It's boring to point out omissions on hits compilations, especially when a collection is as generous as the 18-track The Best of Blur, but let's do it anyway. The Best of Blur largely bypasses the group's key album, Modern Life Is Rubbish, the record that invented Britpop, skewing in favor of the self-consciously "experimental" 13, which, for all of its attributes, wasn't a singles album. Plus, the group continues to punish the British record-buying public by not including the brilliant {&"Pop ...   [ read more ]

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This 2xCD set presents all of Blur's standout album cuts and chart topping singles! Featuring 25 tracks handpicked by the band and spanning Blur's seven studio albums. Includes numerous hits like "Song 2," "Girls and Boys" and "She's So High." Also contains "Popscene," an out-of-print single from 1992, exclusively available on this special release. Blur as you've always loved 'em!

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The Great Escape, for all of its many virtues, painted Blur into a corner and there was only one way out -- to abandon the Britpop that they had instigated by bringing the weird strands that always floated through their music to the surface. Blur may superficially appear to be a break from tradition, but it is a logical progression, highlighting the band's rich eclecticism and sense of songcraft. Certainly, they are trying for new sonic territory, bringing in shards of white noise, gurgling ele...   [ read more ]

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