10 Years of Britpop
Or should that be, '7 years ago, 3 years of britpop ended'? :)
A few days ago the Guardian mentioned the britpop phenomena and how
it supposedly all kicked off in the summer of 1995. Being in New
Zealand at the time, I was rather removed from it all until
my university radio station, 95bfm, played 'Caught by the Fuzz' by
Supergrass. The Britpop era offered almost 3 years of glorious music
until it all ended unceremoniously with Oasis releasing 'Be Here Now' -
a coke-fuelled disaster of an album that had many critics begging to
revise their initial hyperbole. By then britpop had become mired in mainstream appeal. Game over.
I've posted some nifty resources for
those who want to know what all the fuss was about, or merely feel
nostalgic for the past:
10 years of Britpop - Guardian Article
The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock
Britpop - Wikipedia Definition
Definitive Britpop singles:
Oasis - Live Forever
Pulp - Common People
Blur - Beetlebum
Blur - Song 2
Elastica - Connection (already unavailable!)
Supergrass - Alright
MK
I've been told by Chris G that Song 2 should most certainly not be in this list.
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I also never understood Pulp.... But hey - as someone who left the UK six months before Blair was in office, who am I to argue with their sudden rise to fame?
All I remember of Britpop is some rather dodgy stories involving a mate, McDonalds on I-75 outside of Augusta, powder, trips to Atlanta and shouting 'Slide Away' from the balcony on another friends apartment on Peachtree Street outside the Fox Theater. We did see Oasis there - they were rubbish (it was when "Be here Now" came out; Liam spat on the stage a lot, fell over and generally looked crap). Cornershop supported and blew them away. It was just before "When I was born for the 7th time" came out and they were ace. Now THAT reminds me of Brit pop! I can't say I lived in London, but I did get forwarded the music, got the drugs through Jockeys in Augusta and saluted on CSpan when Blair got into No. 10. Oh how times have changed.....