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- Original Release Date: 11 Sep 2006
- Format - Music: MP3
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| Play | 1. Stereotypes | 3:10 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 2. Country House | 3:57 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 3. Best Days | 4:48 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 4. Charmless Man | 3:35 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 5. Fade Away | 4:19 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 6. Top Man | 4:00 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 7. The Universal | 3:59 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 8. Mr Robinson's Quango | 4:01 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 9. He Thought Of Cars | 4:16 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 10. It Could Be You | 3:12 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 11. Ernold Same | 2:07 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 12. Globe Alone | 2:23 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 13. Dan Abnormal | 3:24 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 14. Entertain Me | 4:19 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 15. Yoku And Hiro | 5:24 | £0.89 |
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Although I can understand why so many people slate this album, I can't agree with them. Sure, it may be somewhat overproduced, but LISTEN to the album instead of going along with the majority and you'll discover a much-maligned classic. Of course there are poor tracks (TOPMAN and and Dan Abnormal for me), but there are also some of the bands best ever tracks (The Universal, Stereotypes, Best Days and the stunning He Thought of Cars).
This album was recorded at the peak of Britpop, just as Parklife when ballastic, and when released, got much more favourable releases than Oasis' What's the Story? It was only when the backlash kicked in towards Christmas '95 that everyone started slating the album. Perhaps the melancholy feel and depressing lyrics (even the Country House lyrics are depressing when you listen to them!) are hard for many to listen to, whilst Oasis' required no real effort on the listener's part.
One day this album will be given the credit it deserves.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Great Escape is by far the better of blur's other albums,although "blur" and "13" are approached differently with no more tracks about characters.Unlike the Great Escape which is full of upbeat tunes and great lyrics of which you can understand.To me by far their best album to date.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
"Parklife" had been a massive success. "The Great Escape" saw the Britpop backlash beginning in earnest. Yet the astonishing thing about "The Great Escape" is that the overall standard of the songs was better than either "Parklife" or "Modern life...". Musically speaking, "Topman", "Her Thought of Cars" and even the much-abused "Country House" are marvellous. The problem is the lyrics...
By this album, Damon Albarn was well and truly p****d off. Blur had become a superb pop band, but perversely he felt a fraud. His inner pretentious snob kept eating at him, telling him that he had become the commercial entertainer he hated. The lyrics of "Great Escape" are filled with some of the most scabrous misanthropy ever committed to record. The ordinary people are either repressed, middle-class depressives ("Ernold Same", "Fade Away"), or vile vulgarians ("TOPMAN", "Globe Alone"). Yet if you're a rock star you can't escape the meaningless of the world ("Country House"). The obvious answer would be to burn away the cobwebs with rock'n'roll songs that could both provide bodacious grooves while simultaneously savaging our sick society. Unfortunately, Damon didn't feel up to that. After this album Blur collapsed into insular pretension and that is the true tragedy.
Listen to it, but keep your antacids handy...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Still Great
I bought this album YEARS ago and lost it... I picked it up again and it is still exceptional. A fantastic piece of pure Blur, social satire and fantastic tunes, with a little... Read more
Published 18 months ago by j053phadam
Why does every blur fan follow each other like sheep on this...
I always liked Blur and had been meaning to purchase all 7 albums and see for myself the wonderful life of Blur. Read more
Published 18 months ago by J. Arthur
blur - The great escape
Often dismissed as the album after Parklife, it's still worth a good few listens. Country House sort of follows on from where Parkilfe left off, and though it wasn't brilliantly... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Neil Wanless
Grows on you
With the success of 'Parklife' you would be forgiven in thinking that Blur would take a step back to have a break and enjoy the high life like most of their peers. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Al
Good record
This record is good. It has many classical Blur songs, like Country House and Charmless Man. A must for any collector of British music.
Published on 20 April 2010 by R. Dyrøy
Decent but nothing special
One of Blurs more poppy albums with some quality songs in it. Its not as good as many of the ealier albums but an enjoyable listen all the same. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2009 by N. Thompson
UK Music
This is a little too clever for itself, which is what makes it more unique perhaps than some of the other albums. "The Universal" is one of my favourite songs ever.
Published on 30 Aug 2009 by WJR
Too long
Whereas the release of Parklife was still a bit overshadowed by the death of a certain Kurt Cobain, the band's prominence during the next year ensured Blur would get all the... Read more
Published on 5 July 2009 by Guy Peters
Euphoric
This is a euphoric, melodic and fresh British record which ranks among Blurs greatest. Damon Albarn's lyrics are witty and incisive which compliments Graham's fantastically unique... Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2009 by John Dwice
There best album to date
This is a great cd, buy it as you'll love it.
Other suggestions are Parklife (def Britpop/indie sound, Blur (Really Rockie))and Leisure (Early Britpop). Read more
Other suggestions are Parklife (def Britpop/indie sound, Blur (Really Rockie))and Leisure (Early Britpop). Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2008 by Alice Dempsey
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