Often referred to as the 'greatest Scottish band ever', Belle & Sebastian have enjoyed critical success throughout their career. Currently on hiatus - with no plans to record any new material in the near future - the band present 'The BBC Sessions', which features tracks from the time of their formation in 1996 right up until 2001. The sessions also contain the group's last recordings with departed cellist Isobel Campbell.
― Mark G, Sunday, 9 November 2008 22:33 (fifteen years ago) link
ohhhh god yes more tracks with isobel pleeeeeeeease
― psychgawsple, Sunday, 9 November 2008 22:38 (fifteen years ago) link
I still love everything prior to that last album which I hate.
― akm, Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:34 (fifteen years ago) link
that's silly
― keythkeyth, Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Stopping at 01 means a distinct lack of them doing "The 12 Days of Christmas" on Peel in December 02. Lame.
― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Often referred to as the 'greatest Scottish band ever',
ok what
― ban or astroban? (Curt1s Stephens), Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:43 (fifteen years ago) link
I like B&S aiight
Often referred to as what? By whom? Christ, these people's egos know no bounds.
Still: on hiatus, eh? Small mercies.
― NOW WITH ADDED CAPS (grimly fiendish), Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:44 (fifteen years ago) link
The 50 Best Scottish Bands Of All Time (as voted for by the public) are as follows:
Belle & SebastianTravisIdlewildWet Wet WetSensational Alex Harvey BandSimple MindsTeenage FanclubBay City RollersPrimal ScreamThe ProclaimersTexasMull historical societyBig countrySnow PatrolFranz FerdinandBisDeacon BlueFishJesus and Mary ChainMogwaiRunrigTrash Can SinatrasDel AmitriOrange JuiceNazarethBeta BandBiffy ClyroAltered ImagesAztec CameraEddi ReaderGoodbye Mr MackenzieFire EnginesDelgadosArab strapVaselinesAssociatesThe PastelsEurythmicsAereogrammeBlue NileBoards of CanadaRezillosIncredible string bandCocteau twinsDogs Die in Hot CarsSpare SnareAverage White BandLuluSkidsShamen
― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Aereogramme
lol 2004
― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:46 (fifteen years ago) link
I'd still consider voting Aereogramme now.
― NOW WITH ADDED CAPS (grimly fiendish), Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:47 (fifteen years ago) link
Where was that from, anyway?
The List/King Tuts' Wah Wah Club/Orange joint promotion, 2005.
― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:48 (fifteen years ago) link
I dunno, who are meant to "canonically" be the best Scottish band ever then? Because, Sensational Alex Harvey Band aside, I probably _would_ vote for B&S.
― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Er, dunno. Just not B&S, that's all ;)
― NOW WITH ADDED CAPS (grimly fiendish), Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Actually, Yatsura were great as well. I'll vote for them. They would have been better if they were from Camden though.
― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:52 (fifteen years ago) link
well it's clearly spare snare
― thereminimum chips (electricsound), Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:53 (fifteen years ago) link
This is straight up madness, as The Life Pursuit was pretty much the only thing by B&S worth hearing since If You're Feeling Sinister.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 9 November 2008 23:58 (fifteen years ago) link
The Life Pursuit was pretty much the only thing by B&S worth hearing since If You're Feeling Sinister.
you just aren't down with that orchestral pop, THATs the true madness. it's beautiful, imo
― psychgawsple, Monday, 10 November 2008 00:15 (fifteen years ago) link
The blurb was from the HMV website, folks.
― Mark G, Monday, 10 November 2008 00:25 (fifteen years ago) link
You could remove the word "Scottish" from there and you'd get no argument from me.
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 10 November 2008 01:13 (fifteen years ago) link
wit & sebastian
― ban or astroban? (Curt1s Stephens), Monday, 10 November 2008 01:16 (fifteen years ago) link
it just strikes me as kind of ummmmmm that a band as derivative as Belle & Sebastian would be championed as the best specimen of anything
― ban or astroban? (Curt1s Stephens), Monday, 10 November 2008 01:17 (fifteen years ago) link
is there anyone ever who didnt like If You're Feeling Sinister?
― Kevin Keller, Monday, 10 November 2008 01:18 (fifteen years ago) link
yes kevin, there are many people in this world who don't like that album
― thereminimum chips (electricsound), Monday, 10 November 2008 01:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Probably most people, if you could play it for every person in the world.
― funky president (call all destroyer), Monday, 10 November 2008 01:30 (fifteen years ago) link
that's a good point
― Kevin Keller, Monday, 10 November 2008 01:31 (fifteen years ago) link
That list of the best Scottish band upthread is a peyle of shyte, fer fooks sake. No BMX Bandits, no cred.
― Sugar hiccup, Makes a pig soar and swoon (Pillbox), Monday, 10 November 2008 01:41 (fifteen years ago) link
surely most people would like the eps more than sinister
― psychgawsple, Monday, 10 November 2008 01:48 (fifteen years ago) link
or the life pursuit
― psychgawsple, Monday, 10 November 2008 01:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Actually, I've found the best B&S album to play to someone whose never heard them is Dear Catastrophe Waitress.
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 10 November 2008 01:54 (fifteen years ago) link
That's because Dear Catastrophe Waitress is easily their very best album. (ducks & runs..)
― Sugar hiccup, Makes a pig soar and swoon (Pillbox), Monday, 10 November 2008 04:12 (fifteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever,
you are deaf
― akm, Monday, 10 November 2008 06:07 (fifteen years ago) link
^^^ werd
― psychgawsple, Monday, 10 November 2008 06:11 (fifteen years ago) link
whenever i'm in a record shop in glasgow and they're playing some unspeakable shite over the sound system, it always turns out to be belle and sebastian
― Ward Fowler, Monday, 10 November 2008 07:10 (fifteen years ago) link
I saw a review this morning, seemed to suggest that the christmas session was an extra on CD2..
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 November 2008 08:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh, I see what they've done...
The Belfast show was a christmas gig.
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 November 2008 08:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Their b-sides and EP collections feature their best work. Hooking up with Trevor Horn was a bad idea in the long run, but where else would they have taken their sound? Oh well, still have the early music.
― Cunga, Thursday, 13 November 2008 08:58 (fifteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJbIqiBNQX0
― call me king bubbles and sound like a sheik sheik (CaptainLorax), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 07:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Such a great live band. The audience is getting older and surlier though. Someone threw spitballs at me for standing & dancing when they played at a seated concert hall in Toronto last year :(
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
the youtube that I posted is strangely amazing btw
― call me king bubbles and sound like a sheik sheik (CaptainLorax), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 22:38 (thirteen years ago) link
I can't stop watching it
― call me king bubbles and sound like a sheik sheik (CaptainLorax), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 22:44 (thirteen years ago) link