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Blur – The Great Escape (E/E) – LP, UK 1995
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The Great Escape is an LP by Blur from 1995 released on the Food, Parlophone label.
About this album
The Great Escape is Blur’s sharpest and most satirical Britpop statement, turning mid-’90s British life into a set of gleaming, uneasy pop songs. Released in 1995, it followed the breakthrough of Parklife and pushed the band further towards widescreen hooks, crisp melodies and Damon Albarn’s sharply observed characters and social sketches. Country House became a major chart hit and helped define the Blur-versus-Oasis moment, while The Universal showed the group could match irony with grandeur. The album’s blend of wit, melody and anxiety made it one of the era’s defining British rock records.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: BlurLabel: Food, Parlophone – FOODLP 14Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: UKReleased: 1995Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Britpop, Indie RockA1 Stereotypes
A2 Country House
A3 Best Days
A4 Charmless Man
A5 Fade Away
A6 Top Man
A7 The Universal
B1 Mr. Robinsons' Quango
B2 He Thought Of Cars
B3 It Could Be You
B4 Ernold Same
B5 Globe Alone
B6 Dan Abnormal
B7 Entertain Me
B8 Yuko And Hiro