NO ONE ASKED

My favourite Britpop band is Oasis, I don’t think any band came close to matching the longevity of their popularity. I mean I’ve seen the Gallaghers live eight times in total, and still haven’t got bored of those songs. I think what they managed to do was transcend the level of Blur and the rest of the big four and made it something completely different. There’s a reason why 250,000 people turned up to Knebworth the first time round and 25 years later 180,000 turned up to watch Liam play there again. My least favourite Britpop band is probably someone group like Ocean Colour Scene, Kula Shaker or Supergrass, the less famous ones essentially. I think that the music in the Britpop scene had the tendency to be very similar and it was easy for bands to release turgid records which didn’t instil hope in the listener. I’m not knocking what they do, and I am pleased they all found some level of success, it’s more than what I’ve done. I just think why would I listen to someone like Shed Seven when I can listen to Oasis or Blur or Suede instead?

I do have to agree with Jane on this one and say Common People by Pulp. I think the song has it all, its very catchy for a start, it has humorous lyrics and a swagger about it. It is an ode to common people just like you or me. Failing that I think Country House by Blur is up there, the significance in the Battle of Britpop, the obvious references to art school sensibilities and the fact that Damien Hirst directed the video all make it something that captures the essence of the time period. Although they are my faves, I don’t think Oasis really have a song that captured Britpop, I don’t even really think they were Britpop in the first place. A can of worms I know, I don’t have the time to even begin my reasoning here, maybe I’ll have to write another zine covering this topic!