Reviews (page 5 of 14)
Excellent Blur album. 4.5
Scraggy, smack-induced, Pavement-inspired semi-comeback after their burnout with Britpop on The Great Escape. This holds up much better and is a great record overall, kickstarting with two of their most iconic and enduring singles with the Beatlesy Beetlebum and sports arena mainstay Song 2. There’s cool, lo-fi slacker elements on Ballad Of A Country Sad Man and Graham Coxon ballad You’re So Great, tinge of techno on thumping, titanic On Your Own, haunted pier vibes on Theme From Retro and Death Of A Party, a burly blast of Bowie Boys Keep Swining rip-off on M.O.R and grisly urban/East End safari on experimental closer Essex Dogs. First half has all the hits but album is loaded with solid tunage from practically start to end and still sounds fresh and modern. 4.5 stars.
Going 4 on this, always liked this album a lot but it is a bit too long. There’s an easy 4.5 to 5 star album here if they trimmed it down a bit.
It's a really good 90s rock album. The funny thing is, I've heard a bunch of the songs before, but I don't know who the artist is. The sound of this album is utterly nostalgic, brave, and impressive. I feel like being transported back to the time and doing things that I've never done before. Overall, a solid album that deserves every attention.
Beetlebum and Song 2 are phenomenal. I guess there's a reason why they're the only two songs I know from this album. The rest of the album was fine but they really put their best songs right at the beginning. Just barely giving this one 4 stars.
Blur's self-titled album was their fifth, and a departure from their previous work. The band was among the successful brit-pop acts of the early nineties, and this album is more aggressive, edgier alt-rock than their first few albums. This led to mixed reviews in Britain, but was very well received outside of the UK. The single "Song 2" was the band's biggest hit single in the US, and pushed this album to be the band's most commercially successful. With punchy guitars from punk or grunge, and electronic effects giving a psychedelic hint, these are not typically brit-pop songs. These songs sound like the band was influenced by other 90s artists like Pavement and Beck, and the result was an interesting development in the band's sound.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/743593830066159697/1289298419646730311/funny.mp4 (wrong album but fuck it) its not bad, id say its a pretty good project Best Track: Beetlebum
I’m at a 4.5 that I'll bump down to a 4. I just thought this was good music. It’s a very fun album, and a very good listen, but it also sort of feels like the beginning of the sunset for this era of 90s rock. Maybe I’m wrong, but I just don’t remember many albums with this pseudo-grunge style from like, 1998 onward having this much success and acclaim. It feels like this is right at the split of say, Matchbox 20, the Goo Goo Dolls, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and others bringing the more acoustically-driven and poppier style of rock back into the forefront. Is it Blur’s best album? I dunno. I liked it more than Parklife though. There’s not a bad track here, though it does sort of dull out around the middle before rising back up near the end. Obviously, Song 2 is like, the big eternal hit of the album, but within the context of the entire thing and not just as a single, it just sort of blinks by as a burst of energy. This album feels like an experiment in soundscapes and sonic tones more than any kind of solid messaging in the lyrics. I won’t go so far as to say it’s a secret Gorillaz record or anything, but my read on this album is that for as much as it’s inspired by American soundscapes and the sort of grunge rock that dominated the first half of the 90s, it deconstructs the genre. That is to say, Damon Albarn doesn’t take this anywhere near as seriously as Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, or Billy Corgan. He’s sort of taking the piss out of it, and Song 2 kinda proves that – it is entirely nonsensical from a lyrical standpoint, fully driven by the rock melodies and huge energy it brings, but it was a monster success. It sort of begs the question of “were people ever actually listening to those bands, or did they just hear the melodies and rock out?” That’s not to say every track on here is nonsensical, or to imply that Damon Albarn doesn’t care on this record – there’s a few tracks that take themselves a bit more seriously (namely, Death of a Party & Strange News from Another Star), and they obviously gave a shit about making it sound as sonically complete and fulfilling as possible… but this isn’t that serious of a record in the long run. It’s got great writing, but it’s never the focus here. I know this all reads like I’m complaining, but if anything, I sort of admire this for being such an effective distillation of a genre and a time that feels so captivating to so many people, myself included. To close out, I’m not at a 5, mainly because the album dips from Tracks 6-10 for me. Those tracks aren’t bad, but they just didn’t feel as captivating or as interesting to me. Track 11 and onward are a pretty good way to close out the album though. It’s a pretty good 4, though – the soundscapes are great, the melodies complex, and Damon Albarn’s voice cuts through like a knife. I liked it a lot.
Uma mistura de britpop com indie que me agrada bastante, se fosse descrever diria que parece um Oasis "Lo-Fi". Mas não querendo dizer quec opiaram mal a banda, mas por trazer uma atmosfera semelhante nas músicas (algo meio "feliz-triste") com distorções e samples característicos de produções mais independentes e caseiras.
I quite liked this album. It was interesting and fun.
Many great tracks, like the distortion they use throughout the album
Höhrenswertes Album.
Está la canción esta tan famosa de WoooHooo (Song2)
Pretty darn good, but loses steam in the second half
Love this album
a bit different to the previous releases, has a couple of bangers
Blur is great. This album is great.
Love how the band change their style for this record but are still recognisable. Beetlebum and Song 2 have got to be up there as one of the best opening two tracks on any album. Death of a Party is a real highlight, as is Graham Coxon’s You’re So Great.
Good band but not my favorite.
Rock alternativo. Un megahit. Un 4.
I had a very anti-Britpop reaction at the time, but this album marked the beginning of Blur putting some space between themselves and Oasis, and becoming not totally contemptible to me - "Song 2" was obviously an olive branch to my metalhead self, and quickly become a staple at every rock club. 🤘 Listening now, I enjoyed the various flavors of indie rock experimentation here. Fave tracks - "Beetlebum" and "Song 2" are still pretty decent, even if a little overexposed. Huh. "M.O.R." was apparently a single as well? Ok, then, "I'm Just A Killer For Your Love" from the non-singles...
Good album. Funny how making fun of Nirvana makes you famous
Love a bit of blur, classic songs on there
A fun album, and on the top of my list of my favorite Brit-pop albums (admittedly not a long list). I wouldn't death stare someone who put this on at a party.
