Parklife

- too British - didn’t love it or hate it - probably wouldn’t listen again on purpose

While I can see why it was a hit back in 1994, I have missed it then (..I was just 6 years old) - and today, in 2026, it is still good but not timeless classics type of good. 3 out of 5, just out of respect for the past and for Damon.

Catchy and a classic, but the title track and a couple of others on here almost feel like novelty songs. When they’re not playing up to the cockney geezer role, they could be a really great band.

banger

Bon délire plutot cool

Never listened to this album before but I had recognized the iconic album cover. I enjoyed most of the listen but there were way too many tracks on the special edition to properly digest.

A lot of tracks (16) but not too long (album is 52 minutes). It was enjoyable, some songs deserve more attention than they got, some didn't struck my mind as much as it did with most people. Lot 105 serves no purpose and is, as such, indispensable.

This is like Cheap Trick for British people.

sometimes his voice got a bit annoying and it was a bit long but besides that i enjoyed it

Has a few bangers, but overall a little bit disappointing

About as mid as the other blur album

5/10 some good tracks, but probably won’t revisit

Those lovable, cheeky, not-Cockneys here with their third album, which gave us Girls & Boys, To the End, This is a Low and of course the mighty title track (Phil Daniels was, is, and always will be a proper lej). Jaunty and fun

I thought it wore its influences on its sleeves a bit too much but a fun listen still!

Some bangers, some flops. I would pull songs from this to put into a playlist, but might not return to the full album very often.

So I only know Blur as the “song 2” band. Like I’ve always assumed they were a one hit wonder. But I was pleasantly impressed with this album. It starts with the best track on the album “Girls & Boys” which I actually was familiar with. And there were a few other gems throughout like “London Loves” “Tracy Jacks” and “end of a century”. There’s even a few fun little interludes like “Lot 105”. My only big criticisms are that I wish there were more humor or silliness to the album. I found lot 105 super refreshing cause it was super quirky sounding, but it came way too late as the final track. I also think that as whole there was a lot of skippable forgettable tracks that I didn’t remember on second listen and didn’t care for at all. Honestly an impressive album even if I’m not gunna buy it, perfectly solid and respectable radio rock album.

Kinda forgettable album, I liked Parklife and would revisit that, but could not name another song off of this album if someone asked me too. Wasn't bad, just wasn't amazing.

A few standout tracks, including some that had a lot of radio play where I was living when this album came out. There are a few tracks that almost dip into the sounds that would eventually be Gorillaz. And the occasional off the wall song that just don't fit in. They intrigue me. But so much of the rest was a wash. Girls & Boys Parklife

Blur is good. like they have some great songs. I play girls and boys like once a week. its really great very catchy and the music video is lit af (young damon albarn is really cute) but they are just so fucking british. it disturbs me. High 3 low 4

So much Brit-pop in this list! So much a moment in time. But this holds up pretty well. Still sounds happy, at least.

Couple of great, lots of okay.

Some absolute classics muddied by lots of filler

very fun

already listened to boys&girls and parklife but the rest of the album is kinda meh not really my cup of tea but also not horrible

Very indie

marili akdla. oasis tops

Songs: 9/16 Overall a great album but I’m not a huge fan of the singer. Album has great tunes here and there but mostly sound the same or are an interlude throwaway.

It was super fun. Will revisit. Standout tracks: -Girls &Boys -Parklife -Magic America Least favorite tracks: N/a Listened to on drive home from work. Finished while doing diamond pushups at home.

I've always enjoyed the Girls & Boys song. Not super into the rest of the album, although it was enjoyable.

3.5

Sehr British, a bissl fad. Das Album soll die brit-pop-welle losgetreten haben und Blurs Magnum Opus sein. Versteh ich nicht ganz. Anscheinend bin ich weniger brit-pop-Fan als gedacht. 'Boys & Girls' und 'Parklife' sind ganz gut. Der Rest stolpert so dahin, holt sich aus unterschiedlichen Genres Inspiration, kreiert aber selten hängenbleibendes. Ab und zu blitzt was interessantes durch, aber zu selten.

Only familiar with a couple of their songs so this album was good to listen to

girls who like boys banger other than not my vibe

Didn't know Blur had so many albums. They always fell into the category of one hit bands in my universe. So today I learned something new. This album is fine, it even has good songs (sparsely distributed among the overall boringness). Liked tracks: London loves, clover over dover, girls and boys

Pretty creative yet somehow generic britpop album

To the End is brilliant

As one of this website's certified Britpop haters, and not a huge fan of Blur in general, I actually quite enjoyed this. And that's saying a lot. I was 100% expecting to hate every moment of this going into it, but I was pleasantly surprised by a lot of the tracks. There's just so much more personality, variety, and genuinely solid hooks, melodies, and riffs here than I've heard from most other Britpop bands. It actually feels like an homage to classic British pop and psych music from the '60s rather than another boring take on '90s alternative. I do, unfortunately, think that it's still pretty frontloaded, but the front is just really damn good. 'Girls & Boys' is a super cutesy and catchy track, and 'End of Century' might be my favorite song I've heard out of these dudes, with such a well-written chorus. The title track was also pretty noteworthy because it feels relentlessly British in its observational lyricism and delivery. And you can't tell me that's not the most Beatles-sounding chorus ever. 'Bedhead' was a nice, slower song, and 'Clover Over Dover' has this mystical and almost '60s psych-sounding lead. So yeah, pretty neat. Not every song hit, but at least most of the songs here felt unique and distinguishable. It was also very heartfelt and colourful, in many ways, I see Damon's Gorillaz sound bleeding through this particular album more than any other Blur album I've heard.

