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Two things immediately struck me about this one: 1. The best tracks are the singles. I mean, I’m sure that’s true of a lot of albums, but nothing else on here touches them in terms of quality (and that isn’t a knock to the rest, which I enjoyed - it’s just that the singles are really great) 2. I was surprised by how many tracks on this album felt like they could’ve come off a 70s punk album. Like, I knew that Blur were influenced by Punk, but listen to Jubilee - from its name to its sneering adolescent aesthetic - and tell me it wouldn’t have fit right in in 1977. Overall I’d say this was a really good, enjoyable album. 4 stars for me.
Very much a Britpop album, though Blur aren’t afraid to get a bit weirder or harder edged than their contemporaries. The band writes good songs and catchy melodies with varying instrumentals and solid vocals - it’s all enough to draw you into their songs. But when it doesn’t hook, there’s not much there to go back to. I like Blur’s sound, but ultimately some songs are good, and the rest are fine or whatever.
Gorillaz!!
“I’d love to stay here and be normal, But it’s just so overrated.” If that doesn’t sum up the ethos of Gen X, I don’t know nothing. 4/5
my fav from blur
Lets not pretend this isn't one of the best albums of all time
One of the few albums I have every song liked on Spotify
1st half samey kind of annoying second half good
First couple of songs were engaging but the sound got boring for me pretty quick. Aside from Boys & Girls I would not listen to this again. 5/10
"Girls & Boys" is a famous song that I didn't know was by Blur. I only know Blur as the main project of Damon Albarn, the Gorillaz guy. This song is pretty OK, I don't mind it but don't love it. You can hear some Gorillaz type production in the background. I like the song "Parklife". I like the spoken word part, and the whole chorus is great. The guitar part is simple but enjoyable. I like the sound of the bicycle bell. "Jubilee" rocked pretty hard, that's my favorite song yet. This album was good, but none of it really gets me going. It's all good, but besides a song or two I'd never put it on again. 6/10
Second half of the album was better
Hey it's the gorillaz for the British. But actually this is real good. Keeps my attention with the slower songs. It's just amazing that they can do this on a 1st or 2nd try. Wild. I don't understand how Americans like me just decided it's just song 2. This is the song 2 band. They have sooooooo much more
Not my cup of tea.
Maybe I should try again, but first impression is that this is a mixed bag. Some songs I really enjoyed, some were just okay, and a few annoyed me. It was more Blur than I wanted this morning, and overstayed its welcome. I'd rather listen to the first 2 Gorillaz albums or The Good The Bad The Queen.
bem mé
I don’t know, it’s okay. Blur is a band I’ve just never been able to get into.
Girls & Boys - What a song!! 🔥 A++ I knew I'd probably enjoy this album based off the Blur songs I know. I only knew two from this album - Girls & Boys and of course Parklife On the whole I enjoyed this album. But some of the songs didn't have the same energy as the rest, just fell a bit flat? Album filler A few of these songs will be stuck in my head all night now. Mega catchy Allllll the peeeeopleeeeee 4 ⭐️
I never understood the popularity of this album.
this album is kinda a blur. it's got so many ideas throughout each track, however, it's so BRITISH. laughing with my track at most songs at the different directions it was going through, has psych stuff to crooner stuff to just standard rock, to like the most british stuff ever. very fun album.
So Britpop, a lot of variance in music in the middle part which was nice. Like, one of the most British albums ever, which isn't horrible but man I got sick of the accent LOL. Not bad.
I like it!
This album was stuck in my head for weeks after listening, and I kept coming back to it. It definitely resonated with me more than the previous Blur album on the list. Super catchy, makes me want to sing and dance along every time I hear it. Highlights: Girls and Boys, Tracy Jacks, End of a Century, Parklife, London Loves, Magic America.
Punky Britpop. Works.
Girls and Boys was the only song I had heard before and I always thought it was cool. Loved the variety of songs on this album. Never would’ve heard them if not for this project. A true hidden gem for me.
It’s Blur. That’s the best review I can give.
7/10…madchester / britpop
On est en 1994 et le paysage musical est en train de se prendre un sacré retour de manivelle dans la gueule. Kurt Cobain vient de se tirer une balle, laissant le grunge orphelin et une génération de gamins en chemises à carreaux complètement paumés. C’est là que débarquent ces quatre branleurs de Colchester avec leurs gueules de mods mal dégrossis et un album qui va redéfinir l'arrogance britannique pour la décennie à venir : Parklife. On ne va pas se mentir, avec mes goûts habituels qui penchent plutôt vers la noirceur, les larsens ou le béton armé, voir débouler Blur avec leur pop colorée aurait pu me donner de l'urticaire. Mais voilà, je sais reconnaître un chef-d’œuvre quand il me saute à la gorge, même s'il porte un survêtement de sport et sent la bière tiède. Parklife, sorti sur le label Food et produit par le magicien Stephen Street, c'est l'essence même de ce qu'on a appelé la Britpop. C’est le disque qui a sauvé Blur de la banqueroute après l'échec relatif de Modern Life Is Rubbish. Ils étaient fauchés, désespérés, et ils ont pondu ce truc. Ils voulaient même l'appeler "Soft Porn" au départ, avec une photo de Buckingham Palace en couverture. Finalement, on a eu des lévriers de course du stade de Walthamstow, et c’est bien mieux comme ça : c’est hargneux, rapide et ça tourne en rond avec panache. Ce qui me troue le cul avec cet album, c’est son côté kaléidoscope. On passe du disco-punk épileptique de "Girls & Boys" à des ballades qui te filent le bourdon en deux accords. Ce n'est pas juste de la pop de supermarché, c'est une étude sociologique de la classe moyenne anglaise, vue par le prisme d'un Damon Albarn qui joue au sociologue de comptoir avec un talent insolent. Moi qui adore le post-punk et les ambiances sombres, je retrouve dans Parklife cette acidité typiquement british, mais passée à la moulinette des années 90. Le groupe explore tout : la pop, le punk, la new wave et même ce côté music-hall un peu ringard mais totalement assumé sur le morceau-titre, narré par Phil Daniels (le mec de Quadrophenia, s'il vous plaît). C'est là que Blur gagne son pari car ils arrivent à rendre la monotonie quotidienne captivante. Ils parlent des vacances à bas prix, des types qui mangent des céréales le soir, de la culture ouvrière et des excentricités d'un pays qui ne sait plus trop où il en est. Albarn livre des textes qui sont des portraits au scalpel, souvent drôles, parfois acerbes, et toujours d'une précision chirurgicale sur la société de l'époque. Et puis, il y a ce final (ou presque), "This Is a Low", un putain de morceau. Basé sur un torchon de cuisine représentant la carte de la météo marine que le bassiste Alex James avait offert à Albarn. C’est une ballade mélancolique, portée par une guitare de Graham Coxon qui semble imiter le bruit d'un moteur hors-bord. C’est beau à en crever, et c’est là qu’on voit que Blur n’est pas juste un groupe de petits rigolos qui sautent partout. C'est l'une de leurs plus grandes réussites. Quand je repense à mes années radio, cet album tournait en boucle. C'était