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Title: Got free tickets to Blur. Not sure if I should go?
Post by: cablegeddon on August 08, 2012, 05:26:39 AM
Did anyone see them on this tour?

I'm not a big fan. I loved Park life in the 90s, I thought Boys and girl was a fun novelty song but when a friend tried to force Think thank down my throat some years ago, I hated that album. So I'm not sure if I should go see them.


Title: Re: Got free tickets to Blur. Not sure if I should go?
Post by: stack-o-tracks on August 08, 2012, 12:11:59 PM
Song 2!!! You have to go!!!


Title: Re: Got free tickets to Blur. Not sure if I should go?
Post by: EgoHanger1966 on August 08, 2012, 12:12:37 PM
It's free.


Title: Re: Got free tickets to Blur. Not sure if I should go?
Post by: cablegeddon on August 08, 2012, 12:16:07 PM
Song 2!!! You have to go!!!

Sounded very cynical and commercial even the first time I heard it.


Title: Re: Got free tickets to Blur. Not sure if I should go?
Post by: Chocolate Shake Man on August 08, 2012, 12:27:44 PM
Why cynical? Doesn't a lot of The Beach Boys music sound commercial to you?

Anyway, this is historic. You should see it.


Title: Re: Got free tickets to Blur. Not sure if I should go?
Post by: hypehat on August 08, 2012, 01:35:33 PM
DO IT YOU MAD BASTARD


Title: Re: Got free tickets to Blur. Not sure if I should go?
Post by: I. Spaceman on August 08, 2012, 02:35:10 PM
Song 2!!! You have to go!!!

Sounded very cynical and commercial even the first time I heard it.

It is. It is also great. Blur were one of the great bands of that era, go for it.


Title: Re: Got free tickets to Blur. Not sure if I should go?
Post by: hypehat on August 08, 2012, 05:05:59 PM
Song 2!!! You have to go!!!

Sounded very cynical and commercial even the first time I heard it.

It is. It is also great. Blur were one of the great bands of that era, go for it.

And there weren't many. Pulp and Spiritualized being the other two.


Title: Re: Got free tickets to Blur. Not sure if I should go?
Post by: MyGlove on August 08, 2012, 08:01:51 PM
I'LL TAKE THHEMMMM!!!!


Title: Re: Got free tickets to Blur. Not sure if I should go?
Post by: I. Spaceman on August 08, 2012, 08:53:34 PM
Song 2!!! You have to go!!!

Sounded very cynical and commercial even the first time I heard it.

It is. It is also great. Blur were one of the great bands of that era, go for it.

And there weren't many. Pulp and Spiritualized being the other two.

Spot on.


Title: Re: Got free tickets to Blur. Not sure if I should go?
Post by: 18thofMay on August 08, 2012, 09:13:44 PM
I am actually a fan of that band AND Oasis!! Over-rated by themself under rated by many..


Title: Re: Got free tickets to Blur. Not sure if I should go?
Post by: Lookit on August 09, 2012, 12:54:24 PM
Since the early 2000's, Blur have been (rather cyncially, I think) pushing themselves as a 'box set' band: the South Bank Show special, po-faced articles galore....as if they have some incredible back catalog legacy that's been criminally undervalued. I see they've just released an 18CD 'career retrospective', which is ludicrous. They just seem to be driving this campaign to have their averageness elevated to the level of (for example) The Smiths.

They've had their moments for sure, but they're just not as good as they seem to think they are.

18 CD's!