This is my 4th Blur album on here. I'm pretty sure there's only one or two other bands that I've gotten 3 albums from yet. I've given them all 3 stars so far, but I can confidently say that there's too much Blur on this list. I guess it's what you get when the author of the book is a British man that was around during the Britpop era. With all that said, I am very sure that Blur is not a band that is ever going to be life changing to me, but this was also my favorite Blur album yet. I feel obliged to give it a 4 to make it stand ahead of all the others. I think I've probably said enough about Blur the band in previous reviews. Blur is barely known in the US at this point, with one major exception. "Song 2" is undoubtedly one of the biggest sports anthems still today. "Song 2" is the second song on this album, so I can finally comment on it. My take is that it slaps. Overplayed? Sure. Did Blur write it as a parody of American rock bands? Possibly. Doesn't matter, still slaps. Woo-hoo. This album is a bit long (56 minutes) and it definitely has a few weak spots, but there's a lot of good stuff on here. It's definitely a more late-90s American-sounding rock album than their previous albums (though they're still aggressively British). Lots of fun songs though, the vibe is good. I feel like it's probably blasphemy to a Brit to say this is your favorite Blur album, but here we are. Favorite song: Song 2 Other: Beetlebum, M.O.R., On Your Own, You're so Great, Look Inside America, Movin' On, Essex Dogs 8/29/24
The irony. Today the big news is, there's an Oasis reunion and I get this record. Blur, proving once more how much more creative and versatile they were than their rivals. Good album. Could have been shorter. There's 3 Blur albums on the list. I think 2 would have been enough and this should be one of them. Favorite song: Song 2.
Great guitar driven indie rock album. Awesome and catchy vocals, playing, and songwriting. Interesting and strange guitar and keys parts that sound phenomenal even when they are dissonant. I’m surprised that the only song that got big from them was Song 2, they deserved a bigger following than they had for sure.
I haven't been more excited by an assigned album than when I saw I got Blur by Blur. I love the Gorillaz and listened to Blur's 13 a ton when I was a kid, but other than Song 2 and Beetlebum I didn't know this album very well. It was definitely a nostalgic delight. I know Song 2 is a bit of a parody, but it still slaps, and the rest of the songs where all the excellent britpoppy "fun" that we know Blur for. Will listen again.
Easy to listen to. I was expecting a little bit more than song2, but still quite enjoyable
This album started off strong with Song 2 and Beetleburn but got a bit weaker from that point onwards, though I still enjoyed it and enjoyed the quiet rock sound that the album had throughout. My favourite tracks other than the two that I already mentioned are Chinese Bombs and Movin' On.
A fantastic showing by one of the most notable British alt-rock acts of the 90s and 00s. With influences of straight-forward rock, glam, punk, and electronic, there's a little on this album for just about any fan of rock at large. Notable Tracks: - Beetlebum - Song 2 - iconic - M.O.R. - On Your Own - Death of a Party - Chinese Bombs - Movin' On 7/10
In the great Oasis vs Blur debate of the late 90s, I was squarely on Team Oasis. That’s not to say I didn’t listen to or like Blur, but they weren’t “my” band. With the distance of time, I can appreciate why folks were pro-Blur. It has a neo-Beatles/Rolling Stones vibe (more Rolling Stones, whereas Oasis were definitely more Beatles). That sound just hits something fundamental in a lot of people. Songs on the album I liked - Beetlebum, Song 2 (obligatory), M.O.R., On Your Own, Look Inside America, and Movin’ On. 4 ⭐️
Song 2 overtook this album, but it's nice to finally hear some decent britpop on a list that has waaayyyyy to much britpop. Also crazy to think of the artistic impact of Damon when most people in the states wouldn't even look at him twice.
Pretty good album. I think it's only drawback is the CD era bloat. Cut a few tracks and it would be stronger. I feel like I should check out some of their other albums. I like this a bit more than some of the other 90's Brit pop I've gotten from the generator.
Definitely better than the last Blur album we listened to--this almost gets to 5 for me and might get there eventually. That Song 2 will never die.
As much as this is mostly played out at this point... this is a solid record, gotta be a 3.5+
woohoo
This is not my all-time favorite album of Blur, but it’s still a damn good one with lots of experimental rock tracks. I kinda wish this album list had 13 instead of blur but I’m glad this one is being recognized as well (especially over TGE) . 7.5/10 favorite songs: Beetlebum & Chinese Bombs
Blur aren't normally an album band for me. Enjoyed this listen though. Song 2 is a skip just due to its deserved ubiquity.
I love Blur. This album starts really well with Beetlebum, Song 2 and Country Sad Ballad man. 3 great songs There is some filler on the album like chinese bombs and theme from retro. Apart from that it is a strong indie album. Blur are good, but they are not Oasis!!! Favourite song: On your own and Beetlebum Least favourite: Theme from retro Album artwork: Love the cover
British pavement. I liked it 👍
Wechsel von Brit-Pop zu Rock. Song 2 ist sehr bekannt. 4/5
That was... definitely an album. A style of music that I had not heard of before from Blur. It was a nice surprise for a Monday morning. It was easy listening and not the most complex experience, but definitely enjoyable.
Enjoyed
Classic Blur
Damon Albarn is someone that finds new sounds. Whenever I’m hearing new songs from Blur, Gorillaz, etc., I’m interested, intrigued, and on board.
Ok
Brit pop clásico.
I enjoy blur and damon a lot. I think they have a unique style and it works. 4.5 wanted to give it a 5 but for some reason I can’t and rounded down.
enjoyed it. have heard blur before so not too surprised. enjoyable but a little slow for my liking
4/5
I didn't love this album when I first listened to it, but on a second try, I really like it! I feel like Blur was really experimenting with their own style and every song feels pretty different from the last. Songs like "Song 2" are just straight action while "Strange News from Another Star" feels like a Bowie throwaway. Others obviously influenced bands like OK Go and Portugal. The Man. Best Songs: Beetlebum, Song 2, Death of a Party, Looking Inside America, Strange News from Another Star Worst Songs: You're so Great, Essex Dogs,
Really really strong opening. Had some other highs, as well as some middles.
just because of "song 2" this album is awesome
I liked Parklife more than this, though I'm not sure I've actually ever given this album a full listen through before today. That isn't to say I didn't like it, I enjoyed it quite a bit even, but Parklife has a better overall sound to it than this one. Song 2 is still the best one between the two of them, as silly as it is. The great thing about Blur is that they've always straddled a bunch of styles on their albums. This particular one has too many generic sounding songs that don't really take advantage of the band's weird capabilities. Songs like "Theme from Retro" and "Country Sad Ballad Man" are just too out there compared to the rest of them and kinda wreck the vibe of the whole thing. I realize this is probably intentional but for whatever reason it doesn't really connect with me. Other than that, the other songs are great. I enjoyed the majority of this album and it's a fun reminder that the 90's wasn't just grunge and boy bands.
This is the worst Gorillaz album ever.
Very good britpop album. Probably my second favourite Blur album after Parklife. So close to being a 5/5 but as with Blur's other albums it doesn't quite reach there.
It was nice. Not too exhilarating but I enjoyed it
Classic 90s stuff. I only knew the 1 major single heading into this album but I really liked all the tracks overall
Better than imagined. It has a lot of personality.
