Top ever uk bands

[stevie c]

Ok folks who in your opinion are the top 5 ever uk bands mine are as follows.

1 ROLLING STONES

2 THE BEATLES

3 UB40

4 THE WHO

5 OASIS

[grahamw48]

The Beatles.

No other band in the WORLD has ever come within a million miles of them.

Rolling Stones were my other favourite.

Won't bore everyone with a big list of the others. :)

[stevie c]

Have to disagree about the beatles imo the stones were far better musicians.

Admitted the beatles had a big following but they were mostly screaming schoolgirls were as the stones were more of a mans band imo

[Dedworth]

Stones
Thin Lizzy
Just had to delete Talking Heads (US) may add to later
The Jam
David Bowie (not sure if he qualifies)

[grahamw48]

@ stevie c...

I liked them both, but in different ways.

I bought every record the Stones ever made and also went to their concert in Hyde Park.

Nuff said. :icon_lol:

[stevie c]

Stones
Thin Lizzy
Just had to delete Talking Heads (US) may add to later
The Jam
David Bowie

Ded how can you make a mistake like that taking into account they are 3rd in your top 5 :doh:D

[Maria B]

Ok folks who in your opinion are the top 5 ever uk bands mine are as follows.

1 ROLLING STONES

2 THE BEATLES

3 UB40

4 THE WHO

5 OASIS

:xxgrinning--00xx3:

will include Coldplay, Pet Shop Boys, Genesis :)

[stevie c]

:will include Coldplay, Pet Shop Boys, Genesis :)

pet shop boys :omg:

[Englishman2010]

The Sex Pistols - Not the best musically, but they completely changed the face of British youth culture in the same way the Beatles did a generation before them.

The Clash

The Jam

New Model Army

Faithless

[rusty]

Queen

[stevie c]

Dire straits must come very close :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

Ok, leaving the 60s (where I also really liked the Kinks, Animals and lots of others):

Pink Floyd

Led Zep

Deep Purple

Black Sabbath

Bowie

Roxy Music

Hmm.....said I wasn't going to make a list. :rolleyes:

I DID used to be a Sales Manager for a subsidiary of EMI in the 70s, and got my records and pre-releases free. :)

[grahamw48]

pet shop boys :omg:

I loved their West End Girls track....especially as I'd just opened my own pet shop at the time of its release. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Dedworth]

[QUOTE=Dedworth;334439]Stones
Thin Lizzy
Just had to delete Talking Heads (US) may add to later
The Jam
David Bowie



Ded how can you make a mistake like that taking into account they are 3rd in your top 5 :doh:D

:icon_lol: Its been a hectic day Steve

I'll go for Roxy Music - I see the old lounge lizard Bryan Ferry 66 got married to a toy girl 29 the other week - good for him :xxgrinning--00xx3:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2084738/Bryan-Ferry-wedding-Singer-marries-Amanda-Sheppard-Turks-Caicos-Islands.html

[stevie c]

Ok Ded roxy music accepted :D

[joebloggs]

:xxgrinning--00xx3:

will include Coldplay, Pet Shop Boys, Genesis :)


pet shop boys :omg:

cold play :yikes:

1) The Jam/ The style council/ Paul Weller is the Mod father :icon_sorry:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=983vk_-wr_s

2) James - Mancs best :xxgrinning--00xx3:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5qyNF-MLaQ

3) not a band but class act - David Gray :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44tVAJVmQCM

4) Deacon Blue - from Manchester's best to Scotland's


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnWJjXcAkXg


5) The Cure for being completely :Cuckoo:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw8Hwz3Xumc

[ConfusedMe]

I definitely agree with Rolling Stones and Oasis... The whole family here are planning to go to Rolling Stones concert in London this year..

[grahamw48]

First record I ever bought...on my 13th birthday. :)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHV39UcmRkY&feature=watch_response_rev

[grahamw48]

....and with the same record token that day...

This one: :)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTV48ZUrfnI&feature=related

[Manila_Paul]

I was never a big Oasis fan myself. I thought the best British bands of the 90s were the Manic Street Preachers and Pulp.

[Maria B]

I loved their West End Girls track....especially as I'd just opened my own pet shop at the time of its release. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Maria B]

pet shop boys :omg:

:icon_lol: can't help it. their music was a hit in the Philippines way back in the 80's :Hellooo:

[joebloggs]

:icon_lol: can't help it. their music was a hit in the Philippines way back in the 80's :Hellooo:

i saw them a few months ago, when they were supporting Take That. yes my misses dragged me there :cwm3:

[Maria B]

i saw them a few months ago, when they were supporting Take That. yes my misses dragged me there :cwm3:
:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3::Cuckoo::D

[malchard888]

After the Beatles, its gotta be Led Zeppelin, first saw them in a small club in Southall circa '68 and Jimmy used the violin bow and that was before they hit the big time here.Cost to get in 8 shillings and 6 pence and it was the best gig I ever went to, sheer magic and I went to see plenty of bands in those good old days. Pink Floyd also deserve a mention together with Rod Stewart and the Faces.:hubbahubba:

[nnomad]

the beatles,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
end of

[Arthur Little]

:olddude: ... I'm one of the few old codgers on here, whose late teens and early twenties were dominated by Merseyside Bands such as the Beatles, Searchers, Gerry & the Pacemakers - to name but three. Okay, I didn't allude to the Rolling Stones ... but they were formed in London. And then - heading back North - there was Freddie & the Dreamers from Manchester who, in my opinion, are worthy of mention: I fondly recall :rolleyes: my late first wife frequently engaging in a take~off of Freddie's dancing antics :REDancedancer08: in her pre~arthritic days.

But beyond the 1960s pop era ... my musical recollections become hazy ... :anerikke: ... either I'd outgrown this phase, the "talent" had seemed to steadily decline (in MY opinion) or I was simply no longer interested. ;)

So, it would be pointless of me to comment further.

[nnomad]

PS,, i also saw the Stones in Hyde Park for the Brian Jones concert,,, a fantastic day,, but mick jagger,,, be honest he couldnt sing a single note !!!!!!!!!!!!
( previous post,,,, if you cant remember the 70s then you must have been having a great time !!! )

[sparky]

OMD ( the most underrated UK band and brilliant live )
Heaven 17 (fantatstic original music)
ABC (a por third to be honest compared to the other 2 )


incidentally OMD are playing the Araneta Manila in March- so gutted i wont be able to make it over

[joebloggs]

OMD ( the most underrated UK band and brilliant live )

incidentally OMD are playing the Araneta Manila in March- so gutted i wont be able to make it over

:yikes: james for me, they've been around for 30yrs and still at the top :rolleyes:

i've been to the Araneta a couple of times, saw Regine Velasquez, Martin Nievera and Oggy Alcasid

[stevie c]

OMD ( the most underrated UK band and brilliant live )
Heaven 17 (fantatstic original music)
ABC (a por third to be honest compared to the other 2 )


incidentally OMD are playing the Araneta Manila in March- so gutted i wont be able to make it over

All them bands are new romantic if im not mistaken :Erm:

Not my cup of tea more of a rock man myself but the bands you mention sure did have a big following in the 80s :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Sim11UK]

1. The Smiths
2. The Beatles probably?
3. The Bodines...fairly unknown 80's indie band

Too many other bands to make a choice? :Erm:

