Coffee and TV fumbles around for the first 0:13, then a cute lil tumbling drum fill kicks everyone awake and the song takes off in earnest. Blur. I posted a track from those slack-jawed hooligans in Oasis so it was only fair to include one from the fairer side.
The beat is straight down the road, unchanging, pure pop. It was written and sung by guitarist Graham Coxon, and although it's a decent melody, I am pretty much all about his frickin great guitar solo. During the outro, the vocals alternate with his guitar madness. Without his guitar, I probably don't care too much about the song.
Blur fan: (gasping) How dare you, sir! Constable! Constable!
OK, uh, sorry Blur fan. I remember when I first heard that early Blur track, "There's No Other Way". I thought it was pretty catchy. I guess.
Oasis had the bloody Gallagher brothers and a tough attitude, like a brawling 90s Sex Pistols thing. I was fascinated by them, their first album was awesome, plus they were in the press a lot, always acting up in public, getting in fights. Blur were maybe too British for me, I didn't understand their social commentaries and cultural references or something. Too coiffed. Posh? If Blur had some crazy brothers running things we wouldn't be talking right now, would we, guvnuh?
How would I describe the essential difference between Oasis and Blur? Well, it's like something my Dad told me about his sibling relationship vs. my Mom's. He said, 'my sister and I used to swing our arms at each other when we fought (Oasis), while your Mom and her brother would just chase each other around the table' (Blur).
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