香港MCB杂志评出的100张欧美最具革命性专辑之一，评语为：“吸纳了历来最优秀的英国吉他音乐精华，从而酝酿出这张不列颠流行乐潮（Britpop）推至辉煌时期的专辑。” 这是英国乐队Blur的第三张专辑，为乐队带来了商业上的成功，共有《Parklife》等四首歌曲登上歌曲排行榜，在美国也有不错的成绩，专辑中多变的吉他演奏和丰富的效果是专辑的亮点。乐队也因此获得了很高的声望，一时间被人评论为是可以和The Kinks比肩的乐队。

布勒合唱團是英國另類搖滾樂團，1989年成立於倫敦，原名Seymour，由主唱戴蒙·亞邦、吉他手葛拉罕·卡克森、貝斯手艾力克斯·詹姆士和鼓手戴夫·朗崔組成。

最初，Blur是众多Stone Roses时期的英国乐队之一。风格属于迷幻的流行吉他（psuedo-psychedelic guitar-pop），只是没有嘈杂的吉他。随着90年代初期翻唱风的盛行，小组成为英国最受欢迎的乐队之一，并奠定其继the Kinks, the Small Faces, the Who, the Jam, Madness, 和the Smiths之后英国的guitar-pop风格的继承人的地位。在这个过程中，小组创立了一种被称做Brit-pop的新的风格。乐队歪曲的歌词及对英国流行风格的准确把握使其成为了Brit-pop的领头人。但是Blur很快就几乎被运动限制住了；因为他们使最主要的乐队，所以当运动进行不下去时乐队也几乎支撑不下去了。通过一些混合了indie-rock和lo-fin的重新创作，在90年代末，作为一支art-pop乐队，Blur重新振作起来并在97年在美国取得了巨大的成功。不过乐队以前的风格还是在英国保留了下来。通过巧妙的为本国的流行风格注入新的元素，他们重新振兴了guitar-pop并将它带入了90年代。 Blur在1989年组建于伦敦，最初起名为Seymour. 经过了大量的演出并录制了一盘样带后，乐队签约于EMI的子公司--Food唱片，并在公司负责人的建议下将更名为Blur. 第一首单曲 "She's So High" 和随后的There's No Other Way 分别登上Top 50和Top Ten。这两首歌都被收录到首张专辑 Leisure 中。虽然这张专辑受到了赞许并未当时死气沉沉的曼彻斯特的流行乐坛带来了新鲜空气，一些记者仍然认为乐队是包装出来的青春偶像而不予理睬。在随后的两年中，Blur 一直在努力摆脱第一张专辑的影子。 在1992年推出的单曲 " Pop Scene " 是 Blur 第一次尝试改变他们的音乐路线。这首歌的风格更加朋克，曲调更加紧凑和吸引人。不过 Blur 在 " Pop Scene " 中的成长并不适合英美1992年的流行风格，因而遭受惨败。随着单曲在商业上的失败，Blur开始准备他们的第二张专辑Modern Life Is Rubbish。 经过了一年半的反复录制。Modern Life Is Rubbish在1993年五月推出. 秋季在美国上市。这张专辑在英国受到好评，最高排名15，但是仍然没能在美国引起反响。 Modern Life Is Rubbish是Blur出片史上的一次艰难旅程。在1994年四月，Parklife面市了。这张专辑排行榜首并使乐队迈入了演员的行列。新的舞曲风格的单曲"Girls and Boys"在英国登上了排行榜第五名，在美国为52名，而专辑则根本榜上无名。 随着Parklife的成功，Blur为英国的indie-guitar乐队开辟了一条道路。这些乐队（Oasis, Elastica, Pulp, the Boo Radleys, Supergrass, Gene, Echobelly, Menswear等）成为了英国90年代中期乐坛的主宰。在1995年初，Parklife获得三白金并成为了巨星。在95年上半年，乐队着手录制第四张专辑。并推出了选自专辑的新的单曲"Country House"。这是为了与其对手Oasis新推出的单曲“Roll with It"对抗。虽然他们赢了这场单曲大战。但并不是最终的赢家。在1996年初，Blur的新专辑The Great Escape只卖出了一点点。尤其是在其再一次的冲击美国市场失败之后，Blur成了过时货。而Oasis已经大获全胜。 面对媒体的不利宣传和公众的不支持, Blur在1996年初几乎解散.但是他们决定暂时离开闪光灯一年.在一年结束之后,Albarn宣布他不再对英国音乐感兴趣,而是迷上了美国的indie-rock.这些影响在Blur 的第五张专辑Blur中表现了出来.这张在1997年2月推出的专辑并没有在英国受到热烈欢迎. 专辑及其主打歌曲 "Beetlebum"一推出即登上了冠军的宝座,但是不久就迅速的下滑.因为小组的大部分听众并不完全接受他们的新形象.但是乐队改头换面的新形象为它在美国赢得了听众.在那里Blur受到热烈关注并开始走红起来.这在很大程度上归功于单曲 "Song 2"的走红.墙内开花墙外香,Blur在美国的成功最终又补给到了英国.到了1999年春天,专辑排名第13了.

The Smiths is the debut studio album by English rock band The Smiths, recorded in 1983 and released on 20 February 1984 by record label Rough Trade. After the original production by Troy Tate was felt to be inadequate, John Porter re-recorded the album in both London and Manchester during breaks in the band's UK tour during September 1983. The album was well received by the critics as well as the public; it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and stayed on the chart for 33 weeks. It established The Smiths as a prominent band in the 1980s music scene in the United Kingdom.

