Coolest band names of all time - national or local?

BDR · Post by **BDR** » Friday May 30, 2008

Grand Fuck Railroad ...

Thanks, Altoona Mirror!

r:>)

Post by **Ron** » Friday May 30, 2008

BadDazeRob wrote:Grand Fuck Railroad ...

Thanks, Altoona Mirror!

r:>)

Post by **Jim Price** » Friday May 30, 2008

A few off the top of my head...

National:

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
The Power Trio from Hell (they lasted for all of one album in the early 90's)
Southern Culture on the Skids
Lynyrd Skynyrd

Local:

Gun Runnin' Amish
Gasoline Dion
Urinal Puck Ministries
Blind Jonny Death/Rusty Gun Revival (I like both names)
$9 Porno
Skaterman & the Box of Death
Legends of the Lost & Found
The O.C.B. (Original Cover Band)
Jimmy Sweatpants
Caeser Pink & the Imperial Orgy
Hair Force One
The Smokin' J's
Ten Inch Grinch
The Grimm (simple but fits the style of music perfectly)

(I can probably think of many more, those are just the first ones...)

Regarding Coney Hatch, I just heard that their former singer, Carl Dixon, is recovering in Australia from serious injuries suffered in a car crash. And for some trivia that would fit in the other thread about trivia you might not know, Carl was the singer for the version of The Guess Who that played at the Jaffa Shrine 4 years ago (the Q94 Spring Megafest show).

JackANSI · Post by **JackANSI** » Friday May 30, 2008

Wow.. I'll never listend to GFR the same way again...

Alice Bowie

ChaosRisingRice · Post by **ChaosRisingRice** » Friday May 30, 2008

Not a band names but have been mentioned on here before

Skrote thought that was great

And came across a band called FACERAPE

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Friday May 30, 2008

Hurricane wrote:Barney Rubble and the c%^t stubble, NYC #1 porno band.

The winner!

rickw · Post by **rickw** » Friday May 30, 2008

Even though it has the "and" in it, I always liked Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Kitty Whip
Bad Daze
Slacker Theory
Deep Purple
King Crimson

bassgirl · Post by **bassgirl** » Friday May 30, 2008

Thanks Rick for the props!

I was watching a show about punk on the documentary channel recently, where they made mention that Chrissie Hynde wanted to name one of her earlier bands (Pre-Pretenders era): Mike Hunt's Honorable Discharge.

Disgusting, yet witty.

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Friday May 30, 2008

witchhunt wrote:Like...
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Black Sabbath
Misfits
Motorhead
Metal Church

Nice list, especially the first three! That last guy is an asshole in my opinion.

Gallowglass · Post by **Gallowglass** » Friday May 30, 2008

The Two Man String Jamboree Band and Traveling Folk Funk Psychedelic Blues Review Experience

Ok, so this "band" was nothing more than my friend Zeke & I getting blasted and going up to Gospel Hill at 1:00 in the morning with acoustic guitars and wailing on original numbers like "I Saw Deer" and "Dead Drunk Girls Don't Say No" or extended improvs like "Play the Hendrix Chord, ...Ain't it Funky Lord", and the occasional cover. Occasionally we would drive the back road to Glasgow and play in the car to warm up and get some inspiration before we hit the Hill. We usually amended the name to suit our fancy of whatever musical genre we happened to be inspired by on any particular evening. Sometimes the name would be ridiculously long depending on how "creative" we were feeling. It was a lot of fun. I'd like to do a reunion tour sometime (It's probably coming up on 15 years or so). Maybe do an album ("Live from Gospel Hill" would be appropriate). We'd probably get shot nowadays, we almost did back then.

Killjingle · Post by **Killjingle** » Friday May 30, 2008

I dig the name FedUp especially when done with the FedEx logo. That was a really cool idea. I wish I would have thought of that...

I thought JDFS, Blind Johnny Death and Choking Faith were super cool too. I also like Fatal Maim.

Call me crazy; but I dig "The Embalmed"; maybe thats why we went with it...

YankeeRose · Post by **YankeeRose** » Friday May 30, 2008

Nationally, I always liked the name Damn Yankees.

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Friday May 30, 2008

Toad The Wet Sprocket
String Cheese Incident
Hootie & The Blowfish
Seventh Day Slumber
Petra (Greek for rock)
Thousand Foot Crutch
Squeeze
Sixpence None The Richer
Men Without Hats
Chilliwack
The Who
The Guess Who
Jars Of Clay
Def Leppard
Raging Slab
Dump Truck
Miss Delicious
I Heard The Owl
Devo
A Flock Of Seagulls
The Fixx
Romeo Void
A Foot In Cold Water
Spooky Tooth
Frozen Ghost
The Moving Sidewalks
The Strawberry Alarm Clocks
The Chocolate Watchband
The Lemon Pipers
U2
? & The Mysterians
The Troggs
Nazz
Tangerine Dream
Nektar
Mashmakhan
The Electric Prunes
The 13th Floor Elevators
Mouse & The Traps
The Human Beinz
The Lollipop Shoppe
The Balloon Farm
Aerosmith

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Friday May 30, 2008

Someone should start an all-girl band called Insane Clown Pussy. That would rule.

Post by **Ron** » Saturday May 31, 2008

Jimi Hatt wrote:Someone should start an all-girl band called Insane Clown Pussy. That would rule.

LOL

slackin@dabass · Post by **slackin@dabass** » Saturday May 31, 2008

i like way down east. best. name. ever.

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Saturday May 31, 2008

Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies
Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Saturday May 31, 2008

Oingo Boingo
Twisted Sister
Quiet Riot
Steppenwolf
Smash Mouth
Thin Lizzy
Talking Heads
The Sex Pistols
Blood, Sweat, & Tears

Plastered Bastards · Post by **Plastered Bastards** » Saturday May 31, 2008

Motorhead
Neurosis
Poison Idea
Black Flag
Crucifucks
Toad Eating Cantalope
Skew Whiff
Unhinged
3 Weeks Clean
Medication Time
Nigel Peppercock
Behind Enemy Lines
Eyehategod
Buzzoven
Jesus Fucking Christ
Leadershit
Kylesa
Cream Adbul Babar
The Melvins
Betty And The Baseball Bats
Gary Abuseys
Dead Kennedys
Bad Brains
Corrosion Of Conformity
St. Vitus
Bongzilla
Iron Vegan
Butthole Surfers
Negative Approach
Voivod
Meatjack
Assfactor 4
Appalachian Terror Unit
Ludichrist
Rudimentary Peni
Discharge
Hockey Teeth

I could go on but I'm tired of typing

slink · Post by **slink** » Saturday May 31, 2008

Don't forget :

FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION

Killjingle · Post by **Killjingle** » Saturday May 31, 2008

way down east and satanic bat are both cool names for metal bands

My favorite I never thought of that would have been perfect is Saint Diablo. I dont care for the band's music; but I love their name!

CCdrums · Post by **CCdrums** » Saturday May 31, 2008

Bubblepuppy
Strawberry Alarmclock
The Butthole Surfers

Bag · Post by **Bag** » Saturday May 31, 2008

Overkill

Slayer

5stringlowb · Post by **5stringlowb** » Saturday May 31, 2008

pontius pilot and the nail drivin 5
big hit on good friday !!!!

Bag · Post by **Bag** » Saturday May 31, 2008

Killjingle wrote:I dig the name FedUp especially when done with the FedEx logo. That was a really cool idea. I wish I would have thought of that....

I think that's awesome too! People always make comments about my FedUp t-shirt.