Hahaha rubbish summer indeed. I am "taking a break" from Uni but I really want to get back into the shit, as they say.
And yes, music scene in UK is not bad at all. There is a lot of great stuff happening, not necessarily in rock (though there are some exceptions) but in general. And all the tripe that little kids are into nowadays, well, each country has their star factories pumping out piles after piles of garbage.
Back to the topic though, exposure is a very interesting thing. Popular theory states that Jam bands never broke through in UK/Europe because people weren't into the music they make. But another plausible theory states that they aren't popular because they don't spend any time in UK/Europe. It works both ways.
Once again, I am not picking a fight, I am just quite interested in the idea of Americana, is it self-proclaimed or is it bands' own doing?
And yes, music scene in UK is not bad at all. There is a lot of great stuff happening, not necessarily in rock (though there are some exceptions) but in general. And all the tripe that little kids are into nowadays, well, each country has their star factories pumping out piles after piles of garbage.
Back to the topic though, exposure is a very interesting thing. Popular theory states that Jam bands never broke through in UK/Europe because people weren't into the music they make. But another plausible theory states that they aren't popular because they don't spend any time in UK/Europe. It works both ways.
Once again, I am not picking a fight, I am just quite interested in the idea of Americana, is it self-proclaimed or is it bands' own doing?