British Rock Vs Americam Rock (singer, dance, house, pop)

coffeeshop · 04-23-2005, 07:22 AM

British Rock for me.

British-

Led Zeppelin
Iron Maiden
The Coral
Bloc Party
Radiohead
Oasis
The Clash
Deep Purple
The Music
The Stone Roses
Queen
Pink Floyd
Sex Pistols
The Libertines
Stereophonics
The Who
Rolling Stones
The Beatles
David Bowie
Iggy Pop- I think he is English
Motorhead

America-

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Foo Fighters
Nirvana
Alice in Chains
Jane's Addiction
Killing Joke
Metallica
R.E.M.
Dead Kennedys
The Smashing Pumpkins
Pearl Jam

Sneer · 04-23-2005, 07:38 AM

iggys a yank. what about CCR or the grateful dead? and some of the new wave of american music? and of course jefferson airplane! agree with you though, britrock for me.

coffeeshop · 04-23-2005, 11:24 AM

I'm not really in with new American music. I have only been listening to new English bands recently like, The Coral, Bloc Party, Kasabian etc.

I loved the Grunge period of the late 80's and early 90's in Seattle but that was it really appart from stand out bands.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-23-2005, 12:45 PM

I think there`s a kind of swing effect between American rock & British Rock

In the late 80s/Early 90s most of my favourite bands were American Faith No More , Janes Addiction , The Pixies , Soundgarden , Ministry , Nirvana , Dinosaur JR , Smashing Pumpkins.

However around 1993-1999 America seemed to have a kind of grunge hangover & so all that seemed to come out of the US was awful grunge lite bands & Nu Metal there didn`t seem to be anybody doing anything different, while in the UK we had the likes of Suede , Blur , Pulp , Elastica , Radiohead , Mogwai , The Delgados , Primal Scream, Clinic & Oasis.

I think in recent years the UK scene is a little in the doldrums despite all the new bands that seem to be around.I do like a lot of these bands but there`s not really any that stand out like Radiohead or the Pixies did. With bands such as The Shins , The White Stripes , The Walkmen America seems to have bands that want to do something a bit different to the usual stadium rock that seems to plague the American charts.

I`d say as far as ORIGINAL rock music America seems to be on the rise & The UK in decline but they`re around the same level at the moment.

coffeeshop · 04-23-2005, 12:53 PM

I think british is pretty good atm and American is in decline. All those bands like Sound Garden and The Pixies were awesome but now it is getting very bad imo. I still like QOTSA though.

I'm actually quite enjoying British atm.

The Music
The Coral
The Zutons
Bloc Party
Kasabian

There are a few others as well I have forgotten.

They may not be new Mondays, Roses, Oasis's and Radios but they are keeping it going...

TheBig3 · 04-23-2005, 03:00 PM

Not that nationality matters but I think right now most of the good stuff is on the stateside:

Queens
Stripes
Kings
System
Beck
Volta

I don't know, The Britts to me right now are going back to the dance floor, I've read that dance clubs are just something thats introduced there at an earlier age. So provided thats an accurate statement it makes sense that it would be an influence.

I'd prefer sloppy guitar to robotic synth most days.

TheBig3 · 04-23-2005, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteelyDan79

what could i say that hasn`t already been mentioned ...there`s no shadow of a doubt..when you think about great Rock Bands the first three or four Bands that`ll come to your mind are Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath..Rolling Stones..and so on..
these 4 bands are household names of rock music..and they are british..get my drift??

Deep Purple sucks compared to 90% of the other classic rock bands, I'd take them second to any of the following:

Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, Lynard Skynard, Fleetwood Mac, Doors, Cream, Boston...pretty mcuh anyone. You could have picked any other band and I'd have agreed. And if I want to nit pick, thank Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and leadbelly for those bands (yankee)

TheBig3 · 04-23-2005, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merkaba

Anyone in america can make music (most of it shudnt be called music cough greenday cough) and they hav all these major record companies that will sign anyone up ( greenday cough cough). America gets so much more publicity to its billions of musicians and maybe every 5 in one 1000 are actually good. Where as in da UK ya dont get the american "we are better than everyone else" attitude and so bands from the UK have to work for their record label. So really i think UK artists produce better bands just on a lesser scale than America. And america produces a lot less decent bands in comparrison to all the bad ones, but theres so many of them to start with that there are quite a lot of good usa bands coming thru. Its fairly even really, i just think Americas music is heard on a larger scale throughout the world so one would be able to relate to americas music more so than the UK....... And thats me, im spent.

The UK says every new band is the "saviour of rock and roll" I don't think they have to work harder than anyone here for anything. It stands to reason that a band accepted in one part of England has a better chance to be accepted in all part where as a band in Chicago is not recieved the same in detroit as they are in New York.

And lets be serious for a moment. You honestly think Green Day got a record deal unfairly? You're making it sound like they got picked up for reasons other than musicallity. I don't agree with that at all. I think they earned their slot.

And to you who said it started with the beatles, how about Dylan, Little Richard, Elivs, MoTown, and Johnny Cash.

