Have been kind of ill for the past couple of weeks, resulting in 2 1/2 days off work this week and general death-cold grimness. Today, back at work, I wrote 'Benedictine monkeys' instead of monks. I kind of hope there weren't other mistakes like that that I've failed to spot!

Still, I have managed to finish the Blur section of the Album Project! Yes, I have now listened to their last (so far) studio album, no. 7 - 'Think Tank' (2003). This has all sorts of experimental sounds - squeaky doors and the like - and various World Music influences. It's completely mad in places, but it works together really really well. I think that if you like the Gorillaz, this is the Blur album that you're most likely to like. (There were a lot of 'likes' in that sentence.) And when this album ended they all went off to run for Parliament, make cheese, form animated music groups - that sort of thing. :)

So, which were my most and least favourite Blur albums? I think 'The Great Escape' is my least favourite. When you listen to all the albums, it's the one that stands out as being quite different. It's just a bit too silly for me. My favourite album, wow, that's hard. It's either 'Modern Life is Rubbish' or 'Parklife', I think. Ok, well, I'll go with 'Parklife'. Hooray! Now it's time to embark on a trip that may well send me mad. Listening to all 25 of David Bowie's studio albums..!!! Yikes!

Labels: 2003, Album Project, Blur, Parklife, Think Tank

posted by Fiery Fred @ 9:58 PM