not, why is he being mentioned here? I have so many questions

[@omgsus]

them and "rainbow kitten surprise" immediately came to mind when i read the title of this video

[@shayposting]

Any band that uses punctuation in their name tbh. Chunk! No Captain, Chunk! is absolutely horrific.

[@Candela115]

Portugal is the name of a man.

[@AnonyMous-gj7qq]

Exception: Godspeed! You Black Emperor was good until they changed it to Godspeed You! Black Emperor, which makes much less sense

[@jessharkness5534]

@@omgsus first thing i thought of. i like their music, but it's just a terrible band name. it's probably supposed to be ironically funny or something but imo it's very cringe

[@DanielCh9393]

One time, my father was at the beach. He was in a restaurant drinking something, chilling and watching the sunset. Then a band started playing, but according to my dad, they were absolutely horrible. My dad decided to name them "The Sunset Destroyer Band" because of how they ruined a nice, relaxing afternoon. I actually think that is a badass name for a musical group, somebody should take it.

[@fortniteballs57]

take "band" and "the" off, Sunset Destroyer is a nice name

[@Kedai610]

Definitely sounds like a band making spacy shoegaze

[@kingcrimson4133]

Let's Argue: This was more of a "Let's Agree"

[@blindingmule7355]

Let's agree: yes

[@jack_the_breathtaker2410]

@@blindingmule7355 Let’s yes:

[@demekneme1706]

Let’s agree: This comment is a Let’s Agree

[@jvnxiie2441]

@@demekneme1706 let’s agree: this let’s agree comment was a let’s agree. I ..... _agree_

[@jvnxiie2441]

Agree doesn’t feel like a word anymore after reading these and typing that.... mha hart... mha sole...

[@Moldeyawsome12]

“What does it mean to surf a butthole?” Is the best quote of 2021

[@BrickarmsGunFreak]

Parallel universe Vsauce video title

[@willywonka3050]

@@BrickarmsGunFreak flashback to “how many holes does a human have.”

[@YayWalterSullivan]

@@BrickarmsGunFreak Bsauce

[@erinsquest406]

Unrelated but I love your pfp. By far my favorite lemon demon song

[@getoutofmyhouse5830]

It's a metaphor for shit, people

[@danielclark-hughes692]

"Mommy I played a song!" "That's smashing, pumpkin" 🤔

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

And it all makes sense now.

[@mariopantoja8259]

Said no one ever.

[@madboy1105]

@@mariopantoja8259 ???

[@porkfriedrice1530]

Isn’t Billy English as well?

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

@@porkfriedrice1530 I don't think so. I've heard him talk plenty of times and I don't remember hearing an accent.

[@luckystriker842]

"The Southern Hemisphere" would actually be a kickass name for an EDM group. I know this because I tried to look them up, only to find out that Fantano made them up.

[@tvg4429]

The Cherry Poppin Daddies went to my high school and when they were inducted into the high school's hall of fame the first thing they said was "we're sorry about our name"

[@tdfowler79]

Hopefully they also apologized for their music.

[@IHateSmilingFriendsTheTVShow]

It's true my cherry was popped at this show

[@HackionSTx]

@@IHateSmilingFriendsTheTVShow I'm just curious and afraid, but how did it happen though?

[@k-leb4671]

"I'm just curious and afraid, but how did it happen though?" "nice." The duality of man.

[@TRJ2241987]

I remember when Cherry Poppin Daddies played at the WWF Wrestlemania pre show party in 1999

[@samaustin8690]

Let’s agree: Fantano needs to make the tweets bigger

[@quickdrawmcgraw3567]

I agree

[@D-Man_Jam]

*AGGREE I DO*

[@lastsonshine]

do I agree?

[@doormantdarner7815]

@@lastsonshine yes. You do.

[@lastsonshine]

@@doormantdarner7815 awesome​

[@l.salisbury1253]

7:00 - "The Kansas and Boston concert in Chicago has been changed to the Chicago and Boston concert in Kansas..." Stevens & Grrdnick '79

[@yommish]

tickets will be honored

[@choobs8511]

Imagine if The Beatles were called Liverpool

[@metalnut92]

To be fair, one of their contemporary bands in the Liverpool beat scene was 'The Merseybeats', with the Mersey being the main river in Liverpool - so it's not that much of a stretch...

[@cancercentral9997]

Honestly, Liverpool is a cool name lol. But The Beatles is a better name, and even works as a pun.

[@swarler]

Liverpoop

[@cancercentral9997]

@@swarler * hysterical uncontrollable laughter *

[@coilcreature]

liverpool already sounds gross

[@ShadowsAndScience]

Calling your band "Psychedelic Porn Crumpets" is just *such* a power move, though

[@GoldnDusty]

They are, in all seriousness, my favourite band.

[@SammyBlanny]

Fun fact: the "H" in Jesus H Christ stands for Hoobastank

[@tremen151]

I actually audibly laughed, thank you

[@DonKynos]

Heroin.

[@elansleazebaganno]

Holy fuck

[@leonardo9259]

@@elansleazebaganno don't curse in the name of the lord Jesus Hoobastank

[@joshmcv3189]

Lmfao

[@metalnut92]

I once told my Dad that I'd bought tickets to see Black Breath, Discharge and Wormrot (not all on the same bill, sadly) and his reply was that they all sounded like medical symptoms I should get checked out.

[@YukonHexsun]

Sound like fantasy diseases honestly. Be worse if that one band was named like, "Green Discharge" or something awful.

