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Colchester, England (1989 – 2003, 2008 – present)
Blur is an alternative rock band which formed in Colchester, England in 1989. The band consists of Damon Albarn (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Graham Coxon (guitar, vocals), Alex James (bass) and Dave Rowntree (drums). Blur’s debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and Shoegazing and spawned their first UK Top 10 single, There’s No Other Way. Following a stylistic change in 1992 (influenced by English guitar groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles, The Animals and XTC) Blur released “Popscene” as a stand alone single, this was a commercial flop, but was widely considered to be a crucial turning point for the band’s style.
Following this, Blur released 3 studio albums in a similar style: Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a famous chart battle with rival band Oasis dubbed “The Battle of Britpop”.
By the late 1990s, with the release of Blur (1997), the band underwent another reinvention, influenced by the lo-fi style of American indie rock bands such as Pavement; in the process, Blur finally gained mainstream success in the US with the single, “Song 2”. The last album featuring the band’s original lineup, 13 (1999) found Blur experimenting with electronic music and gospel music, as Albarn wrote more personal lyrics. In May 2002, Coxon left Blur during the recording of their seventh album Think Tank (2003). Containing electronic sounds and simpler guitar playing, the album was marked by Albarn’s growing interest in hip-hop and African music.
There’s No Other Way. Following a stylistic change in 1992 (influenced by English guitar groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles, The Animals and XTC) Blur released “Popscene” as a stand alone single, this was a commercial flop, but was widely considered to be a crucial turning point for the band’s style.
Following this, Blur released 3 studio albums in a similar style: Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a famous chart battle with rival band Oasis dubbed “The Battle of Britpop”. By the late 1990s, with the release of Blur (1997), the band underwent another reinvention, influenced by the lo-fi style of American indie rock bands such as Pavement; in the process, Blur finally gained mainstream success in the US with the single, “
Song 2”. The last album featuring the band’s original lineup, 13 (1999) found Blur experimenting with electronic music and gospel music, as Albarn wrote more personal lyrics. In May 2002, Coxon left Blur during the recording of their seventh album Think Tank (2003). Containing electronic sounds and simpler guitar playing, the album was marked by Albarn’s growing interest in hip-hop and African music.
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diogoxara wrote:
best britpop band. kicks oasis in the nuts (if they have any)
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netoerhard wrote:
http://www.lastfm.com.br/music/Blur/+images/73505200
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ldy_vanilla wrote:
Coffee & TV music video of the cutest I've ever seen ^_^
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McSantosch wrote:
Glad to see someone who also sees the achievement Blur made with songs like Caramel and BIYL @flash_flem.
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sallycinnamon_ wrote:
really? crazy beat is so much worse than song 2!
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flash_flem wrote:
Battery in your leg and Caramel! Is it possible to make more beautiful songs than those two?
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ticklemeelbow wrote:
@twbc88 I love Song 2, but I can't pick a song honestly that I like the least...not off the top of my head anyways. I think Song 2 is my 4 yr old daughter's favorite to sing along with too.
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mk79 wrote:
@twbc88: Crazy Beat, My Ark, Charmless Man, Birthday.. you know, to name a few.
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twbc88 wrote:
yeah in what way is song 2 an oasis piss take?
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AranRyan wrote:
Song 2 doesn't have anything to do with Oasis
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obedgloria wrote:
i've been into the great escape lately its really good
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bluemondayuk wrote:
twbc88 - you surely have to appreciate the irony of an Oasis piss-take track being Blur's most scrobbled? I'm sure Alex James can.
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twbc88 wrote:
@EleanorAlys at least country house is fun in a silly kind of way. but yeah, not brilliant...
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orpheusandsons wrote:
:')
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EleanorAlys wrote:
@twbc88 Country House?
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twbc88 wrote:
It's depressing that song 2 has so many more listens than anything else. honestly, it has to be their worst song. i challenge you to give me a worse blur song.
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eloahmatta wrote:
So give me coffee and TV, easily... I've seen so much, I'm going blind and I'm brain dead virtually. Sociability is hard enough for me. Take me away from this big bad world and agree to marry me. So we can start over again! <3
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Tribute to Megaupload R.I.P: http://www.lastfm.es/group/We'll+miss+you%2C+Megaupload
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JulioFederer wrote:
Modern Life is Rubbish ♥♥
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GeronkoMan wrote:
13 and Blur are forking classics. First band I've been excited about in years.
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