A selection of brilliant Scottish Bands (spawned from the Live Aid thread)
Jul 13th 2010, 10:10 pm
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Re: A selection of brilliant Scottish Bands (spawned from the Live Aid thread)
when have I ever sneered? .... 
- you know I'm kidding right? Has Gadafi got to you?
Wet Wet Wet - twats. total twats. Pellow really has eaten a pube of mine....
The Proclaimers - meh....
Texas - not a fan of the band but Spitteri has done good stuff:
Deacon Blue?
can't help but love
Travis.... even Fran has some good points:-
- you know I'm kidding right? Has Gadafi got to you?Wet Wet Wet - twats. total twats. Pellow really has eaten a pube of mine....
The Proclaimers - meh....
Texas - not a fan of the band but Spitteri has done good stuff:
Deacon Blue?
can't help but love
Travis.... even Fran has some good points:-
Jul 13th 2010, 10:12 pm
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should have read the previous posts....
Jul 14th 2010, 1:47 am
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Re: A selection of brilliant Scottish Bands (spawned from the Live Aid thread)
what about this one?
Jul 14th 2010, 3:55 am
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Re: A selection of brilliant Scottish Bands (spawned from the Live Aid thread)
for me there is only one Band..
the Kevin McDermott Orchestra..
and
The Big Dish
and
the River Detectives
ok thats 3.
oh and Love and Money
Jul 14th 2010, 4:38 am
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Re: A selection of brilliant Scottish Bands (spawned from the Live Aid thread)
Jul 14th 2010, 5:24 am
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you lot must be doing this in reverse order, not a single mention of Edwyn Collins / Orange Juice or Aztec Camera ?
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Jul 14th 2010, 6:38 am
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Re: A selection of brilliant Scottish Bands (spawned from the Live Aid thread)
I wanted to post Ballboy's "You Can't Spend Your Whole Life Hanging Around With Arseholes" but can't find a decent version of it on YouTube...
Fantastic band with the best song titles...
Fantastic band with the best song titles...
Jul 14th 2010, 6:03 pm
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Re: A selection of brilliant Scottish Bands (spawned from the Live Aid thread)
I wish I had the bandwidth to catch up with these, though seeing Big Country on TOTP 27 years ago makes me feel very old.
Off to hit the Apple shop to s - l - o - w - l - y download some tunes
Off to hit the Apple shop to s - l - o - w - l - y download some tunes
Jul 14th 2010, 6:16 pm
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How about a bit of Biffy Clyro, great band.
Then there was always these as well
Then there was always these as well
Jul 14th 2010, 11:19 pm
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Re: A selection of brilliant Scottish Bands (spawned from the Live Aid thread)
Paul Buchanan + Blue Nile,Sharon Dunleavy+ Fruits of Passion, Eddie Reader& Fairground Attraction,Lloyd Cole and the Attractions, Del Ametri, Rodddy Frame+Aztec Camera,
Jimmy Sommerville
Set me free...
Jimmy Sommerville
Set me free...
Jul 14th 2010, 11:41 pm
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Re: A selection of brilliant Scottish Bands (spawned from the Live Aid thread)
Rezillos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWq72Q0f9bw
Altered Images circa 1980
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAvGVPDwKaY
I hope these are OK, no sound on puter right now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWq72Q0f9bw
Altered Images circa 1980
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAvGVPDwKaY
I hope these are OK, no sound on puter right now.
Jul 15th 2010, 4:32 am
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Re: A selection of brilliant Scottish Bands (spawned from the Live Aid thread)
Paul Buchanan + Blue Nile,Sharon Dunleavy+ Fruits of Passion, Eddie Reader& Fairground Attraction,Lloyd Cole and the Attractions, Del Ametri, Rodddy Frame+Aztec Camera,
Jimmy Sommerville
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2mlpxOaQinE
Set me free...
Jimmy Sommerville
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2mlpxOaQinE
Set me free...
and kudos to the mention of Love & Money, Candybar Express still ranks in my top 20..
And I can't help but notice no mention of GUN yet? I mean pre-'Word Up'...
and another one to the list... Belle & Sebastian....