Here, Albarn’s voice as a writer emerged - both lyrically and melodically - and Coxon’s violent, acrobatic guitar abilities were first unleashed. While their 1991 debut, Leisure, had produced some fine and indelible singles (“There’s No Other Way” and “She’s So High,” of course) that cashed in on the popularity of the Madchester “baggy” scene, Blur changed their approach entirely and tried to produce a classic with Modern Life, a loose-concept album about being young and broke in post-Thatcher, pre-Blair Britain. It was as good a time as any for critics and fans to revisit Blur’s earlier work and pick up on the band’s vast and constantly evolving creativity, which obviously dwarfed a Britpop scene that produced almost nothing but “enjoyable/ignorable singles band.” (As someone who remembers and owned albums by the likes of Echobelly and the Bluetones and Catatonia and Space and Cast and Dodgy and Sleeper and ALL OF THEM, let me tell you that, if you think Blur were just a singles band, you really have to go back and check out some of those import Now That’s What I Call Music comps from the second half of the ’90s.)īut really, the point at which Blur made that leap came when they released their second album, 1993’s Modern Life Is Rubbish. At that point, Albarn had already put on display his own impressive artistic diversity beyond Blur (via Gorlliaz, Mali Music, and his Honest Jon’s label), and Blur’s music was reflecting Albarn’s explorations.
The next most obvious point is probably sometime after Blur dissolved completely - or soon before that dissolution - following their gorgeous, misunderstood, magnificent final (?) album, 2003’s Think Tank, which was “OMG IMPORTANT” enough to score a 9.0 on Pitchfork upon its release. Really, “Tender” and “Coffee And TV,” while great, feel anomalous here the album is at its best when it leaves behind chart aspirations for the murky depths of Damon Albarn’s heartbreak and Graham Coxon’s abrasive guitar anti-heroism, which are fully plumbed on Side 2. It produced singles, yes (most notably opener “Tender” and unlikely hit “Coffee And TV”), but it’s an album that demands immersion. The most obvious is their sixth (and second-to-last) album, 13, on which they left behind entirely their jauntier, more condescending elements and produced an album that was, for the first time, wounded and emotionally direct it was also, sonically, their most daring work, as well as their most consistent. So: There are a few points in the band’s career when they seem to make this leap. I kinda get the impression that maybe Weingarten thinks Blur shouldn’t be considered “IMPORTANT ARTISTES” and thus the “serious question” he poses is actually rhetorical, but I disagree with that notion wholeheartedly, and I’m interested in answering him in earnest.
Serious question of the day for Americans: When exactly did Blur turn from enjoyable/ignorable singles band into OMG IMPORTANT ARTISTES But here I am, cutting, indecisive, fucked.Īnyway, last week, Spin’s Chris Weingarten posed the following question: It doesn’t matter what criteria you apply or artificial boundaries you create to make the task easier, there’s no way to pick 10 songs from Blur’s catalog and call them the band’s best without knowing you’ve left out at least a dozen more that not only belong in the conversation but are probably better than the 10 you picked in the first place. However we care about our players.I never should have signed up for this. We try our best to professionalize our game servers and instead of having same old boring stuff in pservers we tend to make customs out of it which will make gameplay more fun. So we started by hosting flyff and rose online. Currently we are hosting Dekaron and we are increasing our game servers. Vitality Gaming Presents - Vitality Flyffįirst of all Vitality Gaming Planet is a gaming network and we host different games. Closed Beta will end in a week, in this time we will try to find most of the bugs and fix them.Īlz Drop Rate: 50x( but mobs drop lots of alz) Server just opened today and is in Closed Beta Test Period. Hey Guys We are proud to announce our 3rd Game Vitality Cabal. Vitality Gaming Presents - Vitality Cabal Ok as you can see we have ended cb and open beta has started around 12 hours ago. Vitality Gaming Vitality Cabal Open Beta is here!!!
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