[@Loudest_Cricket_]

He's got a fair point. If we lived in the 1500s or so, we'd all be terrified of black breath and wormrot.

[@jaimelannister1797]

@@YukonHexsun now I wanna name some diseases in my fantasy world wormrot and black breath lol

[@legendkillersshittyduffleb932]

Lmfao 🤣

[@witchflowers6942]

discharge is fine. they’re punk! there was once a Band(?) called Premature Ejaculation.

[@sasukesarutobi3862]

Hoobastank II: Electric Hoobaloo

[@myapalmer4206]

this made me lol

[@caidynwastaken]

This is the best comment on this video

[@doorag_nationwide]

@@caidynwastaken easily

[@dawgebredd]

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[@DrMoonAtNight]

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[@GINTegg]

King gizzard and the wizard lizard is literally the best band name I've ever heard. Just hearing the name makes me wanna check them out cause I instantly get the feeling that it's the type of purposely playing the goofy shit so seriously that it becomes epic shit I'm into.

[@quillgoblin]

FACTS

[@watchman1270]

Cringe

[@peterstangl8295]

one of my fave bands currently

[@thetreeofclues]

Like in a Primus way?

[@joelglanton6531]

That isn't their name

[@santo610]

I’m naming my band “People Who Are Sort Of Existing Outside of the Context of Hoobastank”

[@firstnamelastname7244]

or PWASOEOOTCOF, for short.

[@nonsmarts660]

would you happen to need a trombonist for this band because if so then I'm definitely interested

[@jusqici_toutvabien]

good post rock album name

[@photonfartsqueeze6694]

Hoobastank 2.

[@i_teleported_bread7404]

@@photonfartsqueeze6694 Twobastank.

[@muffycat]

"It really does roll off the tongue like... vomit" is definitely a phrase I will be using regularly from now on. Thank you, Mr. Fanta

[@peterstangl8295]

your comment just made me think of melon flavoured fanta

[@humanman9950]

@@peterstangl8295 Mmmm

[@k-leb4671]

@@humanman9950 Eww no. Melon-flavored anything is terrible.

[@humanman9950]

@@k-leb4671 Melon Lollipop

[@quickplanet7]

“The Southern Hemisphere” is unironically a really cool name for a band.

[@ameera.abubakr]

I agree🖐

[@elliotthenricy5172]

The Northern Hemisphere too

[@sethmatthews7394]

the observable universe

[@trotamix8365]

It should be the Northern Hemisphere cause it's colder.

[@elliotthenricy5172]

@@trotamix8365 exactly

[@CL-vx9dr]

I think the note about 'taking yourself too seriously' is key here. Hoobastank is a band that truly thinks they're cool, so the name is dumb. The Butthole Surfers and King Gizzard are having fun, so the names are fine.

[@notribadsvault]

Similarly Crywank is almost a filter to get rid of people who aren’t going to enjoy the music anyway and makes them more memorable, where as Limp Bizkit is begging to be forgotten without most people even understanding the joke behind the name.

[@movieracket1726]

I could see Anthony's soul leaving his body when he realized he was gonna have to explain what a limp biscuit was

[@NoCokeOnlyIce]

It was the best thing I've seen this week.

[@wellingtonzani1280]

in Brazil we call it `The Bread Game`

[@padawansound6423]

@@wellingtonzani1280 The fact that different countries have their own version of this game makes me sad for humanity. I honestly always thought it was just a weird posh English private school thing.

[@xamp_exclammark]

@@wellingtonzani1280 its also literally bread

[@mgthestrange9098]

In Britain, it’s common to dip biscuits (cookies) in tea & coffee which makes it go soggy and fall in the cup. The name always made me think of that.

[@toucanstudio]

In defense of Chicago, they were originally called "The Chicago Transit Authority", which is a baller ass name, but after the actual transit authority threatened to sue they had to change the band name.

[@lawrencescales9864]

Imma name my band SEPTA to rep southern Pennsylvania 👀👀

[@TheShahofIrann]

Also I think more people know about Kansas the band then Kansas the state, so they should really get a pass.

[@BababooeyGooey]

@@TheShahofIrann Yeah, literally all I know about Kansas state is the following: Flat. Grass.

[@penepleto1210]

I guess The Presidents Of The United States Of America really got lucky with their name then

[@syzyphyz]

@@BababooeyGooey You don't know The Wizard of Oz? "We're not in Kansas anymore"

[@metalbudsgaming8371]

i respect the name Hoobastank because they went to a random band name generator, it gave them "Hoobastank", and they went "yeah ok." and stuck with it for like TWENTY YEARS.

[@EVO6-]

I thought it was named after a road called hooba street

[@TrippedGian1]

Don't forget they first went by HoobUstank

[@elliotthenricy5172]

thats how Post Malone got his name too. Rap Name Generator

[@Babyteef]

Elliott Henricy are you legit

[@elliotthenricy5172]

@@Babyteef thats the story I heard. he put in his name and it came up

[@mikxly8147]

"Hoobastank and The Cherry Poppin' Daddies" now thats the perfect name for a band

[@nightxnight]

Hoobastank and The Blowfish Poppin' Daddies

[@ItzGuerrero]

@@nightxnight"Hoobablow and The Cherry Fishin' Daddies"

[@GOAT-rl2uq]

Which one of you is Hoobastank?

[@bestmusicquest5868]

"Why would the drummer be Hootie?" *Mick Fleetwood has entered the chat*

[@peterstangl8295]

oh shit, Mick Fleetwood is Hootie?!