I liked this less than I thought I would tbh, obviously I liked the classics but the rest of the album was kinda just a wall of noise idk
Was a fun return, forgot how many good songs were on this
woo hoo
Blur is right up my alley. Who doesn't love screaming "Woohoo" at the top of their lungs to song 2?
This album is pretty wild. It has a quality to it of a band at a creative peak; they just can't go wrong. Quite often there are songs or parts of songs that don't seem like they belong on the same album as Song 2, or they seem like tracks around which entire albums could have formed, but the overall disjointedness is a feature, not a bug.
Good, but not as good as I was hoping
Decent album by a great British band
First two songs are sensational. Soooo good. You'd think a self titled album would be the first album, not the fifth. But it's their album. Death of a party wasn't good. Chinese bombs was at attempt at some post punk rock thing that didn't really work.
Bão
This is my favorite of Blur’s catalog. Song 2 is one of the great all-time rock songs. Not quite 5 star for my taste, but pretty solid overall.
I like some of their other songs better, but this was still enjoyable
ci stava
Quintessentially British, quintessentially ‘90s. Yet somehow, I really like it! Either you like Blur’s shtick or you don’t, and even though I’d only heard Modern Life before today, I think I just like Blur’s shtick. This is an all-over-place record with a lot of studio bullshitting, which is normally a negative trait for me, but to my own surprise, it all works. Every song is so good, and each one stands on its own merits. There’a lot of style changes across the whole thing, but somehow, it always sounds distinctly like Blur. The whole album benefits from the greatness of each of its parts. I like some parts more than others, obviously, but my liked songs outshine the songs I disliked. I expected this to be sprawling, especially for a 14 track album, and in concept it certainly is, but as a listening experience, it’s oddly breezy, and always engaging. I’m sure once this challenge has shoved a few more Blur [and Britpop] albums down my throat, I’ll kick myself for not rating this 5 stars, because by then, Blur will be my favorite band of all time. But for now, I think a strong 4 stars shows how much this stuck with me.
Betygsmässigt i paritet med Modern life, svag fyra, även om denna kanske var lite med publikfriande. Det finns några starka låtar, men soundet är lite spretigt och det varvas med lite för mycket utfyllnad för att hålla hela vägen.
This is a very fun record! Far from perfect but much better than I had been lead to believe. Great example of incorporating new influences into a band’s own distinctive style.
Lovely discovery. I had never listens to this album. Only knew Song 2. Rock with a twist and unexpected sound.
In that way it's probably my favourite Blur album it's also not that consistent. Some good songs, some experimentation. A good band but not a great one. Yet Damon is a genius for all the other things he's done alongside this.
An album so fresh and fun, constantly throwing intriguing new ideas at the listener, that it passes by in…well, a blur. If Song 2 is all you’ve heard, you’re missing out.
Love it
This album was much more experimental than I was expecting. Really great production and vibe here
Blur - Blur (1997) 4/5 I’ve never listened to this album. When I listen to this I hear…Paul McCarteney/Wings…The Kinks, David Bowie. I suppose that makes this British? I’ve read that this is their third album (This is actually their fifth album) and the first two are Brit Pop, but this album is a departure from that. So that’s where the Pavement/Sonic Youth Influences I hear come in? I’m suspicious at first, but this seems like a pretty good album. I only have a day to listen to it, grade it and move on. I’ll probably return to this. I guess I’ll check out the first two to see what the departed from. These aren’t the guys who are brothers? I think that’s Oasis. They are bad boys I think, does Blur have any identity? Are these the guys who sampled that Rolling Stones song and it was huge but they didn;t get permission, but it was OK because 30 years later the Stones said it was OK? Things get experimental sometimes. This album is better than I expected. Now I’m trying to figure out if it’s A Lot better than I expected. There’s a bunch on here that seems pretty good, but since it’s all new to me…I’m trying to determine if it’s even better than the first listen reveal, or if this is just kinda it. I like the weird stuff here more than the normal stuff. It seems like, as the album progresses it gets more and more weirder.
rokeito asin britich con la mitica de "Wooo hooo" nanannannanaa y tal, ta bien de 4,5 que redondeo a 4 per que avoltes es lo que toca. Tame te dic, si van fer una cançó bona y nada mas se supo igual hi ha que redondear a 3
really tight and great sound, loses some of the absolute dreaminess and scope of their other albums tho
Nice melodies and twists in there I haven't heard before. I recognize the very well known Song 2 of course, but the others were easy listening too.
I dig this noisier, indie, less poppy, more lo-fi Blur. This is a band I never really got into, but dig this album. As a big Gorillaz fan, can hear some of the music moving in that direction a bit. The album may be a little longer than it needs to be, but is full of interesting ideas and sounds.
fucking good music finally
no hay cancion mas increible que beetlebum
A stunner of an album that I never truly explored. beyond Song 2 which is hilarious sentence to write out of context.
Big fan of blur but do favour a couple of their other albums to this one Still a brilliant record nonetheless, masterminded in the secluded corners of Reykjavik
Fun album with a few good tracks aside form Song 2.
Eindelijk weten waarom het song 2 heet lol
Song 2 is a fine track but just not very interesting. If I based my entire thoughts on that song, I wouldn't give this band another look. But the rest of the album feels like Gorillaz and I dig the sound on quite a few of the tracks. Need to look deeper in their other catalogue but this album was pretty solid.
Classic album. Nearly perfect.
SUCH good britpop. feels of the moment, but also timeless. good solid album
This album feels like the late 90s. I had a neighbor in the dorms that would play Song #2 on repeat for hours. Fun times. I do like "I'm just a killer for your love"
zamn!!!
Best
great album, but i'm biased towards anything Damon Albarn is a part of. you definitely get the early gorillaz sounds here and there throughout the album. top 3: death of a party, I'm just a killer for your love, essex dogs. honorable mention: song 2... still hits!
Not totally my jam, but still cool
A welcome and necessary change for Blur, but I do wonder if this album is notable and innovative enough to be in the 1001. Some great tracks, and a few filler tracks, so only a 4 from me.
This sounds like a lot of modern grunge in a great way. Pretty much every song on here was delightful.
Great album. Didn’t really appreciate how good it is.
4.5 out of 5. Really enjoyed this! Death of a party prolly my favorite. I already have liked a few blur songs so I expected to really like this album also.
4.5
Disc 2 was niet echt nodig geweest. Begon wel erg sterk
Zeer nice, lekker veelzijdig. Kon het niet echt in een hokje plaatsen
A lot of fun. Nice shift in Brit pop
Solid 90's rock
sounded modern, unique, enjoyable
Would that they could go back to rocking this hard. M.o.r. Sounds an awful lot like a green day cut
Really enjoyed this. familiar with a few songs and surprises I didn’t know the band.
