Brit pop

1990s

Oasis

Brit Pop arrived in the early 1990s in part as a reaction to the dominance of American Grunge bands. It was usually guitar-and-drum based rock, sometimes with orchestral backing. Though varying in musical style, bands such as Blur, Oasis and Pulp were all labelled Brit Pop.

Brit Pop is an eclectic sound drawing on many musical styles of the previous 40 years - especially the music of The Beatles, Mod bands of the 60s like The Who, Rocker bands like The Rolling Stones, and Punk bands like The Sex Pistols .

As with The Stones and The Beatles, some Brit Pop bands achieved success in America and emerged as 'superstars'.