Who has the better musical scene right now the UK or US

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  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    btb002 wrote:
    I love the US and all, but right now our music stations are in the tank compared to what's coming out of the UK. Hinder instead of Pearl Jam, Evans Blue instead of whatever comes to mind (the point being Evans Blue sucks). Spelled it wrong, I know.

    P.S. Feel free to discuss anyway you want, radio, artist, festivals, ect.

    I believe the UK has better music right now as compared to what's popular over here.

    It's a tie...they both kind of suck at the moment.
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    lars wrote:
    the only two years uk have had a bigger and better scene than us was in 95-96

    Dude are you high right now? They didn't call it the British Invasion for nothing? Oh yeah and then there was that little thing called Punk that never really caught on.
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Todd76 wrote:
    If I have to pick between the US and the UK I pick......Canada

    Broken Social Scene
    Feist
    Arcade Fire
    Metric
    Emily Haines
    Sarah Harmer
    Luther Wright & The Wrongs
    the Dears
    Hayden
    Sloan
    Stars
    Amy Millan
    Sarah Slean
    Wolf Parade
    Final Fantasy
    the Stills
    Matt Mays
    Godspeed You Black Emperor
    A Silver Mt. Zion
    Set Fire To Flames
    Elevator To Hell
    Julie Doiron
    the Tragically Hip
    controller controller
    the New Pornographers
    Hidden Cameras
    the Sadies
    the Unicorns/Islands
    the Weakerthans
    Sianspheric
    Wintersleep
    the Constantines
    Kathleen Edwards
    Tegan and Sara
    Ron Sexsmith
    the Rheostatics (for a couple more months anyways)

    arent the decemberists canadian too?
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,827
    no seen here i haven't listen to the radio for music in 10yrs so i don't know what is happening at the moment thank god for PJ BOOTS........
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    soulsinging wrote:
    arent the decemberists canadian too?

    No sir - they are from Portland....one of the few amazing new'ish bands that Canada can't lay claim to
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • lars
    lars Posts: 524
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Remind me. What bands are you referring to?
    not any bands in particular but refering to the highpoint of the britpop scene. Okay I will be fair.....the uk scene was also best when black sabbath conquered. Otherwise the us scene totally dominates
    You can´t trust a vegetarian.
  • lars
    lars Posts: 524
    boxwine_in_hell wrote:
    Dude are you high right now? They didn't call it the British Invasion for nothing? Oh yeah and then there was that little thing called Punk that never really caught on.
    Yeah let´s all thank punk for good charlotte
    You can´t trust a vegetarian.
  • bovy_j
    bovy_j Posts: 1,008
    Todd76 wrote:
    If I have to pick between the US and the UK I pick......Canada

    Broken Social Scene
    Feist
    Arcade Fire
    Metric
    Emily Haines
    Sarah Harmer
    Luther Wright & The Wrongs
    the Dears
    Hayden
    Sloan
    Stars
    Amy Millan
    Sarah Slean
    Wolf Parade
    Final Fantasy
    the Stills
    Matt Mays
    Godspeed You Black Emperor
    A Silver Mt. Zion
    Set Fire To Flames
    Elevator To Hell
    Julie Doiron
    the Tragically Hip
    controller controller
    the New Pornographers
    Hidden Cameras
    the Sadies
    the Unicorns/Islands
    the Weakerthans
    Sianspheric
    Wintersleep
    the Constantines
    Kathleen Edwards
    Tegan and Sara
    Ron Sexsmith
    the Rheostatics (for a couple more months anyways)

    Two bands not included that should have been:

    Death From Above 1979 was tight, then they broke up.
    I LOVE Sam Roberts!

    Canada has some truely great up and coming/already out there talent!
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    bovy_j wrote:
    Two bands not included that should have been:

    Death From Above 1979 was tight, then they broke up.
    I LOVE Sam Roberts!

    Canada has some truely great up and coming/already out there talent!

