The Great Escape is an Alt/Indie album by Blur, originally released in 1995. On Gatefold: 89 pressings tracked, owned by 36 collectors.
About
<i>The Great Escape</i> presents a merry-go-round of British pop pleasures. Chamber music and psychedelia intersect to create the tipsy glow of “Ernold Same,” while the band’s sharp-tongued brashness stokes “Entertain Me,” a cocktail of punk and disco. With a voice that shifts from gentle murmur to desperate cry, Damon Albarn plays the role of Cockney ringmaster to the hilt, introducing listeners to the venomous caricatures of “Mr. Robinson’s Quango” and “Dan Abnormal” only to return us to the moody but magnificent pub sing-alongs of “Country House” and “Charmless Man.”
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Tracklist
- 1Stereotypes3:11
- 2Country House3:56
- 3Best Days4:49
- 4Charmless Man3:33
- 5Fade Away4:18
- 6Top Man4:00
- 7The Universal3:58
- 8Mr Robinson's Quango4:00
- 9He Thought of Cars4:16
- 10It Could Be You3:12
- 11Ernold Same2:06
- 12Globe Alone2:23
- 13Dan Abnormal3:23
- 14Entertain Me4:19
- 15Yuko and Hiro5:24
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Britpop
- polished
- sarcastic
- art school
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alex JamesBACKING VOCALS BASS BASS GUITAR
- Angela MurrellBACKING VOCALS
- Damon AlbarnBACKING VOCALS VOCALS, PIANO, ORGAN, SYNTHESIZER
- Dave RowntreeBACKING VOCALS DRUM DRUMS
- Graham CoxonACOUSTIC GUITAR, GUITAR , BANJO BACKING VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BANJO, BACKING VOCALS, SAXOPHONE
- Ivan McCermoyCELLO STRINGS , CELLO
- Ivan McCreadyCELLO STRINGS , CELLO
- John MetcalfeSTRINGS , VIOLA VIOLA
- Louisa FullerSTRINGS , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Neil SidwellHORNS , TROMBONE SAXOPHONE TROMBONE
- Rick KosterSTRINGS , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Roddy LorimerHORNS , TRUMPET TRUMPET
- Simon ClarkeHORNS , SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Stephen Street
- The Duke QuartetSTRINGS
- The Kick HornsHORNS
- Tim SandersHORNS , SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Cathy GillatVOCALS
36 collectors on Gatefold own this · 89 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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