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[@leehallam9365]

What they are suggesting Madness are linked to neo nazis, that's down to the ignorance of the Mojo people. Skinheads were a multi racial phenomenon. They didn't crossover because so much of what they did was based on British culture and references.

[@bjhellstream]

Well, skinheads was nazi thugs at that time and not "multi racial". I saw them misbehave at a Sham 69 concert harassing blacks and making nazi salutes. Members of the band had racist views in their early days.

[@leehallam9365]

@@bjhellstream I had a look into it after seeing your comment, and it seems to me there were two things going on. Skinhead music was derived from black music influences and was multi racial, the Specials were part of it, and they were a mixed race group. However neo nazi thugs with skinhead haircuts were definately a thing too, and in the seventies groups of such people did associate themselves with bands like Madness and even bizarrely the mixed race Specials. But that's not the same as saying the band associated with them, and certainly by the time of their success they were not. I don't think for a moment that it stopped them breaking the US. As for the racist views of some members in their youth. Well they were from a pretty rough working class background, and were hardly model citizens in their youth. It was a time when racist jokes were on TV, and things were routinely said and done by most people that would not stand up to much scrutiny today.

[@liandren]

Madness were a ska group.

[@hubbspoe]

@@bjhellstream you have no idea what you’re talking about, friend. You encountered nazis and thugs..not skinheads. And the Sham were NEVER EVER a racist band. Or had any members that were racist or affiliated with any such filth. You’ve never been in the subculture, apparently. The Sham were a notoriously ANTI racist band. And skinhead culture/subculture has ALWAYS been linked to Jamaica, racial unity and having fun.

[@jamescarpenter6585]

Pretty sure Madness condemned racist attitudes with “You’re an Embarrassment “

[@tbruck9947]

The JAM are ICONIC! One of my favorite vocalists in Paul Weller. That's Entertanment and Town Called Malice are very good listens.

[@jasonlee1483]

Weller is without a doubt one of the best singer songwriters ever ❤️ Roll on July 30 at Bedford park 🤩🤩🤩

[@kaikito2348]

I WAS, AND AM , A HUGE JAM FAN.

[@tony1kenobi468]

Its really weird to me that people haven't heard of Pulp. Differen't class was one of the best albums of the 90's.

[@smalm86]

F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E was my soundtrack for sure

[@michael7571]

Oasis is clear

[@nifflofair6685]

He's still a young guy probably born in the 90's and they weren't popular in USA.

[@kayjay12341]

Can't agree more.

[@StephenBoothUK]

I love Common People, the narrative of the lyrics is familiar and the music is brilliant. I particularly like how the beat starts out relatively slow but progressively gets faster and faster till it’s pounding like your heart rate as you get more and more angry at the situation.

[@jacqcook4036]

The Jam & Paul Weller as a solo artist are amazing!!!

[@UniversalBlackRocker]

Don't forget The Style Council

[@jacqcook4036]

@@UniversalBlackRocker I’d forgotten until you mentioned. My bad! Thank you for pointing this out 🙏🏼

[@UniversalBlackRocker]

@@jacqcook4036 You're very welcome 🙏🏾

[@pizzyp]

@@UniversalBlackRocker 😂🤣😂🤣🤣👍 that's what I was going to say 😎✌️

[@jasonlee1483]

Weller is the mod father 🤩🤩🤩

[@14gilbertst]

Every song on the debut album by The Stone Roses is a masterpiece. 'I am the Resurrection' and 'This is the One'. Greatness.

[@bobdrooples]

Not true. Sorry.

[@e-conrecords4665]

Stone Roses debut is one of the greatest albums ever recorded.

[@deborahpaley21]

agree

[@abilouise2839]

fully agree

[@markusantonio4866]

Madchester

[@michaelconnolly7681]

Britain has a tsunami of amazing musical talent. It was a real pleasure growing up in the 80s with bands like Madness. All the bands here were huge in the UK. My favourites here are Madness, Pulp and The Stone Roses, their first record being one of my favourites since. I'd recommend Common People by Pulp and Fools Gold by the Stone Roses but all the bands here are worth further listening. They were huge in this part of the world.

[@myfragilelilac]

I can imagine. Although I prefer more postpunky stuff.

[@mariflame1821]

I recenttly discovered an English band I had never heard of called 'Prefab Sprout'. Looove their music!

[@nataliek159]

They’re really great, especially When Love Breaks Down.

[@mariflame1821]

@@nataliek159 Yes, great song! I was lucky to find their two CDs greatest hits with like 40 songs, so been listening to them lately.

[@nataliek159]

That’s brilliant. I love discovering songs from the 80s that I’ve missed

[@danbalderson4977]

Sprout* ☺️

[@mariflame1821]

@@danbalderson4977Oops Sprout...yeah 😅

[@mledbetter]

The Waterboys "Whole of the Moon" is glorious. The Jam and Stone Roses are still in regular rotation on my playlists.

