作者blurasis (已完成的虚无主义)
看板Blur
标题Blur Reveal Live Guitarist At Surprise Gig(from xfm)
时间Wed Feb 12 20:00:48 2003
即使少了Graham仍要支持blur ~
即将发行的专辑 照他说来是张触动人心的专辑
收拾起年少乖诞的戏谑 是blur给我们的另一个期待~
势必要冲的。真的等的不耐烦~
Blur made a surprise performance at an exclusive
record company preview night in central London
on Friday. After the label, Parlophone, treated
the select audience to performances by Athlete and
a playback of the new Dandy Warhol’s single, Blur
unexpectedly took the stage to play their first
public gig since Coxon’s departure.
Tong has joined as a live band member with the group
insisting he hasn't been enlisted as replacement for
Coxon. The group also featured a keyboard player,
a percussionist and two backing singers, with singer
Damon Albarn taking to electric guitar for one number.
The outfit played three new songs, according to Xfm's
representative, there was a slow paced tune, similar
in vein to ‘Tender’, a midtempo number, and
a punky thrashy” song.
The songs themselves sounded impressive, with special
note being made of Albarn’s vocals and their “More
unaffected and emotionally honest delivery. There was
none of the affectation of his earlier work”. However,
the new Coxon-less line-up was judged as giving the
impression of being “The Damon Albarn show”.
Having founded Blur back in 1989 with Albarn, Coxon
was asked to leave in October 2002. "It was something
to do with my attitude," the guitarist explained at
the time, naming his antisocial behaviour (a state
brought on by a mental breakdown brought on by his
battle with drink and depression) as the reason behind
the split. Coxon denied that the spilt was acrimonious,
saying there was "No row. No clash," with the remaining
three members.
While not a founder member, The Verve (a famously volatile outfit)
recruited Tong after their original guitarist Nick McCabe split from
the band in 1996. While McCabe eventually turned for the group’s
massive success album ‘Urban Hymns’, Tong remained contributing
keyboards as well as second guitar.
When The Verve finally split for good in 1999,
singer Richard Ashcroft went solo and Tong and
Verve bassist Simon Jones formed The Shining.
The band produced a self-titled debut album in 2002,
which failed to sell well, and although there has
been no official statement about the band’s demise,
recent event would indicate they have split.
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