this question is in my head since days already. and i can't find a clean-cut answer.

 

the british music dominated the 90s, i think it's undoubtful. but does it still now?

 

IMO the north american music has more prospects overally and i wouldn't be surprised if in a very very short time, they would dominate the world of music. but i'm still not sure.

 

need some advices i guees

 

thanks

this question is in my head since days already. and i can't find a clean-cut answer.

 

the british music dominated the 90s, i think it's undoubtful. but does it still now?

 

IMO the north american music has more prospects overally and i wouldn't be surprised if in a very very short time, they would dominate the world of music. but i'm still not sure.

 

need some advices i guees

 

thanks

 

 

 

i don't know ... do you have proper examples of this or is this just hypothetically ?

 

I don't think the american bands will 'take over' the world that soon but i do think that quite soon the british empire of music will fall.

i don't know ... do you have proper examples of this or is this just hypothetically ?

 

I don't think the american bands will 'take over' the world that soon but i do think that quite soon the british empire of music will fall.

 

hmmm, yes

 

i really enjoy/like Arcade Fire, Interpol, Sufjan, The Decemberists, Broken Social Scene or Animal Collective for example (they are all from US and Canada)

 

but british? Coldplay, Guillemots and Travis (if they ever come back) maybe some other bands as well, though NOW can't really name some other.

 

of course Brits have Muse, Franz, Kaiser Chiefs or Arctic Monkeys. but i'm not really a fan of these bands

 

for me the quality is in N.America atm

 

i think UK really needs big bands like Radiohead, Oasis or Blur. buti can't see them coming in the next few years

hmm ... i don't think that the american artist will ever be able to compete against the british ones!

 

there are only a FEW american bands which are good.

and there's a large groupt that represents the same style: that whole emo kinda crap.

i don't see european people listening to emo for example.

bands like My Chemical Romance, Bullet For My Valentine, Fall Out Boy or Billy Talent will never have a serious chance. they might be in the charts, but they will never have as many fans as Coldplay or Kaiser Chiefs here in europe.

 

the other large group in the usa a is hip hop music. they do have chances here and they are well-known but not comparable to british bands.

 

yeah, american bands have chances in the other parts of the world. i dunno what people in asia like, but europe is very indie-based (is that a word? :D)

 

i don't want to consider Green Day or Bullet For My Valentine as music. it's plain shouting and old guitar riffs.

hip hop music samples all great old tunes... there's nothing new.

 

and the few good bands that north america has on offer nowadays are not too well-known here, really.

america has some good bands. yeah, such as Metallica, Tool, A Perfect Circle and of course The Strokes!

 

remember when they shipped over all those nu metal bands?

they were good at that point of time, but not in a long shot.

 

the future of music in in europe (particularly in britain and sweden).

i don't see bands like Arcade Fire or Interpol dominating the world of music.

I don't know, American artists sell more records I guess. The bands that dominate music industry aren't necerssarily the ones you like. There are a lot of American Hip Hop or R'n'B artists, who are very successful in Europe for example.

 

If you're talking about the music you personally like... there are a lot more British artists I like...

^ the hip hop artists are that fucking rich because they sell most of their records in the usa (it's a big country).

all the rich musicians are americans...

and they don't even sell many copies. they do other things like designing shoes or clothes.

it's simply unfair since we do know many american artists here in europe, but they hardly know any european artists in the usa.

there are seldom american musicians topping the charts in germany.

actually what is popular in Europe doesn't mean to be popular in US and what is popular in US might be not popular in Europe.

i think only Radiohead and Coldplay made a huge fanbase in N.America since you all know who (Beatles).

and don't prejudice the whole american music only with hip-hop.

 

look into the past: Velvet Underground, Flaming Lips (they still exist by the way), Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith, Bob Dylan etc.

 

all those artists = QUALITY to me

umm North America doesn't just correspond to 'America' guys... you do know this, right? I've been reading and everyone keeps referring to 'American' bands..... but as Nik pointed out.. there's quite a few N. American bands that are quite innovative...

 

 

I've never heard anything like Arcade Fire or Broken Social Scence til this year.. exceptional bands those.. and of course.. my beloeved Interpol!! :heart: But somehow a lot of the band as of late I think have a certain European flair... so perhaps is too close to call... ???

 

 

I can't decide... lol

Well...I don't know how many aritsts I know from the USA....but all I know is that the new music and maybe even the quality may be there....

 

I'm getting slowly tired of all those new British bands who actually all sound the same to me...(Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs...etc...)

I don't want to say that they don't make good music but to me it is all the same...

I think they are called the post-punk maybe era...

 

So, I think there are two possibilities.....either people don't get tired of these bands and there will always be new british bands who sound like this....and they will still dominate the music market (oh one question I didn't consider now:Are these bands successful in N. America?) ....

or people will get tired of this sound and this is it then..hehe

Isn't it all just a matter of taste?

 

 

I think that there are equally talented groups of musicians and artists coming out EVERYWHERE around the world. Are we talking about record sales here? Because we all know that talent cannot be deemed by popularity.