frais, c'était moderne, et ça avait cette morgue que j'aime tant et je ne peux pas nier l'impact de cette galette. C’est un paysage sonore riche, captivant, et surtout, c’est foutrement bien écrit. Alors oui, ce n'est pas le disque le plus "sale" de ma collection. Ce n'est pas du neofolk dépressif ou du post-rock interminable. Mais c’est un album essentiel, c'est un miroir tendu à une époque qui voulait juste s'amuser avant que tout ne parte en couille avec la fin du millénaire. Pour moi, Parklife mérite un solide 4 sur 5. Pourquoi pas 5 ? Parce que parfois, l'humour d'Albarn frise un peu trop le "trop poli pour être honnête" et que certains passages sont un poil trop "cabaret". Mais ne boudons pas notre plaisir : c’est l'album qui a consolidé la place de Blur comme l'un des groupes les plus importants des années 90. C’est un disque qui sent l'Angleterre des pubs, de la pluie fine sur la banlieue et de l'arrogance d'une jeunesse qui se croyait invincible. C’est le son d’une génération, et même si j’ai passé ma vie à chercher les sons les plus obscurs dans mon magasin de disques, je dois admettre que sur ce coup-là, les mecs en haut des charts avaient raison. C'est brillant, c'est varié, et ça n'a pas pris une ride, contrairement à nous. Si tu ne l'as jamais écouté, je ne sais pas ce que tu fous de ta vie, mais sors-toi les doigts et pose ce diamant sur ta platine. C'est du concentré de pop intelligente, acide et irrésistible. Et voilà, c’est ça le projet "1001 Albums". Se confronter à des trucs qu'on pense connaître par cœur, ou qu'on a un peu méprisé par snobisme, et se rendre compte que la qualité est là, tapie sous les refrains accrocheurs. Blur, c'était le haut du panier, et Parklife en est le plus bel emblème. Note : 4/5. Indispensable, même pour les vieux cons dans mon genre qui préfèrent le post-punk déchiqueté. C’est la vie, c’est Parklife.
Mostly holds up
I just don’t know. I want to like Blur, even if just to have them win against their foil, Oasis. But I found this album inconsistent and even forgettable for the lost part. Not exactly the stuff with which to battle for the title of “the next Beatles”. I do like some of their stiff, maybe just not this stuff.
I agree with Mike. I really wanted to like this and have tried several times to get into them but just can’t. Can appreciate how important this was in establishing Cool Britannia and Damon albarns later with Gorrillaz is superb but this album didn’t grab me.
fun
If you wanted to quickly summarise English rock music would be easiest just to listen to this. Still a quality album that holds up well. 4*
Really not Damon Albarn's best work. Pretty boring and uninteresting outside of the first song, with a few exceptions. 2/5
Hate to do it, but I have to side with Oasis on this. Blur sort of sucks.
Seems that I know a lot more Blur songs than I initially thought I did. I liked this one better than the last Blur album I got (Blur 1997), and as far as 90s brit-pop goes, they aren't bad. They have good energy and it's a fun album to listen to.
I actually heard this already prior to the suggestion, however, I did not like too many songs. Hopefully this time around will prove new light. So far, fun and jumpy. Im more of a hard rock person, but this shit is nice. A few skips personally, but overall still didnt like it a whole lot haha.
One of the best records of the 1990’s. A slice of British life, like a modern Kinks.
Early 2k rock
I remember hating Girls and Boys when it came out - an infuriating earworm that summed up the banality of early 90s lad culture. Parklife was a different story though, mainly for the fantastic guest appearance by the great Phil Daniels and a nice sense of humour. I thought I might like the rest of the album, but it’s a bit hit and miss - I do like some of the tracks, especially the punk vibes of Bank Holiday and the places where they are trying to channel the 60s kitchen sink feel of the Kinks. However, there are just too many jinky-janky, blokey-wokey, blinky-blimey faux working class pretensions from a group of art school students. Damon Albarn’s whiny voice really started to grate on me by the end of this too.
This is as good as britpop can get I guess. It's an honest record, there are not stuck in repeating the same song over and over again, which also implies highs and lows. It's a bit too long too, they might have opted for a tighter album. It's honestly a 3.5 but I already rated an Oasis record 3 stars.
Pure crap !
It's OK, can see why there was the hype. But a bit samey throughout.
3.5 Stars.
Nice album
Este disco lo quemé en su época. Además de escucharlo en casa me encantaba escucharlo en los bares cuando salía. Qué tiempos!!! No sé cómo se verá desde la perspectiva de alguien con otra edad, mayor o menor, y que no lo encaje en su vida universitaria. Mi top serían estas «Girls & Boys», «End of a Century», «Parklife», «To the End», «Trouble in the Message Centre» y «Clover Over Dover» de 5 estrellas y el resto de 4. Así que en conjunto le voy a subir la media por el cariño.
It has a slightly annoying sound to me, but overall it is creative and engaging and I can understand why someone may love it.
this feels very very long. very long
Likely burnt out from three days of British bands in a row, but I've also never been into Damon Albarn's works.
Couple real goodies, lemme here something else
Fine -- some highs, some lows, soggy in the middle. This made me miss The Good, The Bad, and The Queen.
I didn’t hear much of their music contemporaneously and I’m only tangentially familiar with it. Blur is really good if not great. I can’t say I’m a fan, but I can see why they have a good following. Good but not great. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-blur-by-blur?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Fine artpop
best blur album i've heard so far. very enjoyable
La verdad q esta bien
Tiene temas decentes y singles muuy trillados. Tienen mejores discos .
Quite a few circusy sounding songs? Pretty good, rather British. Already listened to some. Girls and Boys is awsomeness.
Kind of all over the place but overall pretty enjoyable.
So good. Not much to say, just playing it again. And again. That album cover is mesmerizing. I wonder who won.
Loved this. There was a lull mid-album where I thought it might be just running out of steam. But no! It came back with a bang which makes me think this flow is deliberate. Will need repeat listens for sure.
I loved this album at the time. Now with the help of MP3 and later streaming I really only listen to about half the songs. It's been a while since I've listened to the whole thing. Happy I did, but I know why I don't anymore.
Gruwelijke zeik-nummers
Every track is built up from thousands of decisions. Great tracks sweep you up emotionally, to a floaty place where you lose all concept of the decision making. Some albums have one or two; five star albums are full of these tracks. This album never gets there. It sounds great. I can't criticize any of the individual decisions. But I'm constantly reminded of them. Just a series of clever decisions that never congeal into a great musical experience. Like XTC, or a lot of the Kinks music. I want to love it; but it just doesn't sweep me up.
Really dope album cover, the 2 dogs are moods for sure. Well obviously "Girls and Boys" is a classic and a banger but I have to admit that I didn't enjoy the album at all like there were some good ones but that wasn't really enjoyable or catchy or viby and without "Girls and Boys" I think that I would rate it worse than that.
