AMAZING MOMENT!!! Americans React To "Blur - The Universal - Glastonbury 2009"

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  • @matthewshimwell7642
    @matthewshimwell7642 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    blur were making music when liam was still in school and noel was a roadie. give these guys the respect they deserve.

    • @leestrawberryfields...
      @leestrawberryfields... ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like the music cos it's timeless
      Blur vs Oasis is so 90's

    • @oliwilks7769
      @oliwilks7769 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ye but when oasis were actually making music they were better than blur

    • @MissBlennerhassett876
      @MissBlennerhassett876 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@oliwilks7769 Beatles rip-offs lol

  • @neargrog685
    @neargrog685 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Beetlebum is a great Blur song - They played this at Glasto 09 too. Awesome performance

  • @blurkid33
    @blurkid33 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This song, like the album it is from, is actually quite cynical, rather than optimistic. “The Universal” is a Prozac-like drug of a dystopian future where everyone is numb and complacent. The odd time signature comes from the fact that this was originally written as a reggae song before being completely overhauled during the recording sessions.

    • @richardbremner1284
      @richardbremner1284 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And beetle bum is about being addictied to herion

    • @TheSpacemannspiff
      @TheSpacemannspiff ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Great Escape is a fantastic album.

    • @seanjohnson3401
      @seanjohnson3401 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love the name

    • @goldboy150
      @goldboy150 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@richardbremner1284 wrong album

    • @styot
      @styot ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheSpacemannspiff Every Blur album is fantastic! Damon is one of the most talented song writers around.

  • @Seaselby
    @Seaselby ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Tendor at the end of this set was something else. While crowd singing, Damon brought to tears.

    • @dellafenton2417
      @dellafenton2417 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Saw Blur at Hyde Park 2009. Fantastic gig, Tender brought me to tears!!

  • @monskiethemonsk6461
    @monskiethemonsk6461 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I was in that crowd somewhere hahaha, was a brilliant festival and a really good performance by Blur.
    Thanks for your reaction ❤❤

  • @oafcmod
    @oafcmod ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Best gig of my life. Tender just brought 100,000 people as one

  • @musicman2564
    @musicman2564 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "Chemical World" is a great song from Blurs back catalogue. Worth a listen.

    • @dellafenton2417
      @dellafenton2417 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great track from one of my favourite albums. For tomorrow is a big favourite of mine too

  • @carolinestirland3126
    @carolinestirland3126 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Yay.blur are so versatile. Give to the end she is so high there's no other way a listen

  • @LeBluesDuRobot
    @LeBluesDuRobot ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's definitely in 4/4 but it has the swing of a waltz so you're tricked !
    Incredible song in an amazing live setting, great choice.

  • @purplebongo27
    @purplebongo27 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's happening guys! Welcome to the blur rabbit hole. 🎉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @TheDomesticatedape
    @TheDomesticatedape ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was there for this and Tender was the song of the night

  • @maybebaby8457
    @maybebaby8457 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can only get that at Glastonbury. It is not just a gig it is an amazing experience, because the bands that have the honour of playing, are playing to a crowd of 75,ooo people

  • @charliecosta3971
    @charliecosta3971 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Damon Was classically trained, you can hear the influence in many of his songs he wrote.
    Glastonbury the biggest and most important music festival in the World and the biggest compliment you can give Blur is they headlined it 3x, no one else has ever and it 2014 they played there for a fourth time.
    People from all over the globe travel for this, this is where Blur conquer Oasis, they was only ever big in the UK. Blurs Album Parklife topped Japan's number 1 chart for over a year too.
    Oasis make some cracking tunes but they are not versatile the same way Blur are.
    It's really hard to label Blurs genre but they have been going from the late 80s and still releasing music currently. Under the westway is a banger, I believe that was the last single they released.
    Beetlebum is another great track about Damons Ex Girlfriend Justine Frischmann, from the band Elastica, who was addicted to Heroin.
    Please react to Blur vrs Oasis Britpop era. It's absolutely funny.

