BBC - ultimate British group poll (National Album Day)

[growl]

10cc
Prefab Sprout
Biffy Clyro
Beatles
Who

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Depeche Mode had been bringing Indie to the charts while the Stone Roses were still in school.

Acid House was the turning point in music in the late 80's and the Stone Roses clung to the coat tails of that.

The most iconic part of Fools Gold is the drum beat which is a rip of from Hot Pants by Bobby Byrd. This break has been sampled millions of times.

The Stone Roses were just another guitar band who were in the right place at the right time. They had one magnificent album and one very good one.

The changes in Manchester had more to do with drugs, acid house, the Hac and New Order. The guitar bands that came after were just a convenient thing for the music press to hang their coats on as they had absolutely no idea what to do with Acud House.

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[Nightmare Walking]

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I like Second Coming as well. It is a victim of circumstance and I think time has been kinder to it then the initial reaction it received.
Truth be told, Oasis stole their thunder. If they had got it out before Definitely Maybe, the world may have been different.
They also made the mistake of releasing Love Spreada before 10 Story Love Song. Love Spreads is a great tune, but 10 SLS was the more immediate single.

 

[City Hobgoblin]

Is "indie" really a musical genre though?

Some "indie" bands are punky, some are more pop, some are more electronic...etc.

 

[bennyboy]

Beatles

















































Then 4 others way below

Aye Beatles solo stuff.

 

[Nightmare Walking]

Is "indie" really a musical genre though?

Some "indie" bands are punky, some are more pop, some are more electronic...etc.

Indie means independent label.

 

[staffsblue]

Is "indie" really a musical genre though?

Some "indie" bands are punky, some are more pop, some are more electronic...etc.

All the Stock, Aitken and Waterman stuff was in the Indie charts as they weren't on a major label. However, I don't think Kylie, Jason, Sonia and the Reynolds Girls were remotely alternative or ground breaking.
Similarly, Erasure are on Mute records who are independent, and whilst I do like Vince Clarke as a songwriter, and his cheesy synth sound, it is effectively mainstream pop.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Pissed off no Small Faces on there because it would of been my top 5 favourite bands if they had.
THE KINKS
The Jam
The Smiths
Madness
Then any of following, depending what mood I'm in..
Stone Roses/Erasure/The Clash/Oasis/Depeche mode/The Who/Pet shop boys/ 10cc/Pulp..

 

[youngbob]

Radiohead
Pulp
Sugababes
Girls Aloud
Human League

 

[lefty goldblatt]

Or Black Sabbath

Absolutely staggering for the lack of "metal", let alone the omission of one of the pioneers of the genre.