[@NotDingse]

@@peterstangl8295 nah, Hootie is Paul, the McCartney

[@MetalMarauder]

Alex Van Halen

[@aicdbckmkemcm]

Dave Clark

[@SeaHorseGypsy]

John "phish" Fishman

[@mattjazzfan2288]

Homer and Billy meeting each other on The Simpsons: “Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins” “Homer Simpson, smiling politely.”

[@laurisaarinen1126]

Their name didn't use to have "the" in front of it, that's why for me it means pumpkins being smashed.

[@creativecredence850]

@@laurisaarinen1126 Yeah, pretty sure that the "the" was added after being introduced that way so many times. Eventually you just give in.

[@laurisaarinen1126]

@@creativecredence850 Yeah although Deftones never changed it tho and i have seen that happen to them so many times it's not even funny.

[@k-leb4671]

@@creativecredence850 I'm surprised Gorillaz haven't changed their names by now then.

[@DRAGNFLY]

Brb, off to start a band called "Hoobastank 2" just for Anthony.

[@Platanov]

"Hoobastank 2: The Quickening"

[@JacksonBlackmon]

Hoobastank 2: Electric Hoobaloo

[@thickhil]

@@JacksonBlackmon I want this tattooed on my chest

[@kamikazey_force8423]

"Hoobastank and the Crywanks"

[@selurnomis220]

2bastank (incl. tuba player)

[@alzo7891]

In my band(s), we aggressively pursued the dumbest names possible. We started out as Toothpaste. After a lineup change we became Star Shark and finally Devil Luggage. Have you guessed we're from the Midwest?

[@disappointedoptimist255]

Devil Luggage goes hard asf keep that

[@roronoalaw7772]

Star Shark is alright

[@alzo7891]

@@roronoalaw7772 I gotta give props to our bass player: When we were changing from Toothpaste, he said we should be Toothpaste Mellencamp.

[@LieseFury]

i really like Star Shark

[@OklahomaMan]

I really like Toothpaste

[@gimo80]

The Smashing Pumpkins were actually called Smashing Pumpkins during Gish and Siamese Dream era however changed it during Mellon Collie...not sure if it made them sound more important? Hmmm.

[@PatoGuzmanAd]

they should have stayed like that, just like Talking Heads did, even releasing an entire live album saying "The Name of This Band is Talking Heads"

[@countdooku7152]

So it went from the Smashing Pumpkins to The Smashing Pumpkins?

[@JakeChinatown]

They didn't want to be confused with the millions of Smashing Pumpkins cover bands.

[@jabba820]

I'm pissed my apple music divided up random songs from the albums into two groups on my phone, one with a "the" and one without

[@aazreaal]

@@countdooku7152 yes

[@thesecretrectangle]

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is the perfect name for that band. Its tongue in cheek, its fantasy, it establishes the Gizzverse, its everything that that band is.

[@timeland8343]

Exactly. I was ready to throw hands when I heard it was suggested. Glad Fantano came to the rescue there

[@peepsiee]

"gizzverse" tell me more

[@peepsiee]

@@timeland8343 …oh my god. i’m gonna check that out

[@lauchalz1]

geez fanboy much?

[@thesecretrectangle]

Yeah lol. My point still stands tho, the name is good.

[@Mr_DPZ]

If I remember correctly, Billy Corgan did say that "smashing" is indeed supposed to be what you described as "the British way."

[@storageheater]

as a british person that has made me upset about their name in a way i've never been before. is this how people who get angry over bad accents in movies feel?

[@michaels8620]

Correct. It’s a pun. Idk if that makes it better or worse, but….

[@carlmarks8170]

So it's like The Fabulous Thunderbirds, but even worse... Smashing Pumpkins is actually an okay name because it's ambiguous, but The Smashing Pumpkins flat out sucks.

[@pulykamell]

Yeah, that's what I've heard and also how I've taken it. That said, while it is officially "The Smashing Pumpkins," it's just "Smashing Pumpkins" on the cover of their first two albums, so you can argue it's both or either.

[@eoghan.5003]

I'd always assumed it was just "smashing pumpkins" (as in the verb) but then the The is just there cause it's a band name.

[@conors8117]

Every time I hear the name Death Cab for Cutie I get pissed off, don't know why.

[@kayfimt7769]

Someone needs to form a band called Smashing Melons.

[@WiloPolis03]

I wish i was smashi Nope not gonna make the joke

[@Bassotronics]

🤣.. Wait a minute, isn’t a pumpkin technically a type of melon?

[@radioactivedragonite2420]

THE smashing melons

[@syzyphyz]

The Glued Back Together Gourds

[@quinchien]

melon and the machine

[@thepagzic5950]

The Southern Hemisphere sounds like a great name for a band TBH

[@LukasPrimeEdition]

Believe it or not there actually is a band named “The Southern Hemispheres”

[@iamgubbler95]

Great band name, bad place to live.

[@Rauraurauuuuu]

@@iamgubbler95 allow me to introduce to you "New Zealand" and "Australia"

[@matthewsecundino3657]

@@Rauraurauuuuu you proved his point

[@Rauraurauuuuu]

@@matthewsecundino3657 how?

[@tdof7217]

My friends wanted to listen to the band simply because they thought the name "king gizzard and the lizard wizard" was cool.. I'd also put it in a best band names video

[@AxxLAfriku]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that I get bullied because my classmates think my videos are the worst. Please don't agree, dear tf

[@thedogfromraditude5449]

Radiohead should also be in a best band names video

[@goob8945]

Yeah same lol

[@heavymachete6235]

same, along with the tony danza tapdance extravaganza

[@syzyphyz]

​@@thedogfromraditude5449 idk very silimar to the name Motorhead, although the music is quite different the name is very reminiscent.