WOOF WOOF BARK WOOF Girls & Boys - PZK les filles adorent ???? Banger tho Having a really good time Love the occasional fast-paced, almost goofy songs (bank holiday, lot 105) 4 tbh
look I usually like 90s brit rock but I've been listening to a lot of bbno$ recently so the unironic use of "chewsday" was a little off putting. it's a fine album I think I just wasn't in the mood
It’s okay, some iconic tracks but didn’t love it 6/10
It starts well. The bass line for Tracy jacks is underrated. But it’s the same as their other albums, they are unable to be critical of themselves and cut out the chaff. There is way too much filler and it’s not pleasant to listen to overall
The year, 1997. Grunge was dead. Pop, nu-metal and corporate rap were all over the airwaves. There was pop punk, sure, but it wouldn't really take off for another couple of years. Like many USAians, I was introduced to Blur via "Song #2". I didn't know that I needed Blur in my life, but did and they came through for me. After seeing the "Beetlebum" video on MTV Europe, I was sold. I dove deep into their back catalog and this record in particular really grabbed me. The first five tracks are just perfect, and the rest of the album is deep and timeless.
Best songs: Girls and boys Parklife
Twee, shouty, jangly, childlike, ridiculous indie pop of a calibre rarely seen at the time, or even now. Fuck me, I’m glad they discovered how to write actually good music once they’d lost to Oasis. This is shite
6.5/10
I really appreciate the fact that this album has a lot of different influences/elements used throughout while remaining cohesive. That being said, I really don't seem myself craving any of these songs, or the album as a whole at any point in the future. I respect Damon Albarn and the creativity of this album, but it just doesn't match my personal taste.
Britain should not have been allowed to survive into the 20th century
GIRLS WHO WANT BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS TO BE GIRLS WHO DO BOYS LIKE THEYRE GIRLS. The Debt Collector is what I'll be playing while vandalising ppls housing in red paint. Clover Over Dover was another fave. Good mix of songs, would listen too again and they're all bangers.
PARKLOIFE
Fave Songs: - Girls & Boys - End of a Century - Parklife - London Loves - Trouble In The Message Centre Honourable Mentions - To The End chorus is p good It's a very British, kid in the 90s album. The tracks that I know I enjoyed the most. But the others was alright. My fave tracks were the ones I liked the lyrics the most coz of its dry sense of humour. I didn't really enjoy the Mr. Albarn being weird again interludes, some were kinda annoying. I said this to a friend - he's like British Kanye without the nazism. Gorillaz is his best project imo. I do think for what it is, Parklife is a reflection of an artist's dissatisfaction with general life and capitalism. I like its core, i enjoy that it was sonically interesting but still very Blur. But it's not an album I would probably return to. Very Tony Hawk soundtrack, but like for one of the bad games.
Some really good songs mixed in with some random crap like circus music because nobody had the balls to tell Damon it was dumb. Still, it's a good album. Other than the obvious ones, I really liked End of a Century and To the End.
One of the holy trinity of Britpop albums (the others being What's The Story... and A Different Class) but this definitely isn't my favorite Blur album. It's a lot of fun, but I find the almost cartoonish levels of Britishness slightly grating at times.
Favourite tracks: London loves; park life; girls and boys; Tracy jacks; to the end; bank holiday; end of the century
I have a massive crush on Damon Albarn. However, it doesn't prevent me from admitting that this album has no place on this list.
Blur's defining album, as far as I'm concerned. It does strike me as music that should be listened to while enjoying a public park's facilities. There are moments of fun ("Tracy Jacks", "Parklife"), fancy ("The Debt Collector", "Far Out"), and plenty of variety to sate the listener. That said, while the album is undeniably an enjoyable listen, the highs are never particularly high. The lows aren't particularly low, but "Clover Over Dover" and "Magic America" is a feel phoned in by comparison.
I quite liked this, in contrast to their self-title. It's just good indie rock. I'd heard "Girls and Boys" before, and that's a fun song, but I really enjoyed some of the deep cuts on here. "Magic America" has some really neat harmonies, a fun sonic palette, plus that huge chorus. When they're on that's what they do - dark grungy guitar, bit of a dreamy hurdy-gurdy sound on top of it, catchy choruses, and some music-hall tricks like heavy use of major thirds. There's a few others on here with that formula - "London Loves", "Tracy Jacks" and "End of a Century" stand out. There's a decent amount of filler on here though - a few too many slow songs, three basically throwaways (the two transition songs in the middle plus one at the end), and I didn't really care for the title track one bit, it strays a little too far into twee. But unlike those first two Blur assignments, you can kind of hear on this one a fully-developed version of the Blur formula, the one that they'd use for Country House and all that.
one of my favorite "new" discoveries in this project strikes again with a winner for me. i tangentially knew blur and a few of their songs, but listening to their albums has opened up a whole world for me. really quintessentially british and clever in a way that is reminiscent of classic british bands (yes, such as the kinks). my favorite songs here were the title track, 'boys and girls,' and 'trouble in the message centre' - but there really isn't a bad track here. it gets a little goofy with the instrumental retro-lounge tracks, but i think that just adds to the vibe of the record. really enjoyed it!
Kind of like a space-age Kinks, it's a celebration of the pseudo-intellectual side of the 90s lad demographic - the sort of guy who joins the Socialist Society at uni in hope of better odds than the Young Tories. Great variety of guitar effects, charismatic vocals, but the rhythm section is far and away my favourite element. Love the way that other instruments like organ and brass intervene! Favourite songs: End of a Century, Parklife (why not)!, Badhead, To The End, This is a Low
PARKLIFE
I really like Blur but honestly hadn't heard this album all the way through before...now I like them even more. I hear Damon is kind of a jerk, but I think he's musically brilliant. Really enjoyable catchy tunes.
Ehhhhh
Good nostalgia for a Friday AM.
The songs i knew are great, good old school blur. The songs i didnt know are mid
I preferred Oasis as a kid, but time has definitely been kinder to Blur. (PARKLIFE!!!) Noel is a tosser and Liam is a git. (PARKLIFE!!!) A few of the songs are a bit too whimsical, but the highs are high. (PARKLIFE!!!)
Every song is kind of weird, nothing really sounds good, production sounds great but I’ve discovered from this list that I don’t like Blur at all. It’s goofy, full of awkward melodies that don’t work. It’s just unpleasant rock music’s with a few decent moments.
Fun britpop punk, I don’t mind
Mostly derivative of the kinks. I love the kinks but not this.
Awesome
First half is strong enough to make up for the lacklustre second half. Almost to varied, but hey, at least it’s unpredictable.
Did not love this album. Pretty boring
This was ok. Pop-rock. Pretty good listen but none of the tracks really stood out to me.
This album is iconic. Catchy & danceable. Obviously eternally inspirational to Britpop. Standout tracks are “London Loves” and “”Girls & Boys”.
