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Best British Band?

Best British rock band?
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Reply 1
Tough one, there are too many...
what genre and era are we talking?
Reply 2
Specifically rock and during any decade.
Reply 3
Coldplay!! :awesome:


Bring on the megs :star:

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Reply 4
Arctic Monkeys. :love: I can't really say whether they're the best British band ever but they're the best that belong to our generation.
Reply 5
Rock - I'd say Mark Knopfler without the Straits.
Not sure if Knopfler passes for a band but he should

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(edited 10 years ago)
Led Zeppelin (the riff in Heartbreaker :sogood:) or the Rolling Stones, imo.
Are you looking for a specific type of Rock? I am just asking because there are so many forms of Rock music, Rock by itself is very loose.

For me:

Prog Rock: Pink Floyd
Hard Rock: Led Zeppelin

just to name a couple.

It is impossible for me to choose my favourite, as you can't compare prog to hard rock for example. Floyd and Zep are completely different styles.

But if I were given only one choice, I would say: Pink Floyd
listen to these bands! everythingeverything ... you me at six... bring me the horizon (sleepwalking) mallory knox... andd?? don broco(actors) these are a few i really like:cool:
Reply 9
At the moment Kasabian


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Reply 10
Original post by JM01
At the moment Kasabian


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:ditto:

Kasabian are just on another level :sogood:

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Reply 11
Of course their are many sub-genres like psychedelic, progressive, alternative etc but you can state what you like. I merely stated rock to avoid the obvious perpetrators coming into the discussion which don't actually warrant the title of being a 'band'. I am going to say radiohead just because I like the way they reinvent themselves continuously. But radiohead could be categorised differently and not as 'rock'.
Reply 12
Iron Maiden!
Reply 13
Original post by Tigers
Iron Maiden!


I'd have to agree. Still on top of their game after 30 years.
Reply 14
Queen, hands down.
Reply 15
Original post by uthred50
Queen, hands down.


I LOVE YOU!! :yep:

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Original post by Tigers
Iron Maiden!

Agreed!!! :biggrin:
Reply 17
Muse are most certainly worth a mention I think, as well as some of the classics listed above.
Reply 18
King Crimson.
Reply 19
Wishbone Ash for me. I don't think there are many bands who are still producing music after more than forty years. And it's STILL really good.

Old (1972) :


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Newer (late 2011) :


Props to the person who said Mark Knopfler too, though I view him as a folk and blues artist before a rock artist.

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