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Originally Posted by Addick
What I do give them mad props for is getting things into the mainstream. Just have a listen to radio in the UK and compare it to what they play over here. The willingness to play a wide variety of music and give airplay to unknown artists is so helpful to developing music scenes and listening culture.
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Yes and no. I also blame the UK for various Pop music formulas and hysterias that have set music back decades.
There are certainly some great music sources in the UK, but for every great source there's a dozen "spice girl" crazes, which have a downright horrific influence on mainstream music.