England's a shite place for good bands
 

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aye aye

Ashtray Navigations, The Fall, Girls Aloud, Sugababes and a few unsigned chaps (notably Mr Diesel)... we're not brilliant, but there are still a fair few brilliant bands out there, as there are any where, if you bother to look.

*Edit - I've just twigged, very good, well done.

Bullshit! loads of excellent bands have come and are still coming from the UK
You're just not looking in the right places...

People are always standing on soap boxes talking about how things aren't as good as they used to be, we really should stop listening to them.

Turn on your music and rock out

Peace and Sonic Love

the first two are old and the latter two aren't bands

Its a smaller place for anything to thive - its like if a fad comes in - like pop idol for example - it tends to influence on the whole nation.