See you Jimmy! Aye you, ya bawbag!!

Ice Maiden · 04-03-2016 12:16am

Texas might not be cool but they have some very catchy pop songs. Halo, Summer Sun, Black Eyed Boy, I Don't Want A Lover and Inner Smile are great I think. Although the rest that I've heard are pretty bland.

BreadnBuddha · 04-03-2016 12:22am

The Frames. Better than anything with a guitar that ever came out of Scotland.

DJIMI TRARORE · 04-03-2016 12:26am

50 replys in and no mention of prefab sprout

Stheno · 04-03-2016 12:27am

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Why are all the greatest rock bands Scottish?

Deacon Blue, Del Amitri, Wet Wet Wet, Nazareth, Simple Minds, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Proclaimers. . .

Why are they so far ahead of us with class bands when we ruled their asses for thousands of years? It's not fair. Which bands can reinstate our title as the owners of North Atlantic Rock?

Have you been drinking on a school night?

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

Are you 60 ? :P

He's old, alone, with just his wee lucky for company, and not much to entertain himself with in the wilds of Donegal.

The Backwards Man wrote: »

They're popular, give them their dues!:pac:

I consider Texas to be a great rock band but I didn't include them in my OP because people think I'm weird for that opinion,:)

Texas are better than half your original list.

Wet Wet Wet ffs.

RayM · 04-03-2016 12:33am

The Humblebums (Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly) had some very nice tunes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_d30VzgTEs

somefeen · 04-03-2016 12:35am

I disagree.

When it comes to music we have Scotland well and truly trumped.

Food on the other hand, its easy to see who had the famine.

emo72 · 04-03-2016 12:36am

DJIMI TRARORE wrote: »

50 replys in and no mention of prefab sprout

i dont think they're scottish.

according to wiki newcastle based. deffo not scots. but anyway who gives a hoot

Ice Maiden · 04-03-2016 12:37am

somefeen wrote: »

I disagree.

When it comes to music we have Scotland well and truly trumped.

Food on the other hand, its easy to see who had the famine.

I don't get why people say food is terrible in Ireland - there are countless great restaurants!

emo72 wrote: »

i dont think they're scottish.

Aye, they're English, from the very far north.

DJIMI TRARORE · 04-03-2016 12:39am

theres my new thing learnt for today

Ice Maiden · 04-03-2016 12:41am

emo72 wrote: »

i dont think they're scottish.

according to wiki newcastle based. deffo not scots. but anyway who gives a hoot

They seem Scottish too - they remind me of The Blue Nile, or a much better Deacon Blue. Plus their singer has a very Scottish sounding name.

Either way, Prefab Sprout are fecking brilliant.

Skid X · 04-03-2016 12:41am

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Why are all the greatest rock bands Scottish?

Deacon Blue, Del Amitri, Wet Wet Wet, Nazareth, Simple Minds, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Proclaimers. . .

Why are they so far ahead of us with class bands when we ruled their asses for thousands of years? It's not fair. Which bands can reinstate our title as the owners of North Atlantic Rock?

It's true, it's true.

I feel sorry for them what can't see that Wet Wet Wet are great.

Ah well, their loss.

Ice Maiden · 04-03-2016 12:42am

Skid X wrote: »

It's true, it's true.

I feel sorry for them what can't see that Wet Wet Wet are great.

Ah well, their loss.

Wishing I Was Lucky - great tune. After that, it went downhill in my opinion, and continued to do so for many years.

04-03-2016 7:35am

What's with the airbrushing of Texas?

They were dire. They started off with one catchy song "I Don't Want a Lover" in a lame album, and hawked it for a few years. About 10 years later they popped up again, but lo and behold they ditched the look and the sound, put a guna on the lead singer and started hawking breathy love songs that sold by the million but were the aural equivalent of wet toilet paper. It was music for Cold Feet fans.

Howard the Duck · 04-03-2016 9:38am

Wouldn't agree that all the best bands are Scottish but lots of good ones, some mentioned here. My favourite would be Camera Obscura

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3CkfvYMCWM

andekwarhola · 04-03-2016 9:42am

Please don't force me to remember Deacon Blue.

Ever.

Ice Maiden · 04-03-2016 10:14am

Deleted User wrote: »

What's with the airbrushing of Texas?

They were dire. They started off with one catchy song "I Don't Want a Lover" in a lame album, and hawked it for a few years. About 10 years later they popped up again, but lo and behold they ditched the look and the sound, put a guna on the lead singer and started hawking breathy love songs that sold by the million but were the aural equivalent of wet toilet paper. It was music for Cold Feet fans.

