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The album never got past second gear. It’s also very English and Damon Alborn sounds like a wanker. Meh.
I tried, but no thanks. I didn't enjoy it in the 1990s and I still don't. The out-of-kilter timings grate and Damon Albarn's sarcastic whine annoys me. Title track is great, but otherwise I don't know what all the fuss was about.
Siis sinänsä tykkään alun soundista, mutta sitten joka biisi on oikeesti vain saman toistoa
After listening to this list for a year, I have discovered that I am not a huge fan of Britpop. I like the lead singers later work with his band Gorillaz, but I just can’t get into his earlier stuff. It just doesn’t appeal to me but I understand why others enjoy it.
The Blur have some good albums. This is not one of them.
I've never listened to blur so to me it really feels like proto-Gorillaz. Feels relatively generic. Albarn's vocals were never my favorite part of Gorillaz and this album has a much heavier focus on them than any Gorillaz album. I'm also not a super big fan of this genre of rock. Could be worse. I could actively hate listening to it. But I wouldn't be the one to put this on given the choice.
Painfully British. Doesn't really start off super strong. The first song on the album was alright I guess. Bank Holiday sounded like a song that would be in a racing or extreme sports game in the mid-2000s (ps2, early 360 era). Most of these sound like bad Gorillas songs. Not a fan of the first disk (like a 4/10 rating) it's not terrible, but not a fan of the lead singer for the most part, but some of the instrumentals are pretty good sometimes they are kinda just mediocre. A lot of songs have cool starts in the production then as more voices (instruments) are added they kind of detract from the cool introduction. London Loves has neat sections, but ends up getting ruined by the lead singers singing; the instrumental part sounds like it would be in Teen Titans as a background song to that British villain. Disk 2 starts off much stronger than disk 1. Never mind it was only the first song on Disk 2 Magpie that was ok; the next two songs arent good. A good portion of Disk 2 aren't "new" songs ast they are just Acoustic versions of songs. a remix and a Frensh version of their songs. So far Beard is the only song I remotely like a good amount and thats because there is no singing and is very jazzy (chaotic jazz). Holy shit Red necks and Alex's Song were probably the worst 2 songs I have heard in a while. 3/10 for disk 2 Overall probably would rate the whole experience a light 4/10 (red flanel)
An extremely average 90s rock album. Wikipedia says Blur were britpop rivals with Oasis. To me, that’s like saying a hammer and nail are “rivals”. One always wins the battle.
Some good songs but can see why oasis won
I was going to listen to this but then the day just got busy and things went by in a real... blur. I will say that I was not looking forward to it, so two stars for low expectations.
Mid
Is it possible that all the music we loved when we were young really, in reality sucked? Were our parents right when they said you're music is awful? Do the new experiences and experimentations that happen when we're younger cloud our judgement? Case in point, this was an album that I casually listened to thirty years ago and can barely tolerate it today. Music is so tied to personal experiences, and I did have a good time growing up, especially during my college years, but I suppose we all do things we'd rather forget, listening and spending money on this album may well be one of them. Again, my younger self would hate me #tooyoungtobeold #realityhurts
Blur’s “Parklife” opens with “Girls & Boys,” a truly annoying song. It gets a bit better after that, but that’s not saying much. “Bank Holiday” is the best song on the album, in a much punkier style that I wish Blur delved into more. I re-read my “Modern Life is Rubbish” review, and I don’t think I could do any better job of summarizing what I think of Blur. So I’ll just leave “Parklife” with its two stars and move on.
Scale: 1: Dissapointing 2: Didn't enjoy 3: Decent 4: Enjoyed 5: Would listen again Girls & Boys: 3/5, chorus cool Tracy Jacks: 1/5, dont like it End of a Century: 2/5, idk Parklife (feat. Phil Daniels): 2.5/5, ok Bank Holiday: 2/5, kind of annoying Badhead: 1/5, boring The Debt Collector: 3/5, ok Far Out: 3.5/5, chill To the End: 1.5/5, annoying London Loves: 3.5/5, cool Trouble in the Message Centre:2.5/5, idk Clover Over Dover: 2/5, idk Magic America: 2/5, uhm Jubilee: 3.5/5, like the beep boops This Is a Low: 1/5, too long and annoying Lot 105: 2/5, yeah Overall: 2.25/5
Why wouldn’t you just listen to Bowie or the Kinks?
