So many great artists missed, probably due to his age. But Phil Collins, Kate bush, peter Gabriel, amy winehouse, genesis, Rod Stewart, Annie Lennox, Eric Clapton, Dire Straights, Fleetwood Mac, Ed Shearan, spice girls 😂 the list goes on

@johnhamilton7762

2 ай бұрын

Spice Girls? 🤣

@julianaylor4351

2 ай бұрын

Dire Straits.

@benjames9158

2 ай бұрын

Doubt it’s got much to do with age?? Everyone knows those artists.

@davidkiin

2 ай бұрын

You can't mention age when he mentions The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and The Animals 😂

@johnord684

2 ай бұрын

Joy Division,Budgie(Wales) The Cult .

When he comes to Scotland the video ommitted the legendary Annie Lennox from Aberdeen .

@i67x

2 ай бұрын

The best in my opinion!

@davidkennedy6184

2 ай бұрын

For good or bad Annie is more exposed now due to the beautiful LOTR song, Into the West. I hope it’s helped more hear her unique and amazing voice.

@johnreilly9452

2 ай бұрын

@davidkennedy6184 I'm not sure you can claim Into the West exposed her to more people now , that was 21 years ago in 2003 she had won 4 grammys prior to that and was awarded the Billboard century award in 2002 and her songs are still played globally. I personally think the creator of the video being reacted to did very little research apart from pull and album from their own collection . Simple Minds have always had a huge live following Travis barely made any impact Franz Ferdinand have faded but Annie has endured

@davemack7577

2 ай бұрын

Big Country, Runrig and Capercaillie - You can't talk about Scotland and not mention them!

@LordOfLight

2 ай бұрын

She's Nigerian.

No Scottish list is complete without a mention of Nazareth, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Primal Scream and Biffy Clyro. In Ireland you must include Rory Gallagher and Thin Lizzy.

@AmethystDew

2 ай бұрын

In Northern Ireland please include the awesome Gary Moore, Ash, Snow Patrol, Stiff Little Fingers, Therapy?

@ianoo23

2 ай бұрын

Rod Stewart was missed off the video and your list 😂😂

@1320martyh

2 ай бұрын

He is a Londoner 😂@@ianoo23

@DayVid2.0

2 ай бұрын

Word ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@rickb.4168

2 ай бұрын

Thin Lizzy? Born in Birmingham, raised in Manchester to an Irish Mother and Guyanan Father. But no Scottish list is complete without The mighty Mike Scott (Waterboys) The Skids Big Country The amazing Beta Band The Aliens K T Tunstall Steve Mason A.k.a King Biscuit Time, Black Affair. Soup Dragons

Quick fact: it isn't called 'Great Britain' because it's Great - even though it is, obviously. There's also a 'Britain' (Bretagne/Brittany) in France, home to a Celtic people called the 'Bretons', close relatives of the Cornish and Welsh in the UK. Hence, they're the 'Little' Britain, and we're the 'Great' (as in Big) Britain. Meaningless fact, but hopefully clears up a question nobody ever asked.

@David-mg1yj

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's really simple. The British Isles, are a collection of Islands. The big one is called Great Briton. Because it's the biggest.

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

2 ай бұрын

Not just the cornish and welsh but every native englishman has briton ancestry

@unclenogbad1509

2 ай бұрын

@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek I'd guess so, though the Saxons didn't turn up until later. Linguistically, Breton is most like Cornish and Welsh, in the Brythionic group. I'm more on the Goedelic side, myself.

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

2 ай бұрын

@@unclenogbad1509 english translates to land of the angles but its just a geographical term now.

@unclenogbad1509

2 ай бұрын

@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek Yes. 'Britain' if course comes to us from the Roman's - though technically that never included what is now Scotland,

Dire Straits,The Who,Genesis,Yes,Bowie,DeepPurple,Average White Band,Cream,The Clash,Alan Parsons Project,T Rex,Slade…….and many many more. Has Britain got talent? You can bet a years fucking wages we have!

@mikekelly5869

2 ай бұрын

I don't get wages for fucking! Where do I sign up?

@lemsip207

Ай бұрын

Most of the bands I like are from the UK and then after that the USA and then after that other English speaking countries. Then the odd French act.

@TheCornishCockney

Ай бұрын

@@mikekelly5869 🙄

Wales also produced Badfinger, The Super Furry Animals, Catatonia, World Party, Feeder, Catfish and the Bottle-men, 60ft Dolls, The Alarm, Scritti Polliti, The Spencer Davies Group, Duffy, Ricky Valance, Mary Hopkin, Underworld, Katherine Jenkins, Steve Strange, Pino Palladino, Charlotte Church, John Cale from the Velvet Underground, Roger Glover from Deep Purple… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@roseyperkins1058

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much I have been scrolling for 5 minutes trying to find some to say about wales I was yelling charlotte church, Stereophonics, catatonia and I don’t care what people say I don’t like Tom jones

@lemsip207

Ай бұрын

Gorky Zygotic Mynci and Amen Corner as well.

Ren needs to be added to either the Wales or Brighton lists. The most talented British artist today! :) Other notable omissions... The Yardbirds, The Who, Cream, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, Free, Bad Company, Yes, Genesis, Phil Collins, Kate Bush, Rod Stewart, ELP, Yes, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Stranglers, Dire Straits, Culture Club, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Def Lepperd, Iron Maiden,Billy Idol, The Eurythmics, Yazoo, The Pet Shop Boys, George Michael, Soul to Soul, The Prodigy... and many others too numerous to mention... :)

@DeeDeeLowryLegs

2 ай бұрын

And Chinchilla, and the rest of the big push

@fayesouthall6604

2 ай бұрын

Easily- he’s brilliant

@user-um5cp2cs5j

2 ай бұрын

Lol another renegade, 🤣 😅 We're spreading 😂😂❤

@Giggirl

2 ай бұрын

💯 another #renegade here 😬🎶

@CirTap

2 ай бұрын

​@@DeeDeeLowryLegsI was under the impression Daisy's originally from London .

