10 British Bands Who Never Cracked America - American Reacts
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Day 1 of asking: You should react to a british film. Id recommend hot fuzz, shaun of the dead and or the worlds end.
I'm actually old enough too remember all of these and the ones you named who made it to some extent in the States
@@meatballsamurai3595 East is East is hilarious and British he wud love that 🤣
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I just wanted to say the original skinheads were not nazis, original skinheads were influenced by the style of Jamaican immigrants, and Madness would have been in contact with skinheads such as these, the ones who are part of SHARP (Skin Heads Against Racial Prejudice).
Absolutely correct!
Coventry late 70s no night complete without a fight, Skinheads attacking whoever riled them, flick knives at the ready. Yes originaly for a moment with the beggings of Ska, Though Skinheads majority quickly devolved to fight in Coventry's club against friends of Terry Hall and many others
@@chrislawley6801 not racist tho, you said yourself who ever annoyed them. equal oppotunists
@@waynebucknall4428 So you agree they would fight with people & friends such of Terry hall , but not racist at all
@@chrislawley6801 for one i have no idea who terry hall is. And fighting another gang who happens to be black, does that also make the black people racist for fighting too
What’s interesting about this list, are a lot of them what I class as ‘classics’ - so it’s kinda mind boggling that they’re not necessarily well known outside of the UK
Most of these bands are very well known in Europe and other English speaking counties like Australia, New Zealand etc. Just not well known in the US probably because their music industry is the worlds largest and there just isn't room for every decent UK artist.
A lot of them are very well known across Europe, Japan, Australia and NZ and many other places, just not the US, and some of the bands listed do have a good following in the US, but it’s small, or they’ve had hit records and/or tours there, but haven’t sustained that success, so are deemed not to have “cracked” America.
It often goes in waves- once one British band gets under the skin of America, tv and radio producers look at the UK music scene for similar acts to give their audiences (and advertisers) more of what they are clamouring for, and so a particular musical style will be fashionable for a bit, leaving the door open for other bands to follow.
Cracking the American market is tough because they’ve got so many huge music scenes and tend to favour playing US artists.
Same. I get the other bands. But Madness had hit after hit
Original skinheads weren’t racist, it was associated with Two Tone and Ska over here, so not a problem with Madness’ marketing just that the meaning of skinhead and the popular understanding changed
Yeah the skinhead movement is sadly associated badly with Skin Heads - which are obviously Nazis - because of the name. Really its just rockabilly tattoo and fans who wear the same clothes lol. I never understand why they call themselves it, they are a wonderful movement, proper community driven. I have many skinhead mates and they're so nice. Nazi skin heads really ruined it for bald people lol
@@chrislawley6801 not all of them.
Skinheads were literally the most inclusive bunch, their roots coming from roots music imported from Jamaica.
Modern skinheads are a totally different breed altogether.
@@OiiRobbi3x in 70s when the main night club was closed down by the police, -Queue The Specials song - Two much fighting on the dance floor. Skinheads the MAJORITY devolved to racist thugs Who do think were causing the fights in the Club fighting against friends of Terry Hall . yes I have enjoyed Buster Bloodvessel live, I love Madness though that is a shadow of the majority of the Skinhead movement
@@OiiRobbi3x Why do you think the main club in Coventry was closed in the Late 70s ?
I love the Stereophonics and have been to see them live, a number of times! Kelly Jones has a fantastic voice, especially when he was younger as it was more raspy, but his voice is still amazing and they sound great live.
Mr Writer is an absolute banger
@@ethanbutler7866 yes it is a great song, but my favourite has to be Local Boy, closely followed by Traffic
My first gig after lockdown was Phonics at Scarborough… they were absolutely insane sound awesome live
Me too
Not cracking America does not equate to, 'only making it in the UK'. Most major UK bands have had success outside the UK. Particularly in Europe, Australia, Japan and the Far East. America isn't the World. Some of the biggest stars in the World may not crack America. It doesn't mean they're only popular in their home country. :)
Definitely. Take That was HUGE in Germany back then.
and lots of artists especially in the 70s/80s from America, made it in the UK but not their home country E.G Blondie.
