British Invasion

LEGALISE DRUGS AND MURDER · 09-28-2021, 08:42 PM

British rock music has been popular in the United States continuously since the late 50s, but "British invasion" generally refers to a wave of bands before around 1965.

Trollheart · 09-29-2021, 05:04 AM

So far as I know (and others more familiar with it may correct me) I think it was the first experience America had of British bands, which gives rise to the "invasion" tag, plus they kind of took over the American music scene for a while. Once that was done, they were just British bands playing in America, but the "invasion" was over. Same way as you would say the NWOBHM took place but after that the bands who survived still played heavy metal, it just wasn't see as necessarily a wave any more, certainly not a new one.

09-29-2021, 05:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	So far as I know (and others more familiar with it may correct me) I think it was the first experience America had of British bands, which gives rise to the "invasion" tag, plus they kind of took over the American music scene for a while. Once that was done, they were just British bands playing in America, but the "invasion" was over. Same way as you would say the NWOBHM took place but after that the bands who survived still played heavy metal, it just wasn't see as necessarily a wave any more, certainly not a new one. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

09-28-2021, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
LEGALISE DRUGS AND MURDER Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 94	British rock music has been popular in the United States continuously since the late 50s, but "British invasion" generally refers to a wave of bands before around 1965.