[Eugine]

Is there a reason why I suddenly became a British artists FREAK?

I love British artists, I now dispise (well sorta) American artists. What lead to the change? What made me LOVE the British accent?

I need reason!

Anyone who loves British artists posts them so I can start listening to them ALSO!

[I'm Always BROKE]

Uhhh well I don't really like all English things but I love thier dry sence of humor. Just as movies like Johnie English. :) I love it!

[Luna]

WHY is this in spam may I ask? :o

Secondly, I'm a huge fan of British artists too... Even if most/some people would deny it.

My favourite band ish british, for example <<; They're The Cranberries.

and and.

If you want...PHYSICAL artists then, try out Storm Thorgerson :o <3

[Eugine]

Don't know, I just wanted people to post their favourite BRITISH artists also. The Cranberries is one of my favourites too. Coldplay also.

[el_Sethro]

Porcupine Tree!!!

one of my favorite bands by FAR and the greatest thing ever to come out of England (although there are many other awesome things in England, but sorry, PT beats them all)

[Echo_djinn]

It would seem that some of us here view the british works as a means of entertainment. I don't care for art unless it represents a sports team or a clothing brand.

[Luna]

I agree with Sethro on PT <3 I didn't know they were brittish XD

I also like The Verve :3 Most people would classify them as a one-hit-wonder though.

And of course, there's also the more mainstream ones like Keane, Coldplay, U2 and recently, Kasabian.

[EDIT]
And PLACEBO <3 And and Muse. But, I came back to edit the post mainly for Placebo XD

[Eugine]

[Moved to Entertainment Forum and topic renamed]

This topic is to discus anything British made, where it maybe Artists, Movies, Books... Anything you deem British. :)

You know, I never knew Cranberries were british, I like two of their songs. Zombie and Just my Imagination. I saw them on some advertisment and decided to try them.

[Eothain]

i'd have to say Muse. I've only heard one song from them, but it is the only british band that i like that i can think of...

[el_Sethro]

Sheba, on Aug 20 2005, 09:27 PM, said:

And of course, there's also the more mainstream ones like Keane, Coldplay, U2 and recently, Kasabian.

U2 = Irish :)

anyway, I agree about the awesomeness of Muse, Keane, Coldplay, etc., but PT is the greatest.

also....

Genesis
Jethro Tull
The Darkness
ELP (Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
King Crimson
Yes
Marillion
Pink Floyd

All awesome prog bands (except The Darkness). England is pretty much the birthplace of Prog rock (although Rush, who are one of the first prog bands, are Canadian). You see, american music developed more under the influence of blues and country, whereas european music was influenced more by Jazz and Classical.

[Luna]

In my book, Irish is included in British <<; The Cranberries are Irish too.

[EDIT]
'nother band. New Order. They're electronic-y.

[Echo_djinn]

I don't know much about the british culture but man I love the way they speak.

[Ravenblade]

@___@;;;

Well...i like quite a few bands from Britain...for some reason..>>;;

Has anyone seen much of our comedy - stuff like Blackadder, Fawlty Towers, Father Ted, Yes Minister etc...

All really sarcastic and satirical. Worth getting your hands on if you can, they really are great, Blackadder is top of the list for me though.

[Elijah]

I remember "Who's Line is it anyway" Which originaly came brom england. I enjoyed that show alot.

I also enjoy english muffins, but my mom sayes that's not the real way the british make em, but I like em anyway.

[Eugine]

OOH, that show came from England? I didn't know.

I enjoyed that show alot too, it was great for a while and the jokes were funny! One of the funniest out.

[Elijah]

It's interesting to because that's where Ryan styles and Collin Mockery got there start, I beleive.
I would watch that show all the time. I watched the british version of who's line, it was also funny.

[Eothain]

anyone ever watch "Trigger Happy TV"? the episodes they do in Europe are the best ones, the ones they do in America are kinda lame...

