The Damon Albarn thread. - Page 199

mrkjhnwht · 15-04-2012, 05:23 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lizzybear;5276104
Yeah pretty much. There may be some hip or angophile people in the cities who know about Blur but they are mostly a forgotten or never even noticed band. Gorillaz yeah are much more successful, altho no one really knows who is behind it, they just like Feel Good Inc. etc. If you mention Damon Albarn probably 99.9% of people would be like "WHO?!"

To be honest, that's pretty much the same here. I've had to explain to every girlfriend that I'd leave them for Damon Albarn. They say "Who?" and I say "Blur, Gorillaz". And then it's "Oh, that's the same guy?" Both acts are woven into our cultural tapestry, but as you say, no one knows who they are.

Not like Oasis, funnily enough.

Lizzybear · 15-04-2012, 08:15 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by mrkjhnwht;5276117
To be honest, that's pretty much the same here. I've had to explain to every girlfriend that I'd leave them for Damon Albarn. They say "Who?" and I say "Blur, Gorillaz". And then it's "Oh, that's the same guy?" Both acts are woven into our cultural tapestry, but as you say, no one knows who they are.

Not like Oasis, funnily enough.

Oh wow really? Yeah but at least Damon's in the papers over there yeah. I've never seen him in anything over here besides small mentions in strictly music magazines (not that i'm complaining

)

mrkjhnwht · 15-04-2012, 10:36 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lizzybear;5276216
Oh wow really? Yeah but at least Damon's in the papers over there yeah. I've never seen him in anything over here besides small mentions in strictly music magazines (not that i'm complaining )

That's true. Music fans know him, but if "Who's the lead singer of Blur?" was on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, it want be worth around £32,000/£64,000.

So how did you (and anyone else from overseas reading this) get into Blur without the wonder of media saturation?

Ms Magpie · 15-04-2012, 10:47 PM

Would you consider mainland Europe 'overseas'?

I was listening to the radio a lot when I was in primary school so I got into Song 2/Beetlebum/Tender/Coffee&TV unknowingly. A decade or two later I listened to The Best Of and realised I knew about 1/3 of the songs but didn't get into the band until 2009/2010 when other friends started listening to them. I got really curious, downloaded Parklife and Blur, then watched NDLTR and 'me voila'.

mrkjhnwht · 16-04-2012, 12:53 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ms Magpie;5276376
Would you consider mainland Europe 'overseas'? I was listening to the radio a lot when I was in primary school so I got into Song 2/Beetlebum/Tender/Coffee&TV unknowingly. A decade or two later I listened to The Best Of and realised I knew about 1/3 of the songs but didn't get into the band until 2009/2010 when other friends started listening to them. I got really curious, downloaded Parklife and Blur, then watched NDLTR and 'me voila'.

I just meant anywhere that wasn't Britain really

I was 8 at the turn of the millennium, and I recognized about 10 Blur songs from the media. More than Oasis. I feel like I've always known them <3

Budgiebird · 16-04-2012, 01:15 AM

Hey. Sorry to barge in but this is fake right?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...html?print=yes

This doesn't seem right..

Lizzybear · 16-04-2012, 02:37 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Budgiebird;5276436
Hey. Sorry to barge in but this is fake right?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...html?print=yes

This doesn't seem right..

The photos or the article?

Naw it's true lol. That's the story damon's always stuck with about how he lost his tooth that it just fell out one day.

Wintergreen · 16-04-2012, 03:10 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by mrkjhnwht;5276353
So how did you (and anyone else from overseas reading this) get into Blur without the wonder of media saturation?

I was one of the many Americans who first heard of them through "Song 2" in the late '90s, and liked that song. However, my area also used to get a Canadian music channel, MuchMusic, for a time in the late '90s and early '00s, and I also remember seeing the video for their song "Coffee & TV" on TV a lot. I liked that one, too, that video always stuck out in my mind.

Then in 2001 "Clint Eastwood" was everywhere, and again, loved the song. But for the longest time I didn't make the connection that the guy singing in that song was Damon Albarn from Blur. I didn't find that out until I started getting more into Blur's music, and that happened because I watched a lot of VH1 Classic and they started playing some of their early and mid '90s stuff on there a lot-"She's So High", "Girls & Boys", "There's No Other Way", "The Universal", etc. I kept seeing those videos on TV all the time and was curious, so I went on YouTube and checked out some more of their stuff. And I also started looking more into Gorillaz as well.

