Album Project update! Have re-listened to one of the first albums I owned (well, I owned it back when I didn't have a wall covered in CDs, so it was fairly early on!). Yes, 'The Great Escape' (1995). This was Blur at the height of their powers, or at least, the height of their fame. And at the most intense period of Britpop rivalry between Blur and their enemies Oasis... I was a Blur girl, and having bought this album I bought their earlier albums and then their later albums, when they came out. And also Blur-related albums like the 'The Good, the Bad & the Queen' album, Damon Albarn's 'Mali Music' and, of course, all the Gorillaz stuff (including lovely limited edition mad releases). Blur are one of my favourite bands, and this album is where it started. Ironic, then, that this is now one of my least favourite Blur albums! It's all a bit too silly for me. And I've heard 'Country House' so many times that I can barely bring myself to listen to it any more. Strange but true... It's a great album, it sold a lot of copies, but it's definitely not my favourite Blur album. Not any more.
Labels: 1995, Album Project, Blur, The Great Escape
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