    • @wawachin0201
      @wawachin0201 ปีที่แล้ว

      So glad u were wrong about their last single! Now we got a new blur single yayyyy 🎉🎉🎉

  • @elliotwilliams7421
    @elliotwilliams7421 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Some light relief from the Westminster shambles

    • @mrsmith6763
      @mrsmith6763 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ain't that the truth....*sigh*

  • @pauloneill623
    @pauloneill623 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Check out:
    This is a low
    To the end (plus the French version)
    End of the century
    For Tomorrow
    Girls and boys
    Parklife
    MOR
    She’s so high
    There’s no other way
    For Tomorrow
    Music is my radar
    Tender (also already written, Jimmy Fallon one is good)
    These are all singles, there albums are full of gems as well.

    • @gatotkoco81
      @gatotkoco81 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with "To the End" mate...such a classic song from them..

  • @bryandawber9593
    @bryandawber9593 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It is in 4/4 time. It’s just accented so it’s counted 1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2. The same amount of beats as a standard 1,&,2,&,3,&,4,&.

    • @t.a.k.palfrey3882
      @t.a.k.palfrey3882 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's very much a syncopated drumming sequence, almost acting as a counterpoint to the main theme. It's very clever, but would be ne'er impossible to dance to well. Cole Porter was very good at introducing this rhythm into popular music.

  • @neildavies3762
    @neildavies3762 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Was there, didn’t like blur until this night, great gig, they nailed it. 👍🇬🇧

  • @jogem1038
    @jogem1038 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You've played Blur and music from Jimmy Fallon's show, now combine the two and do a reaction to Blur with Jimmy singing Tender, it's so good, you'll love it.

  • @jayalexander1930
    @jayalexander1930 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For tomorrow' from their second album ' modern life is rubbish is a great song

  • @whataboutme7174
    @whataboutme7174 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Under the Westway is a beautiful song, This is a low, Trouble in the message centre & Badhead r all great from the Parklife Album, & some excellent stuff on the Magic Whip album too,

  • @YoungTowser
    @YoungTowser ปีที่แล้ว +7

    ive seen blur a few times but i have to say they dont transfer to film very well, they're brilliant live to be honest. Plenty of lets say lesser mainstream tracks are great - since you're on a linear journey with Blur I suggest "On Your Own", you will defo hear the origins of Gorrilaz in that....Blur - On Your Own

  • @rorz999
    @rorz999 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm a drummer, I can promise you that the whole song is in 4/4. It's just the placement of the snare hits during the verse is slightly unconventional for a rock song

  • @YoungTowser
    @YoungTowser ปีที่แล้ว +6

    LADS, can you get some ASH on, you're gonna love it trust me. Girl From Mars, Goldfinger, Oh Yeah, Kung Fu from the first album, in 1996 when they were 17, brilliant band, held their own in the era and still releasing quality. Should have smashed America,

    • @pauloneill623
      @pauloneill623 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Burn baby burn, shining light, sometimes, Candy….great band

  • @kevd1313
    @kevd1313 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You alright guys. One of the first blur songs that was a 90s anthem in the UK was boys and girls. Classic

  • @lupodelupis3672
    @lupodelupis3672 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is one of their masterpieces...plain and simple!

  • @coxfire
    @coxfire ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would definitely say Beetlebum. Also, For Tomorrow, This is a low, Trimm trab, Country Sad Ballad Man, or, Chemical world. And yeah, the studio Parklife too. They're all pretty different in styles, Blur was a rather versatile band.

  • @oskarobit
    @oskarobit ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Time tablature is 4/4 in the intro and 8/4 in the main song. Some say is 3/4 but can't feel it. And no, I'm not musician.

  • @AndreA-ke2id
    @AndreA-ke2id 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Guys you should listen to, 'To the End, especially the video they did with iconic French singer Francois Hardy. She ads her angelic voice to it.

  • @calibrax
    @calibrax ปีที่แล้ว +2

    React to Freakin Out by Graham Coxon, one of his solo songs outside of Blur. A proper rock number!!

  • @markhamer7220
    @markhamer7220 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If there is one thing left that makes me proud to be British it is the sheer quality of music that has been churned out of this small Island half the size of California.

