ALL-TIME Top 5 USA Bands vs. Top 5 British Bands

**Goofle** · 07-21-2012, 11:32 AM

UK Bands

1. The Fall
2. Wire
3. My Bloody Valentine
4. The Stone Roses
5. The Jesus and Mary Chain

USA Bands

1. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2. Frank Zappa (The Mothers of Invention)
3. The Replacements
4. The Roots
5. Pixies

Could have named loads more, but I think it's fair to say I have listened to those the most compared to artists I love just as much.

mr dave · 07-22-2012, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

Faith no more, rhcp and soundgarden are 3 of the top five bands in American history? Yikes...

Just messing with you.

That's fair, but when I look back at my own personal listening history I'd be a hypocrite to deny the hours upon hours that I spent listening to those groups. I'd rather take a bit of flak for 'weaker' answers than I would from hiding behind the big bottom of a sacred cow.

Heck, I almost listed Metallica instead of FNM

**Janszoon** · 07-22-2012, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

Just messing with you. I'm not janszoon, I don't think others opinions are completely laughable rubbish. Interesting choices, though.

Yikes. Where did that come from? Have I done something to offend you?

mr dave · 07-22-2012, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Yikes. Where did that come from? Have I done something to offend you?

I think it's because you've been pretty open about not liking Soundgarden - at all

**Janszoon** · 07-22-2012, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

I think it's because you've been pretty open about not liking Soundgarden - at all

Heh. Well I can't deny that! Doesn't mean I don't respect your opinion though.

mr dave · 07-22-2012, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Heh. Well I can't deny that! Doesn't mean I don't respect your opinion though.

Exactly

Necromancer · 07-22-2012, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

I had a good laugh over breakfast with that one.

Jesus God! mate. Are you still surfing MB forums while having breakfast in the mornings? he, he..

Screen13 · 07-22-2012, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

Fixed that for ya.

Sure they might have formed in LA but when 4 out of the 5 guys in the band were previously existing as a band in Toronto its kind of hard to call them a US band.

I think the band was called Sparrow if memory serves correct.

Screen13 · 07-22-2012, 10:58 PM

There's WAY too many for me to do a very accurate reading, but judging from the books I have near my computer and a couple of extended collections next to me, this is a fair estimate right now, although it's all classics for this line-up.

US: The Stooges, The MC5, Love, 13'th Floor Elevators, The Ramones (VERY close 6'th: The Cramps, 7'th Buddy Holly and The Crickets...see, I'm not good at choosing just 5!)

UK: The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, David Bowie - the Bowie/Ronson era, most of it with the Spiders From Mars (Despite solo billing, they were like a band), The Who, Motorhead (Close 6'th: The Jam, 7'th: The Kinks)

Starting a list of bands with multi-national team-ups or histories, there's three that seriously lead the list.
US/UK team up: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Legendary US guitarist with a killer UK rhythm section.
US, but moved to UK: The Walker Brothers, with Scott staying in the UK
Canada/US team-up: Neil Young and Crazy Horse

That's for now.

blastingas10 · 07-23-2012, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Yikes. Where did that come from? Have I done something to offend you?

No you haven't. But I've noticed you stick to your own beliefs and you don't care much for anything that disagrees. But that's all good. I wasn't really being serious. No harm intended.

07-22-2012, 10:58 PM	#99 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	There's WAY too many for me to do a very accurate reading, but judging from the books I have near my computer and a couple of extended collections next to me, this is a fair estimate right now, although it's all classics for this line-up. US: The Stooges, The MC5, Love, 13'th Floor Elevators, The Ramones (VERY close 6'th: The Cramps, 7'th Buddy Holly and The Crickets...see, I'm not good at choosing just 5!) UK: The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, David Bowie - the Bowie/Ronson era, most of it with the Spiders From Mars (Despite solo billing, they were like a band), The Who, Motorhead (Close 6'th: The Jam, 7'th: The Kinks) Starting a list of bands with multi-national team-ups or histories, there's three that seriously lead the list. US/UK team up: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Legendary US guitarist with a killer UK rhythm section. US, but moved to UK: The Walker Brothers, with Scott staying in the UK Canada/US team-up: Neil Young and Crazy Horse That's for now. Last edited by Screen13; 07-22-2012 at 11:06 PM.