When youre talking about British songwriting duos, the first one you talk about is, of course, Lennon and McCartney. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?? They were only together for two years, and released just one album. The Wildhearts: He might have been know as David Leslie Walls to his mum, but to the rest of us he is Ginger. Im not sure I would have considered them, but I agree with you wholeheartedly on their inclusion. But then Synchronicity hit, and it turned out to be one of the biggest albums of the 1980s. 60 million or so albums sold. Oasis at 40 and Banarama anove the Verve I stopped reading at Oasis as you are clearly demented. PIL. Sure, The House of the Rising Sun belongs on any Best of the 60s compilation, but what about songs like Its My Life and We Gotta Get Out of This Place, which was practically the theme song of US soldiers in Vietnam (and of which Bruce Springsteen said: Thats every song Ive ever written Thats Born to Run, Born in the U.S.A., everything Ive done for the past 40 years including all the new ones. Meantime, dont post lists like this unless you know what youre talking about. Any list is purely subjective, but (..you knew it was coming ) a top 50 British bands without listing a band Metals top 4 and countless others all list as an influence, an American band even named themselves after a single. Joy Division and New Order left huge marks on the history of British music. This is pretty much established and its not going to change anymore, fellows. Talk about everyone trying to pretend they did not exist, what a joke! Pshew! Plus, Bryan Ferry is/was/will always be so smooth and dreamy. They were a force of nature. Time travel may not really exist, but put Hedonism on this second and I swear to Christ youll be transported back to the mid-90s in an instant. Japan, Blur, Nick Lowe? 20: The Jam I think Judas Priest should have been in, they are the forefathers of heavy metal, totally influential. And as previously mentioned, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, and Deep Purple also belong on this list. I LOATHE House of the Rising Sun but the rest of their catalog is impressive. How old is the author of this article? The bands singles compilation album, Singles Going Steady, only ranks at #358 on Rolling Stones list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The result was the development of the breakbeat culture, searching out obscure recordings[27] and the creation of original music, with bands like Stereo MCs beginning to playing instruments and sampling their own tunes. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Ill leave you with this: I find no fault with your Top 10, even though I am no fan of Sir Elton. Before the Kills he had an indie band called Scarfo and they did some quite nice tunes. The scene became the centre of media attention for independent rock in the early 1990s, with bands like World of Twist, New Fast Automatic Daffodils, The High, Northside, Paris Angels, and Intastell And then the same thing happened inSpain, then New Zealand, then Scandinavia, and in San Francisco, where a DJ atKITS fell in love with the song, too. 47: Happy Mondays In my opinion theyre one of the boldest and most whimsically awesome bands in the world. It brought back great memories. Good list. And strangely, I dont take a lot of exception to your list at all. 30) Parliament Bananarama and no Arctic Monkeys makes this list completely obsolete. Chris later relocated to Berlin and formed IAMX. They had a massive influence on lots of top artistes, including some mentioned in your list. Cool list, I agree with some, disagree with some and thats the great thing about music is everyone has their own interpretations. Keep in mind that the list implicitly includes spin-off acts. Led Zeppelin. 22: Depeche Mode And the fact that they were so influential selling 85 million records with little radio play or TV support tells me that theyre one of the most popular metal acts of all time. 30) The Specials: The Specials brought ska into the British mainstream, and the band had seven consecutive UK Top 10 singles from 77 to 81. 26. Most serious music magazines proclaimed them pretty boys with little talent. But every album since (including 1995s The Great Escape, the album that broke them worldwide) has gone to #1. Fact , my top 10 favorite bands are ony this list and im 18 and not even british haha. As much as i dislike admitting it, One Direction should definitely be mentioned, not everyone likes them, but they are quite a huge success, the greatest boy band for teenagers in the world. "Hangin' Tough" by New Kids on the Block reached number one on the first new chart of the decade, replacing "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Then I guess Bowie, P.Gabriel,The Clash,ELO, ELP, The Police, Roxy Music, The Smiths, Small Faces, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, The Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, Fleetwood Mac-esp Peter Green Era, Cream, Elvis Costello, Duran Duran, and others in whatever order. And film adaptation of The Wall was a cultural phenomenon of its own, providing endless entertainment to stoned teenagers everywhere. 