Parklife: Blur (1994)
Note: this part of the Britpop Album Showdown series. Blur’s journey from late period “Madchester” also-rans to a (mostly) beloved part of the national conscience was quite a ride. If one wanted to be sniffy
Thoughts on Songwriting
Note: this part of the Britpop Album Showdown series. Blur’s journey from late period “Madchester” also-rans to a (mostly) beloved part of the national conscience was quite a ride. If one wanted to be sniffy
For a brief period – perhaps three years between 1994 and 1997 – British music enjoyed a final resurgence of glory reminiscent of its heyday in the 1960s. Great bands still exist and great music
Or: looking at Bowie through the lens of Hunky Dory And like that, he was gone. Aside from friends, family and a small, trusted circle, Bowie had been apparently planning his exit for 18 months and –