Rushman2112 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 A good selection. Let's see who wins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Welp, that was easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) I don't really have ONE standout favourite. Take a pick from these: Funeral For A Friend. (oh, they are Welsh. Meh)Iron MaidenJudas PriestLed ZeppelinThe BeatlesYes Edited September 22, 2020 by Segue Myles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I don't really have ONE standout favourite. Take a pick from these: Funeral For A Friend. (oh, they are Welsh. Meh)Iron MaidenJudas PriestLed ZeppelinThe BeatlesYes I don't know Funeral For A Friend (other than the Elton John song), but I know the rest are of course incredible choices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I don't really have ONE standout favourite. Take a pick from these: Funeral For A Friend. (oh, they are Welsh. Meh)Iron MaidenJudas PriestLed ZeppelinThe BeatlesYes I don't know Funeral For A Friend (other than the Elton John song), but I know the rest are of course incredible choices. Funeral For A Friend, Biffy Clyro and Idlewild (both Scottish) are my favourite bands from the last twenty years on this side of the pond. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I don't really have ONE standout favourite. Take a pick from these: Funeral For A Friend. (oh, they are Welsh. Meh)Iron MaidenJudas PriestLed ZeppelinThe BeatlesYes I don't know Funeral For A Friend (other than the Elton John song), but I know the rest are of course incredible choices. Funeral For A Friend, Biffy Clyro and Idlewild (both Scottish) are my favourite bands from the last twenty years on this side of the pond. Recs for Funeral and Idlewild? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I don't really have ONE standout favourite. Take a pick from these: Funeral For A Friend. (oh, they are Welsh. Meh)Iron MaidenJudas PriestLed ZeppelinThe BeatlesYes I don't know Funeral For A Friend (other than the Elton John song), but I know the rest are of course incredible choices. Funeral For A Friend, Biffy Clyro and Idlewild (both Scottish) are my favourite bands from the last twenty years on this side of the pond. Recs for Funeral and Idlewild? You want something scuzzy and raw or more refined and polished? Both bands have distinctive eras 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) Edited September 22, 2020 by zepphead 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 The Fab Four 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 The Fab Four That's hard to argue with! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I don't really have ONE standout favourite. Take a pick from these: Funeral For A Friend. (oh, they are Welsh. Meh)Iron MaidenJudas PriestLed ZeppelinThe BeatlesYes I don't know Funeral For A Friend (other than the Elton John song), but I know the rest are of course incredible choices. Funeral For A Friend, Biffy Clyro and Idlewild (both Scottish) are my favourite bands from the last twenty years on this side of the pond. Recs for Funeral and Idlewild? You want something scuzzy and raw or more refined and polished? Both bands have distinctive eras Hmm, give me the scuzzy and raw. I feel sometimes like I get introduced to new artists in their more polished state and they don't do much for me, but when i hear the rawer stuff later I'm like "why didn't I listen to this first?" It doesn't happen that way every time, but it does sometimes and I'd like to think I've listened to enough of a variety of music that less refined sounds won't scare me off anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Hard, but not too hard. LED ZEPPELIN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) I don't really have ONE standout favourite. Take a pick from these: Funeral For A Friend. (oh, they are Welsh. Meh)Iron MaidenJudas PriestLed ZeppelinThe BeatlesYes I don't know Funeral For A Friend (other than the Elton John song), but I know the rest are of course incredible choices. Funeral For A Friend, Biffy Clyro and Idlewild (both Scottish) are my favourite bands from the last twenty years on this side of the pond. Recs for Funeral and Idlewild? You want something scuzzy and raw or more refined and polished? Both bands have distinctive eras Hmm, give me the scuzzy and raw. I feel sometimes like I get introduced to new artists in their more polished state and they don't do much for me, but when i hear the rawer stuff later I'm like "why didn't I listen to this first?" It doesn't happen that way every time, but it does sometimes and I'd like to think I've listened to enough of a variety of music that less refined sounds won't scare me off anymore. Funeral For A Friend- Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation Idlewild- 100 Broken Windows More polished: Funeral For A Friend- Hours Idlewild- The Remote Part Oddly Biffy Clyro have towed the line between raw and crazy and commercial their whole career, and have never once faded. These other two sadly did. The backlash Funeral got when they made it big only to be torn down lead to them never again sounding confident in the studio. Edited September 22, 2020 by Segue Myles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesweetscience Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) On that list? Queen. It was close with the Beatles but in the end, I listen to Queen a lot more that I listen to the Beatles. All the rest are really good bands, with the exception of King Crimson who I have never actually listened to and so have no opinion of. Edited September 22, 2020 by thesweetscience 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 On that list? Queen. It was close with the Beatles but in the end, I listen to Queen a lot more that I listen to the Beatles. All the rest are really good bands, with the exception of King Crimson who I have never actually listened to and so have no opinion of. Spoiler alert, King Crimson is another very good band. Yay Queen! