What is the best Band to ever come out of Scotland??

catchphrase · 28/12/10 - 20:48

You have to go well back for the likes of Deacon Blue, Jesus & Mary Chain & Primal Scream. I suppose recently you have Franz Ferdinand & The Fratellis.

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ThinWhitePuke · 28/12/10 - 20:48

Nazareth

TheSlayer10 · 28/12/10 - 20:48

imo Texas, just brilliant hit after brilliant hit Sharleen's voice is just to die for

[Deleted User] · 28/12/10 - 20:49

Texas
Deacon Blue
Biffy Clyro
Eurythmics?

TheSlayer10 · 28/12/10 - 20:50

Dont forget Travis and Teenage Fanclub

[Deleted User] · 28/12/10 - 21:06

Simple Minds

soapfan_1973 · 28/12/10 - 21:41

Wet Wet Wet

[Deleted User] · 28/12/10 - 21:41

Do AC/DC count?

Angus, Malcolm and Bon Scott were all born in Scotland.:)

[Deleted User] · 28/12/10 - 21:55

Jesus And Mary Chain by a mile for me, amazing band.

Coen · 28/12/10 - 21:57

For me personally, The Jesus and Mary Chain would top the list.

Honorable mentions also to Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian and Teenage Fanclub.

Also one of my favourite bands of the last few years, Frightened Rabbit, are Scottish but I wouldnt really claim that they're in the "best ever" category just yet.

danielleh · 28/12/10 - 22:01

Primal Scream for me, and Garbage is a quarter Scottish... though I don't suppose that counts.

tangsman · 28/12/10 - 22:10

The Blue Nile

Trollheart · 28/12/10 - 22:21

Are/were Big Country Scottish? Great band.

But I'd go for Fish from Marillion personally .... :cool:

Coen · 28/12/10 - 22:26

Trollheart wrote: »

Are/were Big Country Scottish? Great band.

But I'd go for Fish from Marillion personally .... :cool:

Big Country were yep, great band. I'd put them up there in my top half a dozen scottish bands as well.

Fish is Scottish, but I think the rest of Marillion were English and the band were formed in England so I don't think they'd really count. But they were great in the days that Fish was a member.

AM Scanner · 28/12/10 - 23:26

Sensational Alex harvey Band

Big Country are a spin off from the Skids when Richard Jobson left

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Country

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skids_(band)

ShaunIOW · 28/12/10 - 23:40

Alestorm

[Deleted User] · 28/12/10 - 23:52

The Blue Nile ...................... sublime.

ManDingo1967 · 29/12/10 - 00:03

The Associates fronted by the late Billy Mackenzie were pretty great back in the day (the 80s).

[Deleted User] · 29/12/10 - 00:23

Deffo Simple Minds or the Proclaimers!!

[Deleted User] · 29/12/10 - 00:23

Belle & Sebastian

[Deleted User] · 29/12/10 - 00:54

TheSlayer10 wrote: »

Dont forget Travis and Teenage Fanclub

I've been trying to forget Travis for about 10 years now

For me its one of:

The Blue Nile
Belle and Sebastian,
Mogwai
Bis

But its hard to say. I would probably say one of:

Eurythmics
Skids
Arab Strap
Biffy Clyro
Jesus and Mary Chain

If you asked me on another day.

Trollheart · 29/12/10 - 00:54

Coen wrote: »

Big Country were yep, great band. I'd put them up there in my top half a dozen scottish bands as well.

Fish is Scottish, but I think the rest of Marillion were English and the band were formed in England so I don't think they'd really count. But they were great in the days that Fish was a member.

Yeah, I'm not talking about Marillion. Fish has been solo since late eighties, so it's him and his band I speak of. Mind you, whether all of THEM are Scottish or not, I don't know. Perhaps best Scottish artist rather than band?