bbb Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 23 hours ago, frostbitmic said: The Brits did tend to dominate music in 60's - 80's, but not so much anymore. Most of my collection would be US, British, Jamaican, Ireland Allman Brothers Grateful Dead The Doors Santana Red Hot Chili Peppers Nirvana Alice In Chains Soundgarden Linkin Park Aerosmith Jimi Hendrix Stevie Ray Vaughan All can equal The British Invasion bands. Actually, for me, none of these can equal the bands in the OP. If you had listed Springsteen, CCR, and The Eagles, it would be a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 While I love most all of the British bands listed here, they wouldn't be here if not for American blues, rock and roll, and even country artists that came before them. They'd all openly admit to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 All Time Favorites Rolling Stones (UK) Waylon Jennings (Texas) Willie Nelson (Texas) AC/DC (Australia) Creedence Clearwater Revival (USA) The Beatles (UK) Johnny Cash (US) Elton John (UK) ZZ Top (Texas) Stevie Ray (Texas) Does Texas count as its own? If I removed country music (since that's almost purely American) Rolling Stones (UK) AC/DC (Australia with Scottish roots) Creedence Clearwater Revival (USA) The Beatles (UK) Elton John (UK) ZZ Top (Texas) Stevie Ray (Texas) The Beach Boys (USA) Bob Seger (USA) Queen (UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, bbb said: Actually, for me, none of these can equal the bands in the OP. If you had listed Springsteen, CCR, and The Eagles, it would be a little different. It's all in the ears and tastes of the listener. The 60's - through early 80's IMO was the best music ever. Fans of classical and other genres would obviously disagree with me, but as I said, it's all in the ears of who's listening and that's just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Maiden Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Boyst62 said: Um. Garth did sell out shows internationally... Sorry brahhhh Thanks He's #9 on all time concert grossing. And I guess maybe 400,000 tickets in Ireland ain't much... He probably does well in English speaking countries.....How about South America or the other European countries like Poland, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium, France or Romania.. ?...or China...or Japan... ?....The Rolling Stones would sell out any stadiums in those countries...Iron Maiden is doing it as we speak.....That was my main point...Rock MUSIC translate to more people/culture than country does....Country is mainly a US thing...Rock is international...IMO of course... Edited August 7, 2018 by Iron Maiden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 52 minutes ago, Iron Maiden said: He probably does well in English speaking countries.....How about South America or the other European countries like Poland, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium, France or Romania.. ?...or China...or Japan... ?....The Rolling Stones would sell out any stadiums in those countries...Iron Maiden is doing it as we speak.....That was my main point...Rock MUSIC translate to more people/culture than country does....Country is mainly a US thing...Rock is international...IMO of course... You have me curious. I'll look tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritBill Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 On 8/5/2018 at 7:12 PM, joesixpack said: I’m as big a fan of British rock as anyone but they only make good music when their economy blows. A valid point. The best bands tend to come from the biggest sh*thole cities. Well, Manchester. ColdPlay make me want to masturbate with a cheese grater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 15 minutes ago, BritBill said: A valid point. The best bands tend to come from the biggest sh*thole cities. Well, Manchester. ColdPlay make me want to masturbate with a cheese grater. Ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Made in America. America wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 On 8/6/2018 at 12:53 PM, frostbitmic said: The 60's - through early 80's IMO was the best music ever. THIS I agree with! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 On 8/5/2018 at 4:12 PM, LeGOATski said: For rock & roll, yeah. I'd give the edge to the UK over the US historically. There's still a ton of great rock coming out of both countries. Many of you need to modernize your playlists. Too late for this old fart to modernize. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrW Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, Iron Maiden said: He probably does well in English speaking countries.....How about South America or the other European countries like Poland, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium, France or Romania.. ?...or China...or Japan... ?....The Rolling Stones would sell out any stadiums in those countries...Iron Maiden is doing it as we speak.....That was my main point...Rock MUSIC translate to more people/culture than country does....Country is mainly a US thing...Rock is international...IMO of course... The "setlist wiki" (https://www.setlist.fm/stats/concert-map/garth-brooks-1bd6b168.html) lists about 675 concerts for Garth Brooks. All but ~50 were in the US or Canada, and all but 17 were in English-speaking countries. Of the 17 in countries where English in not the main language, 15 occurred in a single tour in 1994/1995, although I read somewhere else that more concerts outside of the US and Canada are planned. Thus, Iron Maiden's point seems to be well-taken. Edited August 7, 2018 by DrW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I was hoping to never hear again about Garth Brooks about 10 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 On 8/5/2018 at 10:23 PM, T&C said: Where would you rate this one? or, this one... Interesting choice in albums. I think our tastes overlap. I had both of these albums. At the time Sweetheart of the Rodeo was a bit of a disappointment. I loved the Byrd sound especially on the Gene Clark compositions. However, I did like it enough to get the Burrito album. So the only one missing is Poco and as a Richie Furay fan from his Buffalo Springfield Days, I have Picken up the Pieces also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 18 hours ago, Greybeard said: Interesting choice in albums. I think our tastes overlap. I had both of these albums. At the time Sweetheart of the Rodeo was a bit of a disappointment. I loved the Byrd sound especially on the Gene Clark compositions. However, I did like it enough to get the Burrito album. So the only one missing is Poco and as a Richie Furay fan from his Buffalo Springfield Days, I have Picken up the Pieces also. Sweatheart of the Rodeo is 50 years old. McGuinn and Hillman are on the road now playing it in its entirety.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 19 hours ago, Greybeard said: Interesting choice in albums. I think our tastes overlap. I had both of these albums. At the time Sweetheart of the Rodeo was a bit of a disappointment. I loved the Byrd sound especially on the Gene Clark compositions. However, I did like it enough to get the Burrito album. So the only one missing is Poco and as a Richie Furay fan from his Buffalo Springfield Days, I have Picken up the Pieces also. There is one more missing piece. I owned Safe at Home once, it was a white label promo and I'm not sure if it was legit or not but I sold it probably 20 years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Submarine_Band First country/rock album ever? I don't know but it has to be one of the very first. Enjoy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritBill Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 How are The Killers viewed in the US? They're probably my favourite US band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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