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Track List
01) Ambulance
02) Out of Time
03) Crazy Beat
04) Good Song
05) On the Way to the Club
06) Brothers and Sisters
07) Caravan
08) We've Got a File on You
09) Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club
10) Sweet Song
11) Jets
12) Gene by Gene
13) Battery in Your Leg
14) Me, White Noise
15) Beetlebum
16) Song 2
17) There's No Other Way 
18) The Universal
19) Coffee and TV
20) Parklife
21) End of a Century
22) No Distance Left to Run
01) Ambulance
02) Out of Time
03) Crazy Beat
04) Good Song
05) On the Way to the Club
06) Brothers and Sisters
07) Caravan
08) We've Got a File on You
09) Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club
10) Sweet Song
11) Jets
12) Gene by Gene
13) Battery in Your Leg
14) Me, White Noise
15) Beetlebum
16) Song 2
17) There's No Other Way
18) The Universal
19) Coffee and TV
20) Parklife
21) End of a Century
22) No Distance Left to Run
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2:52
4:00
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3:48
6:21
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1:18
2:35
3:47
4:56
3:03
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First Released
2003
Alternative Rock
Poignant
Britpop
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Think Tank est le septième album studio de Blur, paru le 6 mai 2003. Il a été enregistré entre le Maroc et l'Angleterre. La pochette a été réalisée par le graffeur Banksy.
Ce dernier opus marque un tournant musical important pour le groupe, qu'il avait déjà amorçé avec 13, et qu'il confirme avec une ambiance axée "World Music" plus que britpop, ceci étant surtout dû au départ du guitariste Graham Coxon, brouillé avec le reste du groupe à cause de ses problèmes d'alcool.
Bien que déroutant une majorité de fans par ces sonorités nouvelles, cet album fut leur mieux classé dans les charts américains.
Commencé à Londres en novembre 2001 au "Studio 13", le même que pour l'album 13, l'enregistrement de l'album se termina au National Trust de Devon, mais une grande partie des sessions se déroula dans une vieille grange aménagée, au Maroc, où furent enregistrées Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club, Crazy Beat et Gene By Gene.
Le célèbre DJ Fatboy Slim produisit ces 2 derniers morceaux, ce qui fut apparemment un des facteurs du départ de Coxon. Il n'intervint que sur 4 morceaux: The Outsider, Morricone, Some Glad Morning et Battery in Your Leg, ce dernier étant le seul inclut dans l'album. Albarn déclarera que "c'est la seule chose que, quand Graham est revenu au studio, on a brièvement travaillé". Cette absence poussa les bassiste et batteur Alex James et Dave Rowntree à s'investir plus significativement dans les enregistrements : ainsi, les 2 musiciens tinrent tous les chœurs, Dave joua de la guitare sur On the Way to the Club et enregistra une démo rap de Sweet Song.
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With GrahamCoxon at the helm Blur rode the wave of Britpop and then successfully navigated through the stormy post Britpop backlash. With Blur and 13 they made great records that made them hip in America, whilst keeping their home fans happy. Then Coxon's protracted and surprising departure left the band all at sea.
So, are Albarn, James and Rowntree able to cope without their co-writer? Without the man who frequently led the initiative in producing the sounds that made them one of the most exciting, groundbreaking bands around?
Things start promisingly. "Ambulance" has a coolbassline and eerie gospel sounds that accompany Damon's defiant chorus "I ain't got nothing to be scared of".
Next up is recent single "Out Of Time". It's a perfect pop song and the band struggle to better it. You only have to listen to "Out Of Time" a couple of times for it to become embedded in your brain; the dreamy vocals and gentle African drum beat soothe and calm your mind.
The album was partly recorded in Morocco and you might be forgiven for believing that it might become another one of Albarn's Malian Gorilla side projects. The North African country is an influence; "On The Way To The Club" brings forth images of walking through a Marrakesh market under a starry sky...
Thankfully Think Tank does still sound like a Blur album, but it is, in the main, a record oddly devoid of guitars. In their place are keyboards and dance beats (of the chilled out, dub variety). There's no pumping house track here. All the fuss around Norman Cook, (dubbed"Big Mouth Slim" by the departingCoxon), taking over production duties seems foolish when you consider he only got his mits on two tracks ("Crazy Beat" & "Gene By Gene").
