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The Best Of Blur - Blur
  • Band Name: Blur
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: Nov 21, 2000
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88 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

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  • Summary: This 18-track compilation contains most of the UK band's biggest hits, as well as one new track ("Music Is My Radar"). The only noticeable omissions seem to be "Popscene," "Chemical World," and "Sunday Sunday."

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    91
    Reduced to a tuneful 18-song essence that watches too much television, their mildness seems diverting and their Englishness definitive.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    The band has quietly crafted some of the best singles of the '90s...
  3. Wall of Sound
    86
    Musically, the group goes way beyond Britpop, a movement largely of its own invention, to survey Burt Bacharach-style suavity on "The Universal" and "To the End," hedonistic dance pop on "Girls and Boys," and Lennon-esque soul-baring on "Tender."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. MirceaC
    10
    Blur is one of these bands where once you listen to them you'll fall in love immediately, and that is what happened to me. Blur is with no doubt the best band in the Britpop era. With Damon's creativity, Graham's amazing guitar skills, Alex's smooth bass tunes and Dave's drumming put Blur on the list with the greatest rock/pop bands ever, like The Kinks or The Beatles for example. 'The Best Of Blur' contains the most wonderful songs ever made by Blur: "Song 2", "Parklife", "Chemical World", "The Universal", "End Of A Century" and many more. The only possible downside that I can find is that this compilation album does not include some of the songs from Blur's latest album, 'Think Tank', which is another masterpiece.… Expand
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  2. spielbrick90
    10
    Blur are my favourite band and their greatest hits is brilliant, they may have left out a couple of songs but I don't care, this album is excellent!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. j30
    9
    This is a great introduction, however, individual albums such as Parklife, 13, and Think Tank are albums you must hear.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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