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jamiemartin721 Reading 27 Apr 15 1.24pm
Quote The Sash at 27 Apr 2015 1.10pm Quote silvertop at 27 Apr 2015 11.49am Quote pefwin at 25 Apr 2015 7.48pm 1 Yes 2 Style Council 3 The Police 4 The Beatles 5 Status Quo There are so many. Edited by pefwin (25 Apr 2015 7.49pm) Since when have they been rated? They started as the "poor mans Canned Heat" and progressed to stadium novelty act. We are talking bands who critics wet their knix over for no discernible reason... like the Clash Its impossible to hate Status Quo - they don't even take themselves seriously...they are a pub band who got really lucky and they know it. The Quo are alright, the only people who really rate them are their fans. I'm related to Alan Lancaster as it goes (he's my mums cousin). They're one of the few bands I ever met who are somewhat bemused by how much their own fans rate them. "One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" [Link]
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Reading 27 Apr 15 1.24pm

Quote The Sash at 27 Apr 2015 1.10pm

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Quote pefwin at 25 Apr 2015 7.48pm

1 Yes
2 Style Council
3 The Police
4 The Beatles
5 Status Quo

There are so many.

Edited by pefwin (25 Apr 2015 7.49pm)

Since when have they been rated? They started as the "poor mans Canned Heat" and progressed to stadium novelty act. We are talking bands who critics wet their knix over for no discernible reason... like the Clash

Its impossible to hate Status Quo - they don't even take themselves seriously...they are a pub band who got really lucky and they know it.

The Quo are alright, the only people who really rate them are their fans. I'm related to Alan Lancaster as it goes (he's my mums cousin). They're one of the few bands I ever met who are somewhat bemused by how much their own fans rate them.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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jamiemartin721 Reading 27 Apr 15 1.25pm
Iron Maiden must also rate as one of the most overated bands of the UK. They're not st, by any stretch, but fk me they're loved by people in IT on 'Non-Uniform' friday "One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" [Link]
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Reading 27 Apr 15 1.25pm

Iron Maiden must also rate as one of the most overated bands of the UK.

They're not s**t, by any stretch, but f**k me they're loved by people in IT on 'Non-Uniform' friday

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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Part Time James 27 Apr 15 1.26pm
Quote jamiemartin721 at 27 Apr 2015 1.20pm Quote Part Time James at 27 Apr 2015 1.15pm Boomtown Rats anyone? Mainly because the u2 talk reminded me of massively self satisfied cck munchers I want to punch. Who gives a fck that a rancid Irish scarecrow didn't like Mondays? He's still dining out on that rubbish band and all those patronising songs about Africans. I quite like the track, but the boomtown rats are frankly s*t. Also the Stranglers, like them, lucked into one good track before disappearing into their own bum holes. Yeah, actually I don't mind it that much, but I'm only happy to accept it if Geldof goes on telly one day and says "I got lucky with a track and since then I've done nothing but release a load of shte, milk the plight of the starving, preach to everyone else about how to live their lives and fail to keep my own family in order". THEN and only then would I go "Ya know what? I'm forking out 79p on iTunes for that tune they once did to help that poor old chap out".
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Boomtown Rats anyone? Mainly because the u2 talk reminded me of massively self satisfied c*ck munchers I want to punch.

Who gives a f*ck that a rancid Irish scarecrow didn't like Mondays? He's still dining out on that rubbish band and all those patronising songs about Africans.

I quite like the track, but the boomtown rats are frankly s**t. Also the Stranglers, like them, lucked into one good track before disappearing into their own bum holes.

Yeah, actually I don't mind it that much, but I'm only happy to accept it if Geldof goes on telly one day and says "I got lucky with a track and since then I've done nothing but release a load of sh*te, milk the plight of the starving, preach to everyone else about how to live their lives and fail to keep my own family in order".

THEN and only then would I go "Ya know what? I'm forking out 79p on iTunes for that tune they once did to help that poor old chap out".

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Part Time James 27 Apr 15 1.32pm
I was going to say Franz Ferdinand in my list but no one has rated them for quite some time so I left it. Saw them live at Glastonbury while I waited for Goldfrapp and the Chemical Brothers. I can only think the lead singer couldn't hear his own voice. Or his testicles had got twisted putting his trousers on. Does Fatboy Slim count as a band? Not really but I'm putting him in too. His live show involves an old bloke who can't put his headphones on properly pressing play on a CD player. On that basis my dad's act is roughly the same. People say "yeah, well, the tunes he's released" but if you look at, for example, Right Here Right Now, there's virtually no part of that that he made himself. It's 3 or 4 samples put on top of each other. Well done you bald old Brighton supporting bell end. Edited by Part Time James (27 Apr 2015 1.33pm)
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27 Apr 15 1.32pm

I was going to say Franz Ferdinand in my list but no one has rated them for quite some time so I left it.

