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Showtime (video)
''Showtime'' is a video recording by British rock band Blur, released in February 1995. Directed and edited by Matthew Longfellow and produced by Ceri Levy, the film is a recording of the band's gig at Alexandra Palace, London, England on 7 October 1994. For many years, the video has only been released in the UK on VHS. A cult following to get it released on DVD occurred amongst fans, which became successful as a DVD version is included on ''Blur 21'' boxset, released 30 July 2012. Track listing # "Lot 105" # "Sunday Sunday" # "Jubilee" # "Tracy Jacks" # "Magic America" # "End of a Century" # "Popscene" # "Trouble in the Message Centre" # " She's So High" # " Chemical World" # "Badhead" # "There's No Other Way" # " To the End" # "Advert" # "Supa Shoppa" # "Mr. Robinson's Quango" # "Parklife" # " Girls & Boys" # "Bank Holiday" # "This Is a Low "This Is a Low" is a song by English rock band Blur for their third studio album, ''Parklife''. The song was released as a promotion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blur (band)
Blur are an English rock band formed in London in 1988. The band consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Their debut album, ''Leisure'' (1991), incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop groups such as the Kinks, the Beatles and XTC, Blur released ''Modern Life Is Rubbish'' (1993), ''Parklife'' (1994) and '' The Great Escape'' (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed "The Battle of Britpop". Blur's self-titled fifth album (1997) saw another stylistic shift, influenced by the lo-fi styles of American indie rock groups, and became their third UK chart-topping album. Its single " Song 2" brought the band mainstream success in the US for the first time. Their next album, '' 13'' (1999) saw the band experimenting with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popscene
"Popscene" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, released as a non-album single on 30 March 1992. Despite its relatively low chart placing, it has since become critically praised and regarded as one of the pioneering songs of the Britpop genre. Recording The song was first played live in late 1991, and recorded at Matrix Studios in Holborn with producer Steve Lovell. The lyrics showed frontman Damon Albarn's distaste for the music business, complaining that there were too many insignificant indie bands. Musically, it was different to the style seen on the group's first album ''Leisure'' and featured heavily flanged guitars, a Can influenced drumbeat, and brass from session players the Kick Horns. The band considered "Popscene" to be the loudest and best thing they had worked on at that point. Reception The single reached No. 32 on the UK Singles Chart, and was panned by both '' Melody Maker'' and ''NME''. The Beastie Boys, guest reviewing for NME, suggested the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is A Low
"This Is a Low" is a song by English rock band Blur for their third studio album, ''Parklife''. The song was released as a promotional single in 1995. Background and recording Originally titled "We Are the Low", the song began life as an instrumental during the ''Parklife'' sessions. In the guitar solo, Graham Coxon played three solos, including one of him sat in front of his amp, turned up to maximum volume. According to bassist Alex James, Damon Albarn was finding it hard to write lyrics. In his autobiography, ''A Bit of a Blur'', he revealed that "for Christmas I bought him a handkerchief with a map of the shipping forecast regions on it... you can never tell where the muse is going to appear." "We always found the shipping forecast soothing," James explained. "We used to listen to it n the American tourto remind us of home. It's very good for a hangover. Good cure for insomnia, too." On 4 February 1994, the penultimate day of official recording, Albarn was due to go into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls & Boys (Blur Song)
"Girls & Boys" is a 1994 song by British rock band Blur. It was released as the lead single from the group's third album, ''Parklife'' (1994). Charting at number five on the UK Singles Chart, "Girls & Boys" was Blur's first top 5 hit and their most successful single until "Country House" reached number one the following year. The single surpassed their previous commercial peak "There's No Other Way" by three spots on the UK Singles Chart, and saw the group achieve greater worldwide success. In the US, the track reached number 59 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart, becoming the band's second single to hit the chart after "There's No Other Way". It also reached number four on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock songs chart. "Girls & Boys" was named single of the year by ''NME'' and ''Melody Maker''. It was also nominated for best song at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Composition Damon Albarn was inspired to write the song while on holiday in Magaluf, Spain, with then-girlfr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parklife (song)
"Parklife" is the title track from English rock band Blur's third studio album, ''Parklife'' (1994). When released as the album's third single in August 1994, it reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 30 in Ireland. The song contains elements of spoken word in the verses, narrated by actor Phil Daniels, who also appears in the song's music video. The choruses are sung by lead singer Damon Albarn. The song won British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year at the 1995 Brit Awards and was also performed at the 2012 Brit Awards. The Massed Bands of the Household Division performed "Parklife" at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony. The song is one of the defining tracks of Britpop, and features on the 2003 compilation album '' Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop''. Background According to Coxon the song was sarcastic, rather than a celebration of Englishness. He explained the song "wasn't about the working class, it was about the park class: dustb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To The End (Blur Song)
"To the End" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It appears on their third studio album, ''Parklife'' (1994), and was released as a single in May 1994. The song describes a couple unsuccessfully trying to overcome a bad patch in a relationship, and features full orchestral accompaniment with a choric refrain in French by Lætitia Sadier from Stereolab. The song was produced by Stephen Hague, unlike the rest of the ''Parklife'' album, which was produced by Stephen Street. Blur have produced several different recordings of the song. Release Single "To the End" was released on 30 May 1994 as the second single from ''Parklife''. It was not one of Blur's major hits, charting only at number 16 in the UK Singles Chart, unlike the singles released before and after, which both reached the top 10. French version Blur also recorded a version in which Albarn sings the lead vocal in French. This was released as the third track on the 12" and CD2 editions of the "Parklife" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There's No Other Way
