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Mar 29, 2021 14:22:39 GMT -5
Post by Beady’s Here Now on Mar 29, 2021 14:22:39 GMT -5
Why Blur?
Being in the first decade of my life in the 1990s, I missed out on the ware-fare between the two bands.
Of course I’ve done my reading, and do understand there was a class divide between Northern and Southern England. But I’m not sure how much of that I buy, and it especially doesn’t even nearly fully explain this phenomenon.
So I return to my original question: Why Blur?
The 1990s. An era saturated with fantastic bands. And while I don’t mind some of Blur’s work, by seriously competing with Oasis essentially makes Blur the second biggest British band during that time. I find that ridiculously hard to fathom. I would like answers.
Blur’s biggest accomplishment was being the sole serious competitor with the behemoth that is Oasis.
Provocative, troll like title. But not a provocative or troll like thread.
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Post by silverhammer on Mar 29, 2021 14:33:14 GMT -5
Damon and the NME marketing ploy.
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Post by GlastoEls on Mar 29, 2021 14:48:43 GMT -5
Cos they released an all time great album at EXACTLY the right moment and got the zeitgeist.
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Post by matt on Mar 29, 2021 16:31:47 GMT -5
Cos they released an all time great album at EXACTLY the right moment and got the zeitgeist. Pretty much this, it was hit singles and critically acclaimed albums that other Britpop bands weren't consistently achieving. Might not have had the levels of number ones like Oasis but a lot of their songs starting with There's No Other Way got loads of radio time. |
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Blur
Mar 29, 2021 16:32:38 GMT -5
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Post by GlastoEls on Mar 29, 2021 16:32:38 GMT -5
Cos they released an all time great album at EXACTLY the right moment and got the zeitgeist. Pretty much this, it was hit singles and critically acclaimed albums that other Britpop bands weren't consistently achieving. Might not have had the levels of number ones like Oasis but a lot of their songs starting with There's No Other Way got loads of radio time. Spot on pal. |
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Post by popeyebonaparte on Mar 30, 2021 10:19:54 GMT -5
Apart from the silly comparisons in the press and all that, I don't understand the people who dimiss blur as being "just pop". Oasis are pretty much my favourite band but I think blur are the more interesting of the two. blur continued to change their sound on their self-titled album, 13 and then Think Tank. Oasis had a period of glory years from 1994-1997 where everything they did was gold but then they spent the rest of their career trying to imitate their own past.
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Post by tiger40 on Mar 30, 2021 13:10:02 GMT -5
I've never liked anything at all by Blur but it was a typical of the press to start all the Oasis Vs Blur crap. It was pretty pathetic really because both bands had their own success.
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Blur
Mar 30, 2021 17:31:39 GMT -5
Post by The Escapist on Mar 30, 2021 17:31:39 GMT -5
dermot oblong
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Blur
Apr 2, 2021 2:20:50 GMT -5
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Post by GlastoEls on Apr 2, 2021 2:20:50 GMT -5
Apart from the silly comparisons in the press and all that, I don't understand the people who dimiss blur as being "just pop". Oasis are pretty much my favourite band but I think blur are the more interesting of the two. blur continued to change their sound on their self-titled album, 13 and then Think Tank. Oasis had a period of glory years from 1994-1997 where everything they did was gold but then they spent the rest of their career trying to imitate their own past. Quite right. (Even if I’d add Oasis’ highs were way higher). |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2021 6:21:56 GMT -5
Blur was very popular in the UK even before Oasis released Definitely Maybe. And the gap in popularity between both bands only exploded the day "Wonderwall" was released. I remember seeing an Alan McGee interview where he says that the day Some Might Say got to number 1 in the UK, Blur were still "four times bigger " than Oasis. Of course it's an hyperbole but both bands had a similar level of popularity at that time, with Blur probably even having the biggest intertional hit with "Girls and Boys". Of course, it very soon changed after that  |
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Blur
Apr 2, 2021 13:24:43 GMT -5
Post by tiger40 on Apr 2, 2021 13:24:43 GMT -5
Blur was very popular in the UK even before Oasis released Definitely Maybe. And the gap in popularity between both bands only exploded the day "Wonderwall" was released. I remember seeing an Alan McGee interview where he says that the day Some Might Say got to number 1 in the UK, Blur were still "four times bigger " than Oasis. Of course it's an hyperbole but both bands had a similar level of popularity at that time, with Blur probably even having the biggest intertional hit with "Girls and Boys". Of course, it very soon changed after that Yes, you're right about Blur being popular before Oasis released Definitely Maybe. Wasn't Blur's first hit There's No Other Way? I'm not sure on that because I was never a fan of them. But I do know that song was released well before Oasis appeared on the scene. |
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Post by The-Ghost-Dancer on Apr 2, 2021 18:01:19 GMT -5
