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Anonymous asked in Entertainment & MusicMusicRock and Pop · 1 decade ago

Ironic bands names?

What bands have the most ironic names?

First one that comes to my head anyway is Joy Division.

Nirvana too.

Update:

Maybe the Pixies too..Frank Black doesn't look like much of a pixie!

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  • bluesummers76
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Cute Is What We Aim For

    their aim is way off target.

  • g/Rae
    1 decade ago

    Squirrel Nut Zippers

    Since when do squirrels put zippers on nuts?

    Bowling For Soup

    That just stinks as a whole.

    Arctic Monkeys

    Never met a monkey that likes the cold.

    Die Mannequin

    There's living ones?

    Blind Melon

    Does he have a cane?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Grand Funk. Don't get me wrong, they have a few classic hard rock anthems and all, but Grand? Maybe to Homer Simpson. And as far as the Funk part, those guys were about as funky as Pat Robertson.

  • David
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Dead Kennedys. That name attracted a lot of hostility, but the DK's were not expressing happiness about the the Kennedy assassinations, nor implying that they were funny. Rather, they felt that those assassinations symbolized the end of idealism in this country- they ushered in an era of complacency and apathy that many of us feel is ongoing.

    Source(s): "The name, despite popular belief, was not meant to insult the assassinated Kennedy brothers, but to quote Biafra, 'to bring attention to the end of the American Dream'." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Kennedys#Late_19... http://youtube.com/watch?v=iVrTW7AUkoM
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  • Shades of Grey♥
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Some of the metal bands that play off religious themes:

    Lamb of God comes to mind...

    more.... (brain freeze)

    Black Sabbath has the Black in there, so they don't count

    Faith No More ~ enough said, so they don't fit either

    Judas Priest ~ well Judas isn't any Christian's hero...

    Source(s): Dang! My theory is shot to h*ll :-) Good name for a band: Shot to H*ll
  • thisistheusernicknameIchoose!!!!
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Lacuna Coil

  • alex_from_sf
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    The Cure because most cures don't make you feel worse. The Flaming Lips because they don't seem gay or pornographic. And you have a point about the Pixies. ^_^

  • Narcissa Malfoy
    1 decade ago

    Vampire Weekend?

    wow.

  • Rckets
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Death Cab For Cutie - Anything with Death in the band name usually conjures up something fast and hard. These guys are about as hard as a down pillow.

  • GK Dub
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I was gonna say Nirvana as well. The name would suggest that they are this very mellow band, when actually there's a lot of screaming and feedback.

    Barenaked Ladies...all the members are guys, and fully clothed.

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