The 90 s Grunge and Britpop After Prog

The 90 s: Grunge and Britpop • After Prog Rock, Hard Rock, Thrash Metal and the unbeatable Queen, Grunge turned to simpler chord progressions, shorter riffs, and a less virtuosic sound. • The drumming was less complicated • The instrumentals were less showy • The singing was less theatrical

Grunge Listen to “Alive” by Pearl Jam and complete the following sentences • The guitar plays a repeating _ _. • The effect on the guitar is _ _ _ _ _. • In the verse, the drummer plays the _ _ _ drum heavily on beats 2 and 4. • The style of singing is quite rough and edgy

Listen to “Lithium” by Nirvana and complete the following sentences • The verse has a simple structure: the same tune and 4 chords _ _ times • When the chorus (“yeah”) starts, the guitars are _ _ _ _ _ • and the dynamics are suddenly _ _ _ • This contrast is typical of the band’s style • There is a short instrumental, which consists of ………………….

Britpop Listen to “Mile End” by Pulp and copy or complete the following sentences The style of Britpop was more light-hearted than US-based Grunge Pulp sang about ordinary British life, rather than tortured emotions In “Mile End” you can hear high-pitched repeated notes played on the _ _ ___ The singing sounds cleaner than in Grunge

Listen to “The Universal” by Blur In this song, you can hear the influence of 1960 s sound in the reverberant, staccato guitar The harmony is more complicated and varied than in Grunge Like the Beatles, there is some classical influence in Blur’s sound: listen for the solo _ _ _ and the sustained high _ _ _ _