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07 Jan 10
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U want some - totally agree, but at the moment who have we got thats making music like Midlake, The Jayhawks Band of Horses, Volcano Choir, Wilco,Silver Jews.....
The Cribs, Arctic Monkeys, Elbow, The Enemy, Twisted Wheel, The Courteeners etc...
in terms of overall quantity brit bands rule the roost, but in quality id say its pretty close
u can take the beach boys and equal them with the beatles
pixies and ramones equal the brit punk bands altho theres obviously more over here we know of
joy division? we can argue yanks have interpol
as for canada, well arcade fire are better than ALL brit bands put togtehr!
u can take the beach boys and equal them with the beatles
pixies and ramones equal the brit punk bands altho theres obviously more over here we know of
joy division? we can argue yanks have interpol
as for canada, well arcade fire are better than ALL brit bands put togtehr!
Well music is about opinions isn't it. We like who we like and thats it. I don't like American bands in general, i like a few of the rappers but the bands, no not for me
The Cramps - My favourites from any country for that matter.
The Trashmen's Surfin' Bird (1963) was a Beamon like leap forward in R&R. They deserve a mention too.
The Trashmen's Surfin' Bird (1963) was a Beamon like leap forward in R&R. They deserve a mention too.
mightymoyes 07 Jan 22:02
dead kennedys
Just listening to them a couple of months ago - absolutely miles ahead of the UK stuff around at the same time
dead kennedys
Just listening to them a couple of months ago - absolutely miles ahead of the UK stuff around at the same time
plastic surgery disasters is an unbelievable album.
i saw DK's at the music machine circa 1980. were excellent live.
always preffered fresh fruit to their other albums.
always preffered fresh fruit to their other albums.
i suppose RUSH are classed as Canadian, so lets call it North America
Guns N' Roses in their prime were fantastic, especially live, but Pearl Jam are my favourite band.
some clued up dudes on this thread.....lots of truly great bands in the mix here....greatest rock and roll band ever..easy ..The Stones.....greatest American band ..easy..Beach Boys...outside UK and USA..greatest rock and rolllers..AC/DC....ALL TIME GREATEST GENIUS..NEIL YOUNG..nite nite .
rage against the machine
beastie boys
beach boys
bruce springstein
white stripes
the amount of younger american bands doing ok here now such as the killers shows just how shyte the british music scene has been for a while... when overrated bands such as the arctic monkeys and even worse anything to do with pete doherty are poster boys for it.. your in trouble.
beastie boys
beach boys
bruce springstein
white stripes
the amount of younger american bands doing ok here now such as the killers shows just how shyte the british music scene has been for a while... when overrated bands such as the arctic monkeys and even worse anything to do with pete doherty are poster boys for it.. your in trouble.
From the 80's onwards, the Yanks have produced more great rock bands than us.
from the 80s onwards there have been no american bands who are as good as the following
the smiths
the stone roses
oasis
spiritualized
the smiths
the stone roses
oasis
spiritualized
Depends what you're into.
The Shins
The Decemberists
Cold War Kids
The Shins
The Decemberists
Cold War Kids
sofiakenny
the pixies would rank alongside a lot of the english bands i agree i do like them but the strokes?
built up by NME hype and did nothing in their own country really, as do few of the popular americanbands over here..
the pixies would rank alongside a lot of the english bands i agree i do like them but the strokes?
built up by NME hype and did nothing in their own country really, as do few of the popular americanbands over here..
The Beatles - when they caught the plane home again.
big star
guided by voices
counting crows
guided by voices
counting crows
Many that haven't been mentioned
Pearl Jam
Tom Petty
Kiss
ZZ Top
Grateful Dead
Fleetwood Mac
Alice Cooper
Ted Nugent
Lynyrd Skynryd
Pearl Jam
Tom Petty
Kiss
ZZ Top
Grateful Dead
Fleetwood Mac
Alice Cooper
Ted Nugent
Lynyrd Skynryd
^ the top 2, and maybe the dead excepted, i am shocked...
