Who did rock music better, the Americans or the English?

Thoughts_Arrive

Just curious what do you all think.
I often think about which country did rock music better.
I'd have to go with the English. So many of the biggest and most influential bands of all time were/are English.
Sure, the Americans started it but the English made it better.

helplessdancer

chuck berry, albert & bb king etc schooled the beatles the stones and led zep etc
better doesn't exist. what only matters is who schooled who. lol   

F Me In The Brain

Are both countries done producing rock music?

Thirty Bills Unpaid

I typically consider the top bands from England: Rolling Stones, Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Queen.

I typically consider the top bands from the US: Pearl Jam, Guns 'n Roses, Metallica, Aerosmith, Kiss, The Eagles.

The 'top' bands from each country don't measure up in my mind, but when you delve deeper... I like the depth the US boasts (CCR, Dave Matthews Band, Tom Petty, all the grunge era bands, etc.) vs. the depth of Britain (Clash, Radiohead, The Kinks, etc.).

2-feign-reluctance

Both contribute(d) greatly.

lexicondevil

helplessdancer said:

chuck berry, albert & bb king etc schooled the beatles the stones and led zep etc
better doesn't exist. what only matters is who schooled who. lol   

Exactly. There's also a fella named Jimi Hendrix who people seem to cite as an influence.

lolobugg

The American South

tempo_n_groove

Americans

lexicondevil said:

helplessdancer said:

chuck berry, albert & bb king etc schooled the beatles the stones and led zep etc
better doesn't exist. what only matters is who schooled who. lol   

Exactly. There's also a fella named Jimi Hendrix who people seem to cite as an influence.

SRV, Satriani, Vai...

Tim Simmons

English

 both

HesCalledDyer

It's like Apple and Microsoft. They both thrived because both contributed greatly!

PJ_Soul

I can't choose and have no desire to. Both have been awesome contributors. If I just score it on how many American bands are my faves vs British, America wins, but only because of math. America has a way bigger population, and therefore a way bigger pool from which rock musicians come from.

eeriepadave

PJ_Soul said:

I can't choose and have no desire to. Both have been awesome contributors. If I just score it on how many American bands are my faves vs British, America wins, but only because of math. America has a way bigger population, and therefore a way bigger pool from which rock musicians come from.

same.  it's pretty even for me.  I like both UK and US artists. although i slightly like US bands more

josevolution

English

I prefer the british side of music ...

facepollution

Americans

Loads of great British bands, particularly in the 60's/70's, but since then I'd give the edge to American bands. 

dankind

Oasis sucks!

kramer73

https://youtu.be/_nwGndfR4l4

mcgruff10

The british invasion of the 1960's was epic...but some of those american rock bands through years....wow tough call.  I'm going with a tie.

Thoughts_Arrive

English

F Me In The Brain said:

Are both countries done producing rock music?

Nope but rock is dead pretty much. Not many young people care for rock like they used to.

helplessdancer

uk don't have captain trips in their back pocket for the win

brianlux

Americans

That's a tough call but I had to go with Americans.  Rock would not have existed were it not for the blues which African Americans created.  All the rock pioneers were American: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chubby Checker, Fats Domino, Bobby Darin and The Beach Boys. The biggest innovators were Americans:  Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Ramones.  And the best current active rock bands are Americans:  Pearl Jam and Dinosaur Jr.

Cal.PJ.C

I'm from England but I truly love American music but that might be because all the best British acts are just a few years before my time...I love pink floyd Sabbath etc but the late 80s and 90s is my era and as a huge fan of hip hop as well as rock all the best music came from America in that time period

F Me In The Brain

I will just go by what I would consider a favorite band list, in no particular order:

USA
Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
Primus
The Doors
Metallica
GnR
Aerosmith
Nirvana
CCR
Crue
NIN
AIC
Chilis
Rage
Foos


UK:
Led Zep
The Who
Black Sabbath
Pink Floyd
Judas Priest
Rolling Stones
The Beatles
Queen
Dire Straits
Arctic Monkees
Whitesnake

I have to go quality from the UK and quantity from the US, based on my personal tastes.

PJ_Soul

Thoughts_Arrive said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Are both countries done producing rock music?

Nope but rock is dead pretty much. Not many young people care for rock like they used to.

Rock isn't even close to dead. The industry has simply changed. Rock is still alive and well.... Unless you think Rock = publicity.

F Me In The Brain

Rock and Roll will never die!

Hobbes

Long Live Rock!

dankind

https://youtu.be/Rwn0R1PFUwU

BALLBOY

dankind said:

Oasis sucks!

Totally agree

intodeep

I think 60/70's brits were pretty amazing otherwise my taste lean towards american bands

iwasatpj20

Americans

Best rock and roll music, America.  Tough to argue against Buddy Holly, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard.  Also the blues musicians from America mentored all the British bands in the 1960s and 1970s.

iwasatpj20

Americans

dankind said:

Oasis sucks!

Only song I like from them is Don't Look Back in Anger.

rgambs

English

iwasatpj20 said:

Best rock and roll music, America.  Tough to argue against Buddy Holly, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard.  Also the blues musicians from America mentored all the British bands in the 1960s and 1970s.

Ick.  Classic, sure, but corny as hell.
The British bands took the upbeat tempos of the 50's rock and brought the seriousness of blues back into it, and thank god they did!