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All rights reserved.Blur - The Great Escape (CD 1995)
| Track Listing 1. Stereotypes 2. Country House 3. Best Days 4. Charmless Man 5. Fade Away 6. Top Man 7. Universal 8. Mr Robinson's Quango 9. He Thought Of Cars 10. It Could Be You 11. Ernold Same 12. Globe Alone 13. Dan Abnormal 14. Entertain Me 15. Yoko And Hiro
Album Notes Blur: Damon Albarn (vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer, handclaps); Graham Coxon (acoustic & electric guitars, banjo, saxophone, handclaps, background vocals); Alex James (bass, handclaps, background vocals); Dave Rowntree (drums, handclaps, background vocals).Additional personnel: Cathy Gillat (vocals); The Right On Ken Livingstone (spoken vocals); Stephen Street (handclaps); Angela Murrell, Teresa Jane Davis (background vocals).The Duke Strings Quartet: Louisa Fuller, Rick Koster (violin); John Metcalfe (viola); Ivan McCermoy (cello).The Kick Horns: Simon Clarke, Tim Sanders (saxophone); Roddy Lorimer (trumpet); Neil Sidwell (trombone).Recorded at Maison Rouge and Townhouse Studios, London, England between January and May 1995.Beyond British and sensationally sociological, Blur and singer/songwriter Damon Albarn weave tales of stifling middle class ennui into clever pop vignettes. THE GREAT ESCAPE is another demonstration of Blur's unique intelligence, more of Albarn's witty commentary, and substantial proof that the group may be bordering on genius.As usual, Albarn's senses are keen on THE GREAT ESCAPE. His ear for melody and sound textures shines throughout the album's fifteen brilliant tracks. The ska horns and spy soundtrack guitar riffing on "Fade Away" exemplify Blur's knack for pop music, yet elevate the song beyond simple genre-fication, with a dignity reserved for the orchestra pit. The snide humor behind "Mr. Robinson And His Quango" rubs shoulders with the desperation of "He Thought Of Cars," all the while dwelling on what they hope to escape. It's this nagging dread that carries the album--the sense that the people Albarn describes are as desperate to find meaning as Albarn is to capture it within the song's narrative.THE GREAT ESCAPE may not turn into Blur's great American breakthrough album, but if you're not thrown by Albarn's overwhelmingly British aesthetic, it just might be enough to take you away from the confines of your day to day doldrums. Editorial Reviews Q (02/01/1996) Spin (11/01/1995) Q Magazine (10/01/1995) Melody Maker (09/09/1995) New Musical Express (09/09/1995) Q (12/01/1999) NME (09/09/1995) Spin (11/01/1995) Q (12/01/1999) | |||||||||||||
Reviews  Blur - The Great Escape I have been looking for this CD for some time and was very glad to be able to purchase it off of ebay. I personally like all 15 tracks and would recommend it to anyone that likes British Pop. Review ID: 10000000008379568 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Only the Universal can save youReview created: 19/05/08 by: I only bought the album for the track "The Universal". I thought that Blur sold out with this album (I mean, "Country House" says it all). Everything else they've done is fantastic, but they were clearly believeing their own hype and it was far too poppy. Their worst album, and only saved by the odd track or two. Review ID: 10000000007211927 Was this review helpful? Report this review Blur - Great escapeReview created: 06/11/06 by: 0 of 1 people found this review helpful. I am a huge OASIS fan & everyone can remember the brit pop battle between the two bands. I of course backed Oasis in the fued, however a few years have past now & I thought it was time to try to open my ears to Blur. Nothing I heard on this album even began to make me doubt my decision that Blur were the lesser of the two bands. It certainly was a case of Blur won the battle but Oasis won the war. Review ID: 10000000002269497 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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