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Nov 10th 2008, 1:45 am

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Re: In a Big Country..

I forgot to mention Swindon's finest, XTC...

Nov 10th 2008, 1:45 am

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... and from Wales have come the following bands/artists: Tom Jones, (Dame) Shirley Bassey, Catatonia, Manic Street Preachers.

and The Darling Buds

Nov 10th 2008, 1:49 am

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and The Darling Buds

... and the band whose name I have trouble spelling, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.

Nov 10th 2008, 2:01 am

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Re: In a Big Country..

I saw Big Country at Brighton - they were very good.

also King, Paul Young, The Communards,

Nov 10th 2008, 2:05 am

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also King

all I remember about them was one hit single and the lead singer's mullet

Nov 10th 2008, 2:09 am

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I forgot to mention Swindon's finest, XTC...

Please don't mention Swindon and XTC together please, next you'll be mentioning Gilbert O'Sullivan and I will have to tell you he's Irish.

Nov 10th 2008, 2:10 am

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If we're going on an excurson into indie territory:
Carter USM
James
The Charlatans
The Men they couldn't hang
The House of Love

If you had been a real indie kid, you would've mentioned Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Nov 10th 2008, 2:14 am

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If you had been a real indie kid, you would've mentioned Ned's Atomic Dustbin

forgot about them - but I did have their "Kill your television" 45

Nov 10th 2008, 2:16 am

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forgot about them - but I did have their "Kill your television" 45

I am more of a Stone Roses and Inspiral Carpets kind of man. Anyone mention Oasis?

Nov 10th 2008, 2:19 am

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another fave UK band of mine - The Sundays
their third album was a bit lame though

Nov 10th 2008, 2:27 am

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Re: In a Big Country..

So what do you think it is about the British Isles and Ireland which is conducive to producing good musical acts?

Fusion of cultures due to reverse colonialism? The weather? (Remember the Seattle scene - Nirvana, Mudhoneys, Pearl Jam. They were all in their basements jamming because the weather was crappy outside.)
Political turmoil? Class system?