Blur - Great Escape
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Track List: Great Escape
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- StereotypesDownload & Buy
- Country HouseDownload & Buy
- Best DaysDownload & Buy
- Charmless ManDownload & Buy
- Fade AwayDownload & Buy
- Top ManDownload & Buy
- The UniversalDownload & Buy
- Mr. Robinson's QuangoDownload & Buy
- He Thought Of CarsDownload & Buy
- It Could Be YouDownload & Buy
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- Globe AloneDownload & Buy
- Dan AbnormalDownload & Buy
- Entertain MeDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Great Escape
- Release Date:
- 09/11/1995
- Label:
- Virgin Records Us
- UPC:
- 724384085520
User Reviews: Great Escape
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great cd
, February 24, 2001Reviewer: hedrickmd - See all hedrickmd's reviewsA fantastic CD. County House and Charmless Man are so good that Ray Davies could have composed them. -
Escape from... what?
, December 22, 2000Unlike the rest of their rock contemporaries, Blur indeed succeeded in putting out a series of brilliant pop albums where each song shared a great deal of emotions. But unlikely their constantly excellent discography, 'The Great Escape', however, continued more-less the same way 'Parklife' did only this time lacking everything that made 'Parklife' such an astonishing effort.
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Pro Reviews: Great Escape
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews In the simplest terms, The Great Escape is the flipside of Parklife. Where Blur's breakthrough album was a celebration of the working class, drawing on British pop from the '60s and reaching through the '80s, The Great Escape concentrates on the suburbs, featuring a cast of characters all trying to cope with the numbing pressures of modern life. Consequently, it's darker than Parklife, even if the melancholia is hidden underneath the crisp production and catchy melodies. Even the bright, infectious numbers on The Great Escape have gloomy subtexts, whether it's the disillusioned millionaire of "Country House," and the sycophant of "Charmless Man," or the bleak loneliness of "Globe Alone" and "Entertain Me." Naturally, the slower numbers are even more despairing, with the acoustic "Best Days," the lush, sweeping strings of "The Universal" and the stark, moving electronic ballad "Yuko and Hiro" ranking as the most affecting work Blur has ever recorded. However, none of this makes The Great Escape a burden or a difficult album. The music bristles with invention throughout, as Blur delves deeper into experimentation with synthesizers, horns, and strings; guitarist Graham Coxon twists out unusual chords and lead lines, and Damon Albarn spits out unexpected lyrical couplets filled with wit and venemous intelligence in each song. But Blur's most remarkable accomplishment is that it can reference the past -- the Scott Walker homage of "The Universal," the Terry Hall/Fun Boy Three cop on "Top Man," the skittish, XTC-flavored pop of "It Could Be You," and Albarn's devotion to Ray Davies -- while still moving forward, creating a vibrant, invigorating record. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Initially, Blur was one of the multitude of British bands who appeared in the wake of the Stone Roses, mining the same swirling, pseudo-psychedelic guitar pop, only with louder guitars. Following an image makeover in the mid-'90s, the group emerged a...Full Blur Biography
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