[@pmmerol]

The live version of Waterboys’ too close to heaven is my favourite song ever. Couldn’t find it here so uploaded myself. I was so proud when Mike Scott twitted it :)

[@sarahzentexas]

Fisherman’s Blues 💙💙💙

[@mledbetter]

@@sarahzentexas I love that entire album

[@cletusbeauregard1972]

@@sarahzentexas pretty sure Fisherman's Blues went platinum here in the US, but it took a while.

[@user-xi1nm4ir7y]

Whole of the Moon is a wonderful record

[@jessicqz3682]

Stereophonics are brilliant. Dakota is a good song to start with and it’s one of my favourite songs

[@DEFIANT71DEFIANT]

Just Looking is a great one for a reaction to

[@tupacshakour9102]

Or A thousand trees

[@sebecerra1403]

Maybe Tomorrow it’s my fav

[@alundavies5784]

Anything from their firat album is worthy of a reaction for me but specifically Local Boy in the Photographic or A Thousand Trees

[@alundavies5784]

First

[@ladykaycey]

Take That were massive here. I wasn't one of their avid fans but I did like all their songs. The Stereophonics are another must listen to band. They're brilliant.

[@dcbsmt]

That's one really positive aspect of living in central Europe: you get music from the UK and the US equally, as well as from other neighbouring countries. In the US you got so much homegrown stuff that it's really hard for "outsiders" to crack it. You should definitely check out Maximo Park. Pretty much all their singles are great.

[@angyliv8040]

In central and non Central Europe. This bands are famous in Europe.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Same here in New Zealand - plus we get a lot of Australian bands, too (as well as local bands, of course).

[@sarahzentexas]

Pulp’s “Common People” is such a great song, with its very realistic depiction of class separation in England. And the Stone Roses were HUGE in America on alternative rock stations, and I love them dearly.

[@TheRedWaltz24]

"Simple Minds" had a few big hits in the U.S. in the 80's, primarily "Don't You (Forget About Me)", but they were crazy popular in the U.K., and other parts of the world, in the 80's. I highly recommend checking out some of their songs like "Love Song", "The American", "Someone, Somewhere in Summertime", "Promised You a Miracle", "Waterfront", etc.. They sold 60 million albums worldwide. Also, another similar band from the 80's, that had little success in the U.S. versus the world, is "Ultravox". You reacted to their song "Vienna", which never even charted in the U.S., but reached #2 in the U.K., and have a ton of songs that were top 20 hits in the U.K. Finally, "Split Enz"/"Crowded House" are band(s) that had a little success in the U.S., but nothing compared to how popular they were in Australia and the U.K..

[@bjhellstream]

I heard "Love Song" in a London record shop when it was just released. Bought the 12" directly and became a big fan. 30 years later I won a trip to see them play at Edinburgh Castle... magic!

[@kayelle8005]

Yes, yes and yes.

[@miaschu8175]

Crowded House is, possibly, my favourite band. Or, at least they were. I'd never heard of them during their height, but Terry Wogan used to play them on his breakfast radio show - in my mid twenties I switched to Radio 2 :D - and I fell in love!

[@Raider577]

They were not crazy popular in the UK . They had a few hits that may or may not have cracked the UK top 10.

[@LB-gz3ke]

@@miaschu8175 I loved Crowded House. I saw them live in the early 90s. I still listen to their music often. I am American.

[@PantheonLincoln]

Manic Street Preachers are one of the best bands ever. I definitely recommend checking them out. "A Design for Life" is probably one of the best starting points, as it was their first really big UK hit single, and is just a great anthem to working class empowerment. Other songs to look for would be "Motorcycle Emptiness" "Faster" and "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" Their latest album, "The Ultra Vivid Lament" just came out as well. Their 14th. So lots to check out. I actually saw them live on Monday. My first gig in almost 2 years. Missed live music so much.

[@danbalderson4977]

My favourite is actually "Roses in the hospital" - they are amazing at creating a powerful, uplifting song with hard hitting lyrics, another is "If you tolerate this".

[@Jonny_Red]

Diapause off the new album is one of the most beautiful heartbreaking songs they've ever written. 😍

[@eddiesell8577]

Absolutely amazing band.

[@TisTheDamnStickSeason]

Manics: You Love Us! Me: Yes! Yes I fckng do

[@miaschu8175]

If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next is a brilliant song!

[@davidlloyd7454]

Dude, you need to check out. The Specials, especially Ghost Town. Truly perfection. I’m from Australia but this is monumental UK song.

[@14gilbertst]

Waterboys- The Whole of the Moon. Wonderful.

[@fligler]

Their version of "Sweet Thing" and also "This is the Sea". Love them!