;)
;)
The Carpenters were excellent before the chick succumbed to the reverse munchies.
think the USA have the upper hand at the moment. Off the top of my head the following have all produced some good music in the last couple of years
The Hold Steady
The Shins
Band of Horses
Fleet Foxes
Interpol
Decemberists
Wilco
Lambchop
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Vampire Weekend
Sufjan Stevens
Silversun Pickups
My Morning Jacket
Mercury Rev
Kings of**
Iron & Wine
Foo Fighters
Kurt Vile
who have we got apart from British Sea Power?
The Hold Steady
The Shins
Band of Horses
Fleet Foxes
Interpol
Decemberists
Wilco
Lambchop
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Vampire Weekend
Sufjan Stevens
Silversun Pickups
My Morning Jacket
Mercury Rev
Kings of**
Iron & Wine
Foo Fighters
Kurt Vile
who have we got apart from British Sea Power?
Two have already got it. Without the Velvet Underground most of the bands on this thread would not exist.
Hippy era: Jimmy Hendrix. My old man saw first uk tour and was in shock, changed his life.
Accessible indie: Pixies. A riot live. Saw their second ever gig in uk. 50 people there. Eighteen months later headlined Reading.
Hippy era: Jimmy Hendrix. My old man saw first uk tour and was in shock, changed his life.
Accessible indie: Pixies. A riot live. Saw their second ever gig in uk. 50 people there. Eighteen months later headlined Reading.
course it could be said Television inspired the Byrne, so the Richman clan go in too
If you term Simon and Garfunkel a band, then they've gotta be right up there.
Television were good, but I blame them for the last 5 years of Jerky new wave **e.
Suicide have aged well. Still fking people up on youtube 25 years later.
Suicide have aged well. Still fking people up on youtube 25 years later.
So you've discounted all -
Blues singers
Tamla Motown
Soul music
R& B
because it doesn't fit. :(
Blues singers
Tamla Motown
Soul music
R& B
because it doesn't fit. :(
Uncle Tupelo - The greatest alternative country band who has ever made music, and sounds as good now as it did then. Truely wonderful band. Pixies a close 2nd for me.
Hoss makes a good point. I listen to mostly rock and indie pop, but the greatest voice belonged to Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops. Incredible emotion and power without compare.
John Leslie 08 Jan 13:24
Uncle Tupelo - The greatest alternative country band who has ever made music, and sounds as good now as it did then.
Good shout - listened to Still Feel Gone yesterday - superb album
Uncle Tupelo - The greatest alternative country band who has ever made music, and sounds as good now as it did then.
Good shout - listened to Still Feel Gone yesterday - superb album
BigH - One of my favourite albums. Postcard is about as good as music can possibly be! I love Wilco and i don't mind Son Volt but UT were unique.
Hoss makes a better point than that. I just automatically think of Indie type bands, but that lot more than likely smash em to bits
actually, 'band' is the key. 'Groups' in the title may find a more less obvious response
Metallica.
No one comes close to matching their first 4 albums.
No one comes close to matching their first 4 albums.
Benny Goodman's band (BG,Lester Young,Lionel Hampton,Count Basie,Gene Krupa etc)
Everything's Gone Green 07 Jan 22:03
Grandaddy
Thread should've ended there
Grandaddy
Thread should've ended there
^yeah there sh!te - Amen only american band you need
big-game-player 08 Jan 00:16
from the 80s onwards there have been no american bands who are as good as the following
the smiths
the stone roses
oasis
spiritualized
how can anyone like osais they are so overated,
there music sounds decent for the first couple of listens and then boredom sets in...**in sh@te
from the 80s onwards there have been no american bands who are as good as the following
the smiths
the stone roses
oasis
spiritualized
how can anyone like osais they are so overated,
there music sounds decent for the first couple of listens and then boredom sets in...**in sh@te
creedance clearwater revival
talking heads
velvet underground
red hot chilli peppers
talking heads
velvet underground
red hot chilli peppers
obviously my four suggestions were accepted as definitive ! lol
Beach Boys
Byrds
Doors
Buffalo Springfield
Steely Dan
Doobie Bros ( early stuff )
Whoever said The Velver Underground were the most influential is right, but personally I didn`t really care for them or their derivatives.