Iron Maiden and the whole NWOBHM scene not mentioned again. Despite being hugely influential of music and some of the biggest selling artists worldwide.

@unclenogbad1509

2 ай бұрын

Also missed out on the only real geographical link I can think of. Those pioneer Hard Rock bands mostly came from places like Birmingham and Sheffield, centres of heavy industry, where they grew up surrounded by the sound of steam hammers and shunting trucks. Tony Iomi (may Heaven bless him) recalled going to school and being able to feel the pounding of heavy forge hammers through the floor. I guess being quiet wasn't an option after that, and we're all the better for it. Rock on, fella.

@hairywelder5188

2 ай бұрын

And Maiden did it with barely any mainstream media attention, I can still remember hearing Holy Smoke on Radio 1 in 1990 during the day and being amazed

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

2 ай бұрын

Also didn't mention Judas Priest in Birmingham... forgot joy division from manchester but mentioned oasis🤢

Your impression of Enya is..... indescribable. And - did you know Portishead were named after... Portishead? (A town about 10 miles from Bristol)

Half man half biscuit. A fine British band indeed.

@5imp1

2 ай бұрын

Joy Division oven gloves.

@ftumschk

2 ай бұрын

99% of gargoyles agree.

@mathuxley7264

2 ай бұрын

Welcome back my friends, to the song that never ends...

@Jimdixon1953

2 ай бұрын

I could’ve been like Lou Barlow, but I’m more like Ken Barlow.

Wales also produced Charlotte Church, Feeder, Catatonia, Super Furry Animals, Badfinger, Shakin Stevens and Ren amongst many more.

Not just music - these tiny islands have also produced Shakespeare, Donne, Rowling, Wilde, Austen. several Brontes, Dickens, Tennyson etc etc etc

@richarddenman1413

2 ай бұрын

Not forgetting Ian Fleming, H.G. Wells, George Orwell, Joyce, Conan Doyle, J. R Tolkien,

@Robonord427

2 ай бұрын

@@richarddenman1413 Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, George Eliot, Roald Dahl, Agatha Christie, C.C. Lewis, Thomas Hardy & Chaucer.

@mariachester950

2 ай бұрын

We are wonderful islands..rhe beauiful language.....

@samuelpinder1215

2 ай бұрын

​@@Robonord427sir tim Berners-Lee. Forgot his name for a sec and was about to just say the Internet bloke

@tonnaboy10

2 ай бұрын

Dylan Thomas, Ivor Novello, Roald Dahl

FYI, I'm English and 60 years old and I still haven't internalised it. What I can say is that when you go to any of the other countries, they feel like different countries, it isn't just a line on a map.

@eddiehawkins7049

2 ай бұрын

I'm 66 and from Essex. Going across the Thames to Kent seems like going to a different country. 😂

@johnvissenga328

2 ай бұрын

or North into Suffolk 😎@@eddiehawkins7049

@samuelpinder1215

2 ай бұрын

​@@eddiehawkins7049might be because you're not used to hearing people speak normally 😂

The UK had a very dependable welfare system throughout the second half of the 20th Century, which really helped give bands time to rehearse and play gigs without have the annoyance of having to work. I’m sure this gave us the edge over other countries, bands had plenty of time to develop their sound and image, you could leave art collage and become a rock god without starving in the process.

@Tykewarrior

2 ай бұрын

That’s a very interesting point.

@DekkardBryon

2 ай бұрын

@@Tykewarrior I've heard it before, it was BS then and it's BS now. There isn't a single reason why there's so many 'big names' from Britain but if we insist on looking for one the British class system (which was MUCH more obvious pre-1990's) is the place to start. The very idea it's the welfare system is itself, classist.

@jacob8565

2 ай бұрын

UB40 a British Reggae band is named after a welfare form

@mikekelly5869

2 ай бұрын

To be fair, what else COULD you do after leaving art college?

@lowri.williams

2 ай бұрын

Saw an interesting interview with Belle & Sebastian in Green Man festival a few years back where they discussed exactly this point.

Liverpool is a port and is where Rock n Roll arrived from the US. Scotland is the second largest market for country music outside the US. Manchester has a local rivalry with Liverpool so if course they wanted to compete. Birmingham was industrial and the centre of UK arms manufacturing which was why Heavy Metal took off there.

@felixhenson9926

2 ай бұрын

Yeah lmao I'm from Manchester and I'm always thinking okay Liverpool has The Beatles but honestly that's their biggest, they have one massive one where Manchester has lots of smaller ones.

@maureennewman905

2 ай бұрын

I would have thought Southern Ireland was big on country music t

I have the belief that outside these islands we are looked at as a very staid group of people until we get drunk and turn into lunacunts. The truth is all classes have a code of conduct that we naturally learn. The Excentric is normally frowned upon in most other societies but here we have a natural talent for seeing the difference between a danger and a genius. I do believe it is an island thing.

@mikekelly5869

2 ай бұрын

Top marks for best descriptive word of 2024. Lunacunts is perfect!

Birmingham is the largest part of an urban sprawl called the West Midlands, there are a few notable omissions from this list, Stevie Winwood and Christine McVie are from Birmingham and John Bonham and Robert Plant are also locals. Quite a few other major artists from the area as well, UB40, The Specials and Judas Priest been amongst them.

Robert Plant is from West Bromwich, about 20 miles from where Bonzo was born, JPJ is from Sidcup in Kent (SE England), and Jimmy Page is from Heston, a suburb of London.

@johnodonnell1506

Ай бұрын

Dark Lord of Heston, Middlesex.

The fact that you had to mention Joy Division and New Order & he neglected to speaks volumes - add to that 10cc the Hollies

One of the reasons I heard the UK has so many musical artists is because of the weather and that we spent too many hours in our youth bored indoors. Whether this is apocryphal I'm not sure but it makes sense to me, growing up on this rainy island.

