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Yes, Britpop on the whole wasn't the funkiest music ever made. That's a really profound insight, Simon.
But what the better Britpop bands lacked in funkiness they made up for in superb melodies and songcraft, which is the real reason, Simon, why rock fans like me loved these bands. Not because we're racist, pathetically "Anglophile" or vaguely insecure in our sexuality! What an asinine and insulting argument.
During the early '90s, American rock was mired in drab, fourth-generation rip-offs of Nirvana and British bands like Oasis, Blur and Supergrass were making music that was fresh, vibrant and catchy as hell. But I guess to a certain strain of self-hating rock critic, that's not enough. You have to lay down a funky breakbeat or some world music trappings, maybe get in a guest rapper -- suddenly you're "innovative" and thus more worthy or a four-star review.
