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Postby Kounelaki » Fri May 04, 2018 6:59 am

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/ ... nds-ranked

I like the JAMC better than Orange Juice.
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Postby TenNewPence » Fri May 04, 2018 9:16 am

Kounelaki wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/may/04/the-greatest-scottish-indie-bands-ranked

I like the JAMC better than Orange Juice.


My vote Orange Juice and Teenage Fanclub. Met Edwyn and Grace Maxwell when Roddy Frame did the Highland Hard Rain set at Manchester Bridgewater a few years back. Recommend their book Falling & Laughing.

By the way Roddy name checked Crocodile during the set
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Postby Voodoo Billy » Fri May 04, 2018 10:52 am

JAMC for me. Oh, and Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, if you count them as a Scottish band, although he himself wasn't Scottish.
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Postby Kounelaki » Fri May 04, 2018 2:31 pm

Voodoo Billy wrote:Oh, and Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, if you count them as a Scottish band, although he himself wasn't Scottish.


Good call, VB.
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Postby TenNewPence » Fri May 11, 2018 6:31 am

Kounelaki wrote:
Voodoo Billy wrote:Oh, and Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, if you count them as a Scottish band, although he himself wasn't Scottish.


Good call, VB.



On that basis can I have Talking Heads as David Byrne was born in Scotland :biggrin:

Only found out about this when I heard it on 6 Music earlier this week

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Postby fat cherry » Fri May 11, 2018 7:27 am

what about snow patrol, then, who are itish but met at dundee university or somewhere? Or donald trump, who bought a golf course there - I may be making this up
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Postby Voodoo Billy » Fri May 11, 2018 7:40 am

fat cherry wrote:what about snow patrol, then, who are itish but met at dundee university or somewhere? Or donald trump, who bought a golf course there - I may be making this up


No. I'm sure you're right FC, Donald did build a golf course, a beautiful golf course, the best golf course you have seen. :lol:
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Postby TenNewPence » Fri May 11, 2018 8:21 am

Voodoo Billy wrote:
fat cherry wrote:what about snow patrol, then, who are itish but met at dundee university or somewhere? Or donald trump, who bought a golf course there - I may be making this up


No. I'm sure you're right FC, Donald did build a golf course, a beautiful golf course, the best golf course you have seen. :lol:



Beware you could start the TRUMPton Riots

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Postby Voodoo Billy » Fri May 11, 2018 8:23 am

Classic!
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Postby Kounelaki » Fri May 11, 2018 11:49 am

TenNewPence wrote:
Kounelaki wrote:
Voodoo Billy wrote:Oh, and Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, if you count them as a Scottish band, although he himself wasn't Scottish.


Good call, VB.



On that basis can I have Talking Heads as David Byrne was born in Scotland :biggrin:


Alright, then. David Byrne lived in Canada before moving to the States. His Desert Island Discs was good. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09vz6r1
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Postby TenNewPence » Fri May 11, 2018 12:30 pm

Thanks for the link have to have a listen to that :cool:
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Postby TenNewPence » Fri May 11, 2018 12:34 pm

TenNewPence wrote:Thanks for the link have to have a listen to that :cool:


Just looked at his selection
Extra Kudos for Funkadelic's One Nation Under a Groove

Could dance all day to that on my Desert Island :biggrin:
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Postby Happy Death Man » Mon May 14, 2018 10:44 pm

I'd have put Cocteau Twins at number 1.
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Postby Mr. Brian » Thu May 17, 2018 2:02 pm

What qualifies as "indie" now? It used to mean a band on an independent label.

Primal Scream was on Sire, JAMC were on a subsidiary of WEA, OJ was on Polydor.
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Postby Voodoo Billy » Thu May 17, 2018 3:34 pm

Mr. Brian wrote:What qualifies as "indie" now? It used to mean a band on an independent label.


I think it means a fringe and skinny kecks (usually with turn ups!)
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