Originally posted by Zeppelin
i dont think that europe is more open to "clasic" rock stuff than the usa
good example for it are KWS and Jonny lang. I searched for records of those two guys in every possible shop in israel, and my dad searched for them in europe (prague and germany)
and we werent able to find them
luckily by the end i found jonny lang's album in some shop here around, but the point is, that even SRV was a major star in the usa, while almost unknown in europe

Yes I was generalizing , but then again bands like Iron Maiden, Dio, Judas Priest, Scorpions, MSG, Still play the Donnington Festival, and damn near sell it out. All these bands play the club circuit (for the most part) in the USA while 12 years ago everyone (except MSG) was playing Arenas.
Then There are guys like Yngwie, Who lives in a mansion in Miami, and has a garage full of Ferraris. Which he certainly did not buy from any 'American' royalties.