[@KariThomasMiller]

Umphreys McGee has to take it for me. Absolutely amazing jam/prog band, with a terrible name they’re stuck with.

[@123sleepygamer]

On a note about King Gizzard take. LOTS of stoner metal/space metal bands have strange names like that. Like the legendary "The Kings of Frog Island"

[@zeropoint4611]

the best one i've seen is "Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard"

[@andrewaiken3617]

THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX

[@deadeyehiki7317]

So... which guy is brock hampton?

[@whym6438]

I like the name Telekinetic Yeti myself, even if their music is pretty derivative of Orange Goblin.

[@rektyrektingson4668]

Ohhh I'm gonna check the Kings of Frog Island out. Sounds dope

[@amphibic_boi]

One of my high school teacher's metal core band was called "Breakdowns at Tiffany's" and Fantano actually commented on one of their music videos years ago making fun of their absolute garbage name so I was half-heartedly hoping he'd mention them😂

[@xamp_exclammark]

Thats a good ass name

[@amphibic_boi]

@@xamp_exclammark I'm glad you like it, always seemed a bit silly to me. But do feel free to check them out if you're into metal core

[@k-leb4671]

Aw man, now I wish he mentioned them. But, what's so bad about the name?

[@ohgodthepain]

Can you find the video

[@suizilla]

i love that name though

[@robmausser]

"The Music", "The Band" and "The The" are all impossible to search online. Also, "The The" must really fuck with some algorithms that try to ignore the word "The" at the front of artist names when organizing your collection by name.

[@MartinInBC]

In my database of my record collection, they are listed as 'The, The'.

[@firstnamelastname7244]

You could just add '(band)' at the end of the search.

[@sgeddegs]

@@firstnamelastname7244 the band band

[@notfelix4258]

@@sgeddegs the music band

[@ryandrums2112]

@@notfelix4258 the the band

[@victorycupcake3061]

Now recruiting musicians for my band Hoobastank Too.

[@redactedname247]

Car Seat Headrest is the only artist whose name I have ever mentioned to my dad which got him to say, "That's dumber than anything I would have been capable of coming up with." which you should know is withering criticism.

[@4meowsic781]

thats brutal

[@erthquake9038]

On the plus side, it can be typed with just one hand on the keyboard.

[@umagralha]

@@erthquake9038 all names can

[@zackzallie8735]

Lmao My dad cringed with the band name "The National" and he be like "that's a boring name".

[@StudioScarecrow]

Car Seat Headrest is a fantastic name. It's weird and evocative and captures the feeling of his music

[@ChrisNorwood3]

I was having a rather rad conversation about music with some coworkers when i asked if anyone had heard of the Viagra Boys and the mood all changed. I was chewed up, spit out and booed off stage. Long story medium - no one had heard of them.

[@unfiltered577]

Here's what you do: 1. Wait til break 2. Bring them up on your phone 3. Acknowledge the name 4. "This is actually good/bad music"

[@jadesded]

I think the unfortunate thing about that is, their name isn't terribly offensive & explains their aesthetic completely.

[@GadBoDag]

Viagra Boys is a great name for the band, I think

[@mikkelarvai]

Long story short, it was a bad time

[@swinehorde9118]

Yep, that's another band that has pretty okay music but that I just can't take seriously because of how tryhard their name is. Its offensive in how insanely inoffensive it actually is.

[@dippitydoinit]

I once saw a local band called Screaming Monkey Boner. They were actually good heavy rock with industrial mixed in. The lead singer played a Keytar and the drummer had an digital set. I think they've changed names or broke up since then.

[@StudioScarecrow]

that's an amazing name

[@ashleystr4nge]

I listen to them I didn’t expect a comment mentioning them lol

[@MagnificentFiend]

The best local band name I've come across was Slithering Alice and the Electric Vaginas.

[@obeseduck3861]

​@@MagnificentFiend LMAO next neutral milk hotel

[@lefthandedspanner]

they became Screaming Mechanical Brain, later immortalised on Wikipedia's Deleted Articles with Freaky Titles

[@Corrupted]

"Godspeed you! Black emperor" I LOVE the music, but cmon, what is that even supposed to mean? Shouldn't it be "Godspeed you, black emperor!" ? "Have a good day! King" lmao

[@GoldnDusty]

It's a very obscure documentary title about a Japanese biker gang (That may be entirely the wrong subject, I learned this information nearly a decade ago and then promptly stopped listening to GY!BE for some reason.) It's as pretentious and difficult to get on with as the music can be, so I think it's almost self-selecting. "If you can't get past the name, what we're going for isn't for you" kinda deal, y'know? (Edit: I cannot believe I have correctly retained this information for 8 years. My mind is a vault of useless things.)

[@papajohn6839]

I’m pretty sure most people listened to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard BECAUSE of their name. I certainly did

[@lobstertown1826]

I heard their name once and never forgot it, which is more than can be said for most bands.

[@Rooi38]

Same with Psychedelic porn crumpets. Australia has some of the best band names of all time.

[@carissanami5824]

I found them from an article recommendation and they sounds interesting but when I searched their music I'M STRUGGLING, OH GOD TOO MANY "Z"

[@zmudilago]

And... Tropical Fuck Storm

[@andothersuchnonsense2685]

I pictured an Argonian mage named Gizzard who wore a crown. I clicked play immediately.

