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- Issued : 11 Sep 1995
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Item Details
| Genre : | Rock & Pop | Catalogue Number : | 35235 |
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| Format : | CD | Label : | Emi |
| Issued : | 11 Sep 1995 | Item sourced from : | UK |
| Number of Discs : | 1 | ||
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HMV Review
Q Magazine (12/99, p.84) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."
Q Magazine (2/96, p.62) - Included in Q's 50 Best Albums of 1995.
Melody Maker (12/23-30/95, pp.66-67) - Ranked #10 on Melody Maker's list of 1995's `Albums Of The Year.'
New Musical Express (12/23-30/95, pp.22-23) - Ranked #9 in NME's `Top 50 Albums Of The Year' for 1995.
Spin (11/95, pp.124-125) - 6 - Reasonably Good - "...Blur turns the rotating-robot staccato silverware clank of manlier Limeys like Elastica...into dance oriented pop muzik. When it's swirling fast and busy, it's wonderful..."
Q Magazine (10/95, p.110) - 5 Stars - Indispensable - "...THE GREAT ESCAPE's rich tapestry is matched by music of kaleidoscopic surprises--half punk and half pop-psychedelic in its influences, restlessly innovative in its execution..."
Melody Maker (9/9/95, p.33) - Bloody Essential - "...Blur's fourth album (theirs is now the most interesting career since Joy Division metamorphosed into New Order) is more robotic than rock, less Kinks than Kraftwerk....Blur understand the geometry of the song, and the basic principles of pop, better than anyone today....The experimental hits just keep on coming..."
New Musical Express (9/9/95, p.46) - 9 (out of 10) - "...If Noel Oasis' strength derives from an ambition to be the John Lennon of his generation, then Blur want to be Lennon AND McCartney. Which means THE GREAT ESCAPE is so rammed with tunes, ideas, emotions, humour, tragedy, farce, and edgy beauty that's it's utterly beyond contemporary compare..."
Q Magazine (2/96, p.62) - Included in Q's 50 Best Albums of 1995.
Melody Maker (12/23-30/95, pp.66-67) - Ranked #10 on Melody Maker's list of 1995's `Albums Of The Year.'
New Musical Express (12/23-30/95, pp.22-23) - Ranked #9 in NME's `Top 50 Albums Of The Year' for 1995.
Spin (11/95, pp.124-125) - 6 - Reasonably Good - "...Blur turns the rotating-robot staccato silverware clank of manlier Limeys like Elastica...into dance oriented pop muzik. When it's swirling fast and busy, it's wonderful..."
Q Magazine (10/95, p.110) - 5 Stars - Indispensable - "...THE GREAT ESCAPE's rich tapestry is matched by music of kaleidoscopic surprises--half punk and half pop-psychedelic in its influences, restlessly innovative in its execution..."
Melody Maker (9/9/95, p.33) - Bloody Essential - "...Blur's fourth album (theirs is now the most interesting career since Joy Division metamorphosed into New Order) is more robotic than rock, less Kinks than Kraftwerk....Blur understand the geometry of the song, and the basic principles of pop, better than anyone today....The experimental hits just keep on coming..."
New Musical Express (9/9/95, p.46) - 9 (out of 10) - "...If Noel Oasis' strength derives from an ambition to be the John Lennon of his generation, then Blur want to be Lennon AND McCartney. Which means THE GREAT ESCAPE is so rammed with tunes, ideas, emotions, humour, tragedy, farce, and edgy beauty that's it's utterly beyond contemporary compare..."
