15 British Musicians

[DeathAdder]

Thanks everyone who contributed.

Here's the list I went for in the end. Some I them I'm ashamed to say I hadn't heard of, but did a quick google. Went for 18 - they can leave out a couple.

Vaughan William
Britten
Elgar
Beatles
Led Zeppellin
Queen
Pink Floyd
Coldplay
Elton John
Deep Purple
Oasis
The Who
Gary Numan
Rolling Stones
Blur
Susan Boyle
David Bowie
Tom Jones

[JazzFunk]

Nearly forgot Brian Eno .

Bah, you beat me to it!

I'd probably place Eno uber alles, given how far his influence travelled and how important his presence was to British music.

Also, as a bit of a curveball, I'd also add Rod 'Heatwave' Temperton to the mix, without him I doubt Michael Jackson would have stormed the world the way he did.

[Brats]

Bah, you beat me to it!

I'd probably place Eno uber alles, given how far his influence travelled and how important his presence was to British music.

I agree, and he's still making music today.

Also, as a bit of a curveball, I'd also add Rod 'Heatwave' Temperton to the mix, without him I doubt Michael Jackson would have stormed the world the way he did.

Good call, he's definitely an unsung hero of British music.

Vaughan William
Britten
Elgar
Beatles
Led Zeppellin
Queen
Pink Floyd
Coldplay
Elton John
Deep Purple
Oasis
The Who
Gary Numan
Rolling Stones
Blur
Susan Boyle
David Bowie
Tom Jones

Whilst I think you could make a good case for everyone to be on that list (including Susan Boyle) it's not a varied list. There's a lot of white boy guitar bands from the 60's, 70's and 90's, but very little from the 80's and nothing that represents black or asian music, punk, ska or electronica. There are also groups that definitely occupy the same kinmd of space (Led Zep/Deep Purple being the most obvious).

Personally (and feel free to ignore me) I'd drop acts like Deep Purple, Elton John, Coldplay, Oasis and Queen and include Brian Eno, Massive Attack & Tricky, Sex Pistols, Joy Division/New Order, LTJ Bukem and The Specials. You could also include a DJ like Carl Cox.

[Red Hogg]

Never mind