![]() ![]() The heavyweight Mancunians in Oasis opted for the knock out (What’s the Story) is a slow but methodical series of big, telegraphed hooks to the pleasure center of your brain. I should state from the outset that this is a battle involving different weight classes. A climate where everyone is "looking for girls who want boys who like/Boys to be girls who do/Boys like their girls who do/Girls like their boys." Laments Albarn, "Oh I should be someone you really love." If it's solid pop songs with a bite you're craving, you'll love PARKLIFE.Today on the Wayback Machine… we return to the Battle of Britpop! In last week’s corner at The Vinyl District: Northern England standard-bearer and contender for the crown, Oasis’ (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?! In today’s corner: Southern England’s pride and glory, Blur’s Parklife! The disco rhythms and keyboards in "Girls & Boys" highlight Albarn's cutesy look at romance in the 1990s. While Blur emerged from the same fertile, neo-glam soil as Suede (Albarn's girlfriend, Justine of Elastica, used to be Suede's rhythm guitarist), Blur is the king among the new British glams. Layering the aesthetic of the 1980s film BRAZIL with the Kinks' DAVID WATTS, Blur is quite possibly the new British hope. Albarn's fascination with urban decay was apparent on MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH, but with the followup PARKLIFE, Blur embraces the modern.ĭuring the instrumentals, PARKLIFE plays like a surreal game show. Wearing the hat of a Ray Davies-type sociologist, Blur's Damon Albarn weaves tales of modern London laced with the suspicion that, indeed, the empire HAS ended. Wedged in between retro and revisionist sits Blur. And if you listened to the British rock press, you'd think that they invented them. ![]() Recorded at Maison Rouge & Rak Studios, London, England from November 1993-January 1994.Īfter many decades of rock, there's an equation that still holds true-there are only twelve major chords to choose from. Producers: Stephen Street, Stephen Hague, John Smith, Blur. To Self-Destruct (180 Gram Vinyl, Digital Download Card) (2 Lp's) - Vinylīlur: Damon Albarn (vocals, recorder, Hammond organ, harpsichord, melodica, keyboards, Moog synthesizer, vibraphone, programming) Alex James (vocals, bass) Graham Coxon (acoustic & electric guitars, clarinet, saxophone, percussion, background vocals) Stephen Street (keyboards, programming) David Rowntree (drums, percussion, programming).Īdditional personnel: Phil Daniels, Laetitia Sadier (vocals) Louisa Fuller, Rick Koster, Mark Pharoah (violin) John Metcalfe (viola) Ivan McCready (cello) Chris Tombling, Audrey Riley, Leo Payne, Chris Pitsillides (strings) Simon Clarke (flute, alto & baritone saxophones) Stephen Hague (accordion) Tim Sanders (soprano & tenor saxophones, trombone) Roddy Lorimer (flugelhorn, trombone) Richard Edwards, Neil Sidwell (trombone). Queens Of The Stone Age Lullabies To Paralyze (2LP) - Vinyl Tom Petty Finding Wildflowers (Colored Vinyl, Gold, Indie Exclusive) (2 LP) - Vinylīlink 182 Nine (Gatefold LP Jacket, 140 Gram Vinyl) - Vinylįrank Zappa 200 Motels (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (50th Anniversary) - VinylĮlvis Presley Elvis 30 #1 Hits (180 Gram Vinyl) (2 Lp's) - Vinylīoston Don't Look Back (180 Gram Vinyl) - Vinylģ11 Greatest Hits 93-03 (150 Gram Vinyl, Gatefold LP Jacket, Download Insert) (2 Lp's) - Vinyl Sign up to our newsletter for the latest news and special offers. ![]()
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