TheCunningStunt

Yes. You do. There are loads of British bands that are better than Soundgarden.

90'sMusicKid

Yes I realize that, Blur, Radiohead and Oasis are all WAAAAY better, but do they have chris cornell?

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Janszoon

The fact that they don't is what makes them better.

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TheCunningStunt

I think someone summed this entire thread up really early on. America is better for the roots of music, British is better for expanding and experimenting, overall if I had to choose I'd choose British just because I like more artists from here, even though the ones I like from America are absolutely brilliant.

Janszoon

Meh. I think that statement was possibly true in the 60s (though questionable even then considering American innovators like Sun Ra, Philip Glass, etc.) but aside from that, not so much. My take on it is just that both produce good music, and both have their things that make them unique, but neither is really better.

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Necromancer

According to the Library of Congress, "American rock and roll music was imitated by British groups, who then refined it and, in the view of some, improved it." Since the 1950s, British and American rock groups have influenced each other, taken styles in unique directions and fought for the limelight.

History:
Rock music is an offshoot of rock & roll, which emerged from American blues in the Deep South. Musicians like John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters introduced the blues to England, and American rock & roll records by Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly found their way overseas. The British returned the favor in the 1960s in what is called the British Invasion with groups like The Beatles, The Who, and The Rolling Stones.

Heavy Metal:
According to Allmusic.com, "Heavy metal was largely a British creation," the result of the British blues movement of the 1960s. British bands like Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin helped define the genre of heavy metal. American bands like Kiss and Van Halen followed their blueprint, and also invented thrash metal.

Punk:
Punk music has its roots in the protopunk of The Stooges and MC5 in the early 1970s. The late 1970s saw the rise of American punk bands like The Ramones and The Dead Boys. British bands like The Sex Pistols and The Clash helped popularize British punk as a pop movement until its death in 1978.

downwardspiral

The way I see it is we have the music, they have the movies.

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TheCunningStunt

Here here. I think people on this thread for the most part will just choose out of loyalty/what they can relate to, just why I'd choose Brits, because I can relate. But in reality there's very little between the two. But still, if I had to choose Brits all the way. So patriotic *sings National anthem.*

Necromancer

As far as great bands, I have to go with the Brits also, its not that I dont think the US doesnt have great bands.
Britian has simply produced so many big bands that has played a major role when considering musical influence on the music of today.
Just trying to be honest with my opinion.

TheCunningStunt

*Takes hat off*
It's nice to see people being honest rather than just choosing their own country, but I mean Britain has some pioneers of music The Stones, The Beatles, The Kinks, Black Sabbath etc.

Just of the best bands to ever produce music, but the USA aren't far behind.