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Blur
Blur · 1997 · Track 11
Details
TonalidadAm
Compás4/4
Tempo81 BPM
Duración3:50
ÁlbumBlur
Año1997
ISRCGBAYE1200357
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The story behind
When Blur turned to recording their fifth album, which would bear the same name as the band, there was an interesting turn. Guitarist Graham Coxon proposed that they draw inspiration from American independent rock bands, such as Pavement. This marked a difference from their previous works, which were more associated with the Britpop movement and British life. The recording sessions were split between London and Reykjavík, in Iceland. Drummer Dave Rowntree described the sound of this album as more intense and emotional than what they had been doing.
The band, which formed in Colchester in the late 80s with Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon at the helm, and to whom Alex James and Dave Rowntree joined, had a particular journey. They were initially called Seymour, but the label Food Records encouraged them to change to Blur in 1989. Their first album, Leisure (1991), arrived in the midst of the effervescence of the "Madchester" sound. However, Albarn, with a clear vision, sought for British rock to have its own voice in the face of American grunge influence. This was consolidated in albums like Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), where they began to ironically reflect their country's culture, which would later become the Britpop phenomenon. The relationship between the members was both a driving force and a challenge.
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