Product Code: WET30295692
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Far from resting on their laurels, Blur use this album to explore the fractured edges of pop. The Great Escape brims with inventive arrangements and emotional contrasts: slick, satirical humor coils around moments of melancholy and reflection, making it one of the most ambitious and memorable entries in their Britpop trilogy. With its dramatic flair, lyrical depth, and unabashedly bold soundscapes, it stands as a joyous, adventurous offering that rewards repeat listens.
Reviews
"The Great Escape is so rammed with tunes, ideas, emotions, humour, tragedy, farce, and edgy beauty that it's utterly beyond contemporary compare." NME
"David Cavanagh in Select called it 'a funny, brave and heartbroken record' that 'has everything you could want'." Select
"Paul Lester awarded the album an unconventional 12/10 and deemed it superior to celebrated predecessor Parklife." Melody Maker
On its 1995 release Blurs The Great Escape was heaped with praise: NME dubbed it a 9/10 near Masterpiece. Drowned in Sound
A1 Stereotypes
A2 Country House
A3 Best Days
B1 Charmless Man
B2 Fade Away
B3 Top Man
B4 The Universal
C1 Mr. Robinson'S Quango
C2 He Thought Of Cars
C3 It Could Be You
C4 Ernold Same
D1 Globe Alone
D2 Dan Abnormal
D3 Entertain Me
D4 Yuko & Hiro
