List your favourite American Bands (for the US tournament)

[Duff Man]

More excited for this than the British one, not gonna lie.

[Pidge]

1 hour ago, PestiRed said:

still think the British line up was stronger

Obviously. Left out our best band too.

[1892-LFCWasBorn]

I missed the British one? Fucks sake.

 

How about a rest of the world one? Quite a few non British, US bands.

[Captain Turdseye]

Just now, 1892-LFCWasBorn said:

I missed the British one? Fucks sake.

 

How about a rest of the world one? Quite a few non British, US bands.

Maybe he’ll allow fucking Fleetwood Mac into that one. 

[Code]

Just now, Captain Turdseye said:

Maybe he’ll allow fucking Fleetwood Mac into that one. 

Probably not as they are either British or from the US. 

[1892-LFCWasBorn]

1 minute ago, Captain Turdseye said:

Maybe he’ll allow fucking Fleetwood Mac into that one. 

Aha.

[Captain Turdseye]

1 minute ago, Code said:

Probably not as they are either British or from the US. 

They have been disqualified from both. They’re essentially from the centre of the Atlantic Ocean so should qualify for a ROW tournament. 

[Pidge]

13 minutes ago, Captain Turdseye said:

Maybe he’ll allow fucking Fleetwood Mac into that one. 

They get a bye to the finals, which Stig is going to personally oversee in 2022. Why the fuck he saw fit to leave Ladysmith Black Mambazo out, I don't know. The malingering quim.

[Mook]

Mental that people are bitching about Fleetwood Mac when Hendrix hasn't made either tournament.

[TheHowieLama]

1 minute ago, Mook said:

Mental that people are bitching about Fleetwood Mac when Hendrix hasn't made either tournament.

The Pretenders would have for either as well. I would throw those in the ROTW debacle.

 

This is all a warm up for the main event - solo artists from anywherez. Anxiously awaiting Robbie Williams getting shut out by Frank Sinatra in the first round. 

[Code]

18 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

The Pretenders would have for either as well. I would throw those in the ROTW debacle.

 

This is all a warm up for the main event - solo artists from anywherez. Anxiously awaiting Robbie Williams getting shut out by Frank Sinatra in the first round. 

One of the most American artists I can think of actually turned out to be English when I checked.

 

Did not see that one coming.

[easytoslip]

Me included, not many have mentioned the Allman Bros, great band. 

[TheHowieLama]

Oy, wallabee

 

 

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[VladimirIlyich]

9 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

What Manchester bands should have been left out of the British one? 

One that should have been in it were The Hollies. Way better than almost everything that has come out of there musically.

[Jose Jones]

9 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

Tomorrow. Ive done the draw. We are losing a few very fucking good bands early on. 

Nice one.  Looking forward to the fume when Creedence are knocked out in the first round but Kings of Leon make it through.

[VladimirIlyich]

1 minute ago, Jose Jones said:

Nice one.  Looking forward to the fume when Creedence are knocked out in the first round but Kings of Leon make it through.

Kings of Leon? Jeezus! 

[Jose Jones]

10 hours ago, PestiRed said:

Very male and very white - I guess this forum just likes white boys with guitars culturally appropriating Music evolved from blues and jazz (to be fair this also sums up most of my music collection)

 

still think the British line up was stronger

Which African American bands do you reckon should have gone in?

I think there were a few shouts for Parliament and Funkadelic, Booker T & The MGs, which probably should have been in there.  But vocal groups and rappers were all left out as they are not "bands" and a lot of the blues and rock'n'roll pioneers were more seen solo artists wouldn't you say? 

Which means no James Brown, Ray Charles, Muddy Waters, Aretha Franklin, etc. etc. etc. as they are not "bands".

Also if we were being proper racists there would be loads of country artists in there.

[Mook]

2 minutes ago, Jose Jones said:

Which African American bands do you reckon should have gone in?

