People thought Britpop was some kind of export sensationwhen all it actually seems to have been was the last death cough of guitar-based bands.
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Thu 5 Sep 2024, 10:54,
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Last gasp of chart music and singles, wasn't it?The internet broke things soon after.
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monkeon schmonkeon,
Thu 5 Sep 2024, 14:28,
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Nah, the dj craze hit after Britpopand consequently shitloads of dance music record sales.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum,
Thu 5 Sep 2024, 15:09,
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Probably.Though DJs and media trained pop stars hardly helped keep it fun for the music press.
Britpop died 17 March 1997 when Sean Maguire released Today's The Day.
Top of The Pops ended 30 July 2006.
Somewhere between those dates the charts became meaningless.
(Britpop died 17 March 1997 when Sean Maguire released Today's The Day.
Top of The Pops ended 30 July 2006.
Somewhere between those dates the charts became meaningless.
monkeon schmonkeon,
Thu 5 Sep 2024, 15:57,
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That was also the time mp3 was establishing itself as the pirate's choiceand music essentially became free for a lot of people. Also the time that social media and massive online games were taking over people's TV time.
( brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum,
Thu 5 Sep 2024, 17:50,
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it became free long before thathome taping killed the music industry
( JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks,
Thu 5 Sep 2024, 22:46,
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Oh yeah I forgot that tapes were free. brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum,
Fri 6 Sep 2024, 17:29,
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