Dylan, Young, Hendrix,and Springsteen were/are all great but more solo artists really.
Agree about the lack of black bands but the Motown greats were vocal groups strictly speaking. Some jazz groups such as various Miles Davies combos should probably be included but I don`t know enough about jazz.
Byrds
Doors
Buffalo Springfield
Steely Dan
Doobie Bros ( early stuff )
Whoever said The Velver Underground were the most influential is right, but personally I didn`t really care for them or their derivatives.
Dylan, Young, Hendrix,and Springsteen were/are all great but more solo artists really.
Agree about the lack of black bands but the Motown greats were vocal groups strictly speaking. Some jazz groups such as various Miles Davies combos should probably be included but I don`t know enough about jazz.
The Funk Brothers (without whom Motown wouldn't have happened)
E Street Band
Flaming Lips
Counting Crows
The Killers
E Street Band
Flaming Lips
Counting Crows
The Killers
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
Moby Grape.
The Band.
Moby Grape.
The Band.
not saying they are the best band to come out of America, but one of the best and very under-rated:
THE LOVIN' SPOONFULL
THE LOVIN' SPOONFULL
"Hippy era: Jimmy Hendrix. My old man saw first uk tour......"
I seen his first UK tour which was the one with The Walker Brothers,
Cat Stevens, and Englebert Humperdinck also on the bill. Amazing line-up
you'd never normally have put them together, The Walker Brothers were the biggest stars
at that time, and the others including Hendrix were just starting in their early years.
Hendrix was amazing, but main reason went to see that show was to see Cat Stevens.
I seen his first UK tour which was the one with The Walker Brothers,
Cat Stevens, and Englebert Humperdinck also on the bill. Amazing line-up
you'd never normally have put them together, The Walker Brothers were the biggest stars
at that time, and the others including Hendrix were just starting in their early years.
Hendrix was amazing, but main reason went to see that show was to see Cat Stevens.
TELL DELL, that was also the tour where all the big acts were fighting over who would NOT follow Hendrix. He absolutely blew everyone else away!
Country Joe and the Fish were also a good American band at the time, but Country Joe MacDonald went solo after 18 months.......
clap your hands say yeh
Nirvana
granddaddy
beastie boys
decemberists
the national
shins
lambchop
tv on the radio
lcd soundsystem
rilo kiley
could go on and on
Nirvana
granddaddy
beastie boys
decemberists
the national
shins
lambchop
tv on the radio
lcd soundsystem
rilo kiley
could go on and on
gunghadhin - that is what package tours were like in the 60's,
put several singers and groups together and do a tour, each appearing on stage for about 20 - 30 mins.
It was a shock to see somebody like Hendrix, especially with the unlikely co-stars,
and I think Hendrix was only third on the bill behind The Walker Brothers and Cat Stevens,
This was only a few months after he released his first record Hey Joe.
At that period in the 60's it was mainly groovy groups and a clean-cut image -
that is why The Rolling Stones were so diferent, but Hendrix was something else,
I know there was one show which was the closing night of the Monterey Pop Festival,
and even The Who flatly refused to go on stage after Hendrix for fear of being upstaged.
put several singers and groups together and do a tour, each appearing on stage for about 20 - 30 mins.
It was a shock to see somebody like Hendrix, especially with the unlikely co-stars,
and I think Hendrix was only third on the bill behind The Walker Brothers and Cat Stevens,
This was only a few months after he released his first record Hey Joe.
At that period in the 60's it was mainly groovy groups and a clean-cut image -
that is why The Rolling Stones were so diferent, but Hendrix was something else,
I know there was one show which was the closing night of the Monterey Pop Festival,
and even The Who flatly refused to go on stage after Hendrix for fear of being upstaged.
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