[Tawi2]

Cant believe no-ones mentioned The Spice Girls or Wham......... I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really really really wanna zig-a-zig-ah......:333:

[sparky]

All them bands are new romantic if im not mistaken :Erm:

Not my cup of tea more of a rock man myself but the bands you mention sure did have a big following in the 80s :xxgrinning--00xx3:


a common misconception
ABC certainly were but OMD especially were more electro who loosly modelled themselves on Kraftwerk - they went more poppy in the later years but the first 4 albums were modern masterpieces especially architecture and morality their 3rd

[Sim11UK]

Cant believe no-ones mentioned The Spice Girls or Wham......... I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really really really wanna zig-a-zig-ah......:333:

Well you just did:rolleyes:...Are you over here, or over there now? :)

[Tawi2]

I am here Sim,sunny Surrey innit ;)

[Sim11UK]

I am here Sim,sunny Surrey innit ;)

Ah a short trip then. Bangin'

Talking about Wham! I saw Andrew Ridgeley in St. Ives Cornwall a few years ago. Think he became a bit of a surf bum. He lived down there somewhere, plus he was shacked up with her from Bananarama...He did alright for himself, for not being able to play the guitar.

[Tawi2]

...He did alright for himself,
My mate took a pic of him in cornwall,he is totally bald and looks like the Dali Lama's son :icon_lol:

[Sim11UK]

My mate took a pic of him in cornwall,he is totally bald and looks like the Dali Lama's son :icon_lol:

Oh ok fair enough, riding a surfboard wearing an orange toga type affair. :doh

[grahamw48]

My mate took a pic of him in cornwall,he is totally bald and looks like the Dali Lama's son :icon_lol:

Are you sure it wasn't ?.... :omg:

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[Ako Si Jamie]

For me UB40 are head & shoulders above any British band past or present. Their early music was brilliant.

Def Leppard would be second & Queen would be third.

[joebloggs]

For me UB40 are head & shoulders above any British band past or present. Their early music was brilliant.

:yikes: they would be on the top of my most hated listed :angry:

with Madonna, George Michael and a million others :D

but taste is subjective :rolleyes:

[grahamw48]

I reckon you'd be the one in ten on that one Joe. :D

[joebloggs]

I reckon you'd be the one in ten on that one Joe. :D

one in 10 who is not a fan , or 9 out of 10 :icon_lol:

hate that red, red wine song :cwm23::angry::cwm3: the rest are not as bad

not had a UB40 for 20+yrs since the dark days of thatcher :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

I like em. :D

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quTIjiw1xGE

[lastlid]

I cant believe it. You all forgot Queen!

[Jamesey]

New Order
The Prodigy
Faithless
Blur
Groove Armada

[joebloggs]

New Order
The Prodigy
Faithless
Blur
Groove Armada

The Prodigy and New Order :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Blur would be in my top hate list thou :doh

[joebloggs]

For me UB40 are head & shoulders above any British band past or present. Their early music was brilliant.

Def Leppard would be second & Queen would be third.


I cant believe it. You all forgot Queen!

:D

[lastlid]

:D

Yep, apologies there. I should say, I cant believe that virtually all of you forgot Queen.

[Ako Si Jamie]

one in 10 who is not a fan , or 9 out of 10 :icon_lol:

hate that red, red wine song :cwm23::angry::cwm3: the rest are not as bad

not had a UB40 for 20+yrs since the dark days of thatcher :xxgrinning--00xx3:
UB40 moved away from roots reggae around the mid 80's after forming in '79. They started to bring out covers such as Red, Red Wine and IMO went downhill, although it was still good but nowhere as brilliant as before.

I think the only tracks that made the charts from that early period was King, Food For Thought & One in Ten and they weren't even the best.

I won't list them all, but here's a track called Madam Medusa about a bitch called Thatcher :icon_lol:. Over twelve minutes of pure quality roots reggae.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1t2mGUaV-I

[Ako Si Jamie]

Groove ArmadaSoundboy Rock is class:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[andy222]

Ok this will surprise some of you but I was never really keen on the stones. I like every kind of music except rap but if I had to choose one in my era it would have to be queen.

[andy222]

I was fortunate to see ub40s last ever concert in birmingham. They were good. As for red red wine it was a great song when Jimmy James and the Vagabonds did it. Of coarse Neil Diamond wrote it.:xxgrinning--00xx3:.

[Jamesey]

The Prodigy and New Order :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Blur would be in my top hate list thou :doh

Yes, Blur was the one I wasn't sure of on that list. I went with them because their songs were a soundtrack to a great time in my life.

But I could (and perhaps should) have gone with The Manic Street Preachers, Happy Mondays, Pulp, Oasis....

[grahamw48]

Of the 'later' bands, I really like Stereophonics . :)

[lastlid]

Ok this will surprise some of you but I was never really keen on the stones. I like every kind of music except rap but if I had to choose one in my era it would have to be queen.

I went to see Queen in Woverhampton in about 1977. I got arrested that night. Long story! :D (Very minor offence)

At the time I was an avid Queen fan and particularly liked their earlier stuff, but they were a dissapointment live. Freddy couldn't hit the higher notes in Bohemian Rhapsody.

One of the best bands I saw live in that era was The Rod Stewart Band ( At least that was what it was called on the day). Excellent live.

[lastlid]

What about the Hollies and Crossby Stills Nash and Young?

And U2 and Snowpatrol and the Verve....

[Bluebirdjones]

A bit "off-topic", but saw two cracking tribute bands over the weekend.

Firstly, on Friday night The Bootleg Beatles in Croydon.
They were absolutely amazing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTYgbalV9gQ

... and on Saturday night, in Crystal Palace, To Bob, a London-based Dylan tribute band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_UuqeMdYCE

[lastlid]

Ok folks who in your opinion are the top 5 ever uk bands mine are as follows.

1 ROLLING STONES

2 THE BEATLES

3 UB40

4 THE WHO

5 OASIS

My all time favourite has to be the Who. I have a lot of admiration for the Beatles - I recently went to the museum in Liverpool. Certainly takes you back to the 60s.

[lastlid]

Ok this will surprise some of you but I was never really keen on the stones. I like every kind of music except rap but if I had to choose one in my era it would have to be queen.

My dislikes include punk rock and rap. But I have to confess that I do like songs like Professors Greens Read All ABout It and the JayZ Alicia Keys version of New York for example and Plan B - that kind of blend works for me.

[Bluebirdjones]

I must admit, my music tastes these days are very eclectic … into “Americana” in a big way now, such as Stewboss, Richmond Fontaine, Calexico, Uncle Tupelo… etc

Stewboss – Let’s Go To Texas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Grp2gyO0U&feature=related

Richmond Fontaine – Capsized
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YDnmHRPIZI

… although if you’re into (old) progressive rock, check out this version of Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale”, with original member Gary Brooker. Brilliant. Gives me goose-bumps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St6jyEFe5WM&feature=related

[stevie c]

UB40 moved away from roots reggae around the mid 80's after forming in '79. They started to bring out covers such as Red, Red Wine and IMO went downhill, although it was still good but nowhere as brilliant as before.

I think the only tracks that made the charts from that early period was King, Food For Thought & One in Ten and they weren't even the best.

