Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur Blur

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  • Release Date: 07/28/2009
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 24,198
  • Label: VIRGIN RECORDS US
  • UPC: 5099996630723

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Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur

Disc 1
1LISTENBeetlebum 5:05
2LISTENGirls and Boys 4:19
3LISTENFor Tomorrow 6:01
4LISTENCoffee and TV 5:18
5LISTENOut of Time 3:53
6LISTENBlue Jeans 3:53
7LISTENSong 2 2:01
8LISTENBugman 4:51
9LISTENHe Thought of Cars 4:16
10LISTENDeath of a Party 4:15
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Disc 2
1LISTENTender 7:41
2LISTENShe's So High 3:50
3LISTENChemical World 3:53
4LISTENGood Song 3:07
5LISTENParklife 3:07
6LISTENAdvert 3:44
7LISTENPopseeme 3:15
8LISTENStereotypes 3:12
9LISTENTrimm Trabb 5:36
10LISTENBad Head 3:28
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Released in conjunction with their 2009 reunion, the double-disc career retrospective Midlife emphasizes Blur's early psychedelic grind -- halfway between Syd Barrett and shoegazing -- along with their post-Brit-pop indie makeover, giving somewhat short shrift to the band's pop prime, cutting out four of the band's big hits ("There's No Other Way," "Country House," "End of the Century," and "Charmless Man") in favor of album tracks that play into the thesis that Blur were as somber and serious a guitar band as Radiohead. Of course, Blur did rival Radiohead, recording some of the greatest guitar rock of the '90s, but that was only one facet of the band: they were also a bright, artful pop band, cleverly twisting '60s traditions and post-punk styles into the present. Elements of this Blur are evident in "Girls & Boys" and "Parklife," hits so big they couldn't be ignored, and while Midlife could have used a heavier dose of this side of Blur, there's not a bad track here, and the set also brings their glorious, epoch-creating single "Popscene" back into circulation, so Midlife has some considerable value. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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