I don't like Blur. I can't get into them. This album just doesn't mean much to me. Perhaps it's a cultural phenom and I just am too far removed from it for any resonance.
Singles were fine, pretty mediocre
Does this have the woo hoo song? First track was bad. Some straightforward brit pop. Some "avante garde" "we're trying to do magical mystery tour" shit.
A fine rock album. Nothing really stood out as impressive or terrible, I enjoyed the listen but would probably not revisit when Gorillaz exists.
I was pretty bored and it felt even longer than it actually was
Snoozefest
Debt Collector was incredibly fun but otherwise, this is meh.
Very weird album, at least not at all like the Blur songs I'm used to. Not a fan of their slower stuff.
I was never really in to 90s Brit Pop. And I guess this is why.
Meh
hehheh... hullun näköinen koira koverissa... hullu ilme... bri'ish 90 luku rokki odotin aivan vitusti paskempaa mutta tässä onkin vähän monimuotoisempaa musiikkia mutta faktaa on se... että albumin ydin on mätä ja mikä on naudalla mätä, niin ladossa on hätä... london loves paras biis...
While this is a lot better than the last album I got by blur which was ultra shitty and should’ve gotten a 1, I still didn’t enjoy it very much. Just not for me I guess
I commend them for trying some different things I.e. using their British accents instead of taking in an American Accent. Essentially it is a pop album with many 3 minute songs. “Boys and Girls” & “Parklife” are catchy tunes, but no real depth to the album. Hearing this once was enough for me, but found no value added.
Zou willen zeggen dat ik dit een te 'wazig' bandje vind, maar dat is het eigenlijk. Ik vind het gewoon saai en snap niet helemaal waarom dit zo populair is.
I really don't care for Britpop or Blur very much, although I think this album is decent for what it is.
New one for me. Think I had heard of the group but not the album. Well sounds kind of dated. Not sure how well it's held up. I'll pass.
Interesting that Damon Albarn did music before gorillaz. Had no idea. Kind of a mixed album, some good songs but plenty that just seemed goofy and were not that interesting. Pretty weak album in the majority. 2 stars
considering blur's "song 2", i guess i was hoping this album would be better and more exciting. it was mediocre. not even one song stood out to me.
So, I only knew the infamous "Song 2" from Blur, and was pretty much expecting something in that vein. I was pretty wrong. This is some bizarre indie, britpop, semi-ska contraption. I did like the chipper, sunshine-y nature of it all, but overall, I honestly just could not get into it.
Like Girls & Boys en Magic America. Niet mijn type muziek, wel heel strak gespeeld. Sterk instrumentaal.
Meh ik kwam er niet in misschien dat dit beter wordt als je er vaker naar luistert
Meh
Another generic Brit pop album.
Was okay liked the top songs rest kind of blurred into the background… pun intended
Great punk album, but it's not for me
Man, Damon Albarn's voice is grating
Badhead, The Debt Collector, Clover Over Dover and This Is A Low. You can only listen to these 4 songs, the rest is rather average and is forgotten very quickly. I'm not sure what this album does on this list, but it would be a good candidate to drop to make way for more modern material.
I did not listen a lot that I liked here. It is the second Blur album I've got, and I had the feeling they were almost the same.
Reconheci alguns dos hits.
Fun, alternative album.
some singles I knew, and can see why they were the singles, rest is circus fillers
Album is all over the place, with a handful of excellent songs.
Cool parts but then they sing
Has a handful of good songs most of this drones on and all sounds the same.
Not really a fan. I enjoyed maybe 2 songs. I imagine it's just not my style of music.
6/16=38%
blur are a boring band
Couple okay hits but mediocre then and did not age well
Decent album but nothing special
The tunes are catchy, but each song is basically the chorus played over and over the exact same way. Boring.
Schwer zu ertragen
4/10
It was alright, but I have a hard time with their accents. 0RS
nope, still don´t like this, i should not say hate.....