I won't list them all, but here's a track called Madam Medusa about a bitch called Thatcher :icon_lol:. Over twelve minutes of pure quality roots reggae.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1t2mGUaV-I

Jamie im a massive fan of UB40 i see went to see them in concert at hammersmith odeon i also have every ub40 song that they recorded & many dvd s in concert they were just brilliant :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Jamie im a massive fan of UB40 i see went to see them in concert at hammersmith odeon i also have every ub40 song that they recorded & many dvd s in concert they were just brilliant :xxgrinning--00xx3:So what are your favourite UB tracks Steve?

My favourites are

Piper Calls The Tune
Madam Medusa
Signing Off
Dubmobile
Impossible Love
All I Want To Do
I'm Not Fooled So Easily
I Think It's Going To Rain Today
The Earth Dies Screaming
Present Arms
Here I Am (Baby)
Holly Holy
One In Ten
D.U.B
Folitician
Until My Dying Days

[andy222]

I liked the (Cameron) song they did. RAT IN ME KITCHEN. :laugher::laugher::laugher:.

[les_taxi]

The Beatles-Biggest band of all time:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

True. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Anyone taken a look through their song book ?

Just staggering. :icon_sorry:

[Ako Si Jamie]

I thought the Beatles were overrated :cwm3:

[lastlid]

Even if you arent so keen on them, you have to hand it to them for sheer output and popularity in their day. Theres many of their songs i dont like but many that i do. And i can kind of see why someone might say they are overated, but exactly what was it that some think makes them mediocre?

[grahamw48]

I think a lot of our favourite music also had to do with the memories particular songs evoke.

I have great memories of songs like 'Dangerous' by Roxette and 'Ice Ice Baby' by Vanilla Ice.
Also Bon Jovi and Phil Collins tracks.

All were popular and heard everywhere around the time of my first visits to the Phils. :)

[lastlid]

I have great memories of songs like ...........and 'Ice Ice Baby' by Vanilla Ice.


Reminds me of West Yorkshire, that song.

[Vische]

i love the beatles songs but not the band hahaha, rolling stones i didn't know all of their songs since but i heard it from my brothers, i also love Oasis first few songs, then coldplay , black sabbath and the cure :Hellooo: and the others i guess i love their songs but i didn't knew what band sing it hahaha :icon_lol:

[grahamw48]

Black Sabbath. :Erm: Good taste ! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevie c]

So what are your favourite UB tracks Steve?

My favourites are

Piper Calls The Tune
Madam Medusa
Signing Off
Dubmobile
Impossible Love
All I Want To Do
I'm Not Fooled So Easily
I Think It's Going To Rain Today
The Earth Dies Screaming
Present Arms
Here I Am (Baby)
Holly Holy
One In Ten
D.U.B
Folitician
Until My Dying Days

Mine are
The earth dies screaming
Dream a lie
King
Bring me your cup
Cherry oh baby
food for thought
Stay a little bit longer
Madam medusa
25%
impossible love
return of dr x
kings row
little by little
burden of shame
12 bar
my way of thinking

I went to see them in concert in the eighties at hammersmith odeon a concert i will never forget


one of my dissapointments in life is i never got to see my music idle bob marley in concert :NoNo:

[stevie c]

I thought the Beatles were overrated :cwm3:

Me also there record sales are down to thousands of screaming school girls they are not a mans band like the stones was also the stones were far better musicians imo

[grahamw48]

I rate in the top 10 both Beatles and Stones...for different reasons. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

First record I bought was 'All Over Now' by the Stones though. :)

[Ako Si Jamie]

Even if you arent so keen on them, you have to hand it to them for sheer output and popularity in their day. Theres many of their songs i dont like but many that i do. And i can kind of see why someone might say they are overated, but exactly what was it that some think makes them mediocre?I agree they are pioneers and I understand that a lot of folk older than me, loved them - but what came before the Beatles, Elvis etc?
Crooners & war music I take it, so they were a breath of fresh air for that era.

Comparing them to other artists over the years, The Beatles music does nothing for me. I can honestly say there's not a track of theirs I like.

[grahamw48]

At last I can use this smiley...

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[Ako Si Jamie]

Mine are
The earth dies screaming
Dream a lie
King
Bring me your cup
Cherry oh baby
food for thought
Stay a little bit longer
Madam medusa
25%
impossible love
return of dr x
kings row
little by little
burden of shame
12 bar
my way of thinking

I went to see them in concert in the eighties at hammersmith odeon a concert i will never forget


one of my dissapointments in life is i never got to see my music idle bob marley in concert :NoNo:You like Marley too Steve? :xxgrinning--00xx3:

What about other Jamaican reggae artists?

[joebloggs]

My dislikes include punk rock and rap. But I have to confess that I do like songs like Professors Greens Read All ABout It and the JayZ Alicia Keys version of New York for example and Plan B - that kind of blend works for me.

some Rap i don't mind, but most of it is C-Rap.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y_VFGrGnCE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb1ZvUDvLDY


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUhRKVIjJtw&ob


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWfbGGZE07M


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXvBjCO19QY

[Ako Si Jamie]

I like 2pac too :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[lastlid]

some Rap i don't mind, but most of it is C-Rap.



I agree. I have always said there is good and bad in all areas of music. Not all Punk Rock was c-rap either.

[andy222]

Me also there record sales are down to thousands of screaming school girls they are not a mans band like the stones was also the stones were far better musicians imo

The beatles were in the right place at the right time in my opinion but I do like some of their songs.
Like others here I have seen too many bands to comment on.

[joebloggs]

punk rock :yikes:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfZD93EdDkU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vG-kOoapPo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-H0uIH5HHQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttJBdr6eBuo&ob


:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[lastlid]

punk rock :yikes:



I like the Jam. Saw them at Leicester Uni when they were newbies.

I tried telling my wife about girls wearing black bin liners but she looks at me blankly.

[raynaputi]

U2 and Snowpatrol....

I like them too! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[andy222]

Anybody heard of The Ramones?

[lastlid]

I like them too! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Ah. Refreshing to get some female perspective on the topic!

[les_taxi]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists

[Terpe]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists

Very interesting and telling link that:xxgrinning--00xx3:
IMO

[lastlid]

Of course. Pink Floyd.......

[joebloggs]

I like the Jam. Saw them at Leicester Uni when they were newbies.

I tried telling my wife about girls wearing black bin liners but she looks at me blankly.

how many people can claim to have been successful in the music industry, but to do it not once with the Jam, then with the Style Council and then on his own, 3 times is rare, i can only think of Paul McCartney with the Beatles, wings and own his own..

weller is up their with the best :icon_sorry: for me better than the Beatles :yikes::D

[lastlid]

weller is up their with the best :icon_sorry: for me better than the Beatles :yikes::D

:D

[grahamw48]

Anybody heard of The Ramones?

