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I don't know why, but all of the sudden I've been listening to some British rock/pop bands, and I am finding that I like it. I really enjoy bands like Muse and Snow Patrol. If I like these bands, what are some others that perhaps the UK based NNers would recommend? I would prefer these bands to be pretty clean, no eff this and eff that every other verse. Thanks in advance.
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Music at the top of the British charts is 10x better than the music on the top of American charts.
I'll be peeping in on this thread throughout.
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Yes, I agree. Although I never understand why Rihanna is always on top of their charts too.
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You know what? I just checked the UK's charts, and it's not 10x better. Maybe 2x.
But at least their pop/rock is better.
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It depends on the year really. 2005-2006 there seemed to be a good amount of original stuff on their charts. I just get tired of all the crap on the US charts, like Touch My Body, No Air, Love In This Club, Don't Stop the Music, etc. A lot of it is very unoriginal and quite frankly boring.
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Bleh, I am NOT happy that Muse became as popular in the states as it is.
How am I supposed to be elitist about them like I was 5 years ago?!
And I bet they're not going to stop by and play the Pagent in St. Louis anymore.
Damn yous!
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5
I don't know why, but all of the sudden I've been listening to some British rock/pop bands, and I am finding that I like it. I really enjoy bands like Muse and Snow Patrol. If I like these bands, what are some others that perhaps the UK based NNers would recommend? I would prefer these bands to be pretty clean, no eff this and eff that every other verse. Thanks in advance.
Mogwai. Start with "mr beast" and work your way back.
If you dig Snow Patrol, go find Belle & Sebastian and Reindeer Section. Belle & Sebastian has a ton of albums, and they're all good. Reindeer Section (basically a snow patrol side project) has only a couple albums, they're worth looking into.
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You'll probably also like the Danish band Mew.
I asked Matt Bellamy if he liked Mew (as we had misheard "Muse is here" as "Mew is here" earlier at the party), and he said he liked what he had heard).
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Originally Posted by scaught
Mogwai. Start with "mr beast" and work your way back.
If you dig Snow Patrol, go find Belle & Sebastian and Reindeer Section. Belle & Sebastian has a ton of albums, and they're all good. Reindeer Section (basically a snow patrol side project) has only a couple albums, they're worth looking into.
Although I wouldn't exactly call Belle & Sebastian or Reindeer Section "Rock", I can wholeheartedly back up scaught's recommendation.
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Unfortunately, I'm not hip enough to know what is new and hot, or even if it is British, but some stuff I have enjoyed recently include The Fratellis, Regina Spektor and Duffy. I don't know that I could identify Snow Patrol, but I hear them mentioned alongside Arctic Monkeys and The Kaiser Chiefs a bit.
Of course, these may be old hat.
But as for the contention that the UK pop charts are 10x (or even 2x) better than the US pop charts, I'm thinking it's a case of the unfamiliar seeming more interesting. Pop music sucks here too. This is a country in which the Bob the Builder theme song reached number 1.
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Good British rock?
OK, here we go...
Iron Maiden.
Black Sabbath.
Magnum.
Tygers of Pan Tang.
Saxon.
Ummm. That's about it.
Please stop devaluing the word "rock" by applying it to limp pop combos. Thanks.
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The Klaxons if you want to move into british New Rave (worst genre label ever).
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I think British music is in a bit of a state at the moment. Although if you like Snow Patrol, how about bands like Keane and Ghosts? Or even Feeder. I don't massively rate any of these bands though to be honest.
Or buy my bands EP. Not the rockiest thing in the world though, but who knows, you might like it.
Butterflies On Strings
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The only big current UK bands I really like are Bloc Party, Radiohead and Elbow. There may be a couple more but I'm struggling to come up with many.
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could always listen to some T.Rex
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Elbow arent big, but are amazing.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
Good British rock?
OK, here we go...
Iron Maiden.
Black Sabbath.
Magnum.
Tygers of Pan Tang.
Saxon.
Ummm. That's about it.
Please stop devaluing the word "rock" by applying it to limp pop combos. Thanks.
Don't forget UFO.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
Good British rock?
OK, here we go...
Iron Maiden.
Black Sabbath.
Magnum.
