British Impact on Rock N' Roll

I would say most of them would credit their initial interest in rock and roll to listening to American blues men from the south, particularly the Mississippi delta.

The Brits definitely put their spin on it, but most of them learned to play so they could play the blues like they heard on tiny radios in their homes as young fellas.

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British Impact on Rock N' Roll

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British musicians managed to take Elvis' borderline exploitation of black music a step further. I don't mean that in insulting way, but it's the truth.

These young, white males simply realized that they could revamp classic blues numbers and make them much cleaner and more accessible to white audiences. Blues music, in terms of the literal music arrangement, primarily emphasizes a continuous riff and is relatively simple when it comes to musical arrangements. There is room for improvisation to allow for virtuosos to display their musicianship, but it is still a simplified style of playing.

With the right sort of melodic vocals and the refinement of the rawness that makes it true blues, what you are lef with is a form of music that is now easy and pleasant to listen to and has a primal beat with simple time signatures. It's easy to stomp your foot to.

True rock and roll hinges on a riff, as is the case with the blues, that holds everything together. Most of these young guitar players enhanced these more rudimentary riffs by adding additional chords, altering tempo (often speeding up), and placing a greater emphasis on melody.

Say what you want about American surfer music and rockabilly, but British musicians are the reason why White America fell in love with rock and roll.

where's The Clash?

The Brits have kicked arse in Rock and Roll forever.

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I would say most of them would credit their initial interest in rock and roll to listening to American blues men from the south, particularly the Mississippi delta.

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Not discrediting the huge impact British artists had on music altogether, but this is fact.

Rod Stewart and the Faces
The Animals ( anybody else brought Leadbelly to mainstream)
The Kinks
Van Morrison and Them
Yes
Moody Blues
Jethro Tull
Original Fleetwood Mac

Early stuff also included:

The Animals
The Troggs
Herman's Hermits
The Yardbirds
The Spencer Davis Group
The Kinks

I can barely remember that far back but do remember Ed Sullivan and the British Invasion being a big deal.

Its amazing how many Rock n Roll ledgends were born in Britain during WW2. John Lennon was born in the middle of an intense Nazi bombardment on Liverpool in 1940. Roger Waters dad was killed in Italy 1942. They were all war babys who were exposed to American RB through records the Yanks brought over in the late 1950s.

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First recording act to have back-to-back albums sell over 7 million copies.

Deal with it.

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Sure the masses know good music so One Direction are now great because the sell shite tons of music. Def Leppard were ok to a point until they totally sold out with shite like Pour Some Sugar on Me. Early stuff like High and Dry and even Pyromania I really appreciate but latter stuff is blahhhh.