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

Thoughts_Arrive
Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
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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.
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Who did rock music better, the Americans or the English? 23 votes

Americans
56%
darwinstheorymy2handsfacepollutionLukinFanRW8297RP112579RS151862jeff2040brianluxiwasatpj20tempo_n_grooveJojoRiceMeltdown99 13 votes
English
43%
evenflow82Spiritual_ChaosjosevolutionThoughts_ArriveTim SimmonsjoberschlakePaptino_11rgambsTheLittleShips 10 votes
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  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    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
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,937
    Are both countries done producing rock music?

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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    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.).
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Both contribute(d) greatly.
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  • lexicondevil
    lexicondevil Posts: 2,277
    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.
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  • lolobugg
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,745
    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.
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,131
    English
     both
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,499
    It's like Apple and Microsoft. They both thrived because both contributed greatly!
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,856
    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.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,538

    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
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,018
    English
    I prefer the british side of music ...
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Americans
    Loads of great British bands, particularly in the 60's/70's, but since then I'd give the edge to American bands. 
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,170
    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.


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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    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.

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  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    uk don't have captain trips in their back pocket for the win
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,734
    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.
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  • Cal.PJ.C
    Cal.PJ.C Posts: 191
    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

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