Originally Posted by RJDG14

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.

Originally Posted by Neward Thelman

"SMOKE CRACK MUDA****KKA"

I'll check that dictionary, but in the meantime I'm impressed - as is everyone else in the world - by your eloquence, obvious accomplishments and success, and the evidence of your blazingly high intelligence.

Originally Posted by Frownland

He just doesn't have a mind so closed that it rivals Blockbuster.

Originally Posted by elphenor

I own the mail