It's fine. Good music with vocals that occasionally get annoying.

I feel like I’ve been giving a lot of threes lately, but they’re all honest threes. This is another one of those albums. There are great songs here, but there are also a lot of good songs that are just that. Nothing wrong with them at all, and I really enjoy them, but they aren’t on that “great” level. Conversely, there isn’t really much here that I didn’t care for, and I like Blur in general, so it was a very good album with some great tracks.

6/10

Carino, niente di che, qualche canzone l'ho trovata proprio insignificante ma altre mi sono piaciute di più.

Opening with Girls & Boys is AMAZING!

very good

So I generally like Britpop, and this is a seminal Britpop album- and yet- I hate significant portions of this album. I’m not sure why it took me so long to realize why- Damon Albarn is a horrible vocalist and generally speaking an insufferable twat. “Oh no! American culture is having an outsized impact on the world at large! Especially my precious England!” Jesus dude. There are no other topics around which to base your concept album? There are still enough good songs on this record (“Parklife,” “This is a Low”) to justify a decent score but for me this is a verrrrry soft THREE STARS

Really liked a few songs, some were not great though

Enjoyed the two well known tracks

Too poppy

Good album some great songs and a great flow to it, but didn't WOW me yk? Little bit TOO britpopy, but I can appreciate the social influence it had. Can't decide how I feel about Girls & Boys. Favs: Tracy Jacks Badhead To the end Clover Over Dover This is a low Didn't love: Bank Holiday The debt collector

0/16 bekannt 6/10 Beste Songs: Girls & Boys, Bank Holiday, magic america

Fine, even good I say. Could share this, not itching to but could also see it catching me on later.

It’s leaning more toward 2 stars because of songs that stood out like “To the End”. Title track is garbage and it seems like the most popular tracks were my least favorite. Flows okay as an album, but the highs were very high and the lows were very low. I found the ending more enjoyable but there were some great songs along the way. Pretty solid.

A little longer than it needed to be. A couple decent songs but mostly generic brit pop. Standout Songs: End of a Century Badhead To the End Jubilee

the only decent britpop band turns in another fine one

this was a good fun listen. i recognized one of their albums stand outs: girls and boys, london loves, bad head 6.5/10

i like de orgel intermissions

Solid enough album. A good 3/5. But didn't do anything too exciting, and seemed like a bit of a slog toward the end. Solid Britpop, not much else to say.

Blur is always a tricky one for me. I don't like Britpop really at all, but there's something about Blur that's so charming. It's not all great. It's a bit hit or miss if I'll like a song or not, and I felt that the second half of the album was significantly stronger than the first part. I prefer Damon Albarn's work in Gorillaz, but his charm and character is still present in his work with Blur. While this wasn't always great, it was fun and I did enjoy it.

The happy nature of this album contrasts significantly to the grunge movement in the states that was also popular at that time, but very much conforms to the sound of other British rock bands also prevalent in the early 90’s. A very solid album. Highlights: End of a century, title track, boys &girls

They flip the pages of the book and have a go at every style they see, but it ranges from upbeat-rocky tracks to eclectic-novelty tracks that are mostly all there for a moment of fun, not really anything that would stick with me outside of the album listening experience and saying "those lads sure are kooky for that one"

Very nineties sounds. We liked the album because it had variety, some surprising songs and was well composed. Music was not our preferred genre.

On first listen I really didn't like any of the first half of this album, something about the instrumentals just really bothered me. Then the second half was a lot nicer to the ear so I tried the first half again and noticed it was quite decent, it definitely is growing on me

Good album, nothing too crazy though, probably wouldn't listen fully again, the few songs I did like were alright

I kind of like this album, but this wasn’t really what I felt like listening to this morning.

I found this album very uneven. The forays into punk and polka were not my thing but there are some great pop/rock songs on here. In my opinion this eclecticism worked for Damon Albarn much better on the Gorillaz albums than this one.

I don’t connect with Blur this side of their self-titled album, but a handful of Parklife songs are among their best (This is a Low, To the End, End of a Century) and point towards the band that Blur eventually settles into. These earlier Blur albums sound like a band influenced more by the whimsical Beatles songs than the more serious/thoughtful ones. As awhole, there’s more here that annoys me than delights me, even if they're pretty well written and performed and beloved "across the pond".

It's fine, is it really a landmark album? Eh

Kind of sometimes kind of not, in the middle, I think I'm missing something Will I listen to again: 75%

Not much to say about this one. Mixed responses to the tracks. Some of them I enjoyed very much, others came across as noise. It's very British.

Like Oasis but with more calories. I don't know if Blur still sells out arenas but perhaps they should. Maybe too British, in the grand tradition of bands who never really translated over the pond. See also: The Jam, The Smiths

Don't get the need for 3 Blur albums. There's a couple outstanding tracks, the rest is meh.