And South America!! Most of those bands had audiences there as well.
I know all of the band on the list. I'm from Indonesia. America is really that special kid
@@sphhyn As were Modern Talking.
When commenting on Madness’ association with skinheads, the narrator does the audience a disservice: him just saying the band was associated with skinheads is misleading and incomplete information which could easily lead to people believing they had nefarious associations, which couldn’t be further from the truth. I’ve seen Suggs on tv once where he was close to tears defending himself against accusations of racism. I might suggest you listen to one of their songs: “embarrassment” and check out the story behind the song. It’ll break your heart.
I’m a black guy and I love Madness forever.
Mad love and respect. Love em too, Marv.
It's a Watch Mojo video, what do you expect? Most of their stuff is poorly researched garbage.
What a lovely reply. I came to the comments section to also speak about madness being connected to skinheads... things in the UK were so different back then.. It was more a connection to ska music and that whole vibe... nothing to do with all that neo Nazi shite . Amazing band
What about Chaz's comments?
Desscribed in " don't qoute me on that".
I totally agree with you paranoid, I saw first saw Madness on TOTP in 1979 when I was 17years old , and have loved them ever since. Madness came about during the Two Tone ska movement in the late 70's early 80's. The two tone movement came about against racism, it's why it was called two tone , black and white together. My favourite bands are The Specials too. People have misconceptions about skinheads, true skinheads were not racist right wing thugs, and I knew a few of them in the late 70's, people seen to remember the football hooligans of the 70's and they called themselves skinheads, no- they were not real skinheads, you had to be in the era, I was in the mod revival 79- 82 and mixed with mods and skinheads. P.S I'm seeing Madness in concert in December, it'll be a fabulous night, I saw them last year too!
Kelly Jones is one of the most underrated vocalists of all time! Maybe Tomorrow live in Dakota is the kind of performance that gives me goosebumps every time!
Must be a personal thing - his voice is like nails down a blackboard to me.
Agreed. Especially on "Have A Nice Day."
I actually love you so much, the appreciation you have for the UK is fab to see! Not used to seeing it 😅🥴
Thank you, from across the pond 🇬🇧
I’ve seen the Stereophonics countless times but the best was when they played their first 3 albums on 3 consecutive nights in London. Amazing gigs. Funnily enough Paul Weller showed up too 🙌🏼
Those are all really great bands and I grew up with their music on the radio - it's cultural background for most of us Brits.
Its nonsense to say Madness were damaged by connections to skinheads, the skinhead culture they were connected to was not what you are thinking of at all. They started out as a British Ska band, influenced by West Indian music, and developed from there. They are the best, always make you feel better, and their videos are hilarious, you definately want to react to them. Trust me, they are so quintesentially British and beloved that in 2012 they were the first act on the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. The same year the performed on top of Buckingham Palace at the Queens Diamond Jubilee concert.
^^^^This! It would be great to see JT do a reaction to Madness songs/videos.
To be fair, a lot of trouble started in the late 70's and early 80's. Sham 69 concerts was always bad and had trouble, again not the bands fault. Just at this time there was a rise in racial hatred. A lot of bands also had trouble this had nothing to do with the real fans. One of the reasons rock against racism was born. Many concerts played under the banner of it.
Yep, to me, Madness were the personification of Ska. Speaking of West Indian music, just wanted to shout out a news item few have mentioned: Lee 'Scratch' Perry died a few days ago, aged 85. This man brought Reggae to the world.
Lee 'Scratch' Perry RIP.
Madness was a 80's band, by the 90's pop seemed to go down hill. The 90's was the rave scene, garage music etc.
Stereophonics are criminally underrated
One of the best bands I have seen live, in fact it was the last band I seen before all this shit happened lol
Saw them live in Aberdeen just before they hit it big, great band.
