The Best Welsh Band...

[StanSmith]

S.F.A but I do like the Manics

 

[samk]

No goldie lookin chain?

 

[Dubversion]

Obviously, the greatest Welsh band ever was McLusky (RIP) and anyone who believes different is a gimp

 

[linerider]

Man

oh yes

 

[chilango]

Ok, i'll see your Datblygu and raise you an Llwbyr Llaethog.

their record label used to be my lounge

Ll Ll never quite fulfilled their potential imo. Sad, they could`ve been good. I hear they started to go down a more gabba route at one point. that would`ve been interesting.....

 

[el_starkos]

The Flying Pickets.

RAWK!

 

[chilango]

...and of course Y Cyrff at their finest would run Datblygu close.

 

[phildwyer]

Dave Edmonds' Rockpile.

 

[brianx]

I'd vote for SFA but Gruff on his own is very good. Anyone remember Newport's finest the ABS and the legendary Ralph & the Pony Tails?

 

[Brockway]

It's a dead heat between Young Marble Giants and Euros Childs. With honourable mentions for Demented Are Go, Mclusky, and Rheinallt H Rowlands and his marvellous Bukowski.

 

[Gromit]

For me its the Sterephonics.

I know a lot of people don't like his whiney voice but that is the deliberate creative style choosen to inject as much angst as possible into the songs.

If you have ever heard Kelly doing non Sterephonics stuff its amazing how good a singer he really is. Although i like the whiney style I'd also like it if they used it less.

Not a big fan of the SFA's I'm afraid. Prefer GLC, Manics and Feeder.

 

[King Biscuit Time]

I forgot about McClusky

And 'The Toe'.

 

[Dr. Furface]

Scritti Politti - which is Green Gartside, who is Welsh.

 

[ddraig]

appropriate to bump this old thread as there was a really old tv program called Fideo 9 from 1990 with Y Gwefrau and Y Cyrff performing and being interviewed on last night
I remember this programme from the time and seeing the bands then too

http://www.s4c.co.uk/clic/e_level2.shtml?programme_id=21589448
also 3 other episodes on there

 

[ddraig]

ATOMIC SUPLEX 1 min into this video!!
http://www.s4c.co.uk/clic/e_level2.shtml?programme_id=21589442

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Yeah that was my old band.

 

[Gromit]

Dave Edmonds' Rockpile.

A very nice guy by all accounts. He did some work on a friend's album. He supports other welsh bands in this way.

 

[ddraig]

Yeah that was my old band.

when you were 10?

 

[King Biscuit Time]

It's still 'The Toe' - R.I.P. Nat Hate.

 

[ddraig]

and some current/new Welsh bands including Y Ffug
http://www.ffug.co.uk/blog/2014/17/Month/prynwch-a-carwch-yr-artistiaid-canlynol

 

[RareBird]

C'ant believe nobody mentioned Man

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

when you were 10?

Yes.

 

[phildwyer]

C'ant believe nobody mentioned Man

There all too young here mate. But you're right--this might be the best prog-rock live album of all time. Terry Williams is a formidable drummer.

 

[phildwyer]

A very nice guy by all accounts. He did some work on a friend's album. He supports other welsh bands in this way.

Yep. And he's always surrounded himself with the best players. Geraint Watkins on piano, Mickey Gee on guitar... people laugh when I say this, but these seriously are the best players in the world. No exceptions.

 

[phildwyer]

Actually I've got to give special props to Mickey Gee. The best guitarist in the world, bar none (seriously), and almost completely unknown. I used to watch him playing to 20 people in the Cardiff pubs, he just wasn't interested in fame.

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mickey-gee-mn0001219617

 

[phildwyer]

Still the best Dave Edmonds track:

 

[phildwyer]

And no-one's mentioned the incredible Budgie. A band I was in used to share rehearsal space with them, very nice guys. Burke Shelley actually used to say "tweet-tweet."

 

[phildwyer]

Demented Are Go

Oh yes. I went to school with Sparky. Which means he's as old as me--how the fuck does he keep doing what he does?

Actually don't answer that...