Seymour

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There are at least three groups with the name Seymour. #1: Seymour was the original name of the British band Blur. In spring 1989, vocalist Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon and drummer Dave Rowntree, classmates at London's Goldsmiths College, formed Seymour, a name taken from J.D. Salinger's Seymour: An Introduction, which Albarn was reading at the time. Known in the Colchester underground scene as an art rock band, the band quickly gained underground popularity with their live shows. In summer 1989, Seymour, with the new addition of bassist Alex James, sent a demo containing early versions of songs such as "She's So High" and "Dizzy" to indie label Food Records' A&R man Andy Ross. However, it wasn't until Ross attended Seymour's live performances that he was suitably impressed and decided to sign them. The only concern held by Ross and the record label was that they disliked the band's name. Food drew up a list of alternative names, from which the band decided on "Blur". Food Records finally signed the newly-christened Blur in March 1990. #2: A band from Sweden consisting of Johanna Rosenblad, Therese Andersson, Sandy Holmberg, Petter Mattson, and Kristian Methven. The year was 2004 and Johanna and Therese had become good friends in school. They were both very interested in music and played together as often as they could. Together with a boy from their class; Sebastian, they started a band in the spring of 2005. The first real gig came in the autumn of 2005. The f

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