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Primal Scream
Primal Scream
Scottish rock band
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Bobby Gillespie
Bobby Gillespie
British musician
2
Jim Reid
Jim Reid
singer
3
Ride
Ride
British shoegazing band
4
Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Scottish rock band formed in 1977
5
The Gun Club
The Gun Club
band
6
The Reverend Horton Heat
The Reverend Horton Heat
American psychobilly trio
7
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Irish rock band
8
The Jesus Lizard
The Jesus Lizard
American alternative rock band
9
Living Colour
Living Colour
American rock band
10
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
English rock band
11
Slowdive
Slowdive
band
12
The Membranes
The Membranes
English band
13
Television Personalities
Television Personalities
English rock group
14
Broder Daniel
Broder Daniel
band
15
Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself
English alternative rock band
16
Procol Harum
Procol Harum
British band
17
Phil King
Phil King
British musician
18
The Primitives
The Primitives
British indie pop band
19
John Moore
John Moore
British musician
20
Hipsway
Hipsway
21
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
English rock band
22
Big Country
Big Country
Scottish rock band
23
10,000 Maniacs
10,000 Maniacs
United States-based alternative rock band
24
The La's
The La's
English rock band
25
Magic Dirt
Magic Dirt
Australian rock band
26
My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine
Irish alternative rock band
27
The Wedding Present
The Wedding Present
British indie rock group
28
Love
Love
American rock group
29
Pere Ubu
Pere Ubu
American rock band
30
James
James
British rock band
31
Glasvegas
Glasvegas
Scottish indie rock band
32
Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult
American hard rock band
33
Pure Prairie League
Pure Prairie League
American country rock band
Members, past and present

The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. After signing to independent label Creation Records, they released their first single "Upside Down" in 1984. Their debut album Psychocandy was released to critical acclaim in 1985 on major label WEA. The band went on to release five more studio albums before disbanding in 1999. They reunited in 2007.