I think there were a few shouts for Parliament and Funkadelic, Booker T & The MGs, which probably should have been in there.  But vocal groups and rappers were all left out as they are not "bands" and a lot of the blues and rock'n'roll pioneers were more seen solo artists wouldn't you say? 

Which means no James Brown, Ray Charles, Muddy Waters, Aretha Franklin, etc. etc. etc. as they are not "bands".

Also if we were being proper racists there would be loads of country artists in there.

Funkadelic 

The Meters

Ohio Players

Kool & The Gang

Booker T & The MGs

 

For starters.

[Jose Jones]

12 minutes ago, Mook said:

Funkadelic 

The Meters

Ohio Players

Kool & The Gang

Booker T & The MGs

 

For starters.

Fair enough those - I actually saw Kool & The Gang play at a biotech conference a few years ago - even then Kool was still cool.

 

[PestiRed]

23 minutes ago, Jose Jones said:

Which African American bands do you reckon should have gone in?

I think there were a few shouts for Parliament and Funkadelic, Booker T & The MGs, which probably should have been in there.  But vocal groups and rappers were all left out as they are not "bands" and a lot of the blues and rock'n'roll pioneers were more seen solo artists wouldn't you say? 

Which means no James Brown, Ray Charles, Muddy Waters, Aretha Franklin, etc. etc. etc. as they are not "bands".

Also if we were being proper racists there would be loads of country artists in there.

I don’t think we’re being racist, at least I hope not as the list represents the majority of my record collection. As you said, the parameters we set basically favours white guitar groups and we would need a separate competition for vocal groups, duos and individuals with a backing band. Other than the bands you and Mook have mentioned, from the top of my head I’d add Earth Wind & Fire and the Isley Brothers 

[VladimirIlyich]

16 minutes ago, PestiRed said:

I don’t think we’re being racist, at least I hope not as the list represents the majority of my record collection. As you said, the parameters we set basically favours white guitar groups and we would need a separate competition for vocal groups, duos and individuals with a backing band. Other than the bands you and Mook have mentioned, from the top of my head I’d add Earth Wind & Fire and the Isley Brothers 

Are The Four Tops,The Temptations and The Drifters in there? They should be if not already.

[PestiRed]

6 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Are The Four Tops,The Temptations and The Drifters in there? They should be if not already.

They slipped by on the vocal group rule, will need a separate competition. I’m including the 70’s version of the Isley Brothers when they expanded and became a band rather than vocal group

 

The more I think about it, Earth Wind & Fire seems like a massive hole in the list

[Code]

1 hour ago, PestiRed said:

I don’t think we’re being racist, at least I hope not as the list represents the majority of my record collection. As you said, the parameters we set basically favours white guitar groups and we would need a separate competition for vocal groups, duos and individuals with a backing band. Other than the bands you and Mook have mentioned, from the top of my head I’d add Earth Wind & Fire and the Isley Brothers 

The Roots obviously, and Hootie and the Blowfish with Darius Rucker as the front man should be in. Cracked Rear Wiew is the 10th best selling album in the US of all time, its a travesty they have been left out.

That one album sold more than 21 million copies, its more than bands like REM during their career.

 

 

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62536/20-best-selling-albums-history

 

https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=T1A#search_section

[VladimirIlyich]

1 hour ago, PestiRed said:

They slipped by on the vocal group rule, will need a separate competition. I’m including the 70’s version of the Isley Brothers when they expanded and became a band rather than vocal group

 

The more I think about it, Earth Wind & Fire seems like a massive hole in the list

So multiple vocalists don't count as a 'group?' These rules are getting stranger all the time.

[PestiRed]

3 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

So multiple vocalists don't count as a 'group?' These rules are getting stranger all the time.

I think the major issue was that there would just be too many groups and would be a nightmare for Stig

 

@Code The Roots will have to join the Rap/Hip Hop tournament and Hootie are excluded on the more general basis of being shit and the 90’s version of Maroon 5