Lot more filler than I remember.
Of course I'm familiar with Song 2, which was unavoidable when it came out, but before I started this review, my strongest impression of Blur was how much Brian hates them. :joy:Listening to Parklife is a really odd experience. A high level of songcraft is immediately apparent. The rhythmic hooks are jagged and the melodies and harmonies are cunningly constructed, so why is it that they leave next to no impression? What does leave an impression is the arrangements. Blur weaves together crunchy, grungy guitars, snaky 80s synth lines (thankfully in the background), sing-song choral backgrounds, Manchester accented talk-singing about British everyday life, chugging rhythmic parts, churchy organ overlays, and more into a sound that somehow manages to encapsulate the previous quarter century of British rock without sounding like a simple pastiche. On Parklife, Blur has come up with, like it or not, a unique sound.So what do I think of Parklife? Not a lot, actually. Clearly, Blur is a competent band, and I can appreciate what they're doing on an intellectual level, but they just don't appeal to me.Okay, I wrote the previous paragraphs a few songs into the album. Blur frontloaded the most driving, pop-oriented songs. As Parklife goes along, the songwriting and arrangements get increasingly less energetic and more anonymous and twee, not a good combination. At least until London Loves, and then we're back to the punchy sound of the opening tunes. Blur is much better at these sort of uptempo songs, which are at least cheeky instead of wan.I just had an insight--Blur is the 90s version of XTC, not as horrid, of course, but still with a tendency towards the twee and cutesy, best disguised with crunchy guitars. Best in short doses.
definitely not my style of music, very upbeat happy beats and found a few songs i like
Boys & Girls is a bop, otherwise kinda hard to listen to : P
Pretty horrible. Heavy handed lyrics and awful vocals with boring music make for a near hour-long slog. 3
Thought it would be better. I found it kind of boring man.
Boys and Girls und Park Life sind zurecht Hits, finde ich. Ansonsten haben sie bei diesem Album ihren Sound noch nicht so richtig gefunden und klingen ein bisschen wie andere berühmte britpopper.
“Parklife” by Blur (1994) Quality pop that apparently took off in the UK, but not in the US, which apparently has a lower tolerance for ditzy grooves generated by toddling about in an era of geopolitical stability. It could have been enhanced by one or two ominous overtones. What, me worry? Overall, this album is a pleasant enough listen, entertaining without quite rising to the level of good music. I spent considerable time wondering which dog on the cover was my favorite (conclusion: the one on the right. He’s winning!). Well crafted arrangements, with deft but not overbearing dissonance. Nicely done on “Magic America”. Refreshing departures from standard chord progressions, while maintaining popular feel. Nice balance. On the album’s only attempt at introspection (“Badhead”), it seems there’s not much in there to introspect. “This Is a Low” is interesting, highly referential, and stuffed with layers of meaning, chiefly for those living (or interested) in a maritime culture. This song is the highlight of this otherwise lowlight album. Vocal harmonies excel, even if lead vocal quality is limited. The strain for pitch on “To the End” is unbearable. Nicely recorded and produced, but to what end? The songs Herman’s Hermits would have produced If they’d been unleashed by the guys in the suits. 2/5
Bored
Probably wouldn't listen to again.
Pretty meh overall. It had some moments but I found it boring and wanted it to be over after a bit.
Really liked Modern Life Is Rubbish when it was out and remembered being disappointed by Parklife but what do I know? It exploded and became a huge album. Would never think to give this album a spin nowadays, not many tracks stand out on their own and too many are poor versions of The Kinks. Very much of its time but I will always have time for This Is A Low which is fantastic.
Luka mi je sjebo ovaj album iak je dobar ngl
There no denying that Parklife is a great pop song. And ironically This is a Low turned out to be a quite wonderful high point of the album. These tracks aside the rest of the album is pretty, well, rubbish. Generally not a fan of the Britpop genre and this does nothing to change that.
A nice pop album that wanders a bit during its near one hour runtime.
Meh
I just couldnt do it
Keanu reeves in the 90s vibes
Kinda indifferent. the last song was the music in Arrested Development and that was a random surprise.
