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PrintablePANDURITO said: Let's face it.
If it were not for Prince, who would need American music ? I mean, you can take to that desert island all the music you want but from just one country. UK wins hands down. 
No R&B you say? I wouldn't miss it that much   I know an orger (or ex-orger I should say) that would probably kick some ass for that statement.  He doesn't like any British groups, old or new."I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: PANDURITO said: Let's face it.
British music is much better than american I know an orger (or ex-orger I should say) that would probably kick some ass for that statement. He doesn't like any British groups, old or new.Yeah? Who? 
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PANDURITO said: minneapolisgenius said: I know an orger (or ex-orger I should say) that would probably kick some ass for that statement. He doesn't like any British groups, old or new.Yeah? Who?
I plead the 5th.  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: I plead the 5th. You can tell me. 5th does not apply in Spain | |
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senik said: thesexofit said: Name a few:-
1) U2 Oh boy..... The Irish folks ain't gonna be happy about this "British" band being mentioned
Ah, thank you Senik, I was wondering if everybody was just going to let that one slide (apart from me that is). For the record : U2 ARE IRISH  not fucking British. ok?
And last I heard Ronan Keating is Irish too. And yes, he has tried to break America. Twice. And failed. Twice. So, well done America !  Lemmy, Bowie, Prince, Leonard. RIP. |
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AsylumUtopia said: And last I heard Ronan Keating is Irish too. And yes, he has tried to break America. Twice. And failed. Twice. Thank God!  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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PANDURITO said: Anxiety said: Saint Etienne was a band that really should have broken in the States at least as a one-hit wonder - their songs were such delicious pop gems ...
 
They still are
I love them! | |
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Another band that tried to break America but didn't was The Stone Roses.
Yes they were college radio darlings with their debut and "Love Spreads" off the second coming got modest radio play. Still, the tepid response they got to their second record in America was nowhere near the smash that their label was shooting for. Course, it didn't help that the Second Coming was a lackluster follow-up to their debut and the band quickly imploded after the release, but whatevs... | |
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The Fun Lovin' Criminals, from NY actually, can't find an audience in the US, but get on magazine covers in the UK.
My brother like a band called Hundred Reasons who do well in the UK, I believe, but can't get distribution in the US. When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act as a prism and form a rainbow. The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colors. Regardless of the day, I'm glad you were born. | |
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Junior Musical Youth Maxine Nightingale Slick Rick Eddie Grant | |
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Novabreaker said: NWF said: APB (technically, they're Scotch) Wrong! Apoptygma Berzerk are Norwegian! I'm not talking about that group. I mean this Scotch Dance/Punk/Funk band in the early 80's called APB. I'd say the only impact they probably made here in America was on college radio. NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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NWF said: Novabreaker said: Wrong! Apoptygma Berzerk are Norwegian! I'm not talking about that group. I mean this Scotch Dance/Punk/Funk band in the early 80's called APB. I'd say the only impact they probably made here in America was on college radio. Yeah I knew that. Just wanted to type "Apoptygma Berzerk" on this site once again. | |
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PANDURITO said: Duncelot said: 
did they? I mean... did they??= They should have.
Jeff Lynne IS a genious! of course they did! "turn to stone", "evil woman", "living thing", "don't bring me down"...they had lots of hits in america. and don't EVEN get me started on...  | |
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Anxiety said: and don't EVEN get me started on...  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Anxiety said: PANDURITO said: They should have.
Jeff Lynne IS a genious! of course they did! "turn to stone", "evil woman", "living thing", "don't bring me down"...they had lots of hits in america. and don't EVEN get me started on... word! Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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Duncelot said:
did they? I mean... did they??= Yeah, they did do well in America. As a matter of fact, I remember seeing their video in the late 70's and early 80's. Also, they performed the Xanadu Soundtrack w/Oliva Newton John. Pandurito is right! [Edited 9/25/04 10:50am] | |
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JANFAN4L said: I left some acts like the Cranberries, Franz Ferdinand, Simple Minds, U2, and Samantha Mumba out because they are from the UK, but they aren't British -- come to think of it, tons of Scottish acts broke in the States. I don't know if we're referring to British as in the "entire UK" or British as solely pertaining to England. So I'll stick with just the acts from England.
