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markhan
Joined: 02 Aug 2006
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 Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:22 am Post subject: Question to Brits |
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As a lover of music, it really boggles my mind that almost all great bands came from one single country. From Beatles (general pop), Heavy (Black Sabbath, Led Zep), Progressive (Pink Floyd, Radiohead), Punk (Clash, Sex Pistol), Sync pop (Depeche Mode, Erasure), Goth (Siouxsie & the Banshees, Joy Division), and so many I cannot count.
Ok, question then, why so many?
Is it perhaps because
1) Bigger US market (English obvisouly) gives band more incentive (some french hip hop artists are great but nobody knows them in the US)
2) Like Brazil in Football, they just have great modern music tradition and it just rubs potential bands in a positive way
3) Culture that embraces creativity
4) Naturally talented
5) Or who knows... |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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1. The dole!!! Seriously. The wefare state used to allow young people to not have to work if they really didn't want to. Many young men had the time on their hands to learn instruments and form bands.
2. English. Singing in English helped popularise Brit music in the USA and elsewhere.
3. Elvis!!! (American rock 'n' roll) I don't know how many British rockstars who said they got interested in performing music after hearing Elvis.
....There's probably a more accurate sociological reason but I don't know. |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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3. Elvis!!! (American rock 'n' roll) I don't know how many British rockstars who said they got interested in performing music after hearing Elvis.
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Surely you mean Cliff Richard!
I mean, to this day, we still refer to Elvis as "The American Cliff" and ours didn't even overdose on deep-fried-banana-cheese-burgers.
Yeah cliff! You go girl! |
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The Man known as The Man
Joined: 29 Mar 2003
Location: 3 cheers for Ted Haggard oh yeah!
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| Why don't any of you use dental floss? |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
1. The dole!!! Seriously. The wefare state used to allow young people to not have to work if they really didn't want to. Many young men had the time on their hands to learn instruments and form bands.
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The UB40 effect. |
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