In which The Curmudgeons hop into the phone booth and travel back to the time when Britpop ruled the world during the heart of the 1990s. What was Britpop? Most specifically, it was a call to rock 'n' roll arms by a swath of young, hungry bands peeved at America's cultural imperialism of the era. The music swayed and blasted with confidence, and its pop structures were tight, tuneful--and, as a result, titanic. We start this series of episodes in the early 1990s, in 1992 and 1993. We cover Britpop artists such as Blur, Suede, Pulp, Elastica and The Verve on this episode. Yet we also cover what we call "Britpop adjacent" acts like PJ Harvey, Radiohead and The Cranberries, whose own Britishness seeped its way into groundbreaking music they were making in their own right.
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(00:52 - 02:55) - Arturo sets the parameters for our discussion of early Britpop
(05:44 - 16:56) - The Parallel Universe, featruing reviews of recent albums from Bob Vylan and Sault
(17:55 - 51:54) - We describe the British music of the early 1990s and the forces that shaped Britpop, plus we kick off a lightning round of great Britpop singles from 1992 and 1993
(53:08 - 01:15:11) - We analyze important and vital British records from PJ Harvey, The Verve, Radiohead and Blur
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