Favorite Scottish Bands?

WiresDreamDisasters

Fretwired said:

I also like  Boards of Canada ..

GODAMNED YES!!!! FUCK ME!!! HOW COULD I FORGET!!!!

WiresDreamDisasters

ewal said:

All the love here for Mogwai and Frightened Rabbit - you need to know the band that had all of both in their music....

I really loved Aerogramme's albums!!! Haven't listened to them for a while actually, will crack some of that out tomorrow, good reminder! 

Bellycaster

Average White Band

Noted for their classic songs:

Pick up the Pieces

Let's go Round Again

Show Your Hand

lasermonkey

Three of my top five favourite bands (Cocteaus, Boards Of Canada and Teenage Fanclub) are from north of the border. For a small country, (population wise) Scotland punches well above it's weight musically.

scrumhalf

Looking at all of the bands named above it strikes me how many of them are from the 80s onwards and how few, compared to the lists of "best bands", come from the 60s and 70s. I wonder how much of that is due to the demographics of the forum and how much to the actual music. 

richardhomer

The Blue Nile - funnily enough, I’m in the Highlands right now.

I was in Glasgow last year and met P J Moore who used to play keyboards in TBN. I’d have loved to have spent more time with him - a real musical hero of mine.

lustycourtier

BIS

west

Schmo said:

Danny Wilson the band and Gary Clark solo...from my town, Dundee.
Guy's a genius, had quite the song-writing career after all that...massive Steely Dan fan and you
can hear the influences in some of his work.

wow great dan vibe there ! ... solo not so much ... like you say influence worn  on his sleeve ... 

PhilW1

EricTheWeary said:

Rocker said:

Bay City Rollers
Thin Lizzie (Brian Robertson)

I think we are bit by bit over different Discussions making the claim that Thin Lizzy came from most corners of the world. Formed by three Irish guys one of whom was born in England but of Guianan descent. The band also featured English, Scottish ( Roberston and Ure) and American musicians at different times as well as a chap from Belfast on and off. I'm sure I'm missing a Russian or Polish connection somewhere... 

Phil was born in West Bromwich so this also makes him a YamYam, but he was christened down the road from me in Selly Oak so we could also claim him as an honorary Brummie...
good job he only asked the girls if they had any Irish in them 

west

hollywoodrox said:

Doug said:

west said:

Strangeways .... used to love the native sons album ...

Absolutely love that album, bought on cassette after hearing them on the 'Friday Rockshow/Tommy Vance many moons ago, bought again on cd years later.

As others have mentioned - Gun, another vastly underrated band.

SAHB 

The Proclaimers 

Omg strangeways ,forgot about them ,they are excellent, wasn’t a huge gun fan but their cover of word up was pretty cool 

same here heard them on friday rock show bought the tape played it till it snapped mainly in the car driuving around at night usually after a gig ....

Jimbro66

Four pages in and no-one has mentioned Jimmy Shand?! Heresy!

Redlester

Jimbro66 said:

Four pages in and no-one has mentioned Jimmy Shand?! Heresy!

If we’re going down the Jimmy Hand-Shandy route, then I’ll mention that ‘Donald Where’s Yer Troosers?’ bloke. Was it Andy Stewart? And somewhere from the cesspit of our cultural memory, do I recall some annoying little Scots kid doing a version of this on a BBC talent show or something? 

ewal

UnclePsychosis said:

77ric said:

and the first (and possibly only) unsigned band to play top of the pops...

Bis

...absolutely hands down my all time favourite band. 

Does anyone know what BIS stands for? My mate was their tour manager back in the day.

UnclePsychosis

richardhomer said:

The Blue Nile - funnily enough, I’m in the Highlands right now.

I was in Glasgow last year and met P J Moore who used to play keyboards in TBN. I’d have loved to have spent more time with him - a real musical hero of mine.

My parents knew most of the band. I think I've met them all but thankfully I was too young to embarrass myself by fanboying over my parent's friends and acquaintances. 

UnclePsychosis

ewal said:

UnclePsychosis said:

77ric said:

and the first (and possibly only) unsigned band to play top of the pops...

Bis

...absolutely hands down my all time favourite band. 

Does anyone know what BIS stands for? My mate was their tour manager back in the day.

Black Iron Skyline, its from a song by The The if I remember rightly. 

Moe_Zambeek

Was BIS the one with Amanda Rin?

Has anyone mentioned Del Amitri? Not my favourite but I remember seeing them wandering around back in the day.

Philly_Q

Redlester said:

Jimbro66 said:

Four pages in and no-one has mentioned Jimmy Shand?! Heresy!

If we’re going down the Jimmy Hand-Shandy route, then I’ll mention that ‘Donald Where’s Yer Troosers?’ bloke. Was it Andy Stewart? And somewhere from the cesspit of our cultural memory, do I recall some annoying little Scots kid doing a version of this on a BBC talent show or something? 

I remember when Andy Stewart had an afternoon TV show called Scotch Corner. 

And let's not forget Kenneth McKellar.  I've just looked him up and he was about the same age as Andy Stewart, I thought he was a generation earlier.

Schnozz

IAN ANDERSON

Creed_Clicks

Mogwai, Idlewild, Jesus and Mary Chain

Reverend

Iron Claw
Tear Gas (for all the SAHB fans)
Holocaust
Korpse
Coffin Mulch
Bonesaw