Didn't finish but liked what I listened to

Fun and catchy BritPop that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Easy math: 4stars for being good, averaged with 2stars for being yet another britpop, and it’s a 3star album.

3.5

Fun, but maybe I should give it a few more listens to have it shine.

I get why people like this, but it’s not something I’ll be coming back to.

Expected to enjoy it more than I did. Maybe leans a bit too much into the pop of britpop. A few great songs, but too much forgettable filler.

I liked it a lot more on a second listen. It sounds very 90s, but I like the variety of influences and vibes across the track list. None of the songs really stood out enough to want to put them on a playlist but it was an enjoyable listen.

Peak Britpop. Distinct Sgt. Pepper vibes.

Some of these songs were hittin

This was the opposite of strangers. I was expecting to like it more. However I found, while still good, it was a bit lackluster

Blur are very British. I think this is the main thing holding me back from loving them, along with a number of other artists. Some British artists wear their culture on their sleeves, and I can feel like an outsider looking in. I enjoy their music, but I don't deeply connect with it. It feels as though it wasn't made with me in mind. I get the sense that this music contains dozens of nostalgia triggers that would get pressed if you had grown up in England: music your grandparents listened to, old TV theme songs, character types from the neighborhood, and just a general English sensibility, along with any number of other cultural references that go over my head. If you grew up in England, you would get all the jokes and winks and nods. But as an American born shortly before this album came out, I'll always be a step behind. The other day, we had a different Damon Albarn album on this list -- The Good, The Bad & The Queen -- and I noted that they sounded like The Kinks. Blur sounds like The Kinks too. I like The Kinks a lot, and they're definitely very British, but there's something about the songwriting on most of their albums that transcends culture and lands that emotional connection for me. Sometimes it's here on "Parklife," sometimes it's not. A lot of Damon Albarn projects have one or two major standout tracks, and then a lot of forgettable songs. "Girls & Boys" is the standout here. Great song. It really captures a fun, youthful, and horny energy. There’s an impressive mix of styles on this album. There’s a lot here. I’m impressed, even if I’m not totally wow’ed. Incredible album cover though. I’ve wanted to listen to this album for years because I saw the album cover and thought, “That must be a great album.”

Fun fact: at 1:32 in the video for Girls & Boys a young Simon (aka The Red Wiggle) can be seen having a good time ON HOLIDAY

Some quirky songs

It was good. I knew Girls & Boys and Parklife. Very British which I liked

Seriously, this list has more than one Blur album?

I would have leaned more to the side of Blur being a gay band had I heard this album first . It’s not as hard and to the point as the Song 2 album. Side note: Blur and Damon Alburn to that fact have been one of the few British bands/ people that don’t hide their accent in their songs. Sometimes is surprising when you find out a band is British because they sing so normally. Anyways I don’t think I will ever give a Damon Alburn project 5 stars. It just lacks a little extra something. And this album seems to lack direction. I can see why they would get signed, even if it were based on a demo of this album. But it just lacks a little more of something. It could be that the energy of the vocals never matches the music. It’s also the other way around. I’m not impressed. Good thing I was prepared for that. Choice cut: Girls and Boys

There are some amazing songs on here. And some mediocre ones.

Geht so

This album grows on you even if I don't really like Blur much at all

I remember first listening to this album after the sensation of "Song 2" when I went through the Blur back catalogue. "End of the Century" and "Girls and Boys" both caught my ear. I've had this album in my rotation ever since, "Girls and Boys" being the track I probably hear most often. I had been out of touch with music for a while so had missed the Brit Pop trend of the early 90s until being introduced to this album. I preferred Blur to Oasis as more direct successors to The Housemartins.

Decent Rock

Blur is a band I feel like I’m supposed to like. But I just don’t. They are certainly not bad, and I don’t dislike the is record. It just does absolutely nothing for me.

It started out fun then the debt collector sounded like straight up clown music which I hated and it kept getting weirder throughout. Overall it was fine though.

Ich möchte Blur eigentlich mehr mögen und feiere ihren Expertenierwillen. Nur leider geht am Ende einiges nicht für mich auf und selbst ihre besseren Songs fallen für mich meist nur in die Kategorie "ganz gut". So verhält es sich auch hier.

Girls and Boys 4evaaaa

Favorite Track: Baghead

Not my favourite Blur album by a long shot.

Fine album, catchy at times. Felt longer than it was. 3/5

Not a bad album and certainly more than just the hits. A few different genres which I wasn't expecting too.

Not bad. A couple I liked. 3/5.

It's a fun pop album with some good songs. Yet it is two unfocused and you could really tighten this album by cutting a fair amount of songs. Really could probably closer to a 3 1/2 tbh

sorry brandon. even blur can't make me tolerate british people. also the title track fucking sucks. (that said, this album is fun and energetic, and yeah, fine, i love damon albarn, especially because he talked shit about t swift a few years ago and that made me kinetically sexually attracted to him)

I'm admittedly a Damon Albarn hater, and it's nice to know that the Oasis bros share my opinion of him. That being said, I like Blur regardless of Damon's involvement. I discovered them backwards when they reunited for 'The Magic Whip' in 2015. I think I heard 'Leisure' next, then 'Parklife,' my least favorite of the three. I appreciate the concept behind the album and enjoy some songs, but there are also some complete misses for me. The title track sounds like a song that plays at the end of a Bob's Burgers episode. "End of a Century" absolutely rips.

