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ElDavido:
Speaking as a Scot I admittedly prefer music from the UK, whether I actually prefer it or I just hear it more I don't know. Scotland has a very strong emerging indie music sector but I don't know how much our neighbours across the waters hear, likewise most of the artists I read about on these forums are a new refreshing breath so its quite nice to get away from the stagnating NME and Q.

So anyone prefer either side, or think theres a difference?

Scandanavian War Machine:
For me, music hardly qualifies as being "from ___" anymore. It's all just music from the internet



...that I stole

the_pied_piper:
I would agree with that sentiment. It doesn't really matter to me where the music comes from as long as I enjoy it.

ElDavido:
You think? A lot of the up n coming Scottish bands, see Phantom Band, Frightened Rabbit, Twilight Sad, all draw heavily from talented Scottish artists and retain accents when singing. Theres a definite difference between say them and...well I cant think of any US parallels.

I can see your point about the music melting pot, which is especially annoying in pop music where, regardless of where people are from, they decide they must sing in American accents. We have lost a lot of diversity but whether its lost or just spread out between more artists is debatable.

@Pied Piper, yeh I'd agree with you entirely that as long as its intelligent and innovative it doesnt matter where the hell it comes from. But conversely I prefer hearing a Scottish accent singing than any other. I mean yes certain singers suit certain bands. The Strokes with some singer from Ayr would be rediculous but I do prefer Scottish music. I'm nowhere near some of my friends, a couple from England just refuse to listen to US music because "everything else they've heard has been shit".

StaedlerMars:
Something I've noticed over the last year: there is a very definite difference between UK based music and music from across the atlantic.

It isn't as noticeable when it comes to indie style music in the vein of Los Campesinos, when it comes to pop. The Libertines and their ilk are so much more prominent here in the UK.

God, in the US, I'd be hard pressed to find anyone who has actually heard of the Libertines. That may be just me though. However, here, it seems like everyone has a giant boner for them and their music and the music that they love (especially the music that NME pushes forward).

Scottish band that I love: Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai, Betta Band. Oh yeah, there's probably more, might be listed later.

EDIT: I am sorry if the above didn't quite make sense. I am a little bit drunk.

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