44) Jerry Lee Lewis You can take your pick from the rest. ERMAHGERD you are so verbose!!! And In 2008 Lead Singer, Bruce Dickinson Flu The Whole Band Around The Would In A 757 Airplane, Roadies Ect! The girls are still together after 33 years too, so theyre one of the few bands on this list that are still making new music! 15. Those early days were lean ones for the band, but when singles like Lazy Sunday and Itchycoo Park hit the shelves, the band finally got the recognition they deserved. You could include Deep Purple, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, The Kinks after the other masters of music. The pop albums (although arty) were only Genesis and Invisible Touch. 36: Deep Purple 46) Cliff Richard Oh sure, Cliff Richard is a bit of a joke in the music world. Like The Ramones,Jim and William Reid loved 60s girl bands. At the end of the day, though, I actually prefer spin-off band Fun Boy Three. 27: Rolling Stones So in high school I heard him play a lot of Slayer, Metallica, Zepplin, Judas Priest and every other metal or hard rock act you can think of (and many youve probably never heard of). You sir are a poor judge of music! Rockarchive's list A-Z of rock bands & music artists ranging from indie rock bands, classic rock bands, punk rock bands, through to jazz & blues. 26) Simon & Garfunkel A supergroup worth remembering then. Their flavor of dancey pop hasnt changed much over the years, except as technology has improved. 7) Sex Pistols: The Pistols werent the first punk band. [36], After the establishment of thriving south Asian music scenes in the 1980s, the 1990s saw Indian music reach the mainstream, particularly through a series of "post-Bhangra" fusions. Led Zeppelin. Wings was the biggest selling band in the 70s. Gabriel and Collins are included under Genesis. It caused much suspicion among record buyers (who were a really suspicious lot in the 90s). The Cult and Sisters arent even in the same league as PSB. If anyone on the list deserved their own entry, its Gabriel. Unique and always willing to change (for better or worse). Although The Clash are one of my favourite bands, they probably deserve 4th place, behind Zep, Floyd, Beatles, Stones. Maybe I just have a cultural blind spot for The Who but it just seemed like, growing up, they were everyones fifth or sixth favorite band, never anyones favorite band. And, as mentioned, I think Knopfler is one of the most underrated guitarists ever. and after 30 years their new material always continues to be as consistently genius as their early stuff, Well, but its your opinion, and We should respect, however, its not necesary to be agree. [30] Thirty records from the decade sold over one million units. Idlewild: Idlewild were a fantastic Scottish indie band who saw shapes and had a brilliantly monikered singer called Roddy Woomble. For success, UB40 would be a contender, though I am not a fan, but so pleased to see the Kinks and Led Zep in a deservedly strong position. Probably makes it tougher, right? That mediocre over privelaged band with two great songs once said if they had been around during the Beatles era we would hardly know who the Beatles were. I mean, obviusly you can, but they are not as huge as other bands you have on the list. [1], By 1999, as dissatisfaction grew with the concept of Cool Britannia, and Britpop as a movement began to dissolve, emerging bands began to avoid the Britpop label while still producing music derived from it. London Calling was a huge album, and a great one, but compared to zeppelin, queen, the beatles??? GO LONDON newsletter 1. 32) Coldplay: This is the most boring band in the whole world, but people seem to love them for some reason. These figureheads of Skunk Rock divided opinion, confused indie rock fans, though ultimately they remained a niche concern peaking at no.75 in the charts with Vito Satan. Like the clash but number 1! About the list, not about my lack of time. 25: Keane During one sabbatical, Perry Farrell even took seriously the prospect of having another band for a while, hence Porno for Pyros. He IS the father of Glam Rock, after all. But I agree. Are we all sitting comfy two square on our bottie? Think Id replace Iron Maiden with Motorhead, too. Category:British boy bands. I only regret you didnt mention any 90s-00s electronic acts at all (for I considere british are also the best (if not the only ones good) at it: Chemical Brothers, Aphex Twin, Matthew Herbert, Roni Size), but maybe its a generational issue:); and of course, The Clash #1, what an heresy! Id love for everyone to read it and agree or tear it to pieces, but Im especially keen to hear from Rich, Terri, Briana, Bettyanna, Ashley, Regis, Scott, Denise, William and Lisa about it! And spot on for Duran Durans absolutely amazing bass player! 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