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Rinkals
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Deep fried mars bars are an English creation and you have a tin ear.



Are you sure?

I knew the Chippy in Stonehaven who claim to have invented them.


Delia Smith invented them in early 70s.



I'd be quite interested to see the provenance of that.

Or have I been whooshed? :?
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Rinkals wrote:
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Deep fried mars bars are an English creation and you have a tin ear.



Are you sure?

I knew the Chippy in Stonehaven who claim to have invented them.


Delia Smith invented them in early 70s.



I'd be quite interested to see the provenance of that.

Or have I been whooshed? :?


www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGOaaYeMyS8
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My vote is for these guys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHXsybAvaxo
The Haemorrhoids with their 1981 classic 'How Can I Love You (If You Won't Take Of Your Pants).'
They are still gigging; I saw them in January where they did a few of their classics - Pink Vibrator, Open Your Barn Doors, and Shitehouse Blues.
They are Lanarkshire lads which explains a lot, but they put on a good show.
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The Aliens

Good man. My brother played bass for them. /globusmoment
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anyone who says texas, i will put your stank ass on ignore!


Sharleen from Texas hit me with a car door once, just off of Princes street - think it was millenium year.
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The Proclaimers 8) :smug:

Awesome live, just such catchy, witty, and recognisable songs.

Who else could fit 'Saskatchewan' into a song about Scottish politics and make it sound amazing? I'll tell you - no one
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Quality list all round.


I'd go for The Clean ahead of Straightjacket Fits.


A mate has just laid down the drums for the latest Bob Scott album. Borrowed my old kit for some practice so I'm getting an undeserved album thank you. Weird.
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Believe it or not, they have more than one song.


I've heard quite a few, but please feel free to post your favourites, Jerpy.
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I'm surprised Sheena Easton hasn't been mentioned.



So am I.

Not because she deserves to be but because there has been some incredible shite already mentioned on this thread.....Deacon Blue FOR FUCKS SAKE.....Runrig anyone? :(

There have however been a number of brilliant Scottish bands - certainly more that there have been Welsh ones at least and probably Irish ones too. I quite like the fey indie of Belle and Sebastian, the cartoonish acid stompers The Shamen, the sepulchral shards of majesty that was The Cocteau Twins, the (maybe this was just me) the lovely Shop Assistants/Motorcycle Boy or even Easterhouse who I really liked for a few weeks in the mid-80s......but my favourite has to be the Fannies....if only for the splendour of Bandwagonesque as I wasn't even that hot on their later stuff.


FUCK FUCK FUCK QUICK EDIT


How the fuck could I have forgotten JAMC.........better than Teenage Fanclub by about 1,000,000 times. :blush:


... were from Manchester - they just liked the sound of the name.

Cocteau Twins


daylight


The Delgados/Camera Obscura
Belle & Sebastian/Associates/Orange Juice

Runrig are fucking brutal
Primal Scream are mostly English apart from Bobby Gillespie (and he's a cunt)
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For a small population, Scotland produces some great bands.
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Has there been any mention of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isxaq6yu ... re=related

Only do covers afaik but good fun all the same.
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mr bungle wrote:
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Believe it or not, they have more than one song.


I've heard quite a few, but please feel free to post your favourites, Jerpy.


Three of my favs.

Rocket to the Moon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0V_rNsm4pI
Dance Called America - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyn4XnGPtEs
Running to the Light - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbCSC71RrIM

Runrig are fantastic live.
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Calum MacDonald, who writes most of the lyrics for Runrig, was a PE student who did some work experience at the High School I attended. Great bloke and taught rugby rather than football where possible, which was a pleasant change.
Have seen Runrig live twice, not recently though- both were brilliant gigs.
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Sunshine on Leith by the Proclaimers was a fantastic album.


Shame about their choice of football team. Looks like Leith will be waiting for its sunshine for a wee while yet. :smug: :smug: :smug:
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Seen Runrig live at the Kettering arena of all places.... :lol:

They were bloody good as well.

Gerry Rafferty/ Steelers Wheel?
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dargotronV.1 wrote:
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The Aliens

Good man. My brother played bass for them. /globusmoment


I have seen your brother play live then, and very good he was! :thumbup:
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Mon the Biff!
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Black Watch Pipes and Drums
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Scots have produced a lot of great bands. I'll take the question to include bands that are no more.

However, are we using "Scottish" as a noun or an adjective?

2 bands who were great and encapsulated Scottishness (err... not the Proclaimers) = The Skids and subsequently Big Country. Both carved out unique sounds which represented the country of their birth.

Being great and Scottish
- Simple Minds. Early days. U2? Pah. Not fit musically or innovatively to wipe Kerr's shoes in the days of Life, Empires, Sons and even the over produced New Gold.
- Cocteau Twins. Unique. Probably the flagship for 4AD which is no mean feat.
- Associates. Short lived and another tragic death to go with Adamson's but MacKenzie's voice was a thing of rare and individual beauty. MacKenzie's contribution to Yello's Rhythm Divine. 8)
- Jesus and Mary Chain. The Reids might have been the most annoying ****ers ever when it came to live performances which left everyone short changed but they were musically significant and different enough to warrant mention. PWEI's pisstake "What's so f***ing good about Candy" might have diminished their status a bit!

More mainstreams would include Waterboys and Eurythmics.

I'll chuck this in (not read the thread) because someone will have said Ultravox. Not valid because the real Ultravox was John Foxx's and he was most certainly not a Midget (Ure) Scot.
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I'll say it again:

The Delgados

(after the Cocteau Twins)
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jrp wrote:
Rinkals wrote:
jrp wrote:
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Deep fried mars bars are an English creation and you have a tin ear.



Are you sure?

I knew the Chippy in Stonehaven who claim to have invented them.


