This motley bunch reminds me of the laughable media pushing a narrative that doesn't exist until it's accepted by the unsuspecting public as truth. I give it a 3 only because its guile is mixed with some informative knowledge. But I'm not fooled by these British clowns pushing the false theme that American music roots, be it blues, rock, funk, soul, jazz, pop, country, folk, etc. owes its beginnings to the British. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you watch the program, someone ultimately makes a smug reference to the roots of that particular genre belonging to the British and I'm sick of it. It's a false narrative.
That't to be expected when the "British" are placed in charge of policing a music show as this one. "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely." I'm reminded of a study informing that Coca Cola was healthy for you. The problem is that the study was sponsored by Coca Cola! Wake up, not all people are completely stupid!
British artists and the public, for that matter, don't need your assistance and tall-tales to acknowledge the British contribution to the music world. It stands on its own merits having built upon the shoulders of American musical pioneers of the most significant genres that we know today. This is not the narrative that they so smugly push. Jazz, blues, 50's rock and roll, R&B, country, among others--this is the roots of the music we know today--borne with American sweat, tears and blood. The British and the world, consequently, were influence and enriched by the pioneers of the greatest music on earth--from America by Americans. And you're goddamn welcome, so get it straight!
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