Kind of an odd selection - is it punk band, an Indie band, a Kinks wanna be or a circus band?!?!?! I enjoyed it, just not sure what they were trying for. Standout are Bank Holiday, London Loves and Parklife.
I remember when this came out and I was lukewarm on it then. After listening to it again I still think it is alright but nothing great. It's not something that I will be listening to again. Kind of forgettable overall with maybe a good song or two in there.
This was ok. I liked it. It was easy to listen to. But honestly really forgettable, unfortunately. It is what it is. Like 90's skate park rock pop. It's fine.
A classic
Another great album...Very English...Oasis vs Blur...I always thought Blur was the winner
I guess this is Damon at his most Ray Davies but 30 years on, it still works.
Decent enough, a little before my time so I missed the hype train as it pulled into the station- still, I didn't realise I knew any Blur songs and for the most part the album was a fun, quirky and easy listen.
If anyone reads this, go and read ‘Blur: 3862 Days’. I think they were one of the few British bands that had massive appeal, arty kids loving stuff like Death Of A Party or Trimm Trabb, teenage girls loving the quiff flicking from Damon and Alex, blokes in their fifties who appreciated Tender and Out Of Time, and the lads phwoarr-ing over Jo Guest and Sara Stockbridge in the Country House video. They offered much more than your average band. This is their coup de grâce for me, I was 7 when it came out and I’d make my dad play it on repeat. Speaker-popping, bubbly bass lines all over it, and solid drumming from Davey boy. More brilliant quintessentially English lyrics (building on the rejecting Americana that runs through Modern Life Is Rubbish). Superb vocal performances, especially on To The End. And as always, masterful guitar work from Coxon. The singles are all such massive singalongs it’s so impressive, Girls and Boys, Parklife, End Of A Century, To The End. I mean come on! Obviously Blur VS Oasis was just a media construct, but while we’re talking about it. The singles on Definitely Maybe are all pretty mega, whereas every song on Parklife are winners, even Debt Collector, Lot 105 and Far Out if you don’t mind some silliness. The song Parklife is a work of genius, seeing it live with Phil Daniels, and Harry Enfield poncing around as a Tea Lady, will live with me forever. It’s as English as Waterloo Sunset and it’s something intrinsic with our culture.
meh 3 Sterne
Kein großer Fan von britpop, aber blur ist einfach ein Klassiker. Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: parklife
I HATE the single.
Blur has always circled the periphery of my musical universe. Apparently this was the case for lots of Americans as well. While Girls and Boys saw airtime, songs like This is a Low never got the attention they should have. That song alone redeems this band in my estimation. What once I thought was a goofy britpop band, upon listening to this album in full, completely reversed my impression on how deep they really are. Candy crunchy on the surface but with a ton of layers with a deeper dive into the album. Almost a 5. That good.
уже повеселее, но под конец стало тяжело слушать
Blue is a fun listen it’s catchy at parts melodic and has some fun instrumentals I’m not big on pop albums but I think I prefer Brit pops and this sounds to me like a sensible evolution from the age of Beatles . enjoyed it
This was the second album I ever bought, on cassette! I loved it back then. My tastes have changed a lot since then, I still think this is a very good album, but my opinions have been marred by the people that listen to this album and the amount of times I have had to hear a few of the songs on this album.
Another 5 star album from Blur? This project had revealed that I’m really into this band I only previously knew 3 songs of prior. And since this project also had me listen to an Oasis album, to which I gave 1 star, I now know who I would have rooted for in their classic feud. Shoutout to the very Belew/Fripp by way of Bowie guitar playing and the sharp & very British songwriting.
this album was pleasant, i like the song girls & boys. might give it a listen again in the future.
I really knew a lot less about blur's music than I thought. Being mostly familiar with "Song 2" I wasn't expecting the 80s vibes of this album. I had heard the song "Girls & Boys" plenty of times but I would have sworn that was a Depeche Mode song or some band like that. It turned out to be an interesting combination of songs that sounded like that and some that felt like punk. I enjoyed it overall.
Good album
I liked it in general. I found the whole album to have a nice vibe, but I felt it was a bit too long for me. A bit repetitive, so I give it 7/10
"I get up when I want, except on Wednesdays when I get rudely awakaned by the dustmen" I will never be able to listen to "Parklife" and not stop whatever I'm doing and sing wholeheartedly with my best British accent. Great album, good amounts of amazing songs (Girls and boys, end of a century, parklife, london loves etc) , although few of them felt a bit less powerful. Still, a solid 8/10.
I swear, somebody who was in an early nineties British Rock Band must have been on the selection committee!! It's not bad, but it all sounds the same!
The epitome of Britpop. I probably can't be truly objective about this album as it was one of the first cassettes I ever owned and I wore that sucker out. And then I also bought it on CD as soon as I had a CD player and I also bought the LP when I saw it one day because I had to have that iconic front cover in the largest format I could buy. I spent hours perfecting the riffs on Parklife, End of a Century, Jubilee and Magic America on my first electric guitar while trying to get my hair to look like Damon Albarn's. It was genuinely a life-changing album for me and I can listen to it anytime, from front to back and on a loop. If I'm trying my hardest to be objective, I'd highlight the variety and musicality of Tracy Jacks, Badhead, The Debt Collector, To The End and This is a Low. Here was a band who had self-imploded on tour in America two years prior, come back with the fantastic Modern Life Is Rubbish, which wasn't rubbish but didn't sell very well and now had to make this record work, somehow, in order to save their career. It's the sound of Damon maturing into a top-tier songwriter while Graham Coxon cemented his place as one of the finest and most versatile guitarists of his generation. It's lyrically astute and sad and funny and a remarkably vivid reflection of Britain in the mid-90s. For me though, most importantly this is the album where Alex James comes of age. Blur's elegantly effortless bassist kicks proceedings off with the classic intro to Girls & Boys and sets the entire tone of the album. It's not just a collection of moody musings, oddball characters, doomed love songs and wry observations from park benches and underground trains and nostalgic windows into a resurgent London. It also repeatedly implores you to get up and dance, bop, pogo and mosh, by having the coolest rhythm section in British music at the time. There seems to be a bit of anti-Britpop backlash in some of the reviews and ratings here, and for this to be sitting with an average rating below the global average is absolutely criminal. I can only assume that you just had to be there and the majority of my fellow album generators weren't, which I guess makes me the lucky one. It gives me a sense of enormous wellbeing. And then I'm happy for the rest of the day, safe in the knowledge that there will always be a bit of my heart devoted to it. An absolute stone-cold classic.
Memorable tunes, gets a little samey towards the second half 4/5
I was bored
PAHK LIFE 3.5 A little bloated
Blue more like brr good artist
Classic Brit pop album but it is not for me really. Enjoyed couple of tracks but overall didn’t like it a lot.
Seems like Kaiser Chiefs heard the worst songs on this album and decided to make it their whole sound. There are a few good tracks on here but it’s not my favourite of Blur’s oeuvre by any stretch. Some of it I actually dislike.
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.
