Poll: Best British Band? (1980 - Now)
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I don't listen to Radiohead or The Clash, but otherwise all those options are great. However, I have to say that the best one is Queen. Why for the love of God is Queen not on there, it can be argued without any possible backlash or dispute that Freddie Mercury is the greatest singer in the last century, and Queen are so awesome that I find it a personal insult that they weren't included in the poll. [/rant]
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Fixed. Also, I refer you to the rest of this post. Plus, most of the great artists from the 60's and 70's were British. 80's too, come to think of it. And without them then we wouldn't have the music we have today. Most American artists have Britain to thank for their style of music, so your view here is pretty much irrelevant and invalid. Normally it wouldn't be, of course, since everyone has an opinion, but this basically goes against established and accepted fact. Sorry there.UNKNOWNINCOGNITO said:
It's Either U2 or Coldplay. They are the greatest British bands of our time. No matter what you all think.
No, I never said that they don't deserve to be in the poll. Of course they do. I was just commenting that I personally don't listen to them. However, other people do and they may well be the best bands I'll ever hear (apart from Queen, of course) if I actually did listen to them. They do still deserve to be there. I was also simply commenting that it's a travesty Queen aren't in it. Apologies then for any confusion I may have inadvertently caused.iain62a said:
I personally love muse, always have! All their albums have been brilliant, unlike many of the others on the list, but whether they're the best british band ever is a question that i do not believe can really be answered... The "best" band ever will always be the band which the most people like; as a result of this the more mainstream bands such as U2 which have been around for yonks and built up a considerable mainstream fanbase would win this award.
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I am not implying that U2 are a crappy band or anything, or any others on this list. They are all amazing bands!
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I am not implying that U2 are a crappy band or anything, or any others on this list. They are all amazing bands!
And on that note I see you and raise you New Model Army, the Levellers, Sultans of Ping, Blaggers FC and Carter USM....The_root_of_all_evil said:
Also good work on the Lawnmower Deth comment I am a massive fan of LD especially there ep with Metal Duck! Xentrix are also great!
I like them all, but I think I'll have to go for Oasis because everyone I know seems to like them, even chavs.
My Bloody Valentine, Blur, Ride, Porcupine Tree, Electric Wizard.
There's a ton of good british bands.
There's a ton of good british bands.
Arctic Monkeys rule, and apart from The Clash, the I give the rest of the bands on the list a resounding "meh". That is a result of personal taste, not a comment against the bands listed.
Out of that list I voted Muse, even though I like more (Oasis is a close second.)
Then again, if I went back and listened to any of the Muse or Oasis I have, I'd probably manage to complain about it.
Muse would be better if they had more instrumental stuff. I really love Radiohead, but I haven't listened to them in ages.
Then again, if I went back and listened to any of the Muse or Oasis I have, I'd probably manage to complain about it.
Muse would be better if they had more instrumental stuff. I really love Radiohead, but I haven't listened to them in ages.