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Joeri Vankeirsbilck wrote:

>
>
> > its bizarre how many great British bands have come out considering
> > the relatively small size of Britain.
>
> Definitely! What is it in UK culture that creates this foundation for so
> many good artists?
>

To be honest, I think it's to do with the British 'class' system and
relative
poverty compared to some other countries. I lived in the UK for years
and I
know a lot of musos there. I found them to be more hungry, more
dedicated to
their cause. For many kids either football (soccer) or music is the only
way
out of obscurity and a low-income environment. They learn how to make do
with
what they've got too. When I was living there I was amazed by how good
some
bands sounded despite their crappy gear. We had a band over from Germany
at
one time, and they turned up in a brand new van the size of Scotland.
They
set up their Marshall cabs and rack mount guitar amps/FXs boxes, their
17-tom
drum kit, and strapped on their radio units so they could move around
the 3 x
3 foot pub stage - and they didn't sound any better (and their music
wasn't
any better) than their British support band that arrived at the gig in a
beaten up Renault Trafic van, along with their 50 Watt Torque bass amp,
a
horrible 70s Premier drum kit with a crash, a ride and a hi hat, etc.
The
drummer even kept the plate with his chicken legs and potato salad on
the
floor tom and ate in between songs, because he'd just got there from
work!!!!!

Cheers,

Recky

PS: Cars? What about Cortinas? They're legendary...and some of them are
still running!

--
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic
hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.

There's also a negative side."

(Hunter S. Thompson)