Thread: The Greatest British Wanker (Band)

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The Who
Queen
U2
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones


Pink Floyd
Whitesnake
The Police
Oasis


Joy Division
The Sweet
Radiohead
The Kinks
Sex Pistols
The Smiths
Black Sabbath
The Beatles
The Clash
T-Rex


Genesis
Def Leppard
Duran Duran
Electric Light Orchestra
Yes
Deep Purple
The Cure
The Moody Blues

Controversy!

I'm not familiar with some of these bands like The Sweet. In fact I've never heard of them, fwiw. And that is cool with me, I'm just some dude. I figure they are some amazing band just like the Beatles.

I've been coming around to the idea that Zep might be goat.

Whitesnake I don't know except they were hair metal with at least one hit song. I just haven't listened. Not judging.

Surprised not to see Iron Maiden.

I actually kinda like the list despite how you must have mis-fingered the mouse when you were dragging the Beatles.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

I'm not familiar with some of these bands like The Sweet. In fact I've never heard of them, fwiw. And that is cool with me, I'm just some dude. I figure they are some amazing band just like the Beatles.

I've been coming around to the idea that Zep might be goat.

Whitesnake I don't know except they were hair metal with at least one hit song. I just haven't listened. Not judging.

Surprised not to see Iron Maiden.

I actually kinda like the list despite how you must have mis-fingered the mouse when you were dragging the Beatles.

Lol,

The Beatles was a conundrum. On one hand they were/are very popular if not the most popular band on the planet. HOWEVER, my thinking was that their influence was larger than their popularity (IMO). So while it may look like im dragging them im really not. I had the same problem with Sabbath.

As to Maiden and Priest, both are very heavily rooting in metal so i decided to leave them out of this equation.

And as to The Sweet, you have heard of them but probably didnt know they sang songs like these.

I just used the bands you had. I'd add some different ones, I think Siouxsie is in the mix personally as an influential band. I'd add Maiden for sure, I'm not hung up on genre labels. If it was an R&B band, that would be fine too.

Fun stuff.

Not having the Beatles tier #1, I have alerted the bobbies

Sex Pistols, what a horrible band that was

As far as modern bands go, Coldplay is an international institution at this point. They're in the second tier.

Originally Posted by aberdien

ELO and Duran Duran aren't solid???

Grrrr.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

ELO and Duran Duran aren't solid???

Grrrr.

I like Duran Duran's most famous songs, but did they just have a lot of good singles or do they have a solid catalogue of albums?

ELO is def niche. Niche is not a bad thing though!

You guys suck at this.

Originally Posted by Northman

You guys suck at this.

Almost as bad as you!

Originally Posted by aberdien

As far as modern bands go, Coldplay is an international institution at this point. They're in the second tier.

Based on hits? You seem like a based on hits and vibe and 'what does rando on the street think?' kind of guy when you make these value statements.

I like Coldplay. I initially was ready to cosign, and still might, but I also think due diligence is in order.

For example, I loved Rush of Blood and Parachutes. But X & Y was sorta boring at the time is what I remember. But it seems that other people like that album so maybe I was hasty. I get hasty and impatient, so that's a thing.

Have you gone balls deep into the Coldplay discog, or is this based on the hits?

I don't really **** with a lot of this stuff, so I think I can provide a lot of commentary in terms of influence and reach. If it hits me, if I know about it, if a guy who mostly ****s with Rap, Hip-Hop, Metal, etc. can feel it, then that shit is potent.