@@TheTwoFingeredBulldog same I went to the one in Cardiff motorpoint arena in March 2020 😅
Im 15 and i seen them with my dad years ago in the belfast oddesey they were one of my favourite people i had seen at that time
If you want to hear a singer with a rod Stewart fixation then yep. Stereophonics are great
2 bands I expected to be in there were the verve and ocean colour scene. Each bands top tunes are well worth a listen.
The verve: lucky man, bittersweet symphony, the drugs dont work.
Ocean colour scene: riverboat song, day we caught the train, hundred mile high city.
Just a few suggestions for ya mate.
The Stone Roses … a truly legendary band of the early 90s. Brings back so many memories
Yes! Fucking amazing band! 👍
love the roses
Influenced by XTC with their Dukes ep 25 o'clock. The Stone Roses hired the producer after listening to 25 o'clock.
If ya can remember it, then you didn’t party hard enough 😉
Good band, can he fuck sing live, just mumbles and whispers through
The Jam did a song called A Town Called Malice which is in Billy Elliot. If you haven’t already, you should definitely watch it!! It’s my favourite film and you’ll get a good look at some British culture and history
The Jam album Setting Sons is absolutely awesome. Still one of my favourites.
The jam. Just give them a listen, you'll be hooked
English Rose
🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
I got hooked,getting ready on a Friday night to go out with my pals, and my younger brother; was blasting The Jam out through the house. I saw The Jam live a few times. The last being their final tour in 1982, before they split. Loved them💚
Manic Street Preachers are my all-time favourite band. Criminally underrated!
I have to agree.
Same
Brilliant Manics
Absolutely untouchable
Mine too, but calling Richey a ‘celebrated songwriter and guitarist’ is stretching it. He wrote lyrics for the band - he could barely play guitar.
Skinheads in England were around before the neo nazis took hold of the look, its started as a fashion choice much like the mods and rockers of the 1950's, it was linked to ska music which was a cultural blend of British and Jamaican music
Mods and Rockers 1960's, was amongst it.
@@remitablechair thanks for that wasn't too sure on the skinhead time period, dad and uncles were mods
Spirit of 69
It's kinda like what the hawaiian shirts in America are now. They were just a fashion thing and now they're racist because racists stole the look.
@@MrMisanthrope84 exactly that
I love the Manics. They were a massive part of my teenage years.
I saw them in the early 90s as a 4 piece. They were freaking awesome
Madness are the best man, such classics.
I agree I am sure you would think them FIRE!
I'm biased, but Echo and the Bunnymen were a great band from my home city of Liverpool, hometown of the beatles. They almost made the big time in the late 70's and early 80's, but for some reason it didn't happen.
I'll back that tbf, great band
Great shout. I feel everyone in America knows Echo and The Bunnymen from The Killing Moon, which was used in Donnie Darko. They sort of had a posthumous success or appreciation in the US I feel.
The Cutter
Brilliant band. Also loved Ian Maculloch's solo album, "Candleland."
Madness are criminally underrated in my opinion, people tend to focus on the better known songs but they have so many others that don't get nearly as much love, my favourite will always be The Sun and the Rain. Definitely check them out further if you can 🙂 great video JT, took me right down memory lane 🥰
BTW mad love for mentioning Iron Maiden too. My favourite band bar none 🤘
Madness are bloody amazing, they didn't do bad as a group of chancers from London lol
@@evorock indeed 😊 I wholly blame my dad for my love of them, he idolised them and passed that interest down to me lol but honestly the best memories I have are me and him listening to his vinyls on quiet Saturday evenings. He certainly influenced a lot of my loves in music.
Madness where never racist skinheads .there are two types of skinheads. the media of the day projected racist skinheads of the n.f and the original skinheads who's music revoles around Jamaican ska and reggea,,rocksteady of which British ska evolved
@@rumpolegriff if you watch when we were we, Suggs explains all about it, it's fascinating
@@namethestars I always loved their mad cap videos growing up as an 80s kid, but as I got older and appreciated music more, you get a new respect for them.
