Blur: Coffe and Tv

Blur Blur were an English alternative rock band that formed in Colchester in 1989. The band was composed of Damon Albarn (vocals), Graham Coxon (guitar), Alex James (bass guitar) and Dave Rowntree (drums). Blur’s debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the influence of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change in 1992—influenced by English guitar groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles and XTC—the band released Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a famous chart battle with rival band Oasis dubbed “The Battle of Britpop“. By the late 1990s, with the release of Blur (1997), the band underwent another reinvention, influenced by the indie rock and lo-fi style of American bands such as Pavement, in the process finally gaining success in the U.S. with the single “Song 2“. The final album featuring the band’s original lineup, 13 (1999) found Blur experimenting with electronic music and gospel music. In May 2002, Coxon left the band during the early recording of their seventh and last album Think Tank (2003). The album contained electronic sounds, simpler guitaring and a reliance on other instruments. Blur continued for some time in Coxon’s absence, seeing both the album and a tour through. Since the 2003 tour, Blur have done no studio work or touring as a band, with band members engaging in other projects. In September 2007, Coxon joined the other band members for lunch, but the band stated they have no plans of working together again. In Februrary 2008, Damon Albarn altogether ruled out a reunion.