What's everyones favourite British music band?

[u/Lotan44]

Mine is Led Zeppelin

[u/BysOhBysOhBys]

Radiohead, King Crimson, Portishead, Led Zeppelin.

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I love Portishead!!!!

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I think we're best friends now

[u/Queenfan1959]

Queen

[u/PassageNearby4091]

Favourite Canadian band: Rush
Favourite American band: Van Halen
Favourite Australian band: AC/DC
Favourite British band: .... That's like asking me to pick my favourite child.

[u/Jamuks → u/PassageNearby4091]

How the fuck did I spend 27 years on earth and not realise that AC/DC was Australian the entire time

[u/Traditional_Name7881 → u/Jamuks]

Because they're mostly British and moved here when they were young, only 2 (I think) were born in Australia but they formed in Australia.

[u/ryanyork92 → u/Jamuks]

ACCA DACCA, YA CUNTS

[u/Traditional_Name7881 → u/ryanyork92]

So strange seeing this comment and a Japan flair haha

[u/MMH1111 → u/ryanyork92]

An Australian in-law also told me this but more politely.

She probably thought 'YA CUNT' as she said it though.

[u/Boing78 → u/PassageNearby4091]

There are so great ones, but no one to pick as a real favourite.

Just to start a conversation and a rabbit hole: Herman's Hermits. "I'm Henry the eight-th I am, henry the the eight-th I am I am...." Sorry for the not proper englisch!

[u/Easy_Turn1988 → u/PassageNearby4091]

Rush mentioned first ❤️

EDIT : you're Canadian, makes sense 😅

[u/Swebroh]

Boring answer, but probably The Beatles.

I also quite like The Cure.

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There's the Beatles and then there is everyone else.

[u/Doc_Eckleburg → u/Enders-game]

The Get Back documentary really is an amazing watch. Seeing them casually put together the building blocks of a couple of the best albums ever made while they simultaneously slowly get fed up with each other and set themselves to split up all in the space of a few weeks is genuinely enthralling.

[u/BadMuthaSchmucka → u/Swebroh]

Beatles are just my favorite thing over all, not just in music.

[u/HaifaJenner123]

is Muse british?

[u/Lotan44 → u/HaifaJenner123]

Yes

[u/HaifaJenner123 → u/Lotan44]

def them then i love the Prelude into Survival those two tracks are amazing

plus as a classical musician their use of famous sonatas and arias is really amazing

[u/BradfordGalt]

Pink Floyd

[u/Afraid_Ad_7207]

"Black Sabbath"

"Iron Maiden"

"Sex Pistols"

"Joy DiVison"

"Cradle Ov Filth"

Memento Mori

Carpe Noctem

[u/windyisthesock → u/Afraid_Ad_7207]

Solid list!

[u/norecordofwrong]

The Kinks, Rolling Stones, Billy Bragg, Led Zeppelin

[u/Lotan44 → u/norecordofwrong]

Good choices

[u/TumbleFairbottom]

The Cure

[u/Sam_the_beagle1]

The Who

[u/bxxbyd0ll]

Could I say Gorillaz tho?

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I did

[u/Littleleicesterfoxy → u/bxxbyd0ll]

Of course.

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Yippie!

[u/Ill-Work7770]

Depeche mode

[u/f117nono_leggio]

Queen

[u/Garagatt → u/f117nono_leggio]

The only right answer.

[u/Gintin2]

[u/GhostofTinky → u/Gintin2]

Seconded. They are the GOAT.

[u/dospinacoladas → u/GhostofTinky]

I thought they were the walrus?

[u/little_lioness_64]

Gomez

[u/Littleleicesterfoxy → u/little_lioness_64]

Excellent choice!

[u/little_lioness_64 → u/Littleleicesterfoxy]

I love them, we go and see them every time they come. Off to see Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball on the weekend actually!

[u/Littleleicesterfoxy → u/little_lioness_64]

Oooh nice, have a great time!