[@epheyeTK]

"Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins" "Homer Simpson, Smiling Politely"

[@douglassmithe9799]

I once read in a kid's book that Limp Bizkit got their name because Fred Durst had a dog called Bizkit who limped a lot. *They were trying to protect us.*

[@Guymanbot97]

Why would they mention Limp Bizkit in a kids book?

[@douglassmithe9799]

@@Guymanbot97 They were talking about how different bands got their names

[@Guymanbot97]

@@douglassmithe9799 Yeah I'd imagine that, but why have Limp Bizkit in there? Pretty sure they are the last group they would want kids to listen to.

[@douglassmithe9799]

@@Guymanbot97 You know what? I honestly don't know

[@FrumpyMcDumpster]

What'd they say about Pearl Jam?

[@aaron_d_henderson1984]

this just proves that people shouldn't take band names too serious, and unique names are easier to remember. that gore grind band though, that name is way too long, they are known as that one band with a paragraph for a name lol

[@jamiewakeford7123]

I mean, Japan has some terribly hilarious band names: Bump of Chicken. Greeeen. Glay. Happy End. Maximum the Hormone. And my personal favourite because I can't say it without laughing, Mr.Children. I am not making any of these up, these are all real.

[@lorenzolyleabadia1669]

There is also a group in Japan called Porno Graffitti. Yeah, Japan do have a lot of weird band/group names

[@jamiewakeford7123]

@@lorenzolyleabadia1669 Oh God, I forgot about Porno Graffiti. And according to this blog I found there are a whole load of other band names that I didn't cover when I was browsing the Wikipedia article about it. Jabba Da Hutt Football Club; EARNIE FROGs; Phatmans After School (though they've since changed their name); Knock Out Monkey; and Mrs.WiENER.

[@JebusMatoi]

FLOW, on the other hand, actually sounds cool.

[@k-leb4671]

Japanese people trying to name things in English always results in weird and hilarious sentence fragments.

[@steverye8872]

My personal favorite Japanese band is "Ogre You Asshole"

[@philly_sports1558]

“Godsmack” sounds like a 14 year old atheist trying to be edgy. The name was stolen too.

[@scottcaves1258]

"Godsmack" was an Alice in Chains song, which explains why they sound like a crappy AIC ripoff

[@ext93]

If you think about it in the context of Alice in chains it's a badass name. Smack that's so good you meet God. In the context of the band Godsmacks music, it's def edgy teen atheist mode

[@scottcaves1258]

@@ext93 Yeah and also the sun used by Godsmack in their logo was stolen from Alice in Chains.

[@Krstorm402]

@@scottcaves1258 I mean they're huge fans and at that point the logo is just some kind of tribute

[@pussypussypussypussypussy]

godsmack sounds like the name of a shitty new streaming platform. like watch the newest episode of Riverdale, exclusively on Godsmack!

[@Zack-xv2yc]

Let's Argue: Löded Diaper is either the best, or worst band name ever. Edit: There you go.

[@herculesbrofister265]

Well of they're doing it like that it should be the o with a line over it, not umlaut.

[@tinkerthetinyrobot]

it’s shittier than a loaded diaper

[@Legion.6397]

Löded Diper* cmon man didnt you read the diary of a wimpy kid lore

[@Babyteef]

No no it checks out

[@MikeyTheCartoon]

Cmon man what kind of argument is this? Of course that’s the best band name in history! Like who’s gonna deny it.

[@manny9323]

Billy Corgan at 1:22 looks like Melon from the future, who came to warn him about what he’d become but is powerless to stop it from happening

[@Logannnnnnnnnnn]

Lmao 😭

[@luccacamillo]

For me, it gotta be the bunch of uninspired interchangeable garage rock band names: The Kinks, The Kicks, The Kooks, The Knack, The Kills, The Killers, The Hives, The Vines and so on...

[@dylanon3k]

hard agree

[@michaelshannon9169]

All variations by name and style, pure bland rock.

[@worstelldaniel]

@@michaelshannon9169 hey! don't say that about my boys The Kinks

[@rubywest5166]

Sorry man, but I gotta Kinks shame

[@jackk.358]

@@rubywest5166 heh

[@joehuiras4955]

Hootiestank and the Limp BizDaddies. The supergroup we need and deserve.

[@k-leb4671]

I'll have to remember that when I form my own band.

[@beemerboomer6313]

Can’t wait to hear a swing version of Nookie

[@SomeIdiota]

@@beemerboomer6313 Not swing, but Richard Cheese - Nookie / Break Stuff. Close as you'll get.

[@denoftides]

For anyone who’s curious, after a quick google the Nigel Thornberry interpretation is the correct one for The Smashing Pumpkins’ name. As in “These pumpkins are smashing!”

[@xamp_exclammark]

They're fucking?

[@denoftides]

@@xamp_exclammark no dude, smashing as an adjective meaning excellent or wonderful

[@ippotsk]

@@xamp_exclammark I don't think any of them were tbh

[@Mothpuff]

The wonderful pumpkins.

[@joaoassumpcao3347]

the bussin' pumpkins

[@tylerbeaumont]

The Butthole Surfers chose their name intentionally, apparently to ward off certain kinds of people. If you’re one of those people who judge a band solely on their name before ever hearing the music, they don’t want you listening, hence the incredibly off putting name. I think it’s also to scare away money-focused labels, since no money man would be willing to sign a band called Butthole Surfers, meaning any labels that approached them would be interested because of the music rather than for profit

[@umagralha]

I think The Butthole Surfers have a perfect name for the music they do and the place they occupied in that scene at that time. It has the 'bad word' in there bringing the crude shock thing a lot of hardcore/punk bands had in their name but it also evokes an absurd humorous image that is very much what you'd find in their music and it wasn't overplayed at the time they started, in the mid 80's. Like what's been said of Crywank their music wouldn't appeal to anyone who'd be super turned off by that name anyways.