    I DEFINITELY would have included DFA1979 but I only mentioned bands that are still active.....loved DFA1979

    .....sorry - not a Sam Roberts fan.....although I have heard his new album is pretty good
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    boxwine_in_hell wrote:
    Dude are you high right now? They didn't call it the British Invasion for nothing? Oh yeah and then there was that little thing called Punk that never really caught on.
    The US had punk way before the UK did and they had it better. UK punk was almost entirely trite, superficial crap. Oooh look at me with my carefully coiffeured mohawk and expertly sewn on patches on my leather jacket. Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains... that was REAL punk.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    lars wrote:
    Yeah let´s all thank punk for good charlotte

    and The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Buzzcocks.....etc, etc....Punk was originally coined as a term to describe young people in England dissatisfied with the status quo and wanted no part of tradional English society as in the brilliant lyric.....

    "God save the Queen, she aint no human being."
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    The US had punk way before the UK did and they had it better. UK punk was almost entirely trite, superficial crap. Oooh look at me with my carefully coiffeured mohawk and expertly sewn on patches on my leather jacket. Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains... that was REAL punk.

    Punk, Hardcore....throw all those bullshit categories out, what it boiled down to was people fed up with the status quo.....and English and American artists got that message across with equally well.
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • lars
    lars Posts: 524
    boxwine_in_hell wrote:
    and The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Buzzcocks.....etc, etc....Punk was originally coined as a term to describe young people in England dissatisfied with the status quo and wanted no part of tradional English society as in the brilliant lyric.....

    "God save the Queen, she aint no human being."
    and played crap music....only clash had some musical integrity
    You can´t trust a vegetarian.
  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    lars wrote:
    and played crap music....only clash had some musical integrity

    You're entitled to your opinion, even when it's wrong.
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • parel jam
    parel jam Posts: 7,223
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains... that was REAL punk.

    "Hell, he's more punk than me..."


    *irony mode on*

    IMO most punk bands sucks...except Good Charlotte
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    http://youtube.com/watch?v=U_-WGNRyRzU

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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    boxwine_in_hell wrote:
    Punk, Hardcore....throw all those bullshit categories out, what it boiled down to was people fed up with the status quo.....and English and American artists got that message across with equally well.
    but so many of the english "punk" bands were apparently flying the flag for musical integrity and DIY ethics while occupying themselves with all the contrived fashion and naive "socialist" ethics that we have come to deem punk. It was all bullshit. I want to see Ian MacKaye wearing a plain t-shirt and shorts playing raw, intense music, not Joe Strummer pretending to be a socialist while playing sold-out stadium tours. I've got nothing against bands that play stadiums, but not under the guise of being "real" and for the people.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • lars
    lars Posts: 524
    I found boxwines´tanktop
    http://cgi.ebay.com/MADE-good-charlotte-TANK-TOP-t-shirt-LARGE_W0QQitemZ140070662524QQihZ004QQcategoryZ3064QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
    You can´t trust a vegetarian.
  • stu gee
    stu gee Posts: 1,174
    parel jam wrote:
    "Hell, he's more punk than me..."


    *irony mode on*

    IMO most punk bands sucks...except Good Charlotte

    Im not sure if you are joking here?, although im thinking you most definitely are lol

    Im not really into punk, thought the clash were ok, but Good Charlotte?!!! They could record the soundtrack to my worst nightmare.
    People say im paranoid. Well, they dont say it, but i know that's what they are thinking.
  • yield2me
    yield2me Posts: 1,291
    The USA has Pearl Jam and they are still making music and touring...as long as these guys are alive the USA will always have the best scene...discussion over :)
    “May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.” - Frank Sinatra
  • Peter C
    Peter C Posts: 237
    Both countries have given us fantastic music over the years so we should rejoice that...But the Americans have given us My chemical romance!!!! Ahhhh
    London 1996 Cardiff 2000 Paris 2006 and London 2007.

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