Rating system:
0's: BOTTOM OF THE BARREL
1's: TERRIBLE
2's: PRETTY BAD MOST OF THE TIME
3's: AVERAGE TO REALLY GOOD
4's: GREAT
5's: THE BEST

10CC
Arctic Monkeys
Ash
Athlete
Bad Company
Badfinger
The Beatles
Billy Idol
Blur
The Charlatans
The Clash
Coldplay
Cream
The Cure
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits
Duran Duran
Editors
Electric Light Orchestra
Elvis Costello
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Eric Clapton
Franz Ferdinand
Free
Genesis
Gomez
Hard Fi
Iggy Pop
Iron Maiden
The Jam
Jethro Tull

10CC 5
Arctic Monkeys 3
Ash 5
Athlete 4
Bad Company 4
Badfinger 4
The Beatles 5
Billy Idol 3
Blur 5
The Charlatans 2
The Clash 3
Coldplay 2
Cream 3
The Cure 2
David Bowie 3
Deep Purple 3
Def Leppard 3
Depeche Mode 5
Dire Straits 5
Duran Duran 5
Editors 5
Electric Light Orchestra 5
Elvis Costello 4
Emerson, Lake & Palmer 4
Eric Clapton 3
Franz Ferdinand 3
Free 3
Genesis 5
Iggy Pop 3
Iron Maiden 4
The Jam 4
Jethro Tull 3

I eliminated the ones I wasn't familiar with...

10CC  4
Bad Company  5 - Love 'em!  8)
Badfinger  3.5
The Beatles  4.5
Billy Idol  4 - Used to love dancing to his song in clubs!  :D
The Clash  3
Cream  3.5
The Cure  2
David Bowie  3.5
Deep Purple  3
Def Leppard  5 - My all-time favorite hard-rock band!  8)
Depeche Mode  3
Dire Straits  3.5
Duran Duran  3.5
Electric Light Orchestra  4
Elvis Costello  3
Emerson, Lake & Palmer  3
Eric Clapton  4
Free  3.5
Genesis  3.5
Iggy Pop  1 - Blech!  :P
Iron Maiden  1
Jethro Tull  3

10CC  3
Arctic Monkeys 2
Ash  ???
Athlete  ???
Bad Company 3
Badfinger 3
The Beatles 5
Billy Idol 2
Blur 2
The Charlatans 4
The Clash 3
Coldplay 2
Cream 2
The Cure 4
David Bowie 3
Deep Purple 2
Def Leppard 4
Depeche Mode 5
Dire Straits 5
Duran Duran 5
Editors  ???
Electric Light Orchestra 3
Elvis Costello 2
Emerson, Lake & Palmer 2
Eric Clapton 3
Franz Ferdinand 2
Free  ???
Genesis 2
Gomez 2
Hard Fi ???
Iggy Pop 3
Iron Maiden 1
The Jam  ???
Jethro Tull  ??? dont know enough songs to say

My turn!

10CC 4
Arctic Monkeys 3
Ash 5
Athlete 3
Bad Company 3
Badfinger 4
The Beatles 5
Billy Idol 3
Blur 5
The Charlatans 3
The Clash 3
Coldplay 3
Cream 4
The Cure 2
David Bowie 3
Deep Purple 4
Def Leppard 4
Depeche Mode 3 or 4
Dire Straits 4
Duran Duran 2
Editors 5
Electric Light Orchestra 5
Elvis Costello 3
Emerson, Lake & Palmer 3
Eric Clapton 4
Franz Ferdinand 2
Free 3
Genesis 3
Gomez 3
Hard Fi 3
Iggy Pop 3
Iron Maiden 4
The Jam 4
Jethro Tull 4

This is a great list!  And this is personal opinion...not one band against another.


Rating system:
0's: BOTTOM OF THE BARREL
1's: TERRIBLE
2's: PRETTY BAD MOST OF THE TIME
3's: AVERAGE TO REALLY GOOD
4's: GREAT
5's: THE BEST

10CC- 3
Arctic Monkeys- unsure
Ash- don't know
Athlete- never heard
Bad Company-4
Badfinger-5
The Beatles-5
Billy Idol-2
Blur- never listen to them.
The Charlatans- 3
The Clash-4
Coldplay-1
Cream-3
The Cure-4
David Bowie-5
Deep Purple-4
Def Leppard-2
Depeche Mode-3
Dire Straits-4
Duran Duran-4
Editors-?
Electric Light Orchestra-4
Elvis Costello-8
Emerson, Lake & Palmer-3
Eric Clapton-5
Franz Ferdinand-2
Free-3
Genesis-3
Gomez-?
Hard Fi- good name....never heard of them.
Iggy Pop-3
Iron Maiden-2
The Jam-6
Jethro Tull-1

