Their geatest escape (Awesome 2)

Name: Tremelo Towers

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Product:	Awesome 2
Date:	01/06/00 (28 review reads)
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Advantages: Getting better all the time

Disadvantages: will they continue?

A couple of years ago it just wasn't cool to like Blur. But as the years and the albums have rolled by, the band have matured, devleoped and now hold a position of respect in the hearts and minds of admirers. When Leisure first came out, their single 'There's No Other Way' help reveal a band who had all the sweet pop nouce of any teeny band but with it a cool edge. But they were accused of riding the baggy wave and relegated to wannabe's and maybe's. By the time their next album came out they were a novelty act, more reknown for their boozing than great tunes. It was during this time, however, that they showed their first mark of what was to come in the form of 'Pop Scene'; a belter of a tune revealing their fondness for pop tinged punk. 'Modern Life..' was rubbish. The 'Great Escape' even worse! But inbetween they more or less created Britpop with their incredibly successfull and brilliant Parklife album. They almost singlehandedly made Parker coats and Fred Perry popular again, and gave those Manc Beatles wannabe's, Oasis, a good run for their money. But it wasn't until 'Blur' and then '13' that they truly came into form. They shrugged off obsession with pop and concentrated on writing great guitar tunes. Who can deny the simple genius of 'Song 2', the lulling beauty of 'Tender' or the Lofi magic of Coffee and TV? Should Blur continue on this path, they'll surely became known as one fo the great bands of our time. Let's hope so.

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