In search of my Rock Time 9 - Blur

在那一個時候，Blur 布勒合唱團跟著 Suede 麂皮合唱團一起出現在我的生活之中，但記憶裡跟 Blur 綁在一起的卻是一部電影：1996年的《猜火車》（Trainspotting）
這一部青少年的黑色幽默電影讓我印象深刻的並不是誇張寫實的創作風格，反而是穿插在片中的那些歌曲，尤其是 Blur 的這首 “Sing”



電影原聲帶 / 猜火車 O.S.T / Trainspotting
專輯說明
由英國新銳導演丹尼鮑爾所執導的青少年電影《猜火車》，內容係描寫發生在男主角瑞登，與其一大掛超級損友變態男、卑鄙、屎霸、黛安等人間所有光怪陸離、頹廢墮落的荒唐行徑。由於該片已極為冷酷寫實的角度，拍出了當前英國青少年在面對毒品、性愛、金錢以及友情的態度與價值觀，徹底顛覆所有「新世代」族群的內心深處及幻想空間。難怪該片能成為今夏橫掃英美、傲視歐洲的超級賣座電影。
同樣是青少年文化之重要元素的流行音樂，在《猜火車》中更深具畫龍點睛之效。此電影原聲帶也是張可獨立聆賞的流行作品集。除收錄因 Duran Duran 於一九九五年翻唱而轟動一時，由不朽巨星 Lou Reed 原唱的抒情曲 “Perfect Day” 外，尚有 Iggy Pop、Brain Eno、New Order 等老牌藝人與團體的經典歌曲。特別是包括 Blur、Pulp、Elastica、Sleeper、Leftfield 等目前英國當紅超級團體的代表作與新歌亦共襄盛舉、同台飆歌，更顯難得。推薦曲為 “Lust for Life”、“Atomin“。
(FROM 博客來網站)


http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E8%8B%B1%E5%BC%8F%E6%90%96%E6%BB%BE
Blur，一個過去曾經結合 Showgazing 元素和 Baggy 舞曲的樂團，在他們第二張專輯 Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) 中呈現了一個以英國為中心的美學觀點。Blur 在1992年的美國之行啟發了他們的創作方向，在旅程當中，樂團主唱 Damon Albarn 開始痛恨起美國文化，覺得有必要對這種文化滲入英國的現象做一些評論。Damon Albarn 的女友 Justine Frischmann（曾為 Suede 的成員和 Elastica 的主唱）描述：
Damon 和我覺得，當時我們處於一個混亂的時間點 [. . .] 我們想到 Nirvana，人們非常喜歡美國音樂，是時候該宣示回歸英國本色了。 
(Damon and I felt like we were in the thick of it at that point [. . .] it occurred to us that Nirvana were out there, and people were very interested in American music, and there should be some sort of manifesto for the return of Britishness.)

1994年 Blur 的第三張專輯 Parklife 卻讓他們成為英國最受歡迎的樂團。Parklife 延續過去強烈的英國本色，恰巧同年4月Nirvana主唱 Kurt Cobain 自殺身亡，這使得英國的另類搖滾似乎逆轉了 Grunge 的主導地位。就在同一年，Oasis 發行首張專輯 Definitely Maybe，打破 Suede 出道專輯銷售最快的紀錄。
這個潮流很快被稱為 Britpop（英式搖滾）。

終究，Blur 和 Oasis 帶領的 Britpop 浪潮將又有何發展 ? (請看下回分解)




網路參考資料：
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur_(band)
Blur are 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 Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change—influenced by English guitar pop groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles and XTC—Blur released the Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) albums. As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a famous chart battle with rival band Oasis dubbed "The Battle of Britpop".

In recording their follow-up, Blur (1997), the band underwent another reinvention, showing influence from the lo-fi style of American indie rock bands. "Song 2", one of the album's singles, brought Blur brief mainstream success in the US. The last album featuring Blur's original lineup, 13 (1999) found the band members experimenting with electronic music and gospel music, as Albarn wrote more personal lyrics. In May 2002, Coxon left Blur during the recording of their seventh album Think Tank (2003). Containing electronic sounds and more minimal guitar work, the album was marked by Albarn's growing interest in hip hop and African music. After a 2003 tour without Coxon, Blur did no studio work or touring as a band, as members engaged in other projects. In 2009 Blur reunited, with Coxon back in the fold, for a series of successful concerts.


官方網站：
http://www.blur.co.uk/