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Colchester, England (1989 – 2004, 2009 – present)
Blur are an English alternative rock band that formed in Colchester, England in 1989. The four members of the band are: Damon Albarn (vocals), Graham Coxon (guitar), Alex James (bass guitar) and Dave Rowntree (drums). Blur’s debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change in 1992—influenced by English guitar groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles and XTC—Blur released 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.
In December 2008, Blur announced that they would be reforming for the first time since their informal breakup in 2004, complete with Graham Coxon, for shows at Hyde Park, London in mid-2009.
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.
In December 2008, Blur announced that they would be reforming for the first time since their informal breakup in 2004, complete with Graham Coxon, for shows at Hyde Park, London in mid-2009.
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Beetlebum
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Country House
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Tender
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End of a Century
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The Universal
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There's No Other Way
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Charmless Man
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To the End
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No Distance Left to Run
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Girls and Boys
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On Your Own
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Out of Time
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Shoutbox
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stop_jackin_it wrote:
Because the last 2 or 3 weeks it wasn't scrobblng. Back to business... sadly because lazy people will continue just to listen Song 2 and not digging anything else...
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Daniblur_05 wrote:
o__O Song 2 not is number one ??
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spacerockboy wrote:
who killed 'Song 2' ?????????
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ThePopSong wrote:
Song 2 isn't bad, it's just too friggin' commercial. My problem with it is that it is liked by the people I hate. The people who dig Song 2 don't know what Never Clever, Magpie or No Monsters In Me are. Of course, I don't need to preach to the converted here, but all the albums are great, regardless of the commercial tracks/singles.
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riffraff1258 wrote:
i think their best song is tender.
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riffraff1258 wrote:
song 2 is sucks :/
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FeNdErTeLeMuSiK wrote:
Grew up Obsessed with this band, trying to play guitar like Coxo and trying to look like Albarn. 13>Blur>Parklife>MLIR>Great Escape>Leisure <3
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jimmyfish wrote:
I was sure, that song-rate of Blur will look like: ----------------song 2 -- tender - -
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Corblimeyguvnor wrote:
Memo to Alex: NEVER wear leather trousers again
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sokolovss wrote:
Me too =) That's great!
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GUTI_4ever wrote:
I can scrooble SONG 2 yeah!!!
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inwidhlemmas wrote:
plz come to America kthnxbai
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Bekonchick wrote:
<3 blur :)
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pixiedustedd wrote:
fun[ny] stuff
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kusin-jean wrote:
Best band
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braffjeezy wrote:
wish i'd seen them live...the drums are great on the song Battle off 13 though
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ATKINS175 wrote:
Lastfm you dumb cunts fix the Song2 scrobble
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morganator77 wrote:
whats happened to song 2 haha gotta admit its one of their songs that has 'umph'!! i really want to see them live because when i listen to their songs none of them are that loud and i feel the drummer seems a bityboring, but hey im not an expert, anyone got input? or has seen them live?
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themagicalx1 wrote:
Not really.
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adamzZz wrote:
Stats without Song 2 look so much better.
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