From: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org (oppositeview-digest) To: oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Subject: oppositeview-digest V7 #6 Reply-To: oppositeview@smoe.org Sender: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk oppositeview-digest Wednesday, January 19 2005 Volume 07 : Number 006 Today's Subjects: ----------------- OV: The List's 50 Best Scottish Bands of All Time...Dels=No. 23 [debbsc67] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:09:13 -0800 (PST) From: debbsc67 Subject: OV: The List's 50 Best Scottish Bands of All Time...Dels=No. 23 http://www.list.co.uk/fiftybandsmain.html BELLE & SEBASTIAN REVEALED AS BEST SCOTTISH BAND OF ALL TIME' After a three-month public vote, Belle & Sebastian were named as the Best Scottish Band Of All Time at an exclusive Announcement Party at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow. The prestigious accolade, sponsored by Orange, was announced in front of an invited audience of stars of the Scottish music scene past and present. Also credited in second and third place were Travis and Idlewild respectively, the latter of which received the news after performing a storming acoustic set to bring the anticipation to a peak before the announcement. Stuart Murdoch of winners Belle & Sebastian said: We dont think for a moment that we are the best band in Scotland, but we are thrilled to be on a list with some of our favourite artists like Teenage Fanclub and the Cocteau Twins. I think it says more about the fans than it does about us. We have a very loyal fan base. Were absolutely delighted. We recently published a guide to the 50 Best Scottish Bands of all Time, sponsored by Orange, and since then the public have been voting for their favourite Scottish band, whether they were included in our guide or not. There was a massive response with over 12,000 votes counted from both online and texting via Orange. At the Announcement Party, Scottish artists took to the stage in support of the campaign, playing songs of their own and exclusive Scottish covers. Colin MacIntyre (Mull Historical Society) kicked off proceedings with The Jesus and Mary Chains Some Candy Talking, followed by Gary Lightbody and Nathan Connolly of Snow Patrol who covered an early Belle & Sebastian song called The State That I Am In after a very special rendition of their top 5 hit Run. Eugene Kelly (Vaselines) wowed the audience by playing a set of classic and seldom heard live Vaselines songs, followed by The Proclaimers (I would walk) 500 Miles which had every foot in King Tuts tapping. Then Idlewild whipped the crowd into a frenzy with their version of (Dont You) Forget About Me by the classic Simple Minds. In between sets, audio delights were provided by Belle & Sebastians DJ Richard Colburn who was blissfully unaware of the award they were about to scoop at the event. Mark Robertson, Music Editor of The List magazine comments: The idea behind the project was simple  to rediscover the very best of Scottish music from the finest musical talent spanning from the age of 70s rock through to 80s pop right up to todays international stars. Everyone has strong opinions about who they believe deserves this prestigious accolade, and we wanted to open this up to the public to decide. The response was amazing, and we were delighted to be able to unveil the victors at such a special event this evening. Our thanks go to all artists who performed and attended the show, and to all those who worked with us over the course of the three months Pip MacLennan, Scottish PR and Sponsorship Manager, for Orange added: Orange is delighted to have partnered The List in this very exciting project. We are very pleased so many people have voted for their favourite band and at the success of the Announcement Party. Of course we have to have a winner but we hope this has raised the profile of all the bands and the exciting Scottish music scene today. Vic Galloway, presenter of Radio 1 in Scotland and Radio Scotlands Air, agreed: I have really enjoyed being involved with The List 50 Best Scottish Bands Of All Time. It has given us a chance to look back on Scotlands consistently colourful musical heritage and to look to the future, through the artists who are currently enjoying international success or who have been cited as ones to watch. The debate has been great fun, and weve been thrilled to bring that debate onto the show over the last three months. The Announcement Party was also a huge success, and remember you can hear exclusive interviews with the performers and guests, together with the live acoustic sets on the Radio 1 and Radio Scotland shows this week! The 50 Best Scottish Bands Of All Time (as voted for by the public) are as follows: 1 Belle & Sebastian 2 Travis 3 Idlewild 4 Wet Wet Wet 5 Sensational Alex Harvey Band 6 Simple Minds 7 Teenage Fanclub 8 Bay City Rollers 9 Primal Scream 10 The Proclaimers 11 Texas 12 Mull historical society 13 Big country 14 Snow Patrol 15 Franz Ferdinand 16 Bis 17 Deacon Blue 18 Fish 19 Jesus and Mary Chain 20 Mogwai 21 Runrig 22 Trash Can Sinatras 23 Del Amitri 24 Orange Juice 25 Nazareth 26 Beta Band 27 Biffy Clyro 28 Altered Images 29 Aztec Camera 30 Eddi Reader 31 Goodbye Mr Mackenzie 32 Fire Engines 33 Delgados 34 Arab strap 35 Vaselines 36 Associates 37 The Pastels 38 Eurythmics 39 Aereogramme 40 Blue Nile 41 Boards of Canada 42 Rezillos 43 Incredible string band 44 Cocteau twins 45 Dogs Die in Hot Cars 46 Spare Snare 47 Average White Band 48 Lulu 49 Skids 50 Shamen ------------------------------ End of oppositeview-digest V7 #6 ********************************