When it comes to the big 4 of Britpop, Pulp and Suede definitely have their fans, but the real stars of the show were always Blur and Oasis. I have listened to all of the Pulp and Suede albums on this list, but for whatever reason, I'm just now getting my first Blur album nearly 500 days into the project, and I still haven't gotten Oasis yet! Fortunately, I am now able to have an opinion on Blur, specifically their 1994 album, Parklife. What's my opinion? This album's great! I just got the Gorillaz album on the list a little over a week ago, which actually gives me the benefit of being able to compare the two big musical projects attributed to Damon Albarn. The two bands definitely have things in common, as well as some major differences. One of my favorite things that the bands have in common (at least from the albums I've heard) is the variety in songs for a given album. I loved the variety in Gorillaz self-titled and I love the variety in Parklife. There are definitely rock elements here, but Blur really puts the "pop" in Britpop, especially in this album's first half. Look at a song like the opener, "Girls & Boys." First of all, the song's great, but secondly, try to think about what genre you'd call this song. Yeah, you could just say Britpop, and I guess you'd be right. But the blend of rock, pop, disco, and new-wave is really unique. Other songs like the final (actual) song, "This Is a Low" lean closer to a more standard rock affair. That song's also amazing by the way. Damon Albarn's singing is solid throughout the album. The writing is just as varied as the songs themselves, which is a good thing. Parklife is a distinctly British album, but not in an annoying way. There are definitely elements of 90s British culture here, but there's definitely a bit of satire here that's always welcome. I will say that my one problem with this album is that the first half is quite a bit stronger than the second half, with such stand-out songs like the aforementioned "Girls & Boys," "End of a Century," the title track, and "To the End." Of course, the second half isn't devoid of great songs. You still have songs like "To the End" and the also aforementioned "This Is a Low," but the first half is definitely more consistent. Other than that, yeah this is a perfect representation of what Britpop should be. Fun, unique, and distinctly British, yet not juvenile to a point of annoyance. Parklife is great. Light 5/5.
Never listened to the full album. Really enjoyed it
The voice is getting annoying over time.
Feels like I've listened to a soundtrack to a shitty British sitcom, where the characters are all unrelateable posh wankers.
Really good album definitely will be listening to again
Unlike some of the other mainstream Brit pop of the era, this is rather experimental and builds upon a sound.
why are there so many blur albums on here?? they’re fine but not great by any means
Excellent
Beginning was good. Too circus-y at the end
Not a big fan of Blur
This is not my favorite album by blur or maybe even my top 3, but I still believe it is a 5 star album, because it both had the impact and the integrity and still holds up due to it being such an amalgamation of so many influences that it creates something so original and fresh that has never been replicated. It's also such a pick-me-up due to its mostly up-beat nature. Even the slower songs have an ornate and flowery quality.
This barely sounds like music to met. It's just a bunch of noises put over each other
I liked the production, some pretty scrungly sounds. Nice, catchy hooks and instrumentals. Lyrics seemed to be pretty solid too from what I could gather. Problem is, both the hooks and instrumentals are annoying as shit and sound silly. Good album just not my taste.
lovr this album
OK, but I wouldn't buy it.
Rock, Punk, 1994 -> 2
New to me - no prior knowledge - was an OK listen
Es un muy buen disco. Por ahí muy largo, lo que tiene inevitables rellenos. Es un post punk que tiene temas arriba y otros más tranqui.
A classical album with iconic hits.
interesting and weird. A variety of styles but none really that interesting. Standout songs: Bank Holiday The Debt Collector This is a low
Another top album of all time
Bought this album years ago, but never really spent much time listening to the non-hits. Happy I finally took the time to do it!
This album was fucked. Oddly, it started off not too bad for a Blur record, but after 5 songs, it descended into the typical fare of Damon Albarn's incoherent ramblings and brain droppings. No cohesion at all, just random shit thrown at a wall to see what would stick. Fuck that guy. And why the fuck did it have to be an hr long.... Favourite songs: Bank Holiday, End of a Century, Girls & Boys, Tracy Jacks, Jubilee Least favourite songs: Far Out, This is a Low 2/5
I like Blur. I like how weird this album gets.
The boys are definitely British
Signs of good songs here and even a few really good ones, but way too 90’s (which makes sense). I’ll stick with Gorillaz!
Awesome
I like this album, but not as much as I remember liking it from the Rolling Stone list. That’s it I’m tired and don’t want to write a review
Meh
Ok
Quirky and upbeat, I like it! There's a good variation of songs here, though some do feel a bit more... wacky than others.
An eclectic mix of styles while still keeping an overarching sound. The first half is the better one, it gets weird in the second one. Was definitely not bored by this one.
shampán
Another band who became big when I wasn’t paying attention, though I did recognise a couple of songs. It’s ok but didn’t really generate enthusiasm.
Not the masterpiece I envisioned it to become 30 years ago. Competent interesting pop music! 4+
I was living in the UK during 1994 which was when this album landed. It's hard not to be biased due to nostalgia. Love 'em or hate 'em Blur certainly made their mark and was one-half of the Brit Pop war during that year. I'm not sure why they were pitched against Oasis as their music is so different. Just can't resist Damon Albarn and his cheeky, cockney accent singling his pretentious lyrics. Love it
I'm more of a best hits Blur fan - the songs I love, I really really love! Couple of good tracks on this album, but not their best. My all time top Blur tracks would be; Coffee & Tv, Beetlebum and Sing (I wanted to take the opportunity to share my appreciation for the band even if their best work isn't represented on this list! AND I also want to mention in my review the travesty that Gorillaz have been kicked off!! Like his music or not, Damon Albarn has been influential on music over the last 30 years and deserves his place (plus the other musicians too).
Визначальний альбом у жанрі #britpop. Що є, чи не найкращою, ілюстрацією цього "руху" у музиці 90-х. Саме за це його і прийнято любити. Він буквально "просочений" британським духом і має в соби такі хіти як "Girls And Boys", "To The End" та "This Is a Low" ("Parklife" мені не подобається). І саме ці треки, на мою думку, є найбільш визначними у контексті розвитку самих Blur. Але якщо відкинути його історичну важливість і оцінювати його як цільний твір - він далекий від ідеалу. Тут цілих 16 треків більшість із яких доволі "бліді" та "болюче рівні" і на фоні, вищезазначених хітів (особливо "This Is a Low") виглядають не інакше як філери. І хоча, в цілому, я отримав задоволення від альбому - дослухати його від початку до кінця і справді було важкувато. І тут можливо люди які чули на стрімах, що я вважаю Blur недооціненими у порівнянні з Oasis здивуються. Але коли я це кажу, я, здебільшого, маю на увазі їх феноменальний альбом 13 (1999), про який говорять меньше ніж про Parklife, але який є куди більш експерементальний та цікавий..., але це вже зовсім інша історія.
Boppy
This is just a perfect album, fantastic highs but the whole thing is cohesive and varied. Amazing guitar playing throughout.
