426 of 1001 Albums: Blur's Self Titled

The sound of the 90's is defined by many bands, one of them being Blur. They have songs that still hit the airwaves quite regularly like "Song 2", and their sound ranges enough to probably almost have any type of song that a person could find enjoyable on their album. Blur though gets the album kicked off quite enjoyable, but ends it on a very different note than it begins.

History: The band would be meeting a lot of challenges with the release of their fifth self titled album. Their last album, The Great Escape, hadn't went over well because it was shadowed by Oasis' success, and the genre they were becoming highly identified with, Britpop, wasn't too successful in America. The band though brought forth some changes on their new album inspired by other bands that would help this one become a worldwide hit. This album would produce hits like "Beetlebum" and "Song 2" that also becomes classics.