As a bassist, you realise how bloody good Bedders is on bass. They are not easy baselines by any stretch.
Surprised to see Take That on this list. In the 90s they were everywhere in the UK. Including some strange music videos especially in the early years. The song "Do what you like" comes to mind.
Why are you surprised?
@@Sicram because of how popular they were. I didnt realise they weren't that well known in America. Take That, Boyzone and East 17 were probably the best known boybands of 90s in UK
What they failed to mention there was that Back For Good did well in the US. when you think about TT took over from New Kids and i remember hearing the Backstreet Boys for the 1st time in summer 96 a few months after TT split up. Had they carried on going then the could've blended in with the new wave of pop music that appeared in the mid late 90s both in UK & US. They filled the gap inbetween but I reckon TT played a huge role in what pop music became from then on
Paul Weller from the Jam is a great guitarist.
A Town called Malice.👍🔥👍🔥.
Let's not forget also that Bruce Foxton on Base and Rick Buckler on drums were rather excellent as well
Gotta love the Modfather days of speed is in my top 5 albums of all time.
He's a lot more than that.
Always loved these bands. The Jam, Madness, the Stone roses, the phonics and Manic street preachers.legends. Still on my playlists.
The jam & madness are brill ❤️ so much amazing music xx
When the jam used to perform and they did their practice and sound check earlier in the day they used to let their fans in to watch and listen for free cause as Paul Weller said,a lot of them didn't have tickets for the nights show. They were very much of the people.
I wouldn’t go quite as far as that. All Mod Cons was excellent but Like Oasis, Paul Weller eventually ran out of John Lennon’s ideas and unpreserved the jam. Madness were fun but like Take that it’s difficult to take them seriously…but at least they were actually a band unlike Take That
I agree.
Agree, loved them both. The Jam & Madness were brilliant. 💚💚
Wow, I'm so jealous of you listening to some of these bands for the first time. If I had to pick one, for me that would be The Jam. Most of those songs are from my youth in and around London. On a sad note, my brother in law was a big fan of The Jam. He died of a brain tumour about 15 years ago, but he got us laughing when "going underground" played before he was buried. He had time to plan his funeral and we didn't know about that part, bless him.
Great British music, loved it, you have to listen to more of Stereophonics and Madness brilliant bands😊
Skinheads in the UK in the late 60s early 70s that they refer to madness as being associated with were a totally different entity of the skinheads today, back then it was all about music and fashion nothing whatsoever to do with politics like it is today.
The way the narrator mentioned skinheads had no context. The skinhead/ska movement were far from neo nazi's. Madness are the best band i've saw live, absolute legends.
But in the U.S. there is that association, which could be a reason for their lack of U.S. popularity
@@museofire Should be explained in the og video that way, ie Skinhead origins in the UK vs origins in the US.
Love the jam. Paul weller then went on to make over 20 solo albums 6 of which got UK number 1’s
This list was basically my teen years in a nutshell, you guys are missing out big time!
Far more US bands never "cracked" the states.
Another great British band you may or may not have heard, Biffy Clyro. Their live shows are insanely good. 'Living is a problem' is a good place to start.
Biffy destroys most of this list
I was initially put off by how similar they sounded to the Foo Fighters, I grew to like them though.
I would suggest Adam Ant though - super huge when I was a kid, not sure if America have even heard of his music.
So glad someone recommended Biffy! Mon the Biff!
Mon the biff! You're so right their live shows are awesome.
+1 !!! Of course, Mon the Biff!
Stereophonics are one of the best bands I've ever heard perform live. So good!
Sending love from Northern Ireland! Thanks JT for making these videos. Ive binged most of them since I discovered you last week :)
Dakota by Stereophonics and Motorcycle Emptiness by Manic Street Preachers are two of the best records ever made.
You got that right!
