{"id":5641,"date":"2016-03-30T13:26:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T13:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=5641"},"modified":"2016-03-30T13:26:42","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T13:26:42","slug":"7-british-bands-and-musicians-who-deserve-more-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/03\/30\/7-british-bands-and-musicians-who-deserve-more-love\/","title":{"rendered":"7 British bands and musicians who deserve more love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Britain has produced countless amazing musicians over the years: David Bowie, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Oasis, Kate Bush, Radiohead, The Smiths, Pink Floyd. We could list more, but then you\u2019d be here all day and we appreciate you\u2019re busy.<\/p>\n<p>But we\u2019ve also produced a lot of great musicians who don\u2019t get the love and respect they deserve. Here are but a few&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/STxXS5lLunE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>PJ Harvey<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>PJ Harvey is so good that the Queen gave her an MBE for services to music. It sits alongside an Ivor Novello Award and two Mercury Awards (she\u2019s the only artist to win two, by the way).<\/p>\n<p>She also has 3 albums on Rolling Stone\u2019s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and has been nominated for 6 Grammy\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, she still hasn\u2019t sold anywhere near as many albums as some of her *ahem* less-talented peers. For shame, Britain. For shame!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b3cZqWoqweU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Stereophonics<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>They\u2019ve sold over 10 million albums worldwide and are one of the only bands to have 5 consecutive UK number one albums, yet The Stereophonics are still rarely mentioned in the same breath as Oasis and Blur.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many of their contemporaries, they\u2019re still going strong too. They landed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/how-self-releasing-stereophonics-beat-sony-in-intense-race-to-uk-no-1\/\"> yet another #1 album with <i>Keep the Village Alive\u00a0<\/i>last year<\/a>, fending off competition from Bring Me The Horizon and The Libertines.<\/p>\n<p>Stand up and give them a round of applause right now. We don\u2019t care if you\u2019re at work.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YykjpeuMNEk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Coldplay<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Coldplay are one of the most successful bands in the world, selling over 80 million records worldwide and topping the UK chart with every album they\u2019ve released. Also, everyone thinks they\u2019re boring.<\/p>\n<p>Well, not everyone. But a lot of people.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/entertainment\/archive\/2015\/12\/rhow-coldplay-became-even-more-boring-on-head-full-of-dreams-review\/419439\/\">Like this person<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/apple\/7976996\/Coldplay-and-its-simpering-frontman-do-nothing-for-Apples-brand.html\">And this one<\/a>. Even fellow musicians have it in for them, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clashmusic.com\/news\/john-lydon-slates-coldplay\">Johnny Rotten<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clashmusic.com\/news\/alex-james-coldplay\">Alex James of Blur<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprp.com\/2016\/02\/09\/news\/deftones-chino-moreno-shares-soundtrack-of-his-life-finds-coldplay\/\">Chino Moreno of Deftones<\/a> all slamming Chris Martin and co.<\/p>\n<p>Although their music isn\u2019t always exhilarating, you can\u2019t accuse Coldplay of not trying. They\u2019ve experimented with their sound many times, to the extent that some of their newer tunes veer into dance music. They\u2019re still on the Radio 1 playlist too, so they can\u2019t be <i>that <\/i>boring.<\/p>\n<p>So what is it? Is it because they seem like nice blokes? Is it because they probably prefer chai latte to lager?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hphwfq1wLJs\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Rod Stewart<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>You probably know Rod Stewart as that bloke your granny likes. You know, the one who did the song about being sexy.<\/p>\n<p>What you might not realise is that he\u2019s sold over 100 million records worldwide, about the same as David Bowie, Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder. He\u2019s been performing for well over 50 years now, including stints in The Jeff Beck Group and The Faces.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and he\u2019s not bad at football either. Massive respect, bruv.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5CfLUmVso30\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Paul McCartney<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, the bloke who wrote <i>Hey Jude, Let It Be, Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby <\/i>and <i>Here, There and Everywhere<\/i> deserves more respect.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who wasn\u2019t around in the 60s and didn\u2019t get into The Beatles until adulthood, Sir Paul has always seemed like a cheesy uncle who sings about frogs and starts singalongs that start off fun but drag on way too long.<\/p>\n<p>The fact is, Paul isn\u2019t as cool as John or George. But he has written more classic songs than everyone you\u2019ll ever meet. Unless you meet Paul. In which case, give him a big old pat on the back and tell him well done from us.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ylITtfio9Mg\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Phil Collins<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Oh yeah, we\u2019re going there. Phil Collins is shorthand for naff but no-one can deny that he has written some absolute bangers over the years. <i>Another Day in Paradise<\/i>, <i>Sussudio, In The Air Tonight<\/i>; the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>Future civilisations will look back and consider this man some kind of deity. Probably.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gJLIiF15wjQ\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Spice Girls<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Alright, so the music is pretty dated but the Spice Girls revolutionised the female pop group and delivered a positive message around the world. Like it or not, they played a big part in British music. Can you imagine &#8217;90s Britain without them?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You can buy albums from all of these artists, plus many more, in <a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/category\/music\/?filter=collections:best-of-british-collection\">the amazing Best of British collection on the musicMagpie Store<\/a>! Prices start from just \u00a31.19!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/category\/music\/?filter=collections:best-of-british-collection\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5210\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SHOP-NOW.png\" alt=\"SHOP NOW\" width=\"299\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain has produced countless amazing musicians over the years: David Bowie, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Oasis, Kate Bush, Radiohead, The Smiths, Pink Floyd. We could list more, but then you\u2019d be here all day and we appreciate you\u2019re busy. 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