[@dawnyg2951]

Back in my younger days a nightclub called The Cooperage played this as their final song on the night every time! Fabulous

[@radioactiveman4657]

Waterboys very underrated band

[@storiedworlds6261]

I’ve heard of just about all these bands. The ones I really enjoy The Stone Roses, Kasabian, and Pulp. Suede was pretty good too.

[@thomasfilmer9717]

THE STONE ROSES FIRST ALBUM IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, AND IM FROM AMERICA…..YOU MUST LISTEN!!!!!!!

[@melissafernandez79]

I still love "I Want To Be Adored"

[@vikz5786]

The Happy Mondays Pills & Thrills still resonates with me. Same with the Stone Roses. Really great musicianship and song writing.

[@luvs10snz88]

Saw the Happy Mondays a couple of years ago in Auckland where they did Pills & Thrills album. They've still got it!

[@terriacosta997]

I took my little nephews to see New Kids on the Block, but I was dancing to Happy Mondays in the clubs.

[@conchablanco4519]

TAKE THAAAT! Amazing, incredible band, from the beginning to today. I love them. Sorry for my english. Besitos. 😍🇪🇸

[@Chris-es7qp]

Take That are massive in the UK... Singer songwriter Gary Barlow went on to record a single with Agnetha Faltskog from ABBA... you can find their live performance on KZbin

[@riksu6114]

OMG! Manic Street Preachers, Pulp and Suede - pure legends!

[@Bocland144]

Please react to stereophonics! Coming from a welsh person, we all love this band! they are so talented and the singer has a unique raspy voice which is amazing. Dakota is awesome!

[@philjones45]

Hold on a minute, I'm Welsh, and I don't love the Stereophonics, saying that they're just fine. However the Manics piss all over them. Wonderful, thoughtful, soaring riffs and melodies with a bluesy mellow melancholic overtone. I'm more of a metal/hard rock sort of guy but I love the Manics, plus the recorded and wrote the best footie anthem ever written. Fuck your 3 lions and your World in Motion!

[@Bocland144]

@@philjones45 ok, maybe love is a bit of a strong word. But you can still appreciate a talented band when you hear one. I think manics are an incredible band, and “if you tolerate this your children will be next” is one of my favourite songs. I just find some of their oldest songs a bit bleak at times, even before the disappearance of their band member. I think a lot of welsh bands/singers have contributed to putting Wales on the map, stereophonics being one of the bands I enjoy listening to more.

[@philjones45]

@@Bocland144 if you tolerate this is sublime. Thanks for replying Nia.

[@vondefeo8586]

Kelly Jones ooft absolutely lush 😜

[@tupacshakour9102]

Maybe Super Furry Animals?

[@markydh83]

You should absolutely react to Stereophonics. Lead singer, Kelly Jones, has one of the greatest Soft-Rock voices of all time. He’s an absolutely brilliant singer.

[@lesleywarnock228]

He really does, Dakota is outstanding. It leaves me with a deep longing for something that was & will never be again

[@DJHolte]

So, weirdly, I bought several Stereophonics albums because I really liked their sound -- and I ended up playing them quite a lot -- but I never really knew much about them. Wasn't even aware they were a UK band. Great tunes, though!

[@maureenormston1687]

He has a great voice, Graffiti On The Train showcases it superbly.

[@simsey1000]

Maybe Tomorrow 😍

[@simsey1000]

Plus Graffiti on the Train…. So beautiful, that tune.

[@twosandysandals5828]

Loved this! As a Mancunian on the Manchester scene in the 1990s, can't wait for you to react to the Roses. I Wanna Be Adored is one of my favourites, along with Waterfall, Resurrection...

[@anjajacobsen9739]

The Flood with Take That is my favorite. Robbie Williams join the other guys in this. I also love many of Robbie Wiliiams songs. I grow up with Scandinavian, German and Britian music..

[@StefanBuscheZUKUL]

I would put The Housemartins, Travis, James, etc. on the list. You should really really react to Mando Diao from Sweden!!! Start with "Dance with somebody" and then listen to tons of their other great songs.

[@mariasnape3442]

I definitely agree with you. Travis is a brilliant band that deserves more recognition. The Housemartins are surely worth a listen!!!

[@john0691]

Love mando not the same without gustav though

[@ldrelick]

I knew the name "The Housemartins" sounded familiar and when I looked them up, learned that Norman Cook/Fatboy Slim was originally the bassist...

[@tvgator1]

We (my friends and I) were BIG into JAMES back in the day....

[@DJHolte]

Also -- not a band, but a solo artist (for the most part) -- Cliff Richard was a HUGE success in the UK, but only had a few hits in the US. Overseas, though, he had 14 singles reach #1, 68 which were top 10 hits, and overall, 124 songs in the UK top 40, spanning 5 decades.