I wish it had more of a distinctive quality to it. It’s fine, just could use something to make it memorable.

Some solid, whimsical, sarcastic rock. More albums should have an interlude of old timey carnival music

I think if I gave this album a few more listens it might grow on me? Is there something there? It’s definitely in the area of what I like I just don’t know if I like this yet?

I experienced the Brit Pop wars more through criticisms and Wikipedia entries than studied listens of Oasis and Blur. Maybe it’s my love for Radiohead. They’re the undisputed kings of any modern music from Britain. But I always sided with Blur because I like Gorillaz and think the Gallagher brothers are cunts. I’ve seen Noel. He was a massive prick. Great tunes, but actively shitting on the crowd in between. I’m sure Damon is an arrogant guy but people seem to love working with him so maybe not. But this isn’t an oasis review, this is a Parklife review. This album feels mad British. It’s meant for those ears, not mine. It’s solid though. I love the titular track. Dont always love the rapping bits on the album. It feels like each of these songs has something to it that I really like coupled with things I really don’t care for. (Ex. I love the intro to Teouble in a Message Center, I dig the backing vox in the chorus. Don’t care for the verse vox.) Girls and Boys is a bit of good fun. I feel like I hear The Specials and their Muzak sensibilities, I think they borrow from the club scene with their drum work and the danceabikity This actually ended up being a double listen. It’s definitely growing on me. The first half of this album has some fun stuff. End of a Centruy has some good ballad vibes. Badhead is so fucking good. A follow up with Debt Collector and Far Out is certainly a choice. My first thought was “this must be some British shit I don’t understand” which is probably correct and my follow up though was “o it’s Damon Albarn, he just loves to make sounds.” And I dig that when I view it through that lense. I mean, I still don’t like the music but I like the spirit. I thibk this album worked its way from a 2 to a very solid 3.

Solid stuff with lowering quality when album reached its end. I started to feel repetation in songs but rather good feeling continued throughout album

I’ve always been more Blur-boy than Oasis-boy back in the day — still am, really. But this album was about 50% too long. First half was good.

I've always been more of a Oasis guy, while Blur was fine and good, it didn't really pick me up. This album has too much still moments, while the good songs are really good, the slow stuff takes all of the momentum away.

Ok, so I was dreading a Britpop album which I knew this list has plenty, but this is actually much better than I expected, not half bad. Will probably give it 3 stars, cannot see going above that because it's a bit boring to me still. Album opener really stands out to me "Girls & Boys" and it reminds me of Bowie style which is a good thing. Skipped quite a few tracks on 2nd listening and couldn't get to listen for the 3rd time so no more than 3.

Okay

There’s a few hits in here, but much like other Blur or Gorilla albums, I can’t fully get into them. Specially Blur.

I don't find this very compelling, but it's ok.

Was hoping for more. A few great tracks. Really like Damon albarn so was hoping for a better insight. Brit pop ehhh

Fun, britpop has never been my thing and this album didn't bring me round. Didn't hate it though

There is a really good 40 minute album in there. Strong 3

Parklife is technically excellent - great musicianship, cool genre-hopping - but it never quite clicked for me - back when it was released and it still doesn’t today. To me, Blur sometimes sound like they’re sneering at their subjects rather than being part of their world. That said, when they drop the smirk on slower tracks like “To the End” and “This Is a Low,” they’re genuinely moving. Strong 3 stars.

Jollain tapaa klassikkokamaa itselleni. Tykkään tuosta brittiaksentista aina!

good album, some songs were a little bit annoying, but i enjoyed the rest. 3

Some good songs that I recognize.

Blur is right, went by without much details sticking in my brain. Fine, fun, nice background music.

Pewnie miałem coś do napisania o tym albumie w momencie, kiedy go słuchałem. I pewnie jeszcze więcej, kiedy słuchałem go po raz drugi. Ale po dwóch tygodniach zatarł się w mojej pamięci i nic z niego nie pamiętam. Poza tym, że chyba chciałem mu wystawić 3, na pewno nie więcej.

I had low expectations of this due to the last Blur album. I was surprised when this started off well enough. I did grow bored towards the end, but I’m going to give it a bump in rating for exceeding my expectations.

Two songs that I appreciated. On this list that ranks a three

Didn't hate didn't love

Heard the two bangers a million times before and they always slap, rest of the album is decent too

Gutes Rock-Album. Girls & Boys ist bekannt. 3/5

Been stuck on this album for a while due to the birth of my daughter, so it's been hard to listen straight through. And it's fine, it didn't pull me in fully to hold me for its duration, but I would say I really enjoyed Parklife, Tracy Jacks, anda couple others. I like Damon in the Gorillaz so much more, but this does feel like a foundation to some weirdness.

Not too bad. Way better than Oasis, anyway.

7.5/10

Now I've heard the rest of the album that the single came from. Not bad I'll listen to this again

It’s undeniably British, it’s undeniably fun.

