I seriously should have grown up British....:frown:

[-=Germania=-]

Am I the only one who has noticed that even a sizable portion of the popular music that our British counterparts get to listen to DOES NOT SUCK and in many cases is EXTREMELY GOOD? (no points for combos with popular usa artists)

Plus they get the exposure to all of the other great euro tunes (from the cold countries) that never see it stateside.

Recently I have found that many of my favorite bands and songs are either from British rock bands or became popular in Britain!

Are they really the only English speaking country that still knows how to rock in the Limelight?

If you have suggested Stateside rock bands / alternative or just entertaining music that we should all know and love, post it. Maybe we can change the radio to be a bit better.

Then again - it may just be me.

 

[anoobis]

Maybe you just don't get to hear most of the dross

And I'm not sure that music alone is a good enough reason to want to grow up on another continent!

 

[Ingo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by -=Germania=- /img/forum/go_quote.gif Am I the only one who has noticed that even a sizable portion of the popular music that our British counterparts get to listen to DOES NOT SUCK and in many cases is EXTREMELY GOOD? (no points for combos with popular usa artists) Plus they get the exposure to all of the other great euro tunes (from the cold countries) that never see it stateside. Recently I have found that many of my favorite bands and songs are either from British rock bands or became popular in Britain! Are they really the only English speaking country that still knows how to rock in the Limelight? If you have suggested Stateside rock bands / alternative or just entertaining music that we should all know and love, post it. Maybe we can change the radio to be a bit better. Then again - it may just be me.

England is to rock music as Japan is to consumer electronics.

It may have started here in the U.S. but they're definately doing it much better today.

I too find myself enamored with British rockers and I'm not too far off of main street.

Radiohead
Travis
Oasis
Muse
The Verve

All bands that I love.

 

[SiriuslyCold]

what do you mean "today"? the seminal rock groups are mostly British

The Beatles
Led Zep
Pink Floyd
Iron Maiden
Deep Purple
Yes
Genesis
Rolling Stones
Dire Straits
The Police
U2
Joy Division
Motorhead
Uriah Heep
Roxy Music

to name a few...

must be something in the water.

 

[jsaliga]

Oh please, America has produced some damned fine rock from a number of genre defining and innovative artists.

The Beach Boys
The Allman Brothers Band
Bob Dylan
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Sonic Youth
The Ramones
Frank Zappa
The Pixies
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
The Band
Jefferson Airplane
ZZ Top
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Talking Heads
The Doors
Nirvana
The MC5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Janis Joplin
The Byrds
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
The Velvet Underground
Metallica
Van Halen
Guns N Roses
Nine Inch Nails
Red Hot Chili Peppers

...just to name a few.

--Jerome

 

[davidhunternyc]

Of all those listed in the above posts, the best is Led Zeppelin.

 

[mark_h]

Is this limited to rock because I think it is electronic where the UK excels?

 

[MoodySteve]

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Originally Posted by mark_h /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is this limited to rock because I think it is electronic where the UK excels?

I agree somewhat - a lot of pioneering electronic has come from the UK, but I wouldn't say that the UK has the best electronic artists in the world, mainly because I consider 'electronic' to be a vague, meaningless genre.

UK does newbie-friendly electronic beats the best (Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Digitonal).

Germany does techno the best, hands down (Monolake, Jichael Mackson, etc).

I think that the USA has the best ambient artists (Steve Roach, Robert Rich, James Johnson, Vir Unis).

I also agree with Germania's sentiment that the radio in the UK covers a LOT more musical ground than the radio in the States, which basically plays Top 10 unless you're listening to a niche station.

 

[moogoob]

Off-topic: I was once jokingly asked "Are you sure you're not English?" at a party as I was walking around sipping from a half-finished bottle of Tanquerey gin. Warm.

EDIT: and enjoying it.

On-topic: There's great music from all over the world, but yeah, a LOT of it comes from the UK. Hell, metal was more or less born in the UK.

 

[mark_h]

Orbital, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Plaid, Nightmares on Wax, Autechre, Mira Calix, Fluke, Boards of Canada, LFO, Sabres of Paradise, 808 State, A Guy Called Gerald, Black Dog Productions, Plone, Tom Middleton, Luke Vibert, Mu-ziq, Sasha, Carl Cox, Moloko, Chris Clark, Toddla-T, Global Communication, Mixmaster Morris, Coldcut, FSOL, The Orb, Blech, !!!, Underworld, Faithless etc. Etc. Then there is D&B...

 

[MoodySteve]

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Originally Posted by mark_h /img/forum/go_quote.gif Orbital, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Plaid, Nightmares on Wax, Autechre, Mira Calix, Fluke, Boards of Canada, LFO, Sabres of Paradise, 808 State, A Guy Called Gerald, Black Dog Productions, Plone, Tom Middleton, Luke Vibert, Mu-ziq, Sasha, Carl Cox, Moloko, Chris Clark, Toddla-T, Global Communication, Mixmaster Morris, Coldcut, FSOL, The Orb, Blech, !!!, Underworld, Faithless etc. Etc. Then there is D&B...

And dubstep.

And psychedelic electronica (Shpongle, Ott, Ishq)

And the arguable birthplace of the rave scene.

Etc etc.

Don't think I was slagging on the UK - I was just fighting against the all-too-common sentiment that ALL good underground music comes from there.

 

[manaox2]

I wish we didn't use a TV as much to judge musical talent. That old saying about TV killing radio stars rings pretty true to me. Electronic by itself (the original songs, not stolen or parodied beats abused by mainstream artists) will have a very hard time hitting the main stream easily in a radio and TV era based on mostly looks, sex, and violence in America. Some people would call that a blessing, I am upset at large majority of the top 40 being only a fad targeting teenyboppers and wangsters. I am not as proud of our current culture as I want to be.

 

[mark_h]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoodySteve /img/forum/go_quote.gif Don't think I was slagging on the UK - I was just fighting against the all-too-common sentiment that ALL good underground music comes from there.

Saying that most of my favorite labels are American, Strictly, Plastic City etc.

 

[panda]

you're not alone, i prefer a lot of things of british nature especially in audio equipment, it's too bad linn or naim doesnt make a fone to rival grado. although my favorite rock bands are american, i'd say overall uk easily has the crown.

 

[milkweg]

People in the UK tend to be open to new styles of music more than the U.S. Brit bands I liked in the '70s were called fag rock by my redneck American/Canadian peers. I like many American groups too but I have to say I have enjoyed UK bands more if I was to add them all up. Likes of AC/DC, Nick Cave, Dead Can Dance, and even Hendrix all got their big start in the UK because they were not appreciated in their own countries as much.