Who Influenced Britpop?

Who Influenced Britpop?
Britpop bands were strongly influenced by the British guitar music of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly British Invasion groups The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, and The Small Faces; glam rock artists such as David Bowie and T. Rex; and punk rock bands like the The Jam, the Buzzcocks and Wire.

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Accordingly, who created Britpop?

Britpop, movement of British rock bands in the 1990s that drew consciously on the tradition of melodic, guitar-based British pop music established by the Beatles.

Also, what characterized Britpop? Britpop. A form of rock music produced by British bands in the 1990s and characterized by memorable guitar-driven tunes, a brash outgoing attitude, and a pre-occupation with British as opposed to American cultural experience.

Likewise, what caused Britpop?

Specific influences vary: Blur and Oasis drew from the Kinks, early Pink Floyd and the Beatles, respectively, while Elastica had a fondness for arty punk rock, notably Wire. Regardless, Britpop artists project a sense of reverence for British pop sounds of the past.

Are Arctic Monkeys Britpop?

Ostensibly, the 1975 is a Britpop band too, as long as we're working from a loose definition of Britpop that doesn't confine the genre to its mid-'90s heyday. Arctic Monkeys and the 1975 pretty much textbook examples of “rock” and “pop” respectively, or “authentic” vs. “prepackaged” if you like.

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What killed Britpop?

Hard drugs: As the Britpop years lurched on, the drugs got harder and the music got weaker. Heroin gave us Blur's woe-filled, introspective '13'. Cocaine use gave us Oasis' overblown, self-important 'Be Here Now'. By the end, drugs had sucked the fun from Britpop.

What style of music is Oasis?

Rock
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