one of my favourite bands ever, first album I ever got that wasnāt just a Now type compilation was The Great Escape and rinsed it relentlessly, reminds me souch of being on holiday in Gran Canaria. some songs on it are a bit naff but still like it.
then I went backwards and got all the other albums (definitely didnāt borrow them from the library and copy them onto tape), loved Modern Life is Rubbish and Parklife, never been super sold on Leisure though. For Tomorrow was, and is, ace. got Blur a while after it came out and loved that, still reckon itās my favourite album of theirs. listened to all of these a couple of weeks ago and theyāre still ace.
then I kind of bounced off 13, liked the singles but I think I heard the album being played back on the radio or something like that and the non-singles didnāt do anything for me, too long and not really interesting - I would have been 14 at the time though, didnāt instantly āget itā so cba trying. actually bought it a few years later when I was at uni and enjoyed it, still not my favourite.
Think Tank came out when I was at uni and as Graham was my favourite the concept of a Blur album without him was sacrilege (still got the special edition on day one like a mug) and didnāt like it, still donāt. some nice songs, but mostly shite.
the rest is alright, I like the Magic Whip overall but have no desire to actually listen to it. got the Blur 21 boxset with all the b-sides and rarities and stuff but donāt recall much of note.
the one thing I do think is a bit of a shame is that Iāve only ever seen them live once, at Hyde Park in 2008 - by the time I was old enough to actually go to gigs on my own they were in the Think Tank era and I wasnāt going to see them on that tour. have seen Graham live loads though.
1,000,000 / 5
