American vs British Music

[Guest]

Which country do you think currently has, and has had the best music? The US or UK?

[Defago]

Germany!

[Guest]

Japan!

[Guest]

I don't understand why we worry so much about where the music came from, or think of it as a "Who had better music?" yadda yadda scenario, because it all comes down to the music itself for me, regardless of where it come from...
Also, why are the options just UK and US?

But, If I were to go off of my chart, it would be US by a little bit.

[Jasonconfused]

I voted US because I just barely have three more US albums than UK albums, but looking a little deeper, most of my favorite artists seem to be British. Other than Metallica, I think just about all my other favorite bands are British... Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden... weird how that works out. But idk... there seem to be bigger names that I love from the UK, but I think the US has more bands that I like.
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[Guest]

For me, I have a strong preference for Alternative Rock over Classic Rock, so it's the US for me. But that goes without mentioning that the US also invented Jazz, Hip-Hop, Soul, etc.

[ColumnatedRuins]

US, by far. Though I think it's pretty cool to get into the music of other countries, as well. I think German artists have made more of my very favorite albums than UK artists.

[Happymeal]

My chart is 45% american, only 8% British. Go figure.

[EyeKanFly]

For me it's really divided, but my favorite artists are from the UK. I think it's easier to pick the US because there's just more of the United states than the United Kingdom. It stands to reason that more people means more musicians, and it stands to reason that more musicians means more great music.

But look at BEA's overall. Over half of the top 1000 are from the US, but only 5 of the top 20 are from the US (1 of the top 10; 20 of the top 50; 43 of the top 100). [Compare to the UK: 8 of the top 10; 25 of the top 50; 48 of the top 100]. I think my theory stands. Britain has more of "the best" music, but less music overall? I guess.

As a side note, I think both Fleetwood Mac and The Jimi Hendrix Experience should be considered mixed nationality. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham (despite the surname) are American, even though the band formed in the UK (and the rest of the members are British). On the other hand, the Jimi Hendrix Experience formed in London, and both Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell are British.

I think a more interesting poll would be asking about cities rather than countries. I know I've discussed a lot with friends whether New York or Los Angeles has better music, and including London, Manchester, Berlin, Paris, Chicago, etc. to the mix might be interesting.
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[ColumnatedRuins]