Miguel Sanchez Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) For reasons I still can't fully understand, remember or which may not have actually existed in the first place I've decided to start listening to noted Glaswegian noise-enthusiasts Mogwai. This got me thinking of this name-checking list from The Twilight Sad's seminal 2015 Barrowland Christmas Extravaganza: Quote This song is for em, Mogwai, Aereogramme, Arab Strap, Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Errors, RM Hubbert, all the people, I'm forgetting people, but all the people that have supported our music and made tonight possible for us and given us everything. Thank you very much for giving a f**k about our band. The Delgados, Camera Obscura... this country just makes fucking good music. Share tales of your favourite Scottish music here. Edited June 16, 2017 by Miguel Sanchez 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Urusei Yatsura, Life Without Buildings, Aereogramme, Mogwai amongst my favourites still. More recently Fuath Here's a cautionary tale, as a spotty young teenager I walked into a Virgin record store and seen a display for "new Scottish bands" can't recall all the albums that were there but not really knowing of any of them I wanted to get one and randomly narrowed down to the Travis debut vs Mogwai Young Team.....plumping for the Travis effort. Needless to say I found my way back to the light side in time but what a disastrous 'sliding doors' type situation that could have been when I think back on it. I can only imagine in horror my life now if I'd become a Travis-type music fan. Looking back, the artwork, band names, everything about the Mogwai record was 100 times more exciting so lord knows why I went for Travis! I just wasn't ready I guess -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Mogwai, primal scream, jesus and Mary chain, teenage fanclub. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Couple that haven't been mentioned, the fratellis (the debut album was very good when it came out) and the view (won't be for everyone but seen them a few times and always decent). Not saying they're up there with the best of the best Scottish but worth adding to the long list imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) I will be charitable and say both albums have aged very, very poorly. Ed - both debut albums that is, f**k knows what sort of horror they produced afterwards Edited June 17, 2017 by Miguel Sanchez 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I will be charitable and say both albums have aged very, very poorly. Ed - both debut albums that is, f**k knows what sort of horror they produced afterwards Fratellis I couldn't name you a single song since the debut album. Might bt have aged well but was massive at the time. The view have turned out some decent songs since the debut album. Like I say, no way the best Scottish bands but worth a place in a long list. There's bound to have been a tv programme running through the top 50 Scottish bands or something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 The Exploited are fucking class. Biffy are overrated art-student dross. Glasvegas should have every bit of their music wiped from existence and never be spoken of again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Scars were dece. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Jazz Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Boards Of Canada. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Jacobsen Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) Idlewild. Teenage Fanclub. Travis. Edited June 17, 2017 by Allan Jacobsen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Jacobsen Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 2 hours ago, 8MileBU said: Biffy are overrated art-student dross. Glasvegas should have every bit of their music wiped from existence and never be spoken of again. I like Biffy. Glasvegas are fucking dreadful though. 8 hours ago, Boostin' Kev said: teenage fanclub. Got there before me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I'll be catching both Mogwai and Arab Strap in September most likely, so looking forward to that a great deal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Allan Jacobsen said: I like Biffy. Glasvegas are fucking dreadful though. Biffy are beige hipsters. They couldn't lace The Skids' boots. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Couple that haven't been mentioned, the fratellis (the debut album was very good when it came out) and the view (won't be for everyone but seen them a few times and always decent). Not saying they're up there with the best of the best Scottish but worth adding to the long list imo. The Fratellis are very underrated imo. There's some absolute belters on all 4 albums. Also Jon Fratellis solo album was decent and his band with Lou Hickey, Codeine Velvet Club had quite a few great songs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Hipster is a fairly meaningless term. It can be attached to anything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 The Associates. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh phil Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Stealers WheelSensational Alex Harvey BandKing CreosoteMull Historical SocietyAverage White Band 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilky1878 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 VidaThe SnutsShambolics 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Jag Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 The Pastels 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) beta band, goodbye mr mckenzie,primal scream, king creosote and his assorted projects,and the luci baines band as they're my mates. Edited June 18, 2017 by dirty dingus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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