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Rating: After enjoying "Parklife," I took a musical journey to Morocco with "Think Tank" before returning and feeling lost but not at all afraid with "13"... I was looking for a full house and found it with this "Leisure." "She's So High" confirms that once again, the anti-Oasis have met my expectations.
"Bang" remains in the power pop lane while "Slow Down" suggests a decidedly more rocking turn. The electric drums open "Repetition," followed by a hypnotic riff and Albarn's filtered voice. "Bad Day" begins with a harmonica then maintains a gentle pop-rock characterized by a rather strange vocal melody. By track 6, you are 101% satisfied: "Sing," made more or less famous by "Trainspotting." Six minutes of rare beauty, six minutes of pure psychedelia and hypnotic repetitiveness with the elementary beats of the piano and drums and a dizzying bass line! In short, it's simply to be listened to with eyes closed (just be careful of the final whistle caused by feedback that could harm your eardrums...). After this trip, "There's No Other Way" wakes you up with its '80s sound. Just as the powerful distortions of "Fool" would make anyone go wild, the rather mediocre rock of "Come Together" makes you wrinkle your nose; and after the somewhat indifferent britpop of "High Cool," it's psychedelia's turn again to take the reins of the album with "Birthday," characterized by a floating guitar with sudden bursts of distortion and a dragged, weary lullaby-style voice... it seems like a song straight out of "A Storm In Heaven" by the Verve, especially in the finale with the powerful explosion of sounds; Blur's debut closes in a satisfying manner with the rock of "Wear Me Down," sung by a rather gloomy voice as in many other tracks; closing with a simple but effective distorted solo by Coxon on a frenetic drum rhythm.
In short, this is where it all began, a beautiful and unpretentious rock album, yes, but certainly not original... from here on, with each work, there will be a noticeable mutation that will reach its peak in the band's last two MASTERPIECES "13" and "Think Tank"... but that's another story.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 She's So High (04:44)
I see her face everyday
I see her face
It doesn't help me
I see her face everyday
I see her face
It doesn't help me
She's so high
She's so high
She's so high
I want to crawl all over her
She's so high
She's so high
She's so high
I want to crawl all over her
I think of her everyday
I think of her
It doesn't help me
I think of her everyday
I think of her
It doesn't help me
She's so high
She's so high
She's so high
I want to crawl all over her
She doesn't help me
She doesn't help me
She doesn't help me
She's so high
She's so high
She's so high
I want to crawl all over her
She's so high
She's so high
She's so high
I want to crawl all over her
02 Bang (03:37)
Sitting in an S.D.T.
Waiting for an underground train
to rumble underneath my feet
Bang goes another day
Where it went I could not say
And now I'll have to wait another week
When all is said and all is done
What was said was never done
Don't panic it's not really worth your while
Bang goes another year
In and and out of one ear
Everybody's doing it
So do it too
I don't need anyone
But a little love would make things better
Sitting on the early bus
Passing through the morning rush
It makes no difference
That I'm not with you
Bang goes another year
In and out of one ear
Everybody's doing it
I'll do it too
I don't need anyone
But a little love would make things better
aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh
I don't need anyone
But a little love would make things better
I don't need anyone
But a little love would make things better
I don't need anyone
But a little love would make things better
I don't need anyone
But a little of your love would make things better
03 Slow Down (03:11)
It's up to you
You know it is
I can't convince you
All you have to do is
Slow down
I've always said
It will never change
All you have to do
Just you be you
I mean that's all I want to say
All these things
That I told you
I didn't mean at all
I didn't mean at all
I'd forget you
So if you come here
If you come here
All you have to do
Just you be you
I mean that's all I need to say to you
04 Repetition (05:25)
So sure
So sure you are
Nothing can
Touch you now
I need to know
Did you think of me
But you're forgettng me now
Slow down
Don't be so
Eager to let me go
Realise it could change you
It could change your mind
Try, try, try
All things remain the same
So why try again
05 Bad Day (04:24)
do you do
anything
you ever do
no she said
do you want
anything
you ever wanted
no she said
she don't know how
how to feel
this is a bad day
this is a bad day
to know
do you have
anything
you ever had
no she said
do you love
anyone
you ever loved
yes she said
06 Sing (06:00)
I can't feel
"Cos I am numb
I can't feel
"Cos I am numb
So what's the worth in all of this
What's the worth in all of this
Sing to me
So what's the worth in all of this
If the child in your head
If the child is dead
Sing to me
07 There's No Other Way (03:23)
You're taking the fun
Out of everything
Making me run
When I don't want to think
You're taking the fun
Out of everything
I don't want to think at all
There's no other way
There's no other way
All that you can do
Is watch them play
You're taking the fun
Out of everything
You're making it clear
When I don't want to think
You're taking me up when
I dont want to go up anymore
I'm just watching it all
There's no other way
There's no other way
All that you can do
Is watch them play
I'll watch you play
08 Fool (03:15)
sorry
but i don't understand
the things you say
they make no sense at all
funny
but i think that you mean them all
this time
don't you
i know that you think i'm a fool
but couldn't you try
to forgive a fool
one more time
sorry
but i'm not really listening
i've got my mind
on something else
and sometimes i wonder if i'm here
if i'm here at all
i know that you want me to go
don't you
but it's not as easy as it seems
i know that you think i'm not here at all
but i'm just as fed up as you
i know that you want me to leave
i'm amazed at how cold you can be
well may my weak and insipid soul grow stronger in your absence
09 Come Together (03:52)
I don't understand
You're walking over me
All over me
To you
You must be mad
And you know you are
You should have known
I'd do anything for you
So, why, why
Can't we come together
Why?
Inside my head
There's nothing left
It's all been taken out
By you
And do I care
Well, you know I do
You should have known
I'd do anything for you
So, why, why
Can't we come together
Why?
Now it's all been said
And you know it all
Then you should have known
I'd do anything for you
For you
11 Birthday (03:50)
it's my birthday
no one here day
very strange day
i think of you day
go outside day
sit in park day
watch the sky day
what a pathetic day
i don't like this day
it makes me feel too small
i don't like these days
they make me feel so small
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