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  • Nov 25, 2021

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  • Nov 25, 2021

    I don't think it's possible because part of what fueled The Beatles rise was like exoticism and the feeling that things were fresh and coming from a distinct and genuinely under-illuminated culture. This basically stayed true all the way through the wave of Brit Pop in the 90s. The way information/entertainment was distilled factored into this a lot and so did the contrast of the beatles to local cultures and such. I don't think the UK is interesting or distinct enough since it largely shares a sort of monoculture with the US outside of some nuances (i.e Grime); imo the last real "wave" of British media influence here was probably Gorillaz but even then they basically tried their best to not seem authentically british and emulate american styles of music. I think the unironic closest thing to the rise of the Beatles is basically the rise of korean music industry (not just k-pop but korean music as a whole having popularity here)

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