Best Ever Band Names

Had yet another conversation about best ever band names Saturday night, so I'm starting a master list for easy reference.  Suggestions welcome.

• ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead
• Circle Jerks
• D.J. Salinger
• NEW: Dead Kenny G's
• Death Cab for Cutie
• Elvis Huxley
• The Folk Implosion
• Fountains of Wayne
• Garage a Trois
• Hafacat
• The Halo Benders
• Hayseed Dixie (for a bluegrass AC/DC cover band)
• Honest Bob and the Factory to Dealer Incentives
• Jackie On Acid
• Jehovah's Wetness
• Jonesing for Soma
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
• The Meat Purveyors
• New Pornographers
• Pabst Smear
• The Passed Out Fliers
• Quiet Time and the Whisper Kids
• The Replacements
• Seedy Gonzalez
• Shitty Shitty Band Band
• Smoosh
• Snitches Get Stiches
• Superchunk
• Tight Bros from Way Back When
• Velvet Underground
• The Who
• The Whole Bolivian Army

Comments

[joe]

Presidents of the United States of America

and my favorite...

Jon Cougar Concentration Camp

[Andrej Gregov]

Let's get visual Mr. Gehman. How about like this? www.pixagogo.com/7180565202

How about adding "Teenage Jesus and the Jerks" to your list of great band names?

Puget Sound Machine

[Kevan]

"Brillig and the Slithy Toves", overheard somewhere.

[Jeff Seifert]

If you're looking for off-kilter names, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Spock's Beard, and Nashville Pussy come to mind.

There's probably a thousand death metal bands whose names you could also include.

can't forget Frankie Goes To Hollywood!

[rolke]

Def. need to add the band

explosions in the sky

[Mr Right]

tres amusant site. band names -- Go! Bimbo Go! -- songs about my dick, food, tv themes and commercial jingles; Hockey Gyros -- puck rock and nothing but; EZ Top - folk/pop covers of the bearded wonders

Purty Mouth

[TomB]

The best band name I've ever heard is Rumpleforeskin. I wish I could take credit... but alas I can't.

[Rick Williams]

Wow...where are you located? I am actually the bass player from Jonesing for Soma, and I appreciate you naming our band as one of the "best band names ever". That's cool, and we haven't gigged since 1994! Keep up your blog, it's pretty solid.

[Todd Gehman]

I got familiar with the name while in college at Penn State. I think they were local to State College, but I can't honestly say I ever saw them (or you if it's the same band). But I moved to Seattle in 1994 so it just might be the same band!

[rick williams]

Yep, one in the same...we were all Penn State guys. We played a good deal at Cafe 210, the Brewery and the occasional 'Skeller gig. Glad you dig the name. We were a strange band, and folks usually came out to see what the freak show would be for that night. Not your typical PSU cover/bar band. Hell, frats used to book us!

[Shawnster]

How about the EZ Bake Organs? or worse, as a buddy of mine likes to call his generic all-time spoof filthy band name: Pussy Discharge. That's as with an injury, you sick bastiges.

[D'Arcy]

REAL band's names that i think are amazing, add to your list

TIT FUCK ME JESUS
The Arcade Fire
Circle Takes The Square
The Murder City Devils
Joshua Fit For Battle
Built To Spill

[Kiko]

Bathtub Shitter
Mastodon
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Guitar Fucker
Gay Dad
PolterChrist
Alabama Thunderpussy
Pig Destroyer
Bongzilla
Agoraphobic Nosebleed

Probably the best band names ever come from Relapse Records at http://relapse.com

[Gadget Girl]

I think the best band names are fish names.
http://gadgetgirls.blogspot.com/2005/04/name-bands-with-fish-names.html

My favorite on the list is, 6. Leftover Salmon

Let your visitors vote for the best fish band names.

Cheers

[Jess]

Ooh ooh! i got one! Teddy Bears' Picnic

[jess]

e. coli

[Rob]

Unequivocally:

Dishwasher Full of Dildoes

Need I say more?

[ernie]

what about "toad the wet sprocket"? i think they deserve an entry too.

[ernie]

and:
fresh fredy & the french fries!