{"product_id":"blur-modern-life-is-rubbish-vinyl-lp-record","title":"Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish - Vinyl LP Record [ vinyl ]","description":"\u003cp\u003eModern Life Is Rubbish is the second studio album by the English alternative rock band Blur, released in May 1993. Although their debut album Leisure had been commercially successful, Blur faced a severe media backlash soon after it's release, and fell out of public favour. After the group returned from an unsuccessful tour of the United States, poorly received live performances and the rising popularity of rival band Suede further diminished Blur's status in the UK. Under threat of being dropped by Food Records, for their next album Blur underwent an image makeover championed by frontman Damon Albarn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band incorporated influences from traditional British guitar-pop groups such as the Kinks and the Small Faces, and the resulting sound was melodic and lushly produced, featuring brass, woodwind and backing vocalists. Albarn's lyrics on Modern Life Is Rubbish use \"poignant humour and Ray Davies characterisation to investigate the dreams, traditions and prejudices of suburban England\", according to writer David Cavanagh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern Life Is Rubbish \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003epeaked at number 15 in the UK charts, while the singles taken from the album charted in the Top 30. Applauded by the music press, the album's Anglocentric rhetoric rejuvenated the group's fortunes after their post-Leisure slump. Modern Life Is Rubbish is regarded as one of the defining releases of the Britpop scene, and its chart-topping follow-ups, Parklife and The Great Escape, saw Blur emerge as one of Britain's leading pop acts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 For Tomorrow\u003cbr\u003e2 Advert\u003cbr\u003e3 Colin Zeal\u003cbr\u003e4 Pressure on Julian\u003cbr\u003e5 Star Shaped\u003cbr\u003e6 Blue Jeans\u003cbr\u003e7 Chemical World\u003cbr\u003e8 Sunday Sunday\u003cbr\u003e9 Oily Water\u003cbr\u003e10 Miss America\u003cbr\u003e11 Villa Rosie\u003cbr\u003e12 Coping\u003cbr\u003e13 Turn It Up\u003cbr\u003e14 Resigned\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parlophone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53144590549328,"sku":"BLMOLIIS7510","price":14.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/6792\/6096\/files\/blur-modern-life-is-rubbish-vinyl-lp-record-844079.jpg?v=1781488445","url":"https:\/\/focus-sports-2.myshopify.com\/products\/blur-modern-life-is-rubbish-vinyl-lp-record","provider":"FOCUS SPORTS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}