This was exactly what I needed to turn a great day in to a brilliant day. Cheers JT
2 awesome Welsh bands in this list. Stereophonics are amazing! I love the first album but think that's down to how good the Morfa gig was in Swansea
I highly recommend you check out more of the manic street preachers and pulp . Pulp are from my hometown
The Jam was a great band. "Going Underground" is a great song. I loved it way back then and still love it now.
I'm Manchester born n bred.. It's amazing how many artists and bands we've produced..
I'll always feel pride for being a Mancunian.
Joy Division/New Order, among many others, were fantastic.
Great city Manchester, lovely people! I visited it two years ago and I loved it
Oasis, simply red, the smiths...
Yes, in my opinion Joy division is the greatest post punk band.
Of all the bands on that list, The Jam are probably the most iconic, for the amazing catalogue of music they left behind when they split up.
Paul Weller has probably written more great songs since leaving, than he ever did for The Jam, his output puts many music 'greats' to shame, & he's always worth a listen, if you can get past his left-wing politics first!
Luckily for me, I became a huge Jam fan, long before PW revealed his 'red' side!!
Haha it was the other way round for me, liked A Town Called Malice but became more of a fan after learning about his politics!
Weller's politics are intertwined with his songwriting. A Tory wouldn't have written Smithers Jones or Saturday's Kids. He was also part of Red Wedge, although he was in the Style Council by then.
Smithers Jones is a Bruce Foxton song.
@@jonathansteadman7935 Eton Rifles then...
@@ampersandcastle1091
So we CAN share a common interest?!?! 🤣
I really like a lot of these bands and love a few of them. Some of my favorite bands are The Jam, Pulp, The Smiths, and Joy Division. It really seems like rock bands have unfortunately have taken a back seat in America after Grunge except for a few examples while in Britain Rock bands are just as big as ever. Hopefully America will have some kind of Rock renaissance but we'll see. Great video! J.
JT, you are so entertaining! I love your union Jack socks and the way you keep the queen in the cupboard. Priceless! You should take a look at the four candles sketch by the Two Ronnie's. It's a classic!
I love Stereophonics, I got to go and see them a few summers ago live in Wales. They’re from the same area that my dad is!
Two members of the manic street preachers were busking, when a woman walked past and said 'not another manic street preacher'. They liked that and so named their band after it,
Honestly, this just scratches the surface, there are so many excellent UK bands that have never made it in the States, and many better bands than the ones mentioned here
We live in a different world now. Markets are more open to artists getting exposure online. A lot of bands never understood the commitment needed to break into the American market either, but UA-cam, search engines and a curiosity from around the world allows us to go and explore culture we never used to have knowledge or understand. That’s the good side of the internet. The UK got a lot of culture handed to us by the likes of John Peel, who wanted people to hear music that was different to anything in the charts in the Britain.
You Septics dodged a bullet with Take That!
Should have a look at oasis documentary
They kinda cracked America in a way. They are known lol maybe more for bust ups tho!
Oasis were in the top ten in the US, had a fair few songs in the charts also. I think they are more known in the US than people think.
Good video man! When you said it's not pulp you've heard of, I bet you were thinking of Blur. The two of them were around at the same time.
Also, WHERE THE HELL ARE THE SOCKS MAN!! 😂😂
So I lived in the UK for 10 years and familiar with most of these bands. My favorites would be The Jam and Stereophonics but any of them are really good! Pulp’s song Common People is a must listen as well!
Check out Muse, they might be known in the US already tho
I think muse are known everywhere lol
They're huge in the US
Of the ten bands featured, The Jam are by far and away, the greatest!
By a country mile. The Roses and the Happy Mondays are my era but you really only need an album each of theirs, whereas the Jam, you need them all.
I went to see the Manics when Richie Edward's was still with them. They are amazing and I would say on a par with U2 for quality. America missed out.
seen manics twice live they still bring it :)
i was at his last concert :(
U2 were shit
@@Microdave75 Not at the very start they weren't. They once were class.
