Modern Life Isn't Rubbish (Modern Life Is Rubbish - Blur)

Member Name: Tracy147

Product:	Modern Life Is Rubbish - Blur
Date:	06/09/05 (49 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: singalong tunes, great melodies

Disadvantages: -Poscene never made it onto the record

"Modern Life is Rubbish". This is a quintessentially British record right at the start of Britpop, by one of the most successful and famous Britpop groups.

However this record didn't have a good start. When it was released it failed to capture the imagination of the general public and not one single made it into the top twenty, the first single released "Popscene" did so badly it was taken off the album. The band were on the verge of being dropped from their record label.

Thankfully they had the chance to make Parklife which did well. In retrospect Modern Life Is Rubbish is almost as good as Parklife and should have had a better reception from the public. Now, it is held to higher aclaim, the aclaim it deserves.

What I love about the album is the melodies, my favourites being "For Tomorrow" and "Chemical World", having heard them on the radio. The lyrics are a little dark but very true - we are relying more and more on chemicals in medecines etc in society. But, the melodies are beautiful. "Coping" is a little punkier with more guitar but again have a good melody and rhythm. "Sunday Sunday" is the other single and although not my favourite is still good and very "British". All of the songs are good and the album is definitely worth a listen.

Other songs include: "Advert", "Pressure on Julian", "Colin Zeal", "Blue Jeans", "Villa Rosie", "Starshaped", "Resigned", "Turn it up" and two instrumentals "Intermission" and "Commercial Break"

Summary: If you like Parklife give Modern Life a listen