Not a fan
I was never a fan of the Britpop sound, and after trying to listen to this its confirmed. I couldn’t listen to any of the songs all the way though without being thoroughly bored
90's uk alternative pop rock band. good not great.
very middle of the road. liked one song
Brit pop. A little generic sounding but likely due to being so iconic.
dont like it
Super not our jam. I would have rated this 1/5, but after how bad Tom Waits was, it doesn't seem fair.
Not as engaging as their later efforts. Some tracks have a good deal of life to them, but I feel like most are somewhat repetitive and forgettable. Too much straight britpop with sing-song structure
Wohoo. Ugg.
honestly expected more rather boring and just overall British more than any other unique style
As the first song began to play, I thought it sounded nice: Blur clearly has some Britpop chops. I still think that, but the sequencing and the length ended up souring me to Parklife-in-full. There's a lot of stylistic jumping around, with not enough fun being had in it. At the same time, the high points aren't high enough to perk up my ears. It's a fifty-minute grab bag of tracks, all of which end up sounding nice enough. It might be a gem for someone who liked each of the songs just a little more, but for me it outlives its welcome. The cover would be striking on a shelf: I give them that Blur unreservedly.
Ok this is amateur as fuck. The last blur album was shit and it was way better than this. 2/5.
Bonkmachine <br>
Those britpop vocals are like nails on a chalkboard
I swear man, the British are responsible for some of the best but ALOT of the weirdest fucking music I have ever heard. This shit is not good. The fact that this shit has over a 3 and some other albums struggle to break average shows me how flawed yall opinions are. Who is the target audience for this type of music? I am so serious rn.
No entiendo como compitió con oasis este disco
I know Blur from "Song 2." That song is not on this album. Parklife is Britpop — very English, very 1994, jumping between styles without warning. "Girls & Boys" is fine. The rest is all over the place. 1/5 — wrong album, wrong mood, wrong me.
Needed to put it down halfway through because it was so annoying, I hate his stupid voice.
More Britpop noise. The best part of this album is that it ended.
This was a no for me. I don’t care for Blur’s music nor was this inspirational or memorable to me.
I feel every single song was the same
favs: the debt collector far out to the end london loves rating 1.3/5
almost unlistenable, thanks
I was expecting something like The Stones Roses, but this is nothing like The Stone Roses and also terrible.
I didn't listen to it
ass
Thanks, I hate it.
Absolutely terrible like horrendously
This albums sounds like they are trying to mix music from the past (specifically beat, a bit of post-punk and new wave) and give it a new twist, but somehow it doesn't work.
I had heard the first song but it was certainly not indicative of the best of the album. I’m not sure who this band wants to be but I can’t say I really care. Leads vocal is irritating and the music style was all over the map of a place I never want to visit again.
Innovativ? Herausragend? Nö, öde, das übliche Britpop-Gejaule! Forget it!
Not for me
this is so bad and hurts my ears i hate the british
Never heard, not a fav, still waiting on my fav by then to show up.
ok so i thought i liked blur but this was not good
I really dislike this… End of the century is ok and probably pushes this up to a 1.5 but the rest of it is not for me
No me interesó.
Boys and Girls is a great song. I just didn’t like the rest. Played the album in the car and Iggy seemed to like it. “Only when they are singing, not while they are talking.”
The album cover alone gave me a gross feeling. Maybe if I had heard it in 1994 I would’ve enjoyed more?
Nah
More mediocre Brit pop bullshit that didnt need to be on this list
not my jive...poorly executed punk...drums to heavy.
I don't like Blur one bit.
Gaar experimenteel album. Bank Holiday afgezet want ik was aan het werken en ik werd gek. Als je de rare experimentele kermis muziek negeert zitten en wel een aantal leuke tracks tussen. Het album ga ik never nooit meer in z'n geheel luisteren. Vast allemaal innovatief en boundary/convention pushing voor z'n tijd, maar simply not enjoyable to listen to. Liked Songs: Clover Over Dover
Did not like. Leipe britse bias dat dit in de lijst staat.
