MB Essential Guide Poll: ***Blur***

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"Blur remind us of the days of the Kinks and Small Faces with a little smidgen of Sex Pistols while encompassing a fresh approach to their unique power/pop/punk plateau. Harmless witty pop that has bite." Zorabeels

Recommended Tracks:

1) Parklife (Parklife)

2) Universal (The Great Escape)

3) Country House (The Great Escape)

4) Tender (13) / This is a Low (Parklife)

5) On Your Own (Blur)

Recommended Album:

Modern Life is Rubbish
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Similar Artists:


The Kinks
Pulp

Further Info:

Blur (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blur – Listen free at Last.fm
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:j9fpxqq5ld0e~T1

Final Thoughts:

"I think album wise they're not all that, but i can't knock their ability for releasing brilliant singles. Their songs unite thousanRAB, whether it's the pop of Girl and Boys or the rock of Song 2 are known by everyone. Props to them, unlike their peers they developed their sound as well." Piss me Off

"They manage to blend a nice mix of quirky songs such as Parklife or Country House amiRABt some great writing on This is a Low or Universal. Never ones to take themselves too seriously, they have let themselves create the music that they want, allowing for a consistently steady change and growth down the line." ToeAndno

 [FONT=&quot]"[/FONT]There is something very British about Blur that I like that, while leading to lower sale figures on the American market, also brought something very special and charming to their music.[FONT=&quot]" The Monkey[/FONT]

[Charmless Men: The Monkey, ToeAndno, Piss Me Off, Sweet Nothing, Minstrel, Zorabeels]
 
Tracks:
1) For Tomorrow
My fav Blur song and such a simple yet catchy chorus
2) Tender
How can you not love the choir one this?
3) Coffee & TV
Graham's urn to shine
4) On Your Own
The old Blur and new one make a great song
5) Chemical World
I can have this stuck in my head all day, love the drums & the watery guitar.

Album:
Modern Life is Rubbish
One of the best albums to come out of the 90's and probably the best to come out of britpop.
http://www.rabroad.com/album-reviews/32745-modern-life-rubbish-blur.html


Similar Artists:
Pulp
Kinks
Suede
Graham Coxon (solo)
 
Nothing. That's what I mean. Bowie was great, but Blur really didn't have a lasting impact on music.

This is just a bad chord progression.
 
Deserving?

If someone asked you about what would be a good start into getting into Blur, you'd say 'sorry, I can think of more deserving artists'?

Lol.

This is not a hall of fame or a reflection on how good/bad the artists are.

:p:
 
I think that as long as the artist isn't the exact same as a better artist, then it's okay. If we had the best artist of Indian Chant on here I would be interested in reading about it.
 
Better than pure indie shite.

And no, I have nothing wrong with current music. But Blur is about as deservest as the rest of the Britpop gang. Just because they were popular doesn't mean that they were that good.
 
It's not a guide to essential artists, though. It's an essential guide to artists, which means it is a place to go if you wanna start out exploring a particular person or band. Not a list of people you should be listening to. Helping people get a good foothold in the artists they want to listen to and explore.
 
Tracks:

1. Pop Scene
2. Yuko And Hiro
3. Country House
5. Parklife
4. The Universal

Album:

Parklife

Similar Artists:

Fool's Garden
Pulp

Thoughts

I used to be a huge fan of Blur in the mid-90s. I thought they were a great, catchy pop band. I can remeraber listening to their albums a ton. Over the years, I've found their albums less and less interesting. Overall, I think their music isn't very lasting, but it's quite strong and enjoyable for a while. I still think a handful of their songs are really cool to listen to. I think they were overrated though, as Teenage Fanclub, Suede and Pulp were superior to them from the same era.
 
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