Best British Band of ALL TIME?
 

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Beatles

The Beatles for sure.

But I prefer the Maximum R&B of The Who

The Spice Girls.

They pretty much did as much as The Beatles did but in a much shorter time frame :2 cents:

Of course the fact they were rough ol' sluts probably had a lot to do with their success :2 cents:

Regards,

Lee

I'd vote for Take That :Graucho

how can you not pick the beatles? they had such a huge impact on music.

Some people say the Beatles definitely had the most impact on pop music, because they essentially "created" the ready-for-radio song form as we know it today.

But, Zeppelin definitely influenced more individual musicians and bands, spawning 30 years of guitar-based rock.

j-

Beatles that's for sure. So many ppl still are crazy about those guys!!! They definitely made great impact on music!

you missed out Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath.

I used to masturbate to the Spice Girls...Back when they were famous :winkwink:

come on1!!

Great bands, to be sure -- especially Sabbath.

But, really from a later era. And, you gotta admit, had nowhere near the influence.

j-

Beatles ofcourse.

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Call me a blasphemer, but the Who doesn't even belong on that list.

1. The Beatles. :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana


.....close close close behind is Led Zeppelin.


The Who are great as well, Baba o'Riley and PinBall wizard really are amazing songs. They've some great material, but no where near the quantity of quality material as Zeppelin or the Beatles. As for the stones? Never liked them. Jaggers' voice really hurts my ears.

Impact <> best as best is related to personal taste.

Why only 4? Personally I'd go for floyd so no vote from me.

the beatles BUT without any of them the music I listen to now wouldn't be the same.

:thumbsup

I'd put Pink Floyd in a class by themselves. Pure GENIUS.

But, because so much of what they did was experimental, unprecedented, and pure outta-the-box, it wasn't really "Rock" in the same sense as the above 4 bands.

j-

Damn.

Guess you were right.

No votes for The Who.

Wasn't "Baba O'Riley" (aka "Teenage Wasteland") a great fucking song, though?

j-

But wasn't the question simply 'best british band of all time'?

For me that's floyd without a doubt. 'Rock' is a different subject and then why would you have the beatles up against the other 3 were that the case?

how bout prodigy

didnt know there was a best british band :winkwink:

:Graucho That would probably my pick as well :1orglaugh

I'd have put them in there too. Way underrated.

Beatles as progenitors of rock in the sense they used the same basic formula = vocalist/guitar (lead or rhythm), bass player, drummer + 1.

PF were principally electronicists/samplers -- way ahead of their time, hence your point and the distinction.

j-

Queen?

queen, oasis?

Pink Floyd / Queen

:thumbsup

Nancy was a bitch.


j-

The Rolling Stones:thumbsup

Damn - how could I forget queen?

Priest should probably at least get a mention in this thread too.

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Jethro Tull for me

:thumbsup

Judas got a bum rap.


j-

Although I LOVE Robert Plant and Led Z, I have to say the Beatles.

The beatles were not the greatest just the first!

Uhmm, The Darkness of course.