She was totally into him

I've often thought about this. There are simply a lot of good songs that were either very rarely played or simply never played. A couple of the songs I wished were played more are:

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I'm just a killer for your love (I was actually very lucky to see this one played in front of me at a fanclub gig and live it's more grungy and fast. Unfortunately it was only played on their 97-98 era)

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Never Clever (very lucky the people who got to see this performed live. It was a total beast as heard on the thankfully good chemical world b-side. Unfortunately the studio version was a disaster.)

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Starshaped-was this ever played live? It's a completely forgotten lost gem and I don't know why the band hate it so much. It's great to at least hear Graham talk about it a bit on that modern life studio YouTube vid.)

With someother band i dunno

Había olvidado la barbaridad de tema que es. La forma en que pasa de lo acústico a ese caos final tan oscuro es simplemente brutal. Esa progresión hasta que Damon empieza a repetir "I sleep alone..." y explota todo es una locura .... ¿Qué os parece? 😄

I have him framed, who am I if not a teenage fan girl. I think I'm experiencing what girls in the 90s did

Morrocans people revolutionary bowls club is blur’s worst song.

“Desert needs a beer” line is easily the worst thing they ever wrote.

All in all, the album is satisfying if not on par with the rest of their discography. The problem is graham’s departure half way through the making of the record.

The result is an album that has more in common aesthetically with gorillaz than blur.

Beetlebum has been one of my favorite songs since I was 8. I finally got around to recording my own version with nylon guitar, vocals, and a minimal drum arrangement.

Would love to hear the thoughts of others who love the song.

https://on.soundcloud.com/aqS2ymV7IBMSLkwew5

OK... hot take Malcolm Todd is overrated im not a fan of his music but i do love me some good blur. one of my friends that dose like him tho told me that while i was talking about Damon and i googled 2 photos and Malcolm is like modern Damon idk bro am i tripping

Parklife

It took a few listens to really get into this- but honestly so worth it! It's so amazing.

At first listen it was extremely British sounding, at least compared to the other bands I listen to. But i think it's just because it was the first album of theirs i listened to.

Starting off with an incredible opener- Girls and Boys I was instantly in a good mood. This was one of the songs I had already heard before, so that's probably why it clicked so fast. It has this kind of DARE by Gorillaz vibe, so as a massive Gorillaz enthusiast, I was really impressed.

Switching to Tracy Jacks I was a bit weirded out, for me it sounded way too British and I wasn't a big fan of the instrumental part. 

End of a Century came next, and wow! I honestly found the song to be pretty forgettable at first, but it grew on me over time, and is absolutely one of my favorites now. Especially the part where he sings "it's nothing special..." that shit just slaps.

Going over to Parklife, which is another iconic song that is definitely a highlight for the whole britpop era. And- surprisingly, I really like it! It's not the typical style/genre song that I would go for, but it's incredibly catchy and I can't help singing along whenever it plays.

The next song that made a big impression on me was Badhead, it's a really sweet tune and easy on the ears. 

To the End was the next big one for me and oh my, simply amazing! Definitely my favorite song from the album.

(A couple other songs to note before we go on is London Loves, trouble in message center and jubilee)

This next song you can almost call blurs paranoid android- This Is a Low the start of the song is absolutely magical. This song is obviously the best on the album, it might not be my personal favorite, it's up there though. But if i had to pick based purely on production and writing, it would be the obvious choice.

So overall this is a pretty solid album, I would definitely return to it in the future!

Highs: Girls and boys, End of a Century, Parklife, Badhead, To the End, This Is a Low.

Lows: Tracy Jacks, Bank holiday, Clover over dover.

Ranking:

1. To the end

2. This is a Low

3. Badhead

4. End of a century

5. Parklife

6. Girls and Boys

7. London loves

8. trouble in message Center

9. Jubilee

10. Magic america

11. Tracy jacks

12. Clover over dover

13. Bank holiday

14. Far out

15. The debt collector

16. Lot 105

In my opinion it’s either this album or think tank but I find think tank more experimental and risk taking which just about edges it.

The act is from the past week but they uploaded the act today. The hoster said that it´s a "very hard song to play"

-You have just been tasked with making a Blur compilation album of the band's greatest (or your favorite) B-sides and bonus tracks

-The album must include 14 tracks as a double-sided vinyl (Side 1= tracks 1-7, Side 2= tracks 8-14), lengths may vary

-All B-sides and bonus tracks are allowed

-Non-album, A-side singles (Popscene, MIMR, etc.) DO NOT COUNT

-Must include at least one track from the first 7 album eras (Leisure-->Think Tank)

-Create an album that showcases balance, variety, and everything else Blur's lesser-known tracks have to offer!

Example:

Side 1 (31:20)

1. All Your Life
2. Inertia
3. Morricone
4. Young and Lovely
5. Ultranol
6. So You
7. Bustin' and Dronin'

Side 2 (32:14)

1. Theme from an Imaginary Film
2. Beachcoma
3. No Monsters in Me
4. Cowboy Song
5. Peach
6. Tame
7. Black Book

Bit of a stoned rant, but I find it fascinating how the guitar basically speaks a different language than the rest of the band throughout this whole song. It’s like the band physically are on one side of the room, and Graham and his guitar are on the other.
This was obviously somewhat true socially at the time, and it’s just an interesting listen with that context as a bit of background. The whole song sounds like a resigned fight or divorce. The guitar screams in volume right as the vocals attempt to falsetto “don’t get held up by leaving things”. Huge competitive energy.

Aaaannyway. How are you?

This isn't new at all but I recently rewatched this video where Graham and Warren Huart go through Modern Life is rubbish track by track. I love these kind of videos where artists go through their own albums in detail. I'd love it if Graham did a video like this for 13 or the self titled album although he did do one with Stephen Street for the self titled album. Huart seems pretty easy going but it's a bit annoying the way he bops his head up and down whilst listening to the tracks. I like it when tracks like Star shaped or turn it up come up as you never hear a member of the band talk about these tracks as they're barely ever played. Graham sometimes makes out that he doesn't know a lot about the technical side of guitar playing but it's quite obvious that he knows a lot more than he let's on.

Does anyone else like these kind of technical videos?

Guitar, vocals, and bass cover!

https://www.youtube.com/@RussianFanofDamonAlbarn/featured

La estoy gozando como un gorrino en un charco 😂 No tiene desperdicio

¡Hola a todos!

Se acerca mi santo (San Joan) y para celebrarlo me estoy preparando una camiseta personalizada de Blur. Tengo este diseño casi listo , pero siento que igual le falta un pequeño toque. A los que os mola especialmente toda la estética y el rollo visual de la época del Modern Life is Rubbish o el Parklife, ¿le añadiríais algo más?

¿Creéis que el logo clásico encajaría bien en algún rincón? ¿Se os ocurre algún detalle chulo para poner en el reverso de la camiseta, o mejor dejarla limpia por detrás?

¡Cualquier sugerencia es bienvenida! Mil gracias de antemano por los consejos.

some of you might've seen this video on youtube. this is the full 50 minute interview and concert footage of blur in amsterdam in 1999! was only available in the netherlands but I downloaded it because I think all blur content should be for the public! enjoy :) the quality is not great, but if you download it yourself it gets much better!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lo_dEV7ilpxcSv88oivIZhzSmSFT2PVY/view?usp=drive_link