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Blur: Blur

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Blur: Think Tank

17 oct 15

the most underrated album by blur. A work that is less joyful and carefree and more intimate, with the addition of electronics. Perhaps their peak of artistic maturity.

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madcat
18 oct 15

In fact, the previous "Blur" and "13" are cheerful and carefree; I wouldn't say that :) And looking closely at the previous ones, where sarcasm and satire (and even fierce anger) reign, masked with irony (I recently reread their lyrics, which I had never paid much attention to, and I was surprised).
SilasLang
18 oct 15

If "13" is carefree... still, this is an album I liked halfway. Unlike "13"...
Psychopathia
18 oct 15

@[madcat] @[SilasLang] we agree on 13. But couldn't they have avoided that cheesy gospel chorus on tender? Whenever it came on MTV, I'd switch the channel!
madcat
18 oct 15

@[Psychopathia] how much I love that gospel ending! Then in the video, right during the gospel chorus, there was Coxon bursting into laughter :) unforgettable.
Psychopathia
18 oct 15

Anyway, I'm on my second listen of Magic Whip since it was released. This time it's going better :) Almost, almost I’m starting to like it.
madcat
18 oct 15

I'm very glad @[Psychopathia] :)
SilasLang
18 oct 15

@[Psychopathia] "on 13 we agree. but couldn't they avoid that cheesy gospel chorus on tender?" I TOTALLY AGREE. It really doesn't fit like cabbage for breakfast. well, they needed a big hit to pitch to the radio, MTV, and various executives...
SilasLang
18 oct 15

ps. I find 'The Magic Whip' really terrible... but well, that's another story...
madcat
18 oct 15

Of course, a single "countryrockgospel" lasting almost 8 minutes isn't exactly what the "megadirettorigalattici" were hoping for :D
SilasLang
18 oct 15

Maybe not in terms of the chronos, but it’s still a sweet, syrupy ballad lasting 8 minutes. Would you have imagined "1992" as a launch single? XD
madcat
18 oct 15

hahaha! :) maybe not "1992," but perhaps a "Trimm Trabb," which indeed remains a staple in their live performances even today. In any case, knowing your tastes, I can understand why you might not be a big fan of "Tender," which for me is a fantastic opening track (even though their best album opener ever, in my opinion, is "Beetlebum" for "Blur"), paradoxically perfect for that record. Maybe I'm just wrong, hehe :), but I've always really loved the contrast between that song and what comes next (even right after, with that total declaration of freedom that is "Bugman").
Alemisso
18 oct 15

I might be a fool, but isn't there some electronic hint on parklife too?
madcat
19 oct 15

@[Alemisso] yes, more or less from "Parklife" they start to dabble a bit with electronics to enrich and experiment with sounds, but it has always remained a secondary component of their sound (as you mentioned, hints). On "Think Tank," however, it plays a greater role, also because they had to somehow fill the huge void left by Coxon (the linchpin of their sound structures) throughout the album, except in the closing track "Battery in your leg."
the last
19 oct 15

From "Blur" onwards begins the phase of their career that I love the most... this is a beautiful album, diverse yet cohesive at the same time... and, since we were talking about opening tracks, I think Ambulance is one of the best songs these guys have produced... it also reminds me of the Berlin-era Bowie, which is my favorite!
madcat
19 oct 15

@the last vero, "Ambulance" is also among their best openers, beautiful
SilasLang
19 oct 15

Beautiful "Ambulance".....'I ain't got nothing to be scared of....' Very Bowie/Iggy era 'The Idiot' (so Bowie...) XD
federock
20 oct 15

Well, but does no one say anything about the wonderful melody of Out of Time???? A track I searched for without knowing who it was by (just because I heard it at work), eventually found and then played to death.
the last
20 oct 15

Out Of Time caught me off guard at first... but little by little I got into it... really great song.