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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2012 12:34:00 GMT -5
little heads up, they are releasing a new (and maybe final) single. available to Pre-Order the 7" now & DL 2/7/12. features 'The Puritan' as 2nd track  got a really good feeling about Under The Westway. Damon Albarn really shines with sad songs and this a 'tearjerker' by all accounts ;D |
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Post by bluemagpie on Jun 28, 2012 13:25:51 GMT -5
That is an amazing sleeve.
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Post by Headmaster on Jun 28, 2012 15:57:04 GMT -5
What about the new album?
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Post by GIMH on Jun 28, 2012 16:11:31 GMT -5
There won't be one
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2012 16:20:43 GMT -5
What about the new album? Albarn is saying that there wont be an album, so basically expect an album to be recorded sometime in the next few years |
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Post by Shockmaster on Jun 29, 2012 6:17:42 GMT -5
There was a rumour going round, that I read on BlurBalls, that Under The Westway is possibly the lead single from an album with the same name.
Also, I heard that UTW is a slow, tearjerker (I expect like No Distance Left To Run), but The Puritan is an upbeat, jumpy tune (I expect like Girls And Boys)
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Post by hangthedj on Jun 30, 2012 7:14:48 GMT -5
There was a rumour going round, that I read on BlurBalls, that Under The Westway is possibly the lead single from an album with the same name. Also, I heard that UTW is a slow, tearjerker (I expect like No Distance Left To Run), but The Puritan is an upbeat, jumpy tune (I expect like Girls And Boys) Not at all, Under the Westway is a piano-lead ballad : and The Puritan is an upbeat Modern Life is Rubbish-like tune : There won't be an album this year |
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Post by Shockmaster on Jun 30, 2012 9:41:29 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2012 12:07:38 GMT -5
BBC made a typo. There is no album recorded called Under The Westway
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Post by Shockmaster on Jun 30, 2012 12:29:50 GMT -5
That's why I just said it was a little rumour...
Still a possibility.
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Post by Shockmaster on Jul 2, 2012 13:56:46 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2012 14:29:13 GMT -5
Just when I lost faith in Damon Albarn and thought he'd be releasing obscure fake african music forever he masterminds this classic!!! Immense tune!
The Puritan isnt bad either..
EDIT: Puritan is abysmal and would be a shit Gorillaz b-side...
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Post by matt on Jul 2, 2012 18:26:49 GMT -5
Wow, Under The Westway is amazing. Arguably their best song ever, so so achingly beautiful. I had very very high hopes for it when I listened to Graham and Damon performing it live, and now it's finally been released in it's studio form it doesn't disappoint. If this is Blur's last song, then all I can say is they have ended on a peak. Then again, it shows they've still got it, especially Damon (though I'm sure we all knew that) and that if they've still got it, why not make another album.
Very nostalgic tune aswell, the lyrics hark back to the Modern Life/Parklife era. For me, the best song I've heard all year. The Puritan ain't bad either, it's not great but they certainly show all other bands who want to synth up their sound how to make a tune in that style (Coldplay and The Killers for example).
P.S. Listening to Under The Westway again, literally got goosepimples listening to it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2012 18:35:36 GMT -5
Wow, I really hope they manage to release one more album if all the tunes are going to be this good! It'd be nice to have their last album be one with Graham writing and playing on all of the tunes.
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Post by Shockmaster on Jul 2, 2012 19:16:55 GMT -5
A couple of years back, I had a bit of a rough time, and I'd managed to not break down throughout the whole time...
Anyway, one of the days, I heard No Distance Left To Run, and I just went. Couldn't hold it anymore.
Under The Westway seems like it could do exactly that again to any other human being on the planet.
What an amazing, moving, and almost biblical song.
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Post by matt on Jul 2, 2012 19:20:10 GMT -5
A couple of years back, I had a bit of a rough time, and I'd managed to not break down throughout the whole time... Anyway, one of the days, I heard No Distance Left To Run, and I just went. Couldn't hold it anymore. Under The Westway seems like it could do exactly that again to any other human being on the planet. What an amazing, moving, and almost biblical song. Amen to that! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2012 19:40:01 GMT -5
Absolutely heartbreaking lyrics, an instant classic.
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Post by jordan71421 on Jul 2, 2012 19:51:56 GMT -5
I really like it
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Post by Headmaster on Jul 2, 2012 20:43:32 GMT -5
UTW is very beautiful, however TP is meh.
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Post by Cast on Jul 3, 2012 10:08:18 GMT -5
A couple of years back, I had a bit of a rough time, and I'd managed to not break down throughout the whole time... Anyway, one of the days, I heard No Distance Left To Run, and I just went. Couldn't hold it anymore. Under The Westway seems like it could do exactly that again to any other human being on the planet. What an amazing, moving, and almost biblical song. 100% right. It's got the feel of The Universal with heartbreaking lyrics. TP didn't really impress me but Under The Westway is fantastic. I'm hoping for an album for the same reason as TheImportance. I'd be great if they could close it out with an album with the full line-up although Think Tank is a solid effort it just doesn't seem to do Graham justice by not having him on their last album. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 10:25:25 GMT -5
Usually I can't stand blur but i think underneath the westway is a nice song with some great lyrics
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 11:05:30 GMT -5
100% right. It's got the feel of The Universal with heartbreaking lyrics. TP didn't really impress me but Under The Westway is fantastic. I'm hoping for an album for the same reason as TheImportance. I'd be great if they could close it out with an album with the full line-up although Think Tank is a solid effort it just doesn't seem to do Graham justice by not having him on their last album. Ironically the guitar line at the end of the last tune on Think Tank was grahams only contribution on the album, I know what you mean though. Ending as a threepiece wasnt part of the plan |
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Post by Shockmaster on Jul 3, 2012 11:43:47 GMT -5
Yeah, they definitely need one more album... Just to round off a brilliant career... I don't think many people would moan if they included Under The Westway, The Puritan and Fool's Day, either...
I wouldn't, anyway.
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Post by hangthedj on Jul 3, 2012 13:15:05 GMT -5
After what happened yesterday, how happy and proud they seemed to be, I see a new album coming, not this year, but maybe in 2013...
Anyway, I don't wanna be too excited in case they decide to break up
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