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British music > American music. Who agrees?

posted 4 years ago by samoanjoes (56743)
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I've always preferred English music over American and I don't even think it's close. Here are some (I've probably forgotten some) of artists who are considered legendary by many, as well as a list of some of the worst artists of all time. I honestly had a tough time coming up for bad ones for England.

England

Good
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Led Zeppelin
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Who
Pink Floyd
Black Sabbath
Adele
Radiohead
Elvis Costello
The Clash
Elton John
The Kinks
Cream
David Bowie
Queen
The Police
Eric Clapton
Deep Purple
Iron Maiden
Dusty Springfield

Bad
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One Direction
Coldplay
Spice Girls

American

Good
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The Grateful Dead
The Doors
Mariah Carey
Eagles
Elvis
Aretha Franklin
Metallica
The Beach Boys
Michael Jackson
Lady Gaga
Prince
Van Halen
Stevie Wonder
Nirvana
Whitney Houston
Guns N' Roses
Bruce Springsteen
Simon and Garfunkel
Madonna
Aerosmith
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Johnny Cash

Bad
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NSYNC
Backstreet Boys
LMFAO
Katy Perry
Creed
Limp Bizkit
Jonas Brothers
Fall Out Boy
Maroon 5

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[–] scarlettide7689 (131) 4 years ago

This is just cherry picking and down to what type of music people like in my opinion. Both has some good and trash. Their are some very talented writers who are not well known in America as well.

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[–] Stratego (30511) 4 years ago

Absolutely not. And the Backstreet Boys are not bad (it's actually Swedish music, rather than American). I really learned to appreciate their music after the hype died down. And they're way better singers than Bob Dylan!

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[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

I'm a better singer than Dylan. You should hear me in the shower.

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[–] Stratego (30511) 4 years ago

Yikes, do I really need to be in the shower for that???

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[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

No. I've installed a camera in each corner. You can livestream it.

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[–] Stratego (30511) 4 years ago

Link, please!

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[–] BillHicksFan (10567) 4 years ago

I agree. If you remove the doors most of my favorite bands are from England.

one point I'd like to make is the comparison of size and population.

In order
Pink Floyd
The Doors
Supertramp
Led Zeppelin
The who
Steely Dan
ELO
David Bowie
Black Sabbath

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[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

Yeah, America has a much bigger population and I'm amazed how England can have so many great bands. Those artists I listed above aren't necessarily my favourite, but I just came up with a list of respected artists whether I liked them or not.

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[–] BillHicksFan (10567) 4 years ago

I would also add how much more easier it is to be hurt all over the world if you're not in the American markets and if you're not touring America.

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[–] BillHicksFan (10567) 4 years ago

America is a very good band from America

I like a lot of prog rock from the 70s and again most of it is from the UK

Illusion
Curved air
Fairport convention

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[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

I like King Crimson and even to an extent Yes. Both from the UK.

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[–] ducksoup (3933) 4 years ago

In most cases perhaps, but no British band can beat Blue Oyster Cult.

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[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

Led Zeppelin, The Who, Black Sabbath.

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[–] ducksoup (3933) 4 years ago

Good examples of bands that kill most American bands, but leave Blue Oyster Cult untouched.

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[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 4 years ago

Well, the only way to be accurate in this assessment is to list ALL music EVER made from both countries. Your lists are woefully underpopulated. Please make complete lists so we can truly weigh the values. Start now and you should be done typing by Saturday. Include the scientific breakdowns of "good" and "bad" as well.

(On a more serious note, I have always been fascinated by the volume of quality music that comes from the UK)

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[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

These bands were just from the top of my head. I think generally UK music is better and has less shit.

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[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 4 years ago

>bands from the top of my head
>extrapolate massive generalization

Most of my favorite bands come from the UK but your claim, even with its convincing list, is a cherry-picked genre-specific snipe. Its a reverse engineered construct. What about jazz, blues, and (sigh) rap?

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[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

Which rap artist would be considered among the greatest artist of all time? Some of the artists I listed have blues influences. I even had Aretha which is soul.

There is also a character limit on posts so I couldn't keep going.

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[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 4 years ago

No idea. I don't know much at all about rap. I'm just saying that one can create lists to support personal taste/feelings.

Let me say that I pretty much agree with you but not the science.

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[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

I'm not a fan of a lot of the artists I mentioned. For example, I hate Lady Gaga but put her on the good list because I know how people feel about her.

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[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 4 years ago

My original post was light-hearted sarcasm. Now I feel like I have a red pen.

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[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

I know it wasn't completely serious. I read the part in the brackets.

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[–] Artisan (3464) 4 years ago

In terms of rock. British music always had the harder edge than American music which tended to be more over produced.

Lighter/Top 40 wise I would say they are roughly the same. Although I think I like more 80's Brit pop than American.

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[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

I'm not a fan of 80s music in general, but British is better that decade in general.

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