Genesia said:

Ppenguin said:

...plus we're talking 20 years ago Who cares? What's next...Rick James, Rolling Stones,Little Richard..?

Exactly. Number me among the "Who the hell is Blur?" camp.

The alternative camp is those of us who know who they are, and still don't care

Hugely overrated band. "Song 2" is quite good though, but a clear rip off of the Seattle Grunge sound, and I'd still take Nirvana's worst songs over it.

And ugh, "Country House" is one of the worst songs ever, by any band. Total shite.

NouveauDance said:

Brits don't really go along with rich megalomaniac popstars taking themselves too seriously so we poke fun at them in the best way possible - stick two fingers up and show 'em yer arse.

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See also: Jarvis Cocker and Michael Jackson.

Haha yeah, I was just gonna say this.

We pretty much take the piss out of anything that walks.

I like how this thread has just turned into a Prince v Blur thing

Last time I checked it was Oasis v Blur

(I have to say Oasis tho because I'm Northern).

thedance said:

It was poking fun at Prince antics-that's funny. Nothing serious here.

I don't think it's funny because we know why Prince changed his name. It wasn't just weird behavior. I don't know who Blur is, are or were but really? Prince's music changed both Pop & RnB back in the 80's. They will never have the respect that he does. Prince will be remembered (ha, ha) so joke on that. We don't even know who the hell they are now!

Angelsoncrack said:

NouveauDance said:

Brits don't really go along with rich megalomaniac popstars taking themselves too seriously so we poke fun at them in the best way possible - stick two fingers up and show 'em yer arse.

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See also: Jarvis Cocker and Michael Jackson.

Haha yeah, I was just gonna say this.

We pretty much take the piss out of anything that walks.

I like how this thread has just turned into a Prince v Blur thing

Last time I checked it was Oasis v Blur

(I have to say Oasis tho because I'm Northern).

There were several so-called "Britpop" bands in the Nineties that I liked quite a lot more than both. I remember buying Cast's debut album, which was a band fronted by John Power, formerly of The La's (of 'There She Goes' fame). I liked that record a lot better than anything by Oasis or Blur.

Suede was another band I preferred.

Largely though, the entire "Britpop" scene in the mid 90's was inferior to the British bands of the 80's. There's not a single Britpop album that I prefer to most of The Smiths' catalog, or Depeche Mode.

Well I thought it was funny; Prince was way too po-faced around this time. Plus I love Blur.

Militant said:

Angelsoncrack said:

Haha yeah, I was just gonna say this.

We pretty much take the piss out of anything that walks.

I like how this thread has just turned into a Prince v Blur thing

Last time I checked it was Oasis v Blur

(I have to say Oasis tho because I'm Northern).

There were several so-called "Britpop" bands in the Nineties that I liked quite a lot more than both. I remember buying Cast's debut album, which was a band fronted by John Power, formerly of The La's (of 'There She Goes' fame). I liked that record a lot better than anything by Oasis or Blur.

Suede was another band I preferred.

Largely though, the entire "Britpop" scene in the mid 90's was inferior to the British bands of the 80's. There's not a single Britpop album that I prefer to most of The Smiths' catalog, or Depeche Mode.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I've never really got all that into britpop, I've listented to both Oasis and Blur albums, but none have screamed out to me as being amazing.

I find that I mostly listen to Oasis and the likes on really sunny days. They're what I like to call a 'summer band'. Same with the Stone Roses really, stormy weather aint stone roses weather.

I agree with you on that one as well, I'd much rather listen to a British band of the '80s rather than the '90s. When I listen to '90s music its usually early '90s 'madchester' rave music.

Blur were the first band I ever liked, back when I was 12 and as far as I knew prince was just this ridiculous figure releasing ballads about beautiful girls and diamonds and pearls.

filthyrichyuppie said:

Militant said:

Non delusional facts.

Birmingham LG Arena : 15,000 capacity. Sold out, twice.
Manchester Phones4U Arena : 21,000 capacity. Sold out, twice.
Leeds First Direct Arena : 14,000 capacity. Sold out.

This was less than 4 months ago. Where have you been?

Also - both nights at the LG Arena - the merch booths (2 large booths) were sold out within 40 minutes of the show ending, and anyone who saw the booths beforehand knows there was a LOT of stock. 4-6 different designs of t-shirts. Tote bags. Posters. Mugs (3EG ones, not PR ones). Tour books.

Sorry, you lose again.

