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Beetlebum by Blur

Biografie van de kunstenaar Blur

Blur Is An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1988. The Band Consists Of Singer Damon Albarn Guitarist Graham Coxon Bassist Alex James And Drummer Dave Rowntree. Their Debut Album Leisure 1991 Incorporated The Sounds Of Madchester And Shoegazing. Following A Stylistic Change Influenced By English Guitar Pop Groups Such As The Kinks Depeche Mode And Radiohead Blur 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 Chart Battle With Rival Band Oasis In 1995 Dubbed "The Battle Of Britpop". Blur's Self-Titled Fifth Album 1997 Saw Another Stylistic Shift Influenced By The Lo-Fi Styles Of American Indie Rock Groups And Became Their Third UK Chart-Topping Album. Its Single "Song 2" Brought The Band Mainstream Success In The US For The First Time. Their Next Album 13 1999 Saw The Band Experimenting With Electronic And Gospel Music And Featured More Personal Lyrics From Albarn. Their Seventh Album Think Tank 2003 Continued Their Experimentation With Electronic Sounds And Was Also Shaped By Albarn's Growing Interest In Hip Hop And World Music Featuring More Minimal Guitar Work. Coxon Left The Band During Early Recording Sessions For Think Tank And Blur Disbanded For Several Years After The End Of The Album's Associated Tour With The Members Engaged In Other Projects. In 2009 Blur Reunited With Coxon Back In The Band And Embarked On A European Reunion Tour. In The Following Years They Released Several Singles And Compilations And Toured Internationally. In 2012 They Received A Brit Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music. Their Eighth Album The Magic Whip 2015 Was The Sixth Consecutive Blur Studio Album To Top The British Chart. The Group Have Largely Been On Hiatus Since The Magic Whip Tour But Have Announced Plans To Reunite In 2023 For Various Live Dates. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Blur_ Band Studio Albums
Leisure 1991 Modern Life Is Rubbish 1993 Parklife 1994 The Great Escape 1995 Blur 1997 13 1999 Think Tank 2003 The Magic Whip 2015 The Ballad Of Darren 2023

Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: Beetlebum

"Beetlebum" Is A Song By English Alternative Rock Band Blur. It Was Released As The Lead Single For The Band's Eponymous Fifth Album Blur. The Single Became Blur's Second To Reach The Number One Spot In The UK Singles Chart After Country House . It Is Believed That The Song Is About Heroin And The Drug Experiences That Damon Albarn Had With His Then Girlfriend Justine Frischmann Of Elastica. The Song's Title Is A Reference To The Phrase "Chasing The Beetle" Chasing The Dragon Which Refers To Inhaling The Smoke From Heated Heroin Morphine Or Opium That Has Been Placed On A Piece Of Tin-Foil. Albarn Has Stated In An Interview With MTV That The Song Describes A Complicated Emotion Sort Of 'sleepy' And Sort Of 'sexy'.

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