British Band Tournament ... (Like the Sitcoms)

[Pidge]

1 minute ago, mgw100 said:

Everyone's being a bit harsh on Stig. 

[YorkshireRed]

Level 42. Not amazing but that doesn’t appear to be a deal breaker where this list is concerned.

[Josef Svejk]

The list should certainly reflect the major British innovations: folk rock (of local varieties), power pop, 2 Tone, post-punk, even anarcho-punk and its direct antithesis prog rock...?

 

Personally I don't like white blues stuff and think a number of acts in this tradition are massively overrated...

[Pidge]

Yeah, I'm with Svejk, fuck Zeppelin off.

[Josef Svejk]

10 minutes ago, Josef Svejk said:

Zombies

Fairport Convention

Dr Feelgood

Gang of Four

Wire

Teenage Fanclub

etc.

Should have included Badfinger there, too.

[Bjornebye]

1 band is getting added to the list. None are being removed. Hurry up and decide. 

 

My vote is Buzzcocks. 

 

Everyone add 1 vote and by 10pm whoever has the most will be added. 

[Josef Svejk]

3 minutes ago, Josef Svejk said:

The list should certainly reflect the major British innovations: folk rock (of local varieties), power pop, 2 Tone, post-punk, even anarcho-punk and its direct antithesis prog rock...?

 

Personally I don't like white blues stuff and think a number of acts in this tradition are massively overrated...

I think pub rock belongs on the list of innovations as well, on reflection...

[Josef Svejk]

3 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

1 band is getting added to the list. None are being removed. Hurry up and decide. 

 

My vote is Buzzcocks. 

 

Everyone add 1 vote and by 10pm whoever has the most will be added. 

Are Travis seriously on the list? * Not that they're the only shit band on there, mind...

[YorkshireRed]

Squeeze.

[PestiRed]

1 minute ago, Josef Svejk said:

Are Travis seriously on the list?

Travis will win. You can’t get any whiter or toxic male than the Scottish and that appears to be Stig’s parameters for the list. Also they whine about it raining which makes them extra British

[Bjornebye]

Buzzcocks 1 vote

Squeeze 1 vote 

Pesti - Nonce 

[Josef Svejk]

Travis shouldn't be on a Scottish list.

[Pidge]

Levellers, Buzzcocks, Specials are all essential for me. Specials if really only one.  

[Josef Svejk]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

Buzzcocks 1 vote

Squeeze 1 vote 

Fairport Convention get my vote, then. For genre balance. And the fact that they were infinitely better than pretty much every other band on the list. Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, etc. Fucking hell...

[PestiRed]

3 minutes ago, Josef Svejk said:

Travis shouldn't be on a Scottish list.

muse shouldn’t be on a music list

[Josef Svejk]

1 minute ago, Pidge said:

Levellers, Buzzcocks, Specials are all essential for me. Specials if really only one.  

I'm not especially into the Levellers. Love the Buzzcocks. But the Specials are one of the most important bands of all time, I reckon...

[The Golden Eel]

Cocteau Twins would be my vote 

[Sugar Ape]

Another vote for Squeeze as I said earlier. Chris Difford is one of the best songwriters we’ve had. 

[Josef Svejk]

Just now, The Golden Eel said:

Cocteau Twins would be my vote 

Certainly unique (in a good way)...

[Pidge]

Just now, Josef Svejk said:

I'm not especially into the Levellers. Love the Buzzcocks. But the Specials are one of the most important bands of all time, I reckon...

I get it, but been great at doing their thing for like 30 years after coming out of the anarcho scene into the genuine mainstream (without resorting to gimmicks like Chumbawumba).  Been running a great old-style festival since 2003 to great success.

[Bjornebye]

3 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

Another vote for Squeeze as I said earlier. Chris Difford is one of the best songwriters we’ve had. 

Boss band. 

 

Actually I'm changing my vote to Squeeze. Also TJ Hooker is a massive fan too. 

 

Squeeze 3

Specials 2

Fairport Convention

Cocteau Twins

 

[Atticus Finch]

Another Vote for Squeeze

[PestiRed]

Got to level up for the Specials over Squeeze

[Bjornebye]

Squeeze 4

Specials 3

Fairport Convention

Cocteau Twins

[Tj hooker]

Squeeze by a country mile gotta be on the list