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Let's choose a best rocking country. A country the best rock musicians came from. As it's the American board, the results won't be a big surprise, but still.
My choice is Great Britain, hands down. All other countries are not even close, alas. Why? The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, Deep Purple, Radiohead, Muse. I dig all of them, because they are the top-notch bands. Most of them used to compose the intellectual, sophisticated music of high quality in terms of technique, yet not boring and quite melodic. They all are far beyond compare.
I also suggest to you to make your own top list. My one is:
1. Great Britain (for all musicians I have already mentioned)
2. The United States (for Jimi Hendrix)
3. Ireland (for U2)
4. Germany (for Scorpions)
5. Australia
6. Canada
I second your opinion on Great Britain. I also want to add US or "us" and last but not least Australia. The hardest rocking band known to exist comes from there. This has been the hardest rocking band for over 36 years now. AC/DC is the stopping point from very hard rock to metal. Any harder it is metal!
I second your opinion on Great Britain. I also want to add US or "us" and last but not least Australia. The hardest rocking band known to exist comes from there. This has been the hardest rocking band for over 36 years now. AC/DC is the stopping point from very hard rock to metal. Any harder it is metal!
AC/DC is sure a very famous band, but it seems, it is the only one Australian band, which is very famous all over the world.
It's hard, but I chose GB because some of my all time faves have come from there. They gave us the Beatles, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin. My current faves, My Dying Bride, and Paradise Lost among many others. These were right off the top of my head.
The US did give me my all time favorite band; Soundgarden, and others like Nirvana, Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam. For me it's practically a tie between GB and the US with a slight edge to GB.
Your examples (except International Noise Conspiracy) don't even match, because it's not rock. Further, do you really think these metal bands are close to the top-notch bands like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, or Metallica, when it comes to innovations? I really doubt.
It's hard, but I chose GB because some of my all time faves have come from there. They gave us the Beatles, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin. My current faves, My Dying Bride, and Paradise Lost among many others. These were right off the top of my head.
The US did give me my all time favorite band; Soundgarden, and others like Nirvana, Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam. For me it's practically a tie between GB and the US with a slight edge to GB.
I assume putting Led Zeppelin and Nirvana in one row is a sacrilege. It's like putting Shakespeare's Hamlet and the Superman comic strip together. Comics sure can be nice, but it's completely another level. Don't take offense though, because it's only my humble opinion.
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