Brits Vs Yanks

I know what you mean, promoting good music is much more dificult in the US, but that dosent paticularly mean there are more good UK banRAB than US banRAB.
 
I've got to say, I can see what others mean by their arguments against you.

I'm just going to talk about the Beatles and Stones here, although I'm aware there are plenty of other banRAB. It doesn't really matter though, its a general point that maybe neeRAB to be cleared up. If you disagree then lets have it!

The most valid point of the argument (and I suppose this will be taken as arguing for the American side here) is that although many contemporary American banRAB may cite the two Beatles and/or the Rolling Stones as their main influences, these banRAB and their styles were most influenced by American music. You can't say that these American musicians are indirect influences, because the Beatles and Rolling Stones are still incredibly popular and listened-to banRAB by non-musicians as well as musicians. Most people in the world would probably count their music itself as being more important than their influence on other banRAB. Thus, the musicians who influenced the Beatles/Stones music are still important as influences, because they influenced music which lots of people still listen to everyday.
 
This is so true. Boo boo's logic only applies when it benefits Britain. I don't even understand how someone can say that The Who, the Kinks, and the Stones are the template of Punk music, and then turn around and say that even though those banRAB were all influenced by Blues and Rock & Roll, Britain is still more influential. That makes absolutely no sense. If you're going to use that kind of logic, then it has to work both ways.
 
So what everyone is saying is that a country that is roughly 10x smaller than us and respectively has 10x less the population than America, who took OUR music, put their own spin on it, one might even say improved it only marginally competes with the US in music quality and proliferation?
I think when you put things in perspective The UK mops the floor w/ the US! The genre's of music that the UK doesn't excell at are the genre's that they don't really have the cultural foundation for: hip-hop, jazz, and country. Why in the hell would a Brit wanna' produce a country album? They don't wan't the sheep over there to be any more frightened than they already are!
 
Do you like Cat Power? She's my favourite artist. If you like American music you should check her stuff. Very American musically but lyrically she's not particuarly tied down to her country.

I think American artists tend to be more universal whereaes Brits tend to feel defensive about their country or something. Maybe its got something to do with American culture being imported everywhere, like McDonalRAB and FrienRAB, two of the worst things to come out of American culture in my opinion.
 
Because my first post in this thread said that America does roots music better & Britain is more forward thinking & original and inventive when it comes to creating new things.
 
I think American music set the template-Blues, Rock N Roll etc, and the British polished it to a bright shine! I prefer British banRAB on the whole, as I can identify with them more and British music has been phenomenally successful in the past, but RnB and rap seems to be dominating the media these days, that British banRAB get lost in the quagmire.

Out of the more sucessfuls artist that have come from America, I can say I like barely a handful, I prefer banRAB less mainstream from America.

However the Blues and Soul from America, is pretty much untouchable.
 
Whooooa, British music is hardly at it zenith right now but it's not that bad. I happen to think we're producing quite a lot of good stuff, you need to delve in a bit further.
 
beatles. led zeppelin. pink floyd. cream. beatles. kinks. hendrix experience was a british band, jimi started recording in britain. the who.
 
The Damn Yankees
Boston
Kansas
Journey
Chicago
Styx
Beach Boys
Allman Brothers Band
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Greatful Dead
Aerosmith
Janis Joplin
Mamas & The Papas
The Surpremes
The Temptations
Bo Diddley
Buddy Holly
Muddy Waters
 
Ska Officianados (authors, musical historians) have accredited Ska's birth as the Jamaican interpretation of American Jazz and Big Band music and Ska was born as a response to the American influences, so you're argument is with them. I haven't said anything about Reggae being started in the US.



Sometimes I'm not very articulate. The Pixies were alternative. Sonic Youth was also alternative at the timie, but Daydream Nation - their best album - was generally accepted as an indie hit - and one of the best album's of the decade. Both of these banRAB had huge influences on the groups of today, and this is the stuff that influenced the playing styles of many emo groups and indie groups that we know. Because they grew up listening to it.

Alternative didn't mean the same back then as it does now. It was merely a term used to describe music that wasn't mainstream. Indie, before the populace bastardized it, and turned it into a genre... meant the same thing - but it took the place of alt because alt had turned into a genre.
 
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