Blur: The Best Of专辑介绍
‧一手推动BRIT-POP风潮90年代英国乐团完美典范
‧英伦流行/独立乐界盟主10年奋斗丰硕有成首张豪华全纪录精选大辑
‧集结乐史6张专辑SHE’SOHGH.GIRLS & BOYS.OOUNTRY HOUSE.SONG2.COFFEF & TV...等18支乐迷最爱单曲
‧特别收录:千禧年英国金榜TOP 10全新单曲MUSIC IS MY RADAR
「当我们出第三张专辑时,我们身为90年代英国乐团完美典范的地位即将确定,这不是大话,而是简单的事实陈述。」Blur合唱团主唱Damon Albarn于1990年说的一段话。
1988年,这四个音乐工作者(主唱兼吉他手Damon Albarn、吉他手Graham Coxon、鼓手Dave Rowntree、贝斯手Alex James)聚首,并开始以一个索然无味的团名Seymour练团,这个名字来自一个主唱Damon虚构的角色。英伦流行/独立摇滚盟主Blur靠着自信和毅力,一手推动90年代Brit-Pop英式摇滚风潮,吸引住横跨数个世代的听众;这些听众包含摇滚小子、独立乐迷、舞曲迷,怀旧者、末来派、三十几岁的人和十几岁的青少年,事实上几乎囊括各种音乐爱好者。
Rolling Stone杂志:「...Blur不论旋律、歌词或编曲都独创一格,塑造出一种专属的风格...,在年轻不羁的外表下却隐含深沉的反思...。」
NME音乐週报:「...无疑地,Blur创作出1994年的最佳流行乐专辑(Parklife)。」紧临着1995年的全英音乐奖Blur横扫千军地一举拿下、、、等四项奖项。如今,这支90年代最具代表性的英国乐团Blur,终于10年有馀奋斗丰硕有成,在千禧年尾意义别具地发行了首张豪华全纪录精选大辑,集结乐史6张专辑、17支单曲作品(包括4张冠军专辑及9支英国榜Top 10金曲),及1支乐迷引颈企盼的2000年金榜Top 10全新创作单曲Music Is My Radar。精选辑封面特别由英国当代知名艺术家Julian Opie栩栩彩绘团员肖像。
「这是最棒的年代...没有什么是不可能的...;Blur值得这一切吗?我们当然值得。」Damon不避讳地承认!
Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur, first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS. The CD album includes 17 of Blur's 23 singles from 1990 to 2000, plus non single, "This Is A Low". A special edition of the CD version included a live CD. The DVD/VHS version contains the videos of Blur's first 22 singles. The album, which has had enduring sales, hit number 3 in the band's native UK in the autumn of 2000, while denting the US charts at number 186. The cover is by artist Julian Opie. The painting of this Blur album can be found at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. The album's cover bears some similarity to that of Queen's 1982 Hot Space.
The album received a positive critical response. Of the reviews collected from notable publications by popular review aggregator website Metacritic, the album holds an overall approval rating of 88%.
On the chart ending 7 March 2009, it was reported by Music Week that the album passed over one million unit sales in the United Kingdom.
A proposed title for the album was Best Blur Album in the World Ever, in reference to the compilation album series The Best... Album in the World...Ever! (which often contained songs by Blur).
Blur: The Best Of专辑歌曲
- disc 1