Top 20 British bands

catefrances

reeferchief wrote:

Not on my list, as I said I'm not trying to say who the greatest 20 bands artists are just the ones I enjoy the most.

shit. cant you even fake being objective?

pdh1978

In rough order:
Queen
Led Zeppelin
The Who
The Stones
Pink Floyd
Iron Maiden
Deep Purple
The Jam
Kaiser Chiefs
Slade (<- can't believe nobody mentioned them yet)
Motorhead
Black Sabbath
Police
Depeche Mode
Stone Roses
Jesus & Mary Chain (<- another can't believe...)
Echo & the Bunnymen (<- and another...)
Free
Joy Division

And.....

THE PROCLAIMERS

NB. Bowie didn't make the list because this is bands, not artists.
Can we include BRMC? The drummer's British...

pirlo21

The Kinks
Small Faces
The Smiths
New Order

Whoever said Longpigs earlier on, great call. 'The Sun Is often Out' is a fantastic album in my opinion.

I'm not a fan of either but, Elton John, George Michael...?

reeferchief

pirlo21 wrote:

The Kinks
Small Faces
The Smiths
New Order

Whoever said Longpigs earlier on, great call. 'The Sun Is often Out' is a fantastic album in my opinion.

I'm not a fan of either but, Elton John, George Michael...?

Yep Longpigs are kick arse, love that album.:)

belfast1

heres 10....

libertines
led zeppelin
snow patrol
oasis
radiohead
beatles
who
black sabbath
pink floyd
coldplay


and the best one man band is:

ed harcourt

catefrances

and umm okay, how come no one has mentioned the bay city rollers. LMAO!!!

Jeanie

catefrances wrote:

and umm okay, how come no one has mentioned the bay city rollers. LMAO!!!

OMG!!! I worshipped the Bay City Rollers!!

Of course you wouldn't expect anything less from me, right cate?

Scratchin a Letter

The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Who
The Jam
The Clash
The Smiths
The Kinks
Sex Pistols
Blur
Jeff Beck
Dusty Springfield

Arctangent

black sabbath
led zepplin
therapy?
my dying bride
marillion
manic street preachers
amplifier
deep purple
porcupine tree
earthtone9
judas priest
motörhead
jesu
joy division
paradise lost
anathema
pink floyd
the wildhearts
the sex pistols
placebo

Ricsard

reeferchief wrote:

The Verve are so much more than Bittersweet Symphony, I hate that song also btw, but as far as british bands of the 90's go, I would have The Verve probably second only to Radiohead, The Verve's albums and music has a lot of depth to it, it's a shame and a testament of good music going unoticed by the masses that it took them until '97 before making it big.
The first two albums A Storm In Heaven and A Northern Soul are awesome, both blow Urban Hymns out of the water.:)

pjoasisrule wrote:

He took a boring orchestra version of a Stones song and made it a masterpeice........I do not see a problem

ANYONE who denies you're right about The Verve knows only shit about British music!!! The Verve is DEFINITELY one of the best bands ever!
And btw I still love Bitter sweet Symphony which was not a rip if you ask me...'cos I personally HAVE HEARD THAT orchestra version of The Last Time and you simply shouldn't compare that dull song to The Verve hit!

Ricsard

This is my fav British bands list

Depeche Mode
The Verve
Radiohead
Muse
Oasis
Keane
The Beatles
Blur
Queen
(London) Suede
Led Zeppelin
Coldplay
The Sex Pistols
The Cure
Duran Duran
The Rolling Stones
Prodigy
Stereophonics
The Who
Police

FinsburyParkCarrots

Even though Hendrix was born in Seattle, The Jimi Hendrix Experience was founded in London. It completely changed the British music scene forever, from its formation in October 1966. It has to be considered THE pivotal British rock band.

Gossard_Is_God

Oasis shouldnt be anywhere near this list

gue_barium

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

Even though Hendrix was born in Seattle, The Jimi Hendrix Experience was founded in London. It completely changed the British music scene forever, from its formation in October 1966. It has to be considered THE pivotal British rock band.

Hmmm. Really? What about Cream?

bossman3188

pjoasisrule wrote:

Lucky Man and Bittersweet Symphony are two of the best songs ever

i agree. richard ashcroft is an amazing artist. Music Is Power is by far his greatest work

FinsburyParkCarrots

gue_barium wrote:

Hmmm. Really? What about Cream?

Well, Cream were formed a few months earlier, but all three musicians were well known beforehand. Their impact wasn't as immediate or as striking/shocking. They also didn't have the phenomenal press machine behind them that the Experience had. The music aside, they had a striking image and visual effect on the very conservative Britain of the time. Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band were an interracial band of the time, but they were very much part of the soul scene. The Experience took their image and sound, and turned it up to eleven. Top of the Pops, or post-imperial British society, had never seen anything like it!

bossman3188

Gossard_Is_God wrote:

Oasis shouldnt be anywhere near this list

and yes they should be. they are a very good band.

along with:
Coldplay and The Verve

Keane shouldnt be near this list

dave grolsch

Arctangent wrote:

black sabbath
led zepplin
therapy?
my dying bride
marillion
manic street preachers
amplifier
deep purple
porcupine tree
earthtone9
judas priest
motörhead
jesu
joy division
paradise lost
anathema
pink floyd
the wildhearts
the sex pistols
placebo

I LIKE IT!,never seen the wildhearts mentioned on any forums!

pjoasisrule

catefrances wrote:

anyway...

surely the hollies deserve to be on the list in place of the verve.

The only good songs I have heard from them are their singles.

Peter C

Add Supergrass to that list,best Brit pop band easy. Feeder deserve a mention too.