Worst name for a band?

I take it they didn't self-proclaim that bit! Brave if so....

Add an S to needlessly insult Ringo, liven it up

Also, the 'Next Joy Division' which was JJ72. 

Also the Thrills. A mediocre Irish take on the Band. 

Witty at first, but less humorous the less time you hear it. 

I'll see Paul Draper in Manchester, this March. 

Yep. They, rightly, became so important that the band's name didn't really matter. 

e.g. 'A Day in the Life' is every bit as important a work of art as is 'The Waste Land', I think.

Who were a poor man's Manfred Mann.

OK I'll stop now.

Who were a poor man's Mansun

If you think about it, The Beatles is a pretty rubbish name. They get away with it because...they're, y'know, The Beatles

He was probably undergoing a Meltdown, after Warner Records shafted him. 

No, I like it. 

https://youtu.be/kg9oD2bnPFE Sublime 

Hoobestank. That just isn’t a nice sounding word is it? The Reason is a nice wee song tho. Even if the Johnny Cash version is better 

You win! That can’t be beat

Sounds like the poor man’s Menswear. Who were the poor man’s Suede 

Ok I give them one point for that. Ah, TFI. ‘I tried. (Yay!) But I failed (boo)’ 

Sgt Sparkly's Lonely Hearts Club Band. 

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EDIT: Actually that sounds vaguely like an insult, which it was never meant to be. Doh. 

Off the top of my head, it would have to be 'The artist formerly known as Prince', when he decided to change 'Prince' to a symbol. 

It took a lot of imagination to come up with Reef