I LOVE their name.. And their music really backs it up too.

Great band, but I agree it's a pretty awful band name, the parenthesis are so stupid.

Now for some more shitty band names (no they aren't all indie rock)

I Wrote Haiku's About Cannibalism In Your Yearbook
The Birds Are Spies. They Report To The Trees
Get The Hell Out Of The Way Of The Volcano
Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Dananananaykroyd

There's this one band called something like ///▲ ▲ ▲ \\\.

I don't necessarily believe in pretentious band names, but if I was gonna pick one, that'd be it.

I think the last three on that list are all pretty clever to be honest.

Witch House is a bad joke

The majority of bands using the word "animal" or the name of an animal in their band name, qualifies as **** music in my opinion. (With rare exceptions:)

I think the The Animals were a pretty good band.

Not if it exemplifies their sound. I understand if someone calls themselves the Melting Crows just because it sounds cool, but if the animal in their name is actually relevant to the sound then it works. Now if it's something like "The Red Rockets" then there may be a problem.

Bands named after vegetables, on the other hand, are just wonderful. Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers, KoRn... all are great!

I expected something really cool from the genre when I was recommended some artists, but it was just boring, repetitive dance music.

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/animal_drums.jpg

A list of great bands you're missing out on:
Animal Collective
Mouse On Mars
Tortoise
Red Sparrowes
Foals (well, their older stuff was better)
Pelican
Giraffes? Giraffes!

Now, I really like the band **** Buttons, but the band name is a major disadvantage when your aunt is going through your MP3 player. But yet again, Obscene name = not having them become too mainstream and have them lose all of their droney ten-minute long goodness.

I know, Empire! Empire! would actually be a pretty cool name, but the last part just wrecks it. But I hate it less now that I found out what it means.

...Black Eyed Peas.

Also - here's your vegetable vs fruit trivia for the day:

Fruit has seeds. Vegetables do not. People, lots of things you think are vegetables are actually fruit

And also hell yes to Red Sparrowes too

Oh, I'm aware. Like tomatoes are a fruit. I was just making a joke... ;)

And let's not forget Mastodon!

Like I said in my post... there are rare exceptions. I consider The Animals to be one of those. (Although I don't consider them to be an "indie" band:)

As I said in my post... there are exceptions.

Dig those Chili Peppers!

Nice pic! LOL!

Again, as I said in my post... there are exceptions. I just saw Tortoise for the fifth time since 1995 and they have always put a smile on my face:)

And oddly enough, I'm also a Turtles fan!

well than what animal based bands/ band names do you dislike?