Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set The New Wave of New Wave (NWONW was a term coined by Music journalists to describe a sub-genre of the British Alternative rock scene in the early 90s Lion Pop was a pre- Britpop term first coined by the lead singer (Carl from the band Cud to describe his music Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century when many traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to Pop music Wales has a strong and distinctive tradition of Folk music related to the Celtic music of countries such as Ireland and Scotland. Irish Music is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres on the entire island of Ireland, North and South of the border Britpop was a genre of Alternative rock music from mid-1990s Britain. Cool Britannia is a media term that was used during the mid-to-late 20th century to describe the contemporary Culture of the United Kingdom. This is a timeline of Alternative rock, from its beginnings in the 1960s to the present Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous 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. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the wake of the musical invasion into the United Kingdom of American grunge bands such as Nirvana, many bands positioned themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Blur, Oasis and Pulp are often considered the scene's most prominent acts. Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Pulp were an English Alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker ( vocals Guitar) ^[1]

Britpop groups brought British alternative rock into the mainstream and formed the backbone of a larger British cultural movement called "Cool Britannia". Cool Britannia is a media term that was used during the mid-to-late 20th century to describe the contemporary Culture of the United Kingdom. Although its more popular bands were able to spread their commercial success overseas, especially to America, the movement largely fell apart by the end of the decade.

Style, roots and influences

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Charts Singles chart (#1s; Records) Albums chart (#1s) Download chart (#1s)

Awards BRIT Awards • Mercury Prize NME Awards

Periods Pre-1950 • 1950s & 60s 1970s • 1980s 1990s - Present

Origins and influences Overview England • Scotland • Wales Ireland • Caribbean

Genres Classical • Britpop • Brithop Opera • Rock • Jazz

Major music publications NME • Melody Maker Music Week • Record Collector Record Mirror • Record Retailer Smash Hits • Sounds Q • Kerrang! • fRoots

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Timeline 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • (full list)

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Regardless, all Britpop artists projected a sense of reverence for the sounds of the past. ^[2]

Alternative rock acts from the 1980s and early 1990s indie scene were the direct ancestors of the Britpop movement. In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous The influence of The Smiths was common to the majority of Britpop artists. The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 ^[3] The Madchester scene, fronted by The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, and Inspiral Carpets (for whom Oasis' Noel Gallagher had worked as a roadie during the Madchester years), was the immediate root of Britpop since its emphasis on good times and catchy songs provided an alternative to shoegazing. Madchester was an Alternative rock genre that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s The Stone Roses were an English Alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984 Happy Mondays are an English Alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Inspiral Carpets are an Indie rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1986 Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967 in Manchester, England is the lead guitarist backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Oasis Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer) is a genre of Alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s ^[4]

Stylistically, Britpop bands relied on catchy hooks and wrote lyrics that were meant to be relevant to British young people of their own generation. ^[4] Britpop bands conversely denounced shoegazing and grunge as irrelevant and having nothing to say about their lives. Damon Albarn of Blur summed up the attitude in 1993 when after being asked if Blur was an "anti-grunge band" he said, "Well, that's good. Damon Albarn, ˈdɛɪmən ˈɔːɫbɑːn (b March 23 1968 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead If punk was about getting rid of hippies, then I'm getting rid of grunge. "^[5] In spite of the professed disdain for the genres, some elements of both crept into the more enduring facets of Britpop. Noel Gallagher has since championed Ride (to the point of including Andy Bell in Oasis), and Martin Carr of the Boo Radleys has pointed out Dinosaur Jr's influence on their work. Ride were a British Shoegazing band The band formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, and officially broke up in 1996 This article is about the Oasis bandmember and former member of Ride and Hurricane #1; for the lead singer of Erasure, see Andy The Boo Radleys were a British Alternative rock band of the 1990s who were associated with the Shoegazing and Britpop movements Noel Gallagher stated in a 1996 interview that Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was the only songwriter he had respect for in the last ten years, and that he felt their music was similar enough that Cobain could have written "Wonderwall". Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle ^[6]