The Beatles started as a cover band.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-23-2005, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

The UK says every new band is the "saviour of rock and roll" I don't think they have to work harder than anyone here for anything. It stands to reason that a band accepted in one part of England has a better chance to be accepted in all part where as a band in Chicago is not recieved the same in detroit as they are in New York.

The whole Future Of Rock n Roll thing started with the Strokes & The White Stripes. Both American bands as it happens

gongadin · 04-23-2005, 06:40 PM

I like queen, my favourite is bohemian rhapsody, but apart from that I would say that american music is better, less manufactured bull****, but that might change with american idol.

04-23-2005, 07:22 AM	#31 (permalink)
coffeeshop From beyond the grave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Merseyside, UK Posts: 480	British Rock for me. British- Led Zeppelin Iron Maiden The Coral Bloc Party Radiohead Oasis The Clash Deep Purple The Music The Stone Roses Queen Pink Floyd Sex Pistols The Libertines Stereophonics The Who Rolling Stones The Beatles David Bowie Iggy Pop- I think he is English Motorhead America- Red Hot Chili Peppers Foo Fighters Nirvana Alice in Chains Jane's Addiction Killing Joke Metallica R.E.M. Dead Kennedys The Smashing Pumpkins Pearl Jam __________________ "In this Catholic Club they never had the **ing TV on and I was going, 'That Big Brother, it won't catch on. British people won't watch that .' And then they went, at nine o' clock, 'Shh!' and turned the telly on! It was, like, people asleep in bed. To me, I can't understand that. The encouraging thing is, 'You were right all along, Smith: people are stupid." - Mark E Smith**

04-23-2005, 07:38 AM	#32 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	iggys a yank. what about CCR or the grateful dead? and some of the new wave of american music? and of course jefferson airplane! agree with you though, britrock for me. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

04-23-2005, 11:24 AM	#33 (permalink)
coffeeshop From beyond the grave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Merseyside, UK Posts: 480	I'm not really in with new American music. I have only been listening to new English bands recently like, The Coral, Bloc Party, Kasabian etc. I loved the Grunge period of the late 80's and early 90's in Seattle but that was it really appart from stand out bands. __________________ "In this Catholic Club they never had the **ing TV on and I was going, 'That Big Brother, it won't catch on. British people won't watch that .' And then they went, at nine o' clock, 'Shh!' and turned the telly on! It was, like, people asleep in bed. To me, I can't understand that. The encouraging thing is, 'You were right all along, Smith: people are stupid." - Mark E Smith**

04-23-2005, 12:45 PM	#34 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I think there`s a kind of swing effect between American rock & British Rock In the late 80s/Early 90s most of my favourite bands were American Faith No More , Janes Addiction , The Pixies , Soundgarden , Ministry , Nirvana , Dinosaur JR , Smashing Pumpkins. However around 1993-1999 America seemed to have a kind of grunge hangover & so all that seemed to come out of the US was awful grunge lite bands & Nu Metal there didn`t seem to be anybody doing anything different, while in the UK we had the likes of Suede , Blur , Pulp , Elastica , Radiohead , Mogwai , The Delgados , Primal Scream, Clinic & Oasis. I think in recent years the UK scene is a little in the doldrums despite all the new bands that seem to be around.I do like a lot of these bands but there`s not really any that stand out like Radiohead or the Pixies did. With bands such as The Shins , The White Stripes , The Walkmen America seems to have bands that want to do something a bit different to the usual stadium rock that seems to plague the American charts. I`d say as far as ORIGINAL rock music America seems to be on the rise & The UK in decline but they`re around the same level at the moment. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

04-23-2005, 12:53 PM	#35 (permalink)
coffeeshop From beyond the grave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Merseyside, UK Posts: 480	I think british is pretty good atm and American is in decline. All those bands like Sound Garden and The Pixies were awesome but now it is getting very bad imo. I still like QOTSA though. I'm actually quite enjoying British atm. The Music The Coral The Zutons Bloc Party Kasabian There are a few others as well I have forgotten. They may not be new Mondays, Roses, Oasis's and Radios but they are keeping it going... __________________ "In this Catholic Club they never had the **ing TV on and I was going, 'That Big Brother, it won't catch on. British people won't watch that .' And then they went, at nine o' clock, 'Shh!' and turned the telly on! It was, like, people asleep in bed. To me, I can't understand that. The encouraging thing is, 'You were right all along, Smith: people are stupid." - Mark E Smith**

04-23-2005, 03:00 PM	#36 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	Not that nationality matters but I think right now most of the good stuff is on the stateside: Queens Stripes Kings System Beck Volta I don't know, The Britts to me right now are going back to the dance floor, I've read that dance clubs are just something thats introduced there at an earlier age. So provided thats an accurate statement it makes sense that it would be an influence. I'd prefer sloppy guitar to robotic synth most days. __________________ I've moved to a new address

04-23-2005, 06:40 PM	#40 (permalink)
gongadin Distillers Member Five Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brody Dalle's House Posts: 105	I like queen, my favourite is bohemian rhapsody, but apart from that I would say that american music is better, less manufactured bull****, but that might change with american idol.