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I know that [you'll] think I'm a fool...

winkingtiger | Oakland, CA | 10/10/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Here's a Blur fan who can't believe all the bad reviews (see below), and these are from 'fans'? Yes, this album is marked ly different from the 3 that followed, but so is the overrated 'Blur' CD. 'Leisure' has many hidden treasures. Of course, all the singles are great ('She's So High, There's No Other Way, & 'Bang'), but most of the album tracks are gems, too. I especially dig, 'High Cool', 'Fool', & 'Slow Down'. This CD has the best drumming from Dave Rowntree of any Blur album, full stop. How he plays the part in 'Fool' is beyond me...his drumming has become far more staid on subsequent discs. Reading these other reviews, I think I may benefit from the fact that I've never heard any Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, etc...I'm just a pure Blur head. So these songs may sound 'fresher' to some fans than others. Still, I think this is as good as any of their more recent work, so don't believe all the bad press...if you like Blur at all, I think you won't be let down."

Blur's best

Pessimystica | Austin, TX | 11/04/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've been a Blur fan ever since I heard "There's no other way" in '91 when I was in high school...which is still ranks high with my favorite songs of all time, & by far my favorite Blur song. I liked them still after hearing the different sound of "Girls & Boys" in '94, & the more songs I heard by them over the decade, the next being "Charmless Man", the more I liked them just cuz they were so diverse. But if I were to pick just 1 Blur album, this would be it (actually, it's the only Blur album I own). Sure, Damon had better lyrics to write, but these songs just sound great, & they don't all sound the same, although that's not always a bad thing. "She's so high" is a great one too, & really can't remember the other titles cuz I just always listen to this straight through cuz there's really nothing to skip over. And still when it comes to the end, I'm like "it's over already?" I'd recommend this to new Blur fans who know there's more to Blur than Song 2!"

MANDATORY -- One of the Greatest Albums of the Nineties

Milesman | Redwood City, CA United States | 09/05/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a TOTAL home run, out of the ballpark--a truly great album that delivers exceptional, perfect songs one after another.



The professionalism and inspiration here are at the highest level--in the songwriting and in the execution and in the production.



You will play this CD until you've memorized every song and then you'll hum them to yourself for weeks and then you'll get drunk and try to sing them on karaoke night. You'll suck but people will cheer anyway because the songs themselves are so damn great.



And even if for some sick reason you don't care for this style, it's worth buying just for the classic cover picture."