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Some bands such as the Mock Turtles and The Soup Dragons completely reinvented their sound and look to fit in with the new scene and had appropriate success afterwards. This led some critics to accuse baggy bands of bandwagon-jumping and derivative songwriting. Indeed many bands such as Candy Flip could be said to have little musical value outside the fashions of the scene. There was also a cross over between dance and indie and vice versa. BANDS Bands in the indie-dance era of pop music can be divided into camps, the acts who could be described as baggy (usulally the ' Madchester ' acts plus a few others such as Flowered Up from London) and those who were indie-dance (like, for example Jesus Jones , who were more Techno inspired) Baggy and Madchester acts
Indie-Dance Acts It can be argued that The Farm rode the crest of this wave and could be said to be a perfect example of the genre. Many Madchester bands could also be described as Baggy and vice versa. LEGACY Some Baggy bands disappeared after the scene was no longer popular but some evolved into solid Indie Rock bands who remained popular throughout the 1990s . For these Britpop was yet another chance for success. The Charlatans and Blur are good examples of ex Baggy bands who retained their popularity, although little trace of the Baggy sound and look remained. Today the style of 'baggy' has been eclipsed by the ' Grunge ' and 'britpop' eras, with many of the lesser bands forgotten. Apart from tribute acts like The Complete Stone Roses , the style has been absent from the indie arena, with acts like the 2001 Manchester band Waterfall failing to interest record companies with their revival sound. |