Graham Coxon - The Sky Is Too High

If you're an old-school Anglophile who hoped Blur were temporarily sidetracked when they recorded the Pavement-meets-Small Faces bluster of their self-titled 1997 album, this solo album by Blur guitarist Graham Coxon indicates that he, at least, is still obsessed with all things red, white, and new. Written while his main outfit was on hiatus, The Sky Is Too High reflects both Coxon's love for American indie rock staples like Sonic Youth, Sebadoh, and Jonathan Richman and his need to experiment with sound and mood. Sometimes dissonant, sometimes disturbing, the disc clearly demonstrates that for Coxon, the sky's the limit. --Jon Wiederhorn Amazon.com

Graham, you made my day ...

...Graham is a really sensible and great author.. he is great guitarist... i love his voice, his way of playing guitar, and everything he does !
when he sang "coffee & tv", everyone thought that this singer ... was great ! he was GRAHAM COXON !!! Graham made my day with every song he writes and performs ! just listen to this album and the uptodate one.. you will be pleased and blessed by Graham's touch ! December 30, 2002

Graham Coxon Rocks My World!

I love Graham Coxon. This CD rocks. It's especially good in the dead of winter. I'd classify it as more of a winter CD than summer CD.His tracks on the last two Blur CDs are the best. His voice is so soothing. His style reminds me of Pavement. One listen and you'd never guess he was a member of Blur. His sound is more American and indie. I can't wait to get his new one. December 19, 2000

Attention! Great, but dangerous

What a CD! Having been a blur fan for years, I bought the CD as soon as I found out that it exists. I was really surprised. This is the saddest CD I've ever heard! It managed to put me into a depressive mood more than once (some examples of lines:"in the daylight hour I go out and kill the flowers", "Waiting for my love, and I don't want no one to know" sung veeeery slow). But because it is not only sad, but also really creative (you should hear "Morning Blues", only Graham COxon would have the idea of singing a Blues song like that!), I can only suggest to everyone: Go and buy this CD! It is too depressing to be in my CD Player too often, but it will have a special place in my CD collection. December 13, 2000

Damon who?

Great solo record from the workhorse behind blur. I dare someone else to try to play his lead guitar parts while singing dead-on harmony. He's more than "the guitarist" now, he's the Author. February 24, 1999

not bad...

This is a decent enough album--I can't say it exactly blows my mind, but given that it was more or less thrown together in a week, it's not too bad. Graham doesn't have a great voice (there's a reason Damon does most of Blur's singing...), and some of the lyrics are sorta simplistic, but all in all I was pleasantly surprised. And besides, it's a federal law that all Blur fans must own it. January 27, 1999

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