Yep...really like them. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

how many people can claim to have been successful in the music industry, but to do it not once with the Jam, then with the Style Council and then on his own, 3 times is rare, i can only think of Paul McCartney with the Beatles, wings and own his own..

weller is up their with the best :icon_sorry: for me better than the Beatles :yikes::D

:censored: :)

[joebloggs]

:censored: :)

:icon_lol: not one Beatles song on my mp3 player, or any from the 'top selling' a-r-s-e....-ist from the link terpe posted.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2010/04/21/uk-britain-charts-idUKTRE63K3EK20100421
:icon_lol:

there are only a few good Beatles songs, all from McCartney - 'yesterday' being one of the few.. :rolleyes:

[grahamw48]

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[joebloggs]

we're from a different generation Graham :D

even Weller at nearly 54 can still hang around with today's youngsters.. :icon_lol:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVT-BokwmWY


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x0HoIFnyXA

turn your hearing aid up graham for this one :icon_lol:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v9WhRpQw8E

:xxparty-smiley-004:
:D

[grahamw48]

I understand where you're coming from Joe, but actually I was well into the music of that (Paul Weller's) time, and I enjoy most of the current stuff too.....my advancing years not having altered my 25 year-old mentality at all. :)

I was just never particularly moved by Mr.Weller.

Sex Pistols yes, Ramones, New York Dolls, The Damned, Undertones and many others.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oskM5XD_Yc4

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and here to me is one of the best rock tracks ever...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgPvRSAdK6o&feature=related

[joebloggs]

my advancing years not having altered my 25 year-old mentality at all. :)


nothing wrong with that, I'm the same :icon_lol:

graham for your age your one 'cool' street smart guy :icon_sorry::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Stuart]

Queen :xxgrinning--00xx3: Saw then in Bingley Hall Stafford.. THey are absolute Legends!!!!! Look at the Live aid Gig !!!! They stole the show!!!!!!! Talented and Unique!!!

[stevie c]

You like Marley too Steve? :xxgrinning--00xx3:

What about other Jamaican reggae artists?
Yes jamie i love it
eek- a -mouse
Barrington levy
Luciano
yellowman
prince buster

[grahamw48]

nothing wrong with that, I'm the same :icon_lol:

graham for your age your one 'cool' street smart guy :icon_sorry::xxgrinning--00xx3:

Hahaha....you saw the pic from my last trip then. :icon_lol:

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http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/2553/46131532145049790217010.jpg

[joebloggs]

Hahaha....you saw the pic from my last trip then. :icon_lol:

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http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/2553/46131532145049790217010.jpg

pink suits you :icon_lol:

no wonder you get on so well with your kids, i have to drag mine to the shop so i can buy some sweets :icon_lol:

[grahamw48]

Another one of my favourites....watch the video. :D

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIOQfdn9L9c

[Ako Si Jamie]

Yes jamie i love it
eek- a -mouse
Barrington levy
Luciano
yellowman
prince busterI've never heard of anything by Prince Buster. I'm not a big fan of Barrington Levy although one of my fave tracks is from him, Vibes Is Right, which ironically isn't a reggae track.

I quite like Luciano especially tracks like Psalm 24 & Come On Over.

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned some of the heavyweights like Burning Spear, Black Uhuru, Dennis Brown , Gregory Isaacs etc

Have you heard of a guy called Nasio Fontaine? Underrated and very Marley-esque and still performing. Also a band called The Gladiators who again are very underrated. And then there's Hugh Mundell.

[lastlid]

I understand where you're coming from Joe, but actually I was well into the music of that (Paul Weller's) time, and I enjoy most of the current stuff too.....my advancing years not having altered my 25 year-old mentality at all. :)

I was just never particularly moved by Mr.Weller.



I quite like Paul Weller but cant really say he is in the same league as the Beatles. I suppose it helps if one has lived through the various eras but I cant think of another UK band that had as much impact on the UK peoples every day lives as the Beatles, not before or since. Turn around for 5 minutes and there was another hit released - I distinctly remember that.

"During the week of 4 April 1964, The Beatles held twelve positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, including the top five positions. Neither feat has been matched by any other artist to date."

I quote from a website I have just googled....

"No rock ‘n roll group had more influence on a generation and the world as did The Beatles. They single handedly changed the period known as the ‘Sixties’ and their influence is still being felt today. Music, culture, lifestyles, hairstyles, clothing styles and attitudes all changed because of this remarkable band that emerged out of Liverpool England in the early 1960s."


In a time when there isnt so much to be proud about, the Beatles make me proud to be British, along with Alf Garnett :D (Just jestin about Alf)


Having said that I prefer the music of the Who.

What do Elton John, Rod Stewart and the Who got in common? They each did a great version of Pinball Wizard. I saw Rod Stewart and Elton John each perform it seperately live. I never saw the Who live, though saw Quadrophenia when it first came out.

[lastlid]

I think Jamie said, who was there before the Beatles? Well what about Sir Cliff and Hank Marvin eh? :D

[Terpe]

how many people can claim to have been successful in the music industry, but to do it not once with the Jam, then with the
Style Council and then on his own, 3 times is rare, i can only think of Paul McCartney with the Beatles, wings and own his own..

I would put Jools Holland in the same league. Not only that, I would place him on the top.

His career includes:-
Squeeze
Solo Career
The Jools Holland Big Band
The Rhythm And Blues Orchestra
TV music shows such as The Tube, Later... with Jools Holland and his annual New Year pary

As an accomplished musician, song-writer, music producer and TV host he has worked with and influenced a huge number and variety of 'the musical greats'.



:icon_lol: not one Beatles song on my mp3 player, or any from the 'top selling' a-r-s-e....-ist from the link terpe posted......

Not my link, that was posted by Les.

But I thought it was a good link.

Just like a few others before them 'The Beatles' influenced music and popular culture hugely.
It really depends how you define 'Top ever bands', it's subjective and we all have different ideas. On a solely objective level the Beatles are clearly up there at the 'top' in so many areas, there can be no argument about that, based on the facts.

[Terpe]

.....there are only a few good Beatles songs, all from McCartney - 'yesterday' being one of the few.. :rolleyes:

:yikes::yikes:

All from McCartney :NoNo::NoNo:

[lastlid]

If you are up in the North West then how about a visit to the Beatles museum. Well worth a visit. You could easily spend a whole day there including the other satellite sites. My wife enjoyed it and although she wasnt really fully aware of the Beatles, she was familiar with many of their songs and didnt realise their origin.

If you aren't from the era you can begin to appreciate the scale of their impact when going around the "caverns".

http://www.beatlesstory.com/

( Evidently the Beatles are now on the National Curriculum.)

Its very popular, by the way. We had to queue to get in.

Anybody know where the Paul Weller Museum is?

[lastlid]

Oh. The Boomtown rats. Saw them as newbies too. What an impact Sir Bob (Give us yer :censored: money) Geldorf has had.

[sars_notd_virus]

Queen:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Vische]

Black Sabbath. :Erm: Good taste ! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

thanks graham :xxgrinning--00xx3: i only know some of the bands mentioned :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[lastlid]

Queen:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Seven Seas of Rhye or Bicycle Race?

[stevie c]

I've never heard of anything by Prince Buster. I'm not a big fan of Barrington Levy although one of my fave tracks is from him, Vibes Is Right, which ironically isn't a reggae track.

I quite like Luciano especially tracks like Psalm 24 & Come On Over.

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned some of the heavyweights like Burning Spear, Black Uhuru, Dennis Brown , Gregory Isaacs etc

Have you heard of a guy called Nasio Fontaine? Underrated and very Marley-esque and still performing. Also a band called The Gladiators who again are very underrated. And then there's Hugh Mundell.