That comeback song was abysmal, and I presume Marvin Gaye's estate got royalties for the "When I get that feeling" bit but I stand by my view that they had some very catchy songs outside of the bland ballads (the latter of which constituted most of their stuff for sure).

andekwarhola · 04-03-2016 10:15am

Deleted User wrote: »

What's with the airbrushing of Texas?

They were dire. They started off with one catchy song "I Don't Want a Lover" in a lame album, and hawked it for a few years. About 10 years later they popped up again, but lo and behold they ditched the look and the sound, put a guna on the lead singer and started hawking breathy love songs that sold by the million but were the aural equivalent of wet toilet paper. It was music for Cold Feet fans.

I once read a description of them, in their original incarnation, as being 'wretchedly airbrushed shit-kickers' which was pretty perfect.

04-03-2016 2:58pm

andekwarhola wrote: »

Please don't force me to remember Deacon Blue.

Ever.

I'll say one thing for Deacon Blue. Saw them live, supporting Simple Minds - also saw Texas support SM too - and they had the whole place bouncing. Upbeat pop. But...lightweight.

Dyr · 04-03-2016 3:02pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Why are all the greatest rock bands Scottish?

Deacon Blue, Del Amitri, Wet Wet Wet, Nazareth, Simple Minds, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Proclaimers. . .

Why are they so far ahead of us with class bands when we ruled their asses for thousands of years? It's not fair. Which bands can reinstate our title as the owners of North Atlantic Rock?

They're all f**king ****e except the jesus and mary chain. Yeah Primal Scream are ****e lads.

You left out the Blue Nile and The Cocteau Twins too ya bag o pish

Dyr · 04-03-2016 3:05pm

jooksavage wrote: »

Mogwai, Franz Ferdinand, Teenage Fanclub, Jack Bruce, half of AC/DC, Biffy Clyro (if you're into them - I'm not)

Alright, ****e, ****e, Ledge bag, technically aussies, ****e

Dyr · 04-03-2016 3:06pm

Say Your Number wrote: »

Some of those bands are grand, but pirate metal is Scotland's best contribution to music.

Slave Raider and Running Wild did pirate metal long before pishstorm

And they were all ****e

Dr. Mantis Toboggan · 04-03-2016 3:26pm

Travis had their moment in the sun too.

Bulbous Salutation · 04-03-2016 3:30pm

Dr. Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Travis had their moment in the sun too.

Travis were shít, pal. You a Stereophonics fan as well?

edbrez · 04-03-2016 3:31pm

WarZ wrote: »

The coronas

Scotland would never produce a band as dire as them. Ireland's current rock scene is appalling compared with the Scots.

topper75 · 04-03-2016 3:40pm

kneemos wrote: »

Misery =creativity.

A link I've never accepted.

Post-war U.S. boom brought rock n' roll music to the world. Motown came from the prosperity of the car plants in Detroit.

When hard up with no income, rushing to the local instrument shop to get a bass and amp ain't top of the list for anyone. Nor is buying someone else's new LP for that matter.

Money may be the root of all evil. Sadly it has to be there at the root of music and indeed creativity too.

But then again, there are other miseries. Like my parents don't understand me misery...?

Hercule Poirot · 04-03-2016 3:59pm

Dr. Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Travis had their moment in the sun too.

Why does it always rain me?

Because you're a soppy pr1ck - that's why!

Edit: Not you, Fran Healy

Herb Powell · 04-03-2016 6:02pm

edbrez wrote: »

Scotland would never produce a band as dire as them. Ireland's current rock scene is appalling compared with the Scots.

Maybe if your head is in the sand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uBGj5NQH6A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGg1P2q1Q-o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCqZeJZr40

and so on..........

The scene is thriving, tons of excellent bands out there if people would actually go see them rather than wait to be told what they should like.

Rothko · 04-03-2016 7:24pm

Surprised nobody's mentioned David Byrne yet. The Vaselines and The Exploited are two other good bands to come from Scotland.

Capt'n Midnight · 04-03-2016 11:51pm

Stiff Little Fingers
The Undertones
Gary Moore
The Divine Comedy
(Snow Patrol)

The Stunning
An Emotional Fish - Celebrate
The Blades
The Boomtown Rats
Bagatelle
Microdisney

04-03-2016 11:59pm

Dr. Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Travis had their moment in the sun too.

I remember buying 'the man who' back in 2000/01. The only four decent songs were the songs they brought out in the charts. Rest was dog shít.

Dyr · 05-03-2016 12:01am

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Stiff Little Fingers
The Undertones
Gary Moore
The Divine Comedy
(Snow Patrol)

The Stunning
An Emotional Fish - Celebrate
The Blades
The Boomtown Rats
Bagatelle
Microdisney

We'd be here all night if we started naming great irish bands

"Best little country in the world to make music in"

05-03-2016 12:02am

Bulbous Salutation wrote: »

Travis were shít, pal. You a Stereophonics fan as well?