[TheEnglishman]

Man I used to watch that. It was hilarious!
The best sketch was the one with the mobile phone. It rings and he would pull up this giant fake phone and yell "HELLO!" Then he starts insulting everyone around him really loudly. :)

[Nemphtis]

You want British artist? Listen to So Solid Crew they're as British as it gets. -_- Also you might want to also check out:

Lethal Bizzle
Kano
Morefire Crew

[Eothain]

anyone mentioned the Beatles yet? well, that's another british band...I don't like them... but this is the Brit artists topic, so i might as well mention them.

[Dullahan]

i'm british and it's not that great.

as for music

Iron Maiden
the Beatles
Coldplay
Lost Prophets
Muse

are all british acts

[Nemphtis]

Be quiet Dullahan. It's good that the Americans think we are almighty and fascinating and crap, it keeps those stupid tourists flooding in which is 60% of our countries income. ^_^

Yes, we British are amazing, we have public transport that is painted RED and has TWO floors. Awesome huh? Oh and we talk like this because we're so awesome:

"Good day old chap, may I have a cup of tea and a full English breakfast if you may. Thank you my dear."

[Eothain]

^_^ I didn't know Lost Prophets were british... well, i dunn like'em anyways... just another "one-song band". Anyways, Iron Maiden was pretty good, they're one of the very few old-school bands i listen to.

[Nemphtis]

By the way 50 cent and Snoop Dogg are British. They just act American for publicity.

[Eugine]

Right... There's hardly any good black british artists except Craig David.

I think I'm going to try out Losts Prophets and Muse, they seem interestng from the pictures I seen of them.

[Eothain]

Eugine, on Aug 25 2005, 08:42 AM, said:

they seem interestng from the pictures I seen of them.

^_^ wha'? how can you tell whether a band is interesting just from looking at a pic? anyways, i dunno about Muse, I've only heard ONE song from them (time is running out) and it sounded farily good. Now, Lost Prophets....they should definitely get lost. I wouldn't recommend them.

[Shikonaurum]

I can't honestly say anything in terms of bands, since the most recent British band I know of are The Beatles (... I'm an oldies freak), so the subject of music is pretty much dead for me.

Then there's The Office, that famed British sitcom that was beaten and killed when the US got a hold of it.

And Monty Python. Never forget Monty Python. =D

[Eugine]

LOL.

I really don't know but appearance sometimes make me change my discission about artists, if I see they have a hell load of makeup to make them look hardcore metalish or whatever, they are out of my book.

[Eothain]

Eugine, on Aug 25 2005, 02:31 PM, said:

LOL.

I really don't know but appearance sometimes make me change my discission about artists, if I see they have a hell load of makeup to make them look hardcore metalish or whatever, they are out of my book.

well, see...there's the thing...some bands do it for promotion...one of the best examples is a disgrace to music commonly known as Good Charlotte. Tattoos, piercings, emo haircuts, punk haircuts, etc...yet they play some of the softest music around. WHat a waste. Now, on the other hand...you have a band like...guar(or gwar, dunno how it's spelled)...for those who don't know, they dress up with this really bizarre outfits, which are really metal-looking, but, in this case, they DO play metal.

[Izar]

The only Brithish movies I like are Shawn of the Dead and only parts of Johnny English.

[Nemphtis]

Eugine, on Aug 25 2005, 01:42 PM, said:

Right... There's hardly any good black british artists except Craig David.

I think I'm going to try out Losts Prophets and Muse, they seem interestng from the pictures I seen of them.

Craig Davis is whiter than me. That guy needs a slap. I like hus music though but his attitude has Geylord written all over it.

[Izar]

Anubis, on Aug 25 2005, 08:10 AM, said:

Be quiet Dullahan. It's good that the Americans think we are almighty and fascinating and crap, it keeps those stupid tourists flooding in which is 60% of our countries income. :)

That's it? Ya'll don't have anything else to do? :P

I have to say, British movies are not my kinda humor, mainly because it's almsot always white dude. Where's a brother? ;) And I mean ones that air in the U.S. I still think British movies aren't all that great. I prefer USA boys.