Saw them live at Glastonbury while I waited for Goldfrapp and the Chemical Brothers. I can only think the lead singer couldn't hear his own voice. Or his testicles had got twisted putting his trousers on.

Does Fatboy Slim count as a band? Not really but I'm putting him in too. His live show involves an old bloke who can't put his headphones on properly pressing play on a CD player. On that basis my dad's act is roughly the same. People say "yeah, well, the tunes he's released" but if you look at, for example, Right Here Right Now, there's virtually no part of that that he made himself. It's 3 or 4 samples put on top of each other. Well done you bald old Brighton supporting bell end.

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radsyrendot From Coventry now in Leicester 27 Apr 15 1.41pm
UB40 or anything to do with them Status Quo Mumford And Sons Elbow Black Sabbath
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From Coventry now in Leicester 27 Apr 15 1.41pm

UB40 or anything to do with them
Status Quo
Mumford And Sons
Elbow
Black Sabbath

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jamiemartin721 Reading 27 Apr 15 1.46pm
Quote Part Time James at 27 Apr 2015 1.32pm I was going to say Franz Ferdinand in my list but no one has rated them for quite some time so I left it. Saw them live at Glastonbury while I waited for Goldfrapp and the Chemical Brothers. I can only think the lead singer couldn't hear his own voice. Or his testicles had got twisted putting his trousers on. Does Fatboy Slim count as a band? Not really but I'm putting him in too. His live show involves an old bloke who can't put his headphones on properly pressing play on a CD player. On that basis my dad's act is roughly the same. People say "yeah, well, the tunes he's released" but if you look at, for example, Right Here Right Now, there's virtually no part of that that he made himself. It's 3 or 4 samples put on top of each other. Well done you bald old Brighton supporting bell end. Edited by Part Time James (27 Apr 2015 1.33pm) Indeed, Fat Boy Slim seems to have made a superstar status out of sampling a few tracks and quotes, and banging Johnny Balls daughter. Infact looking at his history, largely it involves just sampling someone elses work and putting some lyrics over the top (Dub be Good to me is just 'Guns of Brixton with different words and a fit bird). But his tracks as fatboy slim are really so similar as to be actually plaugurising his own back catalogue. And he's st live as a DJ. Plus I know two people who've banged Zoe Ball, at university, and apparently its not a) that difficult b) that good. Just like his dire output as Fk Me S**T "One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" [Link]
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Quote Part Time James at 27 Apr 2015 1.32pm

I was going to say Franz Ferdinand in my list but no one has rated them for quite some time so I left it.

Edited by Part Time James (27 Apr 2015 1.33pm)

Indeed, Fat Boy Slim seems to have made a superstar status out of sampling a few tracks and quotes, and banging Johnny Balls daughter.

Infact looking at his history, largely it involves just sampling someone elses work and putting some lyrics over the top (Dub be Good to me is just 'Guns of Brixton with different words and a fit bird).

But his tracks as fatboy slim are really so similar as to be actually plaugurising his own back catalogue. And he's s**t live as a DJ.

Plus I know two people who've banged Zoe Ball, at university, and apparently its not a) that difficult b) that good. Just like his dire output as F**k Me S**T

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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silvertop Portishead 27 Apr 15 1.47pm
Quote jamiemartin721 at 27 Apr 2015 1.25pm Iron Maiden must also rate as one of the most overated bands of the UK. They're not st, by any stretch, but fk me they're loved by people in IT on 'Non-Uniform' friday Ah, dear old heavy metal. Iron Maiden fall into the same category as do ACDC and [believe it or not] Saxon. Enjoyed ironically by non-rural Britain, but in parts of the Continent, the US and Japan! A mate was at a party hosted by the girlfriend of the [then] guitarist of Saxon. In the UK, he walks about in blessed [and deserved] anonymity. In Germany, each band member are assigned a team of close protection security guards!
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Quote jamiemartin721 at 27 Apr 2015 1.25pm

Iron Maiden must also rate as one of the most overated bands of the UK.

They're not s**t, by any stretch, but f**k me they're loved by people in IT on 'Non-Uniform' friday

Ah, dear old heavy metal.

Iron Maiden fall into the same category as do ACDC and [believe it or not] Saxon. Enjoyed ironically by non-rural Britain, but in parts of the Continent, the US and Japan!

A mate was at a party hosted by the girlfriend of the [then] guitarist of Saxon. In the UK, he walks about in blessed [and deserved] anonymity. In Germany, each band member are assigned a team of close protection security guards!

