Friday, May 18th, 2012
SINCE THE START of the 1980′s, Scotland has produced a wealth of good alternative bands.
In just about every town and city, bands have emerged with a cultish following. Although some of these bands have never broken into the ‘mainstream’ they have had a serious impact on more well known acts.
A wealth of emerging talent
There still seems to be a wealth of emerging talent. Loads of famous and established acts are now among the most influential of bands.
One is Biffy Clyro who supported Foo Fighters at their gig at Milton Keynes Bowl on the 2nd and 3rd of July which is a measure of their success.
Stadium fillers
Other bands firmly established include Idlewild, Franz Ferdinand, Travis, KT Tunstall, Paulo Nutini, Calvin Harris and Glasvegas who are all stadium fillers in their own right.
T on the Park is now one of the biggest musical festivals in Europe and is a powerful way of good alternative bands promoting themselves to a wider audience.
Gone but not forgotten
Then there influences such as the late Billy Mackenzie who are still having an impact today. Another very underated musical genius no longer with us is Stuart Adamson, lead singer of Big Country.
Also, more recently there’s the work of Roddy Woomble (Idlewild) and Primal Scream (illustration) who released the subliminal ‘Screamadelica’ to critical acclaim in 1991, thought by many to be the greatest album ever to come out of Scotland.
Andy Mclaren is wowdewow commentator on cult favourites now and in the past
Who’s you favourite alternative band from Scotland? Feedback welcome
A peek at Primal Scream’s ‘Screamadelica’.
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Tags: Biffy Clyro, Big Country, billy mckenzie, Calvin Harris, cultish following, emerging talent, Franz Ferdinand, Glasvegas, good alternative bands, Idlewild, kt tunstall, Paulo Nutini, primal scream, roddy woomble, Screamadelica, Travis
