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  • Twodogs
    Moderator
    • Nov 2006
    • 27654

    Geatest Brirish band of all time

    With a few exceptions I'm not big on American pop culture but I love British music. My youth was fueled by the lyrics of Pete Shelley and Johnny Rotten. So:

    Buzzcocks; Pete Shelley could capture the emotional feeling that lived in your head with four beats like nobody's business

    The Sex Pistols: Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? Some of the early biogs of the SPs were brilliant.

    The Housemartins. The thinking person's version of the Smiths

    The Smiths; More moany version of the Housemartins

    The Rolling Stones; They pretty much invented rock stardom

    The Who; They had Keith Moon

    Blur; Then at least Jeemak will vote in my poll

    Joy Division; Not many better songs than Love Will Tear Us Apart.

    The Jam; Paul Weller was in them, nuff said.

    The Clash; Are you a Clash or a Sex Pistols fan? Both.
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    They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
  • Mofra
    Hall of Fame
    • Dec 2006
    • 14944

    #2
    Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

    Ooh you'll upset a few by excluding the Beatles.

    I voted the Stones. The combination of longevity and quality.

    I note you didn't have Queen listed either - you weren't part of the crowd that booed them offstage at Sunbury because the crowd wanted Billy Thorpe to go on early, were you?
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    • Bornadog
      WOOF Clubhouse Leader
      • Jan 2007
      • 66684

      #3
      Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

      No Led Zeppelin?
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      • chef
        Hall of Fame
        • Nov 2008
        • 14617

        #4
        Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

        Blur for me. They know how to write a catchy pop tune, punk shredder or a tear jerking epic.

        Plus Damon Albarn is a freaking talented musician who has played across more genres than most and he's a Chelsea match goer. Plus Parklife gets played at all home games.
        The curse is dead.

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        • Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
          Bulldog Team of the Century
          • Jan 2007
          • 8961

          #5
          Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

          No Beatles?

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          • comrade
            Hall of Fame
            • Jun 2008
            • 18025

            #6
            Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

            No Iron Maiden?
            Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.

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            • bulldogtragic
              The List Manager
              • Jan 2007
              • 34289

              #7
              Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

              Spinal Tap.
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              • Axe Man
                Hall of Fame
                • Nov 2008
                • 11150

                #8
                Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

                Spice Girls

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                • Max469
                  WOOF Member
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 568

                  #9
                  Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

                  No Beatles? No Coldplay?
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                  • Axe Man
                    Hall of Fame
                    • Nov 2008
                    • 11150

                    #10
                    Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

                    I expected Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Black Sabbath and even Oasis would get a mention before Coldplay (and I like Coldplay, but many do not).

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                    • azabob
                      Hall of Fame
                      • Sep 2008
                      • 15299

                      #11
                      Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

                      What type of music poll doesn’t have Pulp in it?
                      More of an In Bruges guy?

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                      • jeemak
                        Bulldog Legend
                        • Oct 2010
                        • 21814

                        #12
                        Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

                        Originally posted by azabob
                        What type of music poll doesn’t have Pulp in it?
                        Beat me to it Aza! But TD has had it in for Pulp since I flatly refused to acknowledge his view that Nick Cave's version of Common People was any good relative to the original!

                        Definitely needs Radiohead and the Beatles as well.

                        So for this reason I have voted for other!
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                        • Twodogs
                          Moderator
                          • Nov 2006
                          • 27654

                          #13
                          Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

                          Originally posted by Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
                          No Beatles?
                          I did say best, not biggest hippies.
                          They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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                          • Twodogs
                            Moderator
                            • Nov 2006
                            • 27654

                            #14
                            Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

                            Originally posted by comrade
                            No Iron Maiden?
                            Originally posted by bulldogtragic
                            Spinal Tap.
                            Originally posted by Axe Man
                            Spice Girls
                            Originally posted by Max469
                            No Beatles? No Coldplay?
                            They all came close. Except the Beatles.

                            As well as the Cure, The Undertones, U2, The Kinks, Roxy Music, T-Rex, Queen, Oasis and a few others that I have questions about-for instance Jimi Hendrix and the Experience, are they British like two thirds of the band members or American like the really important member? Or The Bee Gees are they Australian or British, same with AC/DC
                            They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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                            • azabob
                              Hall of Fame
                              • Sep 2008
                              • 15299

                              #15
                              Re: Geatest Brirish band of all time

                              Surely Bowie make the shortlist?

                              Isn’t U2 from Ireland?
                              More of an In Bruges guy?

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