Why does Britsh music own American music?

Discussgillri

Any particular genre in mind?

in Trance/dance culture...no american owns europeanskarlgauci

you can have it 

In the 60's it didclawwombat

they're just ripping off black america though 

That's your opinion. It's more of a personal preference thing-PureDemon-

I totally agree. I am British and I love our music culture but I also like American artists. Different countries tend to be stronger in different genres, thats true, but sometimes that is what adds to the appeal of the genre. For example I would say that country and western is predominantly American where as Grime is dominated by the UK, and these differences lend themselves to the specific genre.

The American music scene has been extremely dissapointing the last three or so years whilst in that time British music has had somewhat of a revelation. It will change again soon aswell.

edit: just like the American music scene was superior from 1998-2002 

rolling stones were so much better than those stupid beetles :D

rolling stones were so much better than those stupid beetles :D

jayers228

yep i said it an its true, the beetles can kiss my @55

jayers228

rolling stones were so much better than those stupid beetles :D

jayers228

Ya but not better then Pink Floyd

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rolling stones were so much better than those stupid beetles :D

Uxal

Ya but not better then Pink Floyd

No they are both better than Pink Floyd. 

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rolling stones were so much better than those stupid beetles :D

fkholmes

Ya but not better then Pink Floyd

No they are both better than Pink Floyd. 

 No way, pink floyd was 1337...

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rolling stones were so much better than those stupid beetles :D

KittyKat

Ya but not better then Pink Floyd

No they are both better than Pink Floyd.

No way, pink floyd was 1337...

Pink Floyd is so over-rated, they had some good songs and a few okays but most of its pretty "meh". 

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rolling stones were so much better than those stupid beetles :D

fkholmes

Ya but not better then Pink Floyd

No they are both better than Pink Floyd.

No way, pink floyd was 1337...

Pink Floyd is so over-rated, they had some good songs and a few okays but most of its pretty "meh". 

I admit they are over-rated, but they were better then the Rolling Stones and the Beetles... well, in my opinion anyways.

Per capita there's a ton of good british music but I don't think it really "beats" American Music by an terms.

Also Americans invented just about every popular form of music

Jazz, blues, rock, country, rap, R&B, and punk just to name a few. 

It only does that when you are narrow minded.

I believe Britain has created alot more iconic bands than America.

ITT: People throw opinion out the window. True story.

Helloooo mr topic creator person, it does in your opinion. Oh schnap, end 'o discussion. You like lots of British bands, as do I, but there's tons of great American bands lurking around.

We have Elvis, Jimmy Hendrix, the 80's Metal/Rock scene, and Bob Dylan. We own.

We have Elvis, Jimmy Hendrix, the 80's Metal/Rock scene, and Bob Dylan. We own.

 

The_Ish

Elvis alone beats anything else out there, and I'm not even American. He is in fact the richest dead celebrity, so I guess there are at least a few people who like him. Oh, and don't forget Ol' Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra. Not my cup of tea, but he was and remains a huge person in musical history. 

We have Elvis, Jimmy Hendrix, the 80's Metal/Rock scene, and Bob Dylan. We own.

The_Ish

 The beatles, The rolling stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, Depeche Mode, New Order and Radiohead say hi.

And now we're not even talking about electronic music... 

We have Elvis, Jimmy Hendrix, the 80's Metal/Rock scene, and Bob Dylan. We own.

The_Ish

 The beatles, The rolling stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, Depeche Mode, New Order and Radiohead say hi.

And now we're not even talking about electronic music... 

To give some credit to America: Jazz and old school hiphop are great.

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We have Elvis, Jimmy Hendrix, the 80's Metal/Rock scene, and Bob Dylan. We own.

kipknots

 The beatles, The rolling stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, Depeche Mode, New Order and Radiohead say hi.

And now we're not even talking about electronic music... 

Oh how i love New Order...

[QUOTE="The_Ish"]

We have Elvis, Jimmy Hendrix, the 80's Metal/Rock scene, and Bob Dylan. We own.

kipknots

The beatles, The rolling stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, Depeche Mode, New Order and Radiohead say hi.

And now we're not even talking about electronic music...

Say hello to Nirvana, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, pretty much any early 90's bands, dance music and lets not get started on hip hop and R&B and Jazz and blah blah blah.

The point is, both sides have music that owns. So this thread = fail.

Say hello to Nirvana, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, pretty much any early 90's bands, dance music and lets not get started on hip hop and R&B and Jazz and blah blah blah.

The point is, both sides have music that owns. So this thread = fail.

The_Ish

I give the british credit for creating punk music, however north america took it and turned it from that lame "OI, anarchy" garbage with its heavy base lines, power chord solos and terrible lyrics and turned into something that doesn't make the ears bleed.Beaman

Tupac could own the beatles in a gang fight      

 PS: TEH MUSIC FROM DE AMERIKA PWNS DE BRITS!!!11!!!11! 

**sarcasm has taken place for those of you who have no sense of humor**

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