madcat
madcat
2 sep 21

DeRank™: 3,00

Blur - Mace the ironic and lopsided rhythm, Coxon's creative guitar and its bursts, the composition that becomes more and more original and unique, and that surplus of clear madness that will characterize them from now on. The four are laying the foundations for all British Britrock from here on: few noticed it at the time, but everyone now recognizes the importance of the work done by Blur in those early '90s #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
1 sep 21

DeRank™: 8,65

Blur ‎– Popscene (1992) less than a year after the release of Leisure, Blur released an EP in March 1992 containing this piece. Less than a year later, it feels like listening to a different band: the guitars are sharper and the attitude shifts from shoegaze to punk rock (with an amazing horn section). It's the beginning of something, even if it's not quite clear what. And perhaps it came out too soon. Leisure had been a success, but this and the subsequent Modern Life is Rubbish would not be, plunging Blur into their worst period ever. But they were ahead of their time. The single was never re-released on any album, neither in Modern Life is Rubbish nor in the Best Of from the 00s because "if you didn't want it back then, you won't get it now." It was later included in the double Midlife in '09 #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
1 sep 21

DeRank™: 4,44

Blur Explain (2012 Remaster) another round, another b-side from the era: the previous ones posted were psychedelic, shoegaze, experimental: this is a pop rock track that I have always found irresistible and captivating #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
31 aug 21

DeRank™: 7,74

Blur Berserk (2012 Remaster) and let’s return to the b-sides of that period: a hypnotic, experimental instrumental mantra, psychedelic #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
31 aug 21

DeRank™: 10,74

Blur - Wear Me Down - Leisure The sounds of Leisure and Modern Life is Rubbish have a lot in common with some things they would do after The Great Escape: here, in particular, I've always seen a crossover between britrock and grunge #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
30 aug 21

DeRank™: 5,20

Blur - Birthday - Leisure everyone knows and rightly quotes "Sing": this little-known gem shares its dreamy yet desolate atmosphere #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
30 aug 21

DeRank™: 3,00

Blur Luminous (2012 Remaster) and then Down and Inertia here’s another valuable b-side from the Leisure era #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
30 aug 21

DeRank™: 9,00

Lee Scratch Perry Dub Syndicate and Lee Perry - Time Boom X De Devil Dead my favorite in the reggae/dub world. And this is a great album.
 
madcat
madcat
28 aug 21

DeRank™: 3,00

Blur Down (2012 Remaster) until 2003 produced an embarrassing number of B-sides. They could have released double albums every time (and indeed, the reissues are double, complete with all the B-sides from each period). As for those from Leisure, the four have always stated that if they had had the chance to include some of them, the album would have turned out to be far superior. But at the time, the pressures from the record label were immense #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
28 aug 21

DeRank™: 9,00

Graham Coxon Butterfly (feat. Graham Coxon, Valentina Pappalardo & Rahel Debebe-Dessalegne) I'm listening to the new Coxon and I think: disorienting. A hybrid of funk/soul/R&B/Hip Hop/Progressive/Electronic/Psychede lia/Disco: I probably don't understand a damn thing. On the second listen, I think exactly the same things. Then I read an interview with Graham and he describes the new work as a mash-up between King Crimson and Sly and the Family Stone 😲
 
madcat
madcat
27 aug 21

DeRank™: 4,20

There's No Other Way (2012 Remaster) and here’s the leading track from Leisure that shot it into the English top ten. While She's so High and Sing were immersed in shoegaze and psychedelic atmospheres, here the madchester sound takes center stage #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
26 aug 21

DeRank™: 0,00

Tutti gli album dei Blur, dal peggiore al migliore | Rolling Stone Italia Agreed on the first position (probably my favorite album of all time) and a proper re-evaluation of The Great Escape placed provocatively before Parklife. However, 13 after Think Tank cannot be overlooked #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
26 aug 21

DeRank™: 8,42

Blur - Sing - Leisure undoubtedly one of the gems of Leisure, not by chance chosen years later for the soundtrack of Trainspotting. Melancholic, psychedelic, 'drugged', memorable #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
25 aug 21

DeRank™: 13,26

Blur She's so High (2012 Remaster) 1991: and here’s their first track from 30 years ago (actually almost 31: the EP that included it came out in 1990). The Blur of Leisure has an obvious shoegaze and Madchester buzz: however, Albarn was never really satisfied with the result (he said it poorly blended their 4 personalities and interests, and there was too much pressure from the record label) #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
24 aug 21

DeRank™: 8,94

Inside The Album with Graham Coxon from Blur - "Modern Life Is Rubbish" end of August 1991 - end of August 2021. It's been 30 years since the debut. I just enjoyed this nice chat (and jam) with Graham while revisiting their second, fundamental album. #blur30
 
madcat
madcat
9 may 21

DeRank™: 14,68

Blur - Chemical World and Intermission (Modern Life Is Rubbish) when their best are mentioned, Parklife, Blur, and 13 always come up: Modern Life is Rubbish is exactly at the same level of quality, and with The Great Escape, it completes their perfect streak of the 90s.
 
madcat
madcat
24 apr 21

DeRank™: 13,56

Blur - This is a Low - Parklife 27 years for one of the key albums of the 90s
 
madcat
madcat
16 apr 21

DeRank™: 29,00

Pixies I Bleed Well, since #uscivadomani I have to post this. It’s quite difficult to choose between this and the previous one as a first impact with them (I started with Surfer Rosa/Come on Pilgrim and it still remains my favorite of theirs, by the way purchased along with Daydream Nation about 20 years ago). Certainly, Doolittle is their most 'complete' album, probably #maybe. As synthetic as they are, the Sonic Youth are just as expansive: different approaches to the alternative scene that helped shape it together with a few others.
 
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