The Music of Britain

[bamber]

[bamber]

From High Wycombe apparently, I would not have guessed, poxy yanky accents.

Not impressed.

[bamber]

Edited November 9, 2014 by bamber

[Thearg]

From High Wycombe apparently, I would not have guessed, poxy yanky accents.

Not impressed.

Ha ha,I think they did pretty well for a bunch of lads from Wycombe,you would never of known it.

Proper old skool,sampling the funk when Hip was good.

[bamber]

Edited November 9, 2014 by bamber

[rubenz]

This Mickey Finn tune record was always guaranteed to mash up the dance..

Only Bamber can take a thread chatting about a map with some bands on through to Dexys via a selection of UK Garage bangers! :dancer:

[Gnomicide]

I was physically attacked by by Alesha Dixon in Ayia Napa in June 2001. I did not press charges.

Did she attack you for making her watch shit YouTube videos?

[Gnomicide]

Back on topic though.

Have you thought about doing a USA one?

[Amy Lawn]

Bamber is my favourite poster.

[mr gumby]

Bamber is my favourite poster.

Is that because you'd like to nail him to a wall? ;-)

[philby1981]

Back on topic though.

Have you thought about doing a USA one?

Yes indeed, I did one a few months back.

Again the usual challenge of a glut of creative talent in the California & New York areas but I like how it turned out.

The Music of America - https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/128111962/the-music-of-america-limited-edition?

[eastynh]

Yes indeed, I did one a few months back.

Again the usual challenge of a glut of creative talent in the California & New York areas but I like how it turned out.

The Music of America - https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/128111962/the-music-of-america-limited-edition?

The problem with this one is that there is nothing on it for Chicago House, Detroit Techno which totally changed music. There is hardly any disco reference and where is Nile Rogers and Chic? Hes probably a more influential artist than any other on that picture.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Mental note to self - keep an eye on this thread, if one of the jocks sobers up for long enough to read this, there'll be fireworks.

That's fine - it's true enough and there are large empty areas in the highlands that can hardly be expected to produce huge numbers of successful bands.

However, "jocks"....? "sober up"....?

[Gnomicide]

The problem with this one is that there is nothing on it for Chicago House, Detroit Techno which totally changed music. There is hardly any disco reference and where is Nile Rogers and Chic? Hes probably a more influential artist than any other on that picture.

Yeah. But as we all know, disco sucks.

Not sure if serious about Nile? Do you mean in reality or in his mind?

More infuential than Dylan? Elvis? Robert Johnson? Velvet Underground, Ramones?

[CaledonianGonzo]

He wrote some of the biggest hits of the artists you mention.

[russycarps]

you should do one for australia. It would just be NICK CAVE in massive letters.

Or one for canada. "LEONARD COHEN"

Edited November 10, 2014 by russycarps

[Badlands]

you should do one for australia. It would just be NICK CAVE in massive letters.

Or one for canada. "LEONARD COHEN"

Whoa, Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Len....

[CaledonianGonzo]

Sorry russy. It's a rough outlook for Nick Cave on the Australia map as his name gets smashed in two by the AC/DC lightning bolt.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Though to be fair they could also beef up the sparsely populated Scottish section of the UK one by putting Bon Scott up in Kirriemuir.

Edit: Great minds...

Edited November 10, 2014 by CaledonianGonzo

[CaledonianGonzo]

I never knew he was a scot too. I knew the youngs were.

Those bagpipes on It's A Long Way To The Top......

[philby1981]

The problem with this one is that there is nothing on it for Chicago House, Detroit Techno which totally changed music. There is hardly any disco reference and where is Nile Rogers and Chic? Hes probably a more influential artist than any other on that picture.

I'll openly admit that my personal preferences (blues, indie, rock) were baked in there.

And I've purposely left out a glut of poppy acts who have sold a hell of a lot of records.

I'll hold my hand up that Chic/Nile Rodgers merit inclusion...especially if you factor in his recent resurgence as an artist/producer/collaborator.

But most influential? God no.

Off the top of my head I'd suggest the following to be appended to Gnomicide's list:

Michael Jackson, Hendrix, Miles Davis, Little Richard

...and there's probably a hell of a lot more if we gave it more collective thought.

[jeffie]

Does he play them?

As I never knew he was a Scot just presumed they were played by a session musician

Is the ability to play the bagpipes genetic then?

[CaledonianGonzo]

George Young, having heard that Scott was in a pipe band, encouraged the use of the bagpipes in the song and Scott obliged though having never played them before; eventually managing to squeeze a tune out of them.[1] In fact Scott was a side drummer for the pipe band and had no previous experience with the bagpipes.[1] Scott played the bagpipes live until in 1976 he set the bagpipes down at the corner of a stage and they were destroyed by fans.[1] The band reverted to a tape in subsequent live performances

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_a_Long_Way_to_the_Top_(If_You_Wanna_Rock_'n'_Roll)

[gizmoman]

Yes indeed, I did one a few months back.

Again the usual challenge of a glut of creative talent in the California & New York areas but I like how it turned out.

The Music of America - https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/128111962/the-music-of-america-limited-edition?

Any reason for Sam Cooke appearing twice? In two different places!

[LondonTom]

I was physically attacked by by Alesha Dixon in Ayia Napa in June 2001. I did not press charges.

This explains so much.

Scott obliged though having never played them before; eventually managing to squeeze a tune out of them.

Thats quite a feat as never before or after, has a tune came out of someone playing the bagpipes