Kieran McConville
ONE love, blood, life
Well, sort of. After years of alternatively liking and despising English band Blur, I'm developing a bit of a soft spot lately for their zany madness.
The reason I despised them for so long, was that although undeniably talented, their pre-1997 music in particular seemed to me to embody a kind of smart-arse, style-over-substance, soulless, derivative, shallow vibe that fitted all too well with post-Thatcher Britain.
And you know what? They were all of those things, but lately I've spotted a bit of shine amongst the trash. Some songs like 'The Universal', 'Country House' and 'Entertain Me' stand out as actually not being too bad.
But I still prefer the falling-apart-at-the-seams Blur of 'Blur' and '13'. Damon Albarn's lyrics no longer annoy me, as they are no longer decipherable. All is well.
The reason I despised them for so long, was that although undeniably talented, their pre-1997 music in particular seemed to me to embody a kind of smart-arse, style-over-substance, soulless, derivative, shallow vibe that fitted all too well with post-Thatcher Britain.
And you know what? They were all of those things, but lately I've spotted a bit of shine amongst the trash. Some songs like 'The Universal', 'Country House' and 'Entertain Me' stand out as actually not being too bad.
But I still prefer the falling-apart-at-the-seams Blur of 'Blur' and '13'. Damon Albarn's lyrics no longer annoy me, as they are no longer decipherable. All is well.