Name: Modern Life Is Rubbish
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Modern Life Is Rubbish

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Album: Modern Life Is Rubbish
#	Song Title		Time
1)	For Tomorrow - Blur	More Info...
2)	Advert - Blur	More Info...
3)	Colin Zeal - Blur	More Info...
4)	Pressure On Julian - Blur	More Info...
5)	Star Shaped - Blur	More Info...
6)	Blue Jeans - Blur	More Info...
7)	Chemical World - Blur	More Info...
8)	Intermission - Blur	More Info...
9)	Sunday Sunday - Blur	More Info...
10)	Oily Water - Blur	More Info...
11)	Miss America - Blur	More Info...
12)	Villa Rosie - Blur	More Info...
13)	Coping - Blur	More Info...
14)	Turn It Up - Blur	More Info...
15)	Pop Scene - Blur	More Info...
16)	Resigned - Blur	More Info...
17)	Commercial Break - Blur	More Info...
18)	When The Cows Come Home (Bonus Track)	More Info...
19)	Peach (Bonus Track)	More Info...
20)	Silent	More Info...
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2)	Advert	More Info...	0:03
3)	Colin Zeal	More Info...	0:03
4)	Pressure On Julian	More Info...	0:03
5)	Star Shaped	More Info...	0:03
6)	Blue Jeans	More Info...	0:04
7)	Chemical World	More Info...	0:06
8)	Sunday Sunday	More Info...	0:02
9)	Oily Water	More Info...	0:05
10)	Miss America	More Info...	0:05
11)	Villa Rosie	More Info...	0:04
12)	Coping	More Info...	0:03
13)	Turn It Up	More Info...	0:03
14)	Resigned	More Info...	0:06

Album: Modern Life Is Rubbish
#	Song Title		Time
1)	For Tomorrow - Blur	More Info...
2)	Advert - Blur	More Info...
3)	Colin Zeal - Blur	More Info...
4)	Pressure On Julian - Blur	More Info...
5)	Star Shaped - Blur	More Info...
6)	Blue Jeans - Blur	More Info...
7)	Chemical World - Blur	More Info...
8)	Intermission - Blur	More Info...
9)	Sunday Sunday - Blur	More Info...
10)	Oily Water - Blur	More Info...
11)	Miss America - Blur	More Info...
12)	Villa Rosie - Blur	More Info...
13)	Coping - Blur	More Info...
14)	Turn It Up - Blur	More Info...
15)	Pop Scene - Blur	More Info...
16)	Resigned - Blur	More Info...
17)	Commercial Break - Blur	More Info...
18)	When The Cows Come Home (Bonus Track)	More Info...
19)	Peach (Bonus Track)	More Info...
20)	Silent	More Info...
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68)	When The Cows Come Home	More Info...
69)	Peach	More Info...
2)	Advert	More Info...	0:03
3)	Colin Zeal	More Info...	0:03
4)	Pressure On Julian	More Info...	0:03
5)	Star Shaped	More Info...	0:03
6)	Blue Jeans	More Info...	0:04
7)	Chemical World	More Info...	0:06
8)	Sunday Sunday	More Info...	0:02
9)	Oily Water	More Info...	0:05
10)	Miss America	More Info...	0:05
11)	Villa Rosie	More Info...	0:04
12)	Coping	More Info...	0:03
13)	Turn It Up	More Info...	0:03
14)	Resigned	More Info...	0:06

Performer Notes

Following LEISURE, a debut featuring many exquisite moments of melody, Blur began their chameleonic artistic journey with MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH, a record that eschewed massive sonic edifices and swirling harmonies for more basic guitar rock. However, there was little simple about the foursome's creations, as singer/chief-songwriter Damon Albarn fulfilled the promise he hinted at on the prior album: a Beatle-esque ability to pour an incredible amount of drama and adornment into small spaces and emerge with delectable pop.
Leadoff track "For Tomorrow," with its jangly guitar and "la la la la la" chorus sets the tone of the album as well as an opening song can. Its lyrics dance with a subtle complexity, examining optimism while mired in the repetition of modern life (and its rubbish) as renegade strings pop in at just the right points. It's the surprising little touches that really define the band and make Blur's concoctions soar above the rabble. MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH is one of those records that improves with each listen, with the quiet brilliance of story-songs like "Colin Zeal," "Chemical World," and "Pop Scene" (a smart addition to the US release). MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH is a testament to Albarn's maturing songwriting gift and a tightly wrapped pop record simultaneously behind and ahead of its time.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.79) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Advert' and 'Pressure on Julian' anticipate the full-throttle indie-rock swerve on the '97 hit BLUR, with more Kinks and David Bowie in the clamor."

Q (1/94, p.85) - Included in Q's list of `The 50 Best Albums Of 1993' - "...tears into a rough-and-tumble Kinksian landscape with gusto...a watertight package...."

Alternative Press (11/93, p.64) - "...[MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH] is pleasant, non-threatening, and an awful lot of fun..."

Audio Magazine (2/94, p.82) - "...Blur brings some elan to this rite of passage, with riveting guitar work and more variety than on their 1991 debut, LEISURE...."

NME (Magazine) (12/25/93, p.66) - Ranked #7 in New Musical Express' list of `The Top 50 LPs Of 1993'

NME (Magazine) (5/8/93, p.31) - (7) - Very Good - "...[MODERN LIFE] looks great...it's a London odyssey crammed full of strange commuters, Peeping Thomases and lost dreams...you can put those idiot Suede comparisons away now..."

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