Favorite Scottish Band

[MrScorpio]

Poll question: Favorite Scottish Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAuf35BspNE

[SKKY]

1. I'm gonna go with Simple Minds on this one...

[Rambis]

2. Tannahill Weavers

Dick Gaughan and Dougie MacLean honorable mention-

[Ken Burch]

31. Capercaillie as well. Plus Silly Wizard.

n/t.

[nomorenomore08]

3. The Jesus and Mary Chain, of course!

Who else are you gonna pick, Big Country or somebody? :P

[ceile]

4. Seconded!

Although I'm a huge Simple Minds fan, too.

[Bryan]

5. Mogwai!

"Friend of the Night"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_NrZCZwlhc

"Travel Is Dangerous"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tuGrEynG68

"Glasgow Mega-Snake"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaaNn82OKJs

[nomorenomore08]

6. Well, okay, I'll accept that one too.

nt

[geardaddy]

7. Um, The BCRs? lol

or the Proclaimers?

[KamaAina]

8. Choice seven is the Bay City Rollers, right?

:P

Actually Scotland does have a wealth of musical talent, just not them. Belle and Sebastian and the Proclaimers are two that haven't been mentioned yet. And of course, this discussion wouldn't be complete without a nod to David Byrne, though the Talking Heads were formed on this side of the ol' puddle.

edit: phrasing, plus Mom, who is half Scottish (thereby making me one-quarter) went through a major AWB phase some years back (she was dating one of their producers). I wonder if she even knows they're Scottish (I did not until now)?

[geardaddy]

9. Look up, KamaAina

I just mentioned The Proclaimers. ;)

[KamaAina]

10. You also mentioned the BCRs

I think the two posts crossed while I was looking up who was and wasn't Scottish on Wiki. :shrug:

[geardaddy]

11. Probably...

I do that all the time. I was just ribbing you a little. :hi:

[HughBeaumont]

12. Altered Images . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40K2S0-5Xo0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXL20PtSkjQ&feature=related

[ornotna]

13. Right now it's these guys

The Twilight Sad

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XxW61qzqt9c&feature=related

[HEyHEY]

14. The rezillos!

[democracyindanger]

15. This is St. Patrick's Day, not Sean Connery Day.

Blasphemer!

[fudge stripe cookays]

16. Lloyd Cole is God.

That is all.

[NashVegas]

32. Lloyd Cole & the Commotions Rockses

Paolo Nutini, though .... *swoons*

[fudge stripe cookays]

33. I actually prefer his solo stuff...

but I do have Commotions too. :-)

[NashVegas]

34. I'm the Opposite

I'll never get over Rattlesnakes, I guess.

[Xipe Totec]

17. Silly Wizzard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv0zauTaUj0

[Rob H.]

18. Teenage Fanclub

That is all. :)

[OmahaBlueDog]

19. Al Stewart

OK -- not a band, but he fronted his own band.

[Thurston Howell III]

20. Big Country.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkr_2G3Jlko

[Kool Kitty]

25. I'll second that.

I love them. I was very sorry to hear that the lead singer, Stuart Adamson, took his own life a couple years ago. They were terrific.

[BarenakedLady]

35. Oh no, really?

I was just listening to the link on youtube and wondering what ever happened to them.

:(

[Thurston Howell III]

37. Actually they are not sre if it was suicide or an accident. Most likely an accident.

:rip:

[harmonicon]

21. The Pastels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shnXuSP8pPs

[Swede]

22. Nazareth.

Hair of the Dog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCgPh-iUcEk

Heart-breaker Soul-shaker I've been told about you
Steam-roller The midnight shoulder
What they been sayin' must be true

Red hot mama Oh that charmer
Time's come to pay your dues

Now you're messin' with a A SON OF A BITCH
Now you're messin' with a son of a bitch
Now you're messin' with a A SON OF A BITCH
Now you're messin' with a son of a bitch

Talking jive and poison ivy You ain't gonna cling to me
Minute-taker Fall-faker I ain't so blind I can't see

Red hot mama Oh that charmer
Time's come to pay your dues

Now you're messin' with a A SON OF A BITCH
Now you're messin' with a son of a bitch
Now you're messin' with a A SON OF A BITCH
Now you're messin' with a son of a bitch

[Hubert H. Hubert]

23. Close Lobsters

http://www.geocities.com/athens/parthenon/2111/lobsters.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znxcfta0YRs

C86 FTW

[grace0418]

24. Trashcan Sinatras!

Love them! :loveya:

[ghostsofgiants]

26. Josef K

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6fgY0tC5d8

[leftofthedial]

27. Del Amitri

[Skittles]

28. I like AWB

back in the day, I had a HUGE poster of them on my wall :thumbsup:

[Mendocino]

29. Shirley Manson of Garbage is Scottish

Love her voice.

[Ken Burch]

30. What about Big Country?

They were good in their day.

[commander bunnypants]

36. Bay city rollers

:hide:

CB

[youthere]

38. The answer is Bay City Rollers.