best scottish band to listen to whilst extremely drunk

aereogramme: possibly?
belle & sebastian: too twee
cocteau twins: too ethereal
del amitri/franz ferdinand: no
ganger: love them but too post-rock
gentle waves/isobel campbell: too twee/quiet
glasvegas: maybe
jesus and mary chain: i'm open to this idea
looper: underrated record but poptronica is not called for here
momus: fuck that guy, honestly
primal scream: willing to learn more
rod stewart: rules, but not here
snow patrol: too soft
teenage fanclub: too power pop
waterboys: yes, before going folk
al stewart: 'year of the cat' rules, but no
gerry rafferty: several great songs, but no
bay city rollers: gtfo

I first want to give some pushback against the idea that the music of Rod Stewart is unsuitable for drunken listening.

fair

how is this not the yummy fur?

this is the yummy fur.

i may be letting my nihilism cloud my selections

it would appear so

okay i am checking out the yummy fur, thank you!

deeply awful name tho

there's an abandoned listening thread i think

i guess the answer might be dawn of the replicants if you are either on a farm, wish you had been born in the iron age, or recently finished reading riddley walker

it’s the proclaimers

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The Corries

Deflatormouse at 6:52 9 Aug 23

there's an abandoned listening thread i think

taking "extremely drunk" to mean "maudlin drunk" and thank god I haven't done that for a long time

*perhaps* fair, but maybe not quite

also al stewart has a bunch of good songs; apologies to him

I've only enjoyed the proclaimers while drunk and surrounded by scots and I wouldn't choose to hear them in any other context

cocteaus probably pair better with cannabis or psychedelics than alcohol though it probably wouldn't hurt (except to the extent that alcohol always hurts)

I can't think of a drug that would make mogwai enjoyable but that's just me

Nyah Fearties acoustic hard-core
Turkey Bones and the Wild Dogs improvised post punk rock

John Martin's Inside Out was recorded while extremely drunk so may pay back listening to in a similar state.

John Martyn that is

your original display name is still visible (Left) at 8:19 9 Aug 23

I can't think of a drug that would make mogwai enjoyable but that's just me

OK sure interesting combo

king creosote ('largs - long' if jubilantly drunk, most other songs if maudlin drunk)

SAHB belong on this list

my drunk listening usually goes to maudlin pretty quick, but there's not many of these acts i'd go on a long listening spree with. individual tracks here and there, yeah. Teenage Fanclub are probably my most listened to "sad but kinda upbeat" out of this lot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS1u1pjLSQM

the best scottish band to listen to when i'm drunk is whichever bands are the ones i think i can sing all the right lyrics to (and mostly can) when doing drunk karaoke. travis, the proclaimers and big music-era simple minds basically.

on the other hand the other best scottish bands to listen to when i'm drunk are those i can happily sing all the right lyrics to (and mostly can) when sober and nowhere near karaoke. the beta band, 80s blue nile and post-punk-era simple minds basically. and also travis, the proclaimers and big music-era simple minds too.

honorary mentions to franz ferdinand's 00s albums and the hits of texas and hue and cry.

Teetotaller here but voted Nazareth anyway

Rod Stewart is about as Scottish General Tso's Chicken.

i don't think i generally listen to Scottish bands drunk but have been drunk a few times in recent months while playing Empires & Dance so shout out to Simple Minds. Would also maybe have voted SAHB had it been an option.

SAHB or J&MC for me.

with music streaming and wearable technology maybe we are coming close to the point where it's possible to get data on the average blood alcohol level of people listening to specific Scottish bands. Just a guess, but Raintown by Deacon Blue feels like an album that is disproportionately likely to be listened to by people who have been drinking

Lol:
Why did I think McLusky were Scottish?
Why did I think Nazareth were American?

Belle & Sebas... aye, that'll be right.

the shame! I should put together an introductory playlist, obvs the early stuff is a bit less accessible
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length)

Plastic Cowboy, Policeman etc good starting points

I think Deacon Blue are like a drunk version of Prefab Sprout, similar vibe but less restrained/precise/considered, a bit more gauche and intemperate. I can't imagine wanting to listen to Prefab Sprout when drunk (and they're not Scottish anyway).

Yeah this run of Yummy Fur singles / b-sides

Plastic Cowboy / Flapy Clown Disco / Chinese Bookie
Policeman / 70s / Car Crash
Supermarket / The Career Saver

is their peak, and was well-represented on the best-of compilation "Piggy Wings" a few years back.