The imagery associated with Britpop was equally British and working class. Music critic Jon Savage asserted that Britpop was "an outer-suburban, middle-class fantasy of central London streetlife, with exclusively metropolitan models. Jon Savage (born 1953 real name Jonathon Sage is a Cambridge-educated Writer, broadcaster and Music journalist, best known for his award winning history "^[7] Suede's lyrics and videos dealt with the seedier side of suburban and sink estate life. A sink estate is a British Council housing estate characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation In their early career, Blur introduced another critical element of the Britpop movement - a mod-influenced 1960s view of English life, portrayed through a clear lyrical narrative, in stark contrast to the previous shoegazing and Madchester scenes. Mod (originally modernist, sometimes capitalised is a Subculture that originated in London in the late 1950s and peaked in the early to mid 1960s Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer) is a genre of Alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s Madchester was an Alternative rock genre that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s Blur's promotion of Modern Life Is Rubbish also prefigured the rise in male working class values within the media, with the band in press photos straining to control a pitbull terrier, and the words "British image no 1" graffitied on a wall behind them. Modern Life Is Rubbish is the second album by English Alternative rock band Blur, released in May 1993 in the United Kingdom This article is about the group of breeds commonly called "Pit Bulls This rise of unabashed maleness, exemplified by Loaded magazine and lad culture in general, would be very much part of the Britpop era. Loaded, first published by IPC in 1994, is a British magazine for men that is considered to be the "original lads' mag " Lad culture (also Laddish culture and Laddism) is a Subculture commonly associated with Britpop music of the 1990s The Union Jack also became a prominent symbol of the movement, and its use as a symbol of pride and nationalism contrasted deeply with the controversy that erupted just a few short years before when former Smiths singer Morrissey performed draped in it. The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist ^[8] The emphasis on British reference points made it difficult for the genre to achieve success in the US. ^[9]

History

Origins and first years

The origins of Britpop lie primarily in the indie scene of the early 1990s, and in particular around a group of bands feted by the music press and involved in a vibrant social scene focused in the Camden Town area of London. Camden Town is the district of London, England around Camden High Street, in the London Borough of Camden. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This scene was dubbed "The Scene That Celebrates Itself" by Melody Maker. The Scene That Celebrates Itself was a term used to describe a social and musical scene in the early 1990s within London and the Thames Valley area Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper ^[10] Some members of this scene (Blur, Lush, Suede) would go on to play a leading part in Britpop. Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 Lush were an English Shoegazing band formed in 1988 and disbanded in 1996 Suede (or The London Suede in the United States) were an English rock band of the 1990s and the early 2000s that helped start the Britpop musical Others such as Kingmaker, Slowdive, Spitfire and Ride would not. For other uses see Kingmaker. Kingmaker was a British indie rock group, founded in Kingston upon Hull in 1990 Slowdive were a Shoegazing band formed in 1989 lasting until 1995 For the American band see Spitfire (US band. For the Russian band see Spitfire (Russian band. Ride were a British Shoegazing band The band formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, and officially broke up in 1996 The dominant musical force of the period was the grunge invasion from the United States, which filled the void left in the indie scene by the Stone Roses' inactivity. ^[11]

Journalist John Harris has suggested that Britpop began when Blur's single "Popscene" and Suede's "The Drowners" were released around the same time in the spring of 1992. John Harris (born 1969 is a British Journalist, Writer, and Critic. " Popscene " is a song by English Alternative rock band Blur. "The Drowners" is the debut single by Suede, released on May 11 1992 on Nude Records. He stated, "[I]f Britpop started anywhere, it was the deluge of acclaim that greeted Suede's first records: all of them audacious, successful and very, very British". ^[12] Suede was the first of the new crop of guitar-oriented bands to be embraced by the UK music media as Britain's answer to Seattle's grunge sound. Their debut album Suede became the fastest-selling debut album in the history of the UK. Suede is the debut Album of the English Alternative rock band Suede, released in 1993 on Nude Records. ^[13] In April 1993, Select magazine featured Suede's lead singer Brett Anderson on the cover with a Union Flag in the background and the headline "Yanks go home!". Select was a United Kingdom music magazine of the 1990s which was particularly known for covering Britpop, a term coined in the magazine by Stuart Brett Lewis Anderson (born September 29, 1967) is an English Singer-songwriter, best-known as the former lead vocalist of Britpop The issue included features on Suede, The Auteurs, Denim, Saint Etienne and Pulp and helped forment the idea of an emerging movement. The Auteurs were a vehicle for the songwriting talents of Luke Haines (guitar piano and vocals The original and currently active band Denim is an Austin Texas based group with published recordings spanning 30+ years Saint Etienne are an English Indie dance act fronted by Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex Pulp were an English Alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker ( vocals Guitar) ^[11]

