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the nineties' loudest argument over who owned guitars, accents, and the moral high ground
oasis vs blurSame chart day, 1995, sold over 700,000 singles
naming sourceCoined by press, hated by most bands it labeled
union jackNoel Gallagher's flag guitar became the era's emblem
cool britanniaBlair courted Britpop stars for political glow
working-class rootsCelebrated kitchen-sink Englishness against grunge's American gloom