Transcribed by Aida
smash hits -29 jan- 11 feb 97
blur blur blur! classic damon quotes '90-'96
'90 :
"i've always known i'm incredibly special,all my life. u know it's not a big deal"
"i wouldn't bother if i didn't think we were the best band in the universe"
'91:
" i 've known i was gonna be great since i was 11. people thought i was a complete big headed twat"
"we're a band who could completely & utterly change everything"
"i don't care if i snog girls or boys"
'92:
" we like to think we can do anything that anyone else can do"
"blur isn't a one album phenomenon, it's something that has to develop over 5 or 6 years"
'93:
"ultimately, i think we write better songs than everybody else"
"modern life is rubbish is the beginning of us having an idea of what we really wanted to do"
'94:
"they came to see us in manchester & were very pleasnt boys. very nice. i'd like to see that as a quote. oasis r very nice boys"
"we r good musicians. graham & dave r excellent, i'm pretty good .alex isn't really that good but he's getting better."
"i doubt u can say you've heard an album like parklife before, because i don't think u have."
'95:
"may the best band win.whatever happens we won't be talking to each other next week."
on the blur vs oasis chart battle:"on the great escape eveything is going to be darker.full stop. it's definitely the best thing we've ever done"
'96:
"it's all over now. we killed britpop, we chopped it up & put it under the patio."
"i no longer care about being famous. i don't have have to look at chart positions anymore. we don't need to be the biggest band on the planet, just the best"
'97:
" blur,it's like starting again,really. it's a new relationship"
1. beetlebum 5/10
the single-you'll know this one
damon:i'm not sure what a beetlebum is. it was just a word i sang when i played it to myself. i asked the others if i should change it,but they said no.
2. song 2 8/10
a thrashy,whoo-hoo filled, punky, 2 minute blast.
damon:this sounds like an early nirvana song,very simple
3.country sad ballad man 5/10
a slow, spaced-out track
damon:it's a little bit country. this album's all about what could happen to me
4.m.o.r. 6/10
blur sounding, but with odd backing vocals & squealing guitars
damon:this one's pretty wild & i think it speaks for itself
5.on your own 4/10
a pop song that rhymes psycho killer with gorilla
6. theme from retro 8/10
very weird,eerie,organ track with vocals but no audible lyrics.
damon:it's an intsrumental which is pretty wild
7.you're so great 6/10
graham takes lead vocals for the 1st time & sounds like he's singing down a telephone
8. death of a party 8/10
trip-hoppy,down beat with spooky lyrics. written 4 yrs ago
damon:i'm really proud of that
9.chinese bombs 10/10
pure noise! headache overload
10.i'm just a killer for your love 7/10
high-pitched,distorted vocal backed with circling guitars
damon:i wanted to sound more like our demos, all aobut freedom
11.look inside america 3/10
an acoustic introduction, orchestra backed,harmony filled gentler song.
damon: about our failure in america
12.strange news from another star 7/10
a moody track with gloomy vocals.
damon:it's a very sad song
13.movin' on 3/10
more familiar blur song. could have been on parklife
14.essex dogs 10/10
almost straight trip-hop. goes on for 8 minutes, minimal tune with vacuum cleaner noises
damon:the last thing i wanted to say about essex
15. bonus track 9/10
a spooky,repetitive ,guitar,bass & keyboard drone