Blur, a group that formerly mixed elements of shoegazing and baggy, took on an Anglocentric aesthetic with its second album Modern Life is Rubbish (1993). Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer) is a genre of Alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s Baggy was a British dance-oriented Music genre popular in the early 1990s Modern Life Is Rubbish is the second album by English Alternative rock band Blur, released in May 1993 in the United Kingdom Blur's new approach was inspired by their tour of the United States in the spring of 1992. During the tour, frontman Damon Albarn began to resent American culture and found the need to comment on that culture's influence seeping into Britain. Damon Albarn, ˈdɛɪmən ˈɔːɫbɑːn (b March 23 1968 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead ^[11] Albarn's girlfriend Justine Frischmann (formerly of Suede and leader of Elastica) explained, "Damon and I felt like we were in the thick of it at that point [. Justine Elinor Frischmann (born 16 September 1969, Twickenham, Middlesex, England) is an English Singer and For the theory relating to large scale deformations of elastic structures see Elastica Theory. . . ] it occurred to us that Nirvana were out there, and people were very interested in American music, and there should be some sort of manifesto for the return of Britishness. "^[14] John Harris wrote in an NME article just prior to the release of Modern Life is Rubbish, "[Blur's] timing has been fortuitously perfect. Why? Because, as with baggies and shoegazers, loud, long-haired Americans have just found themselves condemned to the ignominious corner labeled 'yesterday's thing'". ^[5] The music press also fixated on what the NME had dubbed the New Wave of New Wave (or 'NWONW'), a term applied to the more punk-derivative acts such as Elastica, S*M*A*S*H and These Animal Men. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been The New Wave of New Wave (NWONW was a term coined by Music journalists to describe a sub-genre of the British Alternative rock scene in the early 90s Smash (often typeset as S*M*A*S*H) are a Punk rock trio who enjoyed brief notoriety in the early 1990s in the UK. These Animal Men were a UK band achieving minor fame in the 1990s as part of the New Wave of New Wave and splitting after 2 albums in 1998.

While Modern Life is Rubbish was a moderate success, it was Blur's third album Parklife that made them arguably the most popular band in the UK in 1994. Parklife is the third studio album by the British Alternative rock band Blur, released on 25 April 1994 on Food ^[13] Parklife continued the fiercely British nature of its predecessor, and coupled with the death of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in April of that year it seemed that British alternative rock had finally turned back the tide of grunge dominance. That same year Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe, which broke Suede's record for fastest-selling debut album. Definitely Maybe is the debut album by the English rock band Oasis, released in 1994 ^[13][15]

The movement was soon dubbed Britpop. The term "Britpop" had been used in the late 1980s (in Sounds magazine by journalist, Goldblade frontman and TV pundit John Robb referring to bands such as The La's, Stone Roses, Inspiral Carpets and The Bridewell Taxis). ' Goldblade are a punk rock band from Manchester UK The band formed in early 1995 when ex Membranes frontman John Robb put the band together with Wayne Simmons and former A Witness vocalist John Robb (born in Blackpool, England) is vocalist in the Punk rock band Goldblade. The La's are an English rock band from Liverpool consisting of frontman Lee Mavers (vocals guitars and John Power ( bass The Stone Roses were an English Alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984 Inspiral Carpets are an Indie rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1986 The Bridewell Taxis (later The Bridewells) were a Leeds -based British rock group formed in 1988 "Britpop" arose around the same time as the term "Britart" (which referred to the work of British modern artists such as Damien Hirst). Young British Artists or YBAs (also Damien Hirst (born 7 June 1965 is an English artist and the most prominent of the group that has been dubbed " Young British Artists " (or YBAs However, it would not be until 1994 when the term entered the popular consciousness, being used extensively by the music press and radio DJs. ^[16] A rash of bands emerged aligned with the new movement. At the start of 1995 Britpop bands including Sleeper, Supergrass, and Menswear scored pop hits. Sleeper were a British Britpop band in the 1990s fronted by Louise Wener. Supergrass are an English Alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consists of brothers Gaz ( Guitar and Lead vocals Menswear (sometimes written " Menswe@r " were a short-lived Britpop band in the mid 1990s from Camden in London. ^[17] Elastica released their debut album Elastica that March; its first week sales surpassed the record set by Definitely Maybe the previous year. Elastica, released in 1995 was the first Album by the band of the same name. ^[18] The scene around Camden Town was now seen as a musical centre; frequented by Britpop groups like Blur, Elastica, and Menswear, Melody Maker declared "Camden is to 1995 what Seattle was to 1992, what Manchester was to 1989, and what Mr Blobby was to 1993. "^[19]

