Brit Pop V New Wave

[Remi Moses]

Just wondering if fellow woofers think one is better than the other?

[LostDoggy]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

What about punk and grunge?

[azabob]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

Just wondering if fellow woofers think one is better than the other?

Name some brit pop bands and some new wave bands.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

Brit pop? Oasis, blur, pulp, etc

[Bornadog]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

New Wave

New Order, Japan, Flock of Seagulls, Tears for Fears, Talk Talk,

Can go on forever.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

I do like Talk talk but Brit pop for me

[chef]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

Brit Pop for me, as I loved bands like Supergrass, Coldplay, Blur and Ash throughout the 90's. I am probably a bit young to appreciate New Wave fully but still have a strong love for The Cure and Split Enz.

[AndrewP6]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

Probably New Wave for mine... in my younger years, liked a lot of groups/artists that fit into that category. Not so keen on the Britpop....

[mighty_west]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

Probably New Wave for mine... in my younger years, liked a lot of groups/artists that fit into that category. Not so keen on the Britpop....

Ditto, so it's basically 80's vs 90's, i didn't mind a bit of Brit pop here & there, but New Wave for mine.

[mjp]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

Huh?

Isn't "New Wave" all the stuff from the late '70s/early '80s - Talking Heads, Blondie, Elvis Costello, Romantics feeding into the ska stuff that Madness put out along with bands like the Cure etc etc? You even sometimes here bands like Simple Minds, Human League etc thrown into this bucket sometimes.

And Brit Pop was the post-grunge stuff that came out of London after Nevermind came out...you are looking at Supergrass, Suede, Happy Mondays - all that Hacienda club stuff. I guess the Stone Roses are part of this - Oasis, Blur, Pulp and all that came a bit later but I guess it gets lumped in.

I read ColdPlay getting mentioned...well, there is a 4-letter word beginning with S that sums them up quite well but they aren't part of the Brit Pop acts.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

What about punk and grunge?

I'd have punk over grunge. Just couldn't take to those grunge bands from the mid 90's.

[chef]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

I read ColdPlay getting mentioned...well, there is a 4-letter word beginning with S that sums them up quite well but they aren't part of the Brit Pop acts.

I agree i shouldn't have lumped them in with the other bands, but i don't agree with the sh*t part(their first two albums anyway).

[LostDoggy]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

I'd have punk over grunge. Just couldn't take to those grunge bands from the mid 90's.

I would have thought grunge was really over by the time Cobain died which is early 94. At its peak grunge was pretty good. Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Alice in chains, Soundgarden, etc
Then there is Shoegazer. Ride, My Bloody Valentine, etc.

As for New Wave I think Mjp is right there, bornadog's list is maybe more New Romantic?

They all probably had good and bad artists.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

And Brit Pop was the post-grunge stuff that came out of London after Nevermind came out...you are looking at Supergrass, Suede, Happy Mondays - all that Hacienda club stuff. I guess the Stone Roses are part of this - Oasis, Blur, Pulp and all that came a bit later but I guess it gets lumped in.

Maybe thats the Madchester scene?

[Mofra]

Re: Brit Pop V New Wave

Brit Pop for me - not really into it too much, new wave/new romantic I never really liked.

Can't believe Stoner has escaped a mention so far. Even ignoring seminal acts like Blue Cheer or 70s metal like Black Sabbath, you have Kyuss, Fu Manchu, Clutch, Tumbleweed, QOTSA; all awesome acts.