John Osborne's New Blur Album at Colchester Arts Centre

But for some people it has even gone as far to impact a their entire life. 

For John Osborne it is exactly that and he has produced an entire show dedicated to the band.

John Osborne: The New Blur Album is a love poem to music and to Blur, a reminiscent ode to the band that has gotten him through all stages of his life.

As the performance was a part of Colchester Arts Centre's Wonderful Wednesdays, I arrived at the venue unsure of what to expect from this experimental show.

Wonderful Wednesdays serve as a 'Pay What You Can Afford' night out, which allows people to take a chance on new acts and is beneficial to the performer, the venue and the attendees.

Set - John Osborne's set full of Blur pictures and albums (Image: John Osborne)

The show was split into two halves, with a 15 minute interval in between, allowing the audience to buy a drink and have a chat. 

For the first half of the show, which spanned 25 minutes, John warmed up by reciting some of his poems about Norwich, Colchester and people he has seen, even just for a second, who have sparked interest and impacted him and his thoughts in some way.

My personal favourite was titled "Two paramedics with muddy trousers in the crisps aisle", which is a part of a quirky collection of poems on every aisle of the supermarket.

After the interval, John began his New Blur Album performance, which has only ever been performed live once before this.

It was originally aired on Radio 4 to commemorate the release of Blur's newest album, The Ballad of Darren.

Surrounded by different images of Blur albums and the band, which slowly got bigger throughout the performance, John began his show.

It begins with his time in primary school, with his friends Smiggy and Polly, then moves into his time at secondary school, where his love of Blur began, to college where he began to go to every Blur concert possible and beyond.

Every release of a new Blur album almost directly lined up with important life events in John's life and reminds us that his love of Blur has remained strong throughout.

John's performance is a beautiful and reminiscent retelling of his life story as told through the release of each new Blur album, with clips of Blur interviews and snip-its of their songs sprinkled in between little anecdotes.

His main point, I believe, was that people come and go but music is forever and can single handily change someone's entire life and that truly is beautiful.

But most importantly, it's about how much Blur has impacted his life.

As a person whose life practically revolves around music, I found myself relate to every word John had to say, at times even his anecdotal remarks.

I really enjoyed the performance and would urge Blur fans and music lovers alike to give the show a chance if it ever returns.

For more information on John Osborne head to his website: johnosborne.co.uk

For more information of Colchester Arts Centre's Wonderful Wednesdays head to: colchesterartscentre.com