British bands like Placebo from the 1980s

RJDG14 · 07-30-2016, 11:27 AM

Yeah but they still have that definitive 80s-British sound - just the combination of vocals, drums/bass reverb and ambient noises. The guitar/bass playing on several Dinosaur Jr tracks from around 1988 reminds me of the guitar/bass on early Placebo songs (eg: "They Always Come" and "Bionic"). The vocals are nothing like each other; I meant in terms of the instrumentation.

My Bloody Valentine are the closest band that from this era that I know of with a British member, but by and large I consider them Irish. What I really meant to ask was if there were any British bands from the late 1980s that have a sound that either resembled British music from the mid-1990s or American alternative music from the late 1980s. Bands such as the Stone Roses were influential on the 1990s Britpop scene, but still have a much janglier guitar style.

As well as Placebo, you can also think of bands like the Pablo-Honey era Radiohead or Bush. XTC are a little like Blur.

07-30-2016, 11:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
RJDG14 Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 157	Yeah but they still have that definitive 80s-British sound - just the combination of vocals, drums/bass reverb and ambient noises. The guitar/bass playing on several Dinosaur Jr tracks from around 1988 reminds me of the guitar/bass on early Placebo songs (eg: "They Always Come" and "Bionic"). The vocals are nothing like each other; I meant in terms of the instrumentation. My Bloody Valentine are the closest band that from this era that I know of with a British member, but by and large I consider them Irish. What I really meant to ask was if there were any British bands from the late 1980s that have a sound that either resembled British music from the mid-1990s or American alternative music from the late 1980s. Bands such as the Stone Roses were influential on the 1990s Britpop scene, but still have a much janglier guitar style. As well as Placebo, you can also think of bands like the Pablo-Honey era Radiohead or Bush. XTC are a little like Blur. Last edited by RJDG14; 07-30-2016 at 11:55 AM.