[Eugine]

There's a british movie called "Ali G" or something so, it has 18+ British humour, it sucked so much. British humour are better than American humour IMO though. They are more original...

[Luna]

^In a way, yes. Most people would say they're eccentric though :)

[Nemphtis]

Oh my God, you Americans havn't watched any decent British flicks have you? Ali G isn't even black, and he's only funny because he has an alter ego called Borak who is like some illegal imigrant.

There are lots of decent British comedies out there. The League of Gentlement, Little Britain, The Office and many more modern-day comedy shows that are huge hits. Anyone in Britain knows those shows unless they are un-social Nintendo fanboys of course.

[Yuki]

No one has mentioned McFly yet. I don't care if they're pop they're cool.

[Nemphtis]

McFly are idiots. Nobody mentions them because we're ashamed to be related to those retards. Boybands suck. Girls like boybands because the music sucks but the boys are cute. Boys hate boybands because the music sucks and the music SUCKS.

[Yuki]

I only know one of their songs. 'It's All About You' o_o

I love the words the british come up with!
-Chavs (gosh I love that word)
-Grungas
-Lori

._.;

[Golden Djinn13]

Anubis is right ( for once) Boybands do suck.

[Yuki]

It's one song x_x; ONE.SONG.

another british word I love!

-Holiday

[Nemphtis]

I hate Chav because it's a word used to describe us Gangstas and Chav does NOT sound ghetto. It sounds like a word a northern bloke came up with.

Britain pwnz your countries, we may be a tiny little island that can sink even if someone throws a pebble at it but we can make the world drop to it's knee's as soon as we start using our awesome accents.

[Yuki]

o.o thank you Anubis (you will probably NEVER ever hear me thank Anubis ever again) you reminded me of another word

-Bloke

[Golden Djinn13]

My sister likes Natasha Bedingfield. She heard her song when we were in London and listened to it ever since.

[Unicornmaddy]

I saw the Little Britian Comic Relief special and Andy want's George Micheals to be at his birthday and when he gets there Andy says his ever famous line 'I don't like him...' :P
My sister can do a whack Andy impression.
Oh Yuki another 3 words for your dictionary
Jitter
Gimp
Townie
^_^
My friend thought a Chav was a gypsy who lived in a council house... We laughed... ^_^
I still don't see why we get this accent that sounds like this posh tot going ghey...
Oh well as long as Anubis thinks it's cool It's cool on my watch.

[Nemphtis]

Fo' show, you just keep agreeing with me little girl and we'll get along fine. :P

Anyways, Townie's are city boys I think (We don't use any of those words in London since our culture is lightyears away from the rest of England so I'm a bit rusty on these words), Gimp is obvious, it's the same as the American version, Jitter I have never heard before on the streets or on the net for that matter until now.

[Yuki]

Unicornmaddy, on Aug 31 2005, 09:30 AM, said:

Oh Yuki another 3 words for your dictionary
Jitter
Gimp
Townie
:D

LOL thanks ;D anyways I also like the words they use for food or whatever o.o
Bubbles and Squeak (refried dinner)
Eggs And Soldiers (Toast strips dipped into the egg)
and...
Raven told me about something called Toad in The Hole o.o

[Sea of Time]

Coldplay is something great, and a show called Little Britain is actually very funny! If you can watch it, you should! Some british comedy is very witty, unlike some american comedy.

[Luna]

All british comedies that ever get here are always witty. o.o

[Sea of Time]

Yeah, but this is the first I've seen a british comedy so I guess my comment wasn't as general as it could have been.

[TheEnglishman]

Sea_of_Time, on Sep 11 2005, 02:44 AM, said:

Coldplay is something great, and a show called Little Britain is actually very funny! If you can watch it, you should! Some british comedy is very witty, unlike some american comedy.

