Blur: 3862 Days (The Official History)

It's funny that Blur's official biography should be called 3862 days, because this is approximately how long it took Laura to read it... Just kidding (kind of...) I read it in a day on account of flying to London via a layover in Boston!

Stuart Maconie does an excellent job in comprehensively documenting the bands' history up to and including the LP '13'... No doubt the last 10 years would make a suitable second book; covering 'Think Tank', Graham Coxons departure from the band, and the recent reconciliation and gigs this year...

The most interesting part of the book was the period before 'Modern Life is Rubbish', where Blur were on the verge of bankruptcy following some careless management decisions. The subsequent album that Blur gave to Food was rejected and they were sent away to write a couple of 'singles'; coming back with 'For Tomorrow' and 'Chemical World'... Indeed, arguments with Food partner David Balfe over musical direction are an ongoing theme in the book...