Definitely Nazareth. If you are a belligerent drunk, "Hair of the Dog" is your jam.

otm, didn't know about that comp.
xp

Wrote in for King Creosote

Runrig and Big Country have probably soundtracked more actual drinking sessions than any acts mentioned thus far

Think Gun might've had a thirsty audience too

Associates, Blue Nile or Life Without Buildings

The Exploited

^^

also Dog Faced Hermans

Jesus & Mary Chain is the first one I thought of, and probably the most frequent, considering how many decades of extreme drunken listening I have under my belt -- Darklands is a key part to the drunk listening discography

Kill Surf City is positively anthemic

imo this is peak drunk scottish (i know nothing about scotland but this is a good approximation of my personal maudlin drunk vibes)

david holmes - don’t die just yet (arab strap holiday girl mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwuRGxs_Iok

“staring at the night sea, tryna look deep”

Arab Strap are often a maudlin drunk band, but one of their best songs ("Trippy") is about an acid trip.

i will have to check that out!! thx for the tip

just remembered : king boy d is scottish.
i often drop some JAMMs on after a few drinks.
their stuff, as opposed to the KLF, hits better when the blood has a few measures of booze in it.

The Optimo DJ band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9qsGKWZ6HU

Blue Nile, but only with a good Pinot Noir or Sancerre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYvlxegslOE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmxp3btwXzs

If the people are Scottish but the music is just adult contemporary indie does it even matter

Actually my real response to this thread is Wolfstone, followed by Peatbog Faeries, Shooglenifty and Bongshang in that order

voting arab strap cuz they are the best of the bands here but also maybe a bad idea to get drunk to, mental health wise

I don’t even like really like king creosote but they are the correct answer

The Vaselines? Getting drunk w/someone you like and listening to the Vaselines sounds like a good time.

Doesn’t really work for bleakness though.

if white wine is the drunk vibe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmXkOvTQ4xg

ecstasy - endgames (the cool 12” mix)

doing the robot in the corner with a lampshade on your head type beat

stealer's wheel

Aereogramme is a good choice as I have probably only heard them when drunk. Good band I haven't thought about in ages.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puqbUHpjloU

I don't get *extremely* drunk anymore, but surely Orange Juice qualifies for this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzPh89tD5pA

Ivor Cutler

honestly appreciate everyone's suggestions here, thank you <3

(and it's not like i enjoy scottish bands *only* whilst drunk. wonderful country full of astonishingly pale musicians whom i like)

i'd fucking move there if the old firm weren't so boring

Voted other. Have done drunk listening fairly recently to Jesse Rae. Would recommend.

Voted other. Have done drunk listening fairly recently to Jesse Rae. Would recommend.

Voted other. Have done drunk listening fairly recently to Jesse Rae. Would recommend.

Voted other. Have done drunk listening fairly recently to Jesse Rae.

Voted other. Got drunk listening to Jesse Rae recently. Would recommend..

damn

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"Now your messing with a...son of a bitch."

I was surprised as a teenager to find out that Nazareth was from Scotland as "Hair of the Dog" was about as redneck a rocker tune as you could get. I figured they were from Arkansas.

Arkansas / Fife same thing

pplains to thread

bis, just stick candy pop on repeat

Average White Band

Never forget Why Scotland Has Produced Nothing Great Musically compared to Manchester

I voted Arab Strap out of the choices but I would have included Gerry Rafferty — a lot of his songs are about being sad and drunk, as was he himself much of the time.

Not sure how this could be anyone but the Proclaimers, tbh.

For me it would be literally anyone but the Proclaimers.

Your mileage may vary.

i once got roped into doing this 'tartan day' event in new york which involved a series of events aimed at encouraging americans to visit scotland. i got endless requests to play the proclaimers but 1) didn't have any of their music and 2) wouldn't have played it even if i had. numerous people told me i was a traitor to my country.

i have a really good proclaimers story but it is 100% NSFW.

Back in the EzBoard days, I posted occasionally on a mostly Scottish board. They referred to such Americanisms as "Tartan day" as "shortbread Scottishism."

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waterboys whole of the moon is all time drunk music

Can’t believe I neglected the mighty SILLY WIZARD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys-YP8VWmGE