No
Quirky, don't know how these guys and oasis were even compared
It went by in a blue if I’m to be honest, the Gallaghers still on top
Masterpiece
TRACY JAAACKS. XTC album in disguise, and a damn good one too.
More Britpop. Pretty meh, but better than the last Blur album that I came across on the list. Also, still better than Oasis.
not for me
In the 90’s I knew park life and Boys and girls but I don’t think I’ve ever listened to the entire album. Not impressed on the first half. Some of the deeper cuts are ok. Bank holiday is almost punk. Debt collector is polka. Ha. Jubilee is interesting but the melody on verses sounds familiar to me. Clover sober and London loves might be my favourites
9/10 Mostly very fun and cheeky but then suddenly its earnest and heartbreaking. Very diverse musically. Highlights: This is A Low End of a Century Parklife Jubilee Magic America Trouble in the Message Centre Girls & Boys Clover Over Dover
Gave me mild headache and I didn't enjoy it very much, especially the singing. Best song on the album should be Parklife tho. 2.5/5
7.5/10
My first Blur album! Now, I'm much more familiar with Damon Albarn's work in his other most famous project, Gorillaz, so going back to his britpop roots in Blur was... interesting. A very British album, from the lyrics examining British life in the mid 1990s, to the throwback to British punk rock in a couple of songs, to just the way Albarn delivers his vocals... I guess there's a reason why it's called "britpop", after all. And it has plenty of catchy songs; can't get the chorus to "Girls & Boys" out of my head. Does get a bit dull in some places, though, and I can think of at least three songs that could've been cut to make this album a bit shorter, but this was a decent one overall. I think I prefer Albarn's work in Gorillaz more, though. Favorite Track: "Girls & Boys" Least Favorite Tracks: "The Debt Collector", "Far Out", "Lot 105"
The Britpop on this list should be limited to Oasis and Blur - everything else is superfluous. This is good and varied, and ended just as it was starting to feel a little long. It helps that the songs are (mostly) under 5 minutes, which justifies the length. A good fun album, and I can see why it sparked so many imitators.
Good album, but I'm starting to think Blur created this website and wrote this book.
There's some interesting stuff in here, but didn't blow me away. I almost turned it off after the second song but I'm glad I kept going.
A bit poppy for my taste. Clean music but doesn't usually connect for me
Never really listened to Blur before. There were songs I recognized that I hadn’t realized was them. They are more experimental than I had previously thought since I really only remember their big hit which doesn’t really sound like this album. I liked it!
These boys are definitely British.
I've listened to other Blur stuff I liked more but god i love brit pop 3.75/5
Not my favorite Blur album. Girls and Boys is good and To The End, but it didnt' really hold my attention the rest of the album.
LET'S GOOOOO!! "Girls & Boys" is like one of my top 20 favorite songs ever! I never get tired of it! The rest of the album is comparably not as good, but its still a fantastic album overall. I love how quirky/whimsical a lot of these songs are. This is definitely another album that just gets better upon each revisit. Why can't modern pop music sound like this? "To the End" should be the closing track right??? Favorite track: Girls & Boys
i liked it more than i thought i would. they definitely sound of their time. fav song: to the end.
Wat is dit? Een Blur album dat opent met een nummer dat ik daadwerkelijk goed vind???? Word dit dan toch het moment dat ik blur begin te 'begrijpen'? Nou, nee.. De rest is voornamelijk weer paint by the numbers Britpop. Voor mij betekent dat; saaie muziek en ook dit album duurt weer echt veeel te lang voor de kwaliteit die ik er uit haal. Absolute dieptepunt is Bad Holiday. Maar ook de ballads en de andere hits vind ik er nu niet echt enorm uitspringen. The debt collector springt er wel uit, maar dan positief! Een soort draaiorgel nummer? Hi-la-risch hahaha Vind dit wel het beste Blur album dat ik tot nu toe heb gehoord. Het is iets minder pretentieus allemaal en er klinkt wat meer plezier in het album. Zorgt ervoor dat ik ook beter door het album kom dan bij voorgaande Blur releases. Wel benieuwd, hoeveel Blur albums staan er op deze lijst? FAVO: Girls & Boys, The debt collector
This was very good. Album #3 was the first I was excited to listen to again. I think I played it all the way through 3 times to absorb it. 90s British rock with a lot of Beatles influence. There are strings and melodies that evoke the same Beatles-y feel and the closing (Bonus?) track Lot 105 is just straight up 8 Days a Week. I like this one. I would add it to my library.
This was good, better than most of the UK stuff I've listened to on this 1001 Album journey. That said, I didn't resonate too deeply with this one, but I thought the instrumentals and vocal work were good. I could see myself revisiting this album, or Blur's other stuff at some point. 'This is a Low' was my pick for a fave.
low 4 good stuff, just not quite my tempo
Pre-listening thoughts: BLUR!!!! Post/during listening thoughts: this is the most British album I have ever heard in my entire life. This is what watching peep show as an American feels like. I love this album though it is so good. Britpop peaked here (and with pulp and supergrass). 9.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: bloody right innit Fav tracks: no skips. Least fav tracks: none
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘸, 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰. Rating: ☆ ☆ Stand Out Songs: 6. Badhead, 8. Far Out, 9. To the End, 10. London Loves, 13. Magic America, 𝟏𝟓. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐬 𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐰 Interesting...This is not an album I can say I thoroughly enjoyed by any means. I think for most of my listening experience I just got reminded of shitty ska bands that would play in the beginning of a cheesy movie from the early 00's, however once I noticed that this album was made in 1994, I can see that it was probably ahead of its time, and maybe even the inspiration for the former. The album does take a more enjoyable turn after track 7. The Debt Collector, which makes me think maybe the track filled with polka music acts as a divider between the music they wanted to make and the music their label forced them to make. Although this is certainly not an album I would have listened to on my own by any means, and had this been an independent listening session I definitely would've abandoned ship in the middle of Tracy Jacks (despite it being stuck in my head several hours later), I am glad that i stuck it through if only for the saving grace of track 15. This Is a Low, which is a beautiful beautiful song that brought this album from a 1 star to a 2.
zHONESTLY so much better than i was expecting. i typically have low expectations for blur but this is great.
annoying af if you ask me
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.
Wow, this was super good. Super diverse.
Great album. I've known this one about 10 years. From the opening track, "Girls & Boys," the sound of the album stands out uniquely within its genre. For all the discussion of the Britpop wars between Oasis and Blur, this album came out a year and a half before Oasis released anything that could come close to competing with this album. And as much as I love "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova," they don't strike you the way this album does, with the addictively weird instrumental accents on "Girls & Boys," the French passages in "To the End," the carnival instrumental of "The Debt Collector," or the upbeat rock of "Trouble in the Message Center." This album showed an eclectic mix of genres and styles that really shines and when you think about it, makes Damon Albarn's transition to Gorillaz frontman way less surprising than if you only knew him from "Song #2" beforehand. Everything they tried on this album feels wildly successful when viewed altogether, and is clearly the best Britpop album I know, if for no other reason than it is immediately and obviously unique.
