March 29, 2024

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Death Of A Party: Revisiting Blur’s landmark 1997 self-titled album, “Blur”

We’ve all heard “that” song. You know, the really short two-minute song that was all over the airwaves 20 years ago. The opening drumfill and the wail of “WOOHOO!”. You should really remember Blur for a lot more than just one hit song, however. Their self-titled album, released in 1997, still remains a cultural touchtone – it was their biggest American success, remains one of their most beloved albums, and is one of the band’s most diverse albums overall.

It’s an album that is much more than “Song 2” – it’s an album that really fits in well with the Pavements and Sonic Youths of the mid 90’s. “Theme From Retro” is one of the album’s strongest tracks, reigning in a spacey, almost trip-hop sound (might remind you of Gorillaz, too), while “I’m Just a Killer for Your Love” is a scrappy, catchy indie rock anthem that still sounds fresh two decades later. It’s a record that may have the highlights placed squarely at the forefront of the record – “Beetlebum” and “On Your Own” in particular – but then you have a track like “Chinese Bombs” that really makes Blur an indie rock record for modern times, too.

You can revisit (or discover!) the album below in its entirety below. Quite honestly, it still remains one of the best alternative albums of the 90’s – an important album that also remains relevant now. WOOHOO! indeed.

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