North Stand Demolition

[Simon Page]

There's a Simpsons episode where they train to fight Nelson Muntz. They do the chanting while marching stuff US soldiers apparently do and have a couplet that goes:

We are happy, we are merry,
We've got a rhyming dictionary.

That's the template for Scottish lyrics. The only thing wrong with Scotland is the music (about half The Proclaimers' canon excepted). I've always thought they only have so many visitor centres so they can play their diddly doo at unsuspecting foreigners.

Apart from that, best country in the world.

[ChicagoLion]

Have they knocked it down yet?

[eamonn]

Cocteau Twins were great. Intelligible lyrics not required.

[robbo1874]

Bit harsh to say Scottish music’s shit. Primal Scream, Teenage Fanclub. Quite liked Deacon Blue as a kid and like Rod the Mod more as I get older. I do hate the Proclaimers though. And Bagpipes.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Rod the Mod

Rod Stewart is from the south of Scotland. Or North London, to be precise

[DB]

Still like a bit of Big Country. But yeah, Scotland has had some decent bands but has punched under weight.

[Sexual Ealing]

A quick intervention in support of the Jesus & Mary Chain, Belle & Sebastin, Mogwai and bits of Franz Ferdinand!

[Risso]

A quick intervention in support of the Jesus & Mary Chain, Belle & Sebastin, Mogwai and bits of Franz Ferdinand!

Teenage Fanclub, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, Deacon Blue, The Associates, The Beta Band, Primal Scream...

[LeeB]

Wet Wet Wet.....

[Sexual Ealing]

Wet Wet Wet.....

I fundamentally disagree with LeeB

[Ian.]

I like Paolo Nutini, he's very good.

[purpletrousers]

Thank you SE and Risso (was thinking of you Risso and our original B&S meeting)
Ok there’s going to be different tastes but that’s one of the most off beam comments I’ve come across in a long time.

Besides, the highlights of my football career were playing against many of said bands in the park, outside chalets & on the beach kickabouts! (b&s, tfc, mogwai - the latter not esp for their lyrics as per OP) as well as winning bands 6-a-sides against them!

[AsTallAsLions]

Oops, wrong thread

[Risso]

Thank you SE and Risso (was thinking of you Risso and our original B&S meeting)
Ok there’s going to be different tastes but that’s one of the most off beam comments I’ve come across in a long time.

Besides, the highlights of my football career were playing against many of said bands in the park, outside chalets & on the beach kickabouts! (b&s, tfc, mogwai - the latter not esp for their lyrics as per OP) as well as winning bands 6-a-sides against them!

Teenage Fanclub were pretty physical as I recall, the 1970s Leeds team of the late 90s indie bands.  Very much belied their slightly fey appearances!

[purpletrousers]

Thank you SE and Risso (was thinking of you Risso and our original B&S meeting)
Ok there’s going to be different tastes but that’s one of the most off beam comments I’ve come across in a long time.

Besides, the highlights of my football career were playing against many of said bands in the park, outside chalets & on the beach kickabouts! (b&s, tfc, mogwai - the latter not esp for their lyrics as per OP) as well as winning bands 6-a-sides against them!

Teenage Fanclub were pretty physical as I recall, the 1970s Leeds team of the late 90s indie bands.  Very much belied their slightly fey appearances!

Me in goal in the background to Mogwai (Rotterdam 82 long sleeve was my goalie uniform) as a longhair, courtesy of a 20yr old Select magazine. I remember the very very salty NME moaning in print to losing to a bunch of B&S fans as ‘pasty faced vegan geeks’. I did at least become vegan many years ago, so they got some of right.



My main relief from a drunken dawn footy kickabout on the beach the year before was not breaking any of Belle & Sebastian’s hands before they headlined Bowlie!

<probably typed all this before, relying on your disinterest/memory being worse than mine>