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

[Oliver :)]

Hm. I pretty much don't care where bands come from as long as I like the music. Talent grows in people, not places. Plus sometimes you just can't tell. The Secret Machines, which I will have the boundless pleasure to attend come Sunday, here in the Big City By The River, are originally from Texas, of all places.

 

[Sceptre]

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Originally Posted by MoodySteve /img/forum/go_quote.gif And the arguable birthplace of the rave scene.

I live a couple of miles from the very small village of Great Raveley in Cambridgeshire. It's even smaller than its sister village Little Raveley.

About 1981 or so, it was the chosen venue for an impromptu all night party. It was naturally the best place to have a Great Rave!

Ravon

Sceptre

 

[Fido2]

So what is it you guys from the UK...? Do you say that you are British or English and why?

 

[Quaddy]

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Originally Posted by Fido2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif So what is it you guys from the UK...? Do you say that you are British or English and why?

british or english...are they the only choices

irish, welsh, scottish, english.

the four constituent peoples/parts of the UK

british describes your overall part in that collective.

i was born in england, so i am english, but i flick between stating english or british depending on the context or situation, if i was in a pub in the uk, i wouldnt say i was british in conversation, i would say i am english, to precisely describe what region in the UK, whereas if i was abroad, overseas, i might say when asked, that i was british, and would only press the english point if someone wanted to know more precisely

its something we dont need to think about over in the uk, we do it as second nature, so its weird trying to describe it (not very well)

thats why its lame when the government over here tries to get us to now define what being british is, we shouldnt have to think about it, its just as it is.

i happen to live in scotland, but wont confuse matters further

never do i say i am european

(my personal gripe/preference)

 

[Fido2]

Thank you. I understand. We have a little joke over here that goes: "If you're American before you get in the shower and you're American after you get out of the shower...what are you while you're in the shower?

European!

 

[jonathanjong]

Let's collect some data on this:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f9/whe...-bands-410092/

 

[nvkid909]

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Originally Posted by milkweg /img/forum/go_quote.gif But we aren't talking about Top of the Pops, we are talking about real music. Plenty of good UK bands in the mid 90s. Most good electronic bands in the mid 90s were British.

pop = popular music. or it used to be. it's no coincidence that TOTP no longer exists.

if we're really honest, most 'modern' music originates from america, i think most countries have copied it then modified it for themselves. for example, there is rap & hip-hop in france, but the uk aspires to the geniune article first - then makes a spin off genre (nu-skool breaks?). we don't really look to france for music but we may look to germany for electronic music - but that may be decendant of detroit techno & other styles. house obviously comes from america, rock music, american again. france is right next to the uk but they like to keep their music for themselves (same with some other countries i guess), but the more 'westernized' countries like to cross over.

music with words? well i guess we all like to understand what we hear (mind you, i been listenin to ricardo villalobos - skinfummel, vasco e.p - so that's chilean / german with french vocals.... meh

)

 

[jonathanjong]

In general, I think that specific claims about the origins of musical genres are hard to substantiate. I mean, given that musical genres are fuzzy categories, it's difficult to pinpoint the first, say, rock record to be released. We can approximate how important a geographical/political region is, I think, by doing polls. For example, we could ask current recording artists who their major influences are, and see if British or American artists are more frequently cited. (Of course, we have to settle on which artists to ask first...no mean feat.)

 

[nvkid909]

oh yeah

. i think a lot happens in times of political upheaval. things come out. before that, you'd probably need to look to some tribes people & what they've been doing for centuries if not longer. i don't doubt that, some explorer bought back a weird instrument, gave it to someone & they played it in a different way to it's intended purpose.

 

[craiglester]

I'm English first, British Second, European (ugh) Third.. Oh and I'm also American.

And yeah, I much prefer UK music, but then I grew up with it.. seems a little more variety. (and a lot less auto-tune)

 

[pluto1]

I am American but tend to listen more to British bands. One of my alltime favorites that has not been noted is Budgie.

 

[jsaliga]

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Originally Posted by pluto1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif ...Budgie.

Now there's a band that I haven't heard in quite some time, even though I have the albums Bandolier, Power Supply and Nightflight on CD.

--Jerome

 

[ecclesand]

I'm a huge metal fan and the majority of the music I frequent comes from Scandinavia. Most of the earlier metal that I still enjoy originated in the UK. I'd have to agree with the OP...at least for the genre of music that I prefer.