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90
Even with its flaws, it's a record of considerable vision and excitement.
13y
78
Modern Life remains a finely observed, tartly disillusioned snapshot of post-Thatcher Britain, buoyed by exquisite pop hooks.
12y
Blur wins the Britpop War and Battle against Oasis in my book.
Their Music has a more consistent case of quality than Oasis.
And It shows in albums like this, Parklife, Self-Titled, and 13
am i wrong for thinking Blur's first two albums are so, so dry and boring? all of the songs sound mawkish; Albarn's vocals prolongedly bored to instrumentalism that blares noisily without reprieve and drones on and on -- in that manner, it's relentless tunnelling. "chant-chant-chant" to whichever tangent is flying around their heads.
la-la-la...! mutter, mutter, mutter... oh, some cliché political commentary. i'm sorry that Thatcher was so hard on you.
1 For Tomorrow 86
2 Advert 80
3 Colin Zeal 84
4 Pressure On Julian 79
5 Star Shaped 80
6 Blue Jeans 83
7 Chemical World 89
? Intermission 78
8 Sunday Sunday 82
9 Oily Water 80
10 Miss America 80
11 Villa Rosie 88
12 Coping 76
13 Turn It Up 75
14 Resigned 79
?? Commercial Break 74
At certain points, Blur's sophomore album just feels like a bit of a drag. But, its undeniable that they have sharpened up since their debut, and now as they champion their britpop signature sound, the tides of history are officially coming in for Damon Albarn's legacy.
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Track List
| 1 | For Tomorrow 4:21 | 92 |
| 2 | Advert 3:45 | 87 |
| 3 | Colin Zeal 3:16 | 83 |
| 4 | Pressure On Julian 3:31 | 77 |
| 5 | Star Shaped 3:26 | 83 |
| 6 | Blue Jeans 3:54 | 85 |
| 7 | Chemical World 6:33 (Including "Intermission") | 91 |
| 8 | Sunday Sunday 2:38 | 84 |
| 9 | Oily Water 5:01 | 85 |
| 10 | Miss America 5:35 | 76 |
| 11 | Villa Rosie 3:54 | 83 |
| 12 | Coping 3:24 | 80 |
| 13 | Turn It Up 3:22 | 77 |
| 14 | Resigned 6:12 (Includes "Commercial Break") | 81 |
Total Length: 58 minutes
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3mo
song for song, melody for melody their most consistent album. Up there with s/t and 13 as my favourite Blur albums.