And voila! Like I said I'm still working on getting their albums, but I'm definitely a fan of everything I've heard so far.

I don't know why Blur didn't take off more here in the States. They should have, given how broad the amount of music that got popular in the '90s I don't see why they couldn't have had more success. Maybe their music was too referential of British culture, perhaps, for many Americans to "get it"? I dunno.

(I've never been to Britain at all, but I love music that speaks about British culture-it's something different and interesting to learn about-if I can't be there, hearing songs about it is the next best thing)

mrkjhnwht · 16-04-2012, 12:50 PM

How much do you think that tooth would be worth on eBay?

bedofroses · 16-04-2012, 01:21 PM

Still cant believe it fell out, but whatever haha, funny story anyway.

Ms Magpie · 18-04-2012, 11:26 PM

Bet people would be willing to pay crazy money for it.

As for Blur music on the radio... it's insane as they were played everywhere.

mrkjhnwht · 19-04-2012, 12:48 AM

BLUR21

Blur 21: The Box
A deluxe 21 disc set, featuring
- All seven newly expanded Special Editions
- Four discs of rarities, exclusive to this set. Includes 3½ hours of previously unreleased material
- Three DVDs including over 2 hours of previously unreleased footage. Includes two pivotal live shows and an exclusive disc of video rarities.
- Collectable 7" single of the rare and previously unreleased live recording of the Seymour-era Blur song Superman.
- Deluxe hard-bound book telling the story of Blur's 21 year career with extensive liner notes based on a brand new interviews with the band, illustrated with imagery of the era, including some previously unseen photos.

Blur 21: The Vinyl Box
All seven vinyl formats of the Blur albums are collected together for The Vinyl Box and housed in a sturdy hard case, presenting the definitive collection of Blur vinyl.

http://blur.co.uk/blur21/

Wolvez · 19-04-2012, 01:25 AM

Lol at Damon randomly losing his tooth. But I don't think I would want it.

Im thinking about getting that set. Not sure yet tho.

Lizzybear · 19-04-2012, 01:44 AM

i'm gonna get it! so excited for the newly released demos and such!

'Sir Elton John's Cock'

also a clear version of Showtime :3

Samuel_94 · 19-04-2012, 11:57 AM

£157.99!!!!!!

No way, I thought it would be expensive but that is just madness.

15-04-2012, 05:23 PM	#2971
mrkjhnwht It was such a perfect day Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,717 Location: Oxford Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 320 Times in 163 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Lizzybear;5276104 Yeah pretty much. There may be some hip or angophile people in the cities who know about Blur but they are mostly a forgotten or never even noticed band. Gorillaz yeah are much more successful, altho no one really knows who is behind it, they just like Feel Good Inc. etc. If you mention Damon Albarn probably 99.9% of people would be like "WHO?!" To be honest, that's pretty much the same here. I've had to explain to every girlfriend that I'd leave them for Damon Albarn. They say "Who?" and I say "Blur, Gorillaz". And then it's "Oh, that's the same guy?" Both acts are woven into our cultural tapestry, but as you say, no one knows who they are. Not like Oasis, funnily enough. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Til_Kingdom_Come;5516187 If coldplay do actually do that death metal thing then the songs won't hat well, won't get much airplay and will confirm my sad belief that rock music is becoming extinct as there will be no more high charting rock singles!! Oh no. The albums do fine but now all the rock awards are going to ed Sherran (who i do not like!) :/

15-04-2012, 08:15 PM	#2972
Lizzybear Modern Love Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11,840 My Mood: Location: Villa Rosie Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by mrkjhnwht;5276117 To be honest, that's pretty much the same here. I've had to explain to every girlfriend that I'd leave them for Damon Albarn. They say "Who?" and I say "Blur, Gorillaz". And then it's "Oh, that's the same guy?" Both acts are woven into our cultural tapestry, but as you say, no one knows who they are. Not like Oasis, funnily enough. Oh wow really? Yeah but at least Damon's in the papers over there yeah. I've never seen him in anything over here besides small mentions in strictly music magazines (not that i'm complaining ) __________________ Damon Albarn blog tunes twotter