[@jeffbenzos38]

Ahh yes, the asshole. What an absurd, humorous image.

[@umagralha]

@@jeffbenzos38 Yes, I'm definitely referring to that when I say the name Butthole Surfers evoke an absurd humorous image. It's not like surfing a butthole or a butthole who surfs are surreal ideas or anything.

[@suspectsn0thing]

Apparently it was originally a song name that someone accidentally thought was the band name while introducing them. Before that, they'd go by a different name every time they had a show. Some of those are WAY, WAY worse than "Butthole Surfers", by the way. (Highlights include "Fred Astaire's Asshole", "The Right to Eat Fred Astaire's Asshole", "The Inalienable Right to Eat Fred Astaire's Asshole", and "Shit in your Mother's Vagina")

[@curly_wyn]

There’s a time to FUCK And a time to CRAVE But the Shah sleeps IN LEE HARVEY’S GRAAAAAVE!!!!!! *RANDOM GROSS PLAYING AND SHOUTING*

[@LG97187]

"There's a lot of people in that place, especially if it's a city" wow, Anthony spitting facts

[@btonyh5878]

that line made no sense lol

[@derekrequiem4359]

@@btonyh5878 "especially" if it's a city, but not if it's a state or a continent? I don't think anthony thought that one through 😅

[@DearLillian]

three soundcloud rappers and four lofi indie folk bands on bandcamp just renamed themselves hoobastank 2. thanks tony

[@cheesecakelasagna]

link plz?

[@cheesecakelasagna]

btw, dope pfp. is it from somewhere?

[@Hevvvyyy]

Or just hooba2

[@funeralopolis1337]

i was waiting for We Butter the Bread With Butter to be on here but then i realized that no one cares enough to remember them

[@michaelczesnozki1671]

They slapped back in the day.

[@TheRisingIcarus]

Thanks for reminding me about unironically listening to that in high school

[@happyghostqueen2272]

I used to be obsessed with them in seventh grade...

[@fasterdays]

and for that, we thank you.

[@devilbhrothesavage2807]

god they were so bad even for 7th grade standards

[@TheTheTheTheTheThe]

There are really people out here who don’t like the name “Psychedelic Porn Crumpets”

[@marcelosaletti1183]

Such a amazing name, i only listened to them bc their name got me curious(amazing band also)

[@thepopgroup3366]

it got porn and psychedelic, which is like 2 things that i love

[@jackk.358]

They’re so fucking good and the name is just absurd enough to be funny but memorable

[@Bassotronics]

I thought it was psychedelic pork crumpets.

[@unoriginal_name7091]

Their music is pretty dope, idc about their name :D

[@kobykilgore4955]

My high school jazz band won a competition and the prize was to open for the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, but we ended up switching with the band that won 2nd place because our Super Intendant refused to let us open for them (due to their terrible name choice lol)

[@twistedwizard9100]

understandable

[@Iamthetable767]

“We Butter the Bread with Butter” and “Chunk? No captain chunk!” I would be completely embarrassed to say that I was a fan of theirs to someone else

[@Zeta9966]

“The Smashing Pumpkins” was an actual joke. It’s like if the band was just “Pumpkins”. But imagine if they were simply smashing. “Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce the smashing Pumpkins!” That is literally what they meant Anthony. The English slang. They actually officially had both versions of the name, Smashing Pumpkins and THE Smashing Pumpkins. I think it was changed for a contract dispute.

[@recklesstoboggan]

Just came here to write all of this. Thanks for saving me the trouble.

[@ShaqPlaque]

I mean, if a band that released an album titled "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" didn't have some sort of byzantine wordplay in their name, then really who could you trust?

[@13StJimmy]

As if I won’t name my post rock Shoegaze band “The Southern Hemisphere”

[@jpalbuquerq]

Always thought that they were "smashing pumpkins" like brats destroying a pumpkin plantation on Halloween Then I noticed the "The" and now I imagine them being giant pumpkins that smash things just like those blocks on Super Mario

[@MisterMoray]

Smashing as in, "I say old chap, smashing time at the pub last night."

[@annaphallactic]

They originally WERE called Smashing Pumpkins without the The. They changed the name on their 3rd album.

[@lulumish8991]

Yeah, I always imagined massive pumpkins going around smashing normal sized pumpkins.

[@quirrell-zd1eq]

i thought they were smashing pumpkins

[@c.d.macaulay66]

My vote goes to the Strawberry Alarm Clock. Saw them on an obscure talk show (The Woody Woodbury Show is indeed obscure.) where the gave the reason behind the name. The strawberry was to get back to nature and the alarm clock was to "wake people up to their music." Yeesh! How about Blow Me and the Hootfish? Conversely, great band names are Boink! (an all girl band) The Tragically Hip and, my favorite, The Vatican Sex Kittens. Now that's a band name.

[@earth_bound_misfit]

I had just been assuming that Strawberry Alarm Clock came from like a strawberry shaped alarm clock. I’m kinda disappointed now

[@c.d.macaulay66]

@@earth_bound_misfit Sorry about that. Not looking to discussion anyone. Just relaying what I saw on TV.

