Blur by Blur

Pros: song 2, more raw, energetic, and sincere sounding.
Cons: i hope you're not looking for a slick, overproduced album.

It's hard to talk objectively about a band or an album you particularly love. One of my faves of all time is Blur's self-titled album. Before this one, they were this Brit-pop band that churned out its share of hits. Then with this album, the band took a ...

Pros: A quite astonishing sea change for Blur, this is a dark, late-night masterwork
Cons: Dark tone, and perhaps a touch too sprawling in the latter half for some

This piece is the first (of many) self-indulgent and long-winded tributes to music that has shaped my Kantian sense of being and belonging. Without wishing to appear pretentious, these albums have elevated myself to a plane far beyond the realms of human ...

Pros: Some strong songs; Blur fans will love this album; lyrics great as always
Cons: Will be too experimental for some

No matter how hard they try, Blur just can't seem to shake off their huge European "teeny-bopper" following. Their album The Great Escape was experimental, atmospheric and dark but thanks to the huge single Country...

Pros: An effective re-invention of their sound from Brit-pop to lo-fi.
Cons: None

When Blur debuted in the early 90s with singles like "There's No Other Way", it sounded like they were jumping on to the MadChester bandwagon, then in full swing.

In 1993, however, they totally reinvented themselves with "Modern Life is...

Pros: Blur made the transition from Britpop to indie, white-noise quite well
Cons: Theme From Retro. Essex Dogs. Oasis never bothered reinventing themselves.

One of the keys in the music industry to having an extensive career is to reinvent your music as time wears on. Few bands have ever made the exact same style music from album to album and had continued success. I’m not implying bands need to change ...

Pros: The best of a scene which wallowed in mediocrity.
Cons: The best of a scene which wallowed in mediocrity.

For those of you who haven't seen me around for a million years, I'm back just for the heck of it. I decided to review, in no particular order, some randomly selected albums of the 90's that have held on to their spots in my CD case. This is the second...

Pros: A lot of weird, but good, songs
Cons: A couple of weird, and not so good, songs

1994: Blur hit the big time in the UK with smash hit singles "Girls And Boys" and "Parklife", the sing-a-longs of the year. They clean up at the Brit Awards, and return in 1995 with fourth album "The Great Escape", winning...

Pros: the happier charmers
Cons: the depressed melodies on some songs

I purchased this album when that infectious Song 2 or "Woo-Hoo" started showing up everywhere. As I said, Song 2 can be fun to listen to, but not too much, while the delicious, near rebellious Beetlebum can be heard time after time without much...

Pros: Different sounding than most other Brit rock, mixed bag of Bowie-esque sounding music
Cons: Sometimes meanders, and a few throwaway tracks

For the most part, many Americans can't really name one song that Blur does. Go ahead, take a minute and try it… perhaps their most famous radio friendly song was the brash rocker Song 2, which was played extensively on alternative stations, and...

Pros: great all around album
Cons: You could blow your speakers

This album is a great success right from the beginning with "Beetlebum and right to the end with "Essex Dogs." Their most famous song on this album is track 2 conveniently named "song 2." This is a song to jump off the...

Pros: It rocks!
Cons: a few pointless songs

I guess this is the album that really made people pay attention to Blur here in the States, and that's not surprising because in a way, it sounds more like American "alternative" than Britpop.

Overall, this album is very nicely done....

Pros: Easily their best album.
Cons: A bit weird sometimes.

After great success in the U.K. and Europe and four brilliant pop albums Blur leave us with a rather complicated number.

They finally have reached success in the USA with the grungy "Song 2." But only one other song on the album sounds like...

Pros: Song #2
Cons: the rest of the cd

I recently bought this Blur CD and it is a good CD. If you love "Song #2" like I do, it is worth the investment. On the other hand, if you are looking for a gift, go another way. This CD is good for Blur fans and people that are into that...

Pros: Experimental; different
Cons: TOO Experimental

This album, Blur's fifth and stateside breakthrough album, is a varied bag of treats. The album is loaded with experimental songs, from the well-done "M.O.R." to the relatively mediocre trip-hop-influenced "Death of a Party".
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Pros: British and kicking
Cons: a little odd at times

This is the album that put brit rock into full swing. There isn't much wrong with this album. It's vintage Blur with a lot of experimental and wierd stuff. On top of the hidden gems in this album, it also had several main-stream hits (beetlebum, song...