  • @themojoslide
    @themojoslide ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You need to check out their song tender live at Glastonbury 🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @upthesock1
    @upthesock1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Surely that is in 4.4

  • @ethansawyer2534
    @ethansawyer2534 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Highly recommend watching Park Life from this concert as well

  • @davidmartin3212
    @davidmartin3212 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    While going down the Blur rabbit hole check out Gorrilaz, Damon Albarn is a very clever artist

  • @moononastick8628
    @moononastick8628 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Blur are my favourite band in the entire world. And I’ve got tickets to Wembley stadium next year. 🙌 The music is really diverse so I’ll guess you two might love it or hate it - some classics are There’s no other way, End of a Century, To the End, Beetlebum, Tender. Maybe a new album eventually 🤞

    • @rjScubaSki
      @rjScubaSki ปีที่แล้ว

      Have fun this evening! I’m going tomorrow

  • @mindexplode5599
    @mindexplode5599 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm a blur person through and through, the albums Parklife and the great escape are the classics but check out others. I play its my birthday every year on my birthday and have a cry, it's hauntingly sad and reminds me of my teenage years.

  • @neildavies3762
    @neildavies3762 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Parklife, song 2, both at Glastonbury 2009, same gig. 👌👌🇬🇧 crowd mosh.

  • @Superdelphinus
    @Superdelphinus ปีที่แล้ว

    The whole thing about this gig is what made it so great. Reunion of one of the main bands of a particular generation, Glastonbury, even little things like graham with the Cheryl shirt on…

  • @osmosis7464
    @osmosis7464 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was there, it was amazing and a blast from the past for me. Great atmosphere and a good band

  • @lewisb85
    @lewisb85 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For tomorrow from the same concert is also amazing!

  • @chateaulobby
    @chateaulobby ปีที่แล้ว

    i absolutely love the tone of graham's guitar during the "doo da doo da doo da" part

  • @witheredhen3244
    @witheredhen3244 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would say react to Beetlebum 1999 at Wembley, not the best quality but one of the best live performances from blur.

  • @Tim1999
    @Tim1999 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the 90s I was a big Oasis fan and ignored Blur a little bit, but this was the one song I really really liked.

  • @jameshunt8939
    @jameshunt8939 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would be awesome for you two to go to Glastonbury and do reaction videos during your time there... tickets are rare as hens teeth, so you'll be lucky to get some.. but it's one of if not the best festival in the world (obviously was better in the old days etc etc...lol.. but it's enormous and an incredible experience)

  • @ste6473
    @ste6473 ปีที่แล้ว

    i live in chesterfield my friends neighbour lived next door to someone who was in pulp in the mid 90s we used to sometimes see the band going to his house....crazy i guess... i dont know if you have checked them out most of the band was from sheffield. i'd be interested in what you thought of them....common people, disco 2000 are the biggest ones they did really but i really liked something changed.

  • @sarahealey1780
    @sarahealey1780 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I could see you guys living it large at Glasto u would love it

  • @danielhead8123
    @danielhead8123 ปีที่แล้ว

    New album coming out first one in 8years

  • @Sdw77
    @Sdw77 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well done fellas🫶🏽🫶🏽bit of an epic song in my humble opinion 👍🏽🙌🏽

  • @stephenryan1912
    @stephenryan1912 ปีที่แล้ว

    The timing is a waltz. 123,123,123,123. It's a three/four time.

  • @ChristbaitRising
    @ChristbaitRising ปีที่แล้ว

    I was there! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😀

  • @jamiedalton2623
    @jamiedalton2623 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw this live, it seems so so long ago now

  • @markpeterharvey
    @markpeterharvey ปีที่แล้ว

    It's in four beats to the bar.

  • @maybebaby8457
    @maybebaby8457 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sometimes a song is just a really good one!!!

  • @grungetea
    @grungetea ปีที่แล้ว

    The song is in 4/4

  • @SaintPhoenixx
    @SaintPhoenixx ปีที่แล้ว

    I think you'd appreciate The Streets. It's not rock, it's more hip-hop and garage but they're lyrically incredible.

  • @cyrus2728
    @cyrus2728 ปีที่แล้ว

    i was there but i didnt stop to watch

  • @jimjamdetecting1176
    @jimjamdetecting1176 ปีที่แล้ว

    To the end!

  • @davesmith8620
    @davesmith8620 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I only like a few blur songs this beetlebum,charming man,tender and stereo types.

  • @maybebaby8457
    @maybebaby8457 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Blur are an English secret!!

