Beatles, Stones, Who, Kinks, Cream, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Queen, Sex Pistols, Clash, Joy Division, Smiths, Stone Roses, Oasis, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys.

Madness (from 1979 until now) Talking Heads (1974 - 1991, first notorious band formed by David Byrne) Annie Lennox and the Eurythmics Gong (a very original band with the Australian Daevid Allen and Gilly Smith as a great singer) Cocteu Twins, with the astonishing voice of Elizabeth Fraser (try to listen to Song to the Siren for confirmation) Roger Waters (in case you don't know his magnificent solo works, I realize he is not a band, nevertheless he is one of best living artists) Dire Straits Franz Ferdinand Editors

I'd like to add that "The pros and cons of Hitchhiking" is a brilliant album, with a little help from Eric Clapton. Oasis, Oasis, Oasis! :) Stereophonics and The Zombies are also worth a try.

i think some bands were forgotten:) Iron Maiden and Judas Priest are my favorite British bands..so i would recommend these fabulous bands for you.

Thank you Romiss for answering as I always enjoy talking about Roger Waters. He has a great inspiration and also something relevant to say; I saw the Wall several years ago, but what I like best are, for instance, "the Gunner's dream" and "Two Suns in the sunset" from the "Final Cut", where R. Waters was inspired from the madness of war, which, by the way claimed the life of his father (remembered in "when the Tigers broke"). Also "Amused to Death" has terrific songs, like "Watching TV"; its inspiration comes from a great book by Neil Postman (1984) telling how silly TV programs revealed quite harmful to free thought and the possibility of finding out the truth from the false. That TV had hidden dangers towards a democratic society was an opinion shared also by the great Alfred Hitchcok. Something that is lighter but is nonetheless quite enjoyable is "The pros and cons of Hitchhiking".