Brit Pop Presentation

Brit Pop Kevin Mok

Brit Pop • Subgenre of Alternative Rock. • Appear from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s. • Brit Pop bands were influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. • Brit Pop was 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.

Brit Pop •

Stylistic Origins – – – –

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Cultural origins

– early 1990s – United Kingdom

Typical instruments – – – – –

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Alternative rock Indie rock Indie pop Madchester

Vocals Guitar Bass Drums Keyboards

Mainstream popularity

– Popular from the mid-to late-1990s. late-1990s

Brit Pop Bands • OASIS – Formed in Manchester, 1991 – Originally known as “The Rain”. – 8 U.K number 1 singles, 15 NME awards, 5 Brit Awards, 9 Q awards and 4 MTV Europe Music Awards. – Sold over 90 million records. – Biggest Rivalry- Blur

Brit Pop Bands • BLUR – Formed in London in 1989. – 4 Q awards, 1 Smash Hits, 1 Brits Awards, 2 NME awards, 1 Ivor Novello Awards, 1 South Bank Show and 1 MOJO Awards. – Biggest Rivalry- Oasis

Brit Pop Bands • Other Bands -The Boo Radleys

-The Stone Roses