To be honest there are so many to mention i quite like

eek-a-mouse
dennis brown
john holt

I really like the trojan label ,TROJAN EXPLOSIAN

[sars_notd_virus]

Seven Seas of Rhye or Bicycle Race?

I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like:D

[grahamw48]

To be honest there are so many to mention i quite like

eek-a-mouse
dennis brown
john holt

I really like the trojan label ,TROJAN EXPLOSIAN

I like all of the above, but also one of my favourite 'happy happy feelgood' tracks...has to be: :waver::heartshape1:


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8VLlVU7En4

[lastlid]

I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I elike:D

They did a Phils version : Tricycle :D

[sars_notd_virus]

:icon_lol::icon_lol:tricycle tricycle lol

[Terpe]

Did you know The Beatles went to Philippines.


The Manila concert was the last leg in the fab four's two-week tour of Germany and Japan. On July 3, 1966, The Beatles landed on Philippine soil for the first and last time. This two-night stopover in Manila proved disastrous from arrival to departure. Upon landing, The Beatles were immediately whisked to a pier and put on Marina, a yacht owned by Don Manolo Elizalde, two miles from the port. This arrangement completely cut The Beatles from their associates for at least two hours— the first time it ever happened.

On July 4, The Beatles held two soldout concerts at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium with a combined attendance of 80,000; the evening concert registered 50,000 paying audience, being rivaled only in size by the concert The Beatles gave at Shea Stadium in New York on August 15, 1965. Such record-making statistic though was supplanted by the succeeding events owing to a fiasco that happened earlier in the day.

It's quite a famous story and involving Imelda Marcos

[lastlid]

Did you know The Beatles went to Philippines.

It's quite a famous story and involving Imelda Marcos

I do now. I have just been reading up on it. They snubbed her, evidently. All interesting stuff.

[Ako Si Jamie]

I think Jamie said, who was there before the Beatles? Well what about Sir Cliff and Hank Marvin eh? :D
Cliff Richard's old but not that old :icon_lol:

I'm surprised Right Said Fred haven't got a mention seeing we're talking about best British bands. :D;)

[Ako Si Jamie]

To be honest there are so many to mention i quite like

eek-a-mouse
dennis brown
john holt

I really like the trojan label ,TROJAN EXPLOSIAN
I could of seen John Holt for free a couple of weeks ago. He was performing around the corner from me but I was told about it two hours before the doors opened :doh, so didn't have enough time.

Did see him perform around the Millenium along with Gregory Isaacs and a few others - all in the same concert.

[lastlid]

I'm surprised Right Said Fred haven't got a mention seeing we're talking about best British bands. :D;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39YUXIKrOFk

[Terpe]

I've always enjoyed listening to The Pogues.

I got 'spotted' by Shane McGovern one night in a pub in Camden Town. For some inexplicable reason he insisted on sitting next to me at our table.
Pretty scary and unpleasant experience at first, but OK once all his friends saw I was just there to see him sing.

The Pogues & Kirsty McColl Fairytale Of New York - the height of fame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwHyuraau4Q&feature=player_detailpage

Dirty Old Town - Poor Shane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNX3hQbSVmM&feature=player_detailpage

Very Drunk Interview - very sad to this really

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SirutCHZ-QI&feature=player_detailpage

[lastlid]

What about Sting and the Police, they haven't had a mention yet. I once saw him at Heathrow airport, many years ago. He was waiting for his bag to come off the conveyor....

[joebloggs]

What about Sting and the Police, they haven't had a mention yet. I once saw him at Heathrow airport, many years ago. He was waiting for his bag to come off the conveyor....

sting :action-smiley-081:, i once nearly knocked over bonny langford in Manchester :xxgrinning--00xx3:, thank god she didn't sing :cwm24:

[Terpe]

sting :action-smiley-081:, i once nearly knocked over bonny langford in Manchester :xxgrinning--00xx3:, thank god she didn't sing :cwm24:

She could easily have danced you to death :D

[lastlid]

sting :action-smiley-081:, i once nearly knocked over bonny langford in Manchester :xxgrinning--00xx3:, thank god she didn't sing :cwm24:

I have bumped into a few of the Corrie crowd from time to time......:D

[Terpe]

I have bumped into a few of the Corrie crowd from time to time......:D

I'm afraid I would have any clue who they are.:NoNo:

[joebloggs]

She could easily have danced you to death :D

:yikes: my worse nightmare :cwm24::cwm3::Help1:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XxTq-FUpdU

[Ako Si Jamie]

What about Sting and the Police, they haven't had a mention yet. I once saw him at Heathrow airport, many years ago. He was waiting for his bag to come off the conveyor....Good call :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

How about the Wombles, I'm sure I saw them on Wimbledon Common:D

Remember Mike Batt?:Erm:

[Lancashirelad]

My Favourite UK Bands - Queen, The Beautiful South, The Lightening Seeds, James, The Jam, Status Quo

[stevie c]

How about the geordies Dire Straits i quite like them :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ann1984]

My Top ever band in UK are:

1. Dire straits --------------- sultan of swing

2 Pink floyd ----------------- wish you were here

3.westlife------------------- all songs from the 90's

4. led zeppilin ------------- stairways in heaven

5. Queen

6. beatles

this are a great top band in uk and very popular here in my country also.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ann1984]

My Top ever band in UK are:

1. Dire straits --------------- sultan of swing

2 Pink floyd ----------------- wish you were here

3.westlife------------------- all songs from the 90's

4. led zeppilin ------------- stairways in heaven

5. Queen


6. Lobo

6. beatles

this are a great top band in uk and very popular here in my country also.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Vische]

My Top ever band in UK are:

1. Dire straits --------------- sultan of swing

2 Pink floyd ----------------- wish you were here

3.westlife------------------- all songs from the 90's

4. led zeppilin ------------- stairways in heaven

5. Queen

6. beatles

this are a great top band in uk and very popular here in my country also.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

yeah i also love westlife :Jump:

[lastlid]

My wife likes westlife :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

Me too. :D

[lastlid]

Me too. :D

Is that "Me too" from Graham or "Me too" from Mercedes? :D

[Terpe]

Beatles - If I Fell (Original)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd0LEdGkPc4&feature=player_detailpage


The Beatles- This Boy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY-BzepTXkA&feature=player_detailpage

[grahamw48]

Is that "Me too" from Graham or "Me too" from Mercedes? :D

Mercedes has her own profile...and is much too young to remember them. :cwm24:

[Terpe]

Not many youtube music video clips with more than 716 million views.

There is just one :doh

[lastlid]

Mercedes has her own profile...and is much too young to remember them. :cwm24:

Thought we are talking about westlife. Sorry. My mrs is 24 and likes westlife who of course are current. Though I believe they are to disband this year.

Presumably you were referring to the Beatles? I just couldnt see you as a Westlife fan, Graham....:D

[lastlid]

Not many youtube music video clips with more than 716 million views.

There is just one :doh

Justin Bieber :omg: :icon_lol:

[Terpe]

Justin Bieber :omg: :icon_lol:

Yep, I notice neither of us wants to post it though. :laugher:

[lastlid]

Yep, I notice neither of us wants to post it though. :laugher:

Exactly.

