Re: oh for f*ck's sake
Wonderful, a sane voice finally, amid the playground insults.
> "just wondering" - are you trying to incite violence or
> something? You can't start a thread like you did, and then expect the
> Brits on the list to reply saying "yeah, of course, you're right - we
> *are* arseholes" and leave it at that. Of course they're going to get
> defensive. You were just trying to start a "spicy" post, and
> succeeded.
> These America good/UK bad, or UK good/America bad discussions have no
> purpose, other than to inflame the closet rednecks who frequent this
> board. Lets talk about music, not imperialism.
> American and British culture are different, both have their good and bad
> points .... examples ....
> America is responsible for Grandaddy, Pavement, The Simpsons, The Byrds
> and The Beach Boys, Twin Peaks and Star Wars - all essential parts of my
> life, but it's also responsible for N'Synch, The Backstreet Boys and
> Maralyn Manson.
> Similarly, the UK produced The Smiths, Suede, Hefner, Spearmint, St.
> Ettienne, Fawlty Towers and Monty Python. But then again, also Take That,
> 5ive, Def Leppard and Wham!
> I do agree with Russ T, that The Smiths were a very Bristish pehnomenon,
> and that Morriseey, as a solo-artist, is much more of an American thing.
> Don't worry about it. You don't extra points the longer you've liked
> Morrissey/The Smiths. It doesn't matter. All that matters is that you love
> the music.
> And I'm neither British nor American. So I claim immunity. Some of the
> people who use this board *are* arseholes, others aren't. Country of
> origin has nothing to do with it.
> StH