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I don't really have ONE standout favourite. Take a pick from these: Funeral For A Friend. (oh, they are Welsh. Meh)Iron MaidenJudas PriestLed ZeppelinThe BeatlesYes I don't know Funeral For A Friend (other than the Elton John song), but I know the rest are of course incredible choices. Funeral For A Friend, Biffy Clyro and Idlewild (both Scottish) are my favourite bands from the last twenty years on this side of the pond. Recs for Funeral and Idlewild? You want something scuzzy and raw or more refined and polished? Both bands have distinctive eras Hmm, give me the scuzzy and raw. I feel sometimes like I get introduced to new artists in their more polished state and they don't do much for me, but when i hear the rawer stuff later I'm like "why didn't I listen to this first?" It doesn't happen that way every time, but it does sometimes and I'd like to think I've listened to enough of a variety of music that less refined sounds won't scare me off anymore. Funeral For A Friend- Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation Idlewild- 100 Broken Windows More polished: Funeral For A Friend- Hours Idlewild- The Remote Part Oddly Biffy Clyro have towed the line between raw and crazy and commercial their whole career, and have never once faded. These other two sadly did. The backlash Funeral got when they made it big only to be torn down lead to them never again sounding confident in the studio. I'll check these out soon! That's sad about Funeral. I don't know what it is, but I feel like fan backlash is a much more tangible thing in the 21st century and since rock doesn't hold as much sway over the radio and the charts anymore, then if your fans think you've sold out you almost have to double back or be forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Oh Christ, just one...? :o 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I don't really have ONE standout favourite. Take a pick from these: Funeral For A Friend. (oh, they are Welsh. Meh)Iron MaidenJudas PriestLed ZeppelinThe BeatlesYes I don't know Funeral For A Friend (other than the Elton John song), but I know the rest are of course incredible choices. Funeral For A Friend, Biffy Clyro and Idlewild (both Scottish) are my favourite bands from the last twenty years on this side of the pond. Recs for Funeral and Idlewild? You want something scuzzy and raw or more refined and polished? Both bands have distinctive eras Hmm, give me the scuzzy and raw. I feel sometimes like I get introduced to new artists in their more polished state and they don't do much for me, but when i hear the rawer stuff later I'm like "why didn't I listen to this first?" It doesn't happen that way every time, but it does sometimes and I'd like to think I've listened to enough of a variety of music that less refined sounds won't scare me off anymore. Funeral For A Friend- Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation Idlewild- 100 Broken Windows More polished: Funeral For A Friend- Hours Idlewild- The Remote Part Oddly Biffy Clyro have towed the line between raw and crazy and commercial their whole career, and have never once faded. These other two sadly did. The backlash Funeral got when they made it big only to be torn down lead to them never again sounding confident in the studio. I'll check these out soon! That's sad about Funeral. I don't know what it is, but I feel like fan backlash is a much more tangible thing in the 21st century and since rock doesn't hold as much sway over the radio and the charts anymore, then if your fans think you've sold out you almost have to double back or be forgotten. The first Funeral album (Casually Dressed) is scuzzy, and spontaneous, and screamy with soaring vocals and was one of the most unexpected masterpieces of the 2000s. Second album Hours almost entirely changed the band's sound and it was amazing, and was a hit, and with that reinvention just two albums in, the world was their oyster. Then Tales Don't Tell Themselves came along, with its anthemic, soaring and beautiful songs that told a conceptual story about a man lost at sea, with U2 influences and even touches of prog and indie, and somehow the fans destroyed them and they lost their way. I love their fourth album, Memory And Humanity, but then they just fell apart. Their last tour was a disaster, interestingly they recently announced a reunion tour and it sold out super fast and the UK rock press has been nostalgic. Their first three albums defined a generation, my generation, alongside Muse and Biffy Clyro. As for Idlewild, they released one of the best albums of 2004, but that was a rich year for successful rock bands, with Keane, Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Green Day, The Used, My Chemical Romance...I mean it was fantastic and commercial but they faded I think just because of timing, even though in the UK their fanbase is strong. And once again, Biffy are the band who have won the UK rock press and fans like few others, and it's crazy to think they are so focused on their own thing, no chart chasing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Before you do the poll my favourite Welsh band is Budgie. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) the only band that matters Edited September 22, 2020 by invisible airwave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) Porcupine Tree or XTC depending on my mood. Maybe even The Smiths/Morrissey too. Also, where's the Basement Jaxx love? Edited September 22, 2020 by Fordgalaxy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Porcupine Tree or XTC depending on my mood. Maybe even The Smiths/Morrissey too. Also, where's the Basement Jaxx love?Yes, some moods will necessitate The Smiths, and early non-bigoted Morrissey. Probably not a perfect fit for this poll. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Wasn't The Police started in England even though those two sons of the CIA man began it? In any event, I can't possibly choose. It's like asking which child you love the most. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 But I can tell you which one I like the least. In fact, I loathe them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now