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作者: molly (支撐28個月即可) 看板: Blur
標題: Re: BLUR ARE BACK!
時間: Sat Feb 15 13:54:00 2003
看完第一段我都要哭了
淚水在眼眶裡慢慢累積，不過沒能落在我臉頰上
記得Graham在疑似離團的時候曾說過
Dave曾說過要是他們沒組團，根本不會成為朋友
我還推想四人當中應該是Dave跟他最不好吧？（誰叫我是毛利大偵探）
因為Damon跟他相識多年，而Alex更是他大學摯友兼鄰居
看完曲目介紹
其實不太喜歡把現在的作品跟以前類比
可能是作者想給我們一些概念吧？
希望blur多變的曲風能帶我們極清新的轟炸
就像第一次聽到parklife，還有第一次聽到song2一樣
整個人都麻掉了。。。。
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http://www.dotmusic.com/news/February2003/news28310.asp
Fri 14 Feb 2003 14:12
BLUR ARE BACK!
Graham Coxon will never be replaced as the Blur guitarist,
dotmusic can exclusively reveal.
"There isn't a new guitarist," Dave Rowntree told us this morning,
as the band spoke for the first time about the acrimonious
departure of the guitar hero.
"Graham always was and always will be the Blur guitarist
and one of my best friends," explained the drummer.
The Blur stickman also contradicted rumours that
Coxon had been erased from the album completely,
by confirming that he did appear on one track.
He also refused to rule out Coxon returning to the Blur camp,
saying: "Who knows what the future holds. We're all still friends."
Dave also revealed some little know facts about the album:
Ben Hillier (Elbow) takes the majority of the production duties
with Norman Cook producing two tracks and
"New York old-skool engineer" Howie Weinberg mastering the album.
Speaking via a secure chatroom, Rowntree fielded dotmusic's questions
about the new album, telling us that the overall mood in the Blur
camp was "very up" continuing that it's "easy to be optimistic
when you've made a good record."
Read all Dave's answers by clicking here
(http://www.dotmusic.com/interviews//February2003/interviews28312.asp)
In the meantime, we were given a sneak preview of four new tracks
from the album (titles tbc) and below you can find out
what we thought:
Track 1 - 'Out Of Time':
The first single.
In a similar atmospheric vein to 'Tender' and 'Beetlebum'
(without sounding like either),
this song creeps up on you, firmly embedding itself your in head
after multiple listens. From a jazzy, bass-heavy intro,
this gently builds to a defiantly Moroccan-tinged latter half
with African string instrument solo.
Damon's vocals are understated and hushed
(think 'No Distance Left To Run')
while lyrically the song deals with the weighty issues of unhappiness
and the frail state of the world with the chorus -
"And you've been so busy lately/that you haven't found the time/
to open up your mind/and watch the world spinning gently out of time."
In short a brilliant song and a comeback that will remind everyone
what a great band Blur were and still are.
Track 2:
As the title suggest this is a manic three minutes crammed with
beats and samples (surely courtesy of Norman Cook)
and punky 'up yours' attitude with plenty of 'yeah yeah yeahs'.
If it's not Coxon on guitar then it's someone doing a very good impression.
Very reminiscent of 'B.L.U.R.E.M.I.' and 'Song 2' and
a sign that Blur haven't completely lost sight of their roots.
Track 3:
Like the single, this sounds like it was product of the trip
to Africa with an acoustic guitar refrain repeated all the way through.
Although this is not single material, it's a strong track
nonetheless with its waves of harmonic backing vocals
and Damon's falsetto.
Track 4:
Another change in vocal style over a darker bass and
synthetic beats combo that rumble on for two minutes
before breaking out in a schizophrenic mesh of random dub,
vocal wailing and organ.
If you were looking for a Gorillaz connection on the new tracks
then you might arrive at the conclusion that
this bears some similarities but it's by no means clear-cut.
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