Peak of success

Cover of the 12 August 1995 issue of NME advertising the "British Heavyweight Championship" battle between Oasis and Blur

A chart battle between Blur and Oasis dubbed "The Battle of Britpop" brought Britpop to the forefront of the British press in 1995. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Battle of Britpop is the unofficial title given to the 1995 singles chart battle between two popular Britpop groups Blur and Oasis The bands had initially praised each other but over the course of the year antagonisms between the two increased. ^[20] Spurred on by the media, the groups became prime contenders in what the NME dubbed on the cover of its 12 August issue the "British Heavyweight Championship" with the pending release of Oasis' single "Roll with It" and Blur's "Country House" on the same day. " Country House " is a song by the English Alternative rock band Blur.

The battle pitted the two bands against each other, with the conflict as much about British class and regional divisions as much as it was about music. ^[21] Oasis were taken as representing the North of England, while Blur represented the South. ^[11] The event caught the public's imagination and gained mass media attention in national newspapers, tabloids, and even the BBC News. The NME wrote about the phenomeon, "Yes, in a week where news leaked that Saddam Hussein was preparing nuclear weapons, everyday folks were still getting slaughtered in Bosnia and Mike Tyson was making his comeback, tabloids and broadsheets alike went Britpop crazy. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan "^[22] Blur won the battle of the bands, selling 274,000 copies to Oasis' 216,000 - the songs charting at number one and number two respectively. ^[23] However, in the long-run Oasis became more successful than Blur. Unlike Blur, Oasis was able to achieve commercial success in the United States thanks to the single "Wonderwall". ^[24] Oasis's second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) eventually sold over four million copies in the UK, becoming the third best-selling album in British history. ^[25]

Oasis's prominence was such that NME termed a number of Britpop bands (including The Boo Radleys, Ocean Colour Scene and Cast) as "Noelrock", citing Gallagher's influence on their success. The Boo Radleys were a British Alternative rock band of the 1990s who were associated with the Shoegazing and Britpop movements Ocean Colour Scene (often abbreviated to OCS) are an English Britpop band from Birmingham. Cast were an English band formed in Liverpool in 1993 by John Power, the former bassist of The La's and Peter Wilkinson ^[26] John Harris typified this wave of Britpop bands, and Gallagher, of sharing "a dewy-eyed love of the 1960s, a spurning of much beyond rock's most basic ingredients, and a belief in the supremacy of 'real music'". ^[27] Starting on 10 August 1996, Oasis played a two-night set at Knebworth to a combined number of 250,000 people. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) ^[28]

During this time the new electioneering saw the emergence of the young leader of the Labour Party - Tony Blair. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Blair represented the new face of the dreams and wishes of the British counterculture and many acts like Oasis and Blur admired him. Counterculture (also " counter-culture " is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a Cultural group, or Noel Gallagher also appeared on several official meetings - even being invited to Downing Street on one occasion, along with Alan McGee from Creation Records - and expressed his support for Blair. Alan McGee (born 29 September 1960) is a Scottish Music industry mogul and Musician famed for founding the independent Creation Records was a British Independent record label headed by Alan McGee.

Decline

Oasis' third album Be Here Now (1997) was highly anticipated. Despite initially attracting positive review and selling strongly, the record was soon subjected to strong criticism from music critics, record-buyers and even Noel Gallagher himself for its overproduced and bloated sound. Music critic Jon Savage pinpointed Be Here Now as the moment where Britpop ended; Savage said that while the album "isn't the great disaster that everybody says," he noted that "[i]t was supposed to be the big, big triumphal record" of the period. ^[11] Conversely, Blur's fifth album, the self-titled Blur, was well-received by critics—partly because it showcased a stylistic evolution for the band. Blur is the fifth album by English Alternative rock band Blur. The band moved away from their Parklife-era sound, and their music began to assimilate American lo-fi influences, particularly that of Pavement. "Lo-fi" redirects here For the music genre see Lo-fi music Lo-fidelity redirects here Pavement was an American Indie rock band in the 1990s Although they experienced only moderate commercial success they achieved a significant cult Damon Albarn explained to the NME in January 1997 that "We created a movement: as far as the lineage of British bands goes, there'll always be a place for us", but added, "We genuinely started to see that world in a slightly different way. "^[29]

