Where is the Good Non American Music???

Let's pretend that you were joking too.lol it's come to this

correction: the beatles didn't play blues, esp. not blues-rock.they are, in a way, proto pop rock.oh, and just where did Hendrix make it big? England. Yardbirds? England. Zeppelin? England. Cream? England. Like it or not, these bands are original. And all from Europe (though Hendrix grew up in the US, he never made the music scene here until after his breakthrough in England).as to your comment about Hamlet's monolouge--if that doesn't move you in some way, you're inhuman. Face it prophex, shakespeare touches the soul like few can. it's more than just total mastery of the english language.

Should we start by going over what the word "specifically" means? That wasn't a Beatles song, just fyi. But I agree, it was substandard.So, there's one song you don't like, out of a twenty year career. Glad we're narrowing the field so far. Yeah, I didn't ask you if you liked it. I asked you what he didn't understand about life (your words, remember) that was understood by Smith and Johnston. Fabulous. What, specifically, did Shakespeare not know? I see. It's an Indie Rock Pete thing.

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Well, they were inspiring to Johnston: And especially to Smith: Note that of the six "artists" cited, half of the them are British. Continuing: It would seem that the band that you laughingly label as non-artists had a profound impact on those tortured "real" artists you respect.Not to mention - Johnston and Smith owe an awful lot to the genres of punk and synth music, which have their origins in the UK.It is fine for you to have your personal tastes, and to find artists that touch you personally and favor them - that is what everyone does. But to essentially make the claim that only mentally ill Americans have the capacity to become "real" artists, because those happen to be the artists you favor, is patently absurd.When you claim that the Red Hot Chili Peppers are innovative artists worthy of respect, and then deny all other artists from the Sex Pistols to Bjork, it becomes clear that you are wrapped up in your own little world. Hopefully not quite in the same way Johnston and Smith are/were.

I can't think of any real good bands from either France, Mexico, Italy, Brazil, Chili, or Germany (that I like anyway).But I am not saying there isnt one there, I would love to hear of them.Maybe Germany has something, and or Poland. But most of the stuff I hear from those countries all sounds second rate.I was thinking about Canada, but couldn't think of any bands off hand.
There are some good worship bands out of Canada, but we are talking about rock n roll, and blues.

I don't like the Rolling Stones all that much, but if you weigh in all the factors, I think the Stones are the greatest rock band ever.How you could say that Eric Clapton sucks is beyond me. Anyone who is anyone gets there rifs from clapton (for that given style of music).It's like comparing cavemen to Einstein or something. You have to compare apples to apples. You probably also don't realize how hard it is to make something sound easy. do you even play an instrument?

out of canada you have rush, among other's but that's not the point.you called America and Europe countries. not sure if you missed that or not. i was just listing a bunch of countries in those geographical areas, so as to remove any confusion over whether Europe is one country or many (and same with America).

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I was thinking about Canada, but couldn't think of any bands off hand.

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Neil Young?Joni Mitchell?Sarah McLaughlan?

I have to get more of the Beatles work before I criticize it.Just wanted to add that, didn't want to bump it or anything.

Wait, are you now admitting that you completely dissed the Beatles without having listened to much of their work?Why do you waste everyone's time, including your own?

all effectively negated by celine dion. *shudders*

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i think it's easy to forget how influential the beatles were, when everything you listen to today, and everything you've ever heard has essentially been influenced by them. nothing sounds new or innovative, because you've already heard it all before -- in people who got it from them.anyways. now that i've said that, can i voice my opinion that the beatles are perhaps a little overrated? and that i actually like wings better?

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you realize, of course, that led zeppelin was the first band to effectively combine rock and roll and blues, right? it's not unoriginal if nobody else has ever done it before.yes, they had blues influences. every band has influences.

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...robotic? i can't say i've ever heard that before. your views on music are truly unique. what DO you like? because i listen to some of the stuff you mention, and fail to see why they excite you, and some of this doesn't.

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mine too. trent seems to inspire crazy collectors who have to every damned release.to be fair, my record collection is a lot more diverse.

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