SCOTTISH ROCK BANDS -
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SCOTTISH ROCK BANDS - 1990s & 2000s
BIFFY CLYRO
Simon Neil (born 1979) - Vocals & Guitar
James Johnston (born 1980) - Bass & Vocals
Ben Johnston (born 1980) - Drums
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Alternative rockers Biffy Clyro formed in Ayrshire in 1995. They have released four albums and had six top thirty singles in the UK. In 2007 the album Puzzle reached number 2 in the UK album chart.
Recommended Albums -
PUZZLE (2007)
SR rating of 9 out of 10.
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IDLEWILD
Roddy Woomble - Vocals (1995-present)
Rod Jones - Guitar (1995-present)
Colin Newton - Drums (1995-present)
Allan Stewart - Guitar (2001-present)
Gareth Russell - Bass (2006-present)
Other Band Members -
Gavin Fox - Bass (2003-2005)
Alex Grant - Bass (2002)
Bob Fairfoull - Bass (1997-2002)
Jeremy Mills - Guitar (1999-2001)
Phil Scanlon - Bass (1995-1997)
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Idlewild are an alternative rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1995. They have had four top twenty singles in the UK so far and have released 6 studio albums. "The Remote Part" reached number three in the UK album charts in 2002.
Recommended Albums -
THE REMOTE PART (2002)
SR rating of 8 out of 10.
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MOGWAI
Stuart Braithwaite - Guitar
John Cummings - Guitar
Dominic Aitchison - Bass
Martin Bulloch - Drums
Barry Burns - Keyboards, Guitar, Flute
Other Band Members -
Brendan O`Hare - Drums
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Instrumental rock band Mogwai formed in Glasgow in 1996. They released their debut album "Young Team" in 1997. The band have a solid cult following with their most recent album "Mr Beast" (2006) reaching 31 in the UK album charts.
Recommended Albums -
YOUNG TEAM (1997)
SR rating of 8 out of 10.
MR BEAST (2006)
SR rating of 8 out of 10.
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TRAVIS
Francis Healy (born 1973) - Vocals & Guitar
Douglas Payne - (born 1972) - Bass & Vocals
Andrew Dunlop (born 1972) - Guitar
Neil Primrose (born 1972) - Drums
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Rock band formed in Glasgow in 1996. Members of the band had formed a group in 1991 called Glass Onion before reforming as Travis. Travis released their debut album "Good Feeling" in 1997. Since then they have had two number one albums and 11 top twenty singles in the UK so far.
Recommended Albums -
THE MAN WHO (1999)
SR rating of 9 out of 10.
THE INVISIBLE BAND (2001)
SR rating of 8.5 out of 10.
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FRANZ FERDINAND
Alex Kapranos - lead vocals, guitar
Bob Hardy - bass
Nick McCarthy - guitar, keyboard
Paul Thomson - drums, backing vocals
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Indie rock band Franz Ferdinand formed in Glasgow in 2001. Their self titled debut album was released in 2004, reached number 3 in the UK album chart, and won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. The band`s second album (2005`s You Could Have It So Much Better) reached number 1 in the UK album charts cementing Franz Ferdinands position as a major act.
Franz Ferdinand have had 6 top twenty singles in the UK which include the hits "Take Me Out" and "Do You Want To".
Recommended Albums -
FRANZ FERDINAND (2004)
SR rating of 8 out of 10.
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LOGAN
Kenny Collins - Vocals
Michael Coll - Guitars & Vocals
Alan Reilly - Guitars
Steve Reilly - Bass
Iain Stratton - Drums
Former Members -
Michael "Spidge" Wilson - Bass
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Melodic hard rockers Logan formed in Glasgow in 2003. The band have released four albums so far and are one of the most exciting new rock bands to come out of Scotland for a long time.
Recommended Albums -
Welcome To The Wasteland (2005)
SR rating of 8 out of 10.
Cruel Little World (2006)
SR rating of 9 out of 10.
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THE HAZE
James Cairns - Vocals
John Paul Hunter - Guitar
Mark Miller - Guitar
Ross Duffy - Bass
Robert Mitchell - Drums
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Retro rockers The Haze formed in Glasgow in 2004. They released their debut album "Spirits Are Rising" to critical acclaim in 2008.
Recommended Albums -
Spirits Are Rising (2008)
SR rating of 8 out of 10.
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THE FRATELLIS
Jon (John Lawler) - Vocals & Guitar (born 1979)
Barry (Barry Wallace) - Bass (born 1979)
Mince (Gordon McRory) - Drums (born 1983)
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The Fratellis formed in Glasgow in 2005. The pop/rock trio released The Fratellis EP and debut album Costello Music in 2006. Costello Music reached number two in the UK charts and second single "Chelsea Dagger" reached number five.
Recommended Albums -
Costello Music (2006)
SR rating of 9 out of 10.
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THE VIEW
Kyle Falconer- Guitar, lead vocals
Kieren Webster- Bass, vocals
Pete Reilly- Lead Guitar
Steven Morrison- Drums
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Indie rockers The View formed in Dundee in 2005. Their dedut album Hats Off to the Buskers reached number one in the UK album chart in 2007. The album also spawned three top twenty singles, with "Same Jeans" reaching number three.
Recommended Albums -
Hats Off to the Buskers (2007)
SR rating of 8 out of 10.
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SCOTTISH ROCK BANDS - 1990s & 2000s
The current line-up – – have been together since 2004, and the aim is to spread the word far and wide.
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