Brits Vs Yanks

stakeraiser · 05-12-2006, 10:56 AM

even though I'm going against my own kind, :-) I believe the brits have it over the U.S. especially now

Sneer · 05-13-2006, 09:46 AM

i think the Brit scene at the moment is a lot more diverse and experimental than the U.S. Whether that constitutes to it being better is debateable - i am personally finding US music i tad more engaging at this moment in time, in Britian we kind of have quite a sycophantic attitude towards bands that are no better then average - i myself am occasionally guilty of that.

swim · 05-13-2006, 05:08 PM

I'm not too impressed with recent music but I find that most of the recent music I listen to is british. So as far as modern goes Brits win. IMO grunge>brit pop and the 90s is my favorite era of music so states when there. As far as the long run goes I think you can go tit for tat and both have awesome contributions that I don't the place to judge which is better.

SimeyC · 05-24-2006, 06:01 AM

I think both the US and Britain have their great bands. They all feed of each other - a lot of Britain's greatest (Clapton etc.) were influenced by US Blues bands. A lot of US current punk bands were influenced by the British Punk explosion....

vivienneteh · 12-11-2006, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by swimintheundertow

I'm not too impressed with recent music but I find that most of the recent music I listen to is british. So as far as modern goes Brits win. IMO grunge>brit pop and the 90s is my favorite era of music so states when there. As far as the long run goes I think you can go tit for tat and both have awesome contributions that I don't the place to judge which is better.

me too!!!
these days brit bands are coming out with greater stuff...

swim · 12-17-2006, 03:21 PM

Aw look I was newb and that's before I fell in love with emo and the UK is like the only european country without a good screamo scene.

Moon Pix · 01-26-2007, 04:54 PM

Id say the States by a long long way and Im British! One thing I can't stand about some British music is the fact that quite a few British songwriters get hung up on their Britishness and feel they have to keep going on about it. Ive always hated Blur for this, this "blimey guvnor, it sure is a lavely mornin'" crap that rears its head in their music. Even the Kinks, one of the seminal British bands, fell victim to this later on. One of the things I like about American music is that a lot of it isnt about mommas apple pie and going to the ball park. Some American songwriters do that like Springsteen but I don't find it as irritating cause I don't think he's reducing the States to a parody of itself when he does it.

Its reared its head again recently with the Libertines and all of these crappy punk revivalist bands. Theres a few British bands I like (Jesus & Mary Chain, Spacemen 3, the Slits plus a few more) and one of the things I like about them is that you wouldnt know they were British from listening to them.

Besides that just about all of my favourite songwriters, bands, comedians, actors, writers and directors are American. American's just tend to have more balls.

~~The Unfan~~ · 01-26-2007, 06:44 PM

I think maybe in the past Britain had it over America. However, as I am bias toward punk and metal I'll naturally think the country with the better punk and metal takes it. Currently I think America has it, though a lot of the influence is clearly British.

A_Perfect_Sonnet · 01-26-2007, 09:03 PM

One word. Seattle.

sleepy jack · 01-26-2007, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by A_Perfect_Sonnet

One word. Seattle.

Hell yes.

05-12-2006, 10:56 AM	#601 (permalink)
stakeraiser Music Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: WV Posts: 188	even though I'm going against my own kind, :-) I believe the brits have it over the U.S. especially now __________________ http://WWW.FLASHBACKALTERNATIVES.com Playing classic alternative, new wave, punk, etc, taking requests all day

05-13-2006, 09:46 AM	#602 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	i think the Brit scene at the moment is a lot more diverse and experimental than the U.S. Whether that constitutes to it being better is debateable - i am personally finding US music i tad more engaging at this moment in time, in Britian we kind of have quite a sycophantic attitude towards bands that are no better then average - i myself am occasionally guilty of that. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

05-13-2006, 05:08 PM	#603 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	I'm not too impressed with recent music but I find that most of the recent music I listen to is british. So as far as modern goes Brits win. IMO grunge>brit pop and the 90s is my favorite era of music so states when there. As far as the long run goes I think you can go tit for tat and both have awesome contributions that I don't the place to judge which is better. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

12-17-2006, 03:21 PM	#606 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	Aw look I was newb and that's before I fell in love with emo and the UK is like the only european country without a good screamo scene. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

01-26-2007, 04:54 PM	#607 (permalink)
Moon Pix In a very sad sad zoo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: "Out on tour with Smashing Pumpkins, nature kids, they don't have no function" Posts: 363	Id say the States by a long long way and Im British! One thing I can't stand about some British music is the fact that quite a few British songwriters get hung up on their Britishness and feel they have to keep going on about it. Ive always hated Blur for this, this "blimey guvnor, it sure is a lavely mornin'" crap that rears its head in their music. Even the Kinks, one of the seminal British bands, fell victim to this later on. One of the things I like about American music is that a lot of it isnt about mommas apple pie and going to the ball park. Some American songwriters do that like Springsteen but I don't find it as irritating cause I don't think he's reducing the States to a parody of itself when he does it. Its reared its head again recently with the Libertines and all of these crappy punk revivalist bands. Theres a few British bands I like (Jesus & Mary Chain, Spacemen 3, the Slits plus a few more) and one of the things I like about them is that you wouldnt know they were British from listening to them. Besides that just about all of my favourite songwriters, bands, comedians, actors, writers and directors are American. American's just tend to have more balls. __________________ There’s a dream that I see, I pray it can be Look 'cross the land, shake this land - "Maybe Not", C. Marshall

05-24-2006, 06:01 AM	#604 (permalink)
SimeyC Groupie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Manchester, NJ Posts: 22	I think both the US and Britain have their great bands. They all feed of each other - a lot of Britain's greatest (Clapton etc.) were influenced by US Blues bands. A lot of US current punk bands were influenced by the British Punk explosion....

01-26-2007, 06:44 PM	#608 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	I think maybe in the past Britain had it over America. However, as I am bias toward punk and metal I'll naturally think the country with the better punk and metal takes it. Currently I think America has it, though a lot of the influence is clearly British.

01-26-2007, 09:03 PM	#609 (permalink)
A_Perfect_Sonnet Dinosaurus Rex!!! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 896	One word. Seattle.