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The Battle of Britpop

The Battle of Britpop. August 1995. Blur - ‘Country House’. Oasis - ‘Roll With It’. Britpop. Key points…. Pulp. 1992 - 1997. Elastica. ‘Declaring war on America’. Suede. London. Saint Etienne. Guitar orientated. Supergrass. Blur. Celebrating ‘Britishness’. Working-class

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The Battle of Britpop

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  1. The Battle of Britpop August 1995

  2. Blur - ‘Country House’ Oasis - ‘Roll With It’

  3. Britpop Key points… Pulp • 1992 - 1997 Elastica • ‘Declaring war on America’ Suede • London Saint Etienne • Guitar orientated Supergrass Blur • Celebrating ‘Britishness’

  4. Working-class • Northern • Second album • Highly successful • Southern • University students • Fourth album • Gaining success

  5. ‘The Battle’ • Blur’s changed release date • The importance of having a ‘No 1’ • Album release dates • Length of time at No 1 BBC news

  6. Media construction • NME developed the ‘battle’ • Followed by the local/ national/ international press Considerations… • Harris - ‘unprecedented level of ubiquity’ • Mitchell - ‘nationalist British music press’ • Cavanagh - ‘face-off’ between classes/ North vs. South

  7. Classification • Guitar driven • Bennett - ‘a marketing strategy’ Considerations… • Recollections of the 1960’s • Moore - ‘incapable of originality’

  8. ‘British-ness’ • Gilbert & Pearson - ‘excluded an extraordinary range’ • Reitsamer - ‘British guitar pop = white masculinity’ Considerations… • Cloonan - ‘white, male, heterosexual artists’ • Mitchell - ‘introspective pop nationalism and nostalgia’

  9. Zeitgeist • New Labour - a time for change • Harrison - ‘plugged into British heritage and culture Considerations… • Cloonan - ‘national booster of economic export’ • ‘Cool Britannia’ • Bennett - ‘a ‘flag waving’ traditionalist view’

  10. Any questions??

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