Credits
Alex James(Guitar (Bass)), Cathy Gillat(Vocals), Damon Albarn(Organ), Damon Albarn(Piano), Damon Albarn(Synthesizer), Damon Albarn(Vocals), Dave Rowntree(Drums), Graham Coxon(Guitar (Acoustic)), Graham Coxon(Guitar (Electric)), Graham Coxon(Saxophone), J. Neil Sidwell(Trombone), Louise Fuller(Violin), Richard Koster(Violin), Roddy Lorimer(Trumpet), Simon Clarke(Saxophone), Tim Sanders(Saxophone), Alex James(Choir, Chorus), Alex James(Handclapping), Angela Murrell(Vocals (Background)), Damon Albarn(Choir, Chorus), Damon Albarn(Handclapping), Dave Rowntree(Choir, Chorus), Dave Rowntree(Handclapping), Graham Coxon(Banjo), Graham Coxon(Choir, Chorus), Graham Coxon(Handclapping), Graham Coxon(Vocals (Background)), Ivan McCermoy(Cello), John Metcalfe(Viola), Stephen Street(Handclapping), Theresa Davis(Vocals (Background)), Damon Albarn(Engineer), Dave Rowntree(Engineer), Graham Coxon(Engineer), John Smith(Engineer), Stephen Street(Producer), Julie Gardner(Assistant Engineer), Nels Israelson(Photography), Tom Girling(Assistant Engineer), Tom King(Photography), Julia Gardner(Assistant), Ken Livingstone(Narrator), Tom Girling(Assistant), Jason Cox(Studio Manager)
Songs
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1Stereotypes (03:10)
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2Country House (03:57)
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3Best Days (04:49)
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4Charmless Man (03:34)
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5Fade Away (04:19)
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6Top Man (04:00)
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7Universal, The (03:58)
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8Mr. Robinson's Quango (04:02)
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9He Thought of Cars (04:15)
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10It Could Be You (03:14)
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11Ernold Same (02:07)
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12Globe Alone (02:23)
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13Dan Abnormal (03:24)
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14Entertain Me (04:19)
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15Yuko and Hiro (05:24)
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淑女の世代 | 護国寺 | 不明 | 16/December/2006
'95年発表｡何しろ曲のﾎﾟﾃﾝｼｬﾙがえらく高い｡本作も全15曲という量産ぶりで､例によって妙なｺｰﾄﾞ進行のﾅﾝﾊﾞｰも多いというのに､1曲1曲がどれも恐ろしくﾎﾟｯﾌﾟ｡まるで､ﾎﾟｯﾌﾟという言葉の範囲をどんどん広げているかのようだ｡ﾌﾞﾗｰの手にかかればこれまで見過ごしてきた景色も一気に色づく､そんなﾏｼﾞｯｸさえ感じる｡ゆえに､2nd､3rdと掲げてきた英国主義/ﾓｯｽﾞというｷｰ･ﾜｰﾄﾞももはや用なし､といった趣｡前作のﾌｨﾙ･ﾀﾞﾆｴﾙｽﾞに続き､今回はｲｷﾞﾘｽ労働党党首までをも引っ張りだしてきているが(⑪)､そんな政治色でさえ彼らの前ではﾎﾟｯﾌﾟなﾄｰﾝに早変わりしてしまう｡こんなことができるﾊﾞﾝﾄﾞが､今､他にどれだけいるというのだ｡ ﾀｲﾄﾙの意味は映画のそれと同じ｢大脱走｣｡だが､彼らはどこにも逃げはしないし隠れもしない｡天下一のﾎﾟｯﾌﾟ･ﾒｲｶｰとして毅然と存在する｡そしてその姿はとてつもなく美しい｡ｻﾞ･ﾌｰもｻﾞ･ｼﾞｬﾑもいらない｡ﾋﾞｰﾄﾙｽﾞも捨て去ってしまえ｡このｱﾙﾊﾞﾑは私たちにそうｻﾗﾘと告げているような気がするのである｡0 people agree with this review
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525 | 名古屋 | 不明 | 02/September/2006
評判悪いですね。いい曲もたくさんあるんですが、変な曲も多いんですよね。でもﾌﾞﾗｰのｱﾙﾊﾞﾑって全部そうですよねM1,M3,M10はﾍﾞｽﾄ盤に入っていない「いい曲」です。英国的3分間ﾎﾟｯﾌﾟｽはこのｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ以降聞けなくなってしまいました。ﾌﾞﾗｰはｷﾝｸｽにはなれませんでしたね。（そのかわりゴリラズになった・・・）0 people agree with this review
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flower | | 不明 | 20/February/2006
買ってきて最初に聴いたときは「あぁ、駄盤だな」と思いました。 しかし、今では一時でもそんなことを考えたことが馬鹿馬鹿しく思えます。 遅効性のアルバムです。0 people agree with this review
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