The Life of Blur 1780386974, 9781780386973
This definitive bio explores the history and debunks the myths around the band formerly known as Seymour: from their art
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"I'd just like Blur to be the biggest group in Britain, not the world. That'll do...” Damon Albarn, 1995
As with most great bands, it is difficult to remember a time when Blur weren’t a part of Britain’s rich ~ musical landscape. “The true Kings of Britpop”, their appearance at the 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Celebration Concert was just the latest triumph in a career that has lasted over two decades, seen over 15 million albums sold and produced some of the
finest songs of the modern era: ‘She’s So High’, ‘For Tomorrow’, ‘Girls And Boys’, ‘Parklife’, “Song 2’,
‘Beetlebum’, ‘Tender’, ‘Under The Westway’. The list would appear endless.
And it might not be over yet... The Life Of Blur charts the story of the band once
known as Seymour from their shaky art-rock beginnings at the start of the nineties through to the full blown superstardom of Parklife, The Great Escape and
beyond. Whether waging historic chart wars with their arch-rivals Oasis, or boldly re-imagining themselves F-\yr- taWo (fanole) ofr=(o1mn co) at-Mat-\)'aanliitclelallelaara 3116] marWier always been a band to confuse, confound, but above
all, delight their audience. At the heart of this book is the complex, sometimes explosive relationship between Blur’s four founding members: Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Dave Rowntree and Alex James. A rich soup of relentless
ambition, dogged persistence, fraying tempers and F-Waalii{(o)emest