A complete and comprehensive list of good bands from England

Spacemen 3
My Bloody Valentine
Whitehouse
Joy Division
Slowdive

Seriously, there isn't much else. England gets props for pretty much inventing shoegaze, but other than that, they're pretty much a black hole when it comes to music. Americans started doing the same stuff that Whitehouse does, but probably better. England probably shouldn't even be compared to America as a whole, because it would just get it's ass kicked again and again and again. Even if you just compared England to individual states, most would still wreck England. Michigan, for example, destroys England. Michigan rules.

Anyways, I might have forgotten a couple of bands. Recomend me some decent English music here, so I can have a better opinion of this sad country.

Didn't mention Bowie. 80% of the stuff Bowie did was pretty decent.

Sex Pistols are a joke. Awful band.

The Clash are boring.

Everytime I think about listening to the Cure, I just assume I'd be better served by listening to Joy Division. I'm always right.

I don't care about the Rolling Stones. I'm not your dad.

• Anaal Nathrakh
• Black Sabbath
• Napalm Death
• Gilla Bruja
• Electric Wizard
• Soilent Green
• Bal-Sagoth

Didn't mention Bowie. 80% of the stuff Bowie did was pretty decent.

Sex Pistols are a joke. Awful band.

The Clash are boring.

Everytime I think about listening to the Cure, I just assume I'd be better served by listening to Joy Division. I'm always right.

I don't care about the Rolling Stones. I'm not your dad.

NearTheEnd

Black Sabbath and Electric Wizard are awesome. America has Sleep though, proving we can rip off black sabbath just as well.

Mogwai are pretty cool, but they've gotten pretty boring. That's not as much their fault as much as post rock just getting boring in general.

Britain is a breeding ground for great bands. It easily has the longest list of great, acclaimed, musical talent. I'll leave it to someone else to build up a list.Robertoey

Black Sabbath and Electric Wizard are awesome. America has Sleep though, proving we can rip off black sabbath just as well.

Mogwai are pretty cool, but they've gotten pretty boring. That's not as much their fault as much as post rock just getting boring in general.

NearTheEnd

However, the Americas do have Kyuss, Weedeater, Cold Mourning, etc. But you do have Mistress, though, which is made of pure awesome. AND Mistress pretty much became Anaal Nathrakh, which makes Mistress significantly more awesome.

America also has way more noticeable BM acts than Britain, I've found. So, Britain is kind of obsolete.

Are Coldplay really from England or did they originate in a Clear Channel executive office? I'm betting on the latter.

Pink Floyd would be cooler if they didn't have their heads up there ass and there weren't 500 better bands to listen to when you're high.

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Black Sabbath and Electric Wizard are awesome. America has Sleep though, proving we can rip off black sabbath just as well.

Mogwai are pretty cool, but they've gotten pretty boring. That's not as much their fault as much as post rock just getting boring in general.

AsinineZomg

However, the Americas do have Kyuss, Weedeater, Cold Mourning, etc. But you do have Mistress, though, which is made of pure awesome. AND Mistress pretty much became Anaal Nathrakh, which makes Mistress significantly more awesome.

America also has way more noticeable BM acts than Britain, I've found. So, Britain is kind of obsolete.

Are Coldplay really from England or did they originate in a Clear Channel executive office? I'm betting on the latter.

Pink Floyd would be cooler if they didn't have their heads up there ass and there weren't 500 better bands to listen to when you're high.

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Are Coldplay really from England or did they originate in a Clear Channel executive office? I'm betting on the latter.

Pink Floyd would be cooler if they didn't have their heads up there ass and there weren't 500 better bands to listen to when you're high.

super_mario_128

right behind ya!

off-topic: awesome avy super_mario :)

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Black Sabbath and Electric Wizard are awesome. America has Sleep though, proving we can rip off black sabbath just as well.

Mogwai are pretty cool, but they've gotten pretty boring. That's not as much their fault as much as post rock just getting boring in general.

NearTheEnd

However, the Americas do have Kyuss, Weedeater, Cold Mourning, etc. But you do have Mistress, though, which is made of pure awesome. AND Mistress pretty much became Anaal Nathrakh, which makes Mistress significantly more awesome.

America also has way more noticeable BM acts than Britain, I've found. So, Britain is kind of obsolete.

There are tons of good British bands today and from the past.

King Crimson

Porcupine Tree

Super Furry Animals ( If we are counting Whales)

Belle and Sebastian

Jesus and Mary Chain

Kula Shaker

Genesis

The Libertines

Blur

The Kinks

Stone Roses

T. Rex

Placebo

Elbow

Gomez

Frost

Pendragon

No-Man

Bass Communion

Oceansize

Anathema

Marillion

Pure Reason Revolution

Pulp

Stereophonics

XTC

The Charlatans UK

Mansun

"a complete and comprehensive list of good bands from england"

lol there was like four bands, terrible

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Didn't mention Bowie. 80% of the stuff Bowie did was pretty decent.

