FabSwingers.com forum: Underrated Scottish bands

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The bluebells

The Associates

Whatcha got??

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By *nferno sausageMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

Blue riband.

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By *owboy BebopMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

The Bathers..... They were a great Glasgow band, made a couple of great albums

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gun

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Blue riband. "

They take the biscuit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Belle and Sebastian amazing Glasgow band

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Glasvegas

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By *insbury Park FabberMan
over a year ago

London

Ballboy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Frightened Rabbit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Frightened Rabbit"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Admiral Fallow

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By *exicolaMan
over a year ago

West Lothian

The Twilight Sad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Skerryvore

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

SHHE is a solo female that is absolutely incredible, haunting and thought provoking music. Seeing her live is almost a psychotropic experience with the theatrical light show that accompanies her music

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By *p for anything 123Man
over a year ago

Coatbridge

Hipsway

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By *estless nativeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

Soup dragons

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By *rgoodnbadMan
over a year ago

greenock

"Belle and Sebastian amazing Glasgow band "

Saw them as one of the support acts at the radiohead concert in Glasgow Green a while back, they were brill.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Seen her years ago and she was absolutely immense. Absolutely brilliant and defo recommend.

My tuppence worth is Alestorm.

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By *amelaslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Glasgow

Scars

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

big country

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By *teve196301Man
over a year ago

northumberland

Definitely Big Country

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Imo good few there werent actually ever UNDERATED, they just never went popular , we were promised jetpacks are amazin - should have dun better than they have , think right word would for them and a few other bands mentioned would be under-appreciated

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By *ering SeaMan
over a year ago

Penicuik

Another one for big country

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By *utflush67Man
over a year ago

Inverkeithing

The Fruits of Passion

Pallas

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By *utflush67Man
over a year ago

Inverkeithing

Big Country definetly not underrated, one of the best bands to come out of Scotland.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Gin blossoms

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By *cottishornMan
over a year ago

wee village

Skerryvore

Alestorm

Gun

Mànran

Junkmans choir

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By *edGlasgowMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Cosmic Rough Riders

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The Associates

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big Country

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By *esparate danMan
over a year ago

glasgow

"Big Country definetly not underrated, one of the best bands to come out of Scotland. "

They did get tarred with the bagpipe guitar jibes ..and the infamous viz suggestion on saving money by buying a 7" instead of their Greatest Hits...but definitely underappreciated ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Twin Atlantic

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By *uckylamondMan
over a year ago

Durham

Trashcan Sinatras

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Del Amitri

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By *otrock-cplCouple
over a year ago

Glenrothes

Big Country

Del Amitri

Twin Atlantic

Deacon Blue

Skerivor

Wolfstone

To name but a few

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brilliant choices

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Here here... My favourite band

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Trashcan Sinatras

Love & Money

Fruits of Passion

H2O

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By *ugehandsMan
over a year ago

Fife/ Newcastle

Nazareth have got to be in there to.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Trashcan Sinatras"

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By *ane DTV/TS
over a year ago

Glasgow ish

Saw Big Country in Tiffany's beack early 80s, did Tracks of my tears as an encore.

Must have been about 100 folk there. 6-8 months later they filled the Barras ballroom.

Movin on..

Horse

Kevin McDermott Orchestra

Love n Money

Hipsway

And a grand night out on the piss...

Big Vern and the Shootahs.

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By *eterjamesmcMan
over a year ago

glasgow

The Blue Nile

Nyah Fearties

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By *ane DTV/TS
over a year ago

Glasgow ish

2nd The Blue Nile

And add in The Silencers

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By *achylBondTV/TS
over a year ago

Glasgow

Gun are still a great band

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By *achylBondTV/TS
over a year ago

Glasgow

BC used the "Tracks of my Tears" live version as z B side of "Chance" I was there too xx

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By *ersatile-1Man
over a year ago

stirlingshire

Anyone remember the humph family?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Associates

Biffy

Goodbye mister Mackenzie

Aztec camera

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By *el65Man
over a year ago

paisley

PLENTY MENTIONED

HIPSWAY

KEVIN MCDERMOT ORCHESTRA,

BLUE NILE

THE RIVER DETECTIVES

AND MY NEWEST DISCOVERY FRANKIE MILLER , GUY CAN SING ANYTHING, BUT AT LEAST IM ONLY 40 YEARS LATE!!