Album highlights are "Caravan" and "Sweet Song", two mellifluous songs that overflow with moving beauty, reminding me of "This Is A Low". But it's not all ballads; there are a couple of louder, brash songs in "Crazy Beat" and the one minute punk song: "We've Got A File On You". In fact Think Tank is a mishmash of ideas that somehow does remain cohesive.
Don't buy this if you're expecting the Blur of old. The past has been blurred, welcome to the future.
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Think Tank est le septième album studio de Blur, paru le 6 mai 2003. Il a été enregistré entre le Maroc et l'Angleterre. La pochette a été réalisée par le graffeur Banksy.
Ce dernier opus marque un tournant musical important pour le groupe, qu'il avait déjà amorçé avec 13, et qu'il confirme avec une ambiance axée "World Music" plus que britpop, ceci étant surtout dû au départ du guitariste Graham Coxon, brouillé avec le reste du groupe à cause de ses problèmes d'alcool.
Bien que déroutant une majorité de fans par ces sonorités nouvelles, cet album fut leur mieux classé dans les charts américains.
Commencé à Londres en novembre 2001 au "Studio 13", le même que pour l'album 13, l'enregistrement de l'album se termina au National Trust de Devon, mais une grande partie des sessions se déroula dans une vieille grange aménagée, au Maroc, où furent enregistrées Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club, Crazy Beat et Gene By Gene.
Le célèbre DJ Fatboy Slim produisit ces 2 derniers morceaux, ce qui fut apparemment un des facteurs du départ de Coxon. Il n'intervint que sur 4 morceaux: The Outsider, Morricone, Some Glad Morning et Battery in Your Leg, ce dernier étant le seul inclut dans l'album. Albarn déclarera que "c'est la seule chose que, quand Graham est revenu au studio, on a brièvement travaillé". Cette absence poussa les bassiste et batteur Alex James et Dave Rowntree à s'investir plus significativement dans les enregistrements : ainsi, les 2 musiciens tinrent tous les chœurs, Dave joua de la guitare sur On the Way to the Club et enregistra une démo rap de Sweet Song.
User Album Review
With GrahamCoxon at the helm Blur rode the wave of Britpop and then successfully navigated through the stormy post Britpop backlash. With Blur and 13 they made great records that made them hip in America, whilst keeping their home fans happy. Then Coxon's protracted and surprising departure left the band all at sea.
So, are Albarn, James and Rowntree able to cope without their co-writer? Without the man who frequently led the initiative in producing the sounds that made them one of the most exciting, groundbreaking bands around?
Things start promisingly. "Ambulance" has a coolbassline and eerie gospel sounds that accompany Damon's defiant chorus "I ain't got nothing to be scared of".
Next up is recent single "Out Of Time". It's a perfect pop song and the band struggle to better it. You only have to listen to "Out Of Time" a couple of times for it to become embedded in your brain; the dreamy vocals and gentle African drum beat soothe and calm your mind.
The album was partly recorded in Morocco and you might be forgiven for believing that it might become another one of Albarn's Malian Gorilla side projects. The North African country is an influence; "On The Way To The Club" brings forth images of walking through a Marrakesh market under a starry sky...
Thankfully Think Tank does still sound like a Blur album, but it is, in the main, a record oddly devoid of guitars. In their place are keyboards and dance beats (of the chilled out, dub variety). There's no pumping house track here. All the fuss around Norman Cook, (dubbed"Big Mouth Slim" by the departingCoxon), taking over production duties seems foolish when you consider he only got his mits on two tracks ("Crazy Beat" & "Gene By Gene").
Album highlights are "Caravan" and "Sweet Song", two mellifluous songs that overflow with moving beauty, reminding me of "This Is A Low". But it's not all ballads; there are a couple of louder, brash songs in "Crazy Beat" and the one minute punk song: "We've Got A File On You". In fact Think Tank is a mishmash of ideas that somehow does remain cohesive.
Don't buy this if you're expecting the Blur of old. The past has been blurred, welcome to the future.
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