American counterparts of British bands

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Hombre, Aug 27, 2020.

  1. John Fell

    John Fell Forum Survivor

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    John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
     
  2. seed_drill

    seed_drill Senior Member

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    Tony Burrows - Ron Dante
     
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  3. John Fell

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    The Rolling Stones - The J Geils Band
     
  4. dockofthebay

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    In my head, I've always paired Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles in this way.

    They both started out in a specific genre, made some significant personnel changes and then went mainstream and hit it big - really big!

    Add to that the arguing, egos, and relationships....... Well, kind of.
     
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  5. Avenging Robot

    Avenging Robot Senior Member

    Lots of futile jamming of square pegs into round holes here...

    I'll just sit here and eat popcorn waiting for somebody to call the Partridge Family the American Small Faces...
     
  6. John Fell

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    Humble Pie - The Black Crowes
     
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  7. Reed Black

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    Edgar Broughton Band - Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
     
  8. Siegmund

    Siegmund Vinyl Sceptic

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    Status Quo based an entire career on Roadhouse Blues by the Doors but their closest American analogue would be Canned Heat, complete with the laid-back vocals.
     
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  9. Colin M

    Colin M Forum Resident

    The Runaways - The Slits
     
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  10. seed_drill

    seed_drill Senior Member

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    The Kinks - Paul Revere and The Raiders
    Gary Glitter - Twisted Sister (minus the bad stuff)
    Not sure if I find Steely Dan closer to The Alan Parsons Project or Supertramp.
     
  11. Moshe

    Moshe "Silent in four languages."

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    Thank you so much.
    What would I do without you?
     
  12. Moshe

    Moshe "Silent in four languages."

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    No...
    Why do people say this?
    Ugh...
     
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  13. speedracer

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    Because the Monkees were deliberately created by Hollywood to mimic the Beatles and cash in on the phenomenon. Of all the groups listed the Monkees are the only one actually commercially manufactured in the image of its British counterpart.
     
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  14. Moonbeam Skies

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    The Yardbirds.
    The Amboy Dukes.
     
  15. lucan_g

    lucan_g Forum Resident

    Richard Thompson - Darrell Scott

    Both are somewhat under the radar. Both are brilliant songwriters. Both are brilliant acoustic guitarists. Both also play electric -- especially in trio format. Both interpret traditional forms. And both have played with Danny Thompson as their bass player.
     
  16. lucan_g

    lucan_g Forum Resident

    Bert Jansch - Tim O'Brien

    Similar to the Thompson - Scott comparison, however the fact that Jansch also plays banjo makes him seem somewhat more multi-instrumental, like O'Brien. They both also tend to more traditional form, whereas Thompson and Scott venture further afield (in my opinion).
     
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  17. speedracer

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    Since Bert is my favorite - will give Tim O'Brien a listen. Thx!
     
  18. lucan_g

    lucan_g Forum Resident

    He is a super-talented musician. A ton of youtubes out there as well... you really can't go wrong (assuming bluegrass and bluegrass/irish fusion doesn't bother you).
     
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  19. Moonbeam Skies

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    The Firm.
    The Damn Yankees.
     
  20. Cryptical17

    Cryptical17 Forum Resident

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    Elvis/Englebert Humperdink
     
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  21. speedracer

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    "Humperdink" ehhh-heh-heh

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  22. No, probably more Brownsville Station
     
  23. john hp

    john hp Forum Resident

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    The Kinks - The Lovin' Spoonful
    The Small Faces - The Young Rascals
    The Hollies - The Turtles
    The Pretty Things - The 13th Floor Elevators
    The Springfields - Peter, Paul & Mary
     
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  24. Moshe

    Moshe "Silent in four languages."

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    Yeah. I know.
    Still.
    Nothing alike.
    Stupidity.
     
  25. Paul J

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    Yardbirds - Blues Project

    Hope this doesn’t offend, since the Blues Project, when without Tommy Flanders, were all Jewish musicians,
    I used to call them The Yardbergs.
     
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