Is there any originality left in British rock? It all went downhill after Oasis. They are not musically inventive or lyrically adventurous. They write simple three chord singalongs. In the golden days of Britpop, Blur fastidiously ripped off the Kinks, but the songwriting arrangements were exquisite, and such attention to detail is not at all common. Now, Travis write simple three chord singalongs. Catatonia write simple three chord singalongs. Stereophonics write simple three chord singalongs. Yes, the songs are frequently great. But it's the slightly different sketch on a single template.