[@FFM0594]

That old paedo?

[@seankryzaniak8368]

Pulp and Suede are both brilliant!

[@ivernik]

I still remember when I heard opening riff from "Disco 2000" for the first time in 1996. This song still reminds me of my childhood.

[@kayjay12341]

Me too. Used to blast it from my first car driving to school

[@diarmuidwall9605]

Should definitely react to some Take That. I have seen them twice in concert and they are a great band

[@michellegreggan4548]

They are amazing in concert and put on a great show. At 51 I am a true “Thatter” ⫩ 🥰

[@MrDoolan72]

Please!!.. Take that?.. Each to their own I guess... I was more of an Oasis man myself. You just can't be both!!..

[@michellegreggan4548]

@@MrDoolan72 …I love a bit of Oasis too……❤️ Hey I’m a 51 year old menopausal woman…..ooh what I would do to have half and hour alone in a room with Gary Barlow!!!!! 😉😂😉😂😉😂😉😂

[@graciesmom1477]

I agree. Take That are really good. I love the "Progressed" album. Robbie Williams had lots of hits over seas. Never could understand why neither was popular in the US.

[@MrDoolan72]

@@graciesmom1477 I hated Take That. They took the best rave track of 89 and destroyed it.. Relight my fire!!. They weren't popular in the US because the pop scene was different at that time over there.. Then Robbie left.. So it fell to bits. He was the front man really..

[@chrisbarton6760]

REALLY enjoyed this reaction! Off the back of the bands listed, I’d love to hear a reaction to The Stereophonics, probably the song ‘Dakota’.

[@Emburbujada]

I've been asking for Pulp and Manic Street Preachers reactions for a long time =( I hope now you'll consider them ;) I like most bands on that list. If you want to add yet another, I recommend The Fratellis

[@janes.1559]

Madness was huge in the US, they were hourly staples on mtv and every dance or dance club played them. Their stickers were on skateboards to lockers to trapper keepers. I stood in line for hours for their shows, many times.

[@Raider577]

Yes but they only had one hit so they weren't huge.

[@RebeDrawsStuff]

Happy Mondays' "Kinky Afro" is how I found them while I was listening to some song suggestions on Spotify and that's how I began to listen to their discography. Also Stone Roses are amazing. In fact, two of the guys from the band had a chance to meet The Clash while the punk band was in Manchester.

[@benabel7326]

You need to give Pulp, Manic Street Preachers and Stone Roses a definite go, hell have a dabble at them all, all have great tracks.

[@andfar97]

Happy Mondays “wrote for luck” (Oakenfold remix) is one of the best songs to come out of UK in 1980s.

[@chronomatt6990]

Take That’s backup band is the same musicians Jeff Lynne takes on tour with Jeff Lynne’s ELO. You saw/heard them when reacting to “Telephone Line” live at Wembley. They are top talent.

[@OblivionGate]

Everyone of these bands is worth reacting to. UK music rules!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@dlpowers3898]

There are countless bands that didn't 'make it' to American radio or audiences unfortunately. As a Canadian I know many Americans who don't know bands that are very popular in my country. It's wonderful you put these out there for us all to finally listen to! thanks for sharing Jayvee :) PS, they didn't mention XTC or Squeeze...those are some other cool bands from UK

[@David-qi1ys]

Largely due to America’s “free market” approach to music, while Canada has a “PLAY CANADIAN ARTISTS OR DIE!!!” tact. All in service of the fear local radio would just be US North.

[@Spiklething]

My favourite Take That songs - 'Patience' and 'Never Forget'

[@yustymusic]

'Patience' always hits different. Such a good song.

[@kristinedc2776]

Yes! These are my 2 favorites. Highly recommended.

[@interlinkedwithincells6160]

Definitely Take That was a huge boy band in the 90's and still releasing quality and mature music. Unfortunately the band has been loosing some of its members on the way but still hanging on. Sereophonics "Maybe tomorrow" is a must in your reaction list. You"ll not be disappointed for sure

[@kamc1959]

You're someone after my own heart my 2 fave bands!

[@theburk8265]

You should do some Take That reactions. Huge pop band over here & they have some great songs. Plus, not many reactors have done them yet.

[@cr989]

Take that were the biggest boy band in the UK in the 90s, with multiple number ones and sell out arena tours, they broke up and got back together without Robbie and wrote new material in 2006 and with huge comeback stadium tours, they are still together but now with only 3 members.

[@NCC-nv5qm]

I love all of these bands! Hi from Australia :) Love your videos! Maybe you could do a video on Aussie bands?

[@annikafriedersen9431]

Tame Impala and The Avalanches❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@BM-yr1lc]

Yes Silverchair

[@telstar4772]

Not much has come out of Oz worth listening to

[@salishseaartsfoundation]

It's odd that Mojo would claim Madness was associated with skinheads. Maybe they had fans that were skinheads. Maybe ones that had been fans of ska. But the band as far as I know had no association with the skinhead movement.

