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Stuart Maconie charts the success of Blur through interviews and music, from the early days of Britpop to the release of their seventh album, Think Tank.

Another chance to hear Stuart Maconie chart Blur's success from the early days of Britpop to the release of their seventh album, Think Tank.

The series looks at where the band came from musically and talks to those responsible for signing, recording and producing them. The band all have their say too!

It traces Blur's success with Leisure; through the lacklustre sales performance and record company arguments which afflicted the making of Modern Life Is Rubbish; to near bankruptcy and the breakthrough of their third album Parklife. This sold in excess of 1.2 million copies in the UK alone and launched Blur into the platinum league.

It also covers their rivalry with Oasis and how they changed direction with the Blur and 13 albums, before looking at Think Tank and how life is different without guitarist Graham Coxon.

This documentary was first broadcast on Radio 2 in 2003, the year Blur released Think Tank.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 7 Oct 2020 02:30
91热爆 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Blur

    BOYS AND GIRLS

    • PARKLIFE.
    • FOOD.
    • FOODCD-10.

  • Blur

    END OF A CENTURY

    • PARKLIFE.
    • FOOD.
    • FOODCD-10.

  • Blur

    THIS IS A LOW

    • PARKLIFE.
    • FOOD.
    • CD-10.

  • Blur

    TO THE END

    • PARKLIFE.
    • FOOD.
    • FOODCD-10.

  • Blur

    COUNTRY HOUSE

    • THE GREAT ESCAPE.
    • FOOD.
    • FOOD CD-14.

  • Blur

    CHARMLESS MAN

    • THE GREAT ESCAPE.
    • FOOD.
    • 7243 8 35235-2 8.

  • XTC

    Grass

    • VIRGIN.

  • Grandmaster & Melle Mel

    White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

    • Island.

  • Stevie Wonder

    You Met Your Match

    • Tamla Motown.

  • Adam F

    Circles

    • Circles.
    • Positiva.
    • 1.

  • Beach House

    Norway

    • CD SINGLE.
    • BELLA UNION.
    • 1.

  • Buzzcocks

    Everybody's Happy Nowadays

    • EMI.

  • Ride

    Vapour Trail

    • Creation.

  • Propaganda

    Dr Mabuse

    • NOW.

  • The Beach Boys

    Don't Worry Baby

    • Capitol.

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Don't Do Me Like That

    • MCA.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 25 Apr 2012 00:00
    91热爆 Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 27 Mar 2013 00:00
    91热爆 Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 14 Oct 2015 02:00
    91热爆 Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 8 Mar 2017 02:00
    91热爆 Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 16 May 2018 02:00
    91热爆 Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 1 Apr 2020 02:00
    91热爆 Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 7 Oct 2020 02:30
    91热爆 Radio 6 Music