The Great Escape was released in 1995 as Blur's fourth studio album, following 1994's Parklife. Blur announced this afternoon (26 November) via Twitter that Parlophone are releasing a limited number ...

Few albums score a 12 out of a possible 10, but that's how Melody Maker scored Blur's fourth album, The Great Escape, when it was released this month in 1995.

Buy now from: to celebrate the 21st anniversary of their debut release, blur's fourth album 'the great escape' has now been remastered from the original tapes by frank arkwright (the smiths, arcade ...

All a Blur for sleepy Dunoon. In September of 1995 Blur – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree – had just released their fourth studio album, The Great Escape.

On The Great Escape, Blur turns the rotating-robot staccato silverware clank of manlier Limeys like Elastica and Supergrass into dance-oriented pop muzik. When it’s swirling fast and busy, it ...

Blur have announced that they will release a limited edition split vinyl of ‘The Great Escape’ to mark the 25th anniversary of the seminal album.. The band’s fourth record arrived in ...

Blur – The Great Escape After the one-two punch of 1993's Modern Life is Rubbish and 1994's Parklife , there was a lot of pressure on Blur to one up themselves again.

The Ballad of Darren is easily Blur’s most grown-up album, shorn of the cartoonish caricatures of Parklife and The Great Escape. It is also their finest and most emotional offering since 13, in ...

English Britpop band is the subject of an upcoming documentary titled blur: To The End. According to Stereogum, this project will focus on the band’s recent dissolution and recording of their ...

For me, the last great guitar band would've been the Arctic Monkeys and I don't really know if there's anything as good since," stated Albarn (at about the 8:47 mark in the interview below).

The band is back, woo-hoo! Revisit 12 of its greatest songs. By Lindsay Zoladz Last week, out of nowhere, the beloved Britpop band Blur announced a new album due July 21 — its first in eight ...