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Basically I think the good thing about Britpop (and Haus has covered a lot of what I wanted to say about the uses and abuses of the term) was that it (re?)introduced to the British 'indie' scene the following ideas:
1) Not only is it okay to sell as many records as possible, it is a desirable thing.
2) Not only is it okay to be stylish and good-looking, it is a desirable thing.
3) Not only is it okay to write extremely catchy and hummable tunes, it is a desirable thing.
4) The likes of Pearl Jam are awful awful shite.
It sure had its bad points though (a refusal to take anything seriously except itself, an obsession with surface, an obsession with the past, often a dreadful parochialism, a strong anti-political and anti-progressive streak in certain cases, I could go on...). |
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