May the untimely demise of Be Your Own Pet and the CBC debacle over Holy Fuck be a fair warning to indie-kind: consider the band name for just a moment. Is your name a confusing imperative or an offputting exclamation? Is it a blatant rip-off of another notable band? Are your fans embarrassed to recommend you to friends?
Behold then my list of the worst band names I can imagine off the top of my head...
10. Counting Crows
If your band name involves a plural noun, people are going to add "the" automatically. Regardless, this is a stupid name.
9. Cat Power
Did anybody not think this was going to be the lamest thing you've ever heard?
8. The New Pornographers
An effective way of avoiding otherwise inevitable mainstream commercial success.
7. The Dirty Projectors
Why is your projector dirty? An obtuse stab at achieving LCD Soundsystem-like irony.
6. Eminem
I guess naming oneself after a childhood icon worked for Snoop Dogg?
5. !!!
A cute way to end up on the top of every alphabetical playlist, but when was the last time you had a conversation about them?
If you're unconvinced, try Googling them.
4. My Bloody Valentine
Honestly, can we please pay attention to imagery?
3. Neutral Milk Hotel
Do these words have any relationship to each other?
2. N' Sync/*nsync/Nsync/'N sync
Among seemingly countless offenses, it's the least iTunes friendly band name of all time.
1. Herbert
Seriously, why do you embarrass me every time I try to tell people how great you are?
Monday, August 25, 2008
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