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spence
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Post Number: 561
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 11:42 pm:   

I was playing Morrissey's Vauxhall and I today. Firstly, its probably one of the best record's I have ever heard, secondly, it strikes me as being 'very English'.
Does anyone share this particular opinion, or find any other bands 'very English'. in the nicest possible sense of course...
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Jeff Whiteaker
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Post Number: 372
Registered: 10-2004
Posted on Friday, August 04, 2006 - 12:34 am:   

The Kinks always come to mind, as far as Englishness goes, particularly 'Village Green' era. And the Jam. And XTC.
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kevin
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Post Number: 594
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Friday, August 04, 2006 - 12:59 am:   

Sham 69
The Smiths
Oasis
The Jam
The Kinks
Slade
Julian Cope
Beautiful South
Iron Maiden
Thw Who
Madness

Ive just realised I dont actually like many of these bands, but they each have something quintessentially English about them.
Blur
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Cichli Suite
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Post Number: 132
Registered: 08-2004
Posted on Friday, August 04, 2006 - 11:52 am:   

Chas and Dave
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Cichli Suite
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Post Number: 133
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Posted on Friday, August 04, 2006 - 11:54 am:   

Ian Dury and the Blockheads
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spence
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Post Number: 563
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Posted on Friday, August 04, 2006 - 12:27 pm:   

Chas N dave, he he nice one!

"Rabbit, rabbit rabbit!!!!!!!!!!!"

Kev good spots, yeah Cope, Madness etc al.

Jimmy P has just moved into a house next to my mate in Stourbridge, oh dear!! hurry up we're going down the pub...
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Kurt Stephan
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Username: Slothbert

Post Number: 430
Registered: 04-2005
Posted on Friday, August 04, 2006 - 04:32 pm:   

All of the ones mentioned previously, plus the Streets, Pulp, Blur, Arctic Monkeys, Billy Bragg (at least when not in Americana mode), and Luke Haines in his various guises. For us hapless Yanks, subtitles are sometimes required.
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jerry hann
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Post Number: 186
Registered: 07-2005
Posted on Friday, August 04, 2006 - 04:38 pm:   

Richard Thompson, June Tabor, Nick Drake, Watersons, Kate Rusby-may folk doesn't count
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Jeff Whiteaker
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Post Number: 374
Registered: 10-2004
Posted on Friday, August 04, 2006 - 07:13 pm:   

Madness
Saint Etienne
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spence
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Username: Spence

Post Number: 566
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Posted on Friday, August 04, 2006 - 08:56 pm:   

XTC - What a band. Nearly as good as The Beadles!!
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Michael Bachman
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Post Number: 140
Registered: 01-2005
Posted on Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 05:01 pm:   

Robyn Hitchcock for sure. Ride, Lush, Kate Bush,
Everything But The Girl, Televsion Personalities,
Traffic.
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Little Keith
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Username: Manosludge

Post Number: 511
Registered: 03-2006
Posted on Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 05:12 pm:   

There's a guy, er bloke, Martin Newell, who's done some things with Andy Partridge, including a disc actually called "The Greatest Living Englishman" who seems so English-centric, this poor Yank despairs of ever knowing what he's going on about...On the other hand, the music is quite tasty.
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kevin
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Post Number: 616
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Posted on Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 05:46 pm:   

eyeless in gaza
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Jerry Clark
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Username: Jerry

Post Number: 359
Registered: 08-2004
Posted on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 07:39 pm:   

The Specials - Dammers songs at least
Massive Attack
The Clash
Lonnie Donegan
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Jeff Whiteaker
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Post Number: 379
Registered: 10-2004
Posted on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 07:48 pm:   

Hardin - yeah, Newell is great *and* English in the extreme. "The Greatest Living Englishman" has got some stellar pop tunes. A bit XTC-ish too.

Here are a few more:

The Move
Slade
The Passage
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Michael Bachman
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Post Number: 141
Registered: 01-2005
Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 04:46 pm:   

Fun Boy Three
The Monochrome Set
Gang of Four
Au Pairs
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Little Keith
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Username: Manosludge

Post Number: 526
Registered: 03-2006
Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 05:34 pm:   

Much of the mighty Squeeze's repertoire seems very Anglo-centric, particularly the song, "Cool for Cats".
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Hugh Nimmo
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Post Number: 79
Registered: 07-2005
Posted on Friday, September 22, 2006 - 08:19 pm:   

Clifford T. Ward
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Mark Leydon
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Post Number: 72
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 01:41 am:   

Derek Nimmo

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