As the movement began to slow down, many acts began to falter. Though some acts found success with more challenging records—such as Pulp's This Is Hardcore, Supergrass' In It for the Money and Cornershop's When I Was Born for the 7th Time—many acts found the pressure too great and split, or simply faded from the limelight. This Is Hardcore is an album by English band Pulp, first released in March 1998. In It for the Money is the second Album by Supergrass, released in 1997 Cornershop are a British indie band formed in Leicester in 1992 by Wolverhampton -born Tjinder Singh (singer songwriter and Dholaki When I Was Born for the 7th Time is a 1997 Album by Cornershop. Elastica fell victim to drug abuse and did not follow up its 1995 debut album until 1999. For the theory relating to large scale deformations of elastic structures see Elastica Theory. Menswear also failed to follow up their debut, Nuisance, and split. Menswear (sometimes written " Menswe@r " were a short-lived Britpop band in the mid 1990s from Camden in London. In the aftermath of Britpop only Blur and Oasis emerged with their large fanbases more or less intact, Blur by moving away from the Britpop sound at the critical moment that the movement imploded and Oasis by dint of their incredibly loyal following built on years of touring. By contrast Pulp struggled to repeat their former success with subsequent albums and interest in bands such as Cast, Ocean Colour Scene, The Bluetones and Shed Seven evaporated almost overnight. Cast were an English band formed in Liverpool in 1993 by John Power, the former bassist of The La's and Peter Wilkinson Ocean Colour Scene (often abbreviated to OCS) are an English Britpop band from Birmingham. The Bluetones are an English Indie rock band formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1994 Shed Seven are an English Indie rock band from York and were one of the groups that contributed to the Britpop music scene that evolved Some of the bands, sensing their time in the spotlight was up, split whilst others continued recording and releasing records in the face of dwindling sales and critical apathy. Furthermore, many of the newer acts the record industry rushed to sign during the heyday of Britpop sank without trace.

While established acts struggled, attention began to turn to the likes of Radiohead and The Verve, who had been previously overlooked by the British media. Radiohead The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth These two bands—in particular Radiohead—showed considerably more esoteric influences from the 1960s and 1970s, influences that were uncommon among earlier Britpop acts. While Radiohead had found commercial success their 1993 single "Creep" and commercial and critical success with 1995s The Bends, they had attracted little positive attention from the likes of the NME. " Creep " is a song by the English Alternative rock band Radiohead, written by vocalist Thom Yorke. The Bends is the second album by the English Alternative rock band Radiohead. Conversely, the Verve had enjoyed positive reviews, but little success. In 1997, Radiohead and The Verve released their respective efforts OK Computer and Urban Hymns, both of which were and remain widely acclaimed. OK Computer is the third album by English Alternative rock band Radiohead, released on 16 June 1997 Urban Hymns is the third album album by English Rock band The Verve released on September 29 1997.

Aftermath

Blur continued to move away from the movement with their subsequent releases, parting company first with long-time producer Stephen Street in 1997 and eventually with guitarist Graham Coxon in May 2002 during sessions to record their latest album, 2003's Think Tank. Stephen Brian Street is a music producer best known for his work with The Smiths in the 1980s The Sundays and Blur (often regarded as the Graham Leslie Coxon (b 12 March 1969) is an English Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist and painter Think Tank is the seventh and to date the last album by English Alternative rock band Blur, released on 5 May 2003 Coxon later reunited with Street to record his most successful solo albums. Damon Albarn found enormous worldwide success in the 2000s with his electronica/hip hop-influenced project Gorillaz and super group The Good, the Bad and the Queen which featured Simon Tong (formerly of The Verve) and Paul Simonon from legendary punk band The Clash. Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after The Good the Bad & the Queen is the album by an unnamed British Alternative rock supergroup, made up of Damon Albarn, Paul Simon Tong (born July 9th 1972, Lancashire, England) is a Guitarist and Keyboardist who was a member of The Verve Paul Gustave Simonon (born 15 December 1955 is an English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for Punk rock band The Clash. For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were In September 2007, the band reunited with Coxon, though further studio work remain distant possibility.