[@Glaaki13]

Yeah Iv never heard that either and I have SHARP (skinheads against racial prejudice) friends

[@kJ922-h3j]

Well the skinheads originally weren’t racist and far right, so even in the late 70s and 80s there would have been skinheads who weren’t like that. Even though thats what media would have made it seem

[@robdee9341]

I'm gonna see Madness and Squeeze in December. Can't wait...

[@MrDoolan72]

The Jam are a brilliant band. I grew up listening to them. Down in the tube station at midnight.. That's entertainment, Town Called Malice.. Great songs. . Style Council (Paul Weller formerly of The Jam). Weller also did a solo album. Stanley Road it's called.. One of the best albums ever written imo.., The Housemartins were decent in the 80's. Happy Hour anyone??.

[@kaprica.1]

loved The Jam since the 70’s. also Happy Hour is still on my playlist to this day 👍🏻😁

[@Cloclo152]

Love the Housemartins and of course The Jam

[@kayelle8005]

Love The Housemartins and Style Council, agree Paul Weller’s solo work is stellar.

[@MrDoolan72]

@@kayelle8005 Surprised nobody mentions Dexys Midnight Runners or The Stranglers.. Come on Eileen...!!.. Peaches..!!..

[@kayelle8005]

@@MrDoolan72 come on Eileen is a classic. Instantly transports me back to my teenage years

[@tefalhead7396]

I`m sure your to play list is long, but here`s a few more great UK artists from the 80s and 90s you`d enjoy Black - Wondeful LIfe PJ Harvey - This is Love Primal Scream - Movin On Up The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl Massive Attack - Angel / Protection

[@cometogether999]

"Maybe Tomorrow" by Stereophonics should have been a greater hit in U.S. I was introduced to it by the local Chicago radio station (WXRT); I loved it immediately. It was also used for the movie "Crash." I owned a couple albums by them, and enjoy many songs.

[@skinmeister1]

More Paul Weller (The Jam or The Style Council) and definitely check out Stereophonics (the song that played during this video is called ‘Maybe Tomorrow” and is a great start! Also Take That and Robbie Williams as a solo artist are a great rabbit hole of Hits to dig into.

[@janosfernandez945]

Pulp is a prime example, popular and a classic all over Europe, unknown outside of college radio in the U.S.

[@lailana3325]

Take That was huge here in Europe, i highly recommend you check out their stuff. so good

[@chrismcdonagh688]

T Rex should definitely be on there, Marc Bolan was years ahead of his time and was a huge influence on future artists. Also Status Quo and Slade. Slade were very underrated as a great rhythm & blues band, probably because they were classed as glam rock, but were one of the influences for Oasis, as acknowledged by Noel Gallagher, and alot of AC/DC tracks remind me very much of Slade.

[@RabbidTheNabbit]

t-rex got big in america

[@enuma7]

Don’t forget “Sweet“ and „the Kinks“!

[@Dilydaydream1]

Slade were early skinheads

[@wasbella1027]

The Stereophonics are an awesome band, seen them live 4 times and never disappointed. You want to listen to 'I stopped to fill my car up' The lyrics are fantastic!

[@gperch]

A track from each group in the list to try out: 10 - Supergrass - "Alright" 09 - Madness - "It must be love" 08 - Take That - "Back for good" (their "boy band" style isn't my cup of tea, but this track was great). 07 - Kasabian - "L.S.F." 06 - Happy Mondays - "Step on" 05 - Stereophonics - "Local boy in the photograph" (most people would probably suggest "Dakota" though) 04 - Manic Street Preachers - "A design for life" 03 - Pulp - "Common people" 02 - The Jam - "Going underground" 01 - The Stone Roses - "Waterfall" (probably not the most popular suggestion) Honourable mentions: Suede - "Animal nitrate" Maximo Park - "Our velocity" The Waterboys - "The whole of the moon" Oh you have such great times ahead of you :)

[@Raider577]

Or perhaps try the original versions of 'It must be love' or 'Step on' which are better than the cover versions by the artists you have mentioned.

[@alexandramiles-lasseter8263]

American here, love Madness!

[@godsspeedify]

Everyone knows who madness is.. one of the best "SKA music bands" ever!! I saw them in concert when MTV debuted their first MTV concert tour live it started in Arizona.. the bands that played at this were The Police, Madness, Thompson twins, Devo... This was such a good concert.

[@anikiwi]

I love the Thompson Twins!

[@MrDoolan72]

The Specials.. Ghost Town!..

[@emmamcbride7363]

@@MrDoolan72 Love them, from my hometown

[@carlheinz6273]

After all this years, Manic Street Preachers "The Holy Bible" is still one of my favourite album all time. What a masterpiece !