Solid album with fun tracks

Not great

Definitely not top-notch

Parklife is a vibe. It's funky, rocky, carnival-y? and a bit oddball. I think this one needs a couple listens to really absorb. It's got a lot of meat on its bones to digest. It feels like it captured the feeling of England back in the 90s. I can't explain it because I wasn't there, but I feel it somehow. I actually get Porcupine Tree vibes from several of these songs, and they're from the same-ish time frame, so that was an interesting pull in my brain. The album features some great basslines and some catchy guitars, also the styles used by the songs keep things moving and interesting. It is a long album, though, but I don't feel it overstayed it's welcome. Standouts were "Girls & Boys" "Parklife" "To The End" and "This Is A Low." Overall, I had fun but I think this is a 3 star album, very very close to a 4. Parklife is fun but things kind of blend together after a while. There are some standout songs though that will go on a playlist. I'd have probably rated this higher if I grew up with the album, but as a Blur outsider I thought it was good but not exceptionally great. I do want to listen to some more Blur though!

Nice little album. I enjoyed it!

Previously rated: #116 - Blur (3/5) #922 - Modern Life Is Rubbish (3/5) *************************************** Album #936 Another Blur album. Fine. It's just so annoyingly Bri'ish innit? Best track: End of a Century (?)

Pretty good britpop album, not my favorite but definitely a fun album.

A slightly mental album that I can't help but like for the most part. It's all over the place, energetic and playful, with some truly standout moments. Despite the positives though it feels too long and filled with some really forgettable moments. A good listen overall but it's left me feeling confused as to why the album is regarded as one of the best Brit-Pop albums, and feeling that anyone comparing Blur to Oasis need to give their head a wobble.

3.5 rounded down, I don't know why. There are some good tunes here but it's not what I was expecting. How were these guys feuding with Oasis on the charts?! They're so different!

Quintessential 90s brit alt rock/shoegaze, Damon Alban has a great voice and the music is super accessible. I feel like the US knows them as a OHW for Song 2, but they have a lot more to offer. All that said, it didn't blow me away, honest 3.

più attivo

A couple upbeat tracks, some nice variety. But this could have been a shorter album. I checked out for the last few tracks.

Neat listen and first time hearing the whole album. I'm a big Damon Albarn fan from Gorrilaz and some other Blur work. He gives me Beck vibes where he's just a wealth of sounds and musical knowledge. Lotta ideas to put down and I think 15 or 16 tracks. Didn't have the generational bangers but some good ones and covers a lot of sonic ground.

3.5/5 was really into this band for a brief period during middle school, because i was really into gorillaz and i had discovered that damon albarn was a part of this band on accident. They had a couple of really catchy songs but overall it doesnt hold up as well as I remembered. its just overly british fav tracks - this is a low, girls and boys

Fun britpop. I like britpop. I have nothing else to add

Yeah Blur is fine.

A curious mixture of classics and mostly meh and forgettable. 3/5

Surprising how little I liked this. I guess I prefer their other albums

It was fine

Plenty that I recognised, a classic from my past.

Very original and influential, especially on early 2000s British indie rock. Not exactly my cup of tea but a nice listen.

Fine.

Decent album on a decent day of birth

Damon Albarn can construct very good pop songs. This album lost it's way at some point. Could have been a tighter 40 minute album.

Solid. Fun.

1994 I liked it in '94, I'm not so keen now. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ❌️ no need Revisit 🫳 We've all moved on ★★★☆☆ (6/10)

Great album, original, fun, but not really my thing.

I was never bothered to enter the Oasis v Blur debate. But if I was pushed I did prefer the Northern English gritty sound over the southern cheeky chappie cockney which I identify Blur has. That’s not to say that I dislike Blur. In fact I do own this album. It’s not a favourite but thought it worthwhile having in my collection due to it’s popularity and high ratings by those in the know. Like most Blur albums I am familiar with there are one or two good songs but these and interspersed between fillers which revert to the aforementioned “Cor blimey guv, I’ll have a jellied eel with me auld man” type. Blur are/were great musicians but these sound they produced never entirely resonated with me. 3/5 17/9/25

An album that starts big but tails off heavily towards the end. A couple of songs that sit permanently in the public zeitgeist, so impossible to not see the contribution here. Am happy to leave the album fillers along and just listen to the classics, so overall, a bit mid.

A couple of clear bangers that far exceed the rest, which just bob along nicely but don't do a huge amount. The bangers are elevated by the nostalgia attached to them.

Overall as an album it is ok. Clearly some big songs in terms of Parklife and Girls & Boys and some other highlights in there as well. But there is some filler. It is a good album and good for the background.

I don't think I've ever listened to a Blur album outside of greatest hits - generally I don't think I was missing too much but credit where it's due there's some fun bits on here. Much more variety of sounds than some of their Britpop peers. Oompah

1. litt kul 2. meh 3. litt kul, kmf 5. nei.

lett, luftig, føles sommerlig samtidig som det er litt futt og aggresjon i det Liker Blur, men blir litt mye med et album kanskje. Digger noen låter, men på nåværende tidpsunkt litt ensformig. Generelt mye trøkk og litt stemning. INtressant i kontekst av sin samtid

Not too shabby, think they have better stuff

It's alright some good songs. But not enough. Stand out song - London loves

The album starts off strongly and after a few tracks it feels like it goes downhill. The opening track and the title track are both good and this is a solid album, it just doesn’t maintain the quality it starts with the whole way through

j'ai passé un bon moment mais c’était pas wow non plus, je le réécouterai sûrement pas.

