US: The Beach Boys, Tom Petty, Van Halen, CCR, Aerosmith, The Doors, Talking Heads, R.E.M., Eagles, Simon and Garfunkel, Steely Dan, Sly and the Family Stone, The Allman Brothers, others
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Music: Best Rock Bands? Canada vs the US
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US: The Beach Boys, Tom Petty, Van Halen, CCR, Aerosmith, The Doors, Talking Heads, R.E.M., Eagles, Simon and Garfunkel, Steely Dan, Sly and the Family Stone, The Allman Brothers, others
Mikeaveli
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82Ninety42011
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UK blows the States away just from the acts of the 60's and early 70's.
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And 90s. Britpop holds up better than grunge and the UK's indie scene was better too.
Canada vs California would be a more interesting comparison. Their populations are about the same.
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It's still closer than US vs. Canada for me. Especially when you expand it beyond rock specifically, I'd probably favor the US. Throwing jazz in there makes it outright lopsided in the other direction, IMO.
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82Ninety42011
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Yes both are far ahead of Canada I can agree. I mean it's all personal preference really but the sheer volume of acts from England and USA are gonna have an advantage. I'd go England-USA than honestly I'm not sure who would be 3.
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Germany in the 70s would be my favorite music scene, period, so I'd go with that.
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That's because there's not that much that's worth a shit outside of Quebec and a lot of that art doesn't get accessed because of language. That goes for pretty much all major, mainstream artforms (music, cinema, literature). Quebec punches above its weight artistically but the rest of the provinces really don't.
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I just went through my music library and literally the only Canadian musician I listen to on a somewhat regular basis is myself. Tim Hecker and Godspeed You Black Emperor are good but don't get much play from me. The issue may be that I've never looked for Canadian artists specifically. If only Boards of Canada were actually Canadian lol
As for the US vs. UK debate... strictly rock bands I would take the UK while if all acts are included it's very close but I would have to take the US because despite the UK having the edge in electronic and rock music, the US straight up dominates in Jazz and rap music. Though my final answer may depend on whether MF DOOM is considered to be from the US or UK lol
California still easily wins imo
As for the US vs. UK debate... strictly rock bands I would take the UK while if all acts are included it's very close but I would have to take the US because despite the UK having the edge in electronic and rock music, the US straight up dominates in Jazz and rap music. Though my final answer may depend on whether MF DOOM is considered to be from the US or UK lol
Spring in Fialta
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Spring in Fialta
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I'd definitely consider MF DOOM as a US artist in the debate. The only thing UK about him is that he was born there for a few months and couldn't enter the US late in life and had to settle for London because he had citizenship. I have a French passport but I wouldn't consider myself French if I moved there tommorow.
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The fact that Corey Hart rates a mention for Canada says a lot...
Canada vs. Australia might be a fair fight.
My Best-Carey
Canada vs. Australia might be a fair fight.
My Best-Carey
Canada: Neil Young, Rush, Corey Hart, Joni Mitchell, The Band, The Guess Who, Bryan Adams, The Tragically Hip, Saga, Arcade Fire, BTO, others
US: The Beach Boys, Tom Petty, Van Halen, CCR, Aerosmith, The Doors, Talking Heads, R.E.M., Eagles, Simon and Garfunkel, Steely Dan, Sly and the Family Stone, The Allman Brothers, others
99 % ofamericans have no clue who Hart or the Hip are ( I do and both suck). UK vs USA makes more sense.
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when we hit.....we hit hard for some reason. Drake, the weekend, bieber, celine dion, buble, neil young but otherwise it is like dropping off a cliff for huge success.
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Annihilator, Exciter, Helix, Voivod, Anvil, Devin Townsend, Unleash the Archers... vs. Too Many to List
Canada is #6 after US, UK, Sweden, Germany, and Finland but above Italy.
Canada is #6 after US, UK, Sweden, Germany, and Finland but above Italy.
