Parklive - Blur
  • Band Name: Blur
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: Dec 4, 2012
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  • Band members: Dave Rowntree, Alex James, Graham Coxon, Damon Albarn
  • Summary: The two-disc live recording of the alternative rock band's performance at London's Hyde Park on August 12, 2012 was a part of the Summer Olympics celebration.

    A deluxe five-disc version includes a DVD of the show, a CD of songs recorded at the 100 Club, and another CD of live songs from o    ther concert dates/recording sessions.… Collapse

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  1. Pitchfork
    Dec 13, 2012
    85
    Parklive showcases Blur in top form, but live albums are about a little more than a band; they document a moment too.
  2. All Music Guide
    Dec 13, 2012
    80
    The passing of time has only increased Blur's stature as a British treasure and this is a concert that suits their status: it's crowd-pleasing without pandering.
  3. Uncut
    Dec 13, 2012
    80
    Blur have released three compilation albums, but none of them point up the band's engagingly contrary creativity and elastic pop nous quite like these two discs.
  4. Drowned In Sound
    Dec 13, 2012
    80
    So it wasn't because Blur gave the most outstanding performance of their two-decade career that justified their rejection of what I'll call the Seymour route. It was the timing, the sense of 'crowning achievement', the feeling of poetic justice. As a document of that, Parklive is worth your money.

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