Radiohead’s greatest musical achievement was killing BritPop.
This is clown music
I liked “this is a low” and that is it. I really did not enjoy this album and it took me ages to complete. Not really sure why it is so critically acclaimed, the whole thing felt messy and incohesive, just because someone sings with an accent doesn’t make it good.
“It’s nothing special” - Blur. Except especially too long. Almost gave it a 2 because Girls and Boys has some precursor/ancestral hints to The Killers Somebody Told Me. But dragged down by too much rubbish as the Brits would say.
I do not like Blur. I went in with an open mind as to not ruin my listening experience, but this just reminded me why I don’t like blur. It sounds like several different bands fighting for attention on this record and all of them band. Stupid, pretentious, postering nonsense. Get to fuck.
🤮
I had a tinge of irony today when I listened to ‘Bank Holiday’ on a Bank Holiday. Unfortunately, that’s the closest I came to any sort of feeling other than complete disbelief and boredom at this pisspoor excuse of an album. The dogs on the cover are running away from a Blur live show, no doubt. This is absolutely awful, kitschy pop.
Hmmmmm gad vide hvordan det er 🙀🙀🙀🙀
Ordinary
Everyone agrees that our phones are listening to us but I don't think people are aware that the 1001 Albums Generator is also listening. Talk shit on Girls & Boys and the generator will punish you with Blur. When this album doesn't bore me, it annoys me. Every song had a moment where I'd hit my limit, look down at the runtime, and somehow there would always be 2 minutes left of pain.
A rare 1. This album really annoyed me. Generic boring brit-pop dnf. Why is this on the list? Genuinely I could find better music on the radio
Listen, Damen Albern is a legend. But this is just bland Brit pop. I couldn't find a single song worth revisiting.
Terrible album
Not bad. If any of these songs came on a station or Playlist I'd listen.
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No thanks
Naw
Albarn's vocals are particularly annoying here. Not a single stand out track; produced well enough
made it through the first 4 songs. gg
Ight. Just ight
No me ha gustado
Absolutely awful. Parklife was okay, and that's as good as it got. I couldn't even finish it and gave up after To the End.
Chaotic
I don’t think I like Blur. End of a Century might be the only half-decent track on here for me. Everything else is insufferable, grating, and practically unlistenable.
Mmmmmm, nah
Britpop shit Tony Blair shit
Not my cup of tea. It was not the worst that I have ever heard and I found myself tapping my foot a few times. The Debt Collector had me feeling like I was at a circus. Very strange. If someone else was into this album and wanted to listen to it, I would be ok to listen again, but I would never seek it out on my own. One and done is ok for me.
Not for me. 1/5
Another 90's album that's overly long! And with brit-pop to boot. 1.5 stars
13 year old me might have vibed with this - but that's also questionable! This was boring af 🫠 Album rating: ⭐
Pure crap !
Gruwelijke zeik-nummers
Mostly derivative of the kinks. I love the kinks but not this.
Great. Another Britpop band... The British catch a lot of hell for their bland food, but they don't get near enough grief for enjoying bland music. Why do they all have to sound like the unholy marriage of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Wonderwall!? I feel a little bad because this album was at least slightly less boring than The Verve's "Urban Hymns" that came up a couple of days ago, but because I'm still not over how awful that was, I'm punishing this one with a one star rating.
Feels like I've listened to a soundtrack to a shitty British sitcom, where the characters are all unrelateable posh wankers.
This barely sounds like music to met. It's just a bunch of noises put over each other
I want to write this while this record is very fresh in my mind. Mainly so I never have to suffer through it again. God damn, I hated this. I’m sorry to the fans out there, and I will say I like Gorillaz, and even Damon Albarn’s solo record, so I went in with some excitement, but was in pure misery by the end of it. I’m on a road trip right now, and decided to chip away at my long list of 1001 albums, and Parklife sucked the life out of the car. When listening to Chic I was talking about how much I love the road. Blur made me want to crash the car. I’m sure there’s some genius I’m missing, but I have to say this is amongst my least favorite albums ever.
not my vibe
Not for me.
Dislike this Blur album. Much prefer Blur (1997).