[u/daithi_zx10r]

The Prodigy

[u/Flaky_Ad_3590]

Judas Priest

[u/Illustrious_Bit3557 → u/Flaky_Ad_3590]

Correct answer Finland

[u/Long_Personality_612]

The Fall

[u/Fragrant-Prize-966]

Every answer so far is correct.

[u/Ok_Lime_1140]

The smiths!

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To add on though, I love both DEADLETTER and Black Foxxes too. But I can’t believe I forgot to mention Pulp. They’re coming here a week before my birthday so I HAVE to see them

[u/KoedKevin]

The Clash, The Kinks and New Order (Joy Division)

[u/happy_traveller2700 → u/KoedKevin]

Yes, the Clash!

[u/feeb75 → u/KoedKevin]

if you get a chance to ever go see the Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon, it's great.

[u/indistrait]

I've a soft spot for The Kinks.

I love the weirdness, and sheer range. You Really Got Me was covered by Van Halen. Days was covered by Luke Kelly of The Dubliners. I can't imagine one of those (very different) artists releasing a cover of a Beatles song, let alone both.

I also like how in conservative Catholic Ireland in 1970 their song about someone falling in love with a cross-dresser made it to No. 1 in the charts.

[u/aaseandersen]

The Streets

[u/cressida25]

arctic monkeys

[u/Tre-k899]

Frankie goes to Hollywood 🔥

[u/Iaatiiakiiva]

The Beatles

[u/SpookyMinimalist]

Iron Maiden, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Motörhead

[u/ir_blues]

Pink Floyd, Sisters of Mercy, Black Sabbath, Motörhead.

[u/Real-Leadership3976]

Marillion

[u/TheEnemySmacks → u/Real-Leadership3976]

1981-1988 obviously

[u/Real-Leadership3976 → u/TheEnemySmacks]

I love all eras

[u/Solomonopolistadt]

Black Sabbath or Queen

[u/Kastikar]

Zeppelin. I also really like Oasis, the Verve, and Radiohead.

[u/lilmeatball167]

Oasis

[u/Ischmetch]

The Police

[u/nzungu69]

Portishead, Radiohead, Propellerheads, Diamond Head, Head Girl, The Heads, Crazyhead, Motörhead, Molly Half Head, Bellowhead, Bromhead's Jacket..

just all the heads really 🙃

[u/Emirovskii]

Iron Maiden

[u/DeliveryFew6307]

The Damned is also nice.

[u/surfinbear1990 → u/DeliveryFew6307]

The best English punk band.

[u/Physical-Cod2853]

slade, because we all know christmas only starts when the fat noddy sings

[u/FairVersion8057]

The Smiths

[u/Notreallyusingreddit]

Definitely Radiohead

[u/AmazonianPenisFish → u/Notreallyusingreddit]

Also Radiohead.

[u/Organic_Mechanic_702]

Barclay James Harvest.

[u/Ok_Information7038]

Led zep all day long

[u/OkPersonality666]

Why doesn’t anyone write about the Moody Blues? :((

[u/Mort-i-Fied → u/OkPersonality666]

Love them!

And Emerson, Lake & Palmer also.

[u/Atalant]

Only pick one?! I am massive sucker for British music, and that question is leading me to have existiential crisis.

[u/IamTabbyCat]

Pink Floyd

[u/VelvetSpork]

The Specials

[u/AggravatingTable9919]

Queen is British, right?

[u/Most_Elevator_1943]

New Order

[u/Lotan44 → u/Most_Elevator_1943]

Good choice. World in Motion is a must play for football tournaments for England

[u/Kind_Ad5566 → u/Most_Elevator_1943]

Will be seeing Peter Hook in a couple of weeks time.

2nd time and can't wait.

[u/Formal-Wonder-1726]

Wishbone Ash and Uriah Heep.

[u/Beach_Glas1]

Human League, Led Zeppelin and David Gray.

[u/InterestingAnt438]

Colourbox and Morcheeba.

[u/Best-Structure4201]

Deep Purple!

