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Damon Albarn!

  • 13-12-2024 02:11AM
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    The Golden Miller
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    I know this is probaby more suited to the music forum, but I think some topics hold more general mass appeal and interest than putting them in their designated subsets. And the prolonged, and enduring appeal, of this man and his work must be up there as something of particular notoriety. He made a conscious decision to "leave the limelight" at the end of the 90's, but his work and projects continue to be played everyday, if you don't know his name, everyone knows his songs, from Gorillaz to Blur and beyond.

    We talk about songwriters, or people excelling in their fields, but for over 3 decades now, I'd be hard pressed to find another person, who continues to be as relevant and excel in their field, and all to commercial and critical success. This was very evident when he criticised Taylor Swift last year, she'd generally keep things to herself, but was so hurt by what he said, she took to twitter to tell the world. Even Billie Eilish brought him on stage last year. Theres so few original songwriters left, he's to this day, the biggest influenence of most up and coming artists.

    From Parklife, to Song 2, to Girls and Boys, to the Universal, to Clint Eastwood, to Feel Good inc etc, it's incredible, all these decades later, these are household songs to even teenagers today. There's very few musicians, or artists in any field, who continue to stand that test of time, and continue to have such a huge pull within the industry itself. And this is a man who withdrew from the limelight, but continued public pressure, has "forced" him to reform Blur on several occassions.

    The word "genius" gets thrown around a lot, but it should be reserved for a select few who continue to innovate and excel in their field, and push the boundaries. Whatever "image" you may have had of him in the 90's, put that to the side, and appreciate what he's gone on to do in his career since, it's been special. I think the man has been one of the greatest talents the music industry has ever seen, and although he doesn't want the limelight, press, attention, and actively withdraws from it, it should be acknowledged. He's a generational talent!

    People will no doubt miss the point and say Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd were bigger or pushed more boundaries etc. Thats missing the point. Not one of them, or any of their members, has evolved, progressed or transitioned to so many genre's, instruments, styles, and all to critical acclaim as Albarn. Many bands have pushed the boundaries of music, the reality is, Albarn has transcended that, to someone who has pioneered music as an artform! I've never seen such scope, and although theres more "gifted" musicians out their technically, he's the only one to have done it in the mainstream and maintain commercial appeal to this day! It's unheard of otherwise tbh!



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