My theory about music. Prove or disprove
 

Hypothesis: In the last 60 years of popluar music, the greatest bands have tended to be English while the greatest individual acts have been American. Define GREAT as being popular, creating influential music and having staying power.

Some examples for:

Bands

The Beatles
The Who
Led Zepplin
Queen
The Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
U2 (I know, they're Irish)
The Clash
Spice Girls (jk)
Radiohead

Solo Artists

Elvis
Chuck Barry
Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Cash
Billy Joel
Michael Jackson
Prince
Madonna


Examples against:

Bands

The Beach Boys
The Supremes
Jackson 5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Beastie Boys

Solo Artists

Elton John

Re: My theory about music. Prove or disprove
 

If you vote Completly False, please provide counter-examples.

Re: My theory about music. Prove or disprove
 

Generally true, taking country size into account. Originality = F.

Re: My theory about music. Prove or disprove
 

a) This is not a "theory" that can be proven or disproven.

b) This is a worthless theory at any rate, what about any number of great jazz bands/musicians from America that had much more effect on popular music than half those bands you put up? Radiohead? give me a [censored] break. Not to mention countless blues/motown/etc... bands that also hailed from america.

Re: My theory about music. Prove or disprove
 

who cares

Re: My theory about music. Prove or disprove
 

Good point about Jazz/Blues etc. I was originally going to call it "Rock n roll" music, but changed my mind.

I only included Radiohead because they get a lot of love from OOT. Personally, I'm not a big fan.

Re: My theory about music. Prove or disprove
 

Even if you would have called it rock n roll music, the point would be exactly the same. rock n roll came from jazz and blues.

Re: My theory about music. Prove or disprove
 

If you aren't joking then you clearly don't know very much about American music. Maybe the best British bands were better or more popular but: Beastie Boys? Red Hot Chili Peppers? Jackson 5? WTF?

How about:
The Grateful Dead
The Eagles
Bruce Springsteen (E Street Band)
The Doors
CCR
Van Halen
Nirvana
The Band
Sly and the Family Stone
Jefferson Airplane

There are probably more examples I cant think of.

Re: My theory about music. Prove or disprove
 

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If you aren't joking then you clearly don't know very much about American music. Maybe the best British bands were better or more popular but: Beastie Boys? Red Hot Chili Peppers? Jackson 5? WTF?

How about:
The Grateful Dead
The Eagles
Bruce Springsteen (E Street Band)
The Doors
CCR
Van Halen
Nirvana
The Band
Sly and the Family Stone
Jefferson Airplane

There are probably more examples I cant think of.

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Hijack: I have a really weird reaction to the Doors. They're so familiar to me that I forget how good they are. I always stop listening to the Doors for months, listen to a bunch of other stuff, then put the Doors back on and think "Holy crap, these guys are good."

Re: My theory about music. Prove or disprove
 

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who cares

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Example for:

OP

Examples against:

Everyone else