scottish bands………….80's mainly.

were **** brilliant.

just making a bit of a list for my ipod.
deacon blue
del amitri
bluebells
waterboys
big country
texas

all brilliant.
anymore i need to add.

A little later, formed in the late 80s, but can I recommend some Gun?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_(band)

Hipsway

Love and Money

Associates

Orange Juice

got the associates. party fears 2 is on my faves list.

jeez, you're gonna be wanting residency soon 😛

Jesus and Mary chain
Aztec Camera
Orange Juice
Joseph K
Bourgie Bourgie
Fire Engines
Win
Simple Minds
Associates
Scars

Oh and the Krankies

cocteau twins

Love and Money
Hipsway
Department S
The Normal
Lotus Eaters

I'll let you know if I think of anything else.

Oh aye, Simple Minds

jeez, you're gonna be wanting residency soon

retirement is not too far away…….. 8)

got aztec camera……..simple minds did not really float my boat.
can i pretend heaven 17 or the human league were jocks….. 8)

late 80's, lived in Battlefield, local pub was the Mission, Thursday night they had 'up and coming bands' some newbies called 'Texas' were on one night – pretty darned good. 😆 been a big fan since !!!

You forgot the most important one (culturally at least) – Runrig

Gaah, Associates. How could I forget the Associates? I've got everything they've ever done. On vinyl for Pete's sake.

Eurythmics ??
Marrilion

You forgot the most irritating one (culturally at least) – Runrig

You forgot the most important one (culturally at least) – Runrig

would it be wrong to say that they moved to a new level when Donnie jacked and Bruce came on board – have followed them avidly for 20+ yrs and the canadian is just leagues apart

recent – Amy McDonald

Skye music festival 1986

Bluebells
Battlefield Band
Runrig
Nazareth

loads more, was too pished to remember 😛

Ton,

Have a listen to

Aztec Camera

Roddy Frame from Aztec Camera

Orange Juice

Edwyn Collins from Orange Juice

Eighties-tastic Daddy-o! (although the last one is from the Nineties)

Nazareth – brill band of my youth…

Proclaimers – esp. Sunshine on Leith

Too slow…

Christ almighty , someone just said Deacon Blue were "brilliant"! Shittest band ever! 😆

Anyway, Goodbye Mr. MacKenzie were very good.

Noticed Bay City Rollers not on your list……

No Teenage Fanclub either ?

Hue and Cry
Wet, Wet, Wet 8)
Trashcan Sinatras

Fannies or Captain America or Belle and Sebastian, Ok all 90's but come on.

"the boy with the Arab strap" is annoyingly good.

Slik 🙂

The Vaselines
The Rezillos

Glasvegas —oops, forgetting OP '80's 😆

Love and Money
Hipsway
Goodbye Mr MacKenzie
The Silencers

And Runrig were and always will be shite druidh 😡

Managed to get Del Amitri to play the students union for a couple of hundred quid and a small rider. They signed about a week before appearing on stools on Top of the Pops.

Slik

think thats more 70's
although i think Midges tache might have had some
solo success in the 80's

aha, who forgot,,, The Blue Nile 😛

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0wkO0aTtec

and of cousre, Altered Images

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40K2S0-5Xo0

The Skids (maybe 70s)
Big Country – Mark Brzezicki (SP) is one of my favourite drummers
Altered Images (featuring the lovely Clare Grogan)
Simple Minds
Ultravox
Texas
Garbage (?)

didn't know Dept S were Scottish – we do a cover of their one hit, Is Vic There?

Big Country! supported Bowie at wembly ..sad ending however

1989 😛

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm1BZnm-SIE

😆

John Martyn did some good stuff in the 80s

The Waterboys:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VKouBHarIo&feature=related

I thought The Waterboys were Irish

I thought The Waterboys were Irish

Mike Scott is an Edinburgh boy. Band has had a cast of thousands over the years though.