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Track Listings
| 1. Ambulance |
| 2. Out Of Time |
| 3. Crazy Beat |
| 4. Good Song |
| 5. On The Way To The Club |
| 6. Brothers And Sisters |
| 7. Caravan |
| 8. We've Got A File On You |
| 9. Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club |
| 10. Sweet Song |
| 11. Jets |
| 12. Gene By Gene |
| 13. Battery In Your Leg |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Think Tank was an emotional experience for Blur, with reports of problems--not least the exit of founding member Graham Coxon half way through recording. With that in mind you might expect the end product to be a mess. In the event, although Think Tank, like its predecessor, is a hotchpotch of ideas, it is a cohesive album.
After the brash pop of Damon Albarn's Gorillaz side-project and the overtly emotional 13, this is a soulful and subtle affair. There are a couple of classic Blur rock moments here: "Crazy Beat" is cut from the same cloth as the pogo-ing classic "Song 2", while the painfully short but brilliant "We've Got a File on You" sounds like agitprop punkers Crass in a fight with a Moroccan snake charmer.
But while Damon Albarn still has an ear for a melody, Blur sound like a different band without Coxon's guitars to subvert them. Morocco and Damon's Mali Music have changed Blur. "Caravan" uses a sleepy rhythm that plods at a camel's pace, while "Gene by Gene" employs cross rhythms evoking images of the desert and sound textures from unorthodox sources. Blur are now using sounds to create their music rather than the standard rock line up. For some fans it may be one evolution too far, but for fans who appreciate them as they are--a band that refuses to stay still--Think Tank should be an interesting listen. --Caroline Butler
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BLUR Think Tank (2003 UK 13-track CD album - Blurs seventh album continues their growth from boyish indie through Britpop leaders to one of the UKs most important and consistently excellent bands. The album has african dancefloor and ambient influences and features the single Out Of Time)
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is one of the best albums that I have ever heard. I have to admit, I was not a big Blur fan during the Britpop era-I tended to side more with Oasis' style of music, but this has converted me. The album is simply gorgeous, from the almost tear inducing yet strangely happy Battery in your Leg and Sweet Song, to the politically inclined Out of Time and jump-around inducing Crazy Beat. Good Song is a highlight, which is just beautiful.
This album is different to anything else that I have ever heard, which seems to take its influences from old Blur, Gorrilaz, indie and Morrocan music. Oddly enough, it works fantastically. Dont buy it as a Blur fan, buy it as a music lover.
This album is different to anything else that I have ever heard, which seems to take its influences from old Blur, Gorrilaz, indie and Morrocan music. Oddly enough, it works fantastically. Dont buy it as a Blur fan, buy it as a music lover.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There are many criticising reviews of think tank. Many fans feel that blur are incomplete without coxon, and that they have abandoned their fanbase. In some ways this is true, however what albarn and co. are are musicians; and musicians foremost. Blur have become a victim of pop culture, and with it comes the problems of over-commercializing and the 'fateful' concept album. However i am one of the few believers that think that this album is a musical canvas waiting to be explored, and it is only when you look deeper that you appreciate it's value. To summarise, want the exciting, brashness of Girls & Boys? look elsewhere. want a great album which could have been made by musical scholars? buy think tank.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Before we pass any judgements on this album we need to remember that it was not made by the same Blur that we have been used to,this was made with out Graham Coxon(for the most part)and when a guitar orientated band looses their guitarist then the sound is bound to be different.
When you first hear it you will no doubt resent the fact that Blur have a completley different sound, this one is more of a European sound than Brit-pop and the lyrics are more mature(no more very big houses in the country). But after a while you realise that the songs get better and better with every listening and it wont be long before this becomes your new favourite album.
This is a great album in its own right and it seems unfair to compare it with some of Blurs earlier work because now that they have lost their guitarist it is true to say that they are in a way a new band.
When you first hear it you will no doubt resent the fact that Blur have a completley different sound, this one is more of a European sound than Brit-pop and the lyrics are more mature(no more very big houses in the country). But after a while you realise that the songs get better and better with every listening and it wont be long before this becomes your new favourite album.
This is a great album in its own right and it seems unfair to compare it with some of Blurs earlier work because now that they have lost their guitarist it is true to say that they are in a way a new band.
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Thank Heavens For Think Tank..
What a record. Fantastic.
I know I'm late to the party as it were, but atleast I got here eventually! Read more
I know I'm late to the party as it were, but atleast I got here eventually! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ziggywatters
When Blur jumped the shark
Frankly, an abysmal record from one of my favourite bands. Yes, the were always Albarn's toy to play around with - but it only ever worked well when Coxon was providing the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Karl Henderson
Unique
I've loved every song Blur have ever made. Whilst Think Tank is not my #1 album by them it holds a special place in my heart. Read more
Published 20 months ago by DailyCrumb
One of the best
Blur's grown up album is also one of their fines (with parklife and modern life is rubbish being the other obvious superb efforts). Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2009 by D. Fox
For Blur... this is damn good.
I rather like this album. Im not normally keen on the Britpop genre, but this doesn't seem britpoppy at all. It's calm and mellow, and then all of a sudden fast and furious. Read more
Published on 18 July 2009 by Mr. Daniel J. Roebuck
Think Tank
This is the best Blur album in my opinion. The tracks have a free feel and structure to them. Dark, romantic, fluid, experimantal but always musical. Read more
Published on 7 July 2009 by Mr. J. G. Myers
Thinking man's Britpop?
Blur's beating heart: Damon Albarn, has never been afraid to experiment and has consequently avoided being pigeon-holed, unlike Blur's great 90s rivals Oasis or pretty much anyone... Read more
Published on 29 April 2009 by Captain Pugwash
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Perhaps I have some sort of subconscious vendetta against Graham Coxon, maybe it's just because Britpop passed me by completely... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2008 by 77
The hidden gem
If you ever need one incontrovertible argument as to why Blur beat Oasis in the old Britpop battle of the bands, this album is it, from the haunting tracks to the Banksy cover... Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2007 by K. Burgess
9/10. Forward Thinking
While '13' had some great tracks, there were two many square pegs being forced into round holes. The sonic experimentation seemed contrived and ill-matched to the album's emotional... Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2007 by Demob Happy
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