Best British Group Ever

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  1. jptykes

    jptykes Well-Known Member

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    There are some very strange selections on that list. I get they want to cover a wide range of styles and eras and that there are going to be bands that don't appeal to my taste but were nevertheless successful (say, Spice Girls) or influential (say, Stone Roses) it does seem weird that there are some very famous and influential bands left out in favour of relatively niche artists like Elbow or populist choices like Girls Aloud or Sugababes.
     
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    Right load of tosh on that list "The chairmen of the panel selected their favourite groups" well that answers that.
    Can't believe something like Sugarbabes makes it but yet The Verve are missing, utter Madness
     
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    No Splodgenessabounds? Pff...
     
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    No tears for fears would be in my top 3 .
     
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    No Specials!

    The Smiths
    The Beatles
    The Jam
    The Arctic Monkeys
    and The Rolling Stones

    got my vote
     
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    Manic Street Preachers end of thread
     
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    Beatles, Kinks, Radiohead
     
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    I chose…

    1 - The Beatles (by a mile)
    2 - The Lilac Time
    3 - Prefab Sprout
    4 - Pet Shop Boys
    5 - The KLF

    Imagine my surprise when The Lilac Time, The KLF and Prefab Sprout weren’t on the list! So I went for The Dream Academy, The Beloved and Felt…nope! What kind of poll is this?!? Massive Attack,The Charlatans and Suede then, surely they’re on…no, but Imagination, Stereophonics and M People are. Crazy.

    So I’ve added New Order, The Cure and Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Should really have picked Pink Floyd or the Stones as my 5th choice, but Frankie won’t get many votes.
     
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    There's only one winner,,,,,,,,,,,
    THE ROLLING STONES
     
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    I blame Vernon Kay........."expert" ???
     
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    No eurythmics have they drawn them out of a barrel
     
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    Joy Division
    Dr Feelgood
    Kraftwerk
    Santana
    Velvet Underground
     
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    Mr Picky here wonders if we’re looking at ‘live’ or ‘studio’.

    National Album Day suggests ‘studio’.

    Has to be The Beatles

    ‘Live’ would be Rolling Stones
     
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    The Fab Four.
    The Stones.
    Clash
    The Only Ones
    pistols
    Smiths
    Led Zep

    Can I be of assistance with anything else..?:cool:
     
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    Given that John Cale is Welsh, there is an argument for the Velvet Underground. Not a good one, but if Queen qualify despite Freddie being Zanzibarian then why not?
     
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    The Barsteward Sons of Val Doonican!
     
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    Had to rub the eyes to check again - no joy division, my word
     
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    3 of those would be disqualified for not being British though
     
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    Totally missed the GB bands bit
     
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