I'll give it a go . . . :)

10CC Pretty good, had their moments - 3
Arctic Monkeys A bit too samey for me. I didn't mind I bet you look good on the dancefloor - 2
Ash  ???
Athlete  ???
Bad Company Heard of them but ashamed to go ' ???' on this
Badfinger Only heard Come and get it. Lead singer sounds a bit like Paul McCartney - 3
The Beatles Influential. Overhyped but there is no doubt the effect this band have had - 4
Billy Idol I liked Hot in the city - 2
Blur Not bad, got themselves involved in a musical feud with Oasis back in the day - 3
The Charlatans Emerged out of the Madchester scene back in late 1989/1990 - 2
The Clash Alright for Should I stay or should I go and their cover of I fought the law - 2
Coldplay Bores me I'm afraid - 1
Cream Ashamed to also say ' ???' for this as well even though I know Eric Clapton fronted them
The Cure Liked Lovecats but didn't really do a lot for me - 1
David Bowie His 60s/70s stuff left me detached and his 80s stuff was hit and miss - 2
Deep Purple Black night was alright but don't know their music that well - 1
Def Leppard Yeah, pretty good. Pour some sugar on me and Love bites are my favourites - 4
Depeche Mode Couldn't get into most of it but I did like Just can't get enough, See you and Personal Jesus - 3
Dire Straits Hit and miss for me - Liked Money for nothing, Walk of life, Romeo and Juliet and Twisting by the pool - 3
Duran Duran Great band but their music was in danger of sounding samey - 4
Editors  ???
Electric Light Orchestra Yep, pretty good stuff - love Livin' thing, Sweet talkin' woman, Calling America and Hold on tight - 4
Elvis Costello Consistently good - I love Oliver's Army, Alison, Everyday I write the Book and I Can't stand up for falling down - 4
Emerson, Lake & Palmer Not too sure about these at all  ???
Eric Clapton Okay but his standout was his acoustic playing of Layla - brilliant - 2
Franz Ferdinand Heard of them but haven't got into them yet
Free Alright Now springs to mind and not much else - 2
Genesis Preferred them in the 80s but Collins was too busy being a solo star by then - 3
Gomez  ???
Hard Fi  ???
Iggy Pop Lust for Life and Passenger are cool but that's about it - 2
Iron Maiden I like Can I play with Madness and that's about it - 1
The Jam Only liked Going Underground - 2
Jethro Tull Only heard Ring out Solstice Bells - 2

Badfinger Only heard Come and get it. Lead singer sounds a bit like Paul McCartney - 3

If I'm not mistaken, I believe Paul McCartney wrote that song...

I like a lot of Badfinger's music, but my favorite by them is 'No Matter What"... :)

If I'm not mistaken, I believe Paul McCartney wrote that song...

He most certainly did, young Karen... :)

I like a lot of Badfinger's music, but my favorite by them is 'No Matter What"... :)


Tragic, tragic group...the industry and media simply chewed 'em up and spat 'em out!  :(

Tragic, tragic group...the industry and media simply chewed 'em up and spat 'em out!  :(


So unfair!  :(

Tragic, tragic group...the industry and media simply chewed 'em up and spat 'em out!  :(


What happened to them?

What happened to them?


Core members Pete Ham and Tom Evans both committed suicide. If I'm not mistaken both by hanging, and both in their respective garages - Ham on April 23, 1975, and Evans on November 23, 1983. Truly tragic.

10CC - 4
Arctic Monkeys - 3
Ash - 4
The Beatles - 5
Coldplay - 3
The Cure - 4
David Bowie - 5
Duran Duran - 3
Electric Light Orchestra - 4
Elvis Costello - 4/5, depending on time period.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 4
Franz Ferdinand - 3
Genesis - 2
Gomez - 3

10CC- 3
Arctic Monkeys- Never heard
Ash-      Never heard
Athlete- Never Heard
Bad Company-4
Badfinger-4
The Beatles-4
Billy Idol-3
Blur- 3
The Charlatans- 3
The Clash-4
Coldplay-3
Cream-3
The Cure-3
David Bowie-4
Deep Purple-4
Def Leppard-4
Depeche Mode-3
Dire Straits-4
Duran Duran-4
Editors-Never heard
Electric Light Orchestra-4
Elvis Costello-3
Emerson, Lake & Palmer-3
Eric Clapton-4
Franz Ferdinand-2
Free-3
Genesis-4
Gomez-never heard
Hard Fi- never heard
Iggy Pop-3
Iron Maiden-3
The Jam-3
Jethro Tull-4