But my wife would. :icon_lol:

[joebloggs]

everytime i went to the phils there was always a westlife song on the radio there...

a few years ago my misses dragged me :cwm3: to see westlife, not a fan but they were better than the Petshop boys :NoNo:

[grahamw48]

Thought we are talking about westlife. Sorry. My mrs is 24 and likes westlife who of course are current. Though I believe they are to disband this year.

Presumably you were referring to the Beatles? I just couldnt see you as a Westlife fan, Graham....:D

I WAS talking about Westlife...but referring to their early stuff that I liked so much....oops. :D

( I have VERY eclectic taste. :icon_lol:)

[Ako Si Jamie]

Pet Shop Boys - Most of their stuff was average. Neil Tennant had a personality of an accountant's undertaker.

Westlife - My ex used to love them. I couldn't stand them.

Another band to throw into the mix - U2.....but not for the right reason.

I can't understand why they were so popular. Another overrated band IMO.

[grahamw48]

I have their Joshua Tree album (some of the tracks sound great played LOUD), but after that....:NoNo:

I think this track off Joshua Tree can compete with virtually any rock band's material though:

(Needs to be LOUD on big speakers) :D .

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdmNC8ylrXI

[Ann1984]

Is it true, the humor name Mark in the westlife is a Gay??:D

[imagine]

no one gave a mention to smokey ( a bradford band) so i am :D

the best uk bands have already been listed,

pink floyed ,

stones

genesis,

bowie,

beatles

thin lissy,

ub 40

what about eurythmics,,,,, annie lennox

bowie iv seen live, genesis,at knebworth, roger waters, also pink floyed 2 concerts 1 at wembly other at manchester,

absolubtly brill:D

ian dury and the blockheads

restricted to uk, and theres so many good bands american and austrailian

[imagine]

I was never a big Oasis fan myself. I thought the best British bands of the 90s were the Manic Street Preachers and Pulp.

oasis they were just a copy cat beatles band

[grahamw48]

oasis they were just a copy cat beatles band

You and I have very similar taste. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Agreed that Oasis bloke (Gallagher ?) was just a foul-mouthed John Lennon wannabe. :rolleyes:

[Terpe]

Hope these will make someone else happy too:-


The Police - Every Breath You Take


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OMOGaugKpzs


The Police - Roxanne


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGQYI_TL8VQ&feature=player_detailpage

[stevie c]

My wife likes westlife :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Mine Too :D

[Terpe]

One of my childhood friends, true, lifelong and an all round great guy also married to a Filipina, recently passed away.
At his funeral he had this music played at maximum volume. Everybody was crying and laughing at the same time.
We were both always big fans and it really was his all time number one song

I share today:-

Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TGj2jrJk8&feature=player_detailpage

[grahamw48]

Thanks for the Police Peter, and as for 'Stairway to Heaven'...well, what can I say ? The music says it all. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevie c]

Simply a great song & a great band :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevie c]

Dexys midnight runners ......Come on Eileen holds many happy memories for me......Anybody remember it?

[grahamw48]

Yes ! :D 1982.

Reminds me of hours in the garage messing with my cars...then out to the night club. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevie c]

You of to a nightclub graham :omg:

Who paid for the drinks :Erm::icon_lol:

[grahamw48]

Funny you should say that. :icon_lol:

I actually was a VIP member at most of them in York, as I knew either the owners, DJ or at the very least the doorman. Big village this place. :D

Also, I was earning very good money in those days, and was even known to throw it about. :NoNo:

[stevie c]

Funny you should say that. :icon_lol:

I actually was a VIP member at most of them in York, as I knew either the owners, DJ or at the very least the doorman. Big village this place. :D

Also, I was earning very good money in those days, and was even known to throw it about. :NoNo:

A yorkshireman throwing money about :yikes:

I think im about to faint with the shock.:doh

But seriously Graham what were the big hits in those days

[grahamw48]

A yorkshireman throwing money about :yikes:

I think im about to faint with the shock.:doh

But seriously Graham what were the big hits in those days

Yes, used to earn a fortune but always spent more. :rolleyes:

At that time I was listening to a lot of Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, (my fiancee was half-Jamaican), but also from Phil Collins ('Face Value' album) to Ultravox, Grace Jones ('Nightclubbing' Album of course :icon_lol:), to Punk stuff and early Rap, plus whatever Rock was around then. Always had very broad taste in music. :D

[stevie c]

Yes, used to earn a fortune but always spent more. :rolleyes:

At that time I was listening to a lot of Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, (my fiancee was half-Jamaican), but also from Phil Collins ('Face Value' album) to Ultravox, Grace Jones ('Nightclubbing' Album of course :icon_lol:), to Punk stuff and early Rap, plus whatever Rock was around then. Always had very broad taste in music. :D

Bob marley is my all time favourite

But same as you my taste in music varies quite a bit from Elvis to the Clash if it is catchy i will like it

[grahamw48]

Taken around that time...me in typical flashy Mohair suit and pulling daft face :icon_lol:, with my fiancee (sadly died in a road accident a year or two later).

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http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/3284/debsandmeatnorton.jpg

[grahamw48]

Got to be one of the best ever bum-gripping smoochers....:icon_lol:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVBR0ipwtNY&feature=related

[stevie c]

Taken around that time...me in typical flashy Mohair suit and pulling daft face :icon_lol:, with my fiancee (sadly died in a road accident a year or two later).

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http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/3284/debsandmeatnorton.jpg

So sorry to hear that graham....& a vey beutifull lady she was too

For you a very young looking jack nicholson imo:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[andy222]

My favourite of Marleys was Redemption song. :xxgrinning--00xx3: Sorry to hear about the ex Graham tragic mate,

[stevie c]

Thats a great marley song

Have you listened to turn your lights down low by marley it is on the exodus album

[grahamw48]

Thanks. Yes she was a wonderful and popular lady (a nurse) and it was tragic. Nearly destroyed me at the time.

Here's another of my favourite tracks. I have Exodus and most other Marley albums. :)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y07vgARrOUE&feature=related

Oh, and cross between him and Jim Carey I'd say.....personalitywise too. :D

[Ako Si Jamie]

Got to be one of the best ever bum-gripping smoochers....:icon_lol:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVBR0ipwtNY&feature=relatedIn my top 3 best Marley tunes.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

1982.
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My fiancee on the left, her identical twin sister foreground...plus grahamw48...or was it 31 then ? :D
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http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/9273/debslesandme.jpg

[stevie c]

Nice photo Graham

I have every marley album he recorded from exodus to talking blues.
I love the song one drop....but just to many great songs to choose a favourite

[grahamw48]

I've a few Steel Pulse albums too...difficult to pick a track, cos so many gudduns. :)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61uFQ7MD1Q4&feature=related

[grahamw48]

Nice photo Graham

I have every marley album he recorded from exodus to talking blues.
I love the song one drop....but just to many great songs to choose a favourite

Her twin sister lives about 200 yards from me now, and we're still good friends. :)

Yes, I love all of Marley's songs too. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevie c]

I've a few Steel Pulse albums too...difficult to pick a track, cos so many gudduns. :)

.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61uFQ7MD1Q4&feature=related

good sounds graham......i must confess i have none of there tracks but they are definatley quality

[Ako Si Jamie]

I've a few Steel Pulse albums too...difficult to pick a track, cos so many gudduns. :)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61uFQ7MD1Q4&feature=relatedThat's their best album, Handsworth Revolution. Just like a lot of other reggae bands such as Third World, their best work came out in the late 70's and early 80's. By the time the 90's came, they had resorted to the cheesy stuff and just the odd decent track, which was disappointing.