Britpop. Another category I totally missed. This is one of the reasons I enjoy this list so much. Without going into specifics, I just enjoyed this album very much. Very refreshing. I look forward to exploring their other albums.

Boys & Girls is a straight banger. Every other song is just okay though.

Horrible histories ahh. Most of this seriously sounded like something you would hear on CITV (especially bank holiday) It was ok at best and way too long for not a lot of good songs but there are a few highlights which at least made it worth a listen. The guy’s vocals were kind of annoying, especially when he was trying to hit high notes., the instrumentals were sometimes punky, sometimes poppy, I liked the electronic dance effects in some songs (like the first one despite the overall cheesiness of the song), the other instruments were nothing special bar a few guitar riffs and licks which were nice. I think in summary the album definitely suffered from them sounding like they weren’t taking themselves seriously enough but when they did it was good which I think reflects in my favourites from here. Favourites: The debt collector, Trouble in the message centre, Clover Over Dover and This is a low. Overall, 5/10.

This was fun! Judging an album by its cover it automatically got 5 stars from me, but after listening I toned it down.

I was not truly familiar with Blur’s game before listening to this album. I’m not convinced they’re THE “quintessential” Brit-pop band but i would say this is an essential Brit pop album. Took a few tries to get into it, but once I did, I found myself really enjoying the back half more than the front half. Would listen again probably.

Really fun couple of listens. Ended up liking this album a lot more than anticipated. You can hear the classic British influences on (what at the time was) the next generation: elements of The Beatles, The Kinks, Elvis Costello, and The Who with posh, modern flair make this album a perfect snapshot of 90s working class England. Both scathing in its criticism and Pythonesque in its humor, this is a band I didn’t give much of a chance the first time around, but am definitely going to revisit their discography.

Not digging it.

Jag "missade" egentligen Britpop-vågen, men visst är det bra grejer! I Blurs Parklife finns flera bra låtar, även om jag inte placerar de som "ikoniska"

Cool but seems like the pop version of the clash

Mot da best from blur but good

Es mi album favorito de Blur, junto con The Great Scape...asi que estoy encantada con la elección

pretty good

Boring britpop mostly, but there were a few interesting songs sprinkled throughout to keep me entertained.

too long and too british

Brit rock rockksss. Blur a bit less straightforward rock.

Good players and music I like, seemed to lack a little soul to me.

Didn't really connect with it.

This was very British. Not in a bad way, just not my cup of tea... Get it? Lolz. 3 stars

Somehow I missed Blur in the '90s. This hits so many of my sweet spots, tho. Definitely gonna revisit it.

very britty

This was kind of cool. Seems innovative for the time.

Decent Brit Pop

Not a big Blur (or Britpop) guy, but Parkife, Badhead, To the End, Magical America (great chorus!) and This Is a Low are great songs. Besides that the album mostly swings between annoying and irrelevant.

Decent

It was okay 3/5

there's no battle at all

Досі мене дивує той факт, що Blur якийсь час йшов нога в ногу з Oasis по рівню популярності та продажам в UK. З однієї сторони це якась містерія, а з іншою це максимально британський альбом. Якщо порівнювати його з тим, що відбувалось в в 94 в штатах, то він буде здаватися альбомом з минулої епохи. Альбом досить різноманітний, є хіти, є ще більше філерів. Є дуже цікаві гітарні партії та й різноманіття стилістичне теж присутнє.

British punk, not my jam but not bad

Some interesting bits, especially the songs I’ve never heard before. Also some Costello-esque boredom.

Yet another generic 80s/90s rock album

# Playlist Track - Girls & Boys # Notes - Very solid start! Opening track is killer! It sadly loses momentum after 6-7 tracks and it's a bit disappointing towards the end. - It is a pretty good britpop album, but it's still britpop.

An album I initially rated 1/5 - for the longest time, I couldn't stand it, mainly because of bad past associations and experiences that songs from it had soundtracked. Damon Albarn's voice and mockney-isms also require a fair bit of getting accustomed to, which I had initially dismissed as being entirely silly. All of a sudden, a year or so later, I felt it necessary to reappraise my lowest rated albums, and this suddenly clicked into place for me, particularly when I paid closer attention to the lyrics. There is a notable drop off towards the second half of the album, which does prevent me from awarding it any higher than a 3.

3.5

3.5

Fun. Eclectic. Love the energy and diversity. Understand if someone rates this a 5, but not me. Except for Girls&Boys none of the songs really make me want to live in the sonic world that it creates.

Weird fishes, nude and all I need are exceptional

Albans songwriting chops are on full display in this record, containing some fun and catchy britpop songs but the album does drag on a bit too long and too varied in focus

Pretty enjoyable. I'd only heard Song 2 before by them, which i had heard wasn't exactly representative of their sound, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Some fun weird guitar solos in there. Not sure if I'll ever revisit it intentionally, but i wouldn't mind hearing it again. Looking forward to whatever other albums of theirs will come up

Album kind of goes by in a blur, in that it wasn't particularly memorable after one lesson. Some interesting mix of rock/electronic elements for an early 90s album

Banger first song. The rest felt a little boring for me

I like the songs that switch to more of a spoken voice commentary. -2.5/5

PAHKLOIFE Blur was never as good as Oasis, plain and simple. Oasis had a knack for creating catchy tunes that whisper sweet nothings in your ear with its ambiguous lyricism. Blur is just fun! I like Blur.

