Is it possible for someone to say that he loves music from England/UK in general without sounding like a 15-yeal-old girl from Tumblr (no offence intended, read the rest of the post and you'll understand why)? I guess not.
But let's face it. UK has generated so many quality musicians over the past 50+ years.
And I'm not only talking about these all-time classics.
In the 90s we had a little thing that was called "The Battle of Britpop" between Blur and Oasis.
But none of the bands have stuck to the sound that made them famous.
On one hand, we had Oasis, which evolved into an alternative rock band (not that I have anything against that).
On the other hand, well, we (still) have Damon Albarn. Truly one of the greatest British songwriters ever (at this point this post is getting too subjective. But hey, this is a personal blog after all, right? Right.). A 46-year-old man who already undertook several major changes to his music style. One might say that this would probably produce some kind of an illogical mishmash. He probably wouldn't be mistaken. But this is not the case with Mr. Albarn, as his life experiences directly influenced his songwriting style. After all, his debut solo LP "Everyday Robots" was claimed to be "autobiographical" by many reviewers. I share their opinion.
Have I forgot something? Of course I did. I forgot a lot of things. But if I were to list every single quality band/performer that ever came out of UK, I would probably have to say goodbye to my sleep tonight.
But let me address one more chapter in UK's music industry: EDM.
One of the major things that fascinate me about this country's (popular) music is it's diversity. I've already written about some bands which belong in the guitar-centered sphere of the popular music. But that doesn't stop people from making amazing music that isn't played by instruments at all.
Most of the major EDM genres were born in the UK.
And now we have UKF. While UKF doesn't necessarily acquire musicians solely from the UK, a big part of the artists whose music they share are from the UK.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to find some more quality music that came from this glorious (well, at least for the connoisseurs of music) country, then do some research! Internet is a wonderful place, you know?
But let's face it. UK has generated so many quality musicians over the past 50+ years.
And I'm not only talking about these all-time classics.
In the 90s we had a little thing that was called "The Battle of Britpop" between Blur and Oasis.
But none of the bands have stuck to the sound that made them famous.
On one hand, we had Oasis, which evolved into an alternative rock band (not that I have anything against that).
On the other hand, well, we (still) have Damon Albarn. Truly one of the greatest British songwriters ever (at this point this post is getting too subjective. But hey, this is a personal blog after all, right? Right.). A 46-year-old man who already undertook several major changes to his music style. One might say that this would probably produce some kind of an illogical mishmash. He probably wouldn't be mistaken. But this is not the case with Mr. Albarn, as his life experiences directly influenced his songwriting style. After all, his debut solo LP "Everyday Robots" was claimed to be "autobiographical" by many reviewers. I share their opinion.
Have I forgot something? Of course I did. I forgot a lot of things. But if I were to list every single quality band/performer that ever came out of UK, I would probably have to say goodbye to my sleep tonight.
But let me address one more chapter in UK's music industry: EDM.
One of the major things that fascinate me about this country's (popular) music is it's diversity. I've already written about some bands which belong in the guitar-centered sphere of the popular music. But that doesn't stop people from making amazing music that isn't played by instruments at all.
Most of the major EDM genres were born in the UK.
And now we have UKF. While UKF doesn't necessarily acquire musicians solely from the UK, a big part of the artists whose music they share are from the UK.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to find some more quality music that came from this glorious (well, at least for the connoisseurs of music) country, then do some research! Internet is a wonderful place, you know?
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