[@earth_bound_misfit]

@@c.d.macaulay66 sorry to bother you I was just joking lol

[@birdgod5584]

@@earth_bound_misfit or a strawberry shaped like an alarm clock. Honestly, I think the name is cool.

[@TheMerseySound1]

Similarly there were two American and UK band active at the same time called The Chocolate Watch Band

[@shoetube]

I was sad enough to miss a Lightning Bolt show at some DIY space ages ago, but even more so when I learned the opening band was called "Child Pornography." Holy shit. You *know* they're not in it for the money!

[@StudioScarecrow]

that's fucking insane lmao

[@unhelpfulrevelations7989]

respect

[@samcrider9746]

Would have deterred file sharing at least.

[@sillyfella2009]

I almost searched for the band... and then I remembered what it was

[@ce6ej]

@@StudioScarecrow may I…. possibly use your name??

[@bradleybrown1567]

A really missed opportunity to call Hoobastank 2 "Twobastank"

[@borzydar1196]

"King Gizzard and the Lizard wizard" is godlike band name

[@cstaylor95]

I literally gasped when it came up

[@crotchman]

@@MehulMuraliAstronomy no eff off they should've added "with Eddie Izzard"

[@beastieboysfaneditsarchive3306]

It's cringe 👀

[@allenbell1427]

@@beastieboysfaneditsarchive3306 if you cringe over that and not your KZbin name you’ve got your priorities all fucked up

[@beastieboysfaneditsarchive3306]

@@allenbell1427 too bad you can't respect other peoples opinion and get butthurt so easily because i don't like the lizard guy's name 😌

[@maverickREAL]

Me and my mom were listening to a bunch of Now That's What I Call Musics for a personal ranking project and we discussed the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, and in the end we decided that it's mainly based on the time period they were trying to emulate musically. It's a product of its time, or rather, a product of the time it WANTS to be. People were way more blasé about stuff like that in the swing era.

[@photonfartsqueeze6694]

Nope. Still would have been weird.

[@mastermarkus5307]

My least favourite is "Neutral Milk Hotel" which I first heard about in some YA gay romance book that I didn't finish. I thought that the author made the name up as like "the quirkiest indie name" but then I looked them up and they're apparently real.

[@almaelmer841]

same thing happened to me watching parks and rec lol

[@simmerdown281]

Will Grayson, Will Grayson?

[@noahnoah2747]

Neutral milk hotel is very relaxing

[@isabellamorris7902]

Apparently they're very good songwriters but I can't get past their ridiculous indie rep. Have friends who are really into them though so I'll have a listen eventually.

[@Mr.En1gm4]

In the aeroplane is one of the best 90s albums.

[@marcelosaletti1183]

i thought goo goo dolls was a band who made kids music before actually listening to them

[@santoriomaker69]

I thought Goo Goo Dolls was a girl band. Like, putting it among other popular girl band names and no one would bat an eye: Spice Girls, Destiny's Child, Goo Goo Dolls, Fifth Harmony See? Seemless af lmao

[@andrewaiken3617]

I always confused the Goo Goo Dolls and The Pussycat Dolls. I also confused the Goo Dolls and the Go-Gos. It got to the point where it led me to then confuse the Go-Gos and the Pussycat Dolls. Fuck the the Goo Goo Dolls.

[@andrewbrumley512]

Or Hoobastankier

[@nickm.5931]

This may have been what you were referring to (couldn't tell), but look up "goo goo dolls" on urban dictionary. I am and have been a big fan of theirs, but yeah, another fan ruined their name for me when they told me where it came from... Similar case with "Incubus"

[@PatoGuzmanAd]

Melon looks like the lost younger brother of Billy Corgan when he talks about ThE SmAsHiNg pUmPkInS

[@corncake4677]

Spaceboytano

[@zackzallie8735]

MELON Collie and the Infinite Sadness

[@SH-dz1yc]

@@zackzallie8735 ohhh excellent

[@nesfan8]

@Christian Beltran the plot thickens

[@Liveeruptsuj]

If you think it's tough to justify Hoobastank, think how it is to be a lifelong, passionate fan of Queensryche. I love that band beyond most emotions I feel, but for fuck's sake, even when I was a kid it put me off. I know the backstory of why they chose it, (pressure to drop their previous name that was owned by a European band, and literally only a couple of days, {or hours according to some retellings} to come up with a name), and that they named it after a song Queen of Reich, where she's the bad guy at least. But holy shit, why would you want anything associated with yourself to come along with the word 'Reich', even if misspelled? There lyrics and interviews certainly don't point to any sympathies that way, but they really shoulda reconsidered in my opinion.

[@GameyRaccoon]

Reich just means country in German, and Reich spelled differently is country in nearly all other Germanic languages (except English) It's also a last name.

[@bankrolDiggy]

What an odd 80s group to be so devoted to, respecc

[@friedensgabel]

Just discovered Crywank through this, really good stuff. And yeah, the band name kinda prepares you for album titles like "dont piss on me, I'm already dead"

[@howareyoumoreofaclownthanme]

Can't wait for melon to review "If You're Reading This, They've Pissed On Me, I'm Already Dead"

[@thebrideofghostface]

imagine wearing their merch lol

[@maddieyeates1989]

nothing compares to 'fist me till your hand comes out of my mouth' tho

[@samuelshaw7730]

Hoobastank 2 is actually hilarious and successfully completes the loop to become a subversively fantastic band name

[@thrownstair]

It’s also low key a Mic the Snare reference

[@Elena-vx8pu]

hoobastank 2: hoobastankier

[@deadendstreet2484]

I love the Flying Burrito Brothers so much that I always forget how wack that name sounds.... not to mention one of their best and kinda sad songs being called “hot burrito #1” and yes there’s a #2

[@metalnut92]

And yet Gram's backing band was called 'The Fallen Angels', which is just perfect.