艾美·傑德·懷斯是一位英國歌手和及詞曲作家，聞名於其低沉的嗓音和其女低音，她其女低音的表達與音樂風格包括揉合了靈魂樂、節奏藍調、爵士樂，和雷鬼音樂。其首張專輯《Frank》於2003年發布，在英國獲評論界的好評並獲得水星音樂獎的提名

Back to Black is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, released in October 2006 on Island Records. The album has spawned a number of singles such as "Rehab", "You Know I'm No Good", "Back to Black", "Tears Dry on Their Own", and "Love Is a Losing Game". Back to Black has received universal critical acclaim, and has been praised for its classic jazz/soul vibe, "vintage production style", accomplished songwriting, and Winehouse's mature and emotive singing style. It has appeared on numerous year-end Top Ten Lists produced by The Austin Chronicle, Billboard Magazine, Blender Magazine, Slant Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times and Time Magazine. At the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, Back to Black won five awards, tying the record (with Lauryn Hill, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, and Beyoncé) for the most awards won by a female artist in a single ceremony. The album won Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year and Record of the Year for "Rehab"; Winehouse also won Best New Artist.

Japanese edition of new album features the single 'Beetlebum' and the U.K. B-side 'Dancehall' as a bonus track. 15 tracks total. Other 13: 'Song 2', 'Country Sad Ballad Man', 'M.O.R.', 'On Your Own', 'Theme From Retro', 'You're So Great', 'Death Of A Party', 'Chinese Bombs', 'I'mJust A Killer For Your Love', 'Look Inside America', 'Strange News From Another Star', 'Movin' On' and 'Essex Dogs'.

13 is the sixth studio album by English alternative rock band Blur, released on 15 March 1999. Continuing the stylistic shift away from the Britpop sound of the band's early career, 13 explores experimental, psychedelic and electronic music. Recording took place from June to October 1998 in London and Reykjavík.

Think Tank is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Blur, released in May 2003. Continuing the jam-based studio constructions of the group's previous album, 13 (1999), the album expanded on the use of sampled rhythm loops and brooding, heavy electronic sounds.

The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. Consisting of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke, and drummer Mike Joyce, critics consider the band one of the most important to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s.

Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur, first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS.

这早已是一张公认的经典之作，如果说《the queen is dead》是有史以来最伟大的摇滚专辑还略微有点勉强的话，那它也一定是上世纪80年代最出色的音乐专辑。第一首专辑同名歌曲结尾的近三分钟的吉他独奏，紧张快速却又极富旋律感，Johnny Marr的吉他天赋在这展现的淋漓尽致。第二首《Frankly, Mr. Shankly》虽然旋律简单，却百听不厌，Morrissey的嗓音温暖亲切，似乎是一位大哥在向你绘声绘色的讲他的经历。《There is a light that never goes out》无疑是乐队最有名的单曲，歌曲的亮点依然是结尾那略带欢快的节奏旋律和悲伤的唱调，似乎史密斯早已看透了世俗，一番无奈的感慨和宣泄。 这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第216位

The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. Consisting of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke, and drummer Mike Joyce, critics consider the band one of the most important to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s.

Louder Than Bombs is a compilation album by the English rock band The Smiths. It was released as a double album in March 1987 by their American record company, Sire Records. Its highest chart position was number 63. Popular demand prompted their British record company, Rough Trade, to issue the album domestically as well. Upon its release in the UK in May 1987, it reached number 38 on the British charts. In 2003, the album was ranked number 365 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1990.

Strangeways, Here We Come is the fourth and final studio album by English rock band the Smiths. Released on 28 September 1987 by Rough Trade Records, it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, staying in the chart for 17 weeks. All of the songs were composed by Johnny Marr, with lyrics written and sung by Morrissey. The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry on 1 October 1987 and also by the Recording Industry Association of America on 19 September 1990. Slant Magazine listed the album at No. 69 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s", writing that "Whether or not Strangeways, Here We Come ended the Smiths' brief career with their best album has been the subject of considerable debate for nearly a quarter century, but it definitively stands as the band's most lush, richest work."

The Libertines ended 2014 by announcing their return. They signed a record deal and announced intentions to release a new studio album—their first since their 2004 self-titled album. That album is called Anthems For Doomed Youth and it's out September 4 via Harvest. That's the album art above—find the tracklist below. The album's deluxe edition comes with four bonus tracks recorded live at Karma Sound Studios on May 20 of this year. The album features a few songs that the band have recently performed live, including "Gunga Din" (previously reported to be called "Gunga Gin").

LUSH来自英国著名独立音乐大本营/唱片公司4AD。独立公司的意思是指不附庸于任何一家超级垄断唱片公司址下，完全实行自立、自主的独立操作原则；更重要的是每个独立唱片公司都有一个个性强烈的音乐指向/氛围，即其旗下的乐队/个人都有一个大概统一的音乐风格范畴；另外，这类唱片公司一般是将艺术家创作的自由度放到最大，而不会为了商业效果而去过分的约束、限制。4AD是这一领域佼佼者，它不但坚持了20年屹立不倒，不为大公司所吞并，而且始终坚持了自己独立的音乐态度。

那是最原汁原味的verve(不是後來的the verve)，在John Leckie監制下表現樂隊最迷幻最嬉皮最飄渺最太空無重感的一面，Mad Richard!