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

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,937
    edited May 2018
    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.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,856
    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.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,937
    Rock and Roll will never die!
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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Long Live Rock!
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    https://youtu.be/Rwn0R1PFUwU

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  • BALLBOY
    BALLBOY Australia Posts: 1,036
    dankind said:
    Oasis sucks!
    Totally agree
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    I think 60/70's brits were pretty amazing otherwise my taste lean towards american bands
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  • iwasatpj20
    iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,473
    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.
    2000 - Chicago, IL
    2003 - Champaign, IL
    2006 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2007 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
    2009 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2010 - St. Louis, MO
    2011 - East Troy, WI 1 & 2 (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2012 - Atlanta, GA, Missoula, MT
    2013 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK
    2014 - St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Moline, IL (No Code, IL), Saint Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI (Yield, WI)
    2016 - Greenville, SC (Vs, SC), Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, Boston, MA (Fenway Park 1), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2018 - Seattle, WA (Safeco Field 2), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2), Boston, MA (Fenway Park 2)
    2020 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, ??
    2022 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV
    2023 - St. Paul, MN 2, Fort Worth, TX 2, Austin, TX 1, and Austin, TX 2
    2024 - Portland, OR and Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2025 - Pittsburgh, PA1 & Pittsburgh PA2


    2012 - Temple of the Dog East Troy, WI (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
    2014 - Alice in Chains Davenport, IA
    2016 - Chris Cornell Solo Madison, WI and Peoria, IL (official hometown show)
    2016 - Temple of the Dog San Francisco, CA (both shows)
    2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
    2018 - Smashing Pumpkins Chicago, IL (first show)
    2019 - Alice in Chains Milwaukee, WI
    2022 - Jerry Cantrell Chicago, IL
    2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI

    RIP Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, and Chris Cornell

    RIP Mom (may your star shine the brightest in the sky, our family loves and misses you very much, we'll meet again)

  • iwasatpj20
    iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,473
    Americans
    dankind said:
    Oasis sucks!
    Only song I like from them is Don't Look Back in Anger.
    2000 - Chicago, IL
    2003 - Champaign, IL
    2006 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2007 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
    2009 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2010 - St. Louis, MO
    2011 - East Troy, WI 1 & 2 (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2012 - Atlanta, GA, Missoula, MT
    2013 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK
    2014 - St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Moline, IL (No Code, IL), Saint Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI (Yield, WI)
    2016 - Greenville, SC (Vs, SC), Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, Boston, MA (Fenway Park 1), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2018 - Seattle, WA (Safeco Field 2), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2), Boston, MA (Fenway Park 2)
    2020 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, ??
    2022 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV
    2023 - St. Paul, MN 2, Fort Worth, TX 2, Austin, TX 1, and Austin, TX 2
    2024 - Portland, OR and Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2025 - Pittsburgh, PA1 & Pittsburgh PA2


    2012 - Temple of the Dog East Troy, WI (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
    2014 - Alice in Chains Davenport, IA
    2016 - Chris Cornell Solo Madison, WI and Peoria, IL (official hometown show)
    2016 - Temple of the Dog San Francisco, CA (both shows)
    2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
    2018 - Smashing Pumpkins Chicago, IL (first show)
    2019 - Alice in Chains Milwaukee, WI
    2022 - Jerry Cantrell Chicago, IL
    2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI

    RIP Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, and Chris Cornell

    RIP Mom (may your star shine the brightest in the sky, our family loves and misses you very much, we'll meet again)

  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    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! 
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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Americans
    USA, USA, USA, USA... and it's not even close
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Americans
    dankind said:
    Oasis sucks!

  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Americans
    And we are claiming Uncle Neil, fuck that shit
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    English
    I voted British at first because I was thinking of the 60's and 70's mostly, and they absolutely dominated that period...but they haven't had anything since that comes close to equalling the 90's revolution that wiped away the 80's wankers that were stinking up rock on both sides of the Atlantic.
    Tough one.
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    my2hands said:
    USA, USA, USA, USA... and it's not even close
    You guys are real good at polishing off third helpings at the Golden Corral, shooting shit, electing presidents, tooth decay and things like that... but you can't anoint yourself the champs of rock 'n roll so easily.

    It's close.

    (I'm obviously joking above, eh!)
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    Americans
    Let's not forget about the Boss ... 
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Meltdown99 said:
    Let's not forget about the Boss ... 
    Tom Petty too.
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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Americans
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    Let's not forget about the Boss ... 
    Tom Petty too.
    How about a little something called Allman Brothers Band....... Grateful Dead....... maybe some Bobby Dylan.... The Band.... CSNY... CCR were MASSIVE... and on, and on, and on...

    Did someone day the 60's & 70's? I can rattle off names of amazing American rock from that period... pop on Woodstock, I think The Who are the only Brits?
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    English
    Beatles and Zeppelin alone dominate all of America's awesome 60s anda70s output, and that's not even counting Clapton, the Stones, The Who, Queen, and Sabbath.

    But then, Radiohead and U2 alone have to try and stand against PJ, Nirvana, AIC, Soundgarden, REM, etc..

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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    Americans
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    Let's not forget about the Boss ... 
    Tom Petty too.
    Most definitely Tom Petty ... RIP
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