According to this documentary Brit Pop died in 1997 following the death of Princess Diana.
After her death the so called record industry, the people who dictate to young people what they should listen to, decided that people neede cheering up and should listen to things like the Spice Girls and S Club Seven.
If this was true then it was vile and cynical of the record marketing people to use the death of the Princess of Wales as an excuse to kill off Brit Pop.
I think Brit Pop actually died in '97 when Radiohead made a comeback with OK Computer and took the world and critics, universally, by storm.
It was a far more serious approach to making 'proper, intelligent music', not songs you'd hear down the pub and drunkenly sing along to.
I remember it pretty well, loads of other bands appeared on the scene to try and make daring, concept albums mixed with prog rock and experimentation that were big in scope.
It was no longer 'Brit Pop' because it wasn't actually 'pop'.
Even Blurs '13' went into a similar direction.
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