Why Blur?Being in the first decade of my life in the 1990s, I missed out on the ware-fare between the two bands. Of course I’ve done my reading, and do understand there was a class divide between Northern and Southern England. But I’m not sure how much of that I buy, and it especially doesn’t even nearly fully explain this phenomenon. So I return to my original question: Why Blur?The 1990s. An era saturated with fantastic bands. And while I don’t mind some of Blur’s work, by seriously competing with Oasis essentially makes Blur the second biggest British band during that time. I find that ridiculously hard to fathom. I would like answers. Blur’s biggest accomplishment was being the sole serious competitor with the behemoth that is Oasis. Provocative, troll like title. But not a provocative or troll like thread. this sounds like it was written by an american who MAY of lived in england for a short time durin his infant years, or an english kid who grew up in the good ole US of A ( trump trump) but was never really sure of where he truly came from and the fact your confused about a north south devide,,,Fuck me if you really came from where you came from shouldnt you have an idea of this notion?? who knows eh |
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Blur
Apr 5, 2021 20:11:50 GMT -5
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Post by Derrick on Apr 5, 2021 20:11:50 GMT -5
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Post by LightsOffInside on Apr 6, 2021 4:36:47 GMT -5
Nah I don't think its drugs or anything like that, first of all he is getting older, and those youthful looks - although lasting longer than most people his age - couldn't last forever. And the lockdown has made most of the population stop getting haircuts and wear baggy clothes. Gorillaz had a fantastic year last year so career-wise he's doing great. Just the Sun trying to make something out of nothing. |
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Post by oasisserbia on Apr 6, 2021 6:53:30 GMT -5
He is person like everybody else and looks like regular guy early in the morning without makeup, reflectors and everything. Plus shitty haircut but it doesn't mean you are using drugs if you have shitty haircut xD
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Blur
Apr 6, 2021 13:08:37 GMT -5
Post by tiger40 on Apr 6, 2021 13:08:37 GMT -5
He looks absolutely awful.
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Blur
Apr 6, 2021 13:24:13 GMT -5
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Post by defmaybe00 on Apr 6, 2021 13:24:13 GMT -5
He likes the booze, no idea if he still takes drugs or not, but I wouldn't take hus appearance as the sign of anything, I believe he kinda likes looking "uncool"
What's weird is how much he's been in the press for absolutely nothing lately, I wonder if something's about to come up
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Post by Aman on Apr 6, 2021 15:23:04 GMT -5
He just looks a bit tired/hungover. The lockdown hair and tatty clothing doesn't help but he's just popped out, so no biggie.
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Blur
Apr 6, 2021 16:47:34 GMT -5
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Post by Manualex on Apr 6, 2021 16:47:34 GMT -5
He likes the booze, no idea if he still takes drugs or not, but I wouldn't take hus appearance as the sign of anything, I believe he kinda likes looking "uncool" What's weird is how much he's been in the press for absolutely nothing lately, I wonder if something's about to come up Gorillaz NFT? |
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Post by morning_rain on Apr 7, 2021 2:47:07 GMT -5
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Post by oasisserbia on Apr 7, 2021 4:44:46 GMT -5
Even Pete Doherty is not anymore on Peter Doherty road  |
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Blur
Apr 7, 2021 12:48:53 GMT -5
Post by tiger40 on Apr 7, 2021 12:48:53 GMT -5
Pete Doherty looks like shit in that picture.
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Blur
Jul 21, 2021 10:02:10 GMT -5
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Post by yogurt on Jul 21, 2021 10:02:10 GMT -5
Well the Blur v Oasis thing was really stupid, there’s really no answer for that, both bands stoked the fire for publicity too.
Blur are without doubt the best band from that era. Parklife and the self titled are far better than anything Oasis made, in my opinion.
But opinions aside, it’s worth remembering Blur had already been having big singles and a huge album before Oasis had released one, so it’s not like they jumped on the success of Oasis, not do I believe Oasis were successful on the back of Oasis
well, I would say bands like Blur and Suede probably paved the way a year or two earlier for guitar bands like Oasis to enter the mainstream and making bands cool again.
The whole rivalry was just media garbage. Both top bands. Blur were better but If the music industry today I had 2 bands half as good as both of them, it would be much better
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Post by AubreyOasis on Jul 21, 2021 12:40:00 GMT -5
They are vastly overrated imho. A few great tunes, but not a great and distinctive sound and very irregular albums, if you ask me. I think Oasis' legacy is much stronger and the distance augments every year. Of course, I am talking about Oasis' peak period, but that is what history will remember
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Blur
Jul 21, 2021 16:30:08 GMT -5
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Post by drewsky34 on Jul 21, 2021 16:30:08 GMT -5
I would never listen to Blur because I felt like that would make me disloyal to oasis. But last year I got into them deep and have listened to all the albums/ B sides. I feel like they are a great singles band but some of the albums as a whole are tough to sit through. Not sure if that’s a common belief about them but that’s how I feel. And I think 13 is hugely overrated. And Great Escape era is underrated.
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