Lots or repetition within each song. The little short tracks spring led in were a nice little surprise but kind of odd music (organs I think?) Liked Nw Low the best.
A couple of classics with Parklife and Boys & Girls. Unfortunately the rest of the album was mediocre at best and total drivel at worst
I appreciate how timely this is, given the Oasis reunion news. There is one good song on this album and a bunch of unbelievably annoying ones. It is absolutely insane that they were ever placed in a "rivalry" with the Gallagher brothers, who are absolute knobs and wildly overrated in their own right, but Blur never came close.
I didn't like this music when it came out. And I still don't like this music however many years later. The cover is better than the music within.
Oh my fucking life. I don't hate them because I'm an Oasis fan. I hate them because they're shit.
Coldplay? Early Radiohead? Late Oasis? Nope, those are all better than this. And it all comes down to the songwriting. The only redeeming quality about this record in my mind is it’s the album in which Damon developed a lyrical style and musical intention that would allow him to form the Gorillaz, whom would take any day over this mediocre Britpop After listening to it throughout the day is like to punch in the mouth whomever put this on this list. This is the most boring, bland, non-inspirational record. It’s ’fine’ but I absolutely couldn’t gone my whole life without hearing it.
Got bored enough I gave up somewhere around song 4.
This was an actively unpleasant listen. Lyrics intended to just sound silly and mean nothing, music that gives me a headache, and this entire vibe of "cheeky British" that I detest. I have nothing positive to say.
boring
Shite
Hated this. Couldn't even listen to most of it.
Puuuh rundum anstrengend gewesen und nicht wirklich was davon ist bei mir hängen geblieben.
1, I don't know why I thought that Blur was supposed to be one of the best
Very loud and scattered all over the place (not in a good way).
Not into it
Nicht meine Richtung
Unknown
No me convertiré en un fan de Blur.
1. girlz and boyz - 1 2. tracy jackz - 0 3. end of a century - 0 4. parklife - 0 5. bank holiday - 0 6. bad head - 0 7. debt collector - 0 8. far out - 0 9. to the end - 0 10. london lovez - 0 11. trouble in the mezzage - 1 12. clover - 0 13. magic america - 0 14. jubilee - 1 15. thiz iz louu - 1 16. lot 105 - 0
One good song
I was annoyed with this album. 0.5/5
I like a couple of songs but the rest are rubbish and it’s not my cup of tea
One of the 90’s bands that were, a one hit wonder. Not impressed with there other music.
did not like
I really did not like this album. most of it i found so annoying that I mad to skip. some were nice vibes but the vocals were so bad.
I usually love British pop:punk. I don’t like this. End of the day. Couple songs were okay but that’s it
There was not much I liked about this album.
Yuk. Not my style.
Not for me. Some of the short songs were catchy and sounded like commercial jingles.
More UK rock that I just don’t like. Not the worst album this shit has given me. No more Brit rock please
Diese Musik ist nicht meine.
Hmmm. A few interesting songs, not quite my taste though. (Also sort of skimmed through the album, so not the best rating) Onto the next one !
I really respect a lot of what Damon Albarn has done for the pop-rock industry, but his earlier Blur albums just don't do it for me. Where most of the 90s consisted of American grunge and punk, Blur was just continuing along a weird, cornball saga.
No
Not for me.
idk man, its just really bad
No.
Listened to the first sing and turned it off
Honestly not a very good album. I really didn’t find one song that I thought was decent.
Ei pysty puolikkaita antaa ylläpito perkele wish u nyt!!!! Brittiläistä keiton hämmentelyä perkele vedenpaisumus ja saari osaksi merta perkele heh Musiikissa hauskoja elementtejä naurattane välillä loppu varsinkin oikein hupaisaisa.. siitä kavereille puoli tähteä..
Im a blur hater
Who would’ve guessed that the band that made the hit song song 2 would make an album that sucks
Garbage
Banal. Stop trying to make Blur happen. It's not going to happen. Best track: To the End
shite
Iskevä (joskaan ei erityisen HYVÄ) aloitusbiisi. Muuten levy jää jumittamaan minimaalisista aineksista venytettyihin täytebiiseihin. Ideoiden puutteessa voi tuntua riittävältä, että lisää biisiin jonkun jännän raidan erikoisella soittimella tai soundilla. Mutta ei se riitä.
