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...Let’s get the band back together one more time,” says Damon Albarn, in a heavy faux-American accent, of the sentiment that led to Blur??s brief but stunning reunion last summer. Albarn clearly knows that what he’s saying is more than a little cliché. Yet it’s an absolutely sincere statement, and the group have thoroughly earned that sincerity. Though there seem to be as many bands reuniting as forming these days, the Blur reunion felt particularly special. “No Distance Left...
...other people’s (and presumably his) experiences with heroin, right around the corner is another gig or interview of the band once again enjoying themselves. Though this focus on redemption could have been cheesy, in reality it’s entirely appropriate. Just as the film shows, Blur??s image was transformed by their reunion. Albarn’s final words at the end of the film perfectly place the focus on how Blur??s camaraderie was restored—“At the end of the day, what we have done, which...
...addition to the documentary, “No Distance Left to Run” includes a superb live recording of the first of Blur??s two Hyde Park gigs. The band are in absolutely phenomenal form, moving through a diverse greatest hits set that includes their most famous songs while featuring astonishing performances of lesser known tracks like “Oily Water” and “Trimm Trabb.” The concert is the perfect accompaniment for the documentary, proving once again how remarkable and joyous the reunion was. At the beginning...
...being tired of it all, the Gorillaz equivalent of Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska.” The record is more than a side project but less than a new start for Gorillaz (and Blur) leadman Damon Albarn, who sounds unhappier than he did on Blur??s “13.” His guitarist, Simon Tong (formerly of the Verve), sounds almost exactly like Graham Coxon. But the strange synths and fuzz coloring the album, courtesy of producer Danger Mouse, is fascinating at best, obnoxious at worst. It?...
CHRIS: But what comes off as glorious effect on Blur??s albums comes through the traipsing over generations of important British rock preceding them: you must remember that when a band so ostentatiously channels John and Paul’s heart and soul, or Jagger’s swagger, they are implicitly placing themselves among these influences, and as a result most bands don’t dare to reach back in such earnest...