@@ticketyboo2456 we'll have to agree to disagree, I've never liked U2 and always thought they were far too overrated
loved this, a blast from the past There was loads of bands like Space, Catatonia, from the Stone roses "madchester" stable like The Farm (altogether now being an anthem), Charlatans, James, Inspiral Carpets, Neds Atomic Dustbin........just a few for you to check out
One of the best live bands ever are Hawkwind, well worth a listen. 👍👍👊🇬🇧🇬🇧.
Lol
Hawkind are practically a household name among US psych/prog fans.
Take That are a household name here in the UK! And still going strong! Even with 2 members leaving, they continue as a 3 piece.
Madness was just absolutely 💯 xx
Three little words for you, JT- Bring Back Anna!! You mentioned her musical knowledge- why not have a competition with her? Winner can set a funny forfeit for the loser! Loving your work so far, Buddy!👍
Probably a good thing The Jam never made it in America, they'd have to change their name to The Jelly!
The Jello lol!
@@juliepeters3716
Yep.
Right after that legendary outfit, Pearl Jelly!
Hi Jt, I am a Brit living in Canada, for years I did long haul trucking to most of the States, the point being, almost whenever I stopped for food at a truck stop, usually Flying J, Madness was playing, either Our House, or My Girl. Also ELO Mr Blue Sky was another common song. FYI. Good review bud.
I love, love your videos and reactions. You really do cheer me up even when I'm cheerful already!😊 Was it Blur that you were trying to remember? Loads of best wishes from South England
I grew up in Texas,and in the 80’s loved Madness! I live in England now,and absolutely love The Manic Street Preachers.The Jam were also favourites of mine in the 80’s.
Jarvis Cocker, lead singer of Pulp is my neighbour out here in the Peak District National Park. Very friendly, helps out with local charity drives and drives a crazy old car. He was the chap that went on stage doing crazy antics behind Michael Jackson back whilst Jackson was performing live at the Brit Awards I think it was? The crazy antics were trying to imply Jackson having serious problems if my memory serves me right? I think when Cocker went back behind stage he was in deep trouble. LoL. That's where being drugged off your head gets you. Lol .
Another great video. Discovered your channel recently and it is brilliant. Keep up the great work!!! - From a fan in Scotland!
Great video again JT. Would love to see some reactions to songs and live performances from some of these bands. Especially the Welsh ones (Stereophonics and Manic Street Preachers). If you love you're Wales people you'll certainly love your Wales bands 🏴🏴🏴
It's never really struck me before, but (thinking about it) the work that must have gone into promoting any band anywhere before the year 2000 must have been a major operation - I'm sitting here now, on the internet, with access to pretty much any song I feel like listening to as soon as I type the title into UA-cam, and I could listen to that from anywhere in the world. (Also the ability to search for lyrics.) I remember coming back from a school trip about 1997, and hearing the Manics' A Design For Life on the radio on the coach, with no idea what it was called or who sang it (no internet, no UA-cam, I was still recording things from CDs onto 90 minute audio cassettes! - you get the picture), and hoping that no one changed the radio channel (or we got back to school) before the song ended, because I was hoping the song title would get mentioned after it finished! And if you go back further, thinking that (in the Madness era) they basically had TV exposure and radio airtime as their major way of getting any publicity that would let a wider audience hear them, it's even more impressive - probably, that's why a lot of "music" magazines were being published? (NME - New Musical Express - goes back to 1952, apparently, and I'd guess that might have been established to cater for teenagers, because it was around the point in time when they realised that teenagers had money to spend and were into these "new" types of music). My sister used to read Smash Hits magazine; if you Google that, you'll get all sorts of cover images showing the teenage music icons of the 80s and 90s - Nik Kershaw, Duran Duran, Hanson, the Spice Girls etc. So maybe those magazines were only available in Britain - unless you had a friend/relative willing to post them to you? [Edited to add - I forgot to mention Pulp! Disco 2000, Common People and Babies are three of my particular favourites, but I never actually heard Babies until I found it on UA-cam.]
