Blur - 2000 - The Best Of

Artist....: Blur

Title.....: Best of

Rel. Date.: 2000

Type/Genre: Alternative

Size......: 183mb

Format....: mp3

Bitrate...: 186



Disc one



All tracks written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree.



1. "Beetlebum" (from Blur) – 5:05

2. "Song 2" (from Blur) – 2:02

3. "There's No Other Way" (from Leisure) – 3:14

4. "The Universal" (from The Great Escape) – 4:00

5. "Coffee & TV" (Edit) (from 13) – 5:18

6. "Parklife" (from Parklife) – 3:07

7. "End of a Century" (from Parklife) – 2:47

8. "No Distance Left to Run" (from 13) – 3:26

9. "Tender" (from 13) – 7:41

10. "Girls & Boys" (Edit) (from Parklife) – 4:18

11. "Charmless Man" (from The Great Escape) – 3:33

12. "She's So High" (Edit) (from Leisure) – 3:49

13. "Country House" (from The Great Escape) – 3:57

14. "To the End" (Edit) (from Parklife) – 3:51

15. "On Your Own" (from Blur) – 4:27

16. "This Is a Low" (From Parklife) – 5:02

17. "For Tomorrow" (Visit To Primrose Hill Extended) (from Modern Life Is Rubbish) – 6:02

18. "Music Is My Radar" (album exclusive track) – 5:29



Disc two (Limited Edition)



Recorded live at Wembley Arena, 11 December 1999.



1. "She's So High" – 5:24

2. "Girls & Boys" – 4:21

3. "To The End" – 4:08

4. "End of a Century" – 3:00

5. "Stereotypes" – 3:27

6. "Charmless Man" – 3:31

7. "Beetlebum" – 6:09

8. "M.O.R." – 3:09

9. "Tender" – 6:20

10. "No Distance Left to Run" – 4:09



Scanning the tracklisting of Blur's greatest hits album it's hard not to reach the conclusion that the band are a little embarrassed by their earlier and even mid-career work. Opening with the chart one-two of "Beetlebum" and "Song 2" (from their eponymous creative watershed album of 1997) rather than the baggy groove of debut single "She's So High", the band's desire to accentuate their more recent efforts is obvious. Running order aside, it's hard to fault the 18 tracks which chart the life and times of one of the country's smartest, most inventive bands. From the tuxedoed ballad "The Universal", through cartoon Britpoppery of numbers like "Parklife" and "Country House" to the freshly recorded indie-isms of single "Music Is My Radar", their searching intelligence, deft hooks and willingness to sweep the board are never less than admirable.