In 1999, the Verve broke up with frontman Richard Ashcroft embarking on a critically acclaimed solo career. On 26 June 2007 Jo Whiley, on BBC Radio 1, announced the reunion of The Verve's original line-up. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The band embarked on a sell-out UK tour and scheduled an album of new material for release in 2008.

Oasis remained popular, but entered a period of inactivity following Be Here Now. While recording the follow-up in 1999, they suffered after parting company with founding members Bonehead and Guigsy, replaced respectively by Gem Archer (Heavy Stereo) and Andy Bell (Ride). Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (born 23 June 1965, Burnage, Manchester, England) is one of the founding members of English Paul McGuigan (born 9 May 1971 in Manchester) better known by his nickname Guigsy (pronounced "Gwigzee" was one of the four Colin Murray Archer (born December 7 1966 County Durham) better known as Gem Archer (pronounced with a hard 'G' like 'Get' is an Colin Murray Archer (born December 7 1966 County Durham) better known as Gem Archer (pronounced with a hard 'G' like 'Get' is an This article is about the Oasis bandmember and former member of Ride and Hurricane #1; for the lead singer of Erasure, see Andy Ride were a British Shoegazing band The band formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, and officially broke up in 1996 In 2004 longtime drummer and member Alan White left and was replaced by Zak Starkey (Ringo Starr's son), leaving only the Gallagher brothers as original members from the Britpop era. Alan White, born 26 May 1972, in Eltham, South London, is an English drummer most famous as being the 'longtime' drummer Zak Starkey (born 13 September 1965 is an English Drummer, well-known as the first-born child of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (whose real name Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Regardless of line-up changes, Oasis along with Supergrass are the only bands who continue to release notable records on any regular basis, of the many bands who helped propel Britpop in the mid-90s. Both bands released commercially successful albums into the millennium with Oasis' Don't Believe the Truth (2005) reaching #1 and Supergrass' Diamond Hoo Ha (2008) peaking at #19 in the UK charts. Don't Believe the Truth is the sixth studio Album by Oasis, released on 30 May 2005. Diamond Hoo Ha is the sixth Studio album by British rock band Supergrass, released in the UK on 24 March 2008, and

Suede released two more albums in 1999 (Head Music) and 2002 (A New Morning), before eventually breaking up in 2003 . Head Music is the fourth album by Suede, released by Nude Records in 1999 A New Morning is the fifth and final studio album by Suede, released in late 2002 Brett Anderson reunited briefly with Bernard Butler in 2004 in the formation The Tears, who released an album Here Come the Tears the following year. The Tears are a band formed in 2004 by ex- Suede bandmates Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler. Here Come the Tears is the debut album by The Tears, released on June 6, 2005 on Independiente Records. Anderson has since released his first solo self-titled album. Brett Anderson is the first solo release from former Suede and current The Tears frontman Brett Anderson. Pulp followed up 1998's This is Hardcore in 2001 with the Scott Walker-produced We Love Life. This Is Hardcore is an album by English band Pulp, first released in March 1998. Scott Walker can refer to more than one person Scott Walker (singer (born 1943 singer Scott Walker (politician (born 1967 county We Love Life is the seventh studio album by Pulp. Released on 22 October 2001 in the UK it was the band's last album before their current Afterwards they entered an extended hiatus from which they have yet to emerge. Jarvis Cocker reemerged in late 2006 with a well-received solo self-titled album Jarvis that featured other ex-members of Pulp. Jarvis (also known as The Jarvis Cocker Record) is the debut solo album by Pulp vocalist and musician Jarvis Cocker, released in the UK When interviewed, Cocker said that he saw no reason to reunite the band at the moment.

Media

See also

• List of Britpop musicians
• The Britpop Story

References

• Cavanagh, David. Britpop was a genre of Alternative rock music from mid-1990s Britain. The Britpop Story was a documentary aired on BBC Four about the Britpop movement which occurred in Britain during the 1990s The Creation Records Story: My Magpie Eyes Are Hungry for the Prize, 2001.
• Harris, John. Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock. Da Capo Press, 2004. ISBN 0-306-81367-X
• Harris, John. "Modern Life is Brilliant!" NME. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been January 7, 1995. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
• Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop. Passion Pictures, 2004.

Footnotes

External links

• All Music Guide entry for Britpop
• BBC News article on Britpop's 10th anniversary