[stevie c]

Her twin sister lives about 200 yards from me now, and we're still good friends. :)

Yes, I love all of Marley's songs too. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Thats nice graham after all those years you still have contact & are good friends with her sister.....thats how it should be i o.

[Ako Si Jamie]

My favourite Steel Pulse track from the 'Tribute to the Martyrs' album. I have the 12" version but it's not available on YT.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmMEhvTHyAM

[stevie c]

One of my all time favourite tracks is money in my pocket.......Dennis Brown esp the 12" version

[Ako Si Jamie]

My favourite reggae track


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu1eoypEPZU

[grahamw48]

I'm up and dancing....love it ! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I have what I call REGGAE speakers. BIG bass. :D

ps: Nice bass on that Viceroys track ! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ako Si Jamie]

One of my all time favourite tracks is money in my pocket.......Dennis Brown esp the 12" versionDennis Brown had the best voice of all the reggae singers.

My favourite Dennis track "Have No Fear", and his version of Bob Marley's "Concrete Jungle" which I prefer to the original.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f6RBwU7V9c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNDHI9xJq0Q

[Ako Si Jamie]

I'm up and dancing....love it ! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I have what I call REGGAE speakers. BIG bass. :D

ps: Nice bass on that Viceroys track ! :xxgrinning--00xx3:Top track eh? :D

[stevie c]

Another track that i love is good thing going......sugar minnot

[Ako Si Jamie]

A few tracks from the very underrated Nasio Fontaine.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlHXtidnUd8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yxi5OVT7Yo

[lastlid]

Not many youtube music video clips with more than 716 million views.

There is just one :doh

Meanwhile, in the Philippines.....

[Ako Si Jamie]

Another track that i love is good thing going......sugar minnotPopular track :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[imagine]

Another track that i love is good thing going......sugar minnot

yeah :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevie c]

I do love the old trojan label
symryp
Dandy livingstone
Bob & marcia
Harry j.all stars
upsetters
ethiopians
desmond decker
pioneers
maytals
pluto

All on the great trojan explosion label

[imagine]

how about ub40 and lady saw :xxgrinning--00xx3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS9Zyyx0_iU

[stevie c]

Thanks for posting imagine nice track:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Ali Campbell's bankrupt :yikes:

[raynaputi]

I used to like Westlife but not anymore..grown tired of their music..or song revivals should I say..:D I liked Boyzone too when I was in my high school years..:Rasp: I used to like most of the boy bands on my younger years but now, the sounds of Adele, Avril Lavigne, Paramore (I know the last 2 are not from the UK :rolleyes:) and the likes appeal to me more than those boy groups..:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[lastlid]

............... but now, the sounds of Adele, Avril Lavigne, Paramore (I know the last 2 are not from the UK :rolleyes:) and the likes appeal to me more than those boy groups..:xxgrinning--00xx3:

My wife is an Avril Lavigne addict. Keeps wanting Abbey Dawn clothes........

[raynaputi]

My wife is an Avril Lavigne addict. Keeps wanting Abbey Dawn clothes........

woohoo!!! :Jump: It's such a shame that twice I haven't had the chance to watch her 2 concerts in Manila..so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her to have a concert here in UK again so Keith and I can watch it..:pray: I think when she had a concert here last year was a month before I got here..:doh

[lastlid]

I think when she had a concert here last year was a month before I got here..:doh

Yes. Exactly for Mrs Lastlid too.

[sars_notd_virus]

OMG!!! caught my Hubby foolin around this morning when he thought I was still asleep, I heard a noise downstairs thumping and heavy breathing so I sneaked to catch him foolin around like the big big monkey man he is...naughty boy I said get back up here and do them same moves but horizontally:D
Didnt know he took danzin so seriously:icon_lol:

Madness - One Step Beyond:xxgrinning--00xx3:
N-uyWAe0NhQ


The Specials - Stupid Marriage:xxgrinning--00xx3:
YM7oBFi0oN8

[stevie c]

OMG!!! caught my Hubby foolin around this morning when he thought I was still asleep, I heard a noise downstairs thumping and heavy breathing so I sneaked to catch him foolin around like the big big monkey man he is...naughty boy I said get back up here and do them same moves but horizontally:D
Didnt know he took danzin so seriously:icon_lol:

Madness - One Step Beyond:xxgrinning--00xx3:
N-uyWAe0NhQ


The Specials - Stupid Marriage:xxgrinning--00xx3:
YM7oBFi0oN8

Madness & the specials brings back many memories in my younger days dancing to the two tone music :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

I always enjoyed Madness :xxgrinning--00xx3:
In oh so many ways :D

[stevie c]

In what ways are they peter :Erm::D

[Terpe]

Madness - Baggy Trousers


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJOLwy7un3U&feature=player_detailpage


Madness - Night Boat To Cairo (with lyrics and bouncing ball)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSTHMxBttlU&feature=player_detailpage

[Terpe]

Here's a blast from the past

Anyone else remember enoying those Old Grey Whistle Test days?

The Specials - Too Much Too Young


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxHcx7FO8nI&feature=player_detailpage

[stevie c]

one step beyond was a great track as was house of fun :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

one atep beyond was a great track as was house of fun :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I can see you're a real music person Steve.
Music is an important part of my life and my wife's too.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

I remember them ALL...because I'm old. :cwm3:

[imagine]

I remember them ALL...because I'm old. :cwm3:

not old mate,, matured is more like it, matured, learned, wiser, and not to forget 1 inch shorter:icon_lol::icon_lol:

[Terpe]

not old mate,, matured is more like it, matured, learned, wiser, and not to forget 1 inch shorter:icon_lol::icon_lol:

:icon_lol::icon_lol::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

Half an inch.:)

[imagine]

Half an inch.:)

half inch out, close though :icon_lol::icon_lol:

[grahamw48]

As long as I don't lose anything off the 'other' bit. :D

[imagine]

As long as I don't lose anything off the 'other' bit. :D


mmmmm :yikes: that could be devestating,,,:Erm: other bit :Erm::laugher::laugher:

[stevie c]

I can see you're a real music person Steve.
Music is an important part of my life and my wife's too.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Yes peter we very often have music playing in the background in our house

[stevie c]

Another great british group nobody has mentioned if im not mistaken is the good old status quo

Everyone likes a bit of quo surely

[grahamw48]

Another great british group nobody has mentioned if im not mistaken is the gool old status quo

Everyone likes a bit of quo surely

I do. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

First 'proper' live band I saw too.

York Railway Institute 1968. I think it cost 6/-

[imagine]

Another great british group nobody has mentioned if im not mistaken is the gool old status quo

Everyone likes a bit of quo surely

but they are rocking all over the world :icon_lol: here we are here we go

[Ann1984]

have you hear this scottish singer name Paolo Nutini, i like his all songs.. especially this one link i share.:)


http://youtu.be/x3xYXGMRRYk

[stevie c]

I do. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

First 'proper' live band I saw too.