Love your vids bro. Really deliver that,"pick me up" at 3.50am when insomnia keeps you up.
Would you ever try doing a 'try not to laugh' challenge.?
WTG JT 👏👏 what a selection of music, some awesome bands named, I've got tickets for me n my bro 2 go see Madness in Cardiff (big up my Wales people!! 👍) keep rocking dude 🤙
Hey JT great video ! The Stone Roses were a huge band just before oasis became huge. They did reform. Not sure for how long.. but they did a gig at Scotland's Hampden Park. And I was there x
Generation Terrorists is one of the best albums out there, for a first album I would put it up there with nevermind the bollocks
Manic Street Preachers are just the best band! Seriously you won't be disappointed with giving them a listen!
It's simple, just listen to one of these bands: The Stone Roses. They did reform btw.
*Nah, they're all great bands on this list tbh. Another great reaction.
Still listen to The Jam - Beat Surrender to this day ❤️
The Jam were at the forefront of the late 70s / early 80s mod revival, hence their sharp-dressed image which was in contrast to the punk style of the time. Paul Weller wrote songs that were quintessentially English and drew influence from the mod bands of the mid-60s the Who and (another band that never cracked America) the Kinks.
@Atheos B. Sapien In total the Kinks had 14 UK top 10 hits but only 5 US top 10 hits. Their first 3 releases went top 10 on both sides of the pond, but this was before their 1964 US tour was cancelled because they refused to change their name. Their next top 10 hit in the states was not until 1970 and the next after that wasn't until 1982. In the UK, 11 of their first 12 releases made the top 10 all in the 60s.
Post 1964 ( when the tour was cancelled) up until the end of the decade the band scored 8 successive UK top 10s compared to zero US top 10s. This at a time when the band was at their peak and their rivals (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who) were dominating the US charts.
On balance, I'd say that the Kinks did not really break America in the way that their rivals did.
@Atheos B. Sapien Cracking America = having comparable success to The Beatles in America, apparently. I.e., almost no UK artist has cracked America besides The Beatles
@Atheos B. Sapien all joking aside, I think we've established The Kinks did indeed "crack America"
@Atheos B. Sapien I guess some people think you haven't cracked the US if you haven't at least matched your UK success
The 1960's Birmingham band The Move were huge in the UK, they hit the #1 spot with "Blackberry Way" in 1969, The Move were always classed as a cult band in the USA, the same was true with Roy Wood's later band Wizzard, they had two #1 hits with "See My Baby Jive" and "Angel Fingers", their evergreen "I Wish it Could Be Christmas Everyday" is played to death on the radio every December in the UK. Just like The Move, Wizzard were simply a cult band in the USA. Another British band who failed to crack the USA was Roxy Music, they were huge in the UK, but they just didn't float the American record buyers boat.
Just a shout-out for my favourite Brtitpop band, Sleeper, who not only didn't crack the US, but released the best ever (IMHO) Britpop album, "The It Girl". Louise Wener could actually sing, unlike all her Britpop contemporaries :-)
Lots of love from England. Keep up the great videos and we can't wait to have you over the pond
Does anyone remember that Slade were originally a skinhead band? Yes, that Slade with the mis-spelled song titles and the song that drives everyone mad at Christmas!
Yes but they were only skinheads for the publicity, which worked!
There were lots of bands that never really cracked the US market that had huge followings in the rest of the world, to name a few would be Status Quo, Slade, Gary Glitter, Nazareth, Sweet, even an American called Suzi Quatro, who even appeared on happy days never made it in the US started in the UK.
The USA had their own tribute Slade band, Quiet Riot.
@@crowhillian58 ah yes but the lead singer was no Noddy Holder, best voice in RnR.
@@whitedrguy6503 Totally mate.👍
I really enjoy your videos, so you count me as another British fan. It’s great to see and hear someone who clearly has a love for Britain and the British lifestyle, I hope one day you can make it over here to experience it for yourself. Keep up the good work.