15-04-2012, 10:36 PM	#2973
mrkjhnwht It was such a perfect day Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,717 Location: Oxford Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 320 Times in 163 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Lizzybear;5276216 Oh wow really? Yeah but at least Damon's in the papers over there yeah. I've never seen him in anything over here besides small mentions in strictly music magazines (not that i'm complaining ) That's true. Music fans know him, but if "Who's the lead singer of Blur?" was on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, it want be worth around £32,000/£64,000. So how did you (and anyone else from overseas reading this) get into Blur without the wonder of media saturation? __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Til_Kingdom_Come;5516187 If coldplay do actually do that death metal thing then the songs won't hat well, won't get much airplay and will confirm my sad belief that rock music is becoming extinct as there will be no more high charting rock singles!! Oh no. The albums do fine but now all the rock awards are going to ed Sherran (who i do not like!) :/

15-04-2012, 10:47 PM	#2974
Ms Magpie oh it's nothing special Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 13,211 My Mood: Location: Primrose Hill Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 34 Thanked 38 Times in 36 Posts	Would you consider mainland Europe 'overseas'? I was listening to the radio a lot when I was in primary school so I got into Song 2/Beetlebum/Tender/Coffee&TV unknowingly. A decade or two later I listened to The Best Of and realised I knew about 1/3 of the songs but didn't get into the band until 2009/2010 when other friends started listening to them. I got really curious, downloaded Parklife and Blur, then watched NDLTR and 'me voila'. __________________ We all say, "Don't want to be alone", we wear the same clothes 'cause we feel the same, kiss with dry lips, when we say goodnight End of a century, oh it's nothing special

16-04-2012, 12:53 AM	#2975
mrkjhnwht It was such a perfect day Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,717 Location: Oxford Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 320 Times in 163 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Ms Magpie;5276376 Would you consider mainland Europe 'overseas'? I was listening to the radio a lot when I was in primary school so I got into Song 2/Beetlebum/Tender/Coffee&TV unknowingly. A decade or two later I listened to The Best Of and realised I knew about 1/3 of the songs but didn't get into the band until 2009/2010 when other friends started listening to them. I got really curious, downloaded Parklife and Blur, then watched NDLTR and 'me voila'. I just meant anywhere that wasn't Britain really I was 8 at the turn of the millennium, and I recognized about 10 Blur songs from the media. More than Oasis. I feel like I've always known them <3 __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Til_Kingdom_Come;5516187 If coldplay do actually do that death metal thing then the songs won't hat well, won't get much airplay and will confirm my sad belief that rock music is becoming extinct as there will be no more high charting rock singles!! Oh no. The albums do fine but now all the rock awards are going to ed Sherran (who i do not like!) :/

16-04-2012, 01:15 AM	#2976
Budgiebird Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 2 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hey. Sorry to barge in but this is fake right? http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...html?print=yes This doesn't seem right..

16-04-2012, 02:37 AM	#2977
Lizzybear Modern Love Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11,840 My Mood: Location: Villa Rosie Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Budgiebird;5276436 Hey. Sorry to barge in but this is fake right? http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...html?print=yes This doesn't seem right.. The photos or the article? Naw it's true lol. That's the story damon's always stuck with about how he lost his tooth that it just fell out one day. __________________ Damon Albarn blog tunes twotter

