Blur, an immensely popular Brit rockband from the 90's that never enjoyed the commercial and international success of Oasis yet garnered respect from the Brit indie scene and are constantly cited as inspiration from Brit bands, have officially regrouped. Since guitarist Graham Coxon left the band in 1999 Blur have only released one album in 2003, leaving lead singer Damon Albarn to venture into successful side projects such as the Gorillaz and The Good The Bad and The Queen. It'll be interesting to see if they come out with any new material. Their legacy as of now includes the stadium anthem "Song 2", as well as "Girls & Boys", "Country House", and "Beetlebum".
Albarn, who has enjoyed great success from being the lead singer and songwriter for the Gorillaz, was the main reason why Coxon left Blur back in '99. In recent interviews Albarn cited the reason for the breakup of Blur as being, " They all hate me." It seems the two have been able to bury the hatchet. Having been involved with over 31 million album sales worldwide, Albarn has proved his musical ingenuity while Coxon has recorded a few solo albums. As of now Blur have said they'll just be rehearsing with touring likely. If the band do end up going back into the studio and put new material out they should fit right in with the steady stream of Britpop coming over the Atlantic including The Artic Monkeys and The Kooks to name a few. I always liked Blur more than the dysfunctional Oasis who continue to re-record all of their songs and release them under new titles. The hype is already building for Blur to headline Glastonbury '09 as there was a flood of controversy with Jay-Z being the headliner last year.
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s00 excited for blur
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