Great! Already knew and liked beetlebum and song 2, the other songs were good too but less memorable
Would inappropriately mosh pit on this, 4/5
Though I think Pulp’s This Is Hardcore is the better - in fact the *best* - Britpop is dead album, between that album and Blur you have a pretty definitive statement of intent from two bands who benefited from that label and also were determined not to get trapped by it. “Beetlebum” sets the stage immediately with its woozy, burned out on excess tone and lyrics, signaling a break with their previous sound and a more personal lyrical style. The nods to Pavement and similar American acts abound, but on this listen I was struck by just how much of Bowie is laced throughout this, most obvious on M.O.R. which is a deliberate homage to him and Brian Eno, but also on “Strange News from Another Star”, which from the title on down sounds like something Bowie would have recorded circa his time in Berlin. A thrilling record, both within the context of Blur’s discography, which it represents such a sharp break from, and as a record in isolation. “Song 2” may have been overplayed to the point of cliche, but that first blast of distortion still hits like a freight train.
This album rules. Blur rules. Fun and cool and rock and roll.
An interesting blend of alt pop, sensibilities, and unconventional creativity. I pressed play expecting to hear just another bland Offspring type of band. Instead, I heard elements of the Kinks, Bowie, and the Velvet Underground. A pleasant surprise.
Bloated, but there is a lot of good alt rock here. Too bad they didn’t know what to cut.
I unironically love albums that can't decide what genre they are.
Great album. If you don't like it, maybe you should get your head checked
Great album. A definite insight to the world of albarn.
This is a great album. Heavier Blur, a grungy feel, great songwriting. The guitar playing is brilliant, with some trippy sounds that punctuate the songs perfectlly, making this arty as well as poppy and grungy. This is the sound of a successful band pushing the envelope in a new direction and sounding even better for it. The first 'side' is better than the second, ie. up to and including Death of a Party is all excellent. After that, it gets a bit flabby (Their subsequent album, '13', is more complete and has no flab at all.) Nonetheless, it's a great album, the first bunch of songs. (It might just be the order of the songs that makes it feel like it loses the plot a bit. Essex Dogs is an excellent way to finish, but the ones before drag a little.)
Ihan jees, mutta Gorillaz on parempi
Good album, enjoyed listening to it.
I enjoyed this, fun guitar pop. Could trim three songs tho for runtime.
Brit pop? Yay. Switched up stretched Britpop? Yep. I’m in.
hai okay ending my day with this album i guess... two songs in i'm enjoying it so far. but those are also the most popular songs on the album so i'm not sure how good the others are. i don't know how to feel about this album. i feel like it could be better but it could also be way way worse. stand out song: death of a party & strange news from another star. deep fucking lyrics. and i like the chords on strange news from another star its really good. actually i like strange news from another star a million times more. very good song. anyways i don't like the vocals but i like the music. thank you!
4.0
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Song 2. Reat of music. I like both versions of Blur.
It's okay. I liked their Brit pop better but I'm old.
Not my favorite blur album, but there's a couple of gems.
Interesting, not fully convincing. I like some of the songs very much tho
Super, vor allem der Beginn!
- Great bright guitar tone, catchy riffs - Distinct vocals - Good lyricism, even if it can become simple at times - Amazing opening track, followed by iconic lead single 'Song 2' - Strongly emotional ballads - Good variety of upbeat to mellow tracks - Lots of replay value, really fun to listen to - Great drums and bass instrumentation - Upbeat Brit-pop, 'summer' feeling - Iconic singles - Can be very experimental at times, not as poppy as some of their other work - I found myself not paying attention to the individual instruments, instead enjoying the track as a whole - This album already has a legacy which speaks for its greatness, containing Blur's most popular song and serving as one of the defining albums of the Brit-pop genre, making Blur a household name, partly because of their rivalry with the other mainstream Brit-pop band Oasis. However, I found myself enjoying this album much more than any of Oasis'. The upbeat guitar style, combined with Damon's iconic vocal style and lyricism, mixed with just enough experimental work to make this album really stand out in its space creates a truly enjoyable listening experience, something which I found myself replaying not just for the review - but out of enjoyment.
It was interesting. The lead singer has a very distinct voice. All in all not a bad album.
Classique de Blur, excellent album.
Допао ми се 8/10
I enjoyed the music and was glad to familiarize myself with some Blur songs other than Song 2, the only one that got any airplay
Too front loaded There is a 5 version of this album hidden within this. Too long, middle sucks but On Your Own is soo good Scrapes a 4
Erstaunlich wie viel Einschlage die Stones und die Beatles auch hier haben. Plus: Radiohead
In view of the current post-punk revival, this album sounds surprisingly modern
Moments of brilliance but nothing too special. Really liked the heaviness and interesting sonic quality splattered across the album. Didn't so much love the insincerity in the lyrics. Self-pitying super-successful rock stars has always been a sore spot for me and I think there is a bit of that here, albeit more abstract than Bon Jovi, Metallica or Bob Seger. All in all though an enjoyable listen if not slightly contrived, like most of Blur's stuff, but well executed.
Great BritPop, the originators. 4 stars.
Definitely prefer their Britpop sound but this is a worthwhile listen. I recognize Song 2 from Lego Rock Band lmao
Purty good.
This was pretty good and it has the woohoo song. Still, there’s something about it that kept me from fully getting into it. Maybe I’m just exhausted from all the Brit pop so I’m not going to hold that against it too much. Also really liked You’re So Great. Torn but I’ll go with a light 4.
Had vaguely heard of them but never listened before. Solid rock album I’d probably listen to again
Better than I expected. Had no idea that the name of the second song (which I knew) was Song #2. Still think Oasis is the much better band of these 2!
I get why Blur was considered more tenintellectual/sophisticated than Oasis after listening to this album. However, there were very few memorable Melodie’s. It’s clearly based in rock tradition but brings in more contemporary sounds (like in “Death of A Party”). I Loved the beginning of “On Your Own”. “Theme From Retro” reminds me of “I want you (she’s so heavy)”. The final track was a slog to get through.
Not reaching the heights of Parklife, but even heroin-infused versions Albarn and Coxon are pretty damn good.
3.6
Prior to today, I think the only Blur song I had heard before was Song 2. There has been quite a few Gorillaz songs that I really like, so I was pretty excited to finally check out Blur's music. Overall I quite enjoyed this, and I will probably check out some more of Blur's music after this.
Ah Damon thanks!
This album surprised me! I think one of Blur's strengths are that they're great at drawing clear inspiration from other artists and still maintaining a clear voice. Half the songs on this album made me think, "Oh hold on, this sounds just like _____", but those songs were still very strong on their own. I think that's hard to do! A lot of surprising influences in this one but man, I don't think a single song fell flat! I already really like Blur on a song-by-song basis but I was expecting to only like about half of these (including the ones I already knew and love, Beetlebum and Song 2). But yeah, I'll definitely continue spending time with this album in the future. Some of these really blew me away, like "Theme From Retro" (which really sounded like something off of Blondie's Automerican). A strong 4 for me!
