What's the best track on "The Great Escape"

"The Universal" will probably walk this because people don't realize the greatness of "Country House". Voted "Country House" - best Britpop song ever!

"Best Days" just slides by "The Universal" for me.

That Neptunes track...the one where she talks about making babies like pancakes. Or maybe it was about babies making pancakes? Or making pancake babies?

Is "Ernold Same" the worst Blur song?

(hint: yes)

I can't even remember how "Best Days" goes!

"The Universal" is a non-brainer here.

I love the video for "Charmless Man" though.

Fade Away. Horribly brilliant.

Fight between 'Fade Away', 'Best Days', 'He Thought of Cars' and 'Yuko and Hiro'. A lot of it's a mess, but it's an utterly compelling mess.

'He Thought of Cars' for me. Yuko and Hiro is quite nice in a super sweet sickly way.

Is "Ernold Same" the worst Blur song?

(hint: yes)

-- Mark G, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 01:56 (14 hours ago) Bookmark Link

Best sentiment. I hate Ernolds.

My favorite Blur album. It's a toss up between "The Universal" and "He Thought of Cars."

'He Thought of Cars' for me. Yuko and Hiro is quite nice in a super sweet sickly way.

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

The worst Blur song is either "Chinese Bombs", "Trimm Trabb" or "Bank Holiday". And "Globe Alone" is the worst on "The Great Escape". But "Ernold Same" is hardly classic either.

worst Blur song: 'Tender'

gotta go with 'stereotypes'. love that guitar hook

"Trimm Trabb" WTF that's one of the best songs on that album. Oh it's Geir, never mind.

trick question, of course: they're all shit.

I voted Yuko and Hiro.

So did I. Pipe down NRQ!

TBH I could have voted for any one of those last 3 tracks; they're feckin' brilliant. He Thought Of Cars, Best Days and Fade Away are all superb too.

"Trimm Trabb" WTF that's one of the best songs on that album. Oh it's Geir, never mind.

Haha, I was going to say this exactly.

I voted for Best Days, although I actually really like Country House.

I thought I will be the only one voting for "Fade Away"... terrific. The best song Terry Hall didn't write.

"He thought of cars".

"Fade Away" is brilliant. And Terry Hall? Well, maybe. It sounds like early 80s Specials, and Terry Hall was part of that. I think more of the very Fun Boy Three-like "T.O.P. M.A.N" when you namecheck Terry Hall though.

I like Fade Away because it conveys tacky suburban midlife asphyxiation so beautifully. Horribly brilliant, indeed, and brilliantly horrible.

This thread needs Noodle Vague, because I know he's gonna vote for Y&H.

Actually, this is a good poll for once, as it's an album that gets a lot of hate in it's completed state, and I have to say I must have played it all about twice.

But tracks like Fade Away are memorable, possibly because of that Japan Live album.

OK, Japanese live album you corny David Sylvian fuxxz

Geir:
Allmusic also namechecks Terry Hall regarding "TOPMAN", but I always felt that "Fade Away" is the really Specials/Fun Boy Three pastiche.

"Trimm Trabb" WTF that's one of the best songs on that album. Oh it's Geir, never mind.

-- Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 23:38 (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

Yeah, wtf? It's impossible to hate Trimm Trabb. One of Albarn's finest moments.

Globe Alone is ace too. Geir am strange person.

The only reason I don't rate Trimm Trabb as high, maybe, is it reminds me of the Shake and Vac advert.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

What a crap album, in retrospect. I'm going with "Globe Alone."

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

The first three were not at all surprising (and they are all great). Happy that as many as five people voted for the supposedly "twee" "Country House" though. IMO the best song of the entire Britpop era.

ok WTF

really shoulda voted for dan abnormal in retrospect.

WHY DOES ILM GET EVERYTHING RONG?

the universal wtf

seriously

The silent majority!

OF RONG

I wish I had voted for "Entertain Me", because it deserves at least one vote and should NOT be below Ernold Same.

I can't even remember how The Universal goes ffs. Never mind that I've heard this album a billion times.

You know, orchestra! "It really really really should happen"

"Entertain Me" always struck me as a half-hearted re-working of "Girls & Boys."

But, again, I probably haven't listened to this album since about 1996.

it is an inspired reworking of girls and boys. miles better than the original.

i think the problem with 'the universal' is, damon dropping his haitches.

Ah Louis, of course I voted for "Yuko & Hiro". That song never doesn't make me cry. It's everything fucked about Modern Life, perfect coda for the whole trilogy.

"Yuko & Hiro" is really beautiful. And am I the only one who voted for "Fade Away"?!

Very unsurprising Top 3. And OK I guess, considering all three are great songs. "Country House" is still the best they ever did though.

oh you.

hi guys i've listened to yuko & hiro three times on repeat now, it is a pleasant respite from my pizza grilling (arf)

"Globe Alone" is the worst on "The Great Escape".

RONG

No love for "He Thought of Cars"?

Wait, it was #2, as it should be. Carry on...

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