Tygers of Pan Tang.
Saxon.
Ummm. That's about it.
Please stop devaluing the word "rock" by applying it to limp pop combos. Thanks.
Not a Rolling Stones fan or they aren't British enough for you?
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
Not a Rolling Stones fan or they aren't British enough for you?
1) They suck.
2) They're too British for me.
3) They're not rock.
Since the thread title is "Good British rock", they thus only manage a one out of three.
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Good call on the UFO, 2001pass-var. Phil Moggs' invisibility training appears to be paying off.
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Supertramp, the earlier the better. Surely and Indelibly Stamped are very groovy, very different from their later stuff.
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Sorry for the bad joke.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
1) They suck.
2) They're too British for me.
3) They're not rock.
Since the thread title is "Good British rock", they thus only manage a one out of three.
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Good call on the UFO, 2001pass-var. Phil Moggs' invisibility training appears to be paying off.
Rolling Stones not rock? What planet are you living on?
I'm not really a Stones fan, but to say they aren't a rock band is nothing short of stupidity. With a dash of ignorance.
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Originally Posted by PlacidTubs
Rolling Stones not rock? What planet are you living on?
The planet where the Rolling Stones are "rhythm and blues".
Originally Posted by PlacidTubs
I'm not really a Stones fan, but to say they aren't a rock band is nothing short of stupidity. With a dash of ignorance.
If you say so.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
The planet where the Rolling Stones are "rhythm and blues".
Ah, if only the world was this black and white.
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British Rock? There's nothing bigger than this....
... sorry, couldn't resist....
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Originally Posted by Dork.
British Rock? There's nothing bigger than this....
... sorry, couldn't resist....
...bah I'm not in the mood..
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Originally Posted by voodoo
Spinal Tap
Tonight they're gonna rock us tonight.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
1) They suck.
2) They're too British for me.
3) They're not rock.
Since the thread title is "Good British rock", they thus only manage a one out of three.
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Good call on the UFO, 2001pass-var. Phil Moggs' invisibility training appears to be paying off.
Saw UFO live last Friday night. They flat out kicked arse (speaking of British). Hair on the back of my neck stood up when "Lights Out" began.... what a powerful intro!
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Originally Posted by Peter
Elbow arent big, but are amazing.
Yes.
Originally Posted by scaught
Mogwai. Start with "mr beast" and work your way back.
"Rock Action" by Mogwai is an All. Time. Favorite. Ever.
Goddamn.
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I'm liking UFO a lot. I also really enjoy Mogwai and Reindeer Section. I haven't tried out anything else yet, but yes brass, I've listened to the Beatles before.
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Originally Posted by Jawbone54
10x better than the music on the top of American charts.
Oh, I didn't even know they had music in the top 10.
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no one else here likes t. rex?
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Originally Posted by brassplayersrock²
no one else here likes t. rex?
Not as much as t. urtle.
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5
I'm liking UFO a lot. I also really enjoy Mogwai and Reindeer Section. I haven't tried out anything else yet, but yes brass, I've listened to the Beatles before.
This means I win the thread.
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Because you successfully told him stuff he already knew?
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I don't know. His response led me to believe that he listened to them based on my saintly recommendations.
(I'll still claim I won the thread)
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5
I'm liking UFO a lot. I also really enjoy Mogwai and Reindeer Section. I haven't tried out anything else yet, but yes brass, I've listened to the Beatles before.
If UFO's Strangers in the Night isn't in your possession, it needs to be.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Not as much as t. urtle.
-t
the OP is interested in british rock
The Turtles are an American pop, psychedelic and folk rock band defined by a good-natured, joyously melancholic and occasionally cheeky sound. A precursor to the bubblegum pop of the late 1960s and a foil to the more self-consciously hip and "serious" acts of the era, the Turtles produced at least a dozen memorable, radio-friendly chart singles but remain best known for 1967's "Happy Together".
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Oh, I didn't even know they had music in the top 10.
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No, it goes to 11.
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Oops. Forgot a couple.
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Originally Posted by scaught
I don't know. His response led me to believe that he listened to them based on my saintly recommendations.
(I'll still claim I won the thread)
You are correct.
+1, scaught ftw
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