Favorite British Invasion band?

Kristina85 · 11-04-2012, 07:47 AM

I'm sorry, I predicted this 60's.

Marcel · 12-12-2012, 07:12 PM

Definitely the Beatles. Stones and the Kinks would come a close 2nd (I know this will cause some controversy). But nobody could beat them.

Powerstars · 01-06-2013, 07:30 PM

Beatles, second place is The Who.

zEPfAN · 03-21-2013, 09:05 PM

Beatles. But where is Led Zeppelin?

neardeathexperience · 03-30-2013, 08:38 PM

The BEATLES kicked off the entire thing. Bold, brash, new sexy, talented and British what more do you need!

Chives · 06-18-2013, 12:15 PM

I'd probably say...

1. The Beatles
2. The Kinks
3. Small Faces
4. The Rolling Stones
5. The Who

Small Faces never released as much great work as the Stones or or the Who, but I think I like them more than either. Their debut is one of my favorite 60s party albums, it grooves hard, and I'm convinced Steve Marriot has one of the most rock and roll ready singing voices ever. The lyrics don't live up to it usually but they work on that over the next few releases. I've never heard a bad album by them...I guess they just speak to me! Stones and Who are great though.

Yardbirds should be on there but I'm just not familiar enough with them to put them on there.

Gavin B. · 06-18-2013, 05:48 PM

The Yardbirds should be one of the choices. They were my favorite British Invasion band.

Led Zeppelin is from Great Britain, but they're not a British Invasion band, because they didn't form until 1969. British Invasion refers to the first wave of English bands who became successful in America in the two years following the Beatles first trip to America in February 1964.

stevesonthebay · 06-28-2013, 08:06 PM

apart from the more popular and well known there were a host of others who i like. they just dominated the music scene back then.

Gerry & the Pacemakers
Herman's Hermits
The Hollies
Manfred Mann
The Moody Blues
The Zombies
Freddie and the Dreamers
The Spencer Davis Group
Donovan
The Animals
The Dave Clark Five
Marianne Faithfull
Lulu

William_the_Bloody · 07-23-2013, 11:22 PM

I was suprised to see the Beatles outstrip the Rolling Stones by more than half in this poll, I guess I'm in the minority

neardeathexperience · 09-20-2013, 09:24 AM

Looking back over the Rolling Stones contribution to pop music they hold up well to the Beatles, but I think they were never hyped as much as the Beatles. There was never a Rolling Stone mania where as well Beatlemania along with a crushing commercial on slot of merchandise kept them at the for front of the British invasion bands..........

View Poll Results: Favorite British Invasion Band:
The Beatles	58	53.70%
The Rolling Stones	20	18.52%
The Who	17	15.74%
The Kinks	13	12.04%
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01-06-2013, 07:30 PM	#123 (permalink)
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06-18-2013, 12:15 PM	#126 (permalink)
Chives Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 299	I'd probably say... 1. The Beatles 2. The Kinks 3. Small Faces 4. The Rolling Stones 5. The Who Small Faces never released as much great work as the Stones or or the Who, but I think I like them more than either. Their debut is one of my favorite 60s party albums, it grooves hard, and I'm convinced Steve Marriot has one of the most rock and roll ready singing voices ever. The lyrics don't live up to it usually but they work on that over the next few releases. I've never heard a bad album by them...I guess they just speak to me! Stones and Who are great though. Yardbirds should be on there but I'm just not familiar enough with them to put them on there. __________________ [My last.fm] [My Tumblr]

06-18-2013, 05:48 PM	#127 (permalink)
Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	The Yardbirds should be one of the choices. They were my favorite British Invasion band. Led Zeppelin is from Great Britain, but they're not a British Invasion band, because they didn't form until 1969. British Invasion refers to the first wave of English bands who became successful in America in the two years following the Beatles first trip to America in February 1964. __________________ There are two types of music: the first type is the blues and the second type is all the other stuff. Townes Van Zandt

06-28-2013, 08:06 PM	#128 (permalink)
stevesonthebay Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 66	apart from the more popular and well known there were a host of others who i like. they just dominated the music scene back then. Gerry & the Pacemakers Herman's Hermits The Hollies Manfred Mann The Moody Blues The Zombies Freddie and the Dreamers The Spencer Davis Group Donovan The Animals The Dave Clark Five Marianne Faithfull Lulu __________________ Most of us go to our grave with our music still inside of us.

11-04-2012, 07:47 AM	#121 (permalink)
Kristina85 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: CROATIA (Primorsko-goranska županija) Posts: 17	I'm sorry, I predicted this 60's.

12-12-2012, 07:12 PM	#122 (permalink)
Marcel Groupie Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 21	Definitely the Beatles. Stones and the Kinks would come a close 2nd (I know this will cause some controversy). But nobody could beat them.

03-21-2013, 09:05 PM	#124 (permalink)
zEPfAN Groupie Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 16	Beatles. But where is Led Zeppelin?

03-30-2013, 08:38 PM	#125 (permalink)
neardeathexperience Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 531	The BEATLES kicked off the entire thing. Bold, brash, new sexy, talented and British what more do you need!

07-23-2013, 11:22 PM	#129 (permalink)
William_the_Bloody Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sunnydale Cemetary Posts: 2,093	I was suprised to see the Beatles outstrip the Rolling Stones by more than half in this poll, I guess I'm in the minority

09-20-2013, 09:24 AM	#130 (permalink)
neardeathexperience Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 531	Looking back over the Rolling Stones contribution to pop music they hold up well to the Beatles, but I think they were never hyped as much as the Beatles. There was never a Rolling Stone mania where as well Beatlemania along with a crushing commercial on slot of merchandise kept them at the for front of the British invasion bands..........