Brits Vs Yanks

Urban Hat€monger ? · 03-21-2006, 12:00 PM

Maybe I look at it differently being from the UK

I mean the US doesn`t really have any pop culture in the way that the UK does.

I mean what was the last U.S. guitar band who were unashamedly pop?

The Beach Boys?

Stone Magnet · 03-21-2006, 02:05 PM

...Maroon 5?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 03-21-2006, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Stone Magnet

...Maroon 5?

OK

I mean what was the last good U.S. guitar band who were unashamedly pop?

Stone Magnet · 03-21-2006, 02:19 PM

Uh...Blondie maybe.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 03-21-2006, 02:24 PM

New wave

Stone Magnet · 03-21-2006, 02:35 PM

...Which was pop.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 03-21-2006, 02:36 PM

I know i`m just being arguementative.

Someone is bound to at some point.

TrampInaTux · 03-21-2006, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

And not as many bands TODAY credit Elvis as a influence, but many still point to The Beatles for inspiration.

I'm just going to pick up on this because I had to say something about it when I read it. If you think about it, Elvis inspired so many musicians, that then inspired other musicians, that then inspired other musicians that then inspired the musicians we have today. They probably don't realise it but a large percentage of the musicians we hear today wouldn't be out there if it wasn't for Elvis.
I can't remember who said this, but a previous poster pointed out what I have been saying all along and got his point across much better. The British have taken American music and built on it to make it better, which always made us one step ahead of the game. The Americans are better influences, but in my eyes the British are better at making music. Maybe the tide will change someday and the Yanks will build from the Brits' music, but until that day comes we will always be one step ahead of you.

TheBig3 · 03-21-2006, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

I never said US didnt have some standout artists, because everybody already knows that isnt true dammit, you keep taking what i say out of context, Bruce Springsteen and Al Green dosent make US better than a country that has had The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, The Clash, etc.

This statement appears hypocritical to me. Am I alone?

Are you kidding me? James Brown had more influence on the stones than the stones had on other people. And wtf man, lay off the GD beatles, we know their influential, no ones arguing that point.

Prince is less influential than Bowie? I don't know where "influential" ended up in this argument, but frankly, Prince has been more prolific, experimental and successful in a short time than bowie and he can blow him out of the water concerning musicianship...I don't even like Prince.

You don't need some British mashup, and im well aware The Boss doesn't give the US a clear victory, just as I've never said The Beatles give you a clear victory.

Why are The Smiths clearly greater? on what grounds? I personally think the smiths are trash, and I didn't say Talking Heads because I already mentioned them, you must have been hiding from me back when I posted that.

Mos Def is probably the greatest rapper in the states right now on the grand scale. What do you mean "thats all you have?"

Everything else is negligible, and quit thinking this is a point for point game, just because there are better bands than Soundgarden doesn't mean their not good.

Football Rocker · 03-21-2006, 05:41 PM

If you're hitch-hikin' I'll give you a ride back to heaven (if it exists!)

Of course Brit music is better. But for a laugh, check out a world cup hopeful "Chant Like An English Fan" (sung to the Bangles Walk Like An Egyptian") it'll keep you smiling: dubya x 3 dot theladdz.com

I have to admit I've heard MUCH worse over the years, but... based on that it'll probably get played a lot on the radio!

03-21-2006, 12:00 PM	#391 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Maybe I look at it differently being from the UK I mean the US doesn`t really have any pop culture in the way that the UK does. I mean what was the last U.S. guitar band who were unashamedly pop? The Beach Boys? __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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03-21-2006, 02:19 PM	#394 (permalink)
Stone Magnet Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Keswick, Ontario Posts: 731	Uh...Blondie maybe. __________________ Lock to field screen, row the ocean onto sentient ground. New rites of a Vedic sun to attend the blue horizon. Prevails flight resplendent, sails the shrine effulgent windship. Stillness breathes apex supreme - I walk toward the mountain. Crowns the sovereic rite to freedom. Shored the origin forms to a ground accede. Axiom core of the light shrine flight to shining. Glows serene to attenuate the space and time.

03-21-2006, 02:24 PM	#395 (permalink)
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03-21-2006, 02:35 PM	#396 (permalink)
Stone Magnet Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Keswick, Ontario Posts: 731	...Which was pop. __________________ Lock to field screen, row the ocean onto sentient ground. New rites of a Vedic sun to attend the blue horizon. Prevails flight resplendent, sails the shrine effulgent windship. Stillness breathes apex supreme - I walk toward the mountain. Crowns the sovereic rite to freedom. Shored the origin forms to a ground accede. Axiom core of the light shrine flight to shining. Glows serene to attenuate the space and time.

03-21-2006, 02:36 PM	#397 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I know i`m just being arguementative. Someone is bound to at some point. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

03-21-2006, 05:41 PM	#400 (permalink)
Football Rocker Groupie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1	Hi Hobo Jesus! If you're hitch-hikin' I'll give you a ride back to heaven (if it exists!) Of course Brit music is better. But for a laugh, check out a world cup hopeful "Chant Like An English Fan" (sung to the Bangles Walk Like An Egyptian") it'll keep you smiling: dubya x 3 dot theladdz.com I have to admit I've heard MUCH worse over the years, but... based on that it'll probably get played a lot on the radio!