Blur

UK

Formed: 1990

Years Active: 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock, Electronic

Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Britpop, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Dance, Dance, Club/Dance

Share to:

Initially, Blur were one of the multitude of British bands that appeared in the wake of the Stone Roses, mining the same swirling, pseudo-psychedelic guitar pop, only with louder guitars. Following an image makeover in the mid-'90s, the group emerged as the most popular band in the U.K., establishing itself as heir to the English guitar pop tradition of the Kinks, the Small Faces, the Who, the Jam, Madness, and the Smiths. In the process, the group broke down the doors for a new generation of guitar bands that became labeled as Brit-pop. With D...

• Read more
• Discuss
• Add to favourites