Topic: Best British Invasion band next to the Beatles? (Read 3537 times)

Hombre_de_ningun_lugar · « **on:** April 30, 2009, 03:58:33 PM »

Assuming that the Beatles were the best British Invasion band, who do you think was the second best one?

I vote for the Who. Great songs and great musicians. I'm also a big fan of the Zombies, the Kinks and the Yardbirds.

Note: British Invasion are the British bands that started to produce international hits right after the Beatles, in 1964-1965.

dr.robert · « **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2009, 06:44:14 PM »

I'm a big fan of all these groups, but I picked the Stones. Next to the Beatles, they've been the most influential.

alexis · « **Reply #2 on:** April 30, 2009, 08:21:43 PM »

I voted for The Who.

A long time ago I might have voted for the Stones, but their output recently has turned me right off them.

Thanks!

Hombre_de_ningun_lugar · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2009, 10:43:07 PM »

I like the Stones, especially during the 1960's, but I don't think they were as virtuous as the Who or as innovative as the Zombies and the Yardbirds.

adamzero · « **Reply #4 on:** May 01, 2009, 01:59:02 AM »

1) Kinks (Golden Age 1966-72 rivals Beatles best)

2) Stones (Golden Age 1968-72 rivals Beatles best)

3) Who (Golden Age 1967-71 rivals Beatles Best)

4) Them (best rock singer of era-Van)

5) Animals (second best rock singer-Eric Burdon)

Beatles Best (Golden Age 1965-1969)

Best albums: Village Green, Exile on Main Street, Who's Next==each equal in quality to Revolver, but the Beatles had more consistently great albums than any of their British rivals.

DaveRam · « **Reply #5 on:** May 01, 2009, 08:17:57 AM »

My vote goes to The Kinks .
After The Beatles and Stones , Herman's Hermits were the third most successful British invasion band on the Billboard chart , America seemed to like them why ?

python · « **Reply #6 on:** May 01, 2009, 11:16:37 AM »

I honestly cant pick one.i equally love The Yardbirds,The Who ,Kinks and The Zombies.Very difficult.And,The Animals wernt bad,either

tkitna · « **Reply #7 on:** May 01, 2009, 01:27:33 PM »

I'm a super huge Zombies and Kinks fan, and of course everybody recognizes the greatness that were the Stones and the Who. The Yardbirds were great too (especially the Beck run). Its hard to say.

The Moody Blues and the Pretty Things get my vote.

Hombre_de_ningun_lugar · « **Reply #8 on:** May 01, 2009, 02:01:21 PM »

I added the Hollies in the list, which somehow were an important British Invasion band too.

Hombre_de_ningun_lugar · « **Reply #9 on:** May 01, 2009, 02:30:17 PM »

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The Yardbirds were great too (especially the Beck run).

I think Jeff Beck is somehow underrated, in comparison to the acclaim Clapton and Page got. Beck actually invented heavy rock guitar with the Yardbirds. "Shapes Of Things" is an early psychedelic masterpiece.

python · « **Reply #10 on:** May 01, 2009, 02:32:46 PM »

christ,i forgot about the Pretty Things.Amazing.SF Sorrow is great but check out 1965s Get The Picture.The Hollies certainly had their moments.I Cant let Go and King Midas are great tracks.

Hombre_de_ningun_lugar · « **Reply #11 on:** May 01, 2009, 02:55:32 PM »

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christ,i forgot about the Pretty Things.Amazing.SF Sorrow is great but check out 1965s Get The Picture.The Hollies certainly had their moments.I Cant let Go and King Midas are great tracks.

I've listened to SF Sorrow, maybe the first rock opera before Tommy and Arthur, but I wasn't very impressed. To my ears it sounds like another pretentious and derivative psychedelic album, with nothing new to say. I don't know if the Pretty Things can be considered as part of the British Invasion since they didn't have much success out of UK.

python · « **Reply #12 on:** May 01, 2009, 03:40:14 PM »

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I've listened to SF Sorrow, maybe the first rock opera before Tommy and Arthur, but I wasn't very impressed. To my ears sounds like another pretentious and derivative psychedelic album, with nothing new to say. I don't know if the Pretty Things can be considered as part of the British Invasion since they didn't have much success out of UK.

I always have preferred Tommy over SF Sorrow but I still rate it as a great album.True,The Pretties didnt have much sucess outside the UK and really not that much here anyway.A couple of top ten hits and one or two ,making the Top 50.But,some of their singles were very good,notably,Midnight to Six Man,Come See Me and Defecting Grey.They even made a 1969 appearance in a Norman Wisdom film,whats Good For the Goose.

Hombre_de_ningun_lugar · « **Reply #13 on:** May 01, 2009, 03:49:38 PM »

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I always have preferred Tommy over SF Sorrow but I still rate it as a great album.True,The Pretties didnt have much sucess outside the UK and really not that much here anyway.A couple of top ten hits and one or two ,making the Top 50.But,some of their singles were very good,notably,Midnight to Six Man,Come See Me and Defecting Grey.They even made a 1969 appearance in a Norman Wisdom film,whats Good For the Goose.

Of course they can be good despite their lack of success, but I don't know if they can actually be considered as part of the British Invasion. I guess you are part of it only if you had international hits.

Joost · « **Reply #14 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:25:05 PM »

The Zombies!

I especially love "Care of Cell 44". That should've been one of the biggest hits of the 60s, I just don't understand why it flopped... Maybe people just didn't dig the strange lyrics...

Hombre_de_ningun_lugar · « **Reply #15 on:** May 02, 2009, 12:01:09 AM »

The Zombies' Odessey And Oracle is my favourite non-Beatles album. "Care Of Cell 44", "A Rose For Emily", "Brief Candles", "Hung Up On A Dream", "I Want Her She Wants Me", "Butcher's Tale" and, of course, "Time Of The Season", all great songs. Awesome harmonies, hypnotic keyboards, melodic bass lines...

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #16 on:** May 02, 2009, 02:58:00 AM »

I voted for The Animals. I always considered them The Beatles' antithesis and love them for that. It's amazing to hear the voice that eminated from their diminutive lead singer!

harihead · « **Reply #17 on:** May 02, 2009, 03:40:30 AM »

Oh, what a cruel quiz. I love it!

I ended up voting for "The Who", but Manfred Mann was right up there. You can't fault the Stones for longevity, but I think the Who and MM were a bit more thoughtful in their lyrics. Bring on the tomatoes!

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #18 on:** May 02, 2009, 04:06:14 AM »

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Oh, what a cruel quiz.

And those make the best quizes!

python · « **Reply #19 on:** May 02, 2009, 12:34:03 PM »

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Oh, what a cruel quiz. I love it!

I ended up voting for "The Who", but Manfred Mann was right up there. You can't fault the Stones for longevity, but I think the Who and MM were a bit more thoughtful in their lyrics. Bring on the tomatoes!

Never really been a great fan of the Manfreds but their up the junction soundtrack is pretty good.Semi-detached is a great 45.

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