Awesome 90s alternative rock. This flew under my radar but there are a handful of songs I recognized. Just a good combination of angst and rock.
It gets 4 for Song 2, the rest is decent but not that noteworthy.
This is a fantastic album for the first eight tracks! But I don't really care for the last six tracks apart from "Movin On". Some Killer, some filler, then! Full disclosure: I've listened to this plenty before so just skimmed through the tracks. The best Blur album, if anyone is interested, is "Modern Life is Rubbish" which is ALL killer and, if you include "Pop Scene" on the extended version, some extra killer too.
Still listen to a couple of these today - but the rest of it does feel a bit dated to be fair. Perfect time capsule of that era though.
I have always been a fan of this record, but it has been a long time and it was nice to spend some time with an old friend.
Good stuff, love to hear that 2nd song and learn where it comes from
Better than I thought!
Super interesting. I’ve never really checked Blur out, but now I feel compelled to dig deeper.
1. She's a guuuun 2. Iconic 3. Troche nudniejsza, ale fajna zabawa z wokalem. Koncowka dojebana :) 4. Ta mi sie nie podoba, troche taka sweet usa rockowa 5. Nie dla mnie 6. Intro swietne, spoookyyy ❤️ podoba mi sie klimat, organy? 7. Taka pitu pitu, moze byc, tylka nie urywa 8. Bardzo podobaja mi soe dzwoeki tutaj i ta spoookyyijność :) ale chcialam cos więcej 9. Zmiana rytmu me gusta, energiczna, ale za krótka 10. Fajna, nóżka aż sama się rusza 11. Nie dla mnie, za wesoła linia melodyczna, plus o woodym Allenie legendarnym pedofilu, not so cool 12. Troche mi (tak minimalnie) przypomina forest the cure, fajne, outro przyjemne dla ucha 13. Na pewno co jest powtarzalne dla tego albumu jest konstrukcja piosenek z powtarzającym się wielokrotnie refrenem i wolniejszymyi zwrotkami ta nuta taks ok 14. Intro aaaaa!!!!! Gadana piosenka, dobre zakończenie, ale imo triche niespójne do albumu
J'aime beaucoup, sauf les bruits de crissements dans certaines musiques, ça fait mal aux oreilles x) Surtout Song 2, je la connaissais déjà et je la trouve satisfaisante :) Les autres je ne les écouterais pas toujours mais j'aime bien l'énergie !
Really good wtf lol. Tapers off at the end tho
Go figure, another britpop album that I love. It's funny, I had been listening to Muswell Hillbillies and laughing at how the Kinks made a country album that was the most British thing in the world. Then I get fed this album. Hadn't really considered Blur, sure, they and this album are responsible for the most played song ever in garage and basement teenage bands worldwide of all time, but what else? Well, I still don't know what else but what I do know that this venture into Indie emo alt industrial noise rock was a successful one
Enjoyed it
Good album. I had no idea "Song 2" was by Blur or even on this album.
Pretty good album. Didn't feel like there was a consistent "theme" or maybe I wasn't listening close enough. I have a lot of Nostalgia with Song2 because I was 3 or 4 when I first heard it and it blew my mind at the time. It was in the Fifa: Road to World Cup 98 game and my brother and I played it a bunch! ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2igfndqKnmk )It gave me one of my intros to stuff with distortion and that classic RAT pedal sound! Standouts: * Song 2 * You're so great * Strange News from Another Star (Got some Gorillaz vibes with this one) The opposite of a standout and a song that gave me weird vibes: Essex Dogs 3.5/5 but rounding up to a 4
Great Listen. Essex Dogs was the breakout track for this one. 4/5
Verry old school my parents would listen to that but nice gitaar and drums
Song 2 makes the album great but it starts to fall off for me later down the track list
7.5/10
El classico
Really nice blocked guitar play. Texts get repetitive from time to time. Overall music with thought and heart, not much to complain about. Even the long-ish instrumentals keep a good variety.
Having only known 'song 2', this very long album was also surprisingly wide ranging as well, spanning quite the variety of sonic textures. Most often though, I got hints of Gorillaz
Good album. Started off strong.
Good solid album - first half is excellent but it kind of tapers in interest towards the end but still overall fun.
This is the album I think of when I think of Blur, but not because of Song 2. I really enjoy the more serious/intense and less playful energy on this album than on their earlier releases. Beetlebum is an iconic song and a great start to the album. I can't not play along to the guitar riff in my head when the chorus kicks in. The last two songs are a little slow, though, and lead me to take off one star.
Doesn't sound like the blur I know. In a good way though. Fun rock album that can be left on loop. 3.75/4
I've never listened to this album (except the one song. You know the one.) I was pleasantly surprised. I assumed it was going to be a brit pop slog like a lot of the other albums on this list, but it's just the slightest hint edgier than some. Like when your white girlfriend says the carbonara you made was spicy because it has black pepper in it. Favorite tracks: M.O.R., Death of a Party, Movin' On
Happy acoustic, Beatles-esque beetle bum, 90s cool.
1. Album Title and Cover Art: The album's self-titled nature and the stark, minimalist cover art, featuring just the band's name in bold letters, reflects the band's desire to present a more mature and stripped-down version of themselves compared to their previous albums. 2. Musical Diversity: "Blur" is a testament to the band's willingness to evolve and explore new musical territories. While their previous albums, such as "Parklife" and "Modern Life Is Rubbish," had a distinctly Britpop sound, this album showcases a wide range of influences, including elements of art rock, electronic, and American indie rock. The album marks the band's departure from their purely Britpop identity, embracing a more global and alternative sound. 3. Songwriting and Lyrics: Damon Albarn's songwriting on this album is top-notch. The lyrics delve into themes of disillusionment, urban life, and personal introspection. "Beetlebum" explores addiction, "Death of a Party" reflects on the disillusionment of youth, and "Strange News from Another Star" is hauntingly beautiful. Albarn's ability to write evocative and thought-provoking lyrics is a standout feature of this album. 4. Standout Tracks: "Song 2": Arguably the most well-known song on the album, it's a high-energy rock anthem with infectious "woo-hoo" chants that became an anthem of the era. "Beetlebum": A melancholic and introspective track that kicks off the album with a slow, almost dream-like quality. "The Universal": A beautiful and grandiose song that captures the essence of the album with its orchestral arrangement and reflective lyrics. 5. Production: The album was produced by Stephen Street, who had previously worked with the band on their earlier albums. His production on "Blur" is exceptional, helping the band experiment with a variety of instruments and sounds while maintaining a cohesive sound. 6. Impact and Legacy: "Blur" was a critical and commercial success and solidified the band's place in music history. It showcased their artistic growth and willingness to take risks, which was appreciated by both fans and critics. It also set the stage for their later work, like "13" and "Think Tank," where they continued to push musical boundaries. In conclusion, "Blur" is a seminal album in the band's discography and a key moment in the 1990s Britpop movement. Its musical diversity, introspective lyrics, and willingness to break free from the constraints of a genre make it a classic that still resonates with audiences today. It's an album that showcases the band's artistic evolution and willingness to experiment, making it a must-listen for any music enthusiast.
