You people are savages. Country house below 1992 and charmless man, I mean...?!?
― broodje kroket (dog latin), Friday, 27 May 2011 03:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yes I'm talking about the 'blow blow me out' bit which is pop genius as opposed to drivel like 1992 and embarrassing nonsense like charmless man. A pox on ya!
― broodje kroket (dog latin), Friday, 27 May 2011 03:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
Woo-hoo!
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 06:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
45. Song 2(5 votes, 98 points)
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 07:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 27 May 2011 07:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
Song 2: A song largley unknown outside of Britain - rejected in American for being "too darn rock". Most Americans, when asked about Blur, give a blank look - but if you play them the chorus of 'Yuko & Hiro' they immediately recognise it as the soundtrack to countless games of Ice Hockey, Baseball and 'Football'.
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 07:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
heh
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 27 May 2011 07:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Not to mention Soccer.
― Mark G, Friday, 27 May 2011 07:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
It was huge here.
― 百万个叉烧包 (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 27 May 2011 08:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
oddly enough i have felt Heavy Metal on many occasions but none of them induced by Blur.
― Deeez Nuuults (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 May 2011 08:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 08:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
44. Country Sad Ballad Man(6 votes, 99 points)
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 08:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
ha i was trying to work out what the picture was signifying
― Deeez Nuuults (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 May 2011 08:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
I love that one.
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 09:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
dammit should have voted for CSBM, I could have sent it a few places up.
― ◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝ (Moka), Friday, 27 May 2011 09:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah this is a good one. Glad to see it scrape past song 2. Shoulda been a single instead of mor
― broodje kroket (dog latin), Friday, 27 May 2011 10:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
mor is such a single, CSBM is not.
― Mark G, Friday, 27 May 2011 10:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
MOR is like "on top of old smokey" played fast.
That's a good thing, btw.
MOR is eugh
― 百万个叉烧包 (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 27 May 2011 10:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's like the whole album just stops being interesting for four minutes
― 百万个叉烧包 (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 27 May 2011 11:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
I can't even remember how mor goes but csbm is an earworm. Sorry to disagree
― broodje kroket (dog latin), Friday, 27 May 2011 11:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
Autumn otm. In a strange way it could be seen as a very clever self-fulfilling parody.
― broodje kroket (dog latin), Friday, 27 May 2011 11:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
It really is! CSBM otoh is epic.
― 百万个叉烧包 (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 27 May 2011 11:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
M.O.R. and For Tomorrow are the two Blur singles which always remind me of Bowie (the former based on Berlin, the later on Ziggy Stardust) and they always make me wish I was listening to him instead. They both sound to me a bit parodic (then again, most of their singles seem to share this quality). CSBM might not be single material but it's more interesting and unique.
― ◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝ (Moka), Friday, 27 May 2011 11:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, Blur are the ultimate 90s parodists in a sea of parodists. Damon's wanted to be Syd Barrett, Ray Davies, Terry Hall, Stephen Malkmus, and a whole host of other figureheads throughout his career. Don't really see it as a problem though because I knew Blur before I knew their influences and worked back.
― broodje kroket (dog latin), Friday, 27 May 2011 11:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
Let's not forget Jilted John as well.
― Mark G, Friday, 27 May 2011 11:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
xpost: Well, huge credit to him for emulating all of his influences with various degrees of success. Blur were always a very open eveything-goes sort of band that still managed to have a very unique, trademark sound. That's no easy feat.
― ◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝ (Moka), Friday, 27 May 2011 12:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm giving most of the uniqueness credit to Graham Coxon, btw as his guitar playing feels like the unifying, unmistakable force to their music.
― ◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝ (Moka), Friday, 27 May 2011 12:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, and also why Think Tank doesn't sound like a Blur album.
― 百万个叉烧包 (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 27 May 2011 12:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 13:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
43. No Distance Left To Run(5 votes, 100 points)
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 13:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ah, I thought that pic was a comment on AAlmanac's winning argument!
― Mark G, Friday, 27 May 2011 13:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think I pulled this from my ballot late on, but it's kind of lovely. Probably just a bit too slight and passive to be worth my vote, I think I decided.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 27 May 2011 13:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
I find it slightly annoying.
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 13:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
I should explain what I mean by that, but I don't think I can without sounding mean-spirited. I just find it borders a bit on smugness in a 'look - I'm heartbroken, but see how reasonable I'm being about all this' kind of way. I imagine it irritates Justine, but I could be wrong.
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 13:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
And sonically it's not as interesting as most other tracks on 13.
Well, it won't be irritating Justine that much, as:
1) she's left the country, or2) it doesn't get that much radio play anymore, or3) both
― Mark G, Friday, 27 May 2011 13:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
unless she's moved to a town where the locals endlessly play it on the jukebox whenever they see her
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 13:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
Damon Albarn once mentioned that people kept putting 'Roll With It' on the jukebox every time he walked into a pub. He said he expected people put 'Country House' on whenever the Gallaghers went in one, but I doubt it.
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 13:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think they put on Ocean Colour Scene on.
― Mark G, Friday, 27 May 2011 13:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 14:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
42. Strange News From Another Star(6 votes, 111 points)
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 14:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
my favourite damon vocal performance...maybe.
― pandemic, Friday, 27 May 2011 14:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
Think I put Strange News From Another Star in my top 10. I remember when John Peel died Radio 1 did a tribute show and Damon came in and did a solo version of it that was just stunning.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 27 May 2011 15:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
Strange News is great - really makes me think of Bowie actually. No Distance is wallowsome self pity of the worst kind ahhh poor Damon boohoo. Meh.
― broodje kroket (dog latin), Friday, 27 May 2011 15:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's very "cross between Prettiest Star and Starman" yes.
― Mark G, Friday, 27 May 2011 15:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
No Distance is wallowsome self pity of the worst kind ahhh poor Damon boohoo. Meh.
Yeah, that's pretty much what I feel about it and 1992, but I was trying to express it a bit more tactfully.
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 15:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
41. Starshaped(5 votes, 112 points)
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 27 May 2011 17:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
love this song. beautiful oboe solo.
― Volvo Twilight (p-dog), Friday, 27 May 2011 18:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
This thread is the first thing I look at every morning. I'm so very grateful.
Starshaped is almost anthemic. It's certainly bursting with colour. It's also one of the songs XTC nutters mention when they insist Albarn weaved references into his lyrics ("I've been making plans...").
― 百万个叉烧包 (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 27 May 2011 21:23 (1 year ago) Permalink