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Replaced the dead NME link. Karst (talk) 09:22, 27 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Suede

Oasis should be the only ones mentioned as being the rivals to Blur during the 90s. While Blur had some beef with Suede, I really don't consider it an official rivalry between the two bands. So in the "Britpop years" section, remove Suede and just have Oasis as the lone image in there. Dean12065 (talk) 18:09, 15 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see how either pop-music rivalries can be classified as "official" or not. The salient point is: the members of these groups saw themselves as rivals, and so did the press.—indopug (talk) 09:41, 21 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Band members" Section

There should be a "Band members" section along with a timeline in the article. Dean12065 (talk) 14:11, 13 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not entirely opposed to this, but the band has been the exact same for its entire history except for the brief period when Coxon was not in the band, during which he wasn't even ever officially "replaced" so I'm not sure how such a section would be useful. Basil the Bat Lord (talk) 08:27, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Origin?

I thought Blur were from Colchester? Scf1985 (talk) 19:21, 13 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know? Nomination

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 19:07, 4 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that English rock band Blur were the wedding band for the reception of journalists Jane Suiter and Leo Finlay in King's Inns, Dublin, in 1990? Source: [1], [2], [3]
- ALT1:... that rock band Blur were the wedding band for the reception of journalists Jane Suiter and Leo Finlay in Dublin in 1990? Source: same
- ALT2:... that at the wedding reception of Irish journalists Jane Suiter and Leo Finlay in 1990, future 5-time Brit awardees, Blur, were the wedding band? Source: same, [4]
- ALT3:... that at the wedding reception of Irish journalists Jane Suiter and Leo Finlay in 1990, future 5-time Brit awardees, Blur, played the reception? Source: same as ALT2

Moved to mainspace by Bogger (talk), Polcomm (talk), DGG (talk), and SeoR (talk). Nominated by Bogger (talk) at 09:45, 25 May 2021 (UTC).[reply]

QPQ: Gourd mouth organ Bogger (talk) 10:26, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
For the moment, I only fixed commas, and reduced clutter. This is the same hook/fact four times, no need for the same long urls four times. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:54, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

AfC submission accepted on the nomination date. Long enough, no copyvio or WP:BLPSOURCES concerns. Hook is interesting (I think I saw Blur three times in the 1990s, preferred Supergrass myself) and properly sourced. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 15:51, 4 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Musical style section

@Indopug: I don't get why you are removing the musical style section. The genres were not sourced and this is supposed to be a good article. Plus, I added sources to information that wasn't sourced. Just because it's a good article doesn't mean it is perfect and can't be improved. Bowling is life (talk) 11:29, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you, however, it must be more extensive, so that it continues to have the status of Good Article. My opinion is that they seek more information about their influences in reliable sources. Nothing more than that. Juan Pop Gamer (talk) 01:44, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of content

I removed content that is not welcomed, such as the uneeded addition of music genres in the infobox, a section of various music genres and influences from other music artists and categories at the bottom of the article. 2601:407:4100:87A0:4057:2557:7318:4C3B (talk) 21:56, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

thank you for helping create an online encyclopedia. it appears your edits are contentious and will need to be discussed beforehand.

thank you, Saintstephen000 (talk)

@2601:407:4100:87A0:4057:2557:7318:4C3B: In what way is removing sourced content an improvement? Genres need to be sourced in order to be included. The content you are removing is properly sourced and needs to be there. Removing sourced content without a good reason is disruptive. Bowling is life (talk) 22:06, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Image for infobox

Can there be another image to be used for the infobox of the Blur article? I know a good portion of other music groups have cropped images used in their infoboxes, but I feel that Blur should use an image of all band members performing live onstage without having to crop the image. Is there a way to do this? 2601:407:4100:87A0:870:78E2:1CAA:9BD9 (talk) 03:27, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Spinoffs" section in infobox

Can there be a "Spinoffs" section in the infobox, with bands and projects being Gorillaz, the Good, the Bad & the Queen, Rocket Juice & the Moon, Fat Les, Me Me Me, WigWam and the Ailerons? 2601:407:4181:4260:E4EA:C95:1F2D:65B1 (talk) 23:03, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

OK, so most of the bands and projects that have sprung off of Blur have been added to the infobox, but what about Rocket Juice & the Moon? 2601:407:4181:4260:E4EA:C95:1F2D:65B1 (talk) 01:41, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I was the one who added the spinoffs to the infobox when I saw your talk page message. There is no article for Rocket Juice & the Moon so I'm not sure if we can include it. Bowling is life (talk) 02:45, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there is an article for Rocket Juice & the Moon, and it is linked to the article in the "Blur" template, and the article explicitly says that they were a supergroup. I think that the band should be added to the "Spinoffs" section in the infobox because of this, even though the band only put out one album. 2601:407:4181:4260:6590:35CC:EAD1:E4DC (talk) 12:24, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It seems excessive to list every band that a member of Blur has been a part of. How many are actually described by sources as Blur spinoffs? Miklogfeather (talk) 22:47, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Years active"

I get that there's not really an objective way to consider the "years active", but I have some issues with the way it is currently in the infobox.

The "active" ranges should end on the last year of activity of the range, not the year after. I have never seen any other article label it that way. For example it should be "1988-2003" instead of "1988-2004"
I think there should be a distinction between the 2004-2009 gap and the others as they were fundamentally different in regards to personnel changes and uncertainty of the band getting back together. I would move that the years active be edited to "1988-2003, 2009-present" with 2004-2008 and 2016-2023 as hiatuses.

Basil the Bat Lord (talk) 05:54, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Following up on this as there has been some recent edit warring for years active: The band was active from 1988-2003, 2009-2015 and 2023-2024. To address some of the recent edits specifically, there is no evidence of any recording having taken place in 2004 or 2005, Damon suggesting to the media that they might record soon does not mean that they actually did record. The only band news in 2008 was announcing the Hyde Park shows (which is not activity as the band did not begin rehearsing until 2009) and Ballad of Darren did not start recording until 2023 as mentioned in multiple sources. Basil the Bat Lord (talk) 04:29, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]