blur: liver, louder, better

britpop. art-punk. awesome. lame. whatever you call blur, i was always way more interested in graham coxon's guitar than damon albarn's voice. when i was a sophomore in college i hosted a terribly, awfully bad college radio show with a girl who lived next door to me in my dorm. she loved her blur cds. so. much.

every time we went on air, we played some blur songs. i wanted to play public enemy. and pearl jam. (it was a LONG time ago). our broadcasting career was short-lived. we pretty much could never agree on what to say or what to play.

blur is more interesting (to me) louder and live than they ever were on those silly cds.

BLUR, LIVE AT PEEL ACRES
tracks from bustin' + dronin' - the live tracks were recorded at john peel's home in suffolk, england.
[mp3] popscene
[mp3] song 2
[mp3] on your own
[buy] bustin' + dronin'

BLUR, LIVE AT THE BUDOKAN
tracks from live at the budokan, a 1995 japan-only release.
[mp3] end of a century
[mp3] it could be you
[mp3] girls & boys
[mp3] country house
[mp3] she's so high
[buy] live at the budokan

blur singer damon albarn is currently playing around with his new ensemble: the good, the bad and the queen.
[stream] kingdom of doom - the good the bad and the queen
[related] the good the bad and the queen (live tracks)

rumors of an actual blur reunion with graham back in the fold again are also stewing. meanwhile graham coxon's currently got a solo album out. it is really good. here are two tracks:
[mp3] standing on my own again - graham coxon
[mp3] tell it like it is - graham coxon
[buy] love travels at illegal speeds

finally, this blur cover i post with no shame:
[mp3] song 2 - my chemical romance

~ later