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Gavin B. · 09-24-2010, 10:21 AM

Five Good Reasons To Love Brit Bands

Say what you will about the never ending revolving door of new Brit bands, every decade or so a new wave of innovative UK bands come along to awaken the world to the infinite artistic possibilities of rock & roll music.

Be it the Kinks, the Beatles or the Stones in the 60s; Led Zeppelin, the Sex Pistols or the Clash in the 70s; Gang of Four, Public Image Ltd. or XTC in the 80s; Blur, Oasis or Stone Roses in the 90s; or Radiohead, the National, the Coral, the Futureheads or the Libertines in the 00s; every new generation of UK rock bands manages to challenge our expectations & subvert the conventional notion that rock and roll is subject to arbitrary rules or creative limits.

Below are five songs which will do a better job of waking you up in the morning than three double espressos & 40 milligram dose of Adderal. The songs are also five good reasons to love Brit bands.

#1. Struck Dumb by the Futureheads

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#2. Natural's Not In It (Rakes Remix) by Gang of Four

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#3. Song #2 by Blur

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#4. I'm Not Down by the Clash

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#5. Totally Wired by the Fall

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09-24-2010, 10:21 AM	#235 (permalink)
Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	Five Good Reasons To Love Brit Bands Say what you will about the never ending revolving door of new Brit bands, every decade or so a new wave of innovative UK bands come along to awaken the world to the infinite artistic possibilities of rock & roll music. Be it the Kinks, the Beatles or the Stones in the 60s; Led Zeppelin, the Sex Pistols or the Clash in the 70s; Gang of Four, Public Image Ltd. or XTC in the 80s; Blur, Oasis or Stone Roses in the 90s; or Radiohead, the National, the Coral, the Futureheads or the Libertines in the 00s; every new generation of UK rock bands manages to challenge our expectations & subvert the conventional notion that rock and roll is subject to arbitrary rules or creative limits. Below are five songs which will do a better job of waking you up in the morning than three double espressos & 40 milligram dose of Adderal. The songs are also five good reasons to love Brit bands. #1. Struck Dumb by the Futureheads ======================== #2. Natural's Not In It (Rakes Remix) by Gang of Four ========================= #3. Song #2 by Blur ========================== #4. I'm Not Down by the Clash ======================= #5. Totally Wired by the Fall ========================== __________________ There are two types of music: the first type is the blues and the second type is all the other stuff. Townes Van Zandt Last edited by Gavin B.; 10-05-2010 at 02:21 PM.