I'm slightly disappointed at the minor almost footnote Birmingham got compared to Manchester and Liverpool, and no mention of Coventry at all despite it's key position as the home of two-tone. If you are able to find it, a good place to see some of the great diversity of West Midlands music in general was the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony, which featured artists from Birmingham and around the wider Midlands regions: Dexys Midnight Runners, UB40, Panjabi MC (Coventry), Musical Youth, Goldie (Walsall), Beverley Knight (Wolverhampton), Apache Indian, Jorja Smith (Walsall), The Selecter (Coventry), Laura Mvula, and of course, Black Sabbath (including Ozzy & Iommi)

@alex-E7WHU

2 ай бұрын

The groundhogs were from somewhere in the midlands.👍

@garyross8661

2 ай бұрын

This video is full of errors. The guy who made it is a clown!

@garyross8661

2 ай бұрын

It’s just your typical KZread video made by someone who thinks they know about music, but obviously don’t. The entire video was derivative and cliched!

Newcastle,you missed out Mark knofler of dire straits also acdc ,Brian Johnston

@unclehamish

2 ай бұрын

Mark Knopfler was from Glasgow.

@valcavanagh9522

2 ай бұрын

Acdc were from Australia

@anthonyh4745

2 ай бұрын

@@unclehamish his mother was a geordie.

@stevecockburn1993

Ай бұрын

Mark was born in Glasgow but raised in Blyth, he considers himself a Geordie as did Stan Laurel who was born in Ulverston.

When I was at school in the 70s/80s we had an English teacher that played jazz , art teacher that was into 40s music and maths teacher into pink Floyd that played guitar , and would teach you at lunch time if you were interested , last days before holidays they would play music in class good days

JJLA Reacts , Did you know ? Back in the 60s when Paul McCartney was forming The Beatles his younger brother Mike formed a successful band called The Scaffold and in some of their earlier recordings was Elton John . Their hits include Liverpool Lou , Lily the Pink , In my Liverpool home , Thank You very much . The band recorded lots of their songs at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London where The Beatles did their recordings .

@irene3196

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Now I can't get Lily The Pink out of my head!

@jimreid4367

2 ай бұрын

Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂@@irene3196

@neuralwarp

2 ай бұрын

Paul's nanna worked as the cleaner in my Nan's pub in Hornchurch, Essex.

I’m from Worcestershire and I love when Americans try to pronounce it 🤣 we pronounce it here ‘wuh-stuh-shuh’

@neuralwarp

2 ай бұрын

And Birmingham is BOO-mig-ub.

@CirTap

2 ай бұрын

Make this the World. I believe very few people outside the UK can pronounce it correctly despite they very likely have a bottle of Worcestershire Sauce in their cupboard 😂

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

2 ай бұрын

Wuh stah SHEER

@richmorris2870

2 ай бұрын

@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek are you from here?

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

2 ай бұрын

@@richmorris2870 yep

Portishead are from Portishead

@thekaratekidpartii2169

2 ай бұрын

Portishead are from your mum

@NyeJ

2 ай бұрын

well, no. they formed in bristol

You've got such a calm soothing voice. Love your appreciation of good British music.

Music aside, the way he actually described the UK and Ireland is actually easier to understand than what I was taught in school. Just little bite sized chunks that are easy to take in and remember. Not 2 hour lessons trying to cram all of it in, in one go.

@ckpalmeiras1318

Ай бұрын

Though remember Ireland and its islands don’t view themselves as being part of anything called “the British Isles”. It will sound like something from a hundred years ago to them, like saying Belgium Congo or Prussia. British people will then say, it’s not political it’s just a geographical term, and then ten seconds later after being told off for claiming Cillian Murphy or whoever as British will say, well he’s from the British Isles…proving the Irish point that it is a British colonial and political term not simply geographical.

2:49 No. As he just explained, Van Morrison is from Northern Ireland, therefore he is British.

@blackbob3358

2 ай бұрын

Depends if ya in east or west Belfast, mush. Have you asked him ? Sweeping statements, 1046, are imbecelic ?

@danielgardecki1046

2 ай бұрын

@@blackbob3358 I don't need to ask him, as whatever he says is irrelevant. Like all the people born and raised in the UK who claim to be Pakistani, Jamaican, Nigerian etc... It doesn't matter what they say, they're British whether they like it or not.

@peadarruane6582

2 ай бұрын

@@danielgardecki1046 Actually check up a little thing called the Good Friday agreement, and you'll find that people of the 6 counties have a choice. Secondly, even if they choose British citizenship politically, doesn't change that they are still Irish.

@danielgardecki1046

2 ай бұрын

@@peadarruane6582 Except it does because they were born in the UK.

@peadarruane6582

2 ай бұрын

@@danielgardecki1046 Under the GFA the Irish and British governments "recognise the birthright of all the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both, as they may so choose, and accordingly confirm that their right to hold both British and Irish citizenship is accepted by both Governments and would not be affected by any future change in the status of Northern Ireland."

The reason has to be education. We are surrounded by history and that can be thought provoking. In schools we are introduced to Shakespeare and other classics that themselves read like musical songs and poems. But I think good education is the main factor.

