Retro Ed UK | My Top 5 Blur songs of all time @RetroEdUK | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 18 hours ago.
Blur are an English rock band formed in 1988. They're one of my all time favourite groups and here's my Top 5.
The band consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Their debut album, Leisure (1991), incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegaze. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop 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 chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed "The Battle of Britpop".
Blur's self-titled fifth album (1997) saw another stylistic shift, influenced by the lo-fi styles of American indie rock groups, and became their third UK chart-topping album. Its single "Song 2" brought the band mainstream success in the US for the first time. Their next album, 13 (1999) saw the band experimenting with electronic and gospel music, and featured more personal lyrics from Albarn and Coxon. Their seventh album, Think Tank (2003), continued their experimentation with electronic sounds and was shaped by Albarn's growing interest in hip hop and world music, featuring more minimal guitar work. Coxon left early in the sessions for Think Tank, and Blur disbanded after the tour.
In 2009, Blur reunited with Coxon and embarked on a European reunion tour. In the following years, they released several singles and compilations and toured internationally. In 2012, they received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Their eighth album, The Magic Whip (2015), was their first in twelve years and the sixth consecutive Blur studio album to top the British charts. After the Magic Whip tour, Blur went on hiatus until their ninth album, The Ballad of Darren, scheduled for July 2023.
#blur #damonalbarn #gorillaz #britpop #guitar
Popscene youtu.be/XV8CxSO5imQ
Beetlebum youtu.be/WAXnqjUfal4
No Distance Left To Run youtu.be/dgA_DlR8WsM
Under the Westway youtu.be/c1Uw1uD6lXs
Badhead youtu.be/YzSnJ8uePyU
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Blur are an English rock band formed in 1988. They're one of my all time favourite groups and here's my Top 5.
The band consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Their debut album, Leisure (1991), incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegaze. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop 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 chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed "The Battle of Britpop".
Blur's self-titled fifth album (1997) saw another stylistic shift, influenced by the lo-fi styles of American indie rock groups, and became their third UK chart-topping album. Its single "Song 2" brought the band mainstream success in the US for the first time. Their next album, 13 (1999) saw the band experimenting with electronic and gospel music, and featured more personal lyrics from Albarn and Coxon. Their seventh album, Think Tank (2003), continued their experimentation with electronic sounds and was shaped by Albarn's growing interest in hip hop and world music, featuring more minimal guitar work. Coxon left early in the sessions for Think Tank, and Blur disbanded after the tour.
In 2009, Blur reunited with Coxon and embarked on a European reunion tour. In the following years, they released several singles and compilations and toured internationally. In 2012, they received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Their eighth album, The Magic Whip (2015), was their first in twelve years and the sixth consecutive Blur studio album to top the British charts. After the Magic Whip tour, Blur went on hiatus until their ninth album, The Ballad of Darren, scheduled for July 2023.
#blur #damonalbarn #gorillaz #britpop #guitar
Popscene youtu.be/XV8CxSO5imQ
Beetlebum youtu.be/WAXnqjUfal4
No Distance Left To Run youtu.be/dgA_DlR8WsM
Under the Westway youtu.be/c1Uw1uD6lXs
Badhead youtu.be/YzSnJ8uePyU
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Cheers!
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