    • @maybebaby8457
      @maybebaby8457 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      England do indie music so well. You do not have to analyse the words!!!

    • @maybebaby8457
      @maybebaby8457 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah also Glastonbury, we do music so well

  • @philiphind7830
    @philiphind7830 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just new you would mention the crowd lol

  • @lutascosmin
    @lutascosmin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should've reacted to the studio version the first time, and then upgraded to this

  • @malcolmbell5266
    @malcolmbell5266 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    blur do melon colony really well

  • @paulsmith2516
    @paulsmith2516 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Next stop with Blur is This Is A Low, another beautifully atmospheric piece from them.
    Also, you have DEFINITELY more than exhausted the horrendous shit show that is Oasis. They literally only have ONE credible album in their entire career and it was their debut. Everything else was truly effing awful.

  • @linafelina
    @linafelina ปีที่แล้ว

    for me its beetle bum that will make you respect them more as a band

  • @davidsouth9979
    @davidsouth9979 ปีที่แล้ว

    Under The West Way is a good ‘un by Blur.

  • @davesmith8620
    @davesmith8620 ปีที่แล้ว

    P.s your not even halfway done with Rob.k reacts has been doing oasis reactions for about 5 years he's still not finished he's on the obscure b.sides and covers which oasis have maybe 50 of they've covered the stones,verve,smiths,beatles,jam,slade,bert bacharach,the who. P.s the charlatans- how high or one to another Brixton academy or even the proper version.

  • @johnkyle2877
    @johnkyle2877 ปีที่แล้ว

    They we're at the height..............that is how you spell it lo..........................the war(Indie), Oasis!

  • @cyrus2728
    @cyrus2728 ปีที่แล้ว

    its 3/4 timing

  • @davesmith8620
    @davesmith8620 ปีที่แล้ว

    The charlatans how high,one to another the the seahorses - you can talk to me - love me and leave me co written squire an l.gallagher the streets - dry your eyes dirty version

  • @mathewcooper8327
    @mathewcooper8327 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not bad

  • @classic3511
    @classic3511 ปีที่แล้ว

    Should have reacted to the video.

  • @alexandreteles124
    @alexandreteles124 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should react to the major teams fins in Brazil ans Argentina. Much better than Europe.

  • @LUFC123
    @LUFC123 ปีที่แล้ว

    Under the Westway is Blur's greatest song

  • @Fallopia5150
    @Fallopia5150 ปีที่แล้ว

    They're not really a stadium band but did a fair job. Muse, Radiohead, Coldplay - stadiums.

    • @johnbickley5954
      @johnbickley5954 ปีที่แล้ว

      Coldplay suck so bad. Depressing to think that there’s stadia full of people listening to that tedium.

  • @vomgrady
    @vomgrady ปีที่แล้ว

    I miss optimism.

  • @DeanTomboy1995
    @DeanTomboy1995 ปีที่แล้ว

    you should watch a british comedy show called some mothers do have em that came in the 1970s it is very funny you will love it

  • @theimpossiblesomething6773
    @theimpossiblesomething6773 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How have I only just realised that you reacted to this???!
    So glad you enjoyed this one, I had a feeling it’d be your thing.
    I think you might like End of a Century, Clover Over Dover, or Trouble at the Message Centre.

  • @susanjohnston8267
    @susanjohnston8267 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ha, for the music video they were dressed up like the idiots from A Clockwork Orange.

  • @drellitagarcia4199
    @drellitagarcia4199 ปีที่แล้ว

    This song is the opposite of optimist, my dear.

  • @elliotwilliams7421
    @elliotwilliams7421 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3/4

    • @carolinestirland3126
      @carolinestirland3126 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree its 3 4 time.

    • @VaguenessOn
      @VaguenessOn ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s 4/4

    • @upthesock1
      @upthesock1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it is 4/4, just count along with it, it’s 4/4. Count along with it as a 3/4, you cannot make it fit. 4/4 fits perfectly.

    • @upthesock1
      @upthesock1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@carolinestirland3126 listen to the song and count along with it, 3/4 won’t fit.

    • @elliotwilliams7421
      @elliotwilliams7421 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@upthesock1 chorus is 4/4.