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It's Burns night, so naturally our thoughts have turned to all things Scottish, specifically the best and worst ever bands from north of the border.
Rod Stewart is heading up the piece purely because we love the photo; he obviously isn't a band and, despite his best efforts to convince otherwise, he isn't really Scottish either.
So without further ado, let's see who is the great chieftain o' the puddin-race! Or at least the musical version anyway...
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25/01/2012 15:42
What about Runrig, Deacon Blue, Fairground Attraction, Franz Ferdinand, The Fratellis.....
25/01/2012 16:42
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band! Braw!
The Incredible String Band
25/01/2012 16:21
oh come on, what about the Rezillos the best of the lot!!!
25/01/2012 16:17
No Associates ..you have to be joking!
And least a heads up for the Average White Band for goodness sakes
25/01/2012 15:58
Big Country? What about the Skids? They were better than Big country. Classic band.
25/01/2012 17:41
How could we ever forget the wonderful New Years we had with dear Jimmy Shand, Moira Anderson and the White Heather club. My heart bleeds. They were the best ambassadors.for Independence that Scotland ever had.
25/01/2012 17:49
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25/01/2012 16:53
What about the 1974 scottish football team? We're on the march with Ally's army. classic. ok, I'll shut up now.
25/01/2012 14:40
Wow! A genuinely well-written and insightful article on MSN. Who'd a thunk it? I know they're not a band per se but Boards Of Canada should get an honorary mention. Oh, and Arab Strap. And Josef K. And the Fence Collective chaps. I'll stop now.
25/01/2012 15:28
You forgot Scotland's best band .......Big Country !!
08/02/2012 13:23
RUNRIG , The best to come out of Scotland.
25/01/2012 20:22
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards on Mull of Kintyre?
Sorry that should have been humblebums, it was a long time ago
Thinking of Aly Bain what about Boys of the Lough? Was that a Scottish band?
25/01/2012 20:10
what about the Sensational Alex Harvey Band ?
One of the best bands ever to come out of Scotland!!!!!!!!!!!!!
25/01/2012 19:55
mogwai, the delgados, bmx bandits, exploited,the shamen
travis and runrig.
25/01/2012 17:53
Alestorm! can't beat a good bit of Scottish Pirate metal! and Biffy clyro are not bad at all.
25/01/2012 15:37
Yeh of course Big Country! &glad to see The Blue Nile up there.. But where's Billy Mckenzies' Associates?.. only thee most accomplished male vocalist of all time, Anywhere!
27/01/2012 14:59
Ermm What about Wet Wet Wet? Are they not up there?
26/01/2012 00:33
A few things....first "impeccable Altered Images"?! Not the word I would use...
Also, where are the Associates? Aztec Camera? Goodbye Mr MacKenzie? Belle and Sebastian? Travis? (Early years, of course).
Coming from Coatbridge, I can completely understand the graffited Hue and Cry posters.....
Also, where are the Associates? Aztec Camera? Goodbye Mr MacKenzie? Belle and Sebastian? Travis? (Early years, of course).
Coming from Coatbridge, I can completely understand the graffited Hue and Cry posters.....
25/01/2012 21:50
ROD THE MOD !!!
25/01/2012 21:07
Teenage Fanclub. AC Acoustics.
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