The songs I liked when I was 8 are now insufferable, luckily there are one or two very good songs to save it
A few great tracks, a fair bit of filler
I have a hard time distinguishing between most Britpop bands, but this was pretty cool on its own.
90s must have been a weird time to be British.
Man I love Blur, not one bad song and the album went by so fast, 10/10
surprisingly enjoyed?! maybe I’m being generous since this is my first generated britpop album (of which I hear there are MANY) but I really liked the ‘patchwork’ influences and sounds on this album, I can definitely see myself returning to it solid 8/10, could become a 9
Fun album
Kind of seems like they're trying too hard here.
They always compared Blur and Oasis but the bands were different and this album shows that Blur is a lot more interested in more complicated sounds. It is a great album.
Fab.
I had the impression I’d seen this album rated highly, so I was optimistic going in; it just seemed like mediocre britpop, though. Nothing here really moved me. Cool album cover, in any case 2-3
6/10 Cannot stand Damion Albarns vocals Favourite Song=Magic America Least Favourite Song=Girls and Boys
Tää on kyllä hyvä poprokkilevy! Just sellasii idioottivarmoja koukkuja jotka jöö soimaan päähän. 4/5
Erinomainen rallilevy! Paljon nelosia viime aikoina, lisää tätä!
It is a good album
Quintessential Brit Pop.
Get some exercise to a classic Brit Pop machine.
I really liked this. Knew Ltd of the songs but n ver heard it all together. A bit like early bowie or maybe the tvps in parts, but more polished.
I know Blur have the range, and *gestures wildly at every Gorillaz album*, but I feel like I still wasn't prepared for the sheer level of genre whiplash on here. Still, for all that it sometimes sounds like Damon doing the style of a different act of the 80s and 90s each track, there's more hits than nurses, and the hits *hit*
Classic
Having grown up through the Britpop "wars", I can definitively say Blur won. Come at me. I love a fair few songs off this album, but the album as a whole feels pretty inconsistent - the highs are really high, but there's definitely some real filler here! Faves: Girls & Boys, This is a Low, And of a Century
Hated the first song & thought that was what I was getting into, but it turned around immediately. There's a few songs or pieces of songs that just feel like UK- Beatles vibes. I don't know how you can hear Magic America & not think Beatles. I like a lot of the punk leaning stuff a lot, but the odd ball stuff even more. Like we're really doing some waltz stuff with a woodwind section or some shit? They are cause it works! End of the Century may be my favorite song we've heard so far, London Loves was a close second. There's so much variety in this album, from the laundry list of instruments they use, guitar tones & genres they dip into. Probably my favorite album so far, 4.8, but that's still a 4.
What a nice little 90’s album. Never really got into Blur back in the day. Probably because CDs were too expensive to take a chance on when all I knew was Song 2 from Q101 radio play, and I had MTG cards and comics to buy. Enjoyed the entire album, but the highlights for me were: Tracy Jacks, Parklife, and Badhead.
Didn't care much for this. I know they are pretty big across the pond but I'd rather listen to Oasis...or Gorillaz. Tracks that stood out to me: "Clover Over Dover", "Badhead", "London Loves" Wouldn't actively seek out listening to this full album again.
Fav: This Is A Low Least Fav: Lot 105 Shoutout to all the people who gave this it’s rightful 5/5. Blur are without a doubt one of the 90s best bands
Lost me with the first track; way too repetitive to be 5 minutes long. At least the rest of the album was quite varied, but at times it felt like the music was being made for the band’s enjoyment rather than the audience’s.
Love it. Love it. Love it. Simpsons: Yes
First few songs really good, and lots of nostalgia from listening to this album years ago. But it trails off then, some boring filler songs, with a few that are alright. Going to give it a generous 4.
Came in with high hopes! A few good songs and a few great songs but too much mediocre stuff to make it a great album. In incredible 30 minute album padded out to 50
Blur were one of my favorite and most influential bands in high school, and they still hold up quite well. For me, Parklife is maybe the weakest of their Imperial Pop era. It's undeniable that the guys are firing on all cylinders here, but revisting this record, it felt a bit bloated. Girls & Boys is still one of the best songs ever, though!
Alright album, but a bit underwhelming. Starts strong and then dilutes into unremarkable run-of-the-mill Brit pop
I really didn’t want to like this. I went into it thinking this was just another one of those British bands that the author of this list thinks deserves to be on the list and no American author would probably consider it. Much to my disappointment, I loved it. It was a great album. I could listen and relisten to this album. It would work on a mixed tape. I look forward to the other Blur albums.
A very groovy/feel good album from London
I had fun with the first half, and then middling to low success with the second. I wonder how different albums like this would be without the concept of the singles.
Bright and energetic, overflowing with melodic ideas and alt-rock guitar sounds. A bit power-pop and a bit psych, it's all extremely 90s and extremely English.
Nothing really grabbed be but I enjoyed most of it. There were some random almost pretentious songs in the middle that didn't feel totally necessary.
oohhh.. this is the band that sings that "WOO-HOO!" song. I didn't know they sang the Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys Who Like Girls song. That's a good one. They are very Britt-ish and cool. The album is a good mix of songs and doesn't feel stuck on a particular vibe. It's creative. They even do a waltz (The Debt Collector). Great harmonies with the back up singing. Especially liked End of a Century, London Loves, and Jubilee.
I respect Damon Albarn’s ability to cover a lot of ground with his songwriting, but on Parklife, it mostly just doesn’t sit right with me. It’s all too wink wink in a smarmy British way. Maybe it’s just trying too hard to be a Sgt. Peppers for the 90’s. I’ve tried on many occasions over the years to get into this record, but I just can’t. A few songs hit well: “Girls & Boys” is a stone cold classic 90’s banger, “Far Out” and “Too The End” emit cool psychedelic vibes, and “This Is A Low” is a solidly written, mature tune. Had the album been full of those, then it would be a perfect record.
I was familiar with a few of Blur's hits but never explored them beyond that. This album was super fun, enjoyed it a lot. It didn’t feel totally cohesive but it was great energy.
Annoying. Thank you blur for not ever growing up out of the '80s.
So many top reviews but not a single one explained why I’m supposed to like this shit album. It’s not even good, certainly not great.
It's hard to believe that this album is 30 years old. In addition to the title track "Parklife", the album also includes their hits "Girls & Boys", "End of a Century", and "To the End".
Dette albumet er som å se på Wallace & Gromit, det er så koselig, vittig og erkebritisk. Digger det noe teatralske som dukker opp støtt og stadig i korte trekk. Låta Parklife er jo i seg selv et rent kunststykke i britisk tørr humor. Generelt også bare veldig mye trivelig og hookete musikk.