Ass
One imagines that Blur saw themselves as chroniclers of the everyday on Parklife, the Kinks of the bold 1990s. However, they fail to rise above their own prurience, resulting in an album that comes across as a sneer of condescension at the lower orders. Add in Damon Albarn's unappealing foghorn voice and you've got a stinker on your hands. Worst live band I've ever witnessed, too.
eh…
My son summed it up well when he asked, "Does this band have any good songs?" It's mostly intensely irritating clown music, with a couple of soppy melodramas. "Girls and Boys" is a definite highlight, but it's downhill from there.
Terrifyingly dull.
Really boring and just not good
Not my style
Not my fav, must not be a Blur fan..
Blech
0couldn't listen through the first two tracks - skipped through, stopped and listened to a couple more tracks but I found nothing that is "must hear".
as English as tuppence, mockney Britpop
Не мое
I have an instinctive dislike of this record since I was in the North during the Britpop Wars. The singles are fun, although Boys and Girls is impossible to sing along to. Parklife has become so much part of culture that it's hardly a song anymore. On this album, Blur don't really seem to know what they want to be, beyond the novelty singles and the cod chanson it's all a bit forgettable. And don't get me started on the bleated mockney vocals. Ultimately, Mogwai put it best: Blur are shite.
Kolejny blur na liscie, dzien w ruinie, jest to rzeci studyjny krazek bandy, ale chyba pierwszy ktory przyniosl im mainstreamowy sukces, bo jak pan Damon powie, ze zrobi album, ktory kazdemu anglikanowi sie spodoba i w radio beda go grac, to tak bedzie, jest to kompilacja najbardziej mialkich popowych kawalkow utrzymanych w klimacie okolo synthowym polaczonym z brzmieniem alternatywnego rocka, wiec typowy britpop, jak przystalo na wyspiarska muzyke z lat 90, o ile szanuje Damona za muzyke, ktora tworzy w gorillazach, tak jestem hejterem blura, bo nie slychac przez kogo jest tworzona muzyka, wszystko brzmi jak muzyka tworzona przez nikogo dla kazdego, wiec masa instrumentow, synthow i mialkosc liryki dobija przez cale 16 trakow rozciagnietych na 52 miniuty, najblizej prawdziwej muzyki stoi chyba tytulowy traczek, ktory featuruje dodatkowa narracje, wiec nie sam pan Damon opowiada historie, jak na reszcie plyty, chociaz reszta bandy wspiera go typowymi chorkami, kolejnym trakiem wartym uwagi z tych 16 bedzie otwierajacy girls&boys, ktory przywodzi mi na mysl tworczosc The The przez ten dencingowy beat oparty na synthach, ale na plejke dodam jedynie parklife, pewnie nie jest to ostatnie spotkanie z blurem, bo przeciez chluba brytyjskiej muzyki popularnej
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Unerträglich. Beim 5. Song ausgemacht. 'blur' fand ich ja ganz angenehm, das hier geht gar nicht. Kommt bei mir auch nicht alle Tage vor, dass ich zwei Alben der gleichen Band derartig unterschiedlich bewerte.
Just too much going on. Couldn't get into it.
Couldn't really get into this album ;/
I began to get interested in music around the time this came out (but I was into Oasis at the time). I look back on all britpop with the opposite of nostalgia... so I guess I'm looking through shit-tinted glasses here. It's also hard not to hear a whole generation of vapid indie rock that followed from this. Trying to be objective... it's well-played, and sometimes catchy. There are a few moments of wistful melancholy, which is a true indie staple. But mostly, it's like they've taken the most boring elements of rock, pop, punk and other styles, and mashed them together into soaring anthems of mediocrity, with all the blithe confidence of a New Labour party conference. Might get a 2/5... but it's also 16 tracks / 1 hour long.
Not my cup of tea. I get how they were popular at the time but I couldn’t listen to a single song all the way through.
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