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Initially, Blur was one of the multitude of British bands who 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 themselves 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... Read More

David Bowie, Duran Duran, The Beatles, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Madness, Gary Numan, The Kinks, The Small Faces, The Jam, The Specials, Syd Barrett and Squeeze

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