<3
8/10
Lovely stuff
Liked it a lot. Will listen again
Song 2 is great!
It's got that one on it.
Great album that Ive heard before many times!
Amazing album ! Wow
A great album. Melodic, quirky and not trying to be anything other than itself. Makes me wanna deep dive their other albums.
Decent
A little uneven, but at its best it is excellent.
Alr
I always preferred Blur over Oasis (who are dreadful) and this album cements that preference; showing progression and a range of musical ideas (something Oasis have never had). There are half a dozen standout tracks; Beetlebum, Song 2 (with Albarn's best John Lydon impression) Country Sad Ballad Man... and that's just the first three tracks.
Blur > Oasis
Sitting in my best friend's bedroom in 1997 feelings.
Joya.
Ble overrasket, blur 2 er banger men var mye bra her
Ég er alltaf skotinn í Blur, þótt ég sé hrifnari af Britpoppinu þeirra svona heilt yfir. Hér er heilmargt skemmtilegt og nokkur lög meðal þeirra bestu. Sumt er ekki alveg minn tebolli, (Chinese bombs) en þetta er góð plata fyrir því.
уфф
Had Modern Life is Rubbish only two albums ago. This is just so much better in my opinion. Interesting and still achieving the energy Blur puts out without being a 2+ hour slog of noise for noise's sake to be challenging.
Decent fun with some cool experimental aspects. Rating: 3.9
loved it blur are great
Beetlebum: Really good- 9/10 Song 2: Great groove, lyrics are kinda eh, very catchy- 8/10 Country Sad Ballad Man: Perfect- 10/10 M.O.R: Lyrics are pretty bad, sounds like a normal britpop song to be honest- 5/10 On your Own: Fun song, grew on me as the song went on- 8/10 Theme from Retro: Fantastic Instrumental- 9/10 You're so Great: Great textures, nice to have a more acoustic song- 8/10 Death of a Party: Best song on the album- 10/10 Chinese Bombs: Good song- 9/10 I'm Just a Killer for your Love: Carries on the vibe of the last song, one of my favorite on the album- 10/10 Look Inside America: I know the singer went on to make Gorillaz, but this sounds like if Gorillaz did a 90's alt rock song- 9/10 Strange News from Another Star: One of my favorites on the album- 10/10 Movin' On: The lyrics are very Beck-esk, not as good as some of the other tracks on the album- 7/10 Essex Dogs: Dude really thought he was Jim Morrison, good song though- 8/10 Not a crazy amount of variation in the songs. Overall score (based on average)- 8.6
Yeah, we've had a lot from Blur already, and I like it. First time spinning all this stuff, though I went through this album twice. I appreciate the adventurous attitude and songwriting, influences are dripping off them and they still sound wholly original, aiming straight for a Brit-pop thing while straining the conventional. I'm all in.
worse then oasis but still pretty good
Genuinely enjoyed it! It wasn’t the perfect album, but it was a good time!
This has a video game song I love! Good album overall.
This album looks familiar. Came out the year I graduated from high school. This first one sounds like the Beetles funny because the song is called Beetlebum. Pretty good. I'll give it 4 stars
i prefer gorillaz. fav songs: beetlebum, youre so great, death of a party, strange news from another star.
Damn, another great album. Everything lately has been either four stars or two. I think we've had a couple from Blur, but this one is the strongest so far. And of course I actually know "Song 2," that's been everywhere for decades. "You're So Great" is such a good love song too, very nonchalant expression of love. The closer was also excellent. Solid '90s rock album, they did a lot right on here. Favorite tracks: You're So Great, Essex Dogs, Song 2, Beetlebum, On Your Own. Album art: Surprise surprise, it's all a blur. Looks to be someone frantically rushing a stretcher through a hospital. Not too memorable, but I like it. 4/5
Yet another great album!
I actually enjoyed this album even though I’m not a fan of their hit song.
I think this is the third Blur album that I've gotten on this list, which didn't have me super excited when I got it this morning, but I think this is the best one that I've heard so far. This one feels a little grittier than the others, and has the obvious benefit of having their most well-known song. Overall I thought it was a really good listen 4/5
when they changed
Was expecting to be a bit more blown away but 👍
1997 - Indie rock; lo-fi; alternative rock; art rock; experimental rock
I liked the majority of the tracks, a few less interesting ones. Cool
p good. lob damon albarn.
amazingly wonderful. Love the sounds and the vocals sounds a lot like ok computer from what ive heard of it but less dark. I enjoy the fun and more sadder songs on this album. Amazing
Whoehoe!! En we zijn weer in jaren-90-Engeland, bij een bandje dat naar Beatles-status solliciteert. Lijzige stem, krakende gitaren. Best leuk (had ik al Whoehoe!! gezegd?), al lijkt het naar het einde toe of we zijn beland op het Festival voor de Lelijke Muziek (25 en 26 juli in de hele binnenstad van Enkhuizen, komt allen). Ach, ik ben in een gulle bui vandaag.
woo-hoo
Pretty sure que ja tinha feito review pra esse album
Well this was Brit pop bliss. A seminal album I believe but I was unfamiliar. So no real nostalgia for me but I think it's stand up great music
Yeah it's preeeeeetty good.
3.9 Not one of my fave from Blur but still a great listen every time. Fave songs: Beetlebum, Chinese bombs, i'm just a killer for your love
Nice!
Very 90s rock, felt super nostalgic listening to this album even though Song 2 is the only song I’ve heard before
Song 2 is a slapper from my youth. Sounds nothing like the rest of the album which is excellent.
this album feels like the best of britpop — blur incorporating some alternative sound into it, and while the two don’t mesh perfectly, it generally works. i tried to ignore how overplayed song 2 is, and it was pretty good. there were some boring moments, but overall a quite good album.
Good album, but outside of the first two songs, I feel like this isn’t their best material. ‘Beetlebum’ and ‘Song 2’ are great, though. The other twelve songs are still good, but they don’t reach those heights. I’d say that although those gripes are there, it’s an enjoyable Britpop album, and it deserves a 4.
Solid
A good album, the start of them moving out from under the britpop banner into something more interesting.