[@Oldgit60]

All Mod Cons by the Jam is mine. Maybe not the greatest album of all time, but always my go to album of choice. Your choice is pretty good as well.

[@TheAverageGuy12]

Great work Jayvee! You opened the box and it's a DEEP WELL. Start with these and it will lead you into more Indie that was missed completely. What an innovative time it was.

[@angelamorrow8973]

The girl group shown before the top 10 is Girls Aloud. I’m from America and love them. You should definitely react to them. One of the members, Sarah Harding just passed away from breast cancer. She was only 39.

[@TITARNYA]

I love Stereophonics. Definitely worth a check. Madness also a really fun band. I’m not a big fan of Brit pop-Indy if I’m honest. Blur are a pretty awesome band of that time (90’s) Different music genre, but Eternal were an awesome British girl band that tried to make it in America but just didn’t crack it (they had a couple hits there but not big)

[@TheCosmicGenius]

I love Kaiser Chiefs. Hell, all these groups are great - I definitely prefer British music to the stuff that's been churned out in the States over the last 30 years.

[@thefullnomad6543]

I sold everything to travel the world for four years from 2015 to 2019. For the first year, the Kaiser Chiefs' "Oh My God" played on a loop in my head. "Oh my God I can't believe it I've never been this far away from home Oh my God I can't believe it I've never been this far away from home Oh my God I can't believe it I've never been this far away from home" Non-fucking-stop. I didn't hate it, tho. :)

[@stefanforrer2573]

there has been coming just as much garbage out of the uk.... all this anemic crap like oasis, coldplay, u2, franz ferdinand and so forth is still boring me to death

[@Darrenbrown68]

Hey JV…Stereophonics’ “Maybe Tomorrow” was on the soundtrack from the movie Crash & played as the credits rolled! 😎

[@happilyeggs4627]

I never heard Elbow mentioned. Britain's greatest secret. Check out "Mirrorball", "One Day Like This", "The Birds", "Station Approach", "The Night Will Always Win". The most beautiful melodies in perfect combination with the most sublime lyrics.

[@kathryndunn9655]

I love TAKE THAT yes play some very good band maybe play weekend blinded by the lights. Hugh in uk for our NHS Nurses that care for the covid patients so well

[@tefalhead7396]

Hi Jay you should definitely react to Pulp`s Common People. Its from the album Different Class which really lived up to its name.

[@e.m.b2834]

For those interested check out the jams Paul weller call me number 5 live which features Kelly Jones of stereophonics.. both on this list

[@annelaing4724]

It's hard to pick a favourite! Stereophonics and Kasabian are brilliant live. Stereophonics - Superman, Dakota, Maybe Tomorrow, Just Looking & Pixk a Part and Kasabian - I'm on Fire, Club Foot, Shoot the Runner & Empire - only a few x

[@Boatzilla2]

Thanks J, this was fun.

[@lubilou64]

Love you to check out The Stereophonics Maybe Tomorrow would be my choice, it’s so mellow 😃 Also Suede, they were my favourite band in the 90s 👍🏻 Cheers Jay!

[@NortherlyFool]

I LOVE Happy Monday!!!! ❤️

[@teresagorden5984]

Wow, The fans in Canada gave them love. They were even on some commercials. thanks for showing them all in one set. Have not heard them in awhile. Cool.

[@livaugirard3383]

YES, I had already recommended Take That a while back when you were doing some boy band stuff (e.g. the track "Never Forget"). More importantly though, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE react to Paolo Nutini "Iron Sky" (Abbey road live session), you will love it!!! You will certainly also enjoy Stereophonics or Travis.

[@helenroberts1107]

You should definitely listen to Handbags and Gladrags by the Sterephonics

[@brookemiley4927]

I’m an American lived in the UK for 10 years so I know most of these band. You should definitely check out Stereophonics and Manic Street Preachers. Pulp’s song Common People is also a must listen!

[@nuttyfroot]

Please do all of these!!!

[@kimmarievan-ever6599]

I'd definitely give The Stereophonics a listen too. My favourite is Handbags and Gladrags..not written by lead singer Kelly Jones this is a cover but was a mega hit over here🇬🇧.. his raspy voice is epic and any song on their ablum Just enough education to perform you will love..Take That was epic here too..initially a pop boy band..Gary Barlow lead singer and songwriter is very talented..he had a continual disagreement with Robbie Williams and Williams left. Take That broke up a yr after..However they got back to together a few yrs back now and are bigger than ever.. Back for Good..Never Forget..A million love songs from their boy band time..Patience..Let it Shine. .and a lot more hits that are very recent.. i wouldn't bother with some of those that were in the top ten. I would add The Beautiful South into that list..Perfect 10.. Dignity..Take a little time and many more.. also Level 42..very big in the 80's.. similar status to tears for fears .. wrote their own music... very catchy tunes great lead singer in Mark King and one of the other band members had a fantastic falsetto..can't remember his name right now ..enjoy

[@robdee9341]

Love The Beautiful South. I'm surprised radio stations play Perfect Ten or maybe they haven't really listened to the lyrics. Song For Whoever and One Last Love Song are favs of mine. Paul Heaton great song wtiter.