"There's No Other Way" is a song by English band Blur, released on 15 April 1991 as the second single from their debut album ''Leisure''. Content The song utilises a beat and tambourine sound typical of songs of the Madchester and baggy scene. Release and reception The song was the band's first top 10 in the UK, reaching number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was also a minor hit in the US, reaching number 82 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number five on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. Alan Jones of ''Music Week'' awarded the song his 'Pick of the Week', writing: "Blur are bound to break big with this organ-bleeding, guitar-powered, post-psychedelic delight, a dancefloor and radio-friendly monster in the making." Linda Ryan of the ''Gavin Report'' called it a "trippy pop song with breathy vocals set to a groovin' housebeat... It's a perfect '60s meets '90s vibe with an undeniable hook that begs for another play." In ''Smash Hits'', Miranda Sawyer said: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemical World
"Chemical World" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, included on their second album, ''Modern Life Is Rubbish'' (1993). Tracks The single was released in the UK on 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl and two CDs. CD1 and the 12-inch featured the reworked demo version while CD2 and the 7-inch featured the Stephen Street version (in edited form on the 7-inch). The 12-inch and CD2 feature three exclusive tracks "Young & Lovely", "Es Schmecht" and "My Ark". "Young & Lovely" was hailed as one of the greatest "lost tracks" by ''Q'' in 2007. CD1 features three tracks recorded live at Glastonbury Festival 1992. The song "Never Clever" had not been previously released. It was originally intended as the follow-up to Blur's fourth single, "Popscene". However, the commercial death of "Popscene" prompted those plans to be abandoned. The studio version of "Never Clever" was eventually released on a promo CD to celebrate Food Records' 100th release in 1997. The 7-inch vinyl has a cover v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She's So High (Blur Song)
"She's So High" is a song by the English rock band Blur, released as a double A-side single with "I Know" on 15 October 1990 as their debut single. It is the first track on the band's debut album, ''Leisure'', released in 1991. Content The artwork was designed by Mel Ramos and shows a naked woman riding a hippopotamus. An enlarged picture was used almost ten years later to promote the live tour "The Singles Night". Music video On the MTV Blurography special of 1996, in which the band members talked about the promotional videos, drummer Dave Rowntree recalled, "The head of our record company, David Balfe, wanted to try his hand at video directing. There were these neon rings suspended from the ceiling by three wires, each with someone holding a wire. He alfewanted these people to wobble the wires so that the neon rings would move. He kept shouting, 'I haven't seen the definitive wobble yet!'". Lead singer Damon Albarn appeared in a Penguin Books shirt, which has become som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
End Of A Century
"End of a Century" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. Released in November 1994, it was the last single to be released from their third album, ''Parklife'' (1994). "End of a Century" reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, considered a disappointment by Andy Ross of Food Records. Albarn later stated that "End of a Century" may not have been the best choice for the album's fourth single, and that "This Is a Low" would have been a better alternative. Lyrical content Damon Albarn stated that the song is about "how couples get into staying in and staring at each other. Only instead of candle-light, it's the TV light." The opening line, "she said there's ants in the carpet", refers to an infestation of ants that Albarn and his then-girlfriend Justine Frischmann suffered in their then-home in Kensington. The lyrics seem to emphasise the then upcoming millennium change and the fact that people contemplate the future rather than take care of the present. Producer St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britpop
Britpop was a mid-1990s British-based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness. It produced brighter, catchier alternative rock, partly in reaction to the popularity of the darker lyrical themes of the US-led grunge music and to the UK's own shoegaze music scene. The movement brought British alternative rock into the mainstream and formed the backbone of a larger British popular cultural movement, Cool Britannia, which evoked the Swinging Sixties and the British guitar pop of that decade. Britpop was a media-driven focus on bands which emerged from the independent music scene of the early 1990s. Although the term was viewed as a marketing tool, and more of a cultural moment than a musical style or genre, its associated bands typically drew from the British pop music of the 1960s, glam rock and punk rock of the 1970s and indie pop of the 1980s. The most successful bands linked with Britpop were Oasis, Blur, Suede and Pulp, known as the movement's "big four", al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Sunday
"Sunday Sunday" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, included on their second album, ''Modern Life Is Rubbish''. It was released 4 October 1993 as the final single from that album, and charted at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. This is the highest-charting single from the album (although the lowest-selling single from the album); the record company thought the original album contained no singles, and had the band write the other two singles specifically for single release. The band's original name, 'Seymour', is credited as guest performer on the CD1 single, due to the B-sides being recordings from that era. The song is about traditional British Sunday activities, like a Sunday roast, seeing family and a walk in the park. The song "Daisy Bell" is a B-side on CD 2. Singer Damon Albarn once mentioned that he would like to make music his grandparents would approve of. Graham Coxon has admitted that the cover versions of "Daisy Bell" and "Let's All Go Down the Strand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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