Sex Pistols are a joke. Awful band.

The Clash are boring.

Everytime I think about listening to the Cure, I just assume I'd be better served by listening to Joy Division. I'm always right.

I don't care about the Rolling Stones. I'm not your dad.

Salvy41

The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, Led Zeppelin, U2, The Clash, Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Dire Straits, The Smiths, Iron Maiden, Jethro Tull, Oasis, Cold Play, Radiohead, Wings, Blur, The Kinks, The Cure, Muse, The Libertines, and the Spice Girls!Robertoey

Ska.luke1889

[QUOTE="Salvy41"][QUOTE="NearTheEnd"]

Didn't mention Bowie. 80% of the stuff Bowie did was pretty decent.

Sex Pistols are a joke. Awful band.

The Clash are boring.

Everytime I think about listening to the Cure, I just assume I'd be better served by listening to Joy Division. I'm always right.

I don't care about the Rolling Stones. I'm not your dad.

mexicangordo

Are you implying that I'm not being entirely serious in this thread, and am using a list of 5 bands to show how bored I am with English music/life in general? Like, you at least almost get it?

Ehm, Pink Floyd, Arctic Monkeys, the Cure, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin. You list is terrible.jointed

[QUOTE="jointed"]Ehm, Pink Floyd, Arctic Monkeys, the Cure, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin. You list is terrible.NearTheEnd

My Bloody ValentineNearTheEnd

[QUOTE="NearTheEnd"]My Bloody ValentineKOTORkicker

[QUOTE="mexicangordo"][QUOTE="Salvy41"] Jeez.. Hard to please. The Jesus & Mary Chain, Massive Attack, Mogwai, Nick Drake, New Order, Young Marble Giants, Talk Talk, The Stone Roses, Radiohead, Aphex Twin, The Smiths?NearTheEnd

Are you implying that I'm not being entirely serious in this thread, and am using a list of 5 bands to show how bored I am with English music/life in general? Like, you at least almost get it?

The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, Led Zeppelin, U2, The Clash, Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Dire Straits, The Smiths, Iron Maiden, Jethro Tull, Oasis, Cold Play, Radiohead, Wings, Blur, The Kinks, The Cure, Muse, The Libertines, and the Spice Girls!Robertoey

All these bands to name a few.

Needs more Chumbawamba. Best English band ever. joeytentz

Looks like we have a hater here because he knows our music is too good but will not admit it.

No-one mentioned Portishead?

Oasis (don't really like these though)

Depeche Mode

Blur

Razorlight

You can't really have a list that is comprehensive for such a subjective thing as music...

Also, OP is a troll, or at least comes across that way.

Steve Albini's produced a couple of good bands from England, I think. Maybe just Europe as a whole. I can't be bothered to name them, but I'm sure there's a catalogue of all the albums he's ever produced somewhere on the internet.Greatgone12

[QUOTE="Greatgone12"]Steve Albini's produced a couple of good bands from England, I think. Maybe just Europe as a whole. I can't be bothered to name them, but I'm sure there's a catalogue of all the albums he's ever produced somewhere on the internet.NearTheEnd

Other people like the bands that have been mentioned, so there's no point in continuing the thread because you're just going to pooh-pooh over any British band mentioned... It makes the thread futile, to be honest, and it comes across as trolling.

But you probably already knew that. :roll:

I advise everyone in this thread to get a sense of humor. Anyone who comes into a thread titled "A Complete and Comprehensive List of Good Bands from England" expecting to find some wealth of knowledge probably doesn't belong on the internet. I posted 5 or so bands (that nobody has said weren't awesome) and a goofy paragraph with the intention of having a lighthearted discussion about English music, and how American music compares. Don't get your panties in a bunch when I don't mention Pink Floyd. That isn't what this thread is about.

And with that, let me state, for the record, that I hate Morrissy.

Spacemen 3
My Bloody Valentine
Whitehouse
Joy Division
Slowdive

Seriously, there isn't much else. England gets props for pretty much inventing shoegaze, but other than that, they're pretty much a black hole when it comes to music. Americans started doing the same stuff that Whitehouse does, but probably better. England probably shouldn't even be compared to America as a whole, because it would just get it's ass kicked again and again and again. Even if you just compared England to individual states, most would still wreck England. Michigan, for example, destroys England. Michigan rules.

Anyways, I might have forgotten a couple of bands. Recomend me some decent English music here, so I can have a better opinion of this sad country.

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