How was britpop different to the Spice girls and boy bands of the 90s?

Answer 1

It was infinitely better.

In all seriousness (although the fact that britpop is way better than the girl or boy bands of the 90s is obvious)... britpop rose to prominence in the 90s too, but I guess one way it differed was in that it was very specifically English, and tended to be pretty Anglo-centric. Also, it was more guitar based and not focused on choreographed dances (thank god). Britpop was also kind of a reaction to American grunge, too. Like, Noel Gallagher (Oasis) said that he wrote Live Forever because he was sick of bands like Nirvana singing about how they hate themselves and they want to die. That's the main thrust of the quote, I can't remember the whole thing.


I mean, the most popular boy bands were American (N*Sync, Backstreet Boys, etc) and the most popular girl band was clearly the Spice Girls, but... britpop was catchy, guitar-based, Anglocentric and awesome. That is all you need to know about britpop.


You can't really even fairly compare britpop bands like Supergrass or Suede or Oasis or Blur or Pulp or the Boo Radleys or Menswear or even Black Grape or Cast. It's just not the same.