16-04-2012, 03:10 AM	#2978
Wintergreen In my own happy paradise Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,331 Location: The plains of Iowa Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 14 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by mrkjhnwht;5276353 So how did you (and anyone else from overseas reading this) get into Blur without the wonder of media saturation? I was one of the many Americans who first heard of them through "Song 2" in the late '90s, and liked that song. However, my area also used to get a Canadian music channel, MuchMusic, for a time in the late '90s and early '00s, and I also remember seeing the video for their song "Coffee & TV" on TV a lot. I liked that one, too, that video always stuck out in my mind. Then in 2001 "Clint Eastwood" was everywhere, and again, loved the song. But for the longest time I didn't make the connection that the guy singing in that song was Damon Albarn from Blur. I didn't find that out until I started getting more into Blur's music, and that happened because I watched a lot of VH1 Classic and they started playing some of their early and mid '90s stuff on there a lot-"She's So High", "Girls & Boys", "There's No Other Way", "The Universal", etc. I kept seeing those videos on TV all the time and was curious, so I went on YouTube and checked out some more of their stuff. And I also started looking more into Gorillaz as well. And voila! Like I said I'm still working on getting their albums, but I'm definitely a fan of everything I've heard so far. I don't know why Blur didn't take off more here in the States. They should have, given how broad the amount of music that got popular in the '90s I don't see why they couldn't have had more success. Maybe their music was too referential of British culture, perhaps, for many Americans to "get it"? I dunno. (I've never been to Britain at all, but I love music that speaks about British culture-it's something different and interesting to learn about-if I can't be there, hearing songs about it is the next best thing) __________________ "And tell me you love me Come back and haunt me" "Lights will guide you home..." Fri., August 10th, 2012 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, MN

16-04-2012, 12:50 PM	#2979
mrkjhnwht It was such a perfect day Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,717 Location: Oxford Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 320 Times in 163 Posts	How much do you think that tooth would be worth on eBay? __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Til_Kingdom_Come;5516187 If coldplay do actually do that death metal thing then the songs won't hat well, won't get much airplay and will confirm my sad belief that rock music is becoming extinct as there will be no more high charting rock singles!! Oh no. The albums do fine but now all the rock awards are going to ed Sherran (who i do not like!) :/

16-04-2012, 01:21 PM	#2980
bedofroses Society's Fabric Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,162 Location: England Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Still cant believe it fell out, but whatever haha, funny story anyway.

18-04-2012, 11:26 PM	#2981
Ms Magpie oh it's nothing special Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 13,211 My Mood: Location: Primrose Hill Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 34 Thanked 38 Times in 36 Posts	Bet people would be willing to pay crazy money for it. As for Blur music on the radio... it's insane as they were played everywhere. __________________ We all say, "Don't want to be alone", we wear the same clothes 'cause we feel the same, kiss with dry lips, when we say goodnight End of a century, oh it's nothing special

19-04-2012, 12:48 AM	#2982
mrkjhnwht It was such a perfect day Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,717 Location: Oxford Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 320 Times in 163 Posts	BLUR21 Blur 21: The Box A deluxe 21 disc set, featuring - All seven newly expanded Special Editions - Four discs of rarities, exclusive to this set. Includes 3½ hours of previously unreleased material - Three DVDs including over 2 hours of previously unreleased footage. Includes two pivotal live shows and an exclusive disc of video rarities. - Collectable 7" single of the rare and previously unreleased live recording of the Seymour-era Blur song Superman. - Deluxe hard-bound book telling the story of Blur's 21 year career with extensive liner notes based on a brand new interviews with the band, illustrated with imagery of the era, including some previously unseen photos. Blur 21: The Vinyl Box All seven vinyl formats of the Blur albums are collected together for The Vinyl Box and housed in a sturdy hard case, presenting the definitive collection of Blur vinyl. http://blur.co.uk/blur21/ __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Til_Kingdom_Come;5516187 If coldplay do actually do that death metal thing then the songs won't hat well, won't get much airplay and will confirm my sad belief that rock music is becoming extinct as there will be no more high charting rock singles!! Oh no. The albums do fine but now all the rock awards are going to ed Sherran (who i do not like!) :/

19-04-2012, 01:25 AM	#2983
Wolvez Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 65 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lol at Damon randomly losing his tooth. But I don't think I would want it. Im thinking about getting that set. Not sure yet tho.

19-04-2012, 01:44 AM	#2984
Lizzybear Modern Love Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11,840 My Mood: Location: Villa Rosie Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	i'm gonna get it! so excited for the newly released demos and such! 'Sir Elton John's Cock' also a clear version of Showtime :3 __________________ Damon Albarn blog tunes twotter

19-04-2012, 11:57 AM	#2985
Samuel_94 Car Kid Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,297 My Mood: Location: Violet Hill Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	£157.99!!!!!! No way, I thought it would be expensive but that is just madness.

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