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Blur (band)



In early 2004, the band announced, through XFM news, that they would be recording an EP, and there were also rumours that Coxon would return to Blur, which proved untrue. But in the news, the band explained that the workload on Albarn would be significant, as he was working on the second Gorillaz album, among other projects. In mid-2005, Blur recorded a couple of songs, without Coxon, conceived mainly acoustically by Albarn. In an interview with the NME, Albarn said that if Coxon wasn't to return to the band, he was not comfortable with reforming Blur. "Why don't I get another guitarist? Because there's none better than Coxon," was Albarn's reply.

After Coxon significantly thawed about rejoining the band,[39] James announced[40]in April and August 2007 that the band will reunite and will likely be recording a new album in October [41]. However, in early October 2007, the official band site revealed that although band members all met for "an enjoyable lunch", they had no intentions of Blur work in the near future and that the media drew out the reunion talks far too much. [42] An official statement about the future of the band has yet to be released.

James maintains that "It would be a disaster thinking there would never be another Blur record. And anyone who has ever been in a band thinks they can get back together and make the best album ever."[43] Albarn is more pessimistic about the possibility of a band reunion: "You'd be very unwise to put money on it. I'm starting my own betting service and I'll just keep feeding things to the press saying 'Maybe, maybe'. It's like the polar ice-caps staying frozen: unlikely."[44] Coxon said that beside the lunch the band never discussed potential recording: "We met for a catch-up and it was great, but there was no real talk of recording."[45] In an article published in NME on 1 February, 2008, Albarn ruled out a Blur reunion in the near future due to his commitments to his solo projects.[46]

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Discography

Main article: Blur discography

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References

  • Harris, John. Britpop! Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock, 2004. ISBN 0-306-81367-X
  • Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop. Passion Pictures, 2004.

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Notes

  1. ^ Harris, John. Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock, 2004. ISBN 0-306-81367-X, pg. 45
  2. ^ Harris, pg. 46
  3. ^ Harris, pg. 47
  4. ^ Harris, pg. 49-50
  5. ^ Harris, pg. 53-55
  6. ^ Harris, pg. 56-57
  7. ^ Kelly, Danny. "Sacre Blur!" NME. 20 July 1991.
  8. ^ Harris, pg. 58
  9. ^ Harris, pg. 59
  10. ^ Harris, pg. 66
  11. ^ Harris, pg. 67, 77
  12. ^ a b Harris, John. "A shite sports car and a punk reincarnation." NME. 10 April 1993
  13. ^ Harris, pg. 68
  14. ^ Harris, pg. 73
  15. ^ Harris, pg. 73-75
  16. ^ Harris, pg. 78
  17. ^ Harris, pg. 79
  18. ^ Harris, pg. 82
  19. ^ Harris, pg. 82-83
  20. ^ Harris, pg. 90
  21. ^ Harris, pg. 89
  22. ^ Harris, pg. 141
  23. ^ Harris, pg. 142
  24. ^ Harris, pg. 192
  25. ^ Harris, pg. 222
  26. ^ Harris, pg. 223-24
  27. ^ a b Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop. Passion Pictures, 2004.
  28. ^ Harris, pg. 235
  29. ^ Harris, pg. 259-60
  30. ^ Mulvey, John. "We created a movement...there'll always be a place for us". NME. 11 January 1997.
  31. ^ Blur song on Mars Rover. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
  32. ^ Special Relationships. The Observer (2003-09-21). Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
  33. ^ Blur - Think Tank (Parlophone). MusicOMH.com (2003-05-05). Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
  34. ^ Blur to Rock for World Peace. MTV News. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
  35. ^ Artist Profile: Blur. VH1.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
  36. ^ Metacritic: Blur-Think Tank:2003.. Metacritic.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
  37. ^ allmusic: Think Tank-Overview.. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
  38. ^ The Official UK Charts Company: Think Tank. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
  39. ^ http://www.nme.com/news/blur/25150 = Graham considers Blur reunion
  40. ^ Blur to return to the studio in August. Digital Spy. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
  41. ^ NME
  42. ^ Blur Forum Post. blur.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
  43. ^ Blur Planning A New Album. Dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  44. ^ Blur and Solo
  45. ^ NME
  46. ^ Damon Albarn: 'the rest of Blur hate me' | News | NME.COM

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