The Story
This definitive bio explores the history and debunks the myths around the band formerly known as Seymour: from their art school origins at Londons Goldsmith College to the multimillion selling succes of Modern Life is Rubbish, Parklife and The Great Escape. It reveals the darker hues of albums Blur, 13 and 2003s Think Tank an album that led to the illtempered exit of Blurs guitarist Graham Coxon only to see his return five years later for a reunion tour marked by a triumphant headline appearance at 2009s Glastonbury festival.Power delves into every detail of Blurs pockmarked history, also shedding new light on the groups various solo activities, including Damon Albarns experiments with Gorillaz and Graham Coxons one man assault on the indie charts.
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This definitive bio explores the history and debunks the myths around the band formerly known as Seymour: from their art school origins at Londons Goldsmith College to the multimillion selling succes of Modern Life is Rubbish, Parklife and The Great Escape. It reveals the darker hues of albums Blur, 13 and 2003s Think Tank an album that led to the illtempered exit of Blurs guitarist Graham Coxon only to see his return five years later for a reunion tour marked by a triumphant headline appearance at 2009s Glastonbury festival.Power delves into every detail of Blurs pockmarked history, also shedding new light on the groups various solo activities, including Damon Albarns experiments with Gorillaz and Graham Coxons one man assault on the indie charts.