[@TheIgisas]

Madness and Take That was my teenage angst bands

[@mandysmith1756]

Manic Street Preachers "A Design for Life", Stereophonics "Have a nice day", Take That "Pray", The Waterboys "Whole of the moon". All great.

[@milesdoodling1054]

'Maybe Tomorrow' is like one of my favorite songs ever. no joke.

[@drewbretwalda2053]

An easy move into SUPERGRASS is their song MOVING, give it a go, it's a slower tempo track. It will give you a good base to explore the rest.

[@vondefeo8586]

Thanks for reminding me of that track

[@relevantbrother8964]

Oasis were the biggest band in the world between 1995 and 2005 having sold over 70 million albums. I can't believe US KZbin reactors don't react to them. Their first 2 albums are that good that one could pick any song at random and it's a masterpiece. One could probably pick 30 top notch songs from their catalogue.

[@carlyhope]

You should definitely check Take That out. They formed in 1990 and Robbie left in 1995 and then they split in 1996 - it caused a craze among their fans. Then they reunited in 2005 and released two albums as a quartet. Then Robbie joined them for an album and tour from 2011 to 2012. And Jason left in 2014. So they are now a trio. But still going strong. Some of my suggestions are Pray, Never Forget, Could it be magic, Everything changes, Relight my fire, Back for Good (I would start with this one), Never forget, from their original run. Shine, Wooden boat, Hold up a light, Said it all, Greatest day from their comeback. The flood and Kidz from the one album when Robbie came back Giants from their time as a trio (I'm not yet that familiar with their last two albums) And also, the song Shame by Gary and Robbie. The video is a masterpiece and the song, as far as I'm aware, is the result of them meeting and hashing out their issues from the past.

[@kimbarrett4179]

Flower bed sung by Jason and the garden songs that should of been released here in the UK 🇬🇧

[@CrimsonNClova]

I grew up in SoCal in the eighties, and I had every Madness album. Cool kids who were in the know loved these bands. ☺️

[@buzzardbeatniks]

Common People by Pulp is worth reacting to - especially live, so you can see how audiences react to this song and to really appreciate the total rock star charisma of their singer Jarvis Cocker. Best version in my opinion is "Pulp - Common People (Reading 2011)" If you watch this version it's important to stay till the very end of the video.

[@jimmymac4559]

Why did these bands never hit it big here? Because radio plays what they want you to hear.

[@storiedworlds6261]

That’s definitely the biggest reason.

[@crystalwalker3503]

Is that a RBF reference, Jimmy

[@jimmymac4559]

@@crystalwalker3503 you better believe it, Sister😎

[@martingilchrist6577]

Couple of other bands that i would mention from the UK in the 90s. Check a band called Ocean Colour Scene, songs "The day we caught the train" or "The Riverboat Song" , or a track called "Place Your Hands" by Reef. One of the bands from that list, Manic Street Preachers and the track "A Design for Life" is a fantastic song.

[@TheErsu]

I remember Take that from the mid 90s. Their break up seem to be important news on music shows in Canada. I had a couple of their albums. It Only Takes a Minute from their first album is pretty good.

[@heidihumbug]

Their break up was such a massive deal over here in the UK, that when the split was announced, they had to set up helplines for all the distraught fans. I was one of them, and yes I did call the helpline! Thankfully, they reformed 10 years later and have gone on to be even more successful, releasing 7 new albums so far, and with unrivalled live tours that are just spectacular. Worth checking out some of the videos from their ‘The Circus Live’ tour (otherwise known as The Best Tour Ever), particularly ‘The Garden’... I still get the same goosebumps watching it now as I did seeing it live on opening night; incredible!

[@marblwrexbro458]

Some great bands in there but Stereophonics are my favourites of those. I've been to see them twice in my hometown of Wrexham twice and were absolutely awesome both times. The first of which was the day after Wales beat Belgium at Euro 2016 which added to the atmosphere even more. So many banging tunes by them you should check out: Dakota, You're My Star, A Thousand Trees, Local Boy In the Photograph, The Bartender and the Thief, Pick a Part That's New, Just Looking, I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio, Have a Nice Day, Mr Writer, Maybe Tomorrow, Since I Told You It's Over, Devil, Handbags and Gladrags, It Means Nothing, Could You Be the One?, Graffiti On the Train. I could name more but those are the essentials. I grew up on 90s Britpop bands such as Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Space and Supergrass. If you look for a 90s Britpop playlist on KZbin, you'll find lots of catchy feel-good tunes which gives a lot of nostalgia and good memories to British millenials growing up at that time.

