Blur

[.Rossi]

But they were fecking great though....

Could never get fully into them....Love the immigrant song and rock n roll.
I'm more of a Roses, Quo, Queen fan

 

[Archie Leach]

Blur are a band I can admire but don't really love. Oasis and their enduring army of fans baffle me, they've always sounded like utter shit to me.

Radiohead were/are the best of the lot, if you consider them Britpop. I'm not really sure what that genre encapsulates, other than being British and...pop?

The Smiths albums have dated for me with the exception of The Queen is Dead. Moreso the production than the songwriting.

 

[Wonder Pigeon]

I would hardly call Radiohead Britpop.

 

[psychdelicblues]

I would hardly call Radiohead Britpop.

It was a lazy broad term used by the media. It really defines the era more then the sound, as long as the bands were guitar-based. Even a lot of the more 'Brit-pop' of the bands came to hate the term.

 

[Stanley Road]

Cant think of a bluuuuuuuuur song that I like

Can think of a few oasis songs I like

Obviously blur wrote an opera, amazing, they must be way better

 

[Laphroaig]

I'm seeing Blur tonight actually. Will it be awful?

Oh, I had forgotten Tender. That's a sweet little song.

 

[Weird Fishes]

I'm seeing Blur tonight actually. Will it be awful?

Oh, I had forgotten Tender. That's a sweet little song.

It will be fantastic. It has to be because it's a retro English band and The Stone Roses and Pulp were fantastic in '12 and '11.

 

[RedMist99]

In retrospect, Blur probably were the best band of the 90s. I did love them at the time but I think I appreciate them even more now.

13 is one of my all time favourite albums

 

[Laphroaig]

It will be fantastic. It has to be because it's a retro English band and The Stone Roses and Pulp were fantastic in '12 and '11.

If you say so! This will be my first Øya since 2002. Can't recall any English retro gig then...

In retrospect, Blur probably were the best band of the 90s.

1. Again - are we talking best British band or best band full stop? 2. You're mad whatever the answer to 1.

 

[Zen]

Mad either way. It was Radiohead or Pavement.

 

[RedMist99]

1. Again - are we talking best British band or best band full stop? 2. You're mad whatever the answer to 1.

Only Radiohead or the Manic Street Preachers come close for me. Tough decision but Blur did more in the 90s than Radiohead - some may disagree as Radiohead produced two of the greatest albums of all time in that decade but changed their sound going into the 2000s. Perhaps if Radiohead had released all their material in a single decade then my opinion might be different.

Also, I was fairly young in the 90s so was only properly exposed to British music really

Who were you listening to in the 90s?

 

[Still ill]

I'm seeing Blur tonight actually. Will it be awful?

Oh, I had forgotten Tender. That's a sweet little song.

Saw them last week in Dublin, they were brilliant. All the hits and a few surprises, Damon in flying form, crowd well up for it. You'll be pleasantly surprised. Enjoy.

 

[Laphroaig]

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/03/kevin-shields-britpop-pushed-by-government

 

[Shark]

Seen them at Oxegen back in 2009. Brilliant band.

'This is a low' has always been a personal favourite of mine.

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/03/kevin-shields-britpop-pushed-by-government

Why not? Britpop fit in perfectly with the image of Cool Britania that Labour wanted to promote. Also, British music's export industry was kind of lagging for a few years after Duran Duran split up...at least from my perspective across the pond.