Tracks like ‘Tracy Jacks’, a track where Damon uses a character to talk about how bored he is of life, ‘Jubilee’, and ‘Girls and Boys’ two songs about the youth of the country and the bad and unhealthy habits they tend to inhabit, ‘Trouble In The Message Center’, a song inspired by the race scene of the 90s, and ‘London Loves’ and ‘Magic America’ two songs that talk about the materialism of British culture, are all fantastic songs that showcase Damon’s fantastic lyric writing ability that just kept improving. The title track might be my favorite moment lyrically on the album, as it actually serves as a summary of the album as a whole.Īlmost the entire record is critiquing very aspects of British culture, particularly in its youth, and overall being bored and disillusioned by the life it provides. He has no responsibility and he seems to be proud of it, while Damon speaks about how so many people in England live this way. This matches up perfectly to the character Phil Daniels plays on the title track. Lyrically: Urban dictionary, the most reliable of sources, defines the term Parklife as the act of not having a job or any means of gaining money except for the dole. Everything sounds loud and clear, and made for a mainstream audience while still mai ting the records more rawer moments. The production on this thing sounds absolutely incredible. Production: The producers at the helm for this album were Stephen Street, Stephen Hague, and John Smith with assistance from the band themselves. So what does my dumbass think of it? Well, let’s see. It is even credited as one of the things that started the Cool Britannia movement. ![]() This is album that seems to have Blur into a household name in their home country, and it stood the test of time as a beloved artifact of British music and music in general. Given that Damon was really the only one fully behind going Brit pop at first, Modern Life Is Rubbish wasn’t seen as the classic it is yet, and the owner of Food Records David Balfe called the album “a mistake”, the praise this album got and still gets today must’ve caught the band off guard. It is truly a landmark in British music.įrom what I can tell, this album’s success was very unexpected. Most of what Blur talk about in their earlier Brit-pop days is the culture and events of their home country, so I think it’s only fair to just say that I might get things wrong when I talk about their older material.Īnd I felt like I really needed to do that here, as the subject of today’s review, Parklife, is a British classic. When I do this, I don’t do it to brag about my country or whatever, I do it to be completely transparent. Some of our event based activities are availble through the online store.So, if you’ve read my Blur reviews before, you’ve probably seen me mention that I’m American. Be aware that changes to sessions will be shown in the live bookings below so check this before just turning up. A timetable of the activities are on the links below. You can either book online or just turn up and pay at reception on arrival to join in. The above sessions are aimed to provide more opportunities for students of all abilities and experience levels to play competitive and non-competitive social sport, try something new or simply get their body moving and meet new people.īelow is our live booking system and shows the available activities happening in the next week. ![]()
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