Agree on Travis but the first two Stereophonics albums were decent. Kelly Jones has quite a voice too.

When they hit America for for the third album thats when it all went pete tong.

randy hickey · 05-03-2016 12:07am

Ireland wins this hands down.

We had a band from Sligo, I think, called Those Nervous Animals - they had a song about one of their old teachers, titled Sliding Up Seamus.

Follow that you tartan wearing, deep-fried mars bar eating, Irn Bru drinking pole tossers.

Oh, and btw, WE invented whiskey.

andekwarhola · 05-03-2016 12:12am

Don't forget Orange Juice, The Associates and Altered Images as well.

Suas11 wrote: »

Surprised nobody's mentioned David Byrne yet..

Moved across the water as a small kid.

Ice Maiden · 05-03-2016 12:20am

andekwarhola wrote: »

Don't forget Orange Juice, The Associates and Altered Images as well.

Mentioned the third one, but annoyed at myself for forgetting the first two.

edbrez · 05-03-2016 3:52pm

randy hickey wrote: »

Ireland wins this hands down.

Here's a list of well known bands from Scotland:

Arab Strap
The Associates
Belle and Sebastian
Biffy Clyro
Big Country
Cosmic Rough Riders
Dawn of the Replicants
Deacon Blue
Del Amitri
18 Wheeler
El Presidente
Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie
Hipsway
Love and Money
Mogwai
Octopus
Orange Juice
The Pastels
Runrig
****disco
Skids
Speedway
The Supernaturals
Teenage Fanclub
Texas
Travis
The Vaselines
The View
The Waterboys
The Zephyrs

randy hickey · 05-03-2016 4:00pm

^ Didn't want to do this, but as this has descended into who can post the longest list of music acts from their country, I'm reaching for the nuclear option.

Big Tom And The Mainliners.

Capt'n Midnight · 05-03-2016 11:51pm

Remind us, how many times has Scotland won Eurovision ??

PJD · 06-03-2016 12:00am

Bay city rollers!

somefeen · 06-03-2016 4:04am

Ice Maiden wrote: »

I don't get why people say food is terrible in Ireland - there are countless great restaurants!

There is but we don't really have a cuisine like the Scottish though.

Haggis, Battered Mars bars, Stovies, Cullen Skink, tattie scones etc

Versus

Tripe, Drisheen, Crewbeens.

Thats said having lived there for 6 years the quality of food is higher here just not distinct

foxy farmer · 06-02-2017 7:47pm

foxy farmer wrote: »

You forgot Big Country. Pure class.

Give the thread an oul bump so i can put this up. Stuart Adamson in his hey day. Gifted. Gone before his time.
https://youtu.be/K939gnROUPQ

Dyr · 06-02-2017 7:48pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Why are all the greatest rock bands Scottish?

Deacon Blue, Del Amitri, Wet Wet Wet, Nazareth, Simple Minds, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Proclaimers. . .

Why are they so far ahead of us with class bands when we ruled their asses for thousands of years? It's not fair. Which bands can reinstate our title as the owners of North Atlantic Rock?

every single one of those bands bar the J&MC are pish

stateofflux · 06-02-2017 7:56pm

Rezillos kicked ass in my opinion

Junkyard Tom · 06-02-2017 7:58pm

Smell of Complan and Butterscotch sweets off ye.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mTRvJ9fugM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQc7b-nKsLo

MRnotlob606 · 06-02-2017 8:00pm

Actually think Travis were pretty good.

Ursus Horribilis · 06-02-2017 8:03pm

Deleted User wrote: »

But Simple Minds were outstanding. Not the stadium thumping post 85 political stuff, but the more synth and dance output prior to then. Theme for Great Cities is one of the greatest tracks ever...

https://vimeo.com/11682017

There's some great stuff on the early Simple Minds albums. It's a shame they continued making music after the mid 1980s because it's pish in comparison.

Broxi_Bear_Eire · 06-02-2017 8:12pm

Missed the Sensational Alex Harvey Band

06-02-2017 8:17pm

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

There's some great stuff on the early Simple Minds albums. It's a shame they continued making music after the mid 1980s because it's pish in comparison.

Yep, Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call, New Gold Dream, Sparkle in the Rain..all excellent. Liked Once Upon a Time and Street Fighting Years, but they had crossed over into anthemic stadium busting stuff by then and Mick McNeill's influence was waning. Real Life was okay, Good News From the Next World was awful, never bothered buying anything by them after that, though did like the odd effort like Cry.

Now, when I think of Scottish music, I think of Boards of Canada.

See you Jimmy! Aye you, ya bawbag!!

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