York Railway Institute 1968. I think it cost 6/-

:yikes: 1968 i was 1yrs old:D

[imagine]

have you hear this scottish singer name Paolo Nutini, i like his all songs.. especially this one link i share.:)


http://youtu.be/x3xYXGMRRYk

yes hes good :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

:yikes: 1968 i was 1yrs old:D

Ah yes....the year the ex was born. :D

[stevie c]

Ah yes....the year the ex was born. :D

How times Fly:NoNo:

[grahamw48]

I was 16 for most of '68, and grew 5 inches that year. :)

For me a memorable year for music, and of course the Vietnam war was very much in the news and keeping the American bases in the Philippines very busy.

.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZraUn_Ccbak

[stevie c]

Yes the Motown years if im not mistaken.....I do like the motown sound its awsome :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[imagine]

i was 14 yrs old and couldnt wait untill i could leave home, wasnt it about the same year we started to go decimal money

[Terpe]

And now for something completely different..... Skiffle

The undisputed Skiffle King was Lonnie Donegan and he and his band were the best and by far the biggest toppest UK skiffle band ever in history.

Lonnie Donegan - Jack O' Diamonds


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_O4qkHMv678

Lonnie Donegan - Cumberland Gap


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWA997xM9MI&feature=player_detailpage

[stevie c]

Yeah i remember listening tio lonnie donnegan in my house when i was a kid......Does your bubblegum lose its flavour on the bed post overnight.......my old mans a dustman ect ect:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

i was 14 yrs old and couldnt wait untill i could leave home, wasnt it about the same year we started to go decimal money

Nope....Feb 15th 1971.

I remember it well because I had an evening job working behind the bar in a pub on Fleet St.

We had 2 price lists on top of the till. :)

[imagine]

your showing your age now Terpe :D

i remember his My Old Man's a Dustman :icon_lol:

[imagine]

oh my memory must be getting old:olddude::D, maybe a need another ram or 2 :icon_lol:

[grahamw48]

Yeah i remember listening tio lonnie donnegan in my house when i was a kid......Does your bubblegum lose its flavour on the bed post overnight.......my old mans a dustman ect ect:xxgrinning--00xx3:

hahaha.:icon_lol:

Yes, those are the ones I remember my brother and I singing.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

As a little kid my favourite funny song, and still makes me laugh today was 'The laughing Policeman' (someone Penrose sang it).

[grahamw48]

I always thought Skiffle was 'studenty' music, and a bit tame.

Cliff Richards and the Shadows were more to my taste....also Adam Faith, Billy Fury etc.

[stevie c]

I always thought Skiffle was 'studenty' music, and a bit tame.

Cliff Richards and the Shadows were more to my taste....also Adam Faith, Billy Fury etc.

tommy steele....englebert....tom jones:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

Not sure if they're Brits....probably not, but I just had to post this....to me one of the best and 'sexiest' ever songs from the great days of Rock and Roll. Still gives me goosebumps now, and I instantly remember Teddy boys and motorbikes. :)

Put it on loud !

.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPu_5m3QFeQ&feature=related

[stevie c]

Great track graham:xxgrinning--00xx3:

My favourite all time rock n roll singer is eddie cochrane.....so talented yet died so young:NoNo:

[imagine]

Great track graham:xxgrinning--00xx3:

My favourite all time rock n roll singer is eddie cochrane.....so talented yet died so young:NoNo:

oh yes ,i remember Summertime Blues- Eddie Cochran

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWC59FJqGc

[imagine]

Del Shannon - Rag Doll


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcD_o5XgIws

[Scouse]

Best UK bands for me

Punk: Sex Pistols, Damned , Clash, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Crass

R&B/Blues Dr Feelgood, Alexis Korner, Nine Below Zero

Unclassifiable: Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry (so many different styles of song) and best of all Deaf School. If you haven't heard of them here's a quote from wikipedia

"author and founder of Mojo, Paul Du Noyer, went further: "In the whole history of Liverpool music two bands matter most, one is The Beatles and the other is Deaf School. If that seems like a sweeping statement then consider this: after the pop revolution of the 1960s led by The Beatles and other Merseyside groups, it looked as if the city's music scene had dried up forever. But in 1975 there came a motley band of Liverpool art students called Deaf School".

It is so true. Saw them many times as well as so many other great (and not so great) bands in erics club in Liverpool in the late 70s early 80s. Bands like OMD, Teardrop Expoldes, Big in Japan, Echo and the Bunnymen, Wah, all Liverpool based.

[imagine]

Best UK bands for me

Punk: Sex Pistols, Damned , Clash, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Crass

R&B/Blues Dr Feelgood, Alexis Korner, Nine Below Zero

Unclassifiable: Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry (so many different styles of song) and best of all Deaf School. If you haven't heard of them here's a quote from wikipedia

"author and founder of Mojo, Paul Du Noyer, went further: "In the whole history of Liverpool music two bands matter most, one is The Beatles and the other is Deaf School. If that seems like a sweeping statement then consider this: after the pop revolution of the 1960s led by The Beatles and other Merseyside groups, it looked as if the city's music scene had dried up forever. But in 1975 there came a motley band of Liverpool art students called Deaf School".

It is so true. Saw them many times as well as so many other great (and not so great) bands in erics club in Liverpool in the late 70s early 80s. Bands like OMD, Teardrop Expoldes, Big in Japan, Echo and the Bunnymen, Wah, all Liverpool based.

a lot of good ones there, i cant recall hearing of Deaf School, il check it out see if i recognise any sounds of theirs :xxgrinning--00xx3: brb
am back lol,,,, plenty vids on youtube of them, cant say i remember hearing them, maybe on old grey whistle program

[Vische]

Del Shannon - Rag Doll


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcD_o5XgIws

I love that old song Rag Doll i even know the lyrics hahahaha :icon_lol:

[Terpe]

One Direction top US album charts

Former X Factor contestants One Direction have become the first British group to top the US music charts with their debut album.


One Direction - One Thing


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Y1xs_xPb46M

[Vische]

One Direction top US album charts

Former X Factor contestants One Direction have become the first British group to top the US music charts with their debut album.


One Direction - One Thing


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Y1xs_xPb46M

yeah i also love this guys :Jump:

[Scouse]

a lot of good ones there, i cant recall hearing of Deaf School, il check it out see if i recognise any sounds of theirs :xxgrinning--00xx3: brb
am back lol,,,, plenty vids on youtube of them, cant say i remember hearing them, maybe on old grey whistle program

Don't think they were ever on OGWt but were on Supersonic in 1977! They split up in 1978, but reforemd in 1988 for 6 concerts. Since 2006 they have done a few more including a mini tour last year culminating in 2 gigs in Tokyo. Didn't manage to get to those but did manage to see them 10 times over the course of the year, from London to Birmingham, Chester, Manchester and of course Liverpool.

Had some good guest singers and guitarists at times including Kevin Rowland (Dexys Midnight Runners), Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds), and Suggs (Madness), know to Deaf School fans as Mr Bright as he is married to one of the singers Bette Bright. If you get the chance to see them I would reccommend it, you won't be disappointed.

[stevie c]

One Direction top US album charts

Former X Factor contestants One Direction have become the first British group to top the US music charts with their debut album.


One Direction - One Thing


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Y1xs_xPb46M

To me another talentless product from xfactor & after a year or two will surely go the same way as the other so called stars from axfactor nowhere just my opinion