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...term “Britpop” was coined in the mid-Nineties, with the boom of guitar rock bands who saw themselves as following in the proud tradition of the Beatles, Who, Kinks and Smiths. In further popularizing the sound, bands like the Stone Roses and Suede paved the way for both Blur and Oasis. Both bands made massive contributions to the- genre—Blur with their third album Parklife and Oasis with their auspicious debut Definitely Maybe. But only the former band continued to evolve, while their Manchester rivals would tread the same waters of their debut...
Think Tank even features production from Norman Cook (a.k.a big-beat pioneer Fatboy Slim), never fully replacing Graham Coxon’s missing axe. The emphasis here is clearly on sound and atmospherics rather than songwriting, and catchy guitar hooks are all but completely absent. Instead, they are replaced by winding synths that are every bit as infectious, yet sound unmistakably modern. Fatboy Slim’s production exposes new sides of Blur that were probably kept in check by Coxon’s conservative presence in the band...
Still, they haven’t completely abandoned their roots. The guitar parts (which Coxon played prior to his departure) stand out boldly throughout the album. “Crazy Beat,” whose repeated choruses of “Yeah yeah yeah yeah!” will undoubtedly recall their own parodic “Song 2.” And the Oi! cries in “We’ve Got a File On You” also recall Parklife closer...
...only an audition. That's why there were no drums, no backup singers and no expectations. Sam Phillips had heard about a good-looking local kid who favored ballads, knew a few guitar chords and was blessed with the ostentatiously original name Elvis Presley. In his search for a new sound, Phillips had run nearly every singer in Memphis through his Sun Records studio; on that Monday summer evening, Elvis, 19, was merely next in line...
With the formalities suspended, Elvis picked up a guitar and started goofing around, playing an old blues song by Arthur (Big Boy) Crudup called That's All Right. Except Elvis wasn't singing the blues. He sounded almost euphoric, and the rhythm was all wrong--far too frenetic. There were no drums, so Black was slapping his bass to keep time while Moore's guitar leaped in and out of the melody line. Phillips knew immediately. He stuck his head out of the control room and told the threesome to pick a place to start and keep playing. Two nights...