The Trans-Atlantic Battle: US vs UK Music

the trans-atlantic battle: us vs uk music

Prepare for a slightly different episode of Pop Goes The Revolution.

There are old arguments and rivalries to be settled this week.

For a long time George has held the firm believe the vast majority, with a few exceptions, of American music is generally God awful. He has persistently sided with the UK side of the Atlantic on every occasion refusing to let US music have any form of credibility in his mind.

Nikki meanwhile has long held the belief that not only is American music equal to the UK scene, but possibly even outstrips the music scene on this side of the pond. Having raided US record labels for the finest bands around she has come to the conclusion that the US is producing the most exciting music out there.

This argument has raged for a long time. Since well before Pop Goes The Revolution existed.

And now this week we put it to the test. George and Nikki have gone away and raided their music collection and chosen 5 songs from their chosen country that they particularly love, not necessarily the biggest bands from those countries, but 5 songs that embody their love for their chosen nation.

This Thursday they will play 5 tracks each, and then afterwards they will ask people to vote over the course of the week to choose between the two sets of 5 songs to decide once and for all whose love is more justified.

This is the Trans-Atlantic battle. 5 songs each from the entire history of UK and US pop music to choose from. Expect bitter arguments. Expect feuds. Expect smugness when the winner is announced next week. Let trans-Atlantic battle commence.

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Posted at 12:16, 8th April 2009