What do teenagers think of Britpop?

Goldstone Rapper

Rediffusion PlayerofYear

Jan 19, 2009

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BN3 7DE

• Aug 30, 2014

• #1

The mid-1990s was my era for getting into music in a big way. Strange to think that it was twenty years ago. As a teenager then, punk and new wave in the 1970s seemed like a lifetime before.

Does anyone know how current teenagers view the Britpop era? Is it considered a golden age where 'we all' went to Knebworth to watch Oasis, where 'we all' were having street battles over whether 'Roll With It' was a better song than Blur's 'Country House'? Or it is a mere footnote in history? And, from a current teen perspective, how well known are the other bands, such as Pulp, Garbage, Kula Shaker, Ocean Colour Scene, Elastica, Cast and Bluetones?

Hopefully, some of you with teenage kids (or are teenagers now) can enlighten me...

 

gregbrighton

New member

Aug 10, 2014

2,059

Brighton

• Aug 30, 2014

• #2

Looking back, I thought some of it was pretentious shit.

 

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albionfan37

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Aug 14, 2014

4,154

What’s it called? Cumbernauld

• Aug 30, 2014

• #3

i dont care what teenagers think the 90s was a golden era with quality and strentgh in depth akin to the albions squad today

 

Jim Van Winkle

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Jul 14, 2010

3,125

Hawaii

• Aug 30, 2014

• #4

Oasis still get played on my local indie/rock/alternative radio station. The classics from Definitely Maybe and (What's the Story) Morning Glory have stood the test of time.

As I've got older and my knowledge of the indie scene has waned through family life and work. I find myself revisiting Blur's contribution to this era of popular culture and enjoying it more so than when I was a teenager. I was truly in the Oasis camp.

Everybody loves the music from their teenage years. One reason being it's the first time you have control over anything in your life - the ability to spend money thinking you have made a informed decision. In hindsight you haven't really you've just been sold a product from a corporate music suit. It was interesting to watch the Live Forever documentary a few years back and seeing Damon Albarn's reaction to what he thought of the Brit Pop movement. I've don't think I've ever seen a man so uncomfortable - obviously in hindsight he regrets getting involved in the whole Blur V Oasis showdown but I am sure the $$$ eases the pain.

For me, I look back with a huge degree of nostalgia thinking of the time between 93-97. Enjoying Brit Pop and Euro'96. Discovering birds and booze. Amazing, carefree times.

 

Mellotron

I've asked for soup

Jul 2, 2008

31,831

Brighton

• Aug 30, 2014

• #5

Mostly utter bollocks. A few good bands. AWFUL fashion.

 

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Husty

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Oct 18, 2008

11,991

• Aug 30, 2014

• #6

It's far, far from 'all that'. Most teenagers today could tell you the big oasis hits, couldn't identify anything by blur or name any brotpop bands beyond that

and with good reason frankly.

 

BBassic

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Jul 28, 2011

12,309

• Aug 30, 2014

• #7

Who cares? Teenagers, by and large, don't even know what they like now let alone having an opinion on "old people" music.

 

Ali_rrr

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Feb 4, 2011

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Utrecht, NL

• Aug 30, 2014

• #8

Me personally, I only like Oasis from that era. Some Blur songs are alright, but Oasis are one of my favourite bands.