Delia Smith invented them in early 70s.



I'd be quite interested to see the provenance of that.

Or have I been whooshed? :?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGOaaYeMyS8



Um, is that real?

It looks like the video equivalent of a photo-shopping to me. :?
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Calculus
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Akkerman wrote:
Not a band, but I like Amy MacDonald :blush:


The lyrics of some of her songs are a bit cheesy, but I’d definitely give her one.
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Runrig are far from shite - fantastic live band and songwriters.


I have to agree with that. Fantastic band. Their album, 'Once in a Lifetime' is still one of my favorites.
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+ 1 for the Fannies for me, followed by Alex Harvey.

Some great stuff on this thread.
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Altered Images.

Jeez, I'd destroy her fanny still and she is easily 50+ now. Funomenal piece of clunge.
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Altered Images.

Jeez, I'd destroy her fanny still and she is easily 50+ now. Funomenal piece of clunge.

Gregory's Girl was on the other night.

Annoyingly it's not on youtube but she used to have this spastic dance routine like Dick Van Dyke as the "toy" clown in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. When doing this on BBC's Swap Shop, she got clouted in the head by her bass player and knocked out.

Rumour has it that Noel Edmonds violated her repeatedly whilst our Clare was off with the fairies. Several years later, Edmonds bumped off Michael Lush who threatened to expose his evil deeds.
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Florian
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A third of Cream.
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Teenage fanclub ...

Simple Minds made some atrocious music after such a brilliant youth ..
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Primal Scream or Idlewild.

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Lorthern Nights wrote:
Has there been any mention of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isxaq6yu ... re=related

Only do covers afaik but good fun all the same.


I'm convinced the first time I saw them was at Rock Ness when Runrig were the main act. Can't find it on the Rock Ness site though. Good laugh.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote:
Scots have produced a lot of great bands. I'll take the question to include bands that are no more.

However, are we using "Scottish" as a noun or an adjective?

2 bands who were great and encapsulated Scottishness (err... not the Proclaimers) = The Skids and subsequently Big Country. Both carved out unique sounds which represented the country of their birth.

Being great and Scottish
- Simple Minds. Early days. U2? Pah. Not fit musically or innovatively to wipe Kerr's shoes in the days of Life, Empires, Sons and even the over produced New Gold.
- Cocteau Twins. Unique. Probably the flagship for 4AD which is no mean feat.
- Associates. Short lived and another tragic death to go with Adamson's but MacKenzie's voice was a thing of rare and individual beauty. MacKenzie's contribution to Yello's Rhythm Divine. 8)
- Jesus and Mary Chain. The Reids might have been the most annoying ****ers ever when it came to live performances which left everyone short changed but they were musically significant and different enough to warrant mention. PWEI's pisstake "What's so f***ing good about Candy" might have diminished their status a bit!

More mainstreams would include Waterboys and Eurythmics.

I'll chuck this in (not read the thread) because someone will have said Ultravox. Not valid because the real Ultravox was John Foxx's and he was most certainly not a Midget (Ure) Scot.


Saw the Skids in Edinburgh in the Student Union. Some twat (well it was the student union) threw beer over the them. The whole band left the stage as one and kicked the shit out of him. Then got back up and played 'Into the Valley'. This was the first time I'd heard it and they were raging. Sensational.

Skids and Big Country share members.
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Maori Nui wrote:
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Also I'm surprised no one has mentioned Belle & Sebastian.

Neigs linked them.

TBH I'd take the fucking Proclaimers (let alone Texas) over the bland shite you listed Muse. ;)

Capercallie or Runrig?
SAHAB, Nazareth, Incredible String Band, Average White Band, Jesus And Mary Chain, Blue Nile, Cocteau Twins, Big Country, Simple Minds, Altered Images, Aztec Camera, Orange Juice, Deacon Blue, Belle and Sebastian, Camera Obscura.


Capercaillie from way back when we were all much younger. Karen Mathieson has one of the great voices. Saw her singing with Eddi Reader a few years back. Two voices made in heaven that joined perfectly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyxOh6MO0dI
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Muse has swayed me, the answer is Texas.
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Texas are good but were always a bit commercial poppy. A guilty pleasure.
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Muse has swayed me, the answer is Texas.


i tried and tried, and tried again, but i just can't bring myself to do it.
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DanDunne wrote:
Sunshine on Leith by the Proclaimers was a fantastic album.


Agreed, their latest is well worth a listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRNc_2mtexE
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musefreek wrote:
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Muse has swayed me, the answer is Texas.


i tried and tried, and tried again, but i just can't bring myself to do it.

:x You're all mouth and no feckin trousers.
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Edinburgh01 wrote:
Maori Nui wrote:
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Also I'm surprised no one has mentioned Belle & Sebastian.

Neigs linked them.

TBH I'd take the fucking Proclaimers (let alone Texas) over the bland shite you listed Muse. ;)

Capercallie or Runrig?
SAHAB, Nazareth, Incredible String Band, Average White Band, Jesus And Mary Chain, Blue Nile, Cocteau Twins, Big Country, Simple Minds, Altered Images, Aztec Camera, Orange Juice, Deacon Blue, Belle and Sebastian, Camera Obscura.


Capercaillie from way back when we were all much younger. Karen Mathieson has one of the great voices. Saw her singing with Eddi Reader a few years back. Two voices made in heaven that joined perfectly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyxOh6MO0dI


Image

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johnstrac wrote:
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Sunshine on Leith by the Proclaimers was a fantastic album.


Agreed, their latest is well worth a listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRNc_2mtexE


They might be hibbee cunts but they have produced some brilliant songs throughout the years - there is nothing like 300 folk singing 500 miles in a boozer on Hogmanay.
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