Rapid 7: Blur

  BLUR is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchesterand shoegazing. Following a stylistic change—influenced by English guitar pop groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles and XTC—Blur released Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpopgenre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a famous chart battle with rival band Oasis dubbed "The Battle of Britpop". 

Lyric  one of Blur`s most famous songs:

There is no other way

There's No Other Way

You're taking the fun

Out of everything

Making me run

When I don't want to think

You're taking the fun

Out of everything

I don't want to think at all

There's no other way

There's no other way

All that you can do

Is watch them play

You're taking the fun

Out of everything

You're making it clear

When I don't want to think

You're taking me up when

I dont want to go up anymore

I'm just watching it all

There's no other way

There's no other way

All that you can do

Is watch them play

I'll watch you play

Watch the video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbukFGBQETI
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdrFpPJgxC4

Graham Leslie Coxon (born 12 March 1969) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and painter. He came to prominence as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of rock band Blur, and is also a critically acclaimed solo artist, having recorded seven solo albums. His artistic and musical contribution is featured on all seven of Blur's studio albums, from 1991's Leisure to 2003's Think Tank. Although credited as a songwriter on most Blur tracks, his most significant lyrical contributions appeared on the hit singles "Tender" and "Coffee & TV"; a number of tracks in the band's catalogue were also penned mainly by Coxon. The cover of 1999's 13 was designed by Coxon. 

In 2002, he left Blur, following a bitter dispute with the other members, notably Damon Albarn. As a result, he played guitar and was credited as a songwriter on only the final track for the following year's Think Tank. In September 2007, Graham Coxon rejoined the band and in late 2008 Damon Albarn announced that the band would reunite 2009 for a number of shows. Of Coxon's seven solo albums, four of them were recorded while a member of the band. Coxon is capable of playing several other instruments, besides guitar, and is famous for recording his albums single-handedly, without much help from session musicians. An innovative lead guitarist,other notable British guitarists such as Jonny Greenwood and Noel Gallagher have lauded Coxon's musicality and talent, with the latter calling him "the most gifted guitarist of his generation."He was voted the 15th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a national 2010 BBC poll

Here is his official site:
http://www.grahamcoxon.co.uk/

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