This Is The Worst Band Name Ever

I realized years ago that all of the truly great band names have been taken. These days I’m happy to hear of a name that is just decent and even those are few and far between. But what about the truly God-awful, worst names of all-time? Not just funny or silly names, I’m talking about the ones that just make you cringe. The ones you can’t even bring yourself to say. Any thoughts?

Even though there are so many that it’s hard for me to narrow it down to a managable list, there is one name that stands out above (or is it below?) all of the rest. I know before I even start what band has the worst name of all time. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Here is my list of the most stupid, idiotic, moronic and just plain assinine band names.

First let’s start with the number names. There are several.

Blink 182
Seven Mary Three
Matchbox 20
Sevendust

I can’t make a blanket statement that all number names are bad. U2, MC5 and The Jackson 5 are all great names of great bands. The difference is their names mean something. U2 is of course a spy plane and the othe two say something about the bands.

Bad 80s band names. Oh my God where do we start. The 80s were a very fertile era for truly insipid band names. Here’s my top 4.

Kajagoogoo
Wang Chung
Wham!
Bananarama

Alright, let’s get to the worst of the worst.

Muddvayne – This is what needs to be removed from a carp before you can eat it. Otherwise known as the digestive tract. And if that wasn’t bad enough they get points deducted for the creative spelling.

Hoobastank – This name is just so dumb that I refuse to say it on air. Hoobastank? This name does.

And now for the all time most horrific, goofy name of all

Korn – Dumb name that loses points for the spelling. K and a backwards r. Man o man is that just dumb.

There are so many more. Let me hear yours!