SpondonBassed Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, spectoremg said: We have the Beatles and the Wurzels. I was there, in the mid to late seventies, when the Wurzels displaced the entire punk movement and thereby forced people to recognise Scrumpy and Western music as a genre to be respected. If you weren't there, you just don't know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Do not forget... As well as the Beatles we had then and still have now... The Rutles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 ...And for the hat-trick, a twofer in the form of John Shuttleworth AKA Jilted John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operative451 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 The thing is... (White) America never got over the 1950s.. which means they keep re-inventing rock 'n' roll. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. It gave us the Stooges and Guns 'n' Roses. England (deliberately used) has never got over the 1960s which means we end up with stupidness like Britpop, Blur, Oasis and the assumption that jangly guitars held high, shaking your head and going 'yeah yeah woo' is a work of musical genius... My vote goes to Black America. Proper blues, motown, p-funk, disco, rap, house... Disco and rap are pretty much the foundation of 21st century pop. Oh yeah, and metal = Finland for me... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, operative451 said: The thing is... (White) America never got over the 1950s.. which means they keep re-inventing rock 'n' roll. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. It gave us the Stooges and Guns 'n' Roses. England (deliberately used) has never got over the 1960s which means we end up with stupidness like Britpop, Blur, Oasis and the assumption that jangly guitars held high, shaking your head and going 'yeah yeah woo' is a work of musical genius... My vote goes to Black America. Proper blues, motown, p-funk, disco, rap, house... Disco and rap are pretty much the foundation of 21st century pop. Oh yeah, and metal = Finland for me... Are you saying like, that Finland is THE best country for metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 53 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: Are you saying like, that Finland is THE best country for metal? My brother might say so... he's a big fan of symphonic-thrash-death-scandi-folk-metal. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: My brother might say so... he's a big fan of symphonic-thrash-death-scandi-folk-metal. So... no Quo then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 That reminds me... Status Quo. Not as hairy as ZZ Top therefore less of a fire hazard at large venues. Hooray for the Ukay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operative451 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 8 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: My brother might say so... he's a big fan of symphonic-thrash-death-scandi-folk-metal. Me too... Within Temptation, Epica, And obvs Nightwish. All together now! OOOOOHHH HOW I WEEEEEEEEEEEESH FOR SOOTHING REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Wales. Shaking Stevens AND Bonnie Tyler from just one small country! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Ricky 4000 said: Wales. Shaking Stevens AND Bonnie Tyler from just one small country! Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Manics, Super Furry Animals, Stereophobics , Catatonia... all good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, Teebs said: Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Manics, Super Furry Animals, Stereophobics , Catatonia... all good! Thanks T. 👍 And there's GLC of course! 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Ricky 4000 said: Thanks T. 👍 And there's GLC of course! 😃 Of course! Can't believe I forgot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 1 hour ago, SpondonBassed said: Are you saying like, that Finland is THE best country for metal? I prefer Sweden (Opeth, At The Gates, Entombed) or Norway (Emperor, Burzum, Mayhem, Darkthrone) for my Scandinavian metal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Teebs said: Of course! Can't believe I forgot! And a shout out for Manchester! (is that a country?). Home of "Crispy Ambulance", and probably other bands. 😬 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 7 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said: And a shout out for Manchester! (is that a country?). Home of "Crispy Ambulance", and probably other bands. 😬 Nah, I think that was it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 12 hours ago, operative451 said: Me too... Within Temptation, Epica, And obvs Nightwish. All together now! OOOOOHHH HOW I WEEEEEEEEEEEESH FOR SOOTHING REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNN!!! Just the Netherlands then... Add Delain, Mayan, Ayreon (or whatever he spells it like today) Orphanage, the Gathering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I'm abstaining. It's such a subjective question that the answers are useless and do nothing more than show personal preference. My favourite song / band changes at least every week. That automatically changes how I feel about the question posed, every week. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 13 hours ago, operative451 said: The thing is... (White) America never got over the 1950s.. which means they keep re-inventing rock 'n' roll. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. It gave us the Stooges and Guns 'n' Roses. England (deliberately used) has never got over the 1960s which means we end up with stupidness like Britpop, Blur, Oasis and the assumption that jangly guitars held high, shaking your head and going 'yeah yeah woo' is a work of musical genius... My vote goes to Black America. Proper blues, motown, p-funk, disco, rap, house... Disco and rap are pretty much the foundation of 21st century pop. Oh yeah, and metal = Finland for me... I was thinking the very same viz US black music but you beat me to it. I'm not a fan but you can add jazz to that. As for Britpop, definitely a low in UK music, which the rest of the world was never bothered about. For me where the US also beats the UK hands down is in metal. Oddly enough for me I've a soft spot for Pantera, Lamb of God, Machine Head, Fear Factory, Five Finger Death Punch, Dillinger Escape Plan and Killswitch Engage. That's just about the only rock I have in my mostly electronica CD collection and yet I dislike all other metal and hard rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 A lot of carefully argued points of view. But the UK has Hawkwind. 😎 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 39 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: A lot of carefully argued points of view. But the UK has Hawkwind. 😎 I shall bring balance and say America has Britney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 14 hours ago, operative451 said: The thing is... (White) America never got over the 1950s.. which means they keep re-inventing rock 'n' roll. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. It gave us the Stooges and Guns 'n' Roses. England (deliberately used) has never got over the 1960s which means we end up with stupidness like Britpop, Blur, Oasis and the assumption that jangly guitars held high, shaking your head and going 'yeah yeah woo' is a work of musical genius... My vote goes to Black America. Proper blues, motown, p-funk, disco, rap, house... Disco and rap are pretty much the foundation of 21st century pop. Oh yeah, and metal = Finland for me... That cheeky and knowledgeable little tinker Howard Goodall once proposed the blues music started in Birmingham, England. 'Woke up dis mornin' loike...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 30/03/2019 at 21:06, Cuzzie said: I know we shouldn’t mention it, but Ze Germans did bring us Boney M, Mili Vanili, Hadaway, popularised Hasselhoff and now Rammstein. They are on our tails They also gave us: Einsturzende Neubauten, D.A.F., Die Krupps, Xmal Deutschland. But then we had: Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Nitzer Ebb... Nick Cave rose to prominence when he relocated to Berlin... but now he lives here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 15 hours ago, Teebs said: Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Manics, Super Furry Animals, Stereophobics , Catatonia... all good! let's not forget Cardiff's finest.. Budgie. hammer and tongs still on my regular playlist 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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