Scottish Bands! Are there any decent ones? In fact, have there been any since the Rollers? There was Slik with Midge Ure, but after that, my mind has gone blank. It's almost as bad as my part of the world where its such a hotbed, that you can count the good ones on your little fingers. Was watching Daytime TV today, and the legendary Les McKeown was on. Great to see the Rollers back on tour in September. Can't wait. Here's a glimpse of what we've missed over the years. [video=youtube;U8py1wRTli8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8py1wRTli8[/video]
So I'm not a Rollers fan, that's my loss apparently. I'll survive that one I thinks. Seriously though, one of the first bands I saw live were The Skids, f****** awesome. Shame when they split. But, out of the ashes, came Big Country who IMHO were even better. One of the best drummers I can remember seeing Mark Brzezicki. [video=youtube;t0k_4MAEWp8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0k_4MAEWp8[/video] [video=dailymotion;x1xkvx]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1xkvx_big-country-wonderland_music#.UeV2ZfVwbIU[/video]
Franz Ferdinand [video=youtube;r8k-iy_tWtQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8k-iy_tWtQ[/video] Primal Scream [video=youtube;aKFYtUJFYVE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKFYtUJFYVE[/video]
[video=youtube_share;DjgEfjiQnFo]http://youtu.be/DjgEfjiQnFo[/video] my personal favourite skids song
[video=youtube;VeQhK79YkEo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeQhK79YkEo[/video] This mob surface about once a decade. It's usually worth it.
Born in Scotland with girders [video=youtube;qw4n2PL9LZc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw4n2PL9LZc[/video]
I loved The Associates. This mob were totally out there at times. Billy McKenzie RIP [video=youtube;p3C_U0PPQ78]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3C_U0PPQ78[/video]
Belle and Sebastian. [video=youtube;zeVJlLxGsmo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeVJlLxGsmo[/video] There is also Arab Strap. [video=youtube;aVPpUFrhRpA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVPpUFrhRpA[/video]
Chart Acts: [video=youtube;5n1mfhFBYdg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n1mfhFBYdg[/video] [video=youtube;NsjDnLII1Go]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsjDnLII1Go[/video] [video=youtube;ymfyOIOHjQo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfyOIOHjQo[/video]
[video=youtube;ib1peLr7Sz8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib1peLr7Sz8[/video] The cloned Hibs fans are popular with some.
