From: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org (oppositeview-digest) To: oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Subject: oppositeview-digest V7 #7 Reply-To: oppositeview@smoe.org Sender: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk oppositeview-digest Thursday, January 20 2005 Volume 07 : Number 007 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: OV: The List's 50 Best Scottish Bands of All Time...Dels=No. 23 ["sco] Re: OV: The List's 50 Best Scottish Bands of All Time...Dels=No. 23 ["Wi] OV: RE: oppositeview-digest V7 #6 ["NOEL TYLLA" ] OV: RE: oppositeview-digest V7 #6 ["Lee, Sean" ] OV: RE: oppositeview-digest V7 #6 ["Lee, Sean" ] Re: OV: RE: oppositeview-digest V7 #6 [debbsc67 ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:48:36 +0000 From: "scott wallace" Subject: RE: OV: The List's 50 Best Scottish Bands of All Time...Dels=No. 23 What a load of pish. Belle and Sebastian the best Scottish band ever? Give me a break. Did anyone on the list vote? S >From: debbsc67 >To: Dels >Subject: OV: The List's 50 Best Scottish Bands of All Time...Dels=No. 23 >Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:09:13 -0800 (PST) > >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 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:49:24 -0000 From: "Wilson Associates" Subject: Re: OV: The List's 50 Best Scottish Bands of All Time...Dels=No. 23 Not me, these things always turn out to be a travesty. By the way, isn't the list usually humming with everyone's 10 best albums of the previous year/tips for the new around this time? Or did I miss this somehow? Steve - ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott wallace" To: ; Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 9:48 AM Subject: RE: OV: The List's 50 Best Scottish Bands of All Time...Dels=No. 23 > What a load of pish. Belle and Sebastian the best Scottish band ever? > Give me a break. Did anyone on the list vote? > > S > >>From: debbsc67 >To: Dels >>Subject: OV: The List's 50 Best Scottish Bands of All Time...Dels=No. 23 >>Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:09:13 -0800 (PST) > >>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 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:48:38 +0000 From: "NOEL TYLLA" Subject: OV: RE: oppositeview-digest V7 #6 I guess I'm old skool to the bone.. my favourites are 2 , 3,6, 11, 17, 19,22,23,29,34,44 arab strap is very good as well as trash can sinatras Have you listened to Idlewild? you'd like them.. I'm going to have to listen to all this again... *************************************** "I would rather die of thirst than drink from the cup of mediocrity." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 05:08:28 -0500 From: "Lee, Sean" Subject: OV: RE: oppositeview-digest V7 #6 Just proves my theory that the public are morons, wet,wet,wet at no.4 and Danny Wilson don't even make the top 50.... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 05:04:15 -0500 From: "Lee, Sean" Subject: OV: RE: oppositeview-digest V7 #6 No.8 BAY CITY BLOODY ROLLERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:53:24 -0800 (PST) From: debbsc67 Subject: Re: OV: RE: oppositeview-digest V7 #6 Hey, I'll have you know they were my first faves/crush! Granted, I was only 6 or 7 at the time...but ya know what? I *still* love 'em! But yeah, Belle and Sebastian should certainly NOT have been number one! And the Dels should most certainly be higher than #23!! I didn't get to vote, though, so I guess that's what went wrong. ;-) debbie - --- "Lee, Sean" wrote: > > No.8 BAY CITY BLOODY ROLLERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------ End of oppositeview-digest V7 #7 ********************************