- "At least Song 2 isn't on this album" he said 2 days before getting the album with Song 2 on it - Which, to be fair, isn't a bad song at all I've just heard it wayyyyyy too much in my life - Actually really good alt rock, enjoyed this a lot more than the other one
Beetlebum is great. I've always hated Song 2 -- even if it's supposed to be ironic, I can't listen to it. Because of that, I haven't listened to this album as much as their first three. It’s a departure from the early albums, but doesn’t sound totally different. I really liked it and probably should have given it more time back in the day.
Classic. Truly brilliant album full of gems! Not a duff track on the album and that’s coming from a massive Oasis fan! Loved this!
Better than I remember, fuck oasis
Holy 90's.
Good for the most part. The sound is pretty diverse, so it doesn't get boring. Sometimes it has the feel of weird to be weird, but mostly it's interesting. Essex Dogs sucks ass. I had to skip it.
Muy bien disco de pop-rock auténtico inglés con canciones elaboradas y bien construidas, muchas de las cuales muy reconocibles.
Although Song 2 is overexposed, it is still a fantastic song which I'm happy to hear. And I didn't realise how good the rest of the album is. A mix of sharp songwriting and experimenting with textures.
I thought this album was really weird but well put together for being so out there.
Very 90s! Much nostalgia.
3.5/5
Beaucoup plus aimé ça que ce que je m'attendais. J'avais peur que ce soit juste du alt rock à la Song 2 pendant une heure de temps, mais c'est beaucoup plus varié que ça. Certaines pièces (comme Theme From Retro) servent clairement de pause dans l'album et ça rend l'expérience meilleure. La finale est très intéressante aussi, en douceur. Certaines pièces que j'ai trouvé plus ordinaire, mais en général solide album. 8/10
If there are no second acts in American lives, in great bands perhaps a second life is what makes them great. The Stone Roses, producers of one and a half great albums, could not for the life of them produce a second act. Neither could Britpop premier leaguers Pulp or Suede, the latter refining their sound over the coming decades rather than ever escaping it. Oasis bless them would never admit such a thing was even possible. So it's Blur who produced on this album an act of escapology - adding grunge, lo-fi, even psychedelia to the Britpop template that in the previous album had both peaked and exhausted itself. A fantastic album, one that showed the band could absorb almost any influence and use it to go to new places.
beetlebum is such a good opener - a little downhill from there - 13 is better end to end so not quite there yet
Woo hoo! I knew someone who created Song 2 from scratch. A fine album
Better than I expected. Some solid hits, especially the first half. 3.75/5
Goed album! Herkende paar nummers maar nooit geweten van wie het was tot nu toe. Favoriete nr.: Look inside America
I always thought this was a very solid album, but a bit forced. I like the previous typical britpop albums more. But their next album 13 is quite a bit better, and sounds like a more natural deviation from their initial style. In any case this album is still much better than the Oasis albums on the list, but not as good as the Pulp / The Auteurs / Suede albums from that period.
I quite liked this album, finding it much better than Modern Life is Rubbish and Park Life we were served before.
Very entertaining album, a bit inconsistent perhaps but certainly the best Blur effort.
Brought me back to some good years
Very good album. Too long, same as many albums of that time. Many very memorable songs. Diverse in styles.
Great album really enjoyed revisiting this
It is a more lo-fi oriented album than their previous two, more pop-rock records, they showed their versatility here. There are some great classics on it (Beetlebum, Song 2), but overall I prefer some of their other works.
More appealing to 2023 me than 1997 me. Almost perfect but Albarn’s mockney accent just grates on me.
woohoo
Besser als erwartet, Shoegaze ist zu hören.
I'm going to tell on myself a bit here. I always told people I was a big Blur fan but secretly had only ever listened to their greatest hits album. But, after hearing a full-length studio album of theirs for the first time, I'm proud to say I wasn't as big of a poser as I thought I was. I really am a big fan of Blur. This did not disappoint. They combine so many genres into one unique sound. It's rock, punk, techno, and new wave all rolled in to one. It's Beatles-esque in a lot of ways but also the foundation of a lot of music that came after. Solid work gentlemen.
Well, this is the fifth album Blur released but it is far from the best. Saying that, Beetlebum is brilliant, Song 2 was ubiquitous in the 1990s and there's probably not many people who've never heard it even now. The stand-out, hands-down track of the album though is On Your Own. I'd forgotten it, but it just slams. Synth, bass, drums (machine?) and different work on the lead guitar adds into some almost spot-on perfect, archetypal Blue vocals. Shows that Blur could hurl out some cracking stuff. There's some dross in here too - country sad ballad man was painful in the 1990s and still is now. Theme from Retro wants to be a blur-ish take on the circus-y bits of Sgt Pepper, but it just comes off as cack-handed. Overall, I'd say this would be a 5 star album from someone who wasn't blur. But because it is blur, four..
The Britpoppers can keep “Parklife” or “Modern Life is Rubbish”. To me, this is Blur’s finest hour, as their music crystallises into a perfect blend of wry character studies and compact, hooky pop. They also find the right balance of honouring their musical heritage without slipping too much into pastiche… mostly. The fourteen songs here reveal a more mature side to Damon Albarn’s songwriting: no less witty, slightly more introspective, a little more tender. “Beetlebum” is a strong start and worthy single, while “On Your Own” and “Movin’ On” are irrepressible pop-rock anthems. Catchy, direct and anthemic, they are both vastly under-appreciated entries in Blur’s catalogue. Elsewhere, “MOR”, a brilliant propulsive rock song, just about gets away with lifting David Bowie’s “Boys Keep Swinging”, and “Strange News from Another Star” barely escapes Hunky Dory’s shadow. When the mood drops to a chilling temperature, it doesn’t feel too distracting or indulgent: I can mostly appreciate the change in direction and the sophistication in some of the arrangements. “Theme from Retro”, “Death of a Party” and “I’m Just a Killer for Your Love” all convey a dark alienation not a million miles from various new-wave artists of the late 70s and early 80s. “Essex Dogs” is the only one which risks going a little too far astray with its irritating CD-ROM/whirling disc drive sound effects. Theres a very satisfying balance between murky synth lines and crunchy guitar riffs, streamlining the band’s sound very well. The lo-fi production (read: liberal distortion and filtering on vocals) really gives the record some character and helps elevate the songs beyond their bare bones. Take Graham Coxon’s charming solo turn: “You’re So Great”. The recording crackles and hisses away like a weathered analogue tape, and the vocals are so fragile they could shatter on any line, but it wouldn’t work any other way. So in summary, a very solid album. Music shouldn’t be all about rivalries, but it is worth noting that this album veers left of the field in a way Oasis never quite managed. With this release, Blur put an end to the debate of which of the two bands were more versatile, long-lasting and- arguably- talented.
Blur is band I never will turn off but yet I hardly ever think to listen to. I owned this and Park life and they never got heavy rotation for me. It's good pop rock without going too pop, glad I re-listened to it after many years.