Um... Britain is the collective geographical term for England, Scotland and Wales Great Britain is the collective political term for England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom is the collective political term for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The British Isles is a geographical term which refers to mainland Britain, Northern Ireland and Eire plus surrounding islands like the Isle Of Man, the Hebrides, the Channel islands etcetera. Both Simple Minds and Franz Ferdinand are British because they're from Scotland. The Cranberries and Samantha Mumba are Irish. I believe that one of U2 is actually English but was raised in Eire. I can't remeber which one though. Anyway. Tom Jones is a household name in the U.S. isn't he? | |
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Adam Ant kind of made it over there didn't he? |
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BinaryJustin said: Both Simple Minds and Franz Ferdinand are British because they're from Scotland. The Cranberries and Samantha Mumba are Irish. Samantha Mumba sucks d**k. That trick was trying to say she was better than Janet when she was coming out. I'm glad her a** fell off. "horrid remembrance" edit. [Edited 9/25/04 16:15pm] | |
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Coldplay (mentioned below) and Dido broke for sure. Keane is trying to break, as are Jamie Cullum and Joss Stone. I think Dizzee Rascal and The Streets (also mentioned below) are as well, but they aren't really getting too much attention from the mainstream yet.
Oasis definitely broke in the States, but they couldn't keep it up because they have the Gallagher egos to contend with. Same with Terence Trent d'Arby. I still wish Robbie Williams had broken, but I still own his albums, anyway. Other acts that broke: The Human League UB40 Thompson Twins WHAM! English Beat General Public ABC Eric Clapton Samantha Fox (LOL) Thomas Dolby Kajagoogoo 5ive Fine Young Cannibals The Fixx Foreigner (well, a couple of them are, anyway) Fleetwood Mac (ditto) Go West Peter Frampton Frankie Goes to Hollywood GTR Bananarama Peter Gabriel Dexy's Midnight Runners (sadly) The BeeGees (they were born in England) Godley and Creme Haircut 100 Squeeze Herman's Hermits Billy IDOL!!!!! Icicle Works Def Leppard Joe Jackson Londonbeat Psychedelic Furs Petula Clark Arcadia The Power Station (3/4 of the members were British) Robert Palmer [Edited 9/25/04 18:59pm] | |
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bsbd2luvr said: The Human League
UB40 Thompson Twins WHAM! English Beat General Public ABC Thomas Dolby Kajagoogoo Fine Young Cannibals The Fixx Go West Frankie Goes to Hollywood Bananarama Peter Gabriel Dexy's Midnight Runners (sadly) Godley and Creme Haircut 100 Squeeze Billy IDOL!!!!! Icicle Works Joe Jackson Psychedelic Furs Arcadia The Power Station (3/4 of the members were British) Robert Palmer  NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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JANFAN4L said: Sneaker Pimps ("6 Underground" made some noise, that's about it though) Caron Wheeler (NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM CARON WHEELER HERE -- I LOVE HER MUSIC -- "I Adore You" was the jam, but it's a G*DD*MN shame her LP "Beach of the War Goddess" didn't blow up in the U.S.) Spin Spin Sugar got MAJOR play at the clubs in 97. Caron Wheelers solo was great, especially her cover of Wind Cries Mary. | |
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What about 10cc, they were a pretty cool band too. They only really seemed to have 1 hit here in the US. | |
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Dancelot said: Anxiety said: of course they did! "turn to stone", "evil woman", "living thing", "don't bring me down"...they had lots of hits in america. and don't EVEN get me started on... word! Is that the 45? Cuz my album cover looks WAAAY different. | |
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You can add Level 42 to the list of British groups that didn't make it in American. I think that this group was slammin back in the day and US did not give them the props that they deserved. My favorite songs by this group were Leaving Me Now, Lying Still, and Something About You. | |
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Hotlegs said: You can add Level 42 to the list of British groups that didn't make it in American. I think that this group was slammin back in the day and US did not give them the props that they deserved. My favorite songs by this group were Leaving Me Now, Lying Still, and Something About You.
Yeah they did. They had a top 10 smash with "Something About You" & the "World Machine" album. Then they had another smash hit with the "Running In The Family" album. After that it kinda went downhill.  NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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ones who didn't.....
Atomic Kitten Girls Aloud Sugababes Moloko Liberty X | |
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Why do some people think its a good thing if an act "breaks" America? The only ones interested are the ones who want loads of Cash. They are hardly going to America to improve their music.
Its built into this "thing", that you must sell in America! The only thing that makes it hard for an outsider to break America is the control the US companies have over its media and people. Some get do it, some don't, but its certainly not a pat on the back for talent. . |
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The Beatles
nothing bigger period. | |
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