I would say that British music is better, but American music is more important for us to hear. British music seems to have a lack of banRAB discussing important issues, while America has the opposite-to many banRAB discussing important issues.
The few times I have been subjected to radio, and heard either band outside of a controlled environment I haven't been able to tell the difference. Both are bland, british and utter shiet.
kyo is one of the biggest visual kei sing/songwriters out there with the wild things he does+vocals he uses her ties with gackt camuei as japans best all time male singer, and he's a rocker not a poppsie!
Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Sonny Rollins, Thelonius Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Mingus etc all recorded their best material in the 50's. Only Comparable artist that was superior in the 60's that I can remeraber right now is Coltrane.