We don't like you, we love you.
Madness song 'Our House In The Middle Of The Street' had a lot of airplay in 1983 when I first visited USA.
The Manics and The 'Phonics make me proud to be Welsh 😍❤🍻✨🎶 You reeeeally need to check out The Manic Street Preachers and The Stereophonics.. Their first couple/few albums are my fave.. But yeah.. You're missing out! And the 'Phonics fvcking amazing live, I've seen them twice as the original line up, before the drummer Stuart Cable died, and twice since! "Word Gets Around" and "Performance And Cocktails" are their first two albums.. Kelly Jones the main man has such a beautiful gravel to his voice 😍 They have worked with Sir Tom Jones a lot, and Cerys Matthews (also both Welsh haha) Sadly I haven't seen the Manics live yet, although I aaalmost got to see them in Cardiff Castle not long ago.. almost 😫 Also.. When talking about Pulp.. Maybe you were thinking of "Blur" .. Anyway, look these Welsh dragons up and enjoy! 😍🎶🤘🏻🍻
Take That were the soundtrack to my teens ❤️❤️
I absolutely loved take that. Robbie and mark were my favourites x
Wasn't it Howard that said he couldn't be bothered to try to crack the US? 🤣 They were my life in the 90s, I loved Mark
We saw them live a few years ago and it’s the high point of my life so far. Amazing.
I have been very lucky I’ve seen them 6 times twice in my teens (90’s) and 4 times as an adult 3 of which were at Wembley so very lucky indeed. And keep doing what you’re doing JT !! ❤️
Take That are so incredible. There were so huge in Europe between 1992 - 1996. When they reformed in 2005, they could even surpass their former European success. They have sold something like 40 million albums globally - which is gigantic for a band with no US success.
Robbie Williams, however, takes the cake. The former band member (1992-1996), (2010-11) became of the biggest male solo artists in music history. With over 50 million albums sales in Europe alone, he is one of the continents greatest performers of all times. He has also grossed more than $700 million in live concert revenue (over $1 billion incl. Take That).
America really did miss out on this one. Take That have now lasted for 29 years (1992-2021).
Stones roses performed a one off show in the U.K. a few years ago but tickets were sold out as soon as they went on sale.
Every band mentioned there is absolute gold. If you haven't heard of one or more of them you have a treat instore. I wish I could hear some of this stuff for the first time again.
If there's one thing about Pulp that is straight up glorious, it's William Shatner's cover of Common People. It will change. Your. Life.
What! That can’t be true. I’m going to have to check it out just to be sure.
Ok, I went to sneer at Shatner - but got blown away! Thanks
Shatner's cover is superb, I prefer to pulp's version.
Stereophonics were the first band I ever saw live. Loved it. I played Performance and Cocktails in the car the other day and my 6 and 3 year old kids asked for it again.
I’ve been lucky enough to see every one of these bands live apart from the Jam (although I’ve seen Paul Weller a few times). You absolutely can’t beat British music, particularly from the 90s!
Three boybands who are big here from the 90s till now are
Boyzone (Irish 1995-200)
Take That England (1990-1996)/2005 onwards
Westlife (Irish 1998-2014)
As a Welshman myself, this may be a little biased but stereophonics and the manics are absolutely phenomenal- the manics are actually from my town and the love they have over my neck of the woods is unreal. Fuckking class acts, both of them. The stone roses and madness are also incredible and well worth a listen but so are all the bands on this list lol
I love watching your reactions, steriophonics we’re great from here in Wales
The song featured for take that was popular in America and was played heavily on Philly radio at the time in the 90’s
Hiya JT, another British band that didn't make the list is Keane, they had 3 albums and there all worth listening to, unless they did crack the U.S also Tracey Ullman as a solo artist
The Manic Street Preachers were the first band I ever saw play live when I was 17! I would definitely check them out if you haven't heard them. Also recommend you listen She Bangs the Drum by the Stone Roses, you will be dancing in no time!!