Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
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Think you are re writing history there, they were the only band other than the Beatles to have a mania.
100 million + albums ain't too shabby.
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Think you are re writing history there, they were the only band other than the Beatles to have a mania.
100 million + albums ain't too shabby.
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Music has been the loser without these guys to hold the torch.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
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gregbrighton
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You can hear people in the audience laughing at them. 
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
Bye-Bye Baby was one of the great pop songs. I mean - there is no great insight into life, but everyone feels a bit more cheerful after hearing that don't they ?
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
Johnny Walker done the singles chart every Tuesday lunchtime. My aging memory thinks that with two songs still to play either BCR or Gerry Rafferty (Baker Street) was to be number one and he played the wrong song, Rafferty at number one instead of BCR, correcting it a few seconds in.
Buzzer
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So much anger for what was an inoffensive boyband from the 70s! Incredible that people are getting worked up about it.
I don't own one either but I can't say that it fills me with pride. Total indifference on my part.
Boybands have always dominated the charts though. The target audience are schoolgirls. There was other music around at the time, you know.
Worst band ever? Not by a long chalk. Worse than Vanilla? Blazin Squad? Fast Food Rockers? Vengaboys? The Reynolds Girls?
Worse than GG Allin? Pfft...
For what it's worth, I quite liked their cover of 'Bye, Bye Baby'. I still do.
I don't own one either but I can't say that it fills me with pride. Total indifference on my part.
Boybands have always dominated the charts though. The target audience are schoolgirls. There was other music around at the time, you know.
Worst band ever? Not by a long chalk. Worse than Vanilla? Blazin Squad? Fast Food Rockers? Vengaboys? The Reynolds Girls?
Worse than GG Allin? Pfft...
For what it's worth, I quite liked their cover of 'Bye, Bye Baby'. I still do.
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Sad but true, although I was known as Tam Hark, Hampden Park in those days. For info, that's me on the right, and Susan Boyle second from the left.
Lower West Stander
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Hard to put into words how big they were. I remember Shang a Lang was the name of their TV show as well.
My cousin was in love with Woody
My cousin was in love with Woody
brakespear
Doctor Worm
They still will though. Because apparently you can never have 'enough' money.
Don't really remember BCR but then I was only between 4 and 8 at the height of their fame. Don't really have any negative feelings for them though. Or positive really
GT49er
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Actually they were quite offensive.............
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
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I'm pleased to see I am in good company on this thread in my guilty pleasure of actually liking their version of Bye Bye Baby.
You haven't heard much music if you can judge them worst ever boy band let alone worst ever band.
I actually love the music snobbery of NSC.
Anyone care to admit to changing their minds about Coldplay yet, and accepting that they are a fine band
You haven't heard much music if you can judge them worst ever boy band let alone worst ever band.
I actually love the music snobbery of NSC.
Anyone care to admit to changing their minds about Coldplay yet, and accepting that they are a fine band
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
Yep me too. Over the last couple of years myself and [MENTION=5200]Buzzer[/MENTION] have seen Meatloaf, Billy Ocean AND Leo Sayer and you know what each one was ****ing brilliant
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Can I add Simple Minds and JAMC, both at the Dome, both this year, to that list?
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
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I'm pleased to see I am in good company on this thread in my guilty pleasure of actually liking their version of Bye Bye Baby.
You haven't heard much music if you can judge them worst ever boy band let alone worst ever band.
I actually love the music snobbery of NSC.
Anyone care to admit to changing their minds about Coldplay yet, and accepting that they are a fine band
Ah! Particularly pleased that you agree with me. I must be doing something right! Regarding Coldplay, I liked their first album and I reckon 'Yellow' is a magnificent tune. I could listen to that all day. I wasn't too impressed with their second album so stopped bothering with them after that.
Now here's a thing I'll happily admit is not a view universally shared... I reckon you'll be hard-pushed to find a much better first album by a boy-band than 'Push' by Bros. At the time I thought it was bloody magnificent and I reckon that a fair few of the tracks have stood the test of time quite well.
I rushed home from School at the age of 13 to see the Rollers TV show. Eric was my favourite
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
Feel free! I hate the sneery sneery that some people have on here.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
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Please go on, what did you find offensive about them?
Other great bands such as the sex Pistols i understand why people were offended by them, they went out of there way to offend.
But how did the Rollers offend you?
