13
- Blur
- Band Name: Blur
- Record Label: Food/Virgin
- Release Date: Mar 23, 1999
- Summary: Damon Albarn's breakup album (he split with his longtime girlfriend, Elastica's Justine Frischmann, prior to recording) was produced by William Orbit and features the singles "Tender" and "Coffee & TV" (although it failed to produce an American hit along the likes of the previous album's "Song 2").
- Record Label: Food/Virgin
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative, Britpop
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 17
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Mixed: 4 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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91Blur have finally found a sound to match their name.
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Orbit's masterfully sludgy production adds a layer of grime to even the poppiest songs, and his cut-and-paste edits and swooshing studio flourishes create a sense of dizzy late-night anguish throughout.
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Blur's most inconsistent and infuriating statement thus far. Infuriating, because divested of four solid-gone clunkers '13' could pass muster as the best of Blur.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 17
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Mixed: 1 out of 17
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Negative: 2 out of 17
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JonathanH5I found myself bored throughout much of it, but there are a handful of really good songs, but a over all disappointment
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PaulT0What a Bore
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