Do Europeans have better taste in music than Americans?

A tad bit racist MAYBE ? cause I do know racism . And that comment you made there stank ! ! !

I totally agree with you

Well, I believe there are American English, British English (in ALL its LOVELY dialects) Canadian English, and Australian English .. oh my I almost forgot Irish English, and Scottish English, those two shall not be forgotten either, but if I have forgotten an English derivative. Then I am truly sorry.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dialects_of_the_English_language

 

Which has absolutely nothing to do with the statement.

 

There's also Snowglish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D39Lm_HRfOs

I miss those days

 

Sorry mate, I don't know from where are you, but anyone can learn English in 3 month with no problem if you live there. After 3 month in Czech or any other Slavic country you wouldn't, be able read newspaper or order in restaurant.

BTW: They wish English is European language and UK is in Europe :110:

There is nothing racist in my post. That's pure fact which are commonly known. There's been a numbers of research. And I've met personaly in last 3 years around 800 English nativ speaking people from all round the world and 80% could sing. On the other hand try to ask few people on the street in Europe if they can sing and you'll get the opposit number.

 

If you spend three months living in a country and at the end of it you can't even order from a menu, you probably need carers or something.

 

IMO

I listen to dance music and i think european music is miles better than american...


Altho id say not many from this board listen to dance music, its well known that americans in regards to dance music are mostly behind times, you would notice this if your from the uk and go on holiday in america as the clubs over there mostly play music thats been out 1yr+ in the uk. You have to go to specialist events/clubs that are a rarety if you want the same experience as you would get in any number of pubs or clubs across the uk week in week out.

all that seems to be comming from america lately is over-produced pop/rap/RnB..

 

Au contraire, mon frère. While English is not the hardest language to learn, it has an unusually large vocabulary and a convoluted grammar that poses a problem to, well, pretty much everybody. IF your statement would hold true at all, it would rather be because fewer people in Anglophone countries are used to speaking a foreign language.

Enfin. I'm afraid European's music taste is hardly better. Maybe the French and Italians - relatively speaking, they play a lot of music in their own language, and I find that music to generally be better than most "international" crap nowadays. Rihanna is a case in point, along with all the Lady Gaga tripe. Can't go to a gym in Holland without being subjected to it at some point OH:

 

michal99: I have now reread what I quoted, and to me it is still racist and piss boiling to read, sounds more fluent ? what a load bollocks to say ! ! ! what is your primary language, and what country are you from ??? every language is fluent on its own, and so fucking what . That English is easier to learn. Cause whether you like it or not, then whether you turn it one way or the other. Then it smells racist . And if it had not been for Scandinavian, The Germanic languages and other languages .. English would not have sounded like the English we know today, and yes I know Latin has had a LARGE role in the building of the English language. But I bet you are using at least three (if not more) Scandinavian derived words in your English every day. And I used to sing, and if you had asked me what language I preferred singing in back then. Then I would have answered it this way.. "It really depends on the song, not the language". And I prefer Tusen Bitar over the original Danish song, which is sung by Anne Linnet. And If I had the chance of singing the Swedish version over the original Danish version, I would do that in a heartbeat. Cause Björn Afzelius probably made the best cover (which was better in my mind than the original) of Tusind Stykker.

And here is one cover of that particular song in English.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13h9yp_GxtE

michal99: I must point out, that I love the English language, and I am not really angry at you. Generalising stuff and maybe even a tad bit racist comments can make me angry.

 

This has gone a bit off-topic, but I would like to point out that English is not one of the easier languages to learn. This comes from my own observations and that of a few teachers who had to learn English as a second language.

Most Americans can barely speak proper English. I don't know if this is because English really is that convoluted, or because 95% of Americans are idiots (I live here so I get to say that ). I'm guessing it's a little of both.

 

I listen to heavey metal and it seems europe is more open to that type of music. south america and japan also. When american bands have sold out shows overseas and can't fill up a small bar in the US that tells you something.

Now I will give credit to america starting a lot of music genres; jazz, rock n roll, country/westeren, blues, rap/hip-hop, bluegrass, R & B, Soul, Dixie, and the list could go on. But my favorite genres Metal and Classical goes to europe so its understandably why its more loved there.

I have never listened to an overseas radio station but from what I gather most countries just listen to what we listen to mostly. Its our only export entertainment, If I can even call it our export since Japan owns a large chunk of Hollywood and the music business here.

 

Why is it most metal fans, myself included, both like metal and classical?

On topic, America is the worlds largest producer of music, Britain second, and third -- Sweden. Which might explain why some consider Europe an innovator of sorts and an important musical factor.

 

If you like death metal, you can thank Florida.

That metalcore shit was old when it started, though. Massachusetts did it wrong.

 

Yes, you can "learn" English, the language with one of the most extensive vocabularies and most dialects on the planet in 3 months. There are hundreds of thousands of people that defy your statement, btw.

 

Thats a profound statement.

Europe invented eurobeat, and THATS all you need to know about bla bla bla....

 

As a child my Grandmother would play classical music and once I discovered Bach I was in love. In my early teens I was listening to grunge until I found Slayer and went backwards from there discovering more and more. During this time also I was taking vocal lessons and learning to conduct so I was still listening to classical. I think they have a lot in common even though they sound like they are total different (Yngwie not counting).

@Taemos
I like some deathmetal, especially the band Death, but thrash is my favorite which I know is American all the way. I was speaking more of Larger genres like Heavy Metal as a whole which we can thank the UK for.
Judas Priest is one of my favorite bands:evil:

 

If you like Death, you obviously have good taste.

 

I think people play the racist card too often. I mean, Wolverine, what race did you think this was directed against?

You only hear "racist!" from someone who comes from an area with that kind of problem, the rest of us fail to understand the issue.

 

Because the speedy arpeggios of Metal music imitate figural pieces common in classical music. Among other things. It sounds familiar.

 

It's true. When I hear Beethoven's 5th I hear metal.