don't ask, i just need some names of bands - preferably heavier on the 1980s.

Big Country is obvious but I need some more.

Simple Minds. I'll try and think of more.

Marillion

Annie Lennox is Scottish



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Marillion!
I had forgotten about them. Didn't know Simple Minds were Scottish. How 'bout Waterboys? Scots?

Mike Scott of the Waterboys was Scottish but the rest of the band was mainly Irish and originally were based in Dublin.

Sensational Alex Harvey Band were mainly from Scotland although they were mostly around in the 70s and unfortunately Alex died in the early 80s.

There was a great band called Runrig.

I just immediately started hearing this in my head:

I like black and white (Dreaming in black and white)
You like black and white (Run Runaway)
See chameleon (Lying there in the sun)
All things to everyone (Run Runaway)
If you're in the swing (Money ain't everything)
If you're in the swing (Run Runaway)
See chameleon (Lying there in the sun)
All things to everyone (Run Runaway)
If you got a crush (Don't beat around the bush)
When I got a crush (Run Runaway)
See chameleon (Lying there in the sun)
All things to everyone (Run Runaway)
Oh now can't you wait (Love don't come on a plate)
Oh now can't you wait (Run Runaway)
See chameleon (Lying there in the sun)
All things to everyone (Run Runaway)
Run Runaway

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JAMC, Primal Scream, The Soup Dragons, The Pastels, The Shop Assistants, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, The Fire Engines, Josef K, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions, Altered Images, The Associates, Skids, The Beta Band, Mogwai, The Delgados, Cocteau Twins, Strawberry Switchblade, The Rezillos, Primevals, Scars, Shamen, Silencers, Exploited, Bis, Boards of Canada, Teenage Fanclub, See See Rider, Snow Patrol, The Mackenzies, Jesse Garon And The Desperadoes, Texas, Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, Idlewild, Travis, Hipsway, Deacon Blue, Blue Nile, Finitribe, Boards of Canada, Vasalines, KLF, JAMMs, Trash Can Sinatras, WIN, The Nectarine #9, Eurythmics, Garbage, Waterboys and many many more...



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Zoidberg
I just immediately started hearing this in my head:

I like black and white (Dreaming in black and white)
You like black and white (Run Runaway)
See chameleon (Lying there in the sun)
All things to everyone (Run Runaway)
If you're in the swing (Money ain't everything)
If you're in the swing (Run Runaway)
See chameleon (Lying there in the sun)
All things to everyone (Run Runaway)
If you got a crush (Don't beat around the bush)
When I got a crush (Run Runaway)
See chameleon (Lying there in the sun)
All things to everyone (Run Runaway)
Oh now can't you wait (Love don't come on a plate)
Oh now can't you wait (Run Runaway)
See chameleon (Lying there in the sun)
All things to everyone (Run Runaway)
Run Runaway

I was gonna post them.... Slade.

cool. thanks.

lots of names with which i am familiar - but had forgotten

This stupid post actually made me go to Amazon.com and get Slade's hits CD. They're not on the iTunes Store, alas.

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BAY CITY ROLLERS!

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It is what it is.

LOL, By the 80's they were either banged up for kiddy fiddling or coke possesion.

can Sheena Easton be included ?
How about Rod Stuart ?
Is Nazareth too old ?
Primal Scream
Cocteau Twins

You should be able to squeeze these guys in:

I thought Sheena was Irish. Nazareth was around in the 80s.

That's OK, I thought Annie Lennox was Danish. (not breakfast) Aberdeen. Who knew.
Had to check why SLM had the eurythmics on his list ...
SLM already noted Primal and Cocteau. Missed that.

Only other I can think of is Donovan, and this isn't an ancient history thread.

heheh SLADE

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that just made me laugh. Glam rock before glam rock officially existed.

Belle & Sebastian (first album = mid-90's)

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billb
can Sheena Easton be included ?
How about Rod Stuart ?
Is Nazareth too old ?
Primal Scream
Cocteau Twins

You should be able to squeeze these guys in:

LOL, Rod Stewart is English, he just pretends to be Scottish, lol. And yes Sheena Easton is from Bellshill, but do we really want to identify with her, lol. Scotlands shame for sure.

Nazareth and AWB have always been 70's bands to me, not sure what really constitutes a Scottish band tho', Jack Bruce and Mark Knopler are both Scottish but didn't bother including them because they don't seem to be recognized as such, same with AC/DC and the Talking Heads. Basically I listed all the bands I can remember going to see while I was growing up in Glasgow. As I said there are many many more to list.