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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 albumLeisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing and spawned their first UK Top 10 single, 'There’sNo Other Way'. Following a stylistic change in 1992 (influenced by English guitar groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles, TheAnimals and XTC) Blur released 'Popscene' as a stand alone single, this was a commercial flop, but was widely con ...read more
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 albumLeisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing and spawned their first UK Top 10 single, 'There’sNo Other Way'. Following a stylistic change in 1992 (influenced by English guitar groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles, TheAnimals and XTC) Blur released 'Popscene' as a stand alone single, this was a commercial flop, but was widely considered tobe a crucial turning point for the band’s style. Following this, Blur released 3 studio albums in a similar style: Modern Life IsRubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise thebritpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a famous chart battle with rival band Oasis dubbed "TheBattle of Britpop".By the late 1990s, with the release of Blur (1997), the band underwent another reinvention, influenced by the lo-fi styleof American indie rock bands such as Pavement; in the process, Blur finally gained mainstream success in the US with thesingle 'Song 2'. The last album featuring the band’s original lineup, 13 (1999), found Blur experimenting with electronicmusic and gospel music, as Albarn wrote more personal lyrics. In May 2002, Coxon left Blur during the recording of theirseventh album Think Tank (2003). Containing electronic sounds and simpler guitar playing, the album was marked byAlbarn’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 hiatus in 2003, complete withGraham Coxon, for a UK Tour in 2009. Blur headlined the Oxegen Festival in Ireland, Glastonbury and the T in the Park Festivalin the UK, as well as Dates in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Southend and Wolverhampton. The band continues to besporadically active, releasing the single 'Fool’s Day' and the documentary No Distance Left to Run in 2010, and performingseveral concerts in 2012. Two new songs, 'Under the Westway' and 'The Puritan', were released in 2012 leading up to a post-Olympics concert which also features New Order, The Specials and Bombay Bicycle Club. In 2015, Blur released The MagicWhip. « hide |
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