Starter ekstremt sterkt, med en rekke energiske poprocklåter med erkebritisk historiefortelling. Ender opp på noen litt rare steder i andre halvdel, men med nok leken sjarm til at jeg er med hele veien. Favorittlåt: Parklife
Fav track - Parklife 2012 Remaster
Wow long album. Every song feels like it should be the background track at the beginning of an early 2000s teen movie. Interesting album cover. Girls & Boys was a fun beat, got a little repetitive at the end but I was jamming to it. Tracy Jacks was good, loved the weird sounds in this song. End of a Century slowed things down a bit but was still enjoyable. Parklife was alright. Bank Holiday felt more metal/rock and was super chaotic and like they were rushing through the song which was interesting but not my vibe. Badhead is relatable like what I feel when I need to wake up and go to work ugh. The Debt Collector is kinda jazzy and chill. Far Out is unsettling and weird but I guess it kinda makes sense like alien vibes. To the End is good, again with the early 2000s teen movie except this time background for prom scene. London Loves brings back some funk, rock, and an oddball beat which I kinda dig. Trouble in the Message Centre is a head banger. Clover Over Dover uses that instrument typically used in Halloween songs so it’s a little creepy but still a good jam. Magic America was okay. Jubilee brought back the rock but overall I thought it was just okay. This is A Low was a nice slower song with the acoustic guitar really setting the tone. Lot 105 is hilarious. It’s giving baseball game from the 50’s, Napoleon Dynamite, and old timey trolling. That’s a great end of album song. Awesome album - 4/5! Fave song: This is A Low or To the End Least fave song: Bank Holiday
Feeling like a broken record with this run of albums, but I think this is again just not for me? It's a long album with a variety of instrumentals/speeds/tones; however, I don't think I thoroughly enjoyed a single one. They all somehow felt both unique and more of the same. Oh well...
You should cut down on your pork life mate. Get some exercise.
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This album was okay, only barely a 3, though. The first third or half of the album could easily be cut with no negative effects.
6/10. Got better as it went.
не захватывает пока блёр. только предыдуще знакомые песни приятны
Kann man schon Machen, aber muss ich nicht nochmal hören. Glaube wenn man nicht aus UK ist versteht man das nicht
I did not have this album first time around. Am over familiar with the singles and they still hold up - but otherwise underwhelmed with the rest of the album - do not think I have missed much.
Uhh ja jeg synes jo det er en klasse plade og Blur er et klasse band. Det er nok lidt mindre min lyd end Oasis og måske mangler det lidt kant.. Har været meget mellem stor 4 eller lille 5 og tror vi ender på en lille 5 faktisk, fordi det er en virkelig fed plade som er lækker at høre i gennem for enden til anden. Synes faktisk nok Parklife er det fedeste track faktisk, ikke Girls and Boys.
Kinda fun, a little silly at times. There was a lot more to the band than "Song 2" would have implied. A solid 3.
Welp, no more Blur after this I guess. I've always been fond of the title track, it's one of the quintessential britpop songs with its dryness and catchy hooks. The rest of the album isn't really conventional and jumps around a bit stylistically, though. One could praise Blur for their versatility here or bash them for being inconsistent and trying to do too much. Regardless, this album turned out to be more divergent and stranger than I expected.
Brit Pop - Fresch, punkig und unkonventionell. Ja diese Songs gibt es auf dem Album und nicht zu vergessen „Girls & Boys“. Ja das Album ist abwechslungsreich mit einigen Facetten. Darum will ich es mal Wiederhören, zu seiner Zeit.
I truly hate Oasis and «Song 2», so I was dreading this. But I was pleasantly surprised. It is a bit too quirky and British at times, but the album as a whole is a charming record that I am happy to know.
Sooo, it's ok. A little mediocre. I was more into Pearl Jam and Nirvana at the time. I didn't hate it but I wouldn't spin it again
It’s British, innit? Not bad as far as Britpop goes, but not for me.
3
I’d listen to it again, but I won’t seek it out
Captures a particular place and time yet still sounds current . Fun, great hooks, incredible range, stellar songwriting. This is a Low is 🤌
Wish I'd gotten hip to them a while ago. I think this may continue to grow on me. 4/5
It's fine. I like blur more than most of the other 90s alt bands but the album is too long. I will say there is some good variation between songs to keep things fresh over the hour. Nothing spectacular but nice and nostalgic.
I liked it, Girls and Boys slaps Blur is goated
not my vibe
Brit Pop
Another Blur record. I hadn’t realized “Girls & Boys” was their song. It’s really the only thing that stood out as memorable here.
Very good album, not rounding up but I would not find it crazy if I chose to. Previous listens were in the song loop headspace and I'm glad this app brought me back to it.
I like a few songs by Blur but don't like them enough to listen to full albums. I want to like them more than I do, but repetitive lyrics are my "nails on a chalkboard"
Never listened to a Blur album before, but now I get why Oasis won that battle. A couple of hits which everyone knows and there’s one or two half-decent other numbers - I quite liked Bank Holiday. But other than that there’s a pile of overly arty crap here that’s trying to be too clever by half. Interesting to hear Cocker’s vocal revert to RP at times. Didn’t enjoy this at all. My last two albums have been 1s. This scrapes a 2. Just
Blur er faktisk stærkt undervurderet
mind the gap between the train and the platform
Los 90 son un mundo hermoso
Confidence is a preference for the habitual voyeur of what is known as (Parklife)
Sunny youthful days - feel it is a great album more for sentimental reasons than pop prowess- still - some cracking tunes
Classic 90s album by a band finding their feet. Some real great pop songs and some classier mid tempo songs - To The End is great. Not their best work but still a winner.
How can I like Gorrilaz but not this? Who knows, but I do.
Started off with a banger and took on a dreamy, perhaps blurry if you will, sound as it went on. A pleasant listen for sires Girls & Boys was the standout for me.
would be 5 but theyre british
Was hoping it would be better
Whole album was a blur. Nothing unique and all of the songs sounded the same and most of the lyrics were the name of the song repeated over and over.
Some good songs but that's all.
I like some of blur's singles that I've come across over my years, but these whole albums haven't grabbed me at all.
About average for the genre. Nothing new or edgy.
"Girls And Boys", "End Of A Century", "Parklife", "Badhead", "The End", "This Is A Low": Britpop at it´s almost best?! worst: "Bank Holiday" 3,5
Good in small doses, I suppose. There were a few songs I liked and could see myself revisiting. But as an album I found the “cuteness” became cloying after a while. 2.5/5
Only 2 stars because it’s not as bad as the ones I rated one star, still not good
Very good, my favorite Blur album
Nah
я очень люблю girls & boys, и альбик приятный
Parklife-Blur, 71/100. (Official Rating: 7.1/10) Posted on, “Album of the Year," "Rate Your Music" and “ MJ’s Album Reviews.” Official Ranking of the Year: Genre: British Rock, Rock, Artist: Blur Date: 11/18/24 “Fast, slow, all of it juxtaposes into one piece that is for the ages. Amazing alternative album.”
Liked it!
Fun. Love Oasis hating on this one. Not home to their all time bangers however.
mid
One of the most British albums to exist, but charmingly so.
Not more fucking Britpop.....