No votes for 'Magpie' or 'Get Out Of Cities'?
While Blur were definitely not a great B-sides band like Suede or Oasis were, listening to their B-sides is very different experience. Rather than come across as a series of A-sides that were cruelly buried on flips, the Blur B-sides cover a whole spectrum. One minute you could be listening to a song which is honest to god should-have-made-the-album stuff, the next minute you could be listening to something a little more off-the-cuff and experimental, some of it which is truly inspired and works, and some of it which doesn't. And then there's some out-and-out horrific shite, like the "comedy" tracks on the Parklife B-sides. Picking through the B-sides is an experience in itself.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Monday, 5 January 2015 18:57 (nine years ago) link
Ah..
About 6 months ago I saw the big cd box for £50 at local char shop.
Couldn't justify it really..
Still, I have all the cd box versions, and managed to Obtain the rarities 3cd and not fussed about the dvds anyway
― Mark G, Monday, 5 January 2015 19:03 (nine years ago) link
i still covet that box
― jello my future biafriend (roxymuzak), Monday, 5 January 2015 19:56 (nine years ago) link
Found myself on a gloomy January Monday on the platform at Ealing Broadway having to run an equally gloomy errand, so 'Modern Life...' made the perfect soundtrack.
― MaresNest, Monday, 5 January 2015 20:21 (nine years ago) link