Reviews (page 9 of 9)
uh, no thanks, it's like a less charming/instrumentally overwhelming/cacaphonic beatles experience
I was really excited to listen to this. Don’t know much about Blur, but always hoped they were a slightly more roc version of the Stone Roses - a band I really like. There are moments here, but wasn’t the supercool nugget I was hoping for. That said, I’ll likely dive more deeply into the Blur catalog when I get a chance.
Not sure about this, it's ok but there are far better blur albums.
Blur are just meh!
Cynical, snearing with a healthy dose of vulnerability. This one shows Blur probably in their full turn-of-the-century paranoia and misanthropy ("Advert"), mixed with a dose of sensitivity ("Blue Jeans"). Plenty of interesting chord progressions, and the characteristic twists and turns that make Blur messy, good fun. Perhaps not the same towering hits here like in albums like Parklife. Still, a wonderfully solid addition to their catalog, with consistent hooks throughout.
Always been a big Gorillaz guy, but never got into Blur other "Song 2" of course. I didn't dislike anything here but I also never really fully got into it. Really solid catchy alternative songs, and I liked the fact they made this as a stick it to Americanization album. I could see the heart of that Gorillaz "lets play a bunch of styles and see what sticks," ethos. They had some songs that were a little punk, some straight forward rock, and the circus/vaudeville interstitial tracks. Pretty solid album through and through, but if I want Damon Albarn I'll be sticking to Gorillaz.
Good
Still misses something but a cracking album. Now part of my collection
Mai havia escoltat sencer aquest àlbum, sempre m'havia centrat en els singles de Blur, i crec que l'únic disc sencer que havia escoltat d'ells és "The great escape". Comença una mica Bowie, molt pop anglès, deixant definides les que seran les senyes d'identitat de la banda anglesa. Però després es va perdent... Es nota que encara és un àlbum dels inicis, indefinit i caòtic. No m'estranya que fracassés en el seu moment perquè li falta cohesió i singles potents. A més va ser publicat al 1993, en plena efervescència dels Suede (que es convertirien en els seus grans rivals, juntaments amb Oasis) i del grunge americà. En aquest context, era impossible que un àlbum com aquest trobés espai per popularitzar-se. L'escolta se m'ha fet pesada, i em sorprèn que aquest àlbum estigui a la llista, quan els Blur publicaran després obres molt més rodones i interessants.
eh it's fine. I think I'll be ok only associating Blur with Song 2 and nothing else
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The hymn of modern life. Intermission and outro are great, like the train of life speeding up uncontrollably. Colin Zeal is funny, and could be about me
I liked it.
Desde que empieza con "For tomorrow" está claro el sonido Blur. También me ha gustado "Colin Zeal". Interesante y lo volveré a escuchar seguro.
Another Blur album I truly enjoyed! I love their sound. I think it would have been better about 10 minutes shorter, but great album!
Unlike the other Blur album (Blur), this one is just so incredibly boring and generic. Some more truly bland replacement-level rock. Starting to think this list didn't need to be 1001 albums long
Album correct, je vois la tendance brit pop et aussi un peu rock. 3.15
Nothing really stood out, but in general found some good vibes. Just not my scene. Felt very much like Proto Arctic-Monkeys, which makes sense. Not something I'd put on again by choice, but I respect the influence Blur, and Damon Albarn in particular has had especially with projects like Gorillaz after Blur.
Pretty good punk-ish indie rock. Not every song is my style, but the general sound of the album is very nice.
