Blur
 

what album should i start with?

Take "Parklife"...

Modern Life Is Rubbish

By a mile

or you could just get the greatest hits

i hate greatest hits albums

well the sound changes quite a lot ...

Britpoppy Blur go for Parklife

Indielectro Blur go for Think Tank

isnt Think Tank supposed to suck
what about the s/t album or the great escape?

They both suck , for different reasons

Think Tank is Damon Albarn up his own backside , The Great Escape is Parklife part 2 only rubbish.

Their debut album sounds a bit like Oasis ironically

Oasis always was the better band, that doesn't even enter the equation.
Nevertheless, I think "Parklife" is a good album.

Heh, Blur. Only album I've listened to was Park Life and I didn't like it enough to continue buying their stuff . . . .

I have a soft spot for Blur. I think my favourite is THE GREAT ESCAPE. As urban says it's PARKLIFE part 2 but apart from the deplorable COUNTRY HOUSE, there is a lot of good stuff on there. Kudos to Albarn for trying something different with each new project. I have'nt heard MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH for years!

Honestly, I'd go with the greatest hits collection as well.

It's definitely one of those rare collections that does indeed serve its purpose of being the perfect starting point for newcomers.

After watching Southland Tales, I've been listening to Tender over and over. Such a great song.

Props to Lucifer Sam for helping me find this thread.

I first came across Blur while watching a documentary on British indie, at first I thought they were nothing special then I watched it again got Girls & Boys stuck in my head, I downloaded Parklife and instantly became a fan. I love how they managed to break away from Britpop and into a more lofi alternative sound mixed into other genre's unlike Oasis. I'd also they were they best British band of the 90's, how many other bands managed to release that many great albums during the decade? I'm really happy to see that they are getting back together again and i'm keeping my fingers crossed for a new album. Graham Coxon is one of my favorite guitarists, I feel he's abit underrated. I remember Stephen Street once said "I had the great pleasure of working with the Smiths and working with someone as amazing as Johnny Marr and I never thought I'd meet anyone as good until I met Graham." And Damon Albarn is one of my musical hero's he has a great voice and lyrics, also his work outside of Blur alone proves that he's more than a pretty face. I find it pretty sad that they are not really known in America considering most of what America loves are good pop songs and that's what their first 4 albums are nothing but ****ing great pop.


My fav Blur albums in order:
Modern Life is Rubbish
Parklife
Blur
13
The Great Escape
Leisure
Think Tank

My top 20 Blur tracks:
1.For Tomorrow
2.Tender
3.Chemical World
4.Parklife
5.Youre So Great
6.Girls & Boys
7.Popscene
8.On Your Own
9.Tracy Jacks
10.Coffee & TV
11.Wear Me Down
12.Beetlebum
13.The Universal
14.Music Is My Radar
15.Top Man
16.End of a Century
17.To the End
18.Best Days
19.She's So High
20.Sunday Sunday

I'd say Suede, Teenage Fanclub, Saint Etienne, Divine Comedy and Pulp all released more good music in the decade then Blur did.

Definitely agree with you there, its an absolute pop masterpiece.

Remember buying this when it was first released as a 2 CD set, one jewel case and one in a digipac cardboard case, looking on ebay its going for £25 now!

I find Girls & Boys really ****ing irratating but do like End of a Century and Trimm Trabb.

I grew up with Blur, and along with a variety of others they're partly responsible for shaping my taste in music today. So, yeah, I do love them (particularly Modern Life..., Parklife, the Great Escape and 13). That said I've been cutting down on them a bit in recent months, but I'm sure I'll get back to thinking they're the dogs bollocks in future.

Have you heard the extended version, the trumpet and guitar solo really add to the song I think. Anybody else have the 4 disc version of 13? It's really sweet.

What? Country House is the strongest track on the album and one of their best songs.

I kind of like that song, too...

(Hangs head in shame)

Hmm. I also think "Country House" is one of their better songs.

"Pop Scene" and "Yuko & Hiro" are far and away their best songs, though.

I recently got a 4 dics version of Parklife and I must say the acoustic version of For Tomorrow is just a giant eargasm. Anyone else seen Starshaped? Its a must watch for a Blur fan

anyone know where I can get Modern Life Is Rubbish?
I cant find it anywhere... 13 is my fav btw..

I feel so proud to be a brit due to all the amazing music that comes out of our country... the Montreal music scene is brill too tho

Blur have gotten back together and will be playing Hyde Park in London on July 3

Aye, this came out a couple of days ago...and I shall be there.

God damn it i'd give my right arm to go :,(

I also happen to think Country House is one of Blur's strongest tunes, it pretty much is the perfect pop song.

As for the rest of their back catalogue... as i've grown up and my taste has evolved i've kind of moved away from Britpop, i do tend to think blur are overrated these days. I much prefer their later stuff too. I think people have a soft spot for them because they are such a quintessentially english band.

That can be arranged http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/f...ghting0039.gif

http://www.nightviewproductions.com/...ed%20Arm_a.jpg
Here ya go, I'll be expecting my tickets by the end of the month......


anyway
Watch Blur speak about their comeback gig in video interview | News | NME.COM

*this news has really made my week

yeah that reunion was fast work wasn't it? Years of on/off speculation and within a few days of the news, a banner for a Hyde Park extravaganza pops up on my Last.fm. I'm only bitter because i'm far too scared of malevolent, psychopathic, flesh eating crowds that all want me dead to go

and i wouldn't bother Kenny they'll do a new album and at least a US pit-stop...

And in response to Country House being their best song that's very nice but Chemical World rOcKz harder

If they record some new material it had better be a Blur the band type album & not some Albarn ego wank sub Gorillaz shit.

I pray that they come to America and a Blur and a new Gorillaz album would just be the greatest thing ever, they can properly pick up where 13 left off. And I completely agree about Chemical World, that's why youre my fav user on here.

Uploaded this a few weeks ago: Blur B-sides sampler (20 tracks)
EDIT: it's really ****ing good

Ohhh John do you have the 4 disc versions of 13 and parklife? If not i'd be happy to hook you up

You still owe me that RIGHT arm!!!

lol. I should iterate that the B-sides are only 'really ****ing good' if you like Blur. And Wire.

Also listening to 'It Could Be You' now I'd forgotten how annoying the mockney accents could be...

Yehh except rar files dont work on my PC

I have a Blur bootleg from Boston 1996 if anyone is interested.

This is a great freeware compression/decompression solution: 7-Zip