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albummaster
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- #1
- Posted: 07/02/2014 20:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#1316): 13 by Blur
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Today's album of the day
13 by Blur (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1999.
Country: 
Overall rank: 340
Average rating: 80/100 (from 261 votes).
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Tracks:
1. Tender
2. Bugman
3. Coffee & TV
4. Swamp Song
5. 1992
6. B.L.U.R.E.M.I.
7. Battle
8. Mellow Song
9. Trailerpark
10. Caramel
11. Trimm Trabb
12. No Distance Left To Run
13. Optigan 1
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
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WindowAbove
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Age: 26
Location: Iowa 
- #2
- Posted: 07/02/2014 20:03
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Their best. I love "Tender" and "No Distance Left to Run".
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HoldenM
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Antonio-Pedro
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- Posted: 07/02/2014 20:12
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It's one of my favs by them, Love tender and "coffee & TV", this album makes me feel sad, even tender that I sing I feel like I'm alone all the time, and even the angry moments here only go deeper in the sadness.
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HazeyTwilight
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- #5
- Posted: 07/02/2014 20:21
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I was expecting to love this, but it's like my third favourite from them; behind the s/t and Parklife. Maybe it will be better with a relisten soon.
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- #6
- Posted: 07/02/2014 20:24
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An old favorite, for sure. Blur all but shed their britpop roots here.
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Mercury
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- Posted: 07/02/2014 20:29
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I've never heard it.
I have a years long up and down "relationship" with "Parklife". Right now I think it's pretty solid. At other times I've thought it was a bloody masterpiece and still other times I've thought it was not all it was cracked up to be at all. Now I'm in the middle on it. Yet, honestly I have a great respect for the variety and gorgeous melodies of that album. Love it's Kinks feel at times.
Anyway, if I like that album, I think I will probably like/love this. Is that a fair assumption, people?
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- #8
- Posted: 07/02/2014 20:32
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| Mercury wrote: |
Anyway, if I like that album, I think I will probably like/love this. Is that a fair assumption, people? |
Not really, tbh, this is a completely different beast. Despite being one of the founders of britpop, Blur speaks a language that's very American here.
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HazeyTwilight
boyfriend in your wet dreams
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Location: Elmo Knows Where You Live
- #9
- Posted: 07/02/2014 20:37
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| Mercury wrote: | | Anyway, if I like that album, I think I will probably like/love this. Is that a fair assumption, people? |
Well, as someone who loved Parklife at the time (I still do by the way), coming into 13 was as big as a surprise as it was 15 years ago. Way different and a lot more abrasive while tackling a lot more personal subjects than just a memorabilia of Britain. But, you may prefer that side to Blur and may relate to it more seeing how you love Pinkerton so it depends on the interpretation of it. But generally, no I don't think it's that fair to judge an album's quality because the artist has put out great material.
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meccalecca
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- Posted: 07/02/2014 22:05
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This has been my #1 record of all time at very points. I think there's something special about the multiple fractured relationships weighing down on Blur at this point. Between Damon's own heartbreak and Coxon's opposing views about the direction of the band, the emotions run deep. With heavy guitar effects all over the record, it soars deep into space but Damon manages to hold true to the emotional core that also keeps the album feeling human.
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