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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:35 pm    Post subject: Great British Battle Of The Bands Reply with quote

I am just listening to the last hour of this, as I missed it after listening to the second hour. The music has been great, after the 1st hour, IMHO, still don't know the outcome, don't think it matters as The Beatles, Stones & Queen are some of my favourite bands. Just don't know where The Who, Kinks, Yardbirds, Led Zep, Hollies or Blind Faith were, especially with Take That in the last 5, as I don't see how they can compare with any of those I have listed. What do other posters think Question Confused
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I did hear the 'nearly rans' list where the Spice Girls were mentioned and I was left wondering where Pink Floyd were. For all the Spice Girls' sexiness etc, how would that alone qualify any group/band as Britain's greatest?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How Pink Floyd are not amongst the final 5 is very surprising indeed.

Take That -give me a break.

Who won by the way?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lord Evan Elpuss wrote:
I did hear the 'nearly rans' list where the Spice Girls were mentioned and I was left wondering where Pink Floyd were. For all the Spice Girls' sexiness etc, how would that alone qualify any group/band as Britain's greatest?


So right me lord, Floyd are brilliant, should have been in my list, very remiss of me Crying or Very sad must have been on THe Dark Side Of The Moon Exclamation
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I listened to this and was frankly stunned to hear that the Spice Girls even got nominated by R2 listeners. Shocked

I mean!!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm afraid I didn't listen to it on principle.... but I'm not really a fan of these vote-in-and-it-becomes-established-fact type shows, they're more like filler to me. Sad

You could almost bet your house on Queen, the Beatles and Oasis being in a phone-in poll of the Top 5, whilst serial text-ers whose IQs aren't necessarily much higher than their shoe sizes but whose progeny will be born with elongated thumbs to compensate for this deficency could almost be guaranteed to put a boy band somewhere in the Top 10. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark Mayhew wrote:
How Pink Floyd are not amongst the final 5 is very surprising indeed.

Take That -give me a break.

Who won by the way?

It was Queen. Take That were the first to be ousted.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm glad queen won, I cannot believe Take That got into the top 5 above the likes of Pink Floyd, the Who, Genesis, The police even Abba were better but they were not british.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I felt Mark was pushed into hosting the show as he's a big part of Radio 2 now?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought the guy who threw his hat in the ring on behalf of The Stones, was excellent. He gave a fab '10 second' round up or whatever you call it.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well once Oasis were gone, of those left, it made no difference, IMHO, as each in their own way are the greatest.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My mate's mother wanted to know why The Rubettes didn't make the cut Very Happy Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
I felt Mark was pushed into hosting the show as he's a big part of Radio 2 now?
He seemed to be enjoying it, and I suppose it was a decent enough show.

I'm glad the Rolling Stones didn't win - as anyone listening at about 2.05pm would have heard!
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