Ja cool, aber länger als n Tarantino Film - 3
classic britpop origins album
I grew up listening to this album. I'm of the age that it was always questioned and contested who were better "Oasis" or "Blur" As I listened to both at the time, it wasn't really a question. They were both different, one Southern band and one Northern band. Being from the North I was more partial to Oasis, however it can't be stated enough the effort that goes into a band like Blur. Or any project Damon Albarn is working on, frankly. He's a man of passion, determination and creativity. I have great admiration for Blur and Damon
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Blur es de los grupos de britpop que me agradaban, sin embargo en mi opinión mejoraron muchísimo cuando se alejaron del estilo y comenzaron a hacer música en otros estilos e incluso a experimentar (incluso sin tomar en cuenta que todo lo que Damon Albarn hizo en Blur palidece comparado a todo lo que subió al hacer Gorillaz). Incluso de los discos francos de britpop que tienen Parklife es el que se me hace mucho superior al resto y que, seguramente, se encuentra en esta lista. Esto me lleva a cierta reflexión sobre esos sesgos raros de esta lista en cuanto a que, o va a haber demasiados discos de Blur, o se va a centrar en poner algún par centrados a britpop y se va a ignorar cosas como el disco 13 o Think Tank que son mucho más interesantes. Hablando de este disco propiamente, creo es un disco que pocas personas recuerdan realmente (de entrada yo no recordaba el 80% de las canciones a pesar de haberlo tenido en algún momento en mis listas hace años). Nos presenta un pop rock medio psicodélico que hay que decirlo y es muy notorio... es básicamente una copia del sonido de los Kinks. En cuanto a letras lamentándose de la vida moderna cual buen britpop, hablando en varias canciones de esos puntos y costumbres hartamente británicos que a veces cuadran y uno se puede relacionar y a veces simplemente son demasiado locales. En realidad siento que el disco no tiene mucho sobresaliente, pero sí es agradable de escuchar y las canciones terminan siendo buenas. Lo que también es muy cierto es que con una duración de una hora se siente un poco largo y seguro que se podía recortar digamos al menos a 40-45 y se sentiría mucho mejor. Muy buen disco pero en mi opinión para nada un clásico como para estar aquí.
Just not very entertaining or catchy. A bit long and nothing i would really turn back to.
Creo que no conocía realmente ninguna canción y aunque ninguna me brincó realmente, es un disco muy agradable para escuchar y disfrutar completo. 3.5 estrellas que suben porque sí lo volvería a escuchar.
This is really good. I had heard of Blur and I'm sure I've heard some of their music but this album was all new to me. Great energy.
Meh 90s alt rock
A great album. Every Song slaps - would listen to again
Just really enjoyed it.
This album is rubbish. I cram to understand how a sophomore album from a second rate one hit wonder made this list.
Found out that I like Blur
Really Great Britpop - some total nonsense storytelling and Damon’s younger voice has so much character.
strange that this made the list. i didnt recognise any songs
Helt ok britpop. Förstår att många blivit influerade av detta. Inget jag brinner för dock. En del rent av konstigt. Men helt ok som sagt!
Me tomé mi tiempo escuchando este disco, tratando de asegurar que la calificación correcta. Probablemente estoy siendo muy rudo, pero si me preguntaran si podría vivir sin volver a escuchar este disco, la respuesta sería que si. Sé que es un disco muy importante tanto como para Blur como para el Britpop, pero me pareció un poco aburrido. Quizá se debe a que lo escucho desde un futuro donde conozco mejores canciones del grupo y del género. La canción que más me agradó fue Blue Jeans y la única que conservé para quizá escucharla después.
Agradable escuchar de nuevo tan rápido Britpop y del bueno, no es ni por asomo el mejor disco de Blur pero ya se comienza a notar el cambio que van a tener. Damon Albarn tuvo que evolucionar mucho durante Blur para llegar a crear lo que es Gorillaz
Nunca fui muy fan de Blur y no creo que este sea su disco más interesante. Leí la historia de cuando lo grabaron y me dio expectativas altas de que podría tener algunas joyas, pero la verdad es que no. Por mí, para oír a Blur, tiene que ser un disco de éxitos y a la mitad ya estuvo.
Decent Album, Very 90's and while not jaw dropping by any means it was an easy listening album and i listened to both cds and thought they were okay
Blur really are a pretty unique band. Great big gold nuggets of pop, it feels incredibly full of poise for a second album.
Good solid UK alt rock. Resigned is beautiful, can hear the gorillaz in there heaps.
Mix between chill cruising rock music and psychedelic sounding jams. Overall pretty happy and positive vibes.
I still like that one blur song but I really just wasn't that into it. Also why does this list have to be SO INTENSELY MASUCLINE. If there's no t-swift or gaga on here I'm pissed. Ya'll are making me listen to multiple springsteen albums...
