Blur, the new era...

[Chubbhead EFM]

So, Mr Coxons gone and it appears that Blur have now begun morphing into Gorillaz (ok maybe I'm exaggerating). Sorry to break from the running topic on the board but an important matter has arisen- the new Blur song is CR@P! Anyone else heard it? I've only heard it once on Xfm, but the best way I can describe it is recent Radiohead mixed with Gorillaz. Eddy-Temple-Morris descibed the difference between this and Gorillaz as being as small as a 'bead of sweat dripping from a fly's balls spread over the surface area of Australia' -bizarre! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shotgun.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wavey.gif" alt="" />

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Oh dear - I had feared this ever since a) I heard Graham Coxon had left and I heard Fat Boy Slim was producing.

 

I hated Gorillaz. <img src="/forums/images/icons/frown.gif" alt="" />

 

 

All-time Top 5 Blur Songs

 

1 - Beetlebum

2 - The Universal

3 - He Thought Of Cars

4 - Sing

5 - Tracy Jacks

[mdetaylor]

Are you on crack?

 

No place for Tender or There's no other way?

 

He thought of cars is rubbish

[Colin Zeal EFM]

"There's No Other Way" would probably make Top 10. Can't say the same for "Tender", I'm afraid. There are about 5 songs on "13" better than "Tender".

 

"He Thought Of Cars" is quality. Always reminds me of when I saw them at Wembley in December 95.

[mdetaylor]

I have a feeling that I saw them Decaember 95 at Wembley - was it the cabaret type greatest hits thing with Ken Livingston?

 

What about She's So High or Chemical World, both sadly neglected or This is a Low (That would probably be my 1 or 2 thinking about it)

 

 

[Colin Zeal EFM]

You're right - there's too many. "She's So High" and "This Is A Low" should certainly feature. I'll be back later with a revised Top 20!! My list this morning was off the top of my head. (I stand by "Thought Of Cars" though!!)

 

The Dec 95 gig had Ken Livingstone and Phil Daniels. Brilliant show.

[mdetaylor]

It was the one I thought of.

 

I would have been one of those truculant teenagers who was complaining about the "new fans" and saying it wasn't as good as Mile End.

 

In fact it wasn't as good as Mile End as the support of a half baked orchestra playing brit pop's greatest hits did not go down well.

[SteveP]

1. Bad Head

2. End of A Century

3. The Universal

4. Coffee and TV

5. Beetlebum

 

There's my 5 and I 'm sticking to that, oh and I like 'He thought of cars', I think it has their best intro and it's a cool song.

 

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Yes, I must admit I'm a bit precious about the Blur I loved before the kids cottoned on, but it's difficult to say so without sounding highly pretentious!!

 

Nevertheless, I think I'll go home at lunchtime and stick on my "Bang" and "Popscene" 12" singles.

 

I love Blur!!

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Ok, this is quite exhaustive, but hey, so what. Top 5 Blur albums, and then a Top 5 songs per each album...

 

 

Top 5 Blur Albums

1. Parklife (1994)

2. Blur (1997)

3. Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)

4. Leisure (1991)

5. 13 (1999)

 

 

Top 5 songs from Leisure

1. She's So High

2. Sing

3. There's No Other Way

4. Wear Me Down

5. Birthday

 

 

Top 5 songs from Modern Life

1. For Tomorrow

2. Chemical World

3. Star Shaped

4. Villa Rosie

5. Colin Zeal (!!)

 

 

Top 5 songs from Parklife

1. Tracy Jacks

2. This Is A Low

3. Badhead

4. Trouble In The Message Centre

5. Jubilee

 

 

Top 5 songs from Great Escape

1. The Universal

2. He Thought Of Cars

3. Stereotypes

4. Best Days

5. It Could Be You

 

 

Top 5 songs from Blur

1. Beetlebum

2. You're So Great

3. Country Sad Ballad Man

4. On Your Own

5. Song 2

 

 

Top 5 songs from 13

1. Mellow Song

2. Coffee & TV

3. Caramel

4. 1992

5. Tender

 

 

Top 5 non-album songs

1. Popscene

2. Woodpecker Song

3. Inertia

4. I Know

5. Magpie

[Chubbhead EFM]

Personally, I always preferred Oasis...

[GHA EFM]

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seconded..

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

There's no other way is one of the best Indie dance records ever, that gives me a idea for a thread - let me go away and think about it!

[Ted Maul]

At the time of the oasis/blur debate I probably thought oasis were better, but when you look at the whole picture you can see that oasis have done 1 excellent album and 1 OK album, whereas all of Blurs albums are excellent as far as I can see.

 

Having said that I think you are allowed to like both bands!

 

Oh and Gorillaz are fantastic.

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Blur won the war of the (both under-average) singles in August 1995.

 

Oasis went on to pulverise Blur with Morning Glory over The Great Eacape, and then doing Maine Road and Loch Lomond and Knebworth etc.

 

But since then, in retrospect, Blur are just loads better. For me they are the band of the nineties, they've developed from album to album, and have to be one of the most influential artists of the last ten years.

 

Oasis were huge in 1995/96, but they'll never reach those heights again. <img src="/forums/images/icons/frown.gif" alt="" />

 

 

[CANV EFM]

im sorry but this is all complete bollox... go out n buy the best of the WHO... sure oasis n co are good .. i particularly like oasis being a beatles fan, but as noel G. has freely admitted he has ripped the [****!!****] out of britains musical heritage there has been some good stuff over the years but lets not put it in the same ball park as

the police

jam

beatles

who

kinks

stones

smiths

this is all proper cutting edge 'brit pop' plus the other dozen or so ive missed out

blur gorillaz oasis please!!!!

 

[CANV EFM]

i,d put slade over blur

[SteveP]

CANV has a bit of a point, not on the slade thing mind...

 

Neither Oasis or Blur stand up to The Kinks, The Stones or even The Smiths. But as it goes none of those acts are particularly easy to follow.

 

That's not to say that neither Blur or Oasis were great, they were not bettered when they hit their peak at the time. They just won't last as long in the memory as other bands.

 

I would say that anyway, as my preferred choice is Thom Yorke's lot.

[R Zimmerman]

Ted, 1 Excellent Album and 1 OK Album?

Have you listened to the OK album properly and even heard the other 3, I doubt it otherwise your post would make a bit more sense.

[CANV EFM]

check out some slade songs.. you may be surprised by,

1.the number of hits they had

2.how many you know the words to