Graham Coxon - Love Travels at Illegal Speeds
Reviewed by billwhite
While ex-bandmate Damon Albarn gets fuzzier and fuzzier in the wacky eccentricities of his side projects (Gorillaz, The Good, the Bad and the Queen), guitarist Graham Coxon proves he was more than Blur’s second banana. This new collection of songs shows that Coxon was more often than not the musical meat and potatoes of that band. Compare “I Can’t Look at Your Skin” with “Trouble in the Message Center,” or “Just a State of Mind” with “This is a Low.” For Blur fans, this is not the holy grail, but it is as close to revisiting the glory days of Britpop as we are liable to get. At least until the next generation of popsters come of age. [www.grahamcoxon.co.uk]