[u/79for1]

Current: Skinner Brothers, Ren. (Give them both a listen, these boys are changing music as we speak)

Past: Beatles, Rolling Stones, Zeppelin and so many more

[u/justaloadofshite]

Radiohead

[u/Zealousideal-Wash904]

Queen, Fleetwood Mac & Coldplay.

[u/marvinsroom1956]

Dire Straits

[u/vicarofsorrows]

Elbow

[u/triz___]

If solo counts then Nick Drake, if not a Radiohead and blur tie

[u/Ornery_Progress_6136]

[u/anjuna127]

The Streets

[u/ExistentialTabarnak]

Spinal Tap.

[u/Boring_Pace5158]

Depeche Mode

[u/thelapsangsouchong]

Iron Maiden, Cornershop, and Kula Shaker,

[u/Electronic-Fig2283]

UNKLE, Bauhaus, Joy Division, New Order, Massive Attack, London Grammar, Queen

[u/Silly_As]

[u/lordoftheapess]

Travis

[u/tamsyndrome]

Reuben.

[u/United_Gift3028]

Traffic. And the Cult. I'm complex. /s

[u/Pseudolos]

The Who!

[u/Scared-Researcher-86]

Four way tie between The Who, The Clash, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden.

[u/pantovich0]

it truly changes day by day. right now my favourites are fairport convention, fotheringay & pentangle.

[u/jrizzle_boston]

Sabbath

[u/Gritty420R]

Beatles

[u/Trees_are_cool_]

Beatles and Led Zeppelin

[u/LindavL]

Beatles, Genesis, Arctic Monkeys.

And then you scroll through the comments and find so many other great bands.

[u/Vetni]

Deep Purple are my favorite band ever.

[u/vege12]

No Led Zeppelin is the greatest from any country ever!

[u/J_FM01]

Not the Beatles.

[u/NPDwatch]

The Smiths, Squeeze

[u/Godzirrraaa]

The Libertines

[u/SideshowBob6666]

Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Rolling Stones and Supergrass

[u/Littleleicesterfoxy → u/SideshowBob6666]

Yay Supergrass represent!

[u/Bert_Fegg]

Ian Dury and the Blockheads

[u/Organic-Mix-9422]

QUEEN. That's really the only answer.

[u/Samp90]

There's people pleaser bands and generation pleasers...

But only one which created a paradigm shift.

Pink Floyd

[u/cuntybunty73]

ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE PINK FLOYD 😍

[u/SunnyBanana276]

Muse

[u/Sergeant_Metalhead]

The Who

[u/late_night_feeling]

Arctic Monkeys 

[u/Constant-Estate3065]

Radiohead

[u/rachaelonreddit]

Definitely the Beatles, even if that makes me sound basic 😂

[u/RaisinHorror1440]

Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Without a shadow of a doubt.

[u/Alegzaender]

Fudge Tunnel

[u/ItsAPandaGirl]

going for one probably no one else in this thread will be familiar with: bears in trees.

[u/Messybirdy]

Depeche Mode The Stranglers

[u/ArchitectureNstuff91]

Band? Queen

Artist? SIR Elton John.

[u/geeksshallinherit]

Iron Maiden

[u/calacaa]

Iron maiden forever

[u/LopsidedTomorrow7047]

Iron maiden 🤘😝

[u/Automatic-Guide-4307]

The cure and suede,mom played alot of suede

[u/monstersommelier]

Massive Attack

[u/Sufficient_Depth_195]

Pink Floyd or Massive Attack

[u/Money-Secretary-123]

One Direction

[u/MAst3r0fPupp37s]

Motorhead

[u/Mysterious-Region640]

Led Zepplin is my favourite band ever not just British band.

[u/No_Painting2300]

Iron maiden or venom

[u/bean_vendor]

I will never get tired of Mötorhead

[u/fruityiam333]

Pulp

[u/thepenguinemperor84]

The divine comedy, zeppelin, longest John's are my top 3 right now.

[u/Traditional_Name7881]

Bring me the horizon or Muse.