They’re so British

Honestly, I was expecting a little more from blur... I can definitely feel the early gorillaz sound that Damon Albarn was trying to cultivate, but it felt way to brit-pop for me. Give me this album and I'll just wish it was a Green Day album, but I can appreciate the opening track which is timeless, and London Loves for what they brought to the table and are the only reason I would give this a 3 and not a 2, though this may be harsh because I had high expectations for stuff Damon Albarn has had a hand in.

i think i prefer damon albarn as a horrible little cartoon freak

Definitively britpop, however has some weirdness about it that does not really heard on other groups. No wonder this guy went and created Gorillaz, heh, so much creativity.

This is a very different album from something that I would generally listen to. It's very British and pretty fun. It isn't my favorite on this list but it was fairly enjoyable for the most part.

Iconic artwork. Nostalgia for the hits, but sadly several misses. I like they could be experimental and playful under the potential commercial pressures of maintaining that Britpop success, but some of the tracks fall a bit flat. 3.5

Hasn't aged especially well, a few good tunes.

Was okay, found myself a bit bored in the middle of the album.

Few Good famous songs

I gave it two chances. There was only One song i loved, which was Clover Over Dover. The others were also okay, but I didnt LOVE the album.

I enjoyed it, especially the first song, but do not feel the band settled into a musical style that was clear and identifiable. At times they sounded like Bowie, and than got very :poppy", and over the course of the album I started to drift as I could not center on the bands perspective and where they wanted to go with their music. With that being said, the first song is catchy and a lot of fun.

Not my favorite of Blur’s work but a decent album nonetheless

3.5

The most british 90's pop rock I have ever heard. A fine listen just not for me

I liked it more than I expected, but not my taste generally. I wonder how future generations will find Brit Pop. Growing up in the states I wasn't exposed to much of it in the 90s so I have no nostalgic connection. In a vacuum, it's a good album that takes some nice risks, but simply not my genre of choice.

While listening to this, I was looking (on Wikipedia) at Britpop and Jangle Pop and Let's Active and Mitch Easter and Don Dixon... but this was a bit too forgettable.

Some interesting variety. Not the best, but decent.

Not what I was expecting, since the only thing of theirs that I knew was Song 2. A bit too long and a bit too repetitive, but still interesting.

Like Oasis, and I like it. Enjoyed Boys and Girls a lot.

Starts off strong but tails off

Lost me at some parts More like a 3.75 for me

2.5 stars I’ve never understood the hype of this record. I grew up on early Oasis and never really knew much Blur. When they reunited and headlined Coachella I gave their music a listen. I had my sights on this album because of its high praise. And after a few listens, I was baffled. I didn’t get it. Not that it’s bad. There is enough good music here to satisfy, certainly. But it’s jumbled and overstuffed and forgettable. Nothing about it screamed tentpole for Britpop to me. Listening today didn’t change my mind. I enjoyed aspects and zoned out others. It’s fine.

Perfectly fine mid 90s British alternative music. Not my favorite. But not bad.

Fairly forgettable.

I've always been on the fence about Blur. I like some of their singles, and I like other things that Damon Albarn has done, but I don't really enjoy listening to Blur albums in their entirety. I've tried Parklife severale times in the decades since it came out, and it still doesn't do much for me. Not mad at it, just not an album I'm probably ever going to reach for. 2.5/5

As sick as I am of all the britpop in this list, this one strikes a decent balance of mid-90s sensibility and carelessness that only Damon Albarn could provide. 3/5, not a mainstay but not a waste of time.

Enjoyed listening to this one, nice 90s alt!

Ok. I recognized Girls & Boys, but nothing on it was really my jam.

Nostalgi påverkar förmågan att bedöma Parklife rättvist. Helt klar många fina poplåtar. Girls & Boys och Parklife är fortfarande trevliga. To The End är briljant. Omväxlande kaxigheter, socialrealism och en del trams som inte åldrats så väl. Stark 3.a.

Fantastic out the gate, but really falls apart in the final straightaway

Bri’ish innit

It’s interesting

The epitome of 90s English rock music for me. Not music I listen to everyday anymore but some songs are still burned in my memory for 25 years now.

Nice tunes!

Like an experimental alt-rock album

3.5/5

Passed me by at the time; I was Oasis over blur in 1994. Blue got better, oasis got worse. This has some great tracks on it but overall is too art-rock for me and most of it is a bit bland or isn’t very memorable.

Ok but v 90s

Bassist is very underrated. Album has lost a bit of its sheen from being too locked to its decade thematically. Some songs have aged better than others. Still a fun listen

It's missed me. I'm just not feeling it. I enjoyed Girls and Boys for one lyric and but musically I'm meh to the tune. Some of the lyrics are good and I think I would enjoy them more if the music had a different arrangement. Like it's just to peppy for some songs and the lyric should have some gravity to it but it just doesn't. I'm just not a fan of blur I guess.

