Biography of the Blur group

Dave Rountry Blur Blur is changing and experimenting all the time, they are not standing still, they surprise with each new album. It is customary to associate them with music in the style of British, however, what Blur is done in the 21st century is already very different from British guitar music x. They manage to combine many musical directions in their work, find alternative solutions and while maintaining their unique, recognizable style.

To date, the last album of the group is the Think Tank of the year of release. For several years, Blur was on the verge of decay and did not create new materials. The group members were engaged in other projects. Damon Albarn, a well -known musical multi -station, continued to work with Gorillaz, wrote a Chinese opera, gathered a new team for creating the album The Good, The Bad and the Queen, managed to visit Moscow to the joy of Russian fans.

Graham Coxson continued his solo musical career, Dave Rountry tried the strength in politics, and Alex James became the supplier of cheese for the British royal court. In the summer of the year, Blur returned to the stage after a long silence - triumphal concerts at the Glastonbury festival, in the London Hyde Park and at other sites. Briefly about Blur: Blur is a British team, the ancestors of the musical style "Britpop".

The main characters of Blur - vocalist Damon Albarn and guitarist Graham Coxon - met in the year in the English town of Kolchester, the county of Essex. The guys then studied at the same school, and they were 12 and 11 years old. Both friends were fond of music, on this basis they made friends and even put together a couple of “amateur ensembles” who had no particular popularity among the public.

After school, Graham entered Goldsmiths College in London, and there he met the third participant in the future Blur group - Alex James. There Graham again met Damon Albarn, who took music lessons in college. Damon at that time continued attempts to organize his own group that changed the composition and name. Graham joined his group Circus, and then introduced Damon to Alex. Dave - a certified programmer, worked in a specialty, and in his free time he was fond of playing shock.

Soon, the guys changed the name of the group on Seymour, and this was their first step to success. The new name of the group - Blur is a bright “spot” in the history of modern music. In the year, the debut album of the Blier group called “Leisure” was released. It was followed by the second album "Modern Life is Rubbish" year. In the year, a significant album “Parklife” was released for the group - this is a record that is associated with the Britpop style.

At the same time, the famous Britpop Water began between Blur and Oasis. The album "The Great Escape" was released in the year in the wake of the success of the Britpop move.

However, Blur is not one of those groups that operate once the found style. The guys wanted to achieve novelty sounds, and they succeeded with an unexpected album for all fans released in the year. The album named after the group - Blur - opened new aspects of the talent of musicians. In the year I saw the light of the album "13", which was again very different from what the blister was done earlier.

The lyrics of the album are devoted to the parting of Damon Albarn with his friend Justin Frishmann. The last Blur album is currently “Think Tank”. During the recording of this album, Graham Coxon left the group. After that, Blur plunged into a long silence. Graham Coxon continued a rather successful solo career. Alex James became a real farmer, and Dave Rountry went into politics.

But in the year, rumors appeared in the press about the upcoming reunion of the blister. In June, the audience is crazy at their triumphal concerts: Blur in the Hyde Park and on Glastonbury. The group performs old materials, but promises that it will still work in the studio. In the year, musicians periodically meet and dissolve, then refute rumors about the new material, and in February Damon and Graham perform at a charity concert with a new song - "Under the Westway".

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