Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Oct 6th 2004, 6:47 pm
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Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
A comment about the Jam in another thread on this forum has sparked an idea.
Which British and European bands/artists, past and present, did not/have not "make it big" in the US but deserve to be re/introduced to the Americans?
I didn't know that the Jam never became popular in the US. I guess tastes are that different.
Which British and European bands/artists, past and present, did not/have not "make it big" in the US but deserve to be re/introduced to the Americans?
I didn't know that the Jam never became popular in the US. I guess tastes are that different.
Oct 6th 2004, 6:52 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by NC Penguin
I didn't know that the Jam never became popular in the US. I guess tastes are that different.
Beautiful South
Manic Street Preachers
Texas
there's a couple of really great bands that never hit it off here/
Oct 6th 2004, 7:05 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Are the Alabama 3 (A3 over there I think) cashing in on the Sopranos soundtrack yet?
Oct 6th 2004, 10:55 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Well at the risk of having eggs thrown at me I miss Robbie Williams! Yes I know its probably a girl thing however he does have great music. He has tried to make it over here but as yet unsuccessfully. I love the fact he is funny and says what he wants, which is very refreshing when you have singers like Justin Timberlake always people pleasing...boring 
Recently Jessica Simpson released his record 'Angels' and she completely hammered it to death Mariah Carey stye, shame.
Anyway thats who gets my vote.
Recently Jessica Simpson released his record 'Angels' and she completely hammered it to death Mariah Carey stye, shame.
Anyway thats who gets my vote.
Oct 6th 2004, 11:04 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Depeche Mode
Gary Numan
Marillion
Gary Glitter (just for shits and giggles)
Gary Numan
Marillion
Gary Glitter (just for shits and giggles)
Oct 6th 2004, 11:06 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by ladylisa
Recently Jessica Simpson released his record 'Angels' and she completely hammered it to death Mariah Carey stye, shame.
Oct 6th 2004, 11:15 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by Manc
Simple Minds are so much more than the flippin Breakfast Club
Beautiful South
Manic Street Preachers
Texas
there's a couple of really great bands that never hit it off here/
Beautiful South
Manic Street Preachers
Texas
there's a couple of really great bands that never hit it off here/
Texas yep
Beautiful South?hmmm
What about The Charlatans?
Busted, Girls Aloud and Will Young, oh and Gggggggareth ggggates.
The state of the british music industry today...
Incidentaly a few brit bands breaking into the US market: Franz Ferdinand, Snow Patrol and Keane, worth a few quid if your after a cd.
Oct 7th 2004, 12:21 am
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Beautiful South
Very Very good.. but.. I think lyrically.. they touch too many sore spots.
Very Very good.. but.. I think lyrically.. they touch too many sore spots.
Oct 7th 2004, 12:36 am
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by USBound
Beautiful South
Very Very good.. but.. I think lyrically.. they touch too many sore spots.
Very Very good.. but.. I think lyrically.. they touch too many sore spots.
You'd have thought Texas would have made it, with a name like that
Oct 7th 2004, 1:22 am
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Portishead...
Oct 7th 2004, 1:23 am
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by Bob
Portishead...
them and Radiohead, miserable twats the lot of them.
Oct 7th 2004, 1:26 am
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by Manc
that's proper slit the wrist material.
them and Radiohead, miserable twats the lot of them.
them and Radiohead, miserable twats the lot of them.
and Super Grass *l*
Oct 7th 2004, 1:28 am
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by Bob
and Super Grass *l*
Deacon Blue though IMO were a ****ing cracking band.
Oct 7th 2004, 1:37 am
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by ladylisa
Well at the risk of having eggs thrown at me I miss Robbie Williams! Yes I know its probably a girl thing however he does have great music. He has tried to make it over here but as yet unsuccessfully. I love the fact he is funny and says what he wants, which is very refreshing when you have singers like Justin Timberlake always people pleasing...boring
Recently Jessica Simpson released his record 'Angels' and she completely hammered it to death Mariah Carey stye, shame.
Anyway thats who gets my vote.
Recently Jessica Simpson released his record 'Angels' and she completely hammered it to death Mariah Carey stye, shame.
Anyway thats who gets my vote.
Robbie Williams made it big over here...what are you talking about? I love him too. Didn't you see him on MTV's cribs. Yeah i can't stand Jessica Simpson's version...
Robbie hit it big here with Millenium and Angels. I've seen him sing Come Undone and Feel on a few tv shows as well...so i think he's done alright over here.
Carey
Oct 7th 2004, 1:39 am
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by rincewind
Depeche Mode
Gary Numan
Marillion
Gary Glitter (just for shits and giggles)
Gary Numan
Marillion
Gary Glitter (just for shits and giggles)
Depeche Mode was/is huge over here as well..i saw them in concert in the early 90's right after Dave Gahan tried to kill himself.
Carey