Strange he did not mention Dire Straits(Formed in London, but Mark Knopfler was raised in Newcastle but born in Glasgow) and Genesis from Surrey

I think there are several reasons Britain & Ireland produce so many great bands: 1) The celtic tradition for music and singing. Music being a compulsary part of the school curiculum. 2) The BBC. We had the worlds first broadcasting company of both radio and television. Popular music really took off in the 60s with a golden age of pirate radio stations playing popular music followed by BBC Radio 1 and 'Top of the Pops' on BBC1 which was watched by EVERY kid in Britain, many of whom dreamed of being on the show one day themselves. 3) A culture of encouraging music and bands, going to gigs and music festivals, etc. Being in a band is aspirational, the same as being a footballer. Plus it's a good way to get girls and if you're any good fame & money. It's not hard for a new band to get gigs at their local pubs. 4) A thriving record industry. There's a lot of money in it so record companies are always on the look out for the next big thing, so more opportunities than probably any other country. You could say the same for the US, however US record companies pressure bands to stick to tried and tested formulas and use well known song writers instead of doing their own material. In Britain whilst the big labels do that too there are also plenty of small independent labels who are prepared to let bands do their own thing which encourages creativity. It's notable that a number of big US bands and artists first became big in Britain before they made it in the States. e.g. Jimi Hendrix, Blondie, The Killers, Lana Del Rey, Green Day, arguably Paul Simon, etc. 5) Britain is a melting pot of different cultures including music, so we have access to lots of different musical influences, celtic folk, American rock, West Indian Regae and Ska, European electronic, etc, etc. N.B. A couple of famous Scottish bands that he didn't mention are Big Country and Simple Minds.

Don't go looking for a beach in Bristol, it's slightly inland on a tidal river (Avon). 'Severn beach' is the nearest and this is a muddy stretch of the Severn estuary.

@fayesouthall6604

2 ай бұрын

Weston super donkey is the nearest beach

@grahamgresty8383

2 ай бұрын

Proper beach- yes, but still mud when the tide's out hence Weston-super-mud!

@lisap6584

2 ай бұрын

An old work colleague from Germany, missed the beach so made her Bristolian husband take her to the nearest one. She had never been so disappointed in her life at her first sight of Severn Beach lol.

*Bradford's Noise Of The Valleys* Volume 1, 2 and 3 - Are books which document some of the 100s of *Bradford* artists from 1967 to 2009, although I suspect they mainly focus on our *Rock, Metal* and *Punk* acts, rather than our countless *House, Bassline, Grime, Hip Hop, Reggae, R&B, Pop* etc acts.

@kaydisney9872

2 ай бұрын

I'm Scottish but lived in Bradford for nearly 20 years. I was so surprised at how many famous bands came from there and Leeds!!!!!!

@danielgardecki1046

2 ай бұрын

@@kaydisney9872 There's 100s from Leeds and Bradford. The original website for the site now named *Music:Leeds* (originally a local magazine if I remember correctly) used to list of all the acts they knew about from Leeds... As expected, that list (which I only looked at a few times) contained some acts from Bradford, which Leeds tried to claim as their own as usual.

@kaydisney9872

2 ай бұрын

@@danielgardecki1046 yes!!!!!

@robertwilloughby8050

2 ай бұрын

Ah, The legendary (and tragic) Susan Fassbender!

No, Brighton doesn't have nice beaches, it has bloody horrible ones formed of giant pebbles. Still, beggars can't be choosers, so as a South London boy, it's always been the place of choice for a trip to the seaside, famous for it's leisure piers and grand Esplanade. I actually love the place, and those up North can say what they like, but Brighton has the best (and freshest from the water) fish'n'chips in England.

Some of the more influential bands that were missing from this list include Deep Purple (formed in London), The Stranglers (Cambridge), The Clash (London), The Sex Pistols (London), Budgie (Wales), The Cult (Bradford), The Sisters of Mercy (Leeds) and Thin Lizzy from Dublin, Ireland. Deep Purple, Budgie and Thin Lizzie were all had an influence on Metallica with all three having some of their songs included on Metallica albums. The Budgie tracks 'Breadfan' and 'A Crash Course in Brain Surgery' can both be found on Metallica's 'Garage Days: Revisited' album as can 'Whisky in the Jar' which was popularised by Thin Lizzy. The Deep Purples track 'When A Blind Man Cries' was included on Metallica's latest album, 'Hardwired... To Self-Destruct' The Sisters of Mercy and The Cult were both influential goth bands. The Clash, The Stranglers and The Sex Pistols are arguably the most successful bands of the punk era spanning the late 1970's to early 1980's.

@zuppymac-xi8rk

2 ай бұрын

Thin Lizzy not missing. They're not British 😂

There's a hundred more artists just from London alone such from Amy Winehouse to Iron Maiden to Sade to MF Doom and the names just go on and on. This video is mainly focused on rock bands however.

I got confused at his explanation there at the beginning and I'm from Britain 😲 We had music lessons at school, but my musical talents only extended to playing the recorder badly. Love listening to music though. Great video, thanks for sharing. Wishing you well 😀

im surprised with yorkshire list Chris Rea wasnt mentioned he was born in Middlesbrough, and newcastle how can you not add Lindisfarne to the list such a under rated group

@damianstarr1696

2 ай бұрын

Middlesbrough is a tricky one, traditionally it’s Yorkshire, but the brief stint as county Cleveland muddies the waters and current unitary authorities makes it its own place atm. Culturally i would say the place has more in common with the North East than say Bradford or Hull. I’m from the top of North Yorkshire and the change in accent in the space of 20 miles is far greater than the difference in accents between Leeds and Barnsley

OK I have tosay something. There is a small town just outside Birmingham that is my hometown, that town alone was the birth place of Judas Priest, Phill Lynott of Thin Lizzy, and Robert Plant of led zeppelin. West Bromwich only has a population of just over 100,000 and is part of an area known as the black country (As in Jason Bonham's band Black Country Communion) the black country also was the birth place of Glen Hughes of Deep purple. The 13000 km area at the heart of England is where rock was invented. You're welcome

@mcculloch29

2 ай бұрын

With respect, EVERYONE associates Phil Lynott with Dublin, not West Bromwich. He was 100 % Irish in his heart. Also Dublin: Bob Geldof, Sinead O’Connor. Waterford: Val Doonican.

