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[Bradders]

I saw a Coxon interview saying he wanted to push on with a new album.

[robith]

tell me theres no other way does not sound like the charlatens and i will apologise

tender-spiritualised

do you listen to much music

[Wooderson]

That I'm aware of, just thought it'd be a nice little phrase to throw in it's not like I'm telling people what's wrong and right in the world of music.

[Ed209]

I saw a Coxon interview saying he wanted to push on with a new album.

[Bradders]

I agree. Their output alone has been fantastic recently.

[tonyonekenobi]

It's lost on me why Blur are recieving this "seminal" band status....

[Wooderson]

It's lost on me why Blur are recieving this "seminal" band status....

[Bradders]

7 albums spanning 18 years, reformed recently, one of the biggest bands of the 90s, constantly changing their style and the two driving forces have gone on to have successful solo(ish) careers.

And that's leaving out my opinion of how good they are.

[tonyonekenobi]

7 albums spanning 18 years, reformed recently, one of the biggest bands of the 90s, constantly changing their style and the two driving forces have gone on to have successful solo(ish) careers.

And that's leaving out my opinion of how good they are.

[tonyonekenobi]

Yeah, the Beatles are shit too right.

[Wooderson]

To me they where always just another band who's musical referench points could be picked up in a far more superior manor in artists more original work... The Small Faces, Bowie, Pavement ect ect ect

Why bother buying a Blur album when I own Brighten the Corners, the kinks are the village green preservation society, New Boots and Panties, Hunky Dory, Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake ect ect...

Granted they where a decent singles band, yet another Best of... demonstrates this.

[The Nal]

To me they where always just another band who's musical referench points could be picked up in a far more superior manor in artists more original work... The Small Faces, Bowie, Pavement ect ect ect

Why bother buying a Blur album when I own Brighten the Corners, the kinks are the village green preservation society, New Boots and Panties, Hunky Dory, Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake ect ect...

Granted they where a decent singles band, yet another Best of... demonstrates this.

Edited June 4, 2009 by The Nal

[Wooderson]

Not a fan of this new best of (or more than 1 best of from any band), think its a bit cynical. However, they're far, far from a singles band. They've a few cracking albums, that, unlike a lot of "great" music from the 90s, will be remembered in years to come.

Why do you listen to the Kinks then? If you only listen to "original" music you should only own Charlie Patton records or something. And even he was influenced.

So, err, take up stamp collecting? You're f**ked basically.

[tonyonekenobi]

Why bother listening to anything or anyone other than those records then?

[Wooderson]

Granted you don't have to be a musicologist to understand that there is only so many refrench points in music.

A decent new take on it can be a good thing, an out and out uninspired sub-standard rip off isn't.

God bless Luke Haines!!!!

[tonyonekenobi]

Luke Haines aint fit to wipe Albarn's arse.

[Billy09]

Blur are a good band, but not revolutionary. I was at univeristy when they were in their hayday (spl?) and you heard their tunes everywhere. I didn't see them in '98 despite being at the festival, and I can't remember who I saw instead. I never bought an album of theirs because everyone else had them, so I heard everything all the time anyway.

I will be seeing them this year to bring back the memories of youth.

They have done some classic tunes, but to suggest they didn't rip off the baggy sound at times, and Spiritualized very blatantly on a couple of occasions is naive. I've heard interviews with them where they have quite blatantly acknowledged that they did "influenced" tracks under record company advice.

Damon Albarn is clearly very astute to what sounds cool, and give him credit for it. I loved the Bond film title tune he did on trainspotting, and Gorrilaz was clearly a sound of it's moment. But Blur a great band, I'm not sure.

Oasis, on the other hand, had a great first album, that promised a great deal, and followed this up almost completely with complete dross. One of the dullest live acts I've ever had the misfortune to see, they're now stadium rock at its lowest.

[The Nal]

Oasis, on the other hand, had a great first album, that promised a great deal, and followed this up almost completely with complete dross. One of the dullest live acts I've ever had the misfortune to see, they're now stadium rock at its lowest.

[tonyonekenobi]

They have done some classic tunes, but to suggest they didn't rip off the baggy sound at times, and Spiritualized very blatantly on a couple of occasions is naive. I've heard interviews with them where they have quite blatantly acknowledged that they did "influenced" tracks under record company advice.

[Petewasbristol]

I'm sure I read somewhere they have to pay Bowie and Eno royalties for a song they ripped off.

Edited June 5, 2009 by Petewasbristol

[tonyonekenobi]

Hardly ripped off. They asked to use a certain cord progression on M.O.R in which they (Blur) then put together multiple songs with the same progression. I believe Eno discovered this method on one of Bowies albums and Blur carried this on by continuing this.

I think that make sense?

Someone else could probs explain better than me

[russycarps]

all bands are influenced by other bands. It is the way it has always been.

The Flaming Lips ripped off a Cat Stevens song, does this make them a bad band?

Virtually every single Led Zep song was ripped off. Are they shit?

[tonyonekenobi]

all bands are influenced by other bands. It is the way it has always been.

The Flaming Lips ripped off a Cat Stevens song, does this make them a bad band?

Virtually every single Led Zep song was ripped off. Are they shit?

[Wooderson]

Yes......

[Petewasbristol]

So they used a chord progression that Eno and Bowie had came up with to try and write as many songs as possible with??