Nov 18
Salvation Through Redemption, Yielding Peace, Encouragement, and Righteousness.
I am aware that the name Stryper derives from the King James Version of Isaiah 53:5:, but most people probably don’t know this. At first glance, most music listeners out there probably think that these Christian hair metal ass clowns are really into bumblebee spandex, the big man upstairs and a whole lotta Aqua Net. Either way, the name blows.
Some of these are truly awesomely bad.
Ugh, hair metal. Such horrible music. Haha, salvation through redemption, how idiotic. Oxymoron.
Encouragement, lawl.
Wow, someone is Theophobic….
Bashing Christianity is so kewl! You rock, dude!
haha some of those are just horrible, but i dont think rage should have been number 3, mabye down a few. But limp bizkit is definitely #1
Every single one of those bands blows chucks and sucks goat sacks.
Er… Chunks.
U2?
That article writer is a complete twat, to be honest. The logic behind some of these is stupid.
Just because the name of a band is a little peculiar (U2) does not mean they are not a good band (“Do people still really think that U2 is the best band in the world?”).
Personally, I thought Rage Against the Machine is an excellent name for that band, and the only reason the author gives as to why it is “dumb” is that he/she doesn’t like Zack de la Rocha’s political viewpoint.
The writer is an angry tool.
I’m with “Dboy” on this: The writer has a complete failure in logic more times than I could keep count. Rage Against The Machine is a completely logical choice for a name and I’d even say it’s got more origin than most band names. The author is mostly angry at the music, not the names. He’s pathetic.
Interesting points, Dboy.
I agree the writer seemed a little grumpy. Maybe someone pissed in his corn flakes that morning.
How DARE they rip on Rage Against the Machine! I guess the lyrics are a bit over his thick head.
Stryper! You dare mock the only good Christian band from the 80′s????!!!
I have every Stryper CD ever made, even went to see them
when they did their reunion tour. They were great. Nice guys too.
They don’t wear bumble bee outfits anymore. You mean you don’t
remember Motley Crue? Geez.
the fact that U2 and RHCP are on there makes me oh so sad
I would like to see the same guy make a top 20 best band names. It’s so easy to be cynical. Let me try: “My extra life? what an ironic and moronic name. A geek oriented site, with niche humor for loser geeks who have no life of their own, let alone an EXTRA life.”
See…piece of cake.
I actually like anal cunt’s …I don’t listen to the band but it’s perfect for what they are. A hilariously silly and offensive band.
And think of your favorite band name’s, aren’t they usually silly upon closer examination. The thing about art is that you shouldn’t apply too much of logic to it.
ROFL
I actually saw STRYPER perform way back, when I was a much younger dude, and had long hair, and went to thrash-metal festivals.
A similar article is availale on cracked.
also, cracked is the only authorithy in the field of pointless top x lists, so read this instead:
http://www.cracked.com/article_15118_25-most-ridiculous-band-names-in-rock-history.html
to be quite honest, it just seemed like that author was a very very angry person, who rather than come up with bands whose names are actually stupid (although a few on the list were…), just ranked bands in order of how much he/she disliked them.
kinda crap list if you ask me.
I agree with everyone thinking the author is just way out of line. A little too much of the f word too: I don’t see it was necessary to make his points, however invalid they are. Was it a list about dumb names or about music he doesn’t like?
Very crappy list.
There’s worse names out there :
= Sleeze Beez (yet another metal-band from the 80′s )
= Hermes House Band
= BZN (a Dutch group whose’ title translates as ‘Band without a Name’) …
= BZB (‘Band without a Banana’ … )
= WC Experience …
If you think this is bad you’d see what ‘brilliant’ names the Rockband- and GH:WT-players think of.
@James – Nobodies Listening James? Every knows that the best Christian band in the 80′s was Petra, dude! For something a little heavier have to go with Rez Band – Love comes down baby!
*Everyone
Red hot Chilli Peppers? Really? I give this a big fat Epic Fail. Wayda be cynical towards everying without making a point.
over here in Australia we have a Band called The Hard-ons… and they once brought out an album called Dick Cheese… sorry for the bad words.