He mentioned Birmingham briefly but missed out bands like Judas Priest (one of the founders of the Heavy Metal genre), and two-tone bands from nearby Coventry such as UB40, The Selecter, and The Specials, to name just a few. Two-Tone, a mix of SKA, Reggae and punk was developed in Coventry but taken up by other bands such as Madness, and Bad Manners from London. As well as some great individual artists from the region. I think that we produce such a number and range of artists is due to a number of factors, including a very rich musical history, including ecclesiastical and classical genres, and a strong musical industry in the form of instrument makers and music shops everywhere etc as well as being very influenced by early American Rock and Blues music especially.

You're one of the softest spoken American's I've ever come across, particularly in these reaction videos.

Jeff lynne from ELO and Roger Taylor from Duran Duran grew up less than half a mile from each other. I love probably 100 metres from the house Roger Taylor grew up in.😅

An excellent video, you must check out a hidden UK gem, Marillion, who are based in Aylesbury :)

They didn't mention Neil Tennant of the Pet Shops - not only is he also from Newcastle, but I believe that he went to the same school at Sting.

Wet Leg are awesome! Also, agree with the mention of Ren (full name Ren Gill) from Wales/Brighton

In the early 60s, I went to the American Folk-Blues tour and saw Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters, Lightnin Hopkins and other greats. This was an annual show that toured England annually from 62 to 67. Richards. Jagger, Page etc etc all went and cited it as an influence. The performers all found the lack of colour based rules and mores refreshing. One had escaped a chain gang in the 30s and had hidden in swamp land for 30 years.

Wales .. no mention of Super Furry Animals and Gruff Rhys? They absolutely rock.

@TheQuietBrit

2 ай бұрын

Budgie and Tredegar

@emmaplaysgreen2849

2 ай бұрын

Nor Gorky's Zygotic Mwncis, Goldie Looking Chain, Catatonia, The Alarm, Bullet For My Valentine, Funeral for A Friend...

@sarahradford9822

2 ай бұрын

@emmaplaysgreen2849 goldie lookin chain..now there's a cultural happening.. so welsh! The recent ode to Dry Robes has had me in stitches 🤣..and I have a dry robe!

@painless465

2 ай бұрын

Or John Cale

@tonnaboy10

2 ай бұрын

@@emmaplaysgreen2849 and that band we arent allowed to shout from the rooftops about any more thanks to the former lead singer

Here are some singers, rappers, composers, deejays, producers, and other musicians from *Bradford, West Yorkshire.* *Zayn Malik* (from One Direction). *Kimberley Walsh* (from Girls Aloud). *Ricky Wilson* (from Kaiser Chiefs. Former judge on The Voice). *Mickey Dale* and *Mike Heaton* (from Embrace). *Bob Hardy* (from Franz Ferdinand). *Tim Booth* (from James. Their single "Sit Down" appeared on the long walk trailer for "Game of Thrones" season 7). *Colin Gibb* (born Colin Routh) (from Black Lace) *Pauline Matthews* aka *Kiki Dee* (mainly known her duet with Elton John for the song "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"). *Gareth Gates* (mainly known as the runner up in the 1st series of Pop Idol). *Melissa Steel* (mainly known for the single "Kisses for Breakfast"). *Natalia Keery-Fisher* aka *Natalia Kills* and *Teddy Sinclair* (mainly known as the controversial former judge on X Factor Australia). *Tasmin Archer* (Brit Award winner mainly known for the song "Sleeping Satellite"). *Jake Brook* aka *Lunar C* (mainly known as a "Don't Flop Entertainment" battle rap legend. He's collaborated with a lot of the biggest names in Grime and Hip Hop music like Raekwon, KRS-One, DJ Hoppa, 360, JME, Ghetts, Mic Righteous, Scrufizzer, Ocean Wisdom, Skinnyman, Sway, Jehst, Manga Saint Hilaire, Orifice Vulgatron, Flexplicit, Black the Ripper, Shotty Horrah, Rizzle, Yungen, Labrinth etc X Factor winner James Arthur, world champion beatboxer Ball-Zee, and the KZread star KSI. He supported The Game on his 2020 UK tour, and has supported people like Hopsin, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Hi-Rez, Lowkey etc in the past). *Heather Peace* (mainly known as an actress, but has focused more on music in recent years). *Thomas Sampson* aka *TS7* (mainly known as a Bassline music legend, and Kiss FM deejay). *Manjeet Singh Ral* aka *Manj Musik* and his brother *Surjeet Ral Singh* aka *Surj RDB* (from the RDB aka "Rhythm Dhol Bass" which they formed with their late brother Kuljeet Ral Singh. They've collaborated with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Ludacris and T-Pain. They mainly work on Bollywood film soundtracks now at studios in Dubai and Hollywood). *Haq Nawaz Qureshi* aka *Aki Nawaz* and *Propa-Gandhi* (from Fun-Da-Mental and Southern Death Cult). *Tony Wright* (from Terrorvision. Mainly known for their single "Tequila"). *Robert Heaton* and *Stuart Morrow* (from New Model Army). *Scars on 45* (mainly known for the song "Beauty's Running Wild" which was featured on "CSI: New York", and "Heart on Fire" which was featured on "Grey's Anatomy"). *Unique 3* (mainly known for their songs "Musical Melody" and "The Theme"). *Faheem Ashraf* (mainly known as a Will I Am's fastest turn on "The Voice" where he finished in the knockout stages aka last 32, however he's finished 2nd "Open Mic UK" and got to the final stage of boot camp on "X Factor" too). *Bradley Johnson* and *Danny Colligan* (mainly known as runners up on "Let It Shine." Bradley is currently starring in Emmerdale as the son of Lisa Dingle). *Danny Tetley* (Finished 6th on "X Factor" in 2018. He was rejected in the early stages of countless reality TV competitions ie Pop Idol, Popstars: The Rivals etc before then. His cousin Darren Tetley is the former WBO European Welterweight boxing champion). *Zaen Lawrence* aka *Blazer Boccle* and formerly *Blazer Kid* or simply *Blazer* (mainly known as a rapper on Grime music channels, however he's appeared on BBC radio countless times in recent years, as well as a BBC Three TV series, and has had his song "Local" feature on "Ackley Bridge". *Dorian Smith* aka *Dorzi* (again like Blazer Boccle he's mainly known from Grime music channels, but again he's also appeared on a lot on BBC radio stations, and some TV shows). *James Sammon* aka *Pianoman* (mainly known for his single "Blurred" which features the female voice coach and the male choreographer from "Fame Academy"). *Bad Boy Chiller Crew.* *Darius Syrossian.* *Nathan Retro* aka *DJ Retro.* *The Cult.* *Southern Death Cult.* *Smokie* (mainly known for their single "Living Next Door to Alice"). *Marmozets.* *My Dying Bride.* *The Negatives* aka *The Negativz* (their song "We're from Bradford" can be heard in the TV series "Informer"). *Susan Fassbender* (mainly known for the single "Twilight Cafe" which she did with her partner Kay Russell). *David Blamires* (Grammy Award winner with the Pat Metheny Group). *Brendan Croker.* *John Verity* (from Argent). *Mike Turner* (from "Our Lady Peace" and "Crash Karma"). *Mark Davison* aka *Benson Taylor* *Phil Shoenfelt.* *Joolz Denby.* *Allan Holdsworth* (regarded as one of the best guitarists in the world, by the best guitarists in the world). *Chantel McGregor.* *Laura Groves* aka *Blue Roses* *I Am Future* (they've had other names over the years, but they're mainly known as the Life Church band who get broadcast around the world on religious TV channels). *Black Dyke Band* (known as one of the best brass bands in the world). *Frederick Delius.* *Harry Bramma.* *Fling* *Anti-System* *This Et Al* *Skeletal Family* *ISSIMO* and *Abi Uttley* *Normanton Street* *Random Hand* *Ti Amo* *1919* *White Light Parade* (their song "Riot in the City" can be heard in "Grand Theft Auto 4"). *Nick Compton* (best known for the line "England is my city") *Mr Blobby* aka *Barry Killerby.* *Simon Ellis* (producer and songwriter for the likes of the Spice Girls, Britney Spears, Westlife etc) *Steve Chrisanthou* and *John Beck* (MOBO award winning songwriters) Plus many many more famous (or just well known) singers, rappers, composers, deejays, producers, and other musicians that I've either forgotten about, or don't know about yet (although I haven't mentioned most of the rappers as there's too many to mention).