[@chrisold97]

Rumors are there’s hot burrito 3 which I think may be on either boots or a future live release

[@Neurospicy_potato]

I would name a industrial metal band "Deep Stahl" which just means "theft" in German (normally written "Diebstahl"). But you know it's very deep steel.

[@sethseth2534]

nickelback. just sounds like a slur.

[@ext93]

YeH those dudes are SUCH nickelbacks

[@sethseth2534]

@@ext93 *camera pans over to a posse of off-brand Chad Kroeger lookalikes*

[@cpsbBXCX]

sounds like a slur used against central/south american immigrants or something lol...wait...

[@miguelpereira9859]

Nickelback really is such a stupid name

[@lukesteiner8934]

@@miguelpereira9859 nice profile pic

[@Em4gdn1m]

Imagine being so into Hoobastank that you got a Hoobastank tattoo back in the early 2000's

[@ext93]

I'm not a perfect person. So many things I wish I didn't do

[@colinkelly8393]

@@ext93 so what you’re saying is

[@withnail-and-i]

@@ext93 You can always go to bed reassured that you're not someone with Ben Affleck's money who would use money to get a freakishly large and ugly Phoenix all over his back

[@wilberts.cubero3629]

@@colinkelly8393 he continues learning, he never meant to do those things to you....

[@kuppakassi]

I got 2 :D

[@michaelkpp7285]

I would have mentioned Strawberry Girls since its just three dudes making hard ass mathrock and there are neither strawberrys nor girls to be found anywhere, but I think without that name I would've never checked them out so it's actually genius.

[@k-leb4671]

What about "Strawberry Girls" made you want to check them out?

[@michaelkpp7285]

@@k-leb4671 I don't know, I think I saw them in a playlist next to bands like Chon, Covet or Polyphia and thought "who the fuck are strawberry girls?" next thing you know I'm learning Spanish bay on guitar so yeah the name is kinda responsible for me looking at their stuff

[@Lreldge]

Never heard of the band but it might be a reference to Christine by Siouxsie and the Banshees

[@Catman_321]

7:44 For some reason whenever I hear the name of a band named after a city or geographic location I just immediately think of Jazz or blues, or just some genre generally involving saxophones and other brass instruments. I don't know why but it feels like a lot of city-named bands are jazz or blues or just generally old music

[@brendanressler4359]

Boston even has a lyric: "we were just another band out of Boston"

[@Ryan-sk6gr]

I would have never guessed

[@jeffersonclippership2588]

Anthony didn't even mention that Boston and Chicago are second tier cities and Kansas is just ass. There's a big difference between them and people calling themselves LA or NYC.

[@llamasarus1]

I used to think Butthole Surfers was a very awful name, but once I started listening to them I can't imagine a more perfect name for them.

[@michaelhunziker7287]

"I'm a surfer!" - Todd Flanders

[@robk7266]

You never know just how you look in other people's eye

[@hiimemily]

This sounds like an insult but I know for a fact that it's a compliment.

[@Acacia1]

I really can't stand how "The reason - hOObastank.mp3" has not become a meme yet.

[@janine2957]

THISSS it sounds so memable

[@GeminiPlatypus]

"I found a reason for memes, to change who I used to be"

[@jacobboudreau2344]

The autotune version of "The Reason" absolutely killed me 😆

[@jguzman6157]

Yelled “what that stank? HOOBA STANK?” Front row at them at a local show until I got them to crack a smile mid performance.

[@rubywest5166]

My Chemistry teacher was in a band called Jackson Penis. You can even find some of their songs on KZbin

[@wewumboyouwumbo2438]

I regret verifying that it's on yourube.

[@SH-dz1yc]

@@wewumboyouwumbo2438 how are they?

[@wewumboyouwumbo2438]

Not exactly what you expected to find after reading his comment. I wouldn't suggest searching it.

[@SixteenJacobsCreams]

sortof like Nashville Pussy. surprised that didnt come up

[@onnileinonen4744]

I couldn't find it and I regret googling it

[@michaelbarrett9061]

"Four MFer from that place" is a great band name

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Imma start it brb

[@blazekaizer9000]

I love the name King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard is hilarious, kind of fitting considering how colorful and everchanging they are

[@nathancarroll7347]

Every Midwest Emo band: Modern Baseball The World is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die Empire! Empire! (I was a lonely estate) American Football Mom Jeans Dads The list goes on

[@EllaStellaInamucoNzeyimana]

These are all great except for modern baseball

[@mistressliz3891]

I always confuse American Football with Modern Baseball...

[@nathancarroll7347]

@@mistressliz3891 One of them is sad twinkly guitars, and the other is fun twinkly guitars

[@raedesroches7204]

Not to be that guy, but TWIABP is not midwest emo. Theyre from Northeast Connecticut

[@nathancarroll7347]

@@raedesroches7204 Midwest Emo is a sub-genre of emo music. Lot of the Midwest Emo scene popped off in Philadelphia. Modern Baseball and Marietta were Philly bands. Dads was out of NJ. TWIABP is Connecticut, but all are generally considered Midwest Emo bands. What some consider the OG midwest emo band, Sunny Day Real Estate, was based out of Seattle.