25 Worst Original Names of Famous Bands

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Atomic Mass - 25 Worst Original Names of Famous Bands | Rolling Stone
  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
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    Just when you think you've got it all figured out, someone changes the rules.

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    • Profile picture of the author irawr
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      Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

      Earth (Pre-Black Sabbath) - STUDIO SESSIONS '69 - YouTube
      It's mostly an audio tech issue for me (have friends in audio engineering) but man that recording of the The Polka Tulk Blues Band sounds like garbage.

      Almost as garbage as that name.

      The rest didn't seem anywhere near as bad.
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  • Profile picture of the author onSubie
    Any name would be better than Maroon 5.

    I was a Rainbow Butt Monkey's fan when they were still the Rainbow Butt Monkeys.

    Another contender:

    Mookie Blaylock (named after the basketball player) was the original name until legal ramifications arose so the band changed their name to Pearl Jam.


    Here is another list from Billboard:
    Original Band Names of 50 Famous Groups | Billboard
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    lol. Man, most of those names before changing are really lame. Rainbow Butt Monkey really takes the cake though.
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  • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
    Isn't Rainbow Butt Monkey another one of Claude's "movies"?
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    Why do garden gnomes smell so bad?
    So that blind people can hate them as well.
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