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Y Ddraig Goch In The Crowd 27 Apr 15 2.07pm
Off the top of my head Oasis (not to be confused with the Bootleg Beatles) Radiohead Sex Pistols Fleetwood Mac Pulp the dignified don't even enter in the game
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Off the top of my head

Oasis (not to be confused with the Bootleg Beatles)
Radiohead
Sex Pistols
Fleetwood Mac
Pulp

the dignified don't even enter in the game

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Part Time James 27 Apr 15 2.07pm
Quote jamiemartin721 at 27 Apr 2015 1.46pm Quote Part Time James at 27 Apr 2015 1.32pm I was going to say Franz Ferdinand in my list but no one has rated them for quite some time so I left it. Saw them live at Glastonbury while I waited for Goldfrapp and the Chemical Brothers. I can only think the lead singer couldn't hear his own voice. Or his testicles had got twisted putting his trousers on. Does Fatboy Slim count as a band? Not really but I'm putting him in too. His live show involves an old bloke who can't put his headphones on properly pressing play on a CD player. On that basis my dad's act is roughly the same. People say "yeah, well, the tunes he's released" but if you look at, for example, Right Here Right Now, there's virtually no part of that that he made himself. It's 3 or 4 samples put on top of each other. Well done you bald old Brighton supporting bell end. Edited by Part Time James (27 Apr 2015 1.33pm) Indeed, Fat Boy Slim seems to have made a superstar status out of sampling a few tracks and quotes, and banging Johnny Balls daughter. Infact looking at his history, largely it involves just sampling someone elses work and putting some lyrics over the top (Dub be Good to me is just 'Guns of Brixton with different words and a fit bird). But his tracks as fatboy slim are really so similar as to be actually plaugurising his own back catalogue. And he's st live as a DJ. Plus I know two people who've banged Zoe Ball, at university, and apparently its not a) that difficult b) that good. Just like his dire output as Fk Me S**T And yet, I probably still would. Actually, of course I would. And I'd repeat the phrase Right Here Right Now the entire time in a monotone.
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27 Apr 15 2.07pm

Quote jamiemartin721 at 27 Apr 2015 1.46pm

Quote Part Time James at 27 Apr 2015 1.32pm

I was going to say Franz Ferdinand in my list but no one has rated them for quite some time so I left it.

Edited by Part Time James (27 Apr 2015 1.33pm)

Indeed, Fat Boy Slim seems to have made a superstar status out of sampling a few tracks and quotes, and banging Johnny Balls daughter.

But his tracks as fatboy slim are really so similar as to be actually plaugurising his own back catalogue. And he's s**t live as a DJ.

Plus I know two people who've banged Zoe Ball, at university, and apparently its not a) that difficult b) that good. Just like his dire output as F**k Me S**T

And yet, I probably still would. Actually, of course I would. And I'd repeat the phrase Right Here Right Now the entire time in a monotone.

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Part Time James 27 Apr 15 2.09pm
Quote radsyrendot at 27 Apr 2015 1.41pm UB40 or anything to do with them Status Quo Mumford And Sons Elbow Black Sabbath As soon as I realised that within the first two lines of War Pigs they rhymed "Masses" with "Masses" I went right off Black Sabbath. It's like the Doors rhyming "Fire" with "Fire" except they aren't British so I can't slate them here.
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27 Apr 15 2.09pm

Quote radsyrendot at 27 Apr 2015 1.41pm

UB40 or anything to do with them
Status Quo
Mumford And Sons
Elbow
Black Sabbath

As soon as I realised that within the first two lines of War Pigs they rhymed "Masses" with "Masses" I went right off Black Sabbath. It's like the Doors rhyming "Fire" with "Fire" except they aren't British so I can't slate them here.

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nickgusset Shizzlehurst 27 Apr 15 2.11pm
Quote radsyrendot at 27 Apr 2015 1.41pm UB40 or anything to do with them Status Quo Mumford And Sons Elbow Black Sabbath Agree with this, with a caveat. Signing Off by UB40 is one of the greatest albums ever. Beyond that a downward slope of s***e
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Shizzlehurst 27 Apr 15 2.11pm

Quote radsyrendot at 27 Apr 2015 1.41pm

UB40 or anything to do with them
Status Quo
Mumford And Sons
Elbow
Black Sabbath

Agree with this, with a caveat. Signing Off by UB40 is one of the greatest albums ever. Beyond that a downward slope of s***e

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Kermit8 Hevon 27 Apr 15 2.19pm
Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 27 Apr 2015 2.07pm Off the top of my head Oasis (not to be confused with the Bootleg Beatles) Radiohead Sex Pistols Fleetwood Mac Pulp I think the Mac are fab Big chest and massive boobs [Link]
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