'Band' surely has an older use simply as a group of people - think on Robin Hood and his merry band, etc.
These charts are always a giveaway as to the average age of the voters. Most R2 listeners are, I bet, under 50. Lots of them won't remember the Who - I don't, I only know them as the ones who do CSI theme tunes, and that because the subtitles told me so.
If you think of their influence on the last 15 years, which is all half the voters are going to know about, then I have to admit Take That and Oasis are strong contenders.
Bands
These charts are always a giveaway as to the average age of the voters. Most R2 listeners are, I bet, under 50. Lots of them won't remember the Who - I don't, I only know them as the ones who do CSI theme tunes, and that because the subtitles told me so.
If you think of their influence on the last 15 years, which is all half the voters are going to know about, then I have to admit Take That and Oasis are strong contenders.