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OT: Clearly America, the sheer scope of bands it keeps churning out it is incredible....(oh and yeah, not a big fan of anything older than 1990 so most classic British bands don't do much for me).

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Beany

In terms of by population... Ireland of course!

U2
Thin Lizzy
Cranberries
Bell X1
Sinead O'Connor
Damien Rice
The Corrs
Westlife
Rory Gallagher
Van Morrison
The Undertones
The Frames
Glen Hansard
My Bloody Valentine
The Pogues
Snow Patrol
Ash
Divine Comedy
Saw Doctors
Gemma Hayes


Something for everybody!

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Urban Hat€monger ?

Yeah but most of those are rubbish

and you missed out the Virgin Prunes & The High Llamas.

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variatingmule

Which country produces simple present, as in right now?

I like to think Canada might actually have an indie edge, but I'd have to think that decision over. Def. approve of jackhammer's comment.

Who the heck thinks Sweden is an English speaking country??!?

lucifer_sam

The Swedish, probably. (Swedish isn't even an official language there). Seeing as how English has been a compulsory language in school since the 1940s, I'd imagine most people are pretty fluent. Easier to get around there on English than Quebec, I'd imagine.

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swim

America does folk, hardcore and mathrock better and that's 90% of what I give 2 shits on.

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lucifer_sam

I voted America because that's where ALL modern music spawned from. Rock n' roll was in full sway before the Big Four came along, from the Chicago Delta blues origins and the works of Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. Motown singers in the sixties spawned generations of R&B hits. The hip-hop revolution in the eighties was largely the work of Rick Rubin's Def Jam productions (and certainly remains a heavy influence upon current rap artists). I could go on for hours.

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Molecules

you certainly could, but we're talking about the proportional output of quality artists; and ofcourse it's all subjective to what everyone here considers to be good/relevant in their personal canon. it's the sort of petty and divisive poll that's pointless.

having said that, i wouldn't overstate Rick Rubin's importance in hip hop, at least not in a creative sense. hip hop was a grassroots revolution first and foremost. but then if it wasn't commodified by some fat white guy then would someone like me thousands of miles away have ever heard Ultramagnetic MC's or whoever? probably not.

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Demonoid

In terms of quality, UK definitely wins in my book.

Lets not forget-

Genesis
King Crimson
Porcupine Tree
The Moody Blues
Radiohead
The Fall
Coldplay
Placebo
Motorhead
The Clash
Wire
Nick Drake
Muse
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Camel
Gentle Giant
Caravan
Venom

Actually, ill take UK just for its 70s prog. alone I much prefer the popular music there as well than the ones in the US.
And not to forget sweden along, just for its quality in terms of modern metal.

Meshuggah
Opeth
Pain Of Salvation
Dismember
Dissection
Sacramentum
At the Gates
Dark Tranquility
InFlames
Soilwork
Bathory
Bloodbath
Katatonia
Candlemass
Amon Amarth
Marduk
Diabolical Masquerade
Arckanum

I could just go on, but ill stop for now. US comes in 3rd i guess.