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The Best Of Blur
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Universal acclaim- based on 79 Ratings

  • 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."

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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."
  4. Q Magazine
    80
    Blur have had many more than 18 hits; certainly there are sufficient omissions to form the bulk of a second disc.
  5. Mojo
    80
    It's all pretty essential stuff.
  6. Sonicnet
    80
    The only complaints involve omissions. Four of five singles between '92 and '94 (among them the minor American hit, "Bang") aren't here, which bypasses the band's crucial early development and leaves only one song from Modern Life, the punchy "For Tomorrow." On the other hand, the disc could easily have shed at least one of its five offerings from Parklife -- most noticeably the title track.
  7. AllMusic
    80
    And "dazzling" isn't really hyperbole -- based on these 18 songs, Blur isn't just the best pop band of the '90s, with greater range and depth than their peers, they rank among the best pop bands of all time. The Best of Blur illustrates that, even as it misses some of their best moments -- omissions that prevent it from being the flat-out classic it should be. Even so, it's pretty damn terrific, particularly for the unconverted.

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  1. Positive: 21 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. MaxGuitarFan
    Sep 5, 2014
    10
    The album title is great, because in fact, this is the best of Blur. Here you have everything you need to start with Blur, the best band ofThe album title is great, because in fact, this is the best of Blur. Here you have everything you need to start with Blur, the best band of the 90's. So, if you don't want the individual albums just pick this one.… Expand
  2. CrystaldivaV.V
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    Amazing album... from a really uniqute band.. very creative.. and Damon's voice is just so great!!..
  4. WarrenC.
    Nov 19, 2001
    10
    Blur is the most diverse and brilliant band of the Britpop era and beyond. Pop is the domain of beautiful intellectuals.
  5. spielbrick90
    Oct 19, 2011
    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!!!
  6. Schuback
    Sep 9, 2011
    9
    Want to know what made Blur great? Then "The Best of Blur" is all you need to recap some of the best moments in music during the 90s'. ThereWant to know what made Blur great? Then "The Best of Blur" is all you need to recap some of the best moments in music during the 90s'. There are of course many others songs that are cool but I suppose you can't get everything you want, can you? Anyway, You'll basically be getting most of the singles all the way back from Blur's 1990 hit 'She's So High' to the more recent '13' album. If you grew up listening to Blur, then get this! If you're new, take a lesson, cause this is what great 90s' rock is all about!!… Expand
  7. rextree
    Feb 19, 2019
    9
    A great collection of singles. It really shows how well the band covers the musical spectrum in terms of creativity.
  8. DavidG.
    May 22, 2001
    7
    A good CD of a group known but too few people.

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