Britpop

Britpop is the name given to the music of several British groups who became successful in the mid-1990s, and whose music consciously pays homage to British groups of the 1960s such as the Beatles, the Kinks and the Who . The main Britpop bands are Oasis , who refer back to the Beatles; Blur , whose idols are the Kinks; and Pulp , who are more influenced by the early 1970s, glam-rock sounds of David Bowie. All these bands demonstrate a strong awareness...