Do you ever, actually, yunno, moderate? Maybe I don't even need to answer. Just refer you to all the other responses undermining your silly views? In any event, I accept that those Arena figures are impressive. See what I did there? I was reasonable. Of course, as a fanatic, that's something you simply cannot do. Try it for second...nope. Not possible is it? Perspective is not your friend.

You make Bart sound like someone i'd wanna drink with!

Literally everything you've ever written on here smacks of idiocy and someone who lives all alone with nothing but Buffy the Vampire dvds to keep you company.

Militant said:

I think Prince went a little too far writing Slave on his face, historically speaking. Comparing what he was going through to actual slavery was immature and ignorant.

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Prince made a conscious, well-informed (?) and lucritive deal that he then for his own reasons had second thoughts about. He should have maintained his professionalism, delivered on his agreed-upon contract and then gotten out when it was over. Instead, we got "Slave", contractual obligation cast-offs and years of label-hating rants.

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To wrap it up: a grown man getting paid a ton of money to play music is not a slave. Good for Blur to poke a little fun at it.

"Song 2" was an ironic take on grunge, but the irony may be lost to some.

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Funny how New Mod On The Block says the comparison on this thread was Prince vs. Blur at the moment and not Albarn. Interesting, because... Blur doesn't exist!!! How can you compare Prince to a band that doesn't exist?

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On the other hand, it's perfectly fine not to know Blur, as some people claim, but being proud of one's ignorance, as others are, is rather silly, or probably stupid arrogance. Is it an American feature? I hope not...

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^ hey Javi.. are you talking to/ about Militant, when you say "New Mod On The Block"..? aren't you a bit "condescending", or "disrespectful"..?

he is entitled to have an opinion isn't he, --- its' far to easy to attack a mod.... isn't it..?

And I agree with Honer, what he said about Filthyrichyuppie...... so-called, "personal attacks" isn't the way to post --- sorry if I am sounding like some kind of a mod too.. that's not the intention, people are just a bit harsh sometimes... right?

(sorry if I misunderstood you, Javi..)

And, no I don' t like Blur at all, songs like "Girls & Boys", "Country House".. etc.... these are rubbish to my ears..

thedance said:

^ hey Javi.. are you talking to/ about Militant, when you say "New Mod On The Block"..? aren't you a bit "condescending", or "disrespectful"..?

he is entitled to have an opinion isn't he, --- its' far to easy to attack a mod.... isn't it..?

And I agree with Honer, what he said about Filthyrichyuppie...... so-called, "personal attacks" isn't the way to post --- sorry if I am sounding like some kind of a mod too.. that's not the intention, people are just a bit harsh sometimes... right?

(sorry if I misunderstood you, Javi..)

And, no I don' t like Blur at all, songs like "Girls & Boys", "Country House".. etc.... these are rubbish to my ears..

thedance, I didn't mean to be disrespectful, only to make a slight joke regarding someone who, no matter how huge his ignorance is, speaks always with silly teen overbearingness.

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And, as I said, I don't see the problem in disliking Blur. But some people on this thread seem to be proud of not knowing them, instead of showing an interest in what they haven't heard or at least shut up, since the discussion is related to a band unknown to them.

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thedance said:

--- its' far to easy to attack a mod.... isn't it..?

It's a thankless job, moderation! But thanks for your support

Also, Javi, what exactly am I ignorant about? Feel free to enlighten me, if you want.....

^ ok..

You're welcome, Militant.... (like we say in Denmark..)

Militant said:

thedance said:

--- its' far to easy to attack a mod.... isn't it..?

It's a thankless job, moderation! But thanks for your support

Also, Javi, what exactly am I ignorant about? Feel free to enlighten me, if you want.....

SoulAlive said:

who is Blur?

No idea.

So I guess I ain't mad at 'em for whatever they did way back when.

Ain't this a all about Prince section anyway?

I just seen it as Blur guys being silly and not a real jab at .

One of my friends opened for Blur on first American tour for the 1st album. They were one of the best acts, very loud, very drunk. Like seeing the Who play dives. The real deal! Confusion, drunk as fuck and not knowing where the hell they were in America. Extremely good band but indie art rock is not your thing move on.

To those who don't know a thing about Blur...


Try this song:





Great song.

But..... Otherwise they are really dull, "Song 2" that's their only great song, imho....

Country House.
Girls & Boys.
Parklife.
etc.....

^^^

jaawwnn said:

Tell you what though they know how to do a good re-release - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur_21 - if Prince even got half as good as this we'd be doing well

21 is pretty impressive, every song they ever recorded in a box set. i preferred their later material. 13 and Think Tank especially