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 Awesome 2
Description: Genre: Compilation / Compilation / Audio CD released at Virgin EMI/PolyGram Newest Review: ... features the hit singles of 'Girls & Boys' and title track 'Parklife' also. 'Girls & Boys' was the first single ... more  ... released here, a track that peaked at number five in the charts and can perhaps be considered as one of the best tracks that this band has ever written. The whole 'Parklife' album is excellent, a supreme breakthrough record from the band and one that I personally am particularly fond of. The irony here is that the success of Britpop meant that a number of copycat bands were formed in order to jump on the bandwagon and ride on the success of the Britpop genre. There were a couple of good Britpop bands and a sea of others ...more |
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Awesome 2: the story of how one song changed the 90s (539 words)
by jac22 - written on 08.02.08 (Very useful, 148 readings)
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"Popscene" is a song by British rock band Blur which represented a change in musical direction for both Blur and the nation. BritPop had arrived. At its release on the 30th March 1992, nobody acknowledged it either critically or commercially. It was a song which attacked the musical tastes of the fans it was trying to preach to, labeling them 'clones absent from a way of life'. Indeed the early 90s rave, grunge and shoe gaze did dominate the charts back. But quite simply, it wasn't British enough for Blur. Its lackluster performance in the charts (32 UK) cemented Blur's eventual belief that Britain did not deserve 'Popscene'. Even though it was as ...
The Universal Blur (996 words)
by rleigh - written on 28.04.08 (Very useful, 96 readings)
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Reading the book 'Bit of a Blur' recently, I remembered just how much I love the music of the great British band that is Blur. For many years now I have had a strong appreciation for the music of the band, always the albums that Blur have released have been full of life and excitement; catchy tracks have been a prominent feature of all of the bands releases and never does the music of Blur cease to amaze me. 'Popscene' was the first single that Blur ever released as a band, it was released to coincide with the bands Rollercoaster tour, a tour that would take in the United States and came about as a result of the band being £60 000 in debt. The idea was to ...
Awesome 2: Blur - Good (819 words)
by OllyH - written on 23.09.01 (Very useful, 34 readings)
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I've been a keen listener of Blur ever since I purchased the album 'Parklife' way back in 1994. It was one of those CDs that stayed in the CD player for a very long time, that and the fact I only had two or three other CDs at the time. I was inspired to buy this off the strength of the title track, 'Parklife', seeing as it seemed like a lot of fun and I loved the way it sounded, mainly due to a genius guest vocal spot by Phil Daniels. I was amazed to hear such a good mix of different sounding songs on one album, from the plastic-pop-like 'Girls & Boys' to the sadness of 'This Is A Low.' And all of the points inbetween. This ...
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