I don’t understand what British people love about this album. It’s truly a downfall from their great early rockers. I understand this is Britpop, it’s not bad it’s just nothing special. In the right environment I could enjoy a song or two at a time.

3.5 The middle really sags for me, but starts and ends with some of the 90s’ best rock. Favorites: “Girls and Boys”; “End of a Century”; “Bank Holiday”; “This is a Low”

ah the brits pretty decent

Not my fav blur album, but a good one

Half is as expected - britpop (which itself is blues inflected post-punk?). Other half is more experimental, sounds like Gorillaz. Best tracks are singles, otherwise have - London Loves and Trouble in the Message Centre

Yeah good not bad not great

Buen album, no se si lo escucharia seguido pero puede ser un gusto adquirido

So 90's brit pop. 3.5, but rounding down (not worth going up)

One good song, lots of average/forgettable songs...

I like two songs, the rest just does not stand out to me.

I like Britpop more in theory than reality

Not my favorite but it wasn’t bad.

Some good stuff here. There's some filler that detracts. Very British.

Girls & Boys is probably Blur's second best song

Not my jam, but there were some moments.

3’5

Look, I'm sure that this album was very big and influential in 1994, but it sounds like the background music in several different parts of an Austin Powers movie. Lot 105 is an obvious parody of Brak's "Don't Touch Me." Favorite Song: Bank Holiday

OK, not my favorite

GIRLS/BOYS BE MY FAVORITE SONG OUT OF THE LABUM

Enjoyable listen.

Not too bad had some bangers but not my fav

This album is ok. I am not a fan of Brit Pop but I would listen to this again.

Interesante

Perusbrittikamaa.

Ok, kuunneltavaa mutta kyllä näistä tämän aikakauden britti pop/rock bändeistä tulee fiilis, että ovat toinen toisen perään samasta muotista vedettyjä. Oasista kun on vaikea päihittää.

*** 1/2 Not bad but Not good enough for my taste

so hits songs some deep cuts. not a bad album at all. Boys and girls is the stand out track for me.

I’ve never been able to fully get into Blur or Gorrilaz. I appreciate the odd song here or there as they can release some good ones. I like when they focus on the jangle like they did on Clover Over Dover and hate when they focus on how freakin’ British they are like they did on the title track. 3 stars

I liked this album for a little bit ended up getting a bit bored of it the last stretch of "Parklife" is pretty forgettable and makes it a slog to get throught but the first 8 songs on this record are great and make this album worth listening to. 7/10 Favourite: Parklife Least Favorite: Jubilee

nada muito marcante

Britpop, I was more into Oasis…but Blur had some really good singles!

I really like Albarn's work, and Blur's britpop is pretty good. That being said, I expected more from this record. It's a pretty good album, they have a very distinctive and innovative take on britpop and they're not afraid to mix different sounds and ideas. The first half of the album is the best for me, starting with the great and by now classic "Girls and Boys", followed by "Tracy Jacks" and "End of a Century" which were both really good too. I found "Parklife" really funny even though it's a bit weird. After this though, I felt the record lacked the same punch. I really liked the production and Albarn's distinctive voice, but beyond that I just didn't find anything particularly polished or technically noteworthy.

Blur just can't help themselves, overloaded album with selective good to great songs weighted down by a large number of absolute dross. For every "Girls & Boys" style bangers theres a dull a fuck "Tracy Jacks" chaser but then it's followed up by the likes of "End Of A Century" and "Parklife", maddening really.. It's got nothing to do with your "Vorsprung durch Technik", you know

Really enjoyed the album. It's what I picture when I think of BritPop though that's probably unfair to an album that is actually pretty experimenting. Love Gorrilaz so was fun listening to an earlier Albarn project. Favorite track was "This is a Low", feels like it could have been cut off of "The Bends".

Not bad but not my preference in music. But not annoying either.

When I close my eyes and imagine the average British person I see an aging man dressed like a woman Monty Python style (big muumuu) with a monocle sitting on a toadstool with a mouthful of fish and chips and vindaloo muttering something about keeping calm while listening to bad techno. Which is to say I don't have a good idea of Britishness, which is to say again that a lot of this album went over my head. There's some solid stuff on here, but then there's some McCartney level cartoon character studies with wacky carnival music. You can complain about skits on rap albums, but this album has entire songs that are basically skits. I mean, Tracy Jacks is the second song. There is goofy, and then there is goofy Britannia.

solid indie

Great Brit pop

Classic Britpop album. Far more experimental than many rival bands of the period but lacking memorable hits beyond the obvious. Good listen.

I usually complain about britpop being too derivative, but here I wish it was a bit more down the middle. It was surprisingly frenetic, and not in a good way.

This seems like it's just a standard pop record. Nothing incredible by any means.

Well done Brit pop.

I like this Blur more than the last one, but still not that much.

Pretty solid UK punky type stuff, not the biggest Blur fan but there's some good stuff here

With the strong British accents and the liberal quoting of the Beatles’ calliope and horns, I would’ve loved this in my 20s. Now I think it’s just OK but I’m happy I listened to it.

I think that was the most British album I have ever listened to. Some songs I could see myself listening to but not all.