 

Most American "indie" bands gain popularity overseas and are not well known here in the States. I cannot speak for Canada or South America, I don't know how the dynamics work there (are Arcade Fire popular in Montreal? I'm sure they are, but see, I just don't know). However, for example, The Strokes never gained the amount of popularity here in America that they have in Europe. I'd be hard pressed to find anyone who really knows who they are.

 

Same goes for a lot of bands from the States. And there is such a quality stuff coming out of Europe at the moment, and I think that it's easier for these bands to take their popularity at home and try to translate it over here. It's never to the same degree though (Arctic Monkeys are an example, although they're getting extremely popular here on the East Coast).

 

 

lmfao, what was the original question? I don't think it's any secret that people in the USA have shit taste in music. Look at the fucking charts. It's sad. That doesn't mean that there isn't GREAT things going on in the music scene. You just need to know where to look.

I don't think it's any secret that people in the USA have shit taste in music. Look at the fucking charts. It's sad.

but it's like that in the uk too, look how popular that damned frog got. charts don't mean shit.

Lily Allen.

 

 

Case rested.

 

:laugh4:

 

 

 

People on MTV booed Adam Green... :( People are so mean, the only music fans are on the internet or in GA lines. Boo!

Here we are, US top forty chart:

 

http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=27

 

UK top whatever chart:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/top40/

 

 

 

You know, I do like the UK chart more, although that's just because of the Kooks and Razorlight :laugh4: Hm...

Well Australia has me.............. LMFAO :laugh4:

 

 

Here's the Aussie charts: http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/worldcharts/index.htm :sick:

The current North American artists are better than the current flock of British artists

For me the British have always been better at writing music. There are some American bands that sound interesting, but overall there just isn't the same culture of quality here that there is across the pond. Plus America is too mired in hip hop and cRap music to ever foster the kind of environment that makes good bands successful in Europe.

Yeah, I seem to like pretty almost everything that comes out of UK/ireland these days and very little that's popular in the states. I mean look at Coldplay/Radiohead/ The beatles/Keane/Muse/U2/Cranberries/Athlete/ Travis etc. and compare them to All-american rejects, My Chemical Romances, AFI and Fall out boy. A slaughter (okay that's being a little unfair, as they're are many ameican bands I do like such as the shins, the strokes, nirvana, etc. but there's seems to be a greater ratio of crappy american music to good american music.)

Canadian bands take the cake.

 

Okay, I know I'm a little biased, but there have been some great things coming out of Canada the past few years. Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Feist, Stars, Tokyo Police Club, Wolf Parade, etc.....

Whether you choose British or North American music depends on so many aspects....from how you see music (as a serious art or a fun "hobby") to how you perceive music as a whole or in details, straight-forward or figuratively, etc.

 

*sigh* this is a tough topic. Lemme try anyway...:\

 

Well to start off, I personally prefer rock music. But with that said, that genre of music has been, and still is, vastly different amongst Brits and Americans (I’m just going to compare those two fro now; I’m not too familiar with music in Canada yet. Sorry!). :)

 

 

Almost all of the bands here in America, unfortunately, maintain to focus too much on the IMAGE aspect of rock (even if the band themselves try not to, the music media here will anyway). And the image of rock hasn’t changed much either…inquire me if I’m missing out on something, but to me rock music over here remains too cliché with the whole “sex, drugs, rock ‘n roll” and that whole “I don’t ever want to grow up and conform” act. Anyway, I’m guessing this is one of the reasons why the songwriting skills haven’t been improving as much as the British bands/artists have. The bands/artists in Britain have treated music more as an art than a quick business-marketing project. Music over there focuses well on the construction of the literacy and sound of a song; both straight-forward and figuratively.

 

Music from America isn’t bad either. There are a few great bands from here too and I admire as well. However at the moment British rock has more to offer.

 

((LMAO I swear I'm not a traitor…:embarassed: :laugh3:))

 

I do have to credit America with hip-hop/R&B music, but unfortunately it’s sorely misunderstood by many people. True, it’s not as “literate” as other music and the progression of that genre is a little slower. Because it originated from America, again we’re too consumed in the “image”. But the thing with hip-hop music is that it takes on a very basic approach and that it’s more based on feelings and emotions. In other words, the beats and rhythms play a huge role in the overall message of the song. Also, one would have to understand the background of this particular genre of music (struggles and hardships from treatment of other people, particularly with racism), cause otherwise you wouldn’t be able to understand the “gritty” style of the music. Hip-hop isn’t really a stupid art-form at all (it’s also very outspoken and empowering), and it’s a shame that most people haven’t been able to see the real meaning of it.

 

 

Oh my…been blabbing too much! :embarassed: Agh, okay enough….to the point:

 

 

I prefer British artists, cause they’ve been more in-depth and innovative with music (art-wise) and that holds better longevity, with regards to how the world overall perceives music.

 

 

 

But who knows? Americans might be able to pick it up in the next ten years and do better. We've contributed a lot to music as well; it's just that...we've hit a dry spot at the moment... :dozey: