The Best of British

All of these great British bands and more have helped establish an attitude of going against the tide, inspiring not only great music but also fashion and attitudes, and the effectives are still present across the country today.

Check out the legendary bands and artists who made British music great.

 

The Animals from Newcastle -  The House of the Rising Sun was Number 1
The Beatles (www.thebeatles.com) from Liverpool - The Fab Four, say no more
Billy Bragg (www.billybragg.co.uk) from Barking, Essex - The Bard of Barking
Black Sabbath (www.blacksabbath.com) from Birmingham - Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy. Oi! Oi! Oi!
The Clash (www.epicrecords.com/theclash) from London - London Calling
The Cure (www.thecure.com) from Crawley - In Goth we trust
David Bowie David Bowie (www.davidbowie.com) from London - The Starman of London
Depeche Mode (www.depechemode.com) from Basildon - Everything counts in large amounts
Duran Duran (www.duranduran.com) from Birmingham - Wild Boys
Echo and the Bunnymen (www.bunnymen.com) from Liverpool - Echoing through time
Elton John (www.eltonjohn.com) from London - He’s still outstanding, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Fleetwood Mac from London - They went their own way
Happy Mondays from Manchester  24 hour party people
The Human League (www.blindyouth.co.uk) from Sheffield -  Don’t you want them baby?
The Jam from Woking, Surrey - Now that’s entertainment
Joy Division from Manchester  - Unknown pleasures
The Kinks (www.thekinks.com) from London - Never let the Waterloo Sunset
Led Zeppelin (www.ledzeppelin.com)  from Birmingham - Thou art rock, hallowed be thy name
New Order (www.neworderonline.com) from Manchester - There’s nothing you’ll regret
Nick Drake (www.nickdrake.com) from Tanworth-in-Arden - Time has told us
Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys from London - Grand statesmen of electronic pop
Pink Floyd (www.pinkfloyd.co.uk) from London - Shine on you crazy diamonds
Police (www.sting.com) from Newcastle - The British authority of 80’s rock
Queen (www.queenonline.com)  from London - The pageantry of British rock
Robbie Williams (www.robbiewilliams.co.uk) from Stoke-on-Trent - Let the Potteries prince of pop entertain you
Rod Stewart (www.wbr.com/rodstewart) from Scotland -  Do you think he’s sexy?
Rolling Stones (www.rollingstones.com) from London - Gather no moss
Roxy Music (www.bryanferry.com) from London - Avalon
Sex Pistols (www.sex-pistols.net) from London - God save the Kings of Punk
T – Rex (www.marc-bolan.com) from London - 20th Century boys
The Smiths (www.askmeaskmeaskme.com) from Manchester - There is a light that never goes out
The Specials (www.thespecials.com) from Coventry  - An infectious mix of ska, reggae + punk rock defined urban 80s Britain 
The Stone Roses (www.thestoneroses.co.uk) from Manchester - What the world was waiting for
Talking Heads (www.talking-heads.net) from Glasgow - Once in a lifetime   
Tom Jones (www.tomjones.com) from Pontypridd, South Wales - He’s not unusual, he just wants a little some of extra time
The Who (www.petetownshend.co.uk) from London - Talking about their generation
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