At the end Blur got really better and more interesting. Sure, there's Song 2 (and it's a hit come on, you'd have to be a cold fish not to enjoy this song, it's a bit like Smells Like Teen Spirit), but the rest of the album is pretty nice to listen to, they are trying to explore different territories, it doesn't always perfectly work but at least they tried.
Released at the tail end of Britpop, this album saw Blur finally move away from their blinky-blimey, mockney pretensions and shift into a more post-grunge, indie style. Ironically, their shortest track Song-2 was the one that finally made an impact in America and it’s probably the best thing on here. The rest is mostly ok, with the most interesting part for me being the 8 minute experimental track Essex Dogs which reminded me of David Bowie from this era.