JJ I would love to hear more of your music business stories and just music in general, maybe a good idea for a second channel? Love from the UK!

Loved your thoughts on this! Here is some extra detail.... When I was 14, I asked my mum (who is a subscriber to your channel!) to spend my pocket money on one of two singles: Hush by Kula Shaker (from the south east /London ) or One to Another by the Charlatans (apparently from West Midlands, but I always thought they were from Manchester). I asked her to choose which one to get and surprise me. She chose One to Another because she preferred it. I'm glad she did! Both cracking tracks, check them out if you don't know them already! One to Another means so much more to me these days because my mum picked it ❤

I live near Brighton, beaches get packed in Summer

I'm from Bristol...we don't have a beach lol 😅 You can't say Severn Beach because that's a dump that hasn't had any reason to visit for about 50 years . The next closest beaches are Portishead and Clevedon, both about 13 miles away and Weston-Super-Mare, about 21 miles from Bristol.

@lisap6584

2 ай бұрын

More like Severn boulders stuck in thick mud.

@timothyallan111

2 ай бұрын

We did have that fake beach down near the entrance to the Redcliffe Caves by Welsh Back 😂Perhaps that counts?

@shaunw9270

2 ай бұрын

@@timothyallan111 😅

Jethro Tull, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Cardiacs, Runrig, Capercaillie, Frank Turner, Pink Floyd, Massive Wagons, Levellers, Ferocious Dog, Jamie Cullum, Status Quo, Ricky Warwick, Marillion, The Darkness, The Police, Ozzy, The Hollies, Professor Elemental and that’s a two minute trip through my mind. Some of the slightly less popular musicians are producing some great stuff.

By the way, love your casual musical history. Long may you continue.

'Wet Leg' - 'Moist Arm' - Hmm, same thing... 🤔

No mention of Brian Johnson from AC/DC? he's from Newcastle, (I'm showing my age here) Hank Marvin, Mark Knopfler, Bryan Ferry, The Lighthouse Family, Maximo Park, Neil Tennant, Angelic Upstarts.......................

@scottmasson3336

2 ай бұрын

Don't forget the Scots guys in AC/DC.

@Ayns.L14A

2 ай бұрын

@@scottmasson3336 the ones i mentioned are all from my area,... Newcastle

Because us Brits (especially us from Birmingham) are magnificently talented beings! It's just in our DNA.

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

2 ай бұрын

I have a feeling Birminghams horrible architecture, atmosphere, poverty and industrial damage was a big influence on heavy metal... then they all left for a nice place 😅l😂

Bristol is a beautiful city with loads going on, no beach though

It's well known that Britain is the centre of the music universe and you haven't made it until you make it here 👍🇬🇧

@howardchambers9679

2 ай бұрын

Odd how many British bands don't think they've made it till they break the USA

@blackbob3358

2 ай бұрын

Aye, if they're chasing the shillings, mr Chambers. T'was a dumb statement by mr watson, mind.

He’s wrong about Wales and Scotland. We have our own parliaments, first ministers. Scotland has its own currency. Our own flags too.

@logicfxtrading2280

2 ай бұрын

They have devolved powers to deal with local issues but they not sovereign states and are still part of the UK. Do you not learn British politics or History in school. May be you were off that day

@fayesouthall6604

Ай бұрын

@@logicfxtrading2280 be quiet. I’m Welsh, we are a country, with a parliament and a flag. Sooner we get rid of England we will be better off. You take our water and energy but don’t pay us for it.

Lost Prophets are the definitive Welsh band.

