Talk:Music of the United Kingdom (1990s-2000s)

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"Later in the 1990s and into the next millennium, melodic British rock groups like Radiohead and Coldplay achieved great critical and commercial success."

Of course part of that sentence is correct. However, I think I am correct in saying that Coldplay didn't break through until 2000 with 'Yellow', etc. So some clarification is needed here. Perhaps there should also be a bit (in the rock section) about the decline of Britpop in the late-90s, and how bands reacted to this (such as Blur, with their eponymous album and 13, in comparison to the constant rock 'n roll by numbers of Oasis, and the impact of records from bands that weren't part of the Britpop scene as such, i.e. OK Computer?)--Richj1209 20:44, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

I've written some stuff in the alternative rock article you can probably use to talk about this stuff. WesleyDodds 18:27, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] is it not music?

How can you descibe the UK music of this period without mentioning the Spice Girls and other boy/girl bands? OK, it's not my taste in music either but from the perspective of the average music listener this might be regarded as the most relevant theme in music of the period. Or is it not "music"?

[edit] Time for a new era?

I think this article does not cover the music from the present. i think a new article should be created for the 2000s, so music from that era can be more emphasised.

Agreed, the article covers music up to the late 90s, but tails off and the recent resurgence of indie and new britpop, for example the success of the Arctic Monkeys, as well as a decided drop in 'pop' music as it was when the spice girls were at their height. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.105.227.16 (talk) 21:36, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dance music heavy

Why is this topic so dance music heavy? Nothing against it, but there was a lot more to other genres than what this page seems to suggest.