So, a couple weeks off turned out to be over a month. Oh well. But now I'm back and I'm in the game, baby! And I'll be floatin' some serious Britpop.
Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterized by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. The movement developed as a reaction against various musical and cultural trends in the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly the grunge phenomenon from the United States.
In the wake of the musical invasion into the United Kingdom of American grunge bands, new British groups such as Suede and Blur launched the movement by positioning themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns. These bands were soon joined by others including Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass, Sleeper and Elastica.
Most of the Britpop innovators are no longer relevant today, their success fading a lot faster than most of their egos. But their influence can be heard in many of today's most successful bands out of the UK - bands such as Elbow, Doves, Gomez, Coldplay and many others.
This subgenre was, and continues to be, a favorite of mine. But along with everything else, I'm letting them go. As usual, all auctions starting at just 99 cents.
