Scotland's Greatest Album

A bit parochial I know but did anyone else watch it.

I think after all the arguments they ended up with a fairly good list.
Good to see The Waterboys and Snow Patrol there.

Snow patrol scottish, Mr Lightbody accent is a dead giveaway. Any other Scots bands included The Stranglers, Blur or U2.

Yes there was some interesting discussions on the Scottishness of some of the artists.
Rod Stewart caused a fair bit of debate. Pat Nevin semmed to be able to sort out the twisted logic.

Best scottish albums I can think of would be either Alex Harvey or Nazareth

Being as I live South of the Border I'm unaware of the results, what was the top ten?

Screamadelica anywhere?

Did Jimmie Crankie get a mention?

Andy Stewart had to be in there somewhere!

"Donald, where's yer troosers!"


Not to mention The Proclaimers...

They actually did consider 'Chirpy Chirpy cheep cheep' due to worldwide sales!

Here are the results








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3X 1970's
Baker Street/ Gerry Rafferty
Maggie May/ Rod Stewart
Stuck in the Middle/ Stealers Wheel

3X 1980's
Dignity/ Deacon Blue
Sunshine on Leith/ Proclaimers
Sweet Dreams/ Eurythmics

3X 1990's
I'm Gonna Be/ Proclaimers
Whole of the Moon/ Waterboys
Caledonia/ Frankie Miller

X 2000's
Run/ Snow Patrol
Candy/Paolo Nutini
Take Me Out/ Franz Ferdinand

I thought Snow Patrol were from Northern Ireland?

Anyway, my fave Scottish album is Once Upon A Time by Simple Minds - shamelessly commercial but superb.

That's interesting, I never really considered the Waterboys to be a Scottish band although I know Mike Scott was Scottish. An (almost) equally large part of the band's success as far as I am concerned was Karl Wallinger who is Welsh (though Wikipedia describes them as a band made up predominately by Scots, English and Irish!)

Good band though

My most favourite album by a Scottish band, and a contender for my favourite album of all time is Costello Music by the Fratellis.

This was a TV programme for a panel of music 'experts' to name a collection of 12 songs from four decades by Scottish based or born artists.
There was a strong debate re Rod Stewart as his only claim was having a Scottish father and wanting to be known as a Scot.
Some other groups were mixed nationalities but played and made their breakthrough in Scotland. [Snow Patrol/Waterboys]

I'm amazed Big Country didn't get a mention...or were they among the nominations?

Great to see Gerry Rafferty in there. Baker Street is one of my all-time faves.

Ah OK. Well I'd choose the following - and they're all Scottish artists

3 X 1970's
Riki Tiki Tavi - Donovan
The Saints Are Coming - The Skids
Shang-a-lang - The Bay City Rollers

3 X 1980's
Promised You A Miracle - Simple Minds
Vienna - Ultravox
In A Big Country - Big Country

3X 1990's
Good Morning Britain - Aztec Camera
Little Bird - Annie Lennox
I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Deacon Blue

X 2000's
Poison Prince - Amy Macdonald
New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
Wild Horses - Susan Boyle

Ultravox weren't Scottish!

Wee Midge wiz though.

dyrewolf
He's in twice.

Agree with Hero - where's Screamadelica?

Doon the Water wrote:Wee Midge wiz though.

Claiming Ultravox for Scotland because of "wee Midge" is like the Geordies claiming AC/DC for Brian Johnston!

Davie wrote:

Doon the Water wrote:Wee Midge wiz though.

Claiming Ultravox for Scotland because of "wee Midge" is like the Geordies claiming AC/DC for Brian Johnston!

...or Scots claiming Garbage because of Shirley Manson?

I didn't 'claim it for Scotland.
I just said he was in it.

I thought he wrote it?

Davie wrote:

Doon the Water wrote:Wee Midge wiz though.

Claiming Ultravox for Scotland because of "wee Midge" is like the Geordies claiming AC/DC for Brian Johnston!

Fair enough Davie, then I'll replace it with If I was.. by Midge Ure. One of his more successful solo efforts post Ultravox in the mid 1980s.