[@graeme4540]

Some great bands there for you to check out. I especially recommend the stereophonics

[@kamc1959]

So glad you've reacted to this video! My teenybopper era was Take That in the early- mid 90s. Before they came out in 1991 new kids on the block were the big boy band as mentioned in the countdown. Take That knocked them off their perch in the UK. They got a fact wrong in that video - Robbie left in 1995 and the band split up in 1996. They later reformed as a 4 piece and Robbie rejoined them for the Progress album and tour. That tour broke Michael jacksons record of the biggest selling nights at Wembley stadium. Their tours sell out huge in the UK. They've definitely had 1 of the most successful come backs in the UK ever probably been bigger this time round than originally. Robbie in his own right has been a huge solo star. I think you can safely say the pop scene in the UK in the 90s and 2000s even as far as saying things like pop idol & x factor prob owe a lot to Take Thats success. I think the pop scene would've turned out very differently had they not been about. I still go and watch them now. They forgot to mention when saying they'd being signed to Arista in the US that their song Back For Good made the top 10 there. The closest I think they ever got to another song of theirs being known in the US is Rule The World was on the running for an Oscar but wasn't shortlisted which I can't believe it's 1 of the best songs they've ever done! Stereophonics have been my adult band. The distinctive singer is Kelly Jones. I love your reaction to Maybe Tomorrow that's possibly my favourite song of theirs. Its been used on a few huge film soundtracks - Crash and Wicker Park being 2 of them. Def check them out more. They're great live. I've definitely mentioned on your live videos to check our Take That and Stereophonics! They're all great bands mentioned here and I have no idea why blur and oasis haven't been mentioned cos as much as I think they did touch America i don't get the impression they were huge there I might be wrong though I know you've reacted to both bands before. Over here they defined the britpop era and were huge rivals as you've probably heard! The band playing at the beginning before the countdown starts is Kaiser Chiefs. There's so much british music you should check out too many to mention. Definitely raid the britpop era beyond oasis, blur and pulp. Some of the 70s music over was great definitely check out T-Rex they were another that didn't fully crack the US apart from Get It On (Bang a Gong) which I know you've reacted to before. I love I wanna Be Adored by Stone Roses - look at the swagger of Ian Brown and you'll see Liam Gallager! Kasabian are brilliant!

[@kamc1959]

Forgot to say check out Paul Wellers solo stuff too - You Do Something To Me is a stunning song!

[@kamc1959]

The other Take That songs played there are Shine & The Flood. Check out Patience, Pray, Cry and many more!

[@boermed]

British Madness fan here . skinheads in the UK were a cultural movement started in the 1960's that listen to Reggae , Ska , Punk , rock and a few other types of music . the skinhead movement was hijacked by Neo-Nazis who were racist . but don't let that put you off Madness . Madness never aligned themselves with the Neo-Nazis and even pulled out of a concert because they knew Neo-Nazis were there and the Neo-Nazis threatened to stab them . Madness have a fantastic catalogue of songs . fun songs and sad serious songs . well worth taking some time to listen to . and they are still going now .

[@StuAcker]

I loved this reaction! Out of this list, please react to Manic Street Preachers - You Stole The Sun From My Heart and Tsunami, and Suede - Beautiful Ones and Trash 💜

[@snoopdoggdoggystyle604]

"Take That" was great. Don't judge me. It was the 90s. 😄

[@heatherbates5449]

I loved them then and still do now :-)

[@michellegreggan4548]

I still love them and have seen them in concert many times…..it’s helps that Gary Barlow is rather easy on the eye too 🥰

[@Ruinwyn]

They are still good.

[@heidihumbug]

They still are! 30 years in and still going strong... their live tours are unrivalled, utterly stunning.

[@kimbarrett4179]

Still are great been a fan from day one

[@azamobilly]

I would love to be just discovering these bands for the first time. Happy days.

[@finfogel.382]

A British band of the 90s who were on the verge of really big things in the USA but due to outside influences and addiction they fell short the band was called Elastica with the gorgeous Justine Frischmann.

[@richardhenderson9767]

Try the live "Whatever You Want" by Status Quo..... Great song

[@colindonald3161]

One of the best concerts I experienced was pulp at t in the park in the nineties, you should def react to babies by them

[@donnastephenson4540]

I saw them at the MEN in Manchester, still my fave gig ever!

[@martinmillar7137]

Pulp are imo one of the best bands ever creatated... am so lucky i was alive to hear them... i encourage everyone to download all their albums and enjoy for what they are...

[@kristinaschlegel2680]

It would be so much fun to bring you along to a live concert of some of these bands that are touring now!!