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By *lways_horny999Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Gun are hugely underrated!!

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By *ir-and-switchCouple
over a year ago

bathgate

Definitely Alestorm

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By *1 SouthsiderMan
over a year ago

glasgow

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By *1 SouthsiderMan
over a year ago

glasgow

"Frightened Rabbit"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Peat and Diesel

Gun

The Blue Nile

Mogwai

Pallas

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By *tellaartoisCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Frightened Rabbit

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By *outhsider69Man
over a year ago

glasgow

"Admiral Fallow"

Yes I agree, seen them 3 times now, always great. They did a wee set at the Quay with BBC Scotland, should be on iPlayer

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By *irth VaderMan
over a year ago

Busby

Love Horse and lots of other bands mentioned. In my last year of high school Fruits of Passion ‘Loves Glory’ was our anthem in the common room.

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By *awaiianguyMan
over a year ago

East Ayrshire

The Exploited

Not underrated, just not everyones cup of tea

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Big Dish

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Big Dish

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nazareth have got to be in there to. "

Underrated and largely ignored in the UK, far more successful abroad.

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By *idandnancy95Couple
over a year ago

Fife

"The Exploited

Not underrated, just not everyones cup of tea

I (Sid) second “The Exploited” for sure! I actually was almost in a band with a guy that played drums for the exploited, we only did a few practice sessions though

If you like your Death metal though I highly recommend a band from up north I love called “Seed of Sorrow”

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Goodbye Mr MacKenzie

Love and Money

Big Dish

Kevin McDermott (Orchestra)

Pearlfishers

all deserved more commercial success than they achieved

Deacon Blue probably deserve more critical acclaim than they got and for a section of the music press in 80s and 90s were forever saddled with Real Gone Kid, Fergus Sings The Blues and a 2nd album which was atypical of the rest of their back catalogue... they've been on a great run since 2012 again

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By *piderxMan
over a year ago

west lothian

"The Exploited

Not underrated, just not everyones cup of tea

Brilliant band

Fire Exit

Heavy Drapes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The silencers

Big dish

The pearlfishers

Arab strap

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By *uggy55TV/TS
over a year ago

Fife

Love Biffy. They're very big in Europe but not so much in the USA. Not sure why.

The Lafontaines

Fatherson

Both very underrated. Loads more of course. Xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tide lines

Skippinish

Skerryvore

Trial west

Peat and diesel

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By *exywheelsCouple
over a year ago

inverness

Run Rig

peat and Diesel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

King Creosote

Dont think its been mentioned so must be underrated! Supported belle and sebastian at aberdeen years ago and 3 of the members stood in the crowd to watch him/them

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By *oight68Man
over a year ago

inverclyde

Runrig were amazing

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By *ohnny4playMan
over a year ago

Kinross

Aztec camera,

orange juice.

blues n trouble

Blue Nile

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gerry Rafferty often underated

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By *ornyguy9120Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

The View

Belle & Sebastian

Teenage Fanclub

3 cracking bands

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By *exicolaMan
over a year ago

West Lothian

Forgot about Idlewild

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Johnny 7.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Delgados

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By *ero666Man
over a year ago

fife

James King and the Lone Wolfs

The skids

Threats

The Rezillos

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By *ero666Man
over a year ago

fife

Rico

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By *ithardscotMan
over a year ago

Kelty

Gun.

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By *ewnmaturesCouple
over a year ago

fife

El Presidente

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gun."
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