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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 04 2007 at 17:13
Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Drew Drew wrote:

Really? What does it mean?
 
They are named after the U2 spyplane that flew over the USSR causing abig diplomatic incident. Back in the '50's or '60's I think.
 
I don't know the details.Embarrassed
 
Hmm...yes I remember, it was actually shot down.
 


I always thought they'd named themselves after a german submarine - Unterseeboot 2 (U-2). Confused
 
I've just done some research, and it seems that I have just presumed, for many years, that this is the origin of their name.
 
It seems that when they were called "The Hype", they decided on a new name. They had a list of six suggestions and chose "U2" as being the most ambiguous and one that none of the band could agree on.
 
I been wrong all these years!
 
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The Beautiful South - weak irony because they were Northeners
 
Oasis, named after the dull green foam used by flower-arrangers
 
What?
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I remembered a few more. Merry go Drown. It Dies Today. Good Charlotte. The The(even though the band is pretty cool).
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Points: 2614 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 04 2007 at 18:31
ummm


Kansas....
Boston....
No Use For a Name...
Yellowcard....
Dream Theater.
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Points: 906 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 04 2007 at 19:24
Originally posted by paolo.beenees paolo.beenees wrote:

Fine Young Cannibals
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Rhapsody of Fire
Johnny hates Jazz
Scrittipolitti
Van Der Graaf Generator (I love them, but I find their name silply awful)
Black Vomit (that's an Italian punk band)
Preghiera di Sasso (Prayer of stone.... arrrgghh!!)
Prefab Sprout (I like them... but they cause you to spit everytime you say their name)


Black Vomit LOL Thats awesome! I'm going to look for that.
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My vote goes to a certain Massachusetts-based grindcore band led by Seth Putnam, whose name is not apropos for a family-friendly website.  Then again, I suppose that could be argued against because it was INTENDED to be a bad name.....
 
The worst part about the name Hootie & the Blowfish is that it implied that someone in the band was named Hootie, which was not the case (Darius Rucker named the band after two of his classmates, neither of whom was in the band).
 
But really, the worst names are not necessarily the weirdest or most disgusting - because they serve a purpose, which is to get attention - but the names that are so unoriginal that you can tell that no thought went into them.  (I mean, the Killers?  Come on.....)
 


Edited by zappaholic - July 04 2007 at 19:29
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Ah yes AC?? Their name is almost as bad as their music. LOL
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Apparently there is more than one band named Black Vomit. 
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Oh please, this is a family friendly site but I guess we can take saying that awful name...

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"Black Vomit" is also a song by the noise band Wolf Eyes.

Bad names, hmmm...

Genesis
Yes
Dream Theater

Oh wait, this was supposed to be about very good bands with bad names well, in that case, Gentle Giant.

But this band takes the cake, I guess (although the name is actually kinda awesome    )

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=584

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Cream

a) Pompous and Egotistical
b) Ammo for the press et al to have a dig. ie; Cream curdle etc.

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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Drew Drew wrote:

Really? What does it mean?
 
They are named after the U2 spyplane that flew over the USSR causing abig diplomatic incident. Back in the '50's or '60's I think.
 
I don't know the details.Embarrassed
 
Hmm...yes I remember, it was actually shot down.
 


I always thought they'd named themselves after a german submarine - Unterseeboot 2 (U-2). Confused
 
I've just done some research, and it seems that I have just presumed, for many years, that this is the origin of their name.
 
It seems that when they were called "The Hype", they decided on a new name. They had a list of six suggestions and chose "U2" as being the most ambiguous and one that none of the band could agree on.
 
I been wrong all these years!
 
*need slap on own forehead emoticon*
 
I heard that part of the reason they chose U2 is because it's not specific to one language.
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Best name ever: Meanwhile, back in communist russia.
Wost, Yes.

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Worst five IMHO (in no particular except the last one):

Buster Hymen and the Penetrators
Gaye Bikers on Acid
Lesbians on Ecstasy
Butthole Surfers

but the worst and stupidest ever -

The The

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Pain of Salvation. Dreadful name. In fact, most Prog Metal bands have really, really awful names. Like, Green Carnation. Alchemy X. I mean, seriously, wtf? So bad it hurts.
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Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start
 
Yes, their name is the code for obtaining 30 lives in the old video game Contra.
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Drew Drew wrote:

Really? What does it mean?
 
They are named after the U2 spyplane that flew over the USSR causing abig diplomatic incident. Back in the '50's or '60's I think.
 
I don't know the details.Embarrassed
 
Hmm...yes I remember, it was actually shot down.
 


I always thought they'd named themselves after a german submarine - Unterseeboot 2 (U-2). Confused
 
I've just done some research, and it seems that I have just presumed, for many years, that this is the origin of their name.
 
It seems that when they were called "The Hype", they decided on a new name. They had a list of six suggestions and chose "U2" as being the most ambiguous and one that none of the band could agree on.
 
I been wrong all these years!
 
*need slap on own forehead emoticon*
 
 
Also remember double A batteries, were also once called U2 batteries .
 
Personally I think they got that particular page of the book of band names - somebody already had T2, and they risked all those jokes in calling themselves V2 in case they bombed!
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

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I actually like that one...Tongue  It's cute.
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