Akira

Top 5 Tracks:

1) Parklife (Parklife)
2) Universal (The Great Escape)
3) This is a Low (Parklife)
4) Chemical World (Modern Life is Rubbish)
5) End of a Century (Parklife)

Recommended Album:

Modern Life is Rubbish

Similar Artists:

Supergrass
Pulp
The Kinks

I've always loved Blur. They were an important part of my teen years. But now that I am older I appreciate them even more. They manage to blend a nice mix of quirky songs such as Parklife or Country House amidst some great writing on This is a Low or Universal. Never ones to take themselves too seriously, they have let themselves create the music that they want, allowing for a consistently steady change and growth down the line.

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Minstrel

Tracks:

1. Pop Scene
2. Yuko And Hiro
3. Country House
5. Parklife
4. The Universal

Album:

Parklife

Similar Artists:

Fool's Garden
Pulp

Thoughts

I used to be a huge fan of Blur in the mid-90s. I thought they were a great, catchy pop band. I can remember listening to their albums a ton. Over the years, I've found their albums less and less interesting. Overall, I think their music isn't very lasting, but it's quite strong and enjoyable for a while. I still think a handful of their songs are really cool to listen to. I think they were overrated though, as Teenage Fanclub, Suede and Pulp were superior to them from the same era.

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"Blow your tuneless trumpet, the choice is yours / We don't want the glamour, the pomp and the drums / The Dublin messiah scattering crumbs"