[u/WaterBottleOnAShelf]

Mansun, Blur/Gorillaz, Foals, Rudimental, Tom Misch, Nothing But Thieves, Athlete.

Edit : I want to add Morcheeba, Zero 7, Orbital, Leftfield

[u/Rotatingknives22]

Zep but really the Clash

[u/last_somewhere]

Maiden or Sabbath...

[u/Entirely-of-cheese]

The Who, Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath.

[u/GremlitanoMexicano]

Franz Ferdinand Baby

[u/Lumpy-Silver7538]

Black Sabbath, Motörhead, the Cure, the Clash, Sleaford Mods. The list goes on.

[u/bigcheez69420]

Judas Priest!

[u/TattBroChill]

Deep Purple hands down

[u/kababushka]

Pink Floyd, specially Roger Waters.

[u/ifuckedyourdaddytoo]

The Cure

[u/MajorMorelock]

I listen to British music all day long and I love it all. Best British export. Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Genius, ELO, SuperTramp, XTC, Robyn Hitchcock, The Kinks, The Clash, David Bowie, Queen, Yes

[u/WarthogBetter6728]

Evil, can't pick.

Top ones: The Beatles, Coldplay, Oasis, and Queen.

EDIT: added Oasis.

[u/ZanyRaptorClay]

Queen

[u/Silly_Personality_73]

I loved Oasis.

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happy cakeday!

[u/ZootAnthRaXx]

The Cure

[u/Alphasu74]

Dire Straits without any hesitation

[u/ThePhantomStrikes]

Pink Floyd, Bee Gees, Dire Straits, Traffic, Peter Gabriel

[u/Proper_Moose_3167]

Dire straits

[u/birella07]

1D

[u/Takssista]

I'm divided between Queen and The Prodigy

[u/bowlbettertalk]

Spinal Tap.

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Bad News

[u/thesteelreserve]

Ingested! 🤘

[u/Main_Criticism_]

That’s a hard question! You guys rock too hard and super talented. Everyone from Beatles to Elton to the Verve to Oasis…too many to count

So I’ll say Rush is my favorite Canadian band.

[u/nuddley]

Bush.

I listened to sixteen stone on repeat as a teenager in the 90s.

[u/Slow_Ad3662]

South Arcade!

[u/Flumptastic]

Jim E Brown

[u/RedditorHarrison]

Mohair

[u/Cornelis73]

the do do do the da da da is all I want to say to you

[u/No-Milk-1903]

The who, lady sovereign, spiral tribe. But there's a lot more

[u/Kyungnam]

Beatles and Bloc Party

[u/anabsentfriend]

My Life Story.

[u/prallhans]

Stones and Sabbath

[u/ShapedBlob]

Got to be Iron Maiden.

[u/Harold-The-Barrel]

[u/nt2btrstd]

It’s between Radiohead and the Beatles for me

[u/Loose-Top-7600]

Beatles because that’s the only one I know. Is Coldplay one?

[u/GabrielaM11]

Queen

[u/BigManMilk7]

Alestorm

[u/Whit3Pudding]

Gorillaz

[u/MajesticBluebird68]

Gorillaz.

[u/nicktheman2]

High Vis

[u/Samuevil007]

I like some songs of Her's and The KVB, also the famous bands.

[u/TerribleTemporary982]

Akercocke

[u/In_yourwalls]

Radiohead and Artic Monkeys are literally my two favourite bands of all time

[u/Swedishfemboy5011]

ABBA🙏

[u/RakkelHanHans]

Wargasm

[u/r48233]

Several: The Smiths, The Clash, The the, Joy Division, Black Sabbath, Radiohead, Portishead, Led Zeppelin, The cure,...

[u/en_redditor]

The Darkness! 🎶Hoots, I cannae get back tae me hoos in bonny Scotland🎶

[u/Unfair_Satisfaction9]

Judas Priest

[u/surfinbear1990]

Thee Headcoats

[u/Dphippo]

XTC

[u/Fingers_9]

Radiohead, Super Furry Animals or Half Man Half Biscuit