INTRODUCTION IN THE NINETIES
The Nineties show mans worst side as Ethnic Cleansing is carried out in Rwanda and The Balkans, The Gulf War begins and ends quickly following Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait when Allied Forces led by the US end it quickly, After many years of White Rule Apartheid ends in South Africa, The World Wide Web grow in leaps and bounds and together with the growth of mobile phones change our lives forever.
POPULAR GENRES
GRUNGE Grunge was the genre that defined the decade. Grunge can be described as a mixture of punk and heavy metal. It features a slower pace than punk, distorted guitars, heavy bass lines, dark and angsty lyrics, dissonance, terraced dynamics, and often a stop/start song structure. With a style of clothing that gives the appearance of being dirty and not cared for. BRITPOP Britpop was the name used to call the British pop/rock groups of the music of the 90s. Their sounds were based on the guitar, with influences from British groups of the sixties such as the Beatles, the Who and the Kinks, the 1980s British post-punk, elements of 1980s British glam rock and "new pop". TECHNO It picked up the tradition of hip-hop styles and mixes, from the seventies. The German group Kraftwerk has already begun to mix everyday sounds, laying the foundations for what would later become techno. The characteristics of this musical style consist of a pulsation formed by electronic means, which picks up rhythm. In addition, there is usually an absence of voices, in many songs. |
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IMPORTANT NEWS AND EVENTS
- Nelson Mandela is released from prison in South Africa and becomes the leader of the ANC.
- One of the most completed T. Rex fossils is found in South Dakota and it is named "Sue" after the paleontologist that discovered it.
- The lead singer of the band Queen, Freddie Mercury, died from AIDS.
- Euro Disney is opened in France.
- Princess Diana and Prince Charles get divorced.
- The Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, Georgia.
- The first Harry Potter book is published by author J.K. Rowling.
- The search engine Google is founded.
POPULAR SINGERS
OASIS
The band has it's origin in a group called "The rain", formed by some high school classmates. It singer was Liam Gallagher, guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and drummer Tony McCarroll. Their first singer was "Supersonic", one of the best compositions produced by the group. |
SPICE GIRLS
Spice Girls is a british pop music group founded in 1994, and composed by the singers Geri Halliwell, Melanie C, Victoria Beckham, Melanie B and Emma Bunton. They have more than 100 milion records sold, and are considered the most succesful girl group in the history of music, due to their impact. |