Recording for Blur's next album began in London in November , but concerted work started in June , with the sessions moving to Marrakech , Morocco soon after, and then to Devon back in the UK. Not long after the sessions began, Coxon left the group. The song is largely electronic, and was part of the band's protest against war in the Middle East. Albarn, however, attempted to assuage fans' fears that the album would be electronic by providing reassurances that the band's new album would be "a rockin' record", and also stated that it has "a lot of finely crafted pop songs".
Think Tank , released in May , was filled with atmospheric, brooding electronic sounds, featuring simpler guitar lines played by Albarn, and largely relying on other instruments to replace Coxon. The guitarist's absence also meant that Think Tank was almost entirely written by Albarn. Its sound was seen as a testament to Albarn's increasing interest in African and Middle Eastern music , and to his complete control over the group's creative direction. In , XFM news reported that the band would be recording an EP, and denied the idea of hiring a new guitarist to replace Coxon.
Overall the band kept low profile and did no studio recordings or touring as a three-piece. After Coxon significantly thawed in regards to the subject of rejoining the band, [70 ] in band members announced that Blur would reunite and that they intended to record together first in August, with the date later being pushed back to September, then October.
All the shows were well received; The Guardian ' s music critic Alexis Petridis gave their performance at Goldsmiths college a full five stars, and wrote that "Blur's music seems to have potentiated by the passing of years Reviews of the Glastonbury performance were enthusiastic; The Guardian called them "the best Glastonbury headliners in an age". Blur also headlined at other summer festivals, including Oxegen in Ireland, [77 ] and the Scottish outdoor show of T in the Park.
Their T in the Park headline slot was put in jeopardy after Graham Coxon was admitted to hospital with food poisoning. Ultimately, the band did play, albeit an hour and a half after they were scheduled to appear. Albarn told Q soon after James' statement that the band had no intention of recording or touring live again.
He said, "I just can't do it anymore", and explained that the main motivation for participating in the reunion was to repair his relationship with Coxon, which succeeded. Blur entered the studio early that year to record material for a new album, but in May producer William Orbit told the NME that Albarn had halted recording.
Rock Music Wiki Explore. Top Content. Following an image makeover in the mid-'90s, the group emerged as the most popular band in the U. In the process, the group broke down the doors for a new generation of guitar bands that became labeled as Brit-pop. With Damon Albarn 's wry lyrics and the group's mastery of British pop tradition, Blur were the leader of Brit-pop, but they quickly became confined by the movement; since they were its biggest band, they nearly died when the movement itself died.
Through some reinvention, Blur reclaimed their position as an art pop band in the late '90s by incorporating indie rock and lo-fi influences, which finally gave them their elusive American success in But the band's legacy remained in Britain, where they helped revitalize guitar pop by skillfully updating the country's pop traditions. Balfe and Ross suggested that the band change its name, submitting a list of alternate names for the group's approval. From that list, the group took the name Blur.
Both singles were included on their Stephen Street -produced debut album, Leisure. Although it received favorable reviews, the album fit neatly into the dying Manchester pop scene, causing some journalists to dismiss the band as manufactured teen idols.
For the next two years, Blur struggled to distance themselves from the scene associated with the sound of their first album. Released in , the snarling "Pop Scene" was Blur 's first attempt at changing their musical direction. A brash, spiteful rocker driven by horns, the neo-mod single was punkier than anything the band had previously recorded and its hooks were more immediate and catchy.
Despite Blur 's clear artistic growth, "Pop Scene" didn't fit into the climate of British pop and American grunge in and failed to make an impression on the U. Following the single's commercial failure, the group began work on its second album, Modern Life Is Rubbish , a process that would take nearly a year and a half.
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