Not sure how old this vid is but when it comes to Wales you have to include Ren. For the record he is taking the internet by storm. His song "Hi Ren" is a masterpiece.

@TalisSolepsis

2 ай бұрын

Oh hell yeah - mind you, this is a pretty old vid.

@fayesouthall6604

2 ай бұрын

Only discovered Ren after he covered Back On 74 by Jungle. He’s a genius. His video to Bitter Sweet Symphony might be my favourite. Hi Ren is heartbreaking 😢

@user-um5cp2cs5j

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad to see other renegades spreading the word on random videos, keep up the good work mate 👍 😂😂❤

@user-um5cp2cs5j

2 ай бұрын

​@@fayesouthall6604have you watched the tales yet?

@jmillar71110

2 ай бұрын

Completely agree! Love Ren😊

He could have mentioned Soft Cell, The Wedding Present and The Sisters of Mercy for Leeds.

@jamesroyle6888

2 ай бұрын

Why? You're lucky leeds even got a mention. You've given the world chomba womba and jimmy saville I suppose.

Genesis and Phil Collins, Tears for Fears

Birmingham was a big industrial area with steel works and engineering shops, the name “heavy metal” comes from Deep purple black sabbath all having worked or growing up listening to that sound 🤟🏻

Reasons why: Rich: freedom to go into music. Individualist: more likely to create new music rather than follow the culture. English speaking: greater reach and an exchange/rivalry with America. Celtic music culture: big influence of Irish music culture. Lots of cities with rivalry and their own scene, maybe end of empire has something to do with it: rebelling against the old. There's probably other reasons, but those are some.

Bon Scott was Scottish. Thin Lizzy from Ireland. And Judas Priest and Slade from Birmingham.

@godman6634

2 ай бұрын

Rod Stewart and Paolo Nutini also from Scotland

@leighstreet8298

2 ай бұрын

​@@godman6634no rod Stewart dad was from Scotland, rod is born and bread in london.

@PaulWilliams-xz3mz

Ай бұрын

Wasn't Phil Lynott from England

Quite funny that he didn't even mention Black Sabbath the most famous band from Birmingham.

@Pitcheyhwastaken

2 ай бұрын

14:46

@benabel7326

2 ай бұрын

@@PitcheyhwastakenMy bad, missed that somehow!

@MrNorbo95

2 ай бұрын

Except he did

Can't believe they missed Dire Straits from the Newcastle bit... Also, David Bowie was from Bromley, which used to be in Kent back then, and the Spiders from Mars were all from around Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

@alex-E7WHU

2 ай бұрын

I always thought Bowie was from Brixton?

Love this. We get a geography and a music lesson all rolled into one

Little known fact that although AC/DC are considered an Aussie band the founding members were all born in Scotland. Another British band that often gets overlooked but influenced so many other bands, especially in America is Killing Joke. Check out their documentary "The Death and Resurrection Show". It's an interesting watch.

@paulhanson5164

2 ай бұрын

Did you know Bon Scott wasn't a founding member ? Angus and Malcolm young were the only Scots in the original line up, along with an American, an Aussie and a Welshman.

@garyross8661

2 ай бұрын

Born in Glasgow!

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

2 ай бұрын

And singer is english!

@markflower8885

2 ай бұрын

@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek The original singer Bon Scott was born in Scotland. Brian Johnson who replaced him is English though.

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

2 ай бұрын

@@markflower8885 yeah hes the more famous one. Like gilmour/waters vs barrett

Just the west midlands gave us Black Sabbath,ELO,The Moody Blues,Judas Priest,Traffic, and many more x

@mauk2861

2 ай бұрын

Slade?

For a tiny wee island, Scotland has invented so much for the world; Television, phone, refrigerators, ATM/Cash machines, contact lenses, flushing toilet, tarmac, steam engine, fried chicken and at one point was leading medical Country in the World. Also GTA/Rockstar were initially Scottish too

I think that in Britain we are almost ENCOURAGED to be different, to express ourselves. If you find a Brit saying 'I want to be like everyone else' he's fake and from the USA!! I think this encourages creativity and the need to actually express yourself, whatever your field, and naturally this INCLUDES music. No need for weird poisons in the water!! 🤣

Worcestershire is pronounced ‘Woostersheer’

@drewnaylor635

2 ай бұрын

Nope, “Wustersher”

@carolemoores2480

2 ай бұрын

Nope, Roy's sister sherie

Yay I'm from Devon!!! Lots of cows!

@DerekLangdon

2 ай бұрын

And wannabe Cornish.

@dannyhaysom7587

2 ай бұрын

Somerset over all ❤️

I think the amount of bands/artists has a lot to do with how much time we spend in pubs, where there is often live music. In fact, live music is pretty common everywhere and it becomes influential. Maybe....

Hi, I'm in Bristol...no beach but we do have a suspension bridge, gorge, colourfully painted houses etc 🙂

Can you do a deep dive into welsh bands and artists especially Tom jones pleeeeease

There's lots of nonsense in this video, like him claiming that "Manchester is England's 3rd largest city," yet it doesn't come close to being the 3rd biggest in any sense. Birmingham, Leeds and Sheffield are bigger than Manchester by population. Bradford also had a bigger population than Manchester until 2015. Plus Carlisle, Winchester, Lancaster, Doncaster, Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Peterborough, Chelmsford, Wakefield, Canterbury, York, Birmingham etc plus around 10 more cities, are also bigger than Manchester by area.

I’ve watched loads of your videos now. What I really like is how nice it all is, to be honest the subject matters aren’t always mind-blowing or click-baity, but that’s what’s cool - just nice and chilled. And what a f*cking lovely voice! Seriously… I’m genuinely jealous of that voice!

Muse met in Devon but their families moved there when they were kids. The drummer is originally from Manchester, bassist is originally from Doncaster in Yorkshire and lead singer is from originally from Oxfordshire. And you are also absolutely correct - John Bonham is the best drummer

From the tiny town of Stourbridge alone you get three of the best nineties bands - The Wonderstuff, Neds Atomic Dustbin and Pop Will Eat Itself.

