Britpop

Britpop is a British alternative rock movement from the mid 1990s, characterised with the appearance of bands who borrowed many influences from 1960s and 1970s while creating big and catchy hooks, as well as the glamour of earlier pop stardom and the sense that they were creating the soundtrack to the lives of a new generation of British youth. Although incredibly popular from about 1994-1996, it has been criticised for its lack of innovation.

Influences

Britpop groups were primarily influenced by the music of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the two Rock and Roll trends of the British Invasion: the Rocker cornerstones like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and their classic Mod contemporaries like The Who, The Kinks, The Small Faces were incredibly influential and perhaps played the biggest role in formation of the Britpop movement and various musical trends and lurches.

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1960s - 1970s - British Invasion - Rocker - The Beatles - The Rolling Stones - Pink Floyd - Led Zeppelin - Mod - The Who - The Kinks - The Small Faces

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Another source were 1970s and 1980s glam idols such as David Bowie, T. Rex, Roxy Music, and also punk and new wave artists – The Sex Pistols, Talking Heads, The Clash, The Jam, Public Image Ltd, Madness, XTC, and Elvis Costello.

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1980s - Glam - David Bowie - T. Rex - Roxy Music - Punk - New wave - The Sex Pistols - Talking Heads - The Clash - The Jam - Public Image Ltd - Madness - XTC - Elvis Costello

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Often cited as a Second British Invasion the Indie alternative rock, outfits of the 1980s exemplified by The Smiths, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, The Cure and The Jesus and Mary Chain were also very influential. Another short but influential musical movement was the college rock with artists such as R.E.M., 10,000 Maniacs, and the Replacements. Perhaps a hidden, subterranean influence were the C86 bands: certainly, bands that were later described as Britpop, such as Primal Scream, originally started off as C86 bands.

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Indie alternative rock - The Smiths - Depeche Mode - Duran Duran - The Cure - The Jesus and Mary Chain - College rock - R.E.M. - 10,000 Maniacs - The Replacements - C86 - Primal Scream

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Late 1980s and early 1990s acts, like ex-Jam frontman Paul Weller and particularly The Stone Roses' eponymous debut album, also were influential. Frontmen Ian Brown and Paul Weller with their subsequent solo releases, and their referencing of 1970s rock music in the early 1990s, played huge role on the Britpop sound, which in the case of bands like Kula Shaker moved towards psychedelia. Noel Gallagher described The La's self-titled debut album as "the first Britpop album".

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Jam - Paul Weller - The Stone Roses - Eponymous - Ian Brown - Kula Shaker - Noel Gallagher - The La's

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