They also produced Nirvana, which counts against them

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 10:45, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

And Green Day

( Peej, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 10:47, Reply)

I guarantee you that for every 90s American band you can cite as an embarrassment,
I can come up with a much, much worse 90s British band.

Before we start I should point out that I get to use Oasis a hundred times.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 10:47, Reply)

Maybe true
But the Brits win with the 60's and 70's bands
( Peej, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 10:48, Reply)

Yeah, probably
but I didn't have to live through the music of the 60s and 70s and was able to revisit and cherry-pick at my leisure. I'm still considering suing Radio 1 for mental scarring inflicted during my teens.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 10:51, Reply)

This is a silly claim.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 10:51, Reply)

I agree with Sherlock

( Reginald Donkeyfuck, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 10:54, Reply)

Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd (shut up monty), Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, The Who,
etc etc
( Peej, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 10:55, Reply)

It's pointless listing a load of bands
I'm not arguing that either country is better than the other. My point is that, during that period particularly, there was a great bouncing back and forth of ideas and influences in both directions across the Atlantic, producing great results on both sides.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 11:02, Reply)

Yeh but the Brits were better.
*Sticks fingers in ears*
( Peej, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 11:05, Reply)

Cast are worse than every band ever.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 10:54, Reply)

They were alright

( Reginald Donkeyfuck, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 10:55, Reply)

If John Power was hit by a falling train that also took out a nursery school full of kids I would consider them collateral damage.

( Peej, Wed 4 Jul 2012, 10:56, Reply)