It was no Song #2, but I enjoyed parts of it
Was hoping for the high level of songs like song 2 and the like but never really got going
nice vibes. 4/5
Great Blur album!
Not too bad. The album is consistently decent throughout, with a few worthwhile standouts, including the album's opener, 'For Tomorrow'. That said, I wouldn't be listening to this album again anytime soon.
Honestly, sounds like it’s about a decade ahead of its time... Solid.
Another cool post-punk pre-alternative album. I thought this one was interesting. There are times when it sounds like Bruce Springsteen, albeit with much different subject matter. It's easy to see the seeds of a lot of the music I grew up with in the 90s in this album. It goes by really fast, but every song is solid 4/5
3.5; great 90s alt rock, bit of psych in there. good fun
British Pop? Mir gefällt der Gesang nicht. Nicht die Qualität, sondern die Energie. Britischer Humor in musikalischer Form? Dafür hör ich wahrscheinlich keine Musik und bin wahrscheinlich gerade (wenn überhaupt irgendwann) nicht in der Stimmung. Ich hör später nochmal weiter. Nee, immer noch abgetan. Musikalisch weiterhin gut, aber der Flair der Stimmen stört mich.
I read on Blur’s wiki that For Tomorrow was written as a single - and that stood out to me immediately. Very strong start, in my opinion. Also a train on the cover is obviously dope. Also I’m a magical transit child as of now. Overall, I found myself taking notice of bits of songs throughout the whole album, which to me means its catching my interest enough to stick out while I’m working. My rating my also be inflated since I feel like we’ve hit a rut of albums. I could see myself really enjoying some of these songs if I spent more time with the album, which I may or may not do.
Album was good. Really liked the guitar (electric guitar?) riff on Pressure on Julian.
Decent album, starts out very strong the first third or quarter but then slows down and ends up being 15-20 minutes too long
great piece of 90s britpop, little bit longwinded though but the highlights are great
Pretty decent Britpop album, "Star Shaped" is very catchy but some of the songs end up being just okay
eh
As said previously, I think my mood influences how receptive I am to listening. Blur wouldn't be my choice of band but this album may grow on me if I were to give it a couple of plays. 2.9/5
Not feelin it
Not really interesting, some parts remind me of bowie
Honestly, it didn't make much impact on me. I neither hated nor loved this album. It was mostly ignorable, early-90s poprock. Just... meh.
A truer sentence has never been uttered since
Not a huge Damon albarn fan but this one was heavy enough that I was digging it at times
Never listened to Blur saved for a few songs, knew they were more than "Song 2" (which was a parody anyway). This is some damn good britpop. Damon Albarn really knows how to craft a catch tune. Favorite tracks: "For Tomorrow", "Oily Water", "Villa Roise"
Nifty tunes. I liked the guitar work and the casual feel of it all. 3.5
annoying omg
I thought this album was perfectly fine. It did seem pretty derivative of some other British rock bands I've heard before. I liked how the album was themed and I thought the lyrics were pretty clever.
neat album, but honestly, it was a blur
Haven’t listened to it before, despite liking blue. A bit long but it’s worth.
I've heard some later blur so this could be interesting. Thoughts: it's really.... English? Like they seem determined to capture the full spectrum of "British rock sounds" from song to song. Some of it sounds beatles-y or maybe the kinks, some queen, the Smiths introspective kinda style, couple of quaint interlude type arrangements from English prog, alt rock like Oasis made huge a few years later, etc. And the lyrics/vocals are hamming it up. It's not too bad though, can't fault the songwriting. Honestly this is a nice one-off listen but it's a bit too English for me to listen to again, it reminds me of summers where you need a jacket. 3/5.
it's blur..meh... nothing awful, some catchy tunes, but ultimately nothing stand out
The link took me to a two hour version of the album, rather than the actual 58 minute album. I'm glad I realized it wasn't the real album, or my rating would be lower.
In my top ten albums of all time. A super nostalgic group of songs which instantly take me back. Beautiful melodies and vivid story telling. Just amazing!!