Nominations for Best English Band here, please.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

I need 9 choices for best English band. There are so many, we'll have to try to get a consensus, or you guys nominate and I'll ignore you and put up 9 indie bands you've never heard of.

[Westegg]

1. english band?

I assume you mean current bands---not "classic rock" bands? Or maybe I'm mistaken. Do tell.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

6. Whatever you like.

21. trying for the not obvious; e.g. Screaming Lord Sutch

of course there's the Beatles, the Kinks, the Stones, Zeppelin, U2 (Irish, sorry), the Clash, XTC, all worthy.

but not as likely to get mentioned

Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
Gang of Four
King Crimson
Plastic Ono Band
Buzzcocks
Roxy Music

I'm forgetting someone, I know

edit:

Echo and the Bunnymen
Radiohead
Long John Baldry
Screaming Lord Sutch
the Specials

[MissMillie]

2. Moody Blues (n/t)

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[Langis]

3. Radiohead!

You don't need 9 choices there is really only one.

[meegbear]

4. English ...

as in British or English speaking Canadian?

[commander bunnypants]

5. There is only one band IMHO

THE WHO

DDQM

[myrna minx]

7. The Clash and Bauhaus. n/t

[moz4prez]

8. THE SMITHS!!!!!!!!!

:loveya:

[Wetzelbill]

9. The Beatles!

[CO Liberal]

19. Another Vote for the Fab Four!!!

[BurtWorm]

10. XTC, The Kinks, The Yardbirds

in addition to what everyone else is going to say.

[BurtWorm]

40. Does everyone know who was in the Yardbirds?

Jeff Beck. Jimmy Paige. And this other bloke...Eric something. It's sort of a British hall of pre-fame, innit, gov?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

41. Eric Crapped-on, or Clapped-out, IIRC.

[Loonman]

11. The Chameleons(UK)

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[Screaming Lord Byron]

13. Bloody good choice. But then, you nihilists care for nothing, don't you?

[Loonman]

22. I believe in nothing, Byron, nothing!

Chameleons UK, one of the best underrated bands.

Underrated in America, that is.

[RandomKoolzip]

12. Can I vote for Prefab Sprout here again?

That's my vote.

[Redleg]

14. The Who

Honorable mentions to the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks.

[Catholic Sensation]

15. Queen first

then Pink Floyd, Led Zep, the Beatles, the Stones, the Wings, Cream, Black Sabbath, the Who

[Screaming Lord Byron]

16. I'm not going to include the Beatles or the Stones. Anyone object?

We can do a Stones/Beatles poll, but if you put those two in, no one else stands a chance.

[RandomKoolzip]

17. Hear, hear.

Give the little guys a chance!

[Wetzelbill]

20. no problem here

[Screaming Lord Byron]

26. Should I put in Led Zep? Or should I have a Floyd-Zep match up?

[ProfessorGAC]

34. Yeah, i Guess That's Smart

The Beatles are the only viable answer. Anyone who doesn't think they are the greatest British band isn't paying enough attention. None of the other bands mentioned on this thread would have ever been heard in America if not for the Beatles.

So, they get moved to Legend Emeritus status, and they can't be voted upon.

That's probably best.
The Professor

[Gemini Cat]

18. The Who

The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and the Sex Pistols.

[jpgray]

23. Past or present?

The Kinks deserve an honorable mention, for WATVGPS and Arthur, etc. Pink Floyd because of their innovative early period, the Rolling Stones and Beatles even though I never put them on anymore. Hmm. Soft Machine...

CARAVAN! How could I forget Caravan? They should be included.

King Crimson and early Genesis if you're a prog nerd :barf:

If you want to count Hendrix or the Sparks as "English", throw 'em in.

The Zombies deserve a mention, probably.

Throw in the Police, because they did some nice things. Roxy Music as well, for the Enoness (i.e. poor man's krautrock)...

There are just too many--you want the well-known stuff, right? I have plenty of indie favorites no one cares about. :)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

24. Whatever you like, Odyssey and Oracle is rocking.

[muriel_volestrangler]

25. Because they have more of an 'English' feel than some

The Jam, and Squeeze.

[jpgray]

28. Right! The Jam--and XTC

David Bowie--I wish I weren't forgetting so many.

[RandomKoolzip]

29. Oh shit! The Jam!

I can't believe I forgot them! Okay, after Prefab Sprout, they're my vote. Can't get enough of the Jam. Anybody see their DVD collection yet? It's more than enough reason to buy a DVD player if you don't have one already.

[sleipnir]

27. Radiohead!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

30. OK. I've got one choice left. It's between Queen, Led Zep, The Jam or....

Not that I like Queen much, but they are oddly compelling.

[RandomKoolzip]

31. THE JAM.

EOM.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

32. What if I split it into decades. Would you guys go for that?

[Westegg]

38. split it into decades?

Maybe. Still, this is a crazy-ass poll! Because it's going to be over in about an hour, right? I mean I dig it and all but---having replied before, I now have to also mention Bowie and Roxy Music as great, great, crucial English rock. And decade-divisions don't really work, frankly. Led Zep's second album replaced the Fab Four's Abbey Road at the top of the charts in '69, but the Beatles were obviously the biggest UK band of that decade. Based on record sales and fan support (from the likes of me) Zeppelin ruled the '70s. But Roxy, despite being under the radar in the '70s, had SUCH a major impact on the music to come, and OH YEAH---Queen. Their first four albums were stunning. "Queen II" is one of the strangest, most provocative albums ever released. Bottom line: There's so much great Brit rock. Wow, I almost forgot Genesis (the Gabriel years) and King Crimson. Genius stuff. And Fairport Convention.

[Westegg]

33. zep

Led Zeppelin
The Beatles
The Who
The Stones
Pink Floyd
Jethro Tull
Radiohead

In that order. Another half-hour and I'd give you a bunch more but Zeppelin will always be number 1.

[dolo amber]

35. MOTORHEAD!!

*thump*


Sorry, I just fell oot my chair laughing at myself...:evilgrin:

36. Spinal Tap and the Rutles

how could I forget?

[jpgray]

39. The Rutles made some pretty damn professional pop, actually (nt)

[XNASA]

37. The Kinks.

There is no band more British than Ray Davies and his mates.

[TopesJunkie]

42. THE CLASH

I'll add a few others for consideration:

The Libertines
The Specials
Echo and the Bunnymen
David Bowie
Elvis Costello

[Westegg]

43. "Blondie is a band"

Elvis Costello is not.