I hate little Britain. It's just the same joke every time with a few changes. There are a lot better things to see.
The worrying thing is that when people talk about British comedy they always mention older programmes. I hope we aren't losing our touch!

[Sea of Time]

I think we are losing our touch. Most of us spend most of our time watching American programming because it has taken over most of our lives. It's hard to find a British show anywhere these days (unless you live in Britain, this basically only applies to people who live in North America)

[TheEnglishman]

Sea_of_Time, on Sep 13 2005, 06:06 PM, said:

It's hard to find a British show anywhere these days (unless you live in Britain, this basically only applies to people who live in North America)

I do agree with you. When I was in America on holiday I can't remember any British shows being on.
However there has been one on recently that I believe ( correct me if I'm wrong ) that was shown in America. When Dr Who was started up again ( it's really good by the way :) ) I think it was shown over there.
That's got to be one good show made in Britain in recent times!

[el_Sethro]

Sheba, on Sep 11 2005, 11:19 AM, said:

All british comedies that ever get here are always witty. o.o

british humour is probably the best humour there is. All of you; go read everything by Terry Pratchett.

also, I don't think that "Holiday" or "Townie" are british words. here in Newfoundland, "Townies" are the people who live in the city (as opposed to "Baymen", who live in the outports or by the water). In fact, I'd thought is was pretty much a Newfoundland expression up until now.

as for Holiday; everyone uses that. I don't see how it's exclusively british

[Caael]

Sorry for the revive, but when I saw this topic and I hadnt posted, something had to be done

I wouldnt say we have a large majority of music, but we have my favourite band EVER. Yes, Cradle Of Filth are Brits.

Our comedy TV just pwns everybody elses. We Get The Catherine Tate Show, Little Britain, The Jonathon Ross show, That Mitchell and Webb look, Monty Python, Faulty Towers, BlackAdder.

Thats a small majority of them.

[TheEnglishman]

Caael, on Nov 4 2006, 12:18 PM, said:

Sorry for the revive, but when I saw this topic and I hadnt posted, something had to be done

I wouldnt say we have a large majority of music, but we have my favourite band EVER. Yes, Cradle Of Filth are Brits.

Our comedy TV just pwns everybody elses. We Get The Catherine Tate Show, Little Britain, The Jonathon Ross show, That Mitchell and Webb look, Monty Python, Faulty Towers, BlackAdder.

Thats a small majority of them.

The first three are bad, not sure about four but it's supposed to be good. The rest I agree with. New comdies just aren't the same. There are some which are good but many of them are from quite a few years ago.

[Caael]

Monty Python should go down in British History. I think all brits should agree.

[Ravenblade]

Monty Python was ok but you kinda grow out of it =/ Life of Brian and The Holy Grail are the only ones i would rewatch.

Blackadder rules on high.

Fawlty Towers also rules

Father Ted

Yes Minister.

And to be honest, I quite like the Vicar Of Dibley too ^^;;

Also, my face ever film is British: Trainspotting

[Wildheart]

Anubis, on Aug 31 2005, 04:34 PM, said:

Fo' show, you just keep agreeing with me little girl and we'll get along fine. :!:

Anyways, Townie's are city boys I think (We don't use any of those words in London since our culture is lightyears away from the rest of England so I'm a bit rusty on these words), Gimp is obvious, it's the same as the American version, Jitter I have never heard before on the streets or on the net for that matter until now.

oh God I'm gonna get into soo much trouble for reviving a topic but oh well, it's life...
Jitter is Bristolian word for a skater that dresses like one and listens to the same music but doesn't skate... and Townie in Bristol is a less extreme Chav :smile: yeah I know we're very complecated but that's bristolian for you... :) The only bad thing about the word Jitter though is that everyone ends up over using it so they call Goth's and Emo's, Jitter's for no apparent reason...