I do not apologize for still loving Song 2, and it’s ubiquity doesn’t diminish my need to listen to it at maximum volume. There are so many good songs here: the stomp of On Your Own, the lo-fi strum You’re So Great, punk rock Chinese Bombs,… I don’t love all of Blur’s output, but this album is full of good tunes. Graham Coxon has some good solo records, too.
Favorites - Song 2, Movin’ On. Album is a solid 3.5 or 4.
Not really a twang fan
Close to a 5
Not blur’s best but a good listen
I have listened to a lot of Blur, but never to this album all the way through. It's a very good album and I think it deserves a place in the book because it shows a change in their sound from the previous work. Especially notable for the change in lyrical style that is full fleshed out with "13."
I don't like these guys because the drummer was rude to Nardwuar once.
- fun - 7.5/10
Blur ditched their Britpop roots for some indie rock.
Eclectic brit pop. Beatles, bowie
Back in like, ‘95 I would have identified as the world’s biggest Blur fan, but by ‘97 - after The Great Escape and getting a flat and some decks, I lost all interest in Indie and was all about trying to mix Trip Hop. Shame, it seems like this might have been one of Blur’s best albums but I was busy elsewhere at the time. His voice kind of goes through me now though, so can’t go higher that a 4 without the emotional weight attached to their earlier stuff.
good!
Skemmtilegt og skrýtið á köflum. Indíið alveg að gera sig.
I didn’t give this one enough time but I liked what I heard.
Lots of fun to already hear Gorillaz in the mix
Blur makes an indie rock record. Specifically, a Pavement record—there are moments on this that sound like all kinds of 1995’s Wowee Zowee (I see now, reading the album’s wikipedia page, that this influence has been confirmed by the band). I think this is the moment Blur distinguishes itself from that whole Brit Pop scene (much the same way Radiohead did this very same year.) It’s the first time I can hear hints of Gorillaz in Damon Albarn’s songwriting choices; he (and the band) is (are) experimenting more with non-rock, instruments and production choices here. For instance, “Theme From Retro” and “Strange News from Another Star” sound very much like they could have been on a Gorillaz concept album (the latter even would be quite at home on a Bowie album!). It’s a long record. It kind of passes in a blur. Which I like. I bought it used on CD from Amoeba years and years ago but never really listened to it. The liner notes reveal almost nothing about the piece. There are no album credits or lyrics. Even the song titles on the backside are easily missed. The backside features an image of the band amongst sulfur fields in Iceland; but it’s all clouded by a thick bank of haze. The rest is an orange blur left in the wake of some hospital patient being rushed down a hallway and out of sight. I’ve read Albarn’s lyrics are especially potent on this record, but I didn’t necessarily pay them close attention (in part because I couldn’t read along in the liner notes.) I expect I might like this album more over time. For certain, the influences they draw from and direction they take with this album are more in line with my tastes, traditionally. But for whatever reason, at this moment, I much prefer Parklife.
Not as good as the other album
Surprises in here
Very cool, like the variation of energy, style, instrumentation etc, yet consistency and edginess throughout. was thinking hmm this sounds familiar OH WAIT gorillaz…. 8/10
Better than Oasis...
Simply Lively Good ol' Blur
Va marcar el punt d'inflexió en la carrera de Blur. Acostumats que estàvem als hits brillants i estiuencs, van sorprendre amb un disc complicat, experimental -dins el pop, rebuscat i complexe. Al seu moment em va decebre i va servir perquè perdés la pista de la banda en els anys que els hi van quedar fins la dissolució. Ara, però, cal dir que és un disc que creix i que conté música més interessant, com a disc complet, que la qual havien editat fins aquell moment. Requereix el seu temps i paciència, però la conclusió final és que cal admetre que és un treball brillant
Excellent experience. "Song 2" is a modern classic. It's catchy and raucously fun and so memorable. If you were alive in the 1990's or ever watched atleast 5 movies from the 90's (because I wager that 1 in every 5 had this song in it) then you heard this song and thought it was sick. Unfortunately I don't think any other song on the record comes even close to it. "Beetlebum", the opener, is funny and definitely interesting and is the second-most played song on the album, but doesn't capture that magic that "Song 2" does. "Theme from Retro" is trippy in both writing and production. It sounds cool and is a nice contrast from the first 4 tracks as it sounds nothing like them while also remaining consistent inside their overall sound. "Death of a Party" is also similar- as it stands out with some sounds that are foreign to the rest of the record but not so far that it is an unwelcome contrast. Overall I enjoyed it. 4/5 I think? Maybe like a 3.9. It sounds great and is dynamic, but man am I just constantly reminded that nothing on the record comes close to one single song. Is that a bad thing? That a solid band happened to write an incredible song? That sounds like a good thing right?
4 stars. I would like this album on vinyl. Surprising amount of good songs
Yet another band I hadn't heard much from, except for the radio hit "Song 2". I liked it - solid 4/5.
It is a great shame that Song 2 has been added to every sports broadcast in the world ever because it's a great song that's been ruined by overplaying. That said I love Blur and pretty much everything they've done. This album was a bit of a shift from the previous 3 and shows a little more maturity which I like. Solid effort 4 stars.
Song 2 Beetlebum, country sad ballad man, on your own, death of a party, Essex dog MOR, theme from retro, strange news from another You're so great, Chinese bombs , movin on I'm just a killer for your love La guitarra y los recursos sonoros son impresionantes
massa
Damon Albarn is still a fave
bien! te amo damon 8/10
I like Blur. This is more of the same however more mature and perhaps with half an eye on the Gorillaz? What else is there to say.
This apparently marks a departure from Britpop into a more alternative/indie rock influence. I like it better than the Britpop I’ve heard, so I’d say that change was a good move. Good variety, from Beatles influenced Beetlebum to the harder hitting, almost grungy Song 2, to the weirdness that Albarn would later take into Gorillaz. Great balance of experimentation while maintaining good songwriting. However, the second half of the album does slip quite a bit. Ultimately, the weaker second half knocks it down to a 4/5. Top Tracks: - Beetlebum – Chill and interesting track. - Song 2 – Highest energy and rockiness from the album. - Theme From Retro – Interesting space/psychedelic rock almost instrumental. - You’re So Great – Nice acoustic love song. - Death of a Party – Spacy track about the damage done by partying lifestyle.
Blur maakt mij altijd wel wat blij. Hun muziek is zeer gevarieerd, en tof om te luisteren
Loved the album! Surprisingly, haha. I have somehow missed out on the entire second wave of brittish invasion. Only associated it with oasis, a band I can't stand unfortunately (or not). Had heard of song 2 of course but the entire album I'd actually good. Didn't care too much for Chinese bombs though.