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Dr. Prunk
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Where the buffalo roam.
Posts: 12,137
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By the decades.
60s
Brits - The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, Cream.
Yanks - Jimi Hendrix (still a UK act so to speak), Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, The Velvet Underground, James Brown.
70s
Brits - Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, The Sex Pistols.
Yanks - Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Ramones, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Parliament/Funkadelic.
80s
Brits - The Smiths, The Cure, The Clash, Joy Division, Iron Maiden.
Yanks - Sonic Youth, Pixies, The Minutemen, Husker Du, Talking Heads.
90s
Brits - Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Massive Attack, PJ Harvey.
Yanks - Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Beck, Red Hot Chili Peppers.
But when going by all time.
Brits - The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Clash
Yanks - Elvis, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix.
However, im been the topic of just "rock music" this whole time, and i think the brits take us in that category...If we are including all genres, then the US scores a lot of points for Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, John Coltrane, T Monk...Etc.
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