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

2 ай бұрын

Never heard of them...

Typical English dude showing Scotland smaller than it actually is lol. If your showing it flat and not accounting for the curvature of the earth, that map is incorrect and not in proper proportion, ie Scotland is larger than this map appears to show.

Dissapointed that he didn't mention Nothing But Thieves from Southend, Essex. Had UK no.1 album in 2023 with Welcome to the DCC (their 4th album). Lead single from the album, also called Welcome to the DCC was Radio 1's Hottest Single of the year (2023) and their single Overcome was voted Single of the Year (2023) by the Radio 1 listeners. I probably prefer their 2nd and 3rd albums overall as the sound of their 4th album was a bit unexpected - but have come to love it too. They tour in many countries each year, and were back in the USA in 2023. Amazing live. Really diverse music over their 4 albums and great lyrics.

We've produced all the best shoegaze bands too. Cocteau Twins and Jesus and the Mary Chain for Scotland, Slowdive and Lush for England, and not UK but My Bloody Valentine for Ireland.

Also, my take on this is.. UK has an amazing connection to intellectual thoughts and poetry. Lines like Now the light fades out And I wonder what I'm doing in a room like this There's a knock on the door And just for a second I thought I remembered you.. by Gary Numan. Death is everywhere There are flies on the windscreen for a start Reminding us We could be torn apart tonight.. by Depeche Mode. And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad The dreams in which I'm dying Are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you 'Cause I find it hard to take When people run in circles It's a very, very Mad world.. by Tears for Fears. and this.. I'm just trying to tell you what you'll come up against If you venture from my side, If you think you're so mature You will end up in a field, you will be someone's manure Mushrooms growing from your back Feeding some damn carrion bird Do you want to contribute To the corruption of the world.. by The Human League. I'll have a shower And then phone my brother up Within the hour I'll smash another cup Please don't start saying that Or I'll start believing you If I start believing you I'll know that this party fears two.. by The Associates. Doubt anybody than the brits could come up with something so beautiful. Like having a fever and seeing your backpack turn into a creature from hell.. The beauty in the English lyrics is only seen in the UK i find. Take Dead or Alive. Take OMD take a guy like Morrisey even with all his shit wrote... I never wanted to kill I AM NOT NATURALLY EVIL Such things I do Just to make myself More attractive to you HAVE I FAILED ? Gotta love it. 😊

You shook your head at Royal Bold. You've got to check them out. It's a two-piece band but the front man plays his bass through an octave pedal so it sounds like a guitar playing at the same time. 'Oblivion' is a great song, or 'Ten Ton Skeleton'.

So many missed in the devolved nations!! Stiff Little Fingers, thin lizzy, Primal Scream, Cocteau Twins, Jesus and Mary Chain, Waterboys!! Bee Gees for Isle of Man!

The confusion between Great Britain the sub-countries of England, Wales, Scotland isn't helped by there being no consistency when it comes to sports. In the Olympics it is Great Britain, but in the Commonwealth Games the three countries compete separately. Same with things like the Davis Cup in tennis where we compete as Great Britain, but when it comes to other events like the World Cup (football, rugby), the Euros (football), the Six Nations (rugby), etc, the countries compete separately.

Names a few Liverpool bands that was way smaller than say Dead or Alive around Europe but okay.. They always get left out even though they where massive for a few years. One of the hardest bands to get a 12 inch with in the 80's as everytime oyu went they had sold them all. Remember one shop thay couldn't sell me thw 12 inch of Brand New Lover at all even though they say we've underestimated the popularity of this every week. They must have sold 4000 12 inches of that track alone in just a few months. Gave up and got it 25 years later..

We are a creative country. Everything we do has a creative element to it, for example: music, movies, science, business etc.

I think that British acts feel they can be innovative and artsy, and still get national coverage on the BBC. Not having to chase ratings by only playing popular music means that the Beeb can afford to be more experimental.

Scotland also has KT Tunstall, Donovan, Annie Lennox, The band Marillion, Lulu, Sheena Easton, Gerry Cinnamon, Midge Ure…….

I got the idea from somewhere that it was (used to be) easier to get into music here in the UKetc than in the USofA because folks wanted to promote bands rather than control them.

To add a few noteworthy Scots: Primal Scream Biffy Clyro Paulo Nutini Cocteau Twins Annie Lennox Mogwai Texas The Beta Band The Jesus and Mary Chain Shirley Manson (Garbage) Twin Atlantic The Vaselines

Glad Echo and the Bunnymen got a mention as they are the second best band to come out of Liverpool after you know who.

@vertigo10yearsago25

Ай бұрын

Not much competition then , not saying they aren’t a great band , but nowhere near as much variety as the likes of Manchester and Birmingham

I think the reason why the UK has an interesting music scene that the rest of the world can easily consume (and it kinda wasn't shown here as the majority of these bands were v white when actually loads of acts and products are a mishmash) is that we're bunch of mongrel migrants who happily, like with the English language, 'cuisine', and fashion will adopt and adapt good shiz from anyone who chooses to make a home here, and anywhere we colonised. Bristol's scene is an obvious modern reflection of this, two tone and ska in the 70s/80s another clear example, the port cities like Liverpool basically rehashing African American music to sell back to y'all by The Beatles (obvs Lennon and McCartney are Irish Brits, in fact Ringo and Harrison too so they're not English ethnically, coz no-one really is) Also our working classes tend to all live together, we don't have ethnic ghettos or cities of a certain colour, no matter when you got off the boat or how much factor 50 you have need to wear int summer if you're poor you all live in the same street, dance to the same beat and share the same nightclubs.

Chris Martin lived near me in Exeter, his family owned Martins Caravans. Muse is from my area, Matt Bellamy lived above a porn book shop, in Exeter.