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Blur

Bio

Blur are an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change—influenced by English guitar pop groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles and XTC—Blur released the Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) albums. As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a famous chart battle with rival band Oasis dubbed "The Battle of Britpop".

Releases

  • The Magic Whip The Magic Whip
    Parklive Parklive
    Leisure ('21' reissue) Leisure ('21' reissue)
    Modern Life Is Rubbish ('21' reissue) Modern Life Is Rubbish ('21' reissue)
    Parklife ('21' reissue) Parklife ('21' reissue)
  • The Great Escape ('21' reissue) The Great Escape ('21' reissue)
    Blur ('21' reissue) Blur ('21' reissue)
    13 ('21' reissue) 13 ('21' reissue)
    Think Tank ('21' reissue) Think Tank ('21' reissue)
    21 21
  • No Distance Left to Run No Distance Left to Run
    Starshaped
    Good Song
    Crazy Beat Crazy Beat
    Crazy Beat
  • Think Tank Think Tank
    Out of Time
    Best Of + Live CD

Tickets

Links

  • Blur - official site
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