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100
By tying the past and the present together, Blur articulated the mid-'90s Zeitgeist and produced an epoch-defining record.
11y
95
Parklife is the masterpiece of this era. Pop-art bright, stingingly funny, and at times suddenly poignant, it remains the defining artifact of Britpop.
10y
90
So often cast aside as a joke, a band who would turn up for the opening of a door if the invite included a free can of Heineken, blur have made what will undoubtedly be seen as the greatest pop album of 1994.
80
With one of this year's best albums, they realize their cheeky ambition: to reassert all the style and wit, boy bonding and stardom aspiration that originally made British rock so dazzling.
70
While this is an album that it probably helps to be British to understand fully, it can easily be appreciated by any music fan, and particularly fans of this genre.
10y
This is an album swap with @mrmerle, who will eventually review Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins.
Damon Albarn is a man of many talents.
You all have heard at least one Blur song. Song 2 has played literally everywhere, from your car to numerous public places of any kind. But don’t let that song make you ignore the other great things this band has made.
This album is very quirky and uniquely British, which inevitably gives it so many awesome moments that stand out.
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It's Blur's biggest and best splashes into the minds of London-livers everywhere, with a concept so uniquely British that it almost needs to be heard to be fully experienced. It's a great album that is one of Blur's best.
Favorite Jams: This Is A Low, Girls and Boys, Bank Holiday
Lest Favorite: The Debt Collector
[Genre: Britpop]
Considering I listened to every Gorillaz album at one point, I should probably look at Blur's discography one day. That being said, this is amazing! It's unbelievably catchy and the blend of genres with pop music is just amazing. The sound is incredibly catchy and the lyrics and spirit of the album is really fun and humorous. This is probably one of the most... "British" sounding albums I've heard before, I mean the darn genre is called "Britpop" so what ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Girls and Boys 4:51 | 94 |
| 2 | Tracy Jacks 4:19 | 88 |
| 3 | End of a Century 2:45 | 90 |
| 4 | Parklife 3:05 | 93 |
| 5 | Bank Holiday 1:42 | 80 |
| 6 | Badhead 3:25 | 87 |
| 7 | The Debt Collector 2:10 | 74 |
| 8 | Far Out 1:37 | 73 |
| 9 | To the End 4:04 | 91 |
| 10 | London Loves 4:15 | 89 |
| 11 | Trouble in the Message Centre 4:09 | 86 |
| 12 | Clover Over Dover 3:22 | 87 |
| 13 | Magic America 3:37 | 82 |
| 14 | Jubilee 2:47 | 83 |
| 15 | This Is a Low 5:16 | 93 |
| 16 | Lot 105 1:19 | 73 |
Total Length: 52 minutes
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Added on: July 30, 2012