Fookin' Yeah, Britpop!

Nov
21st

Sat

Blur Reunion 2009

Before I left for England in June to go to (the original) Hyde Park comeback gig, I started the tumblr account: http://blurreunion.tumblr.com/ by way of collecting photos, videos, quotes from the Blur Reunion (aka the ‘Summer of Love’).

The lovely gagagogo has been co-admin on that account with me.

Before 2009 ends we would like to collect as much info, pictures, reviews, videos, personal accounts on the Blur 2009 Reunion. If you have something to contribute that would be grand! All submissions via this link or I will check the #blurreunion tag on tumblr and #blur hashtag on twitter and reblog.

Once I *finally* put my own photos up on flickr I will also be contributing more. :)

Ta muchly, —indiescribe.

fuckyeahalexjames: HAPPY BIRTHDAY INDEED.

popscene1990:

indieboys-are-neurotics:

(via hmto)

Jarvis Cocker

My name is not Jesus, although we have the same initials

fuckyeahrocknroll:

Kula Shaker - Tattva

Does anyone remember them?

Why of course. :) <3

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thisisnotajoke: A Little Soul - Pulp

Nov
20th

Fri

(via achtung)

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splendidly:

Lazy - Suede

Here they come with their make-up on
as lovely as the clouds, come and see them

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jeltsine:

Oasis - Born On A Different Cloud

Born on a different cloud
From the ones that I’ve passed round town
It’s no suprise to me
That you’re classless, clever and free

Loaded just like a gun
You’re the hero that’s still a son
Living on borrowed time
You’re my sun and you’re gonna shine

Talking to my self again
This time I think I’m getting through
It’s funny how you think
It’s funny how
It’s funny how when you do

Born on a different cloud
From the ones that have passed round town
It’s no suprise to me
That you’re classless, clever and free

Lonely soul
Busy working overtime
Nothing ever gets done
Especially when your hands are tied

Lonely soul
Baking up your mother’s pride
Nothing ever gets done
Not until your war’s won

Born on a different cloud

mrharry:

Blur

Do you prefer Oasis or Blur?

If you’re reading this wearin reebok classics, a parker and a version of a paul weller haircut smokin camel fags and occasionaly dabbling in a bowt of domestic violence, you’ll probably answer Oasis. Followed by drunkily shoutin “Play some fukin kasabian or stone roses”

Well done to you for knowing three bands

Hopefully though, as many Oasis fans have yet to grasp the concept of reading and writing, they’re probably just stabbing wildly at buttons on their laptop until it starts playing Slide Away so they can collapse into a ketamin enduced coma

The more educated and fashionable of you will agree that Blur were clear winners in the battle of britpop. Just look at the line up. Alex James, Graham Coxon, Dave Rowntree and of course Damon Albarn. Every member an individual artist in their own right. Ok, maybe Alex James has gone a bit mad of recent years and started fermenting cheese on a farm and writing for The Guardian and Damon Albarn wrote and produced a Monkey Opera in the westend, but there is a thin line separating genius and insanity

Ranging from clattering rock in the form of Song 2, to mellow ballads like The Universal and classic anthms like Country House and Boys & Girls appearing of their 6 albums (compared to Oasis’s 4756 albums), Blur prove how it’s about quality not quantity

The link is to the track Tender off the album 13

Britpop bands that are better than Oasis and Blur:

whaddupdoc:

Ocean Colour Scene

Kula Shaker

Pulp

Suede

Manic Street Preachers (borderline Britpop)

James

;-)

Discuss?