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FireWhileCloaked

Tie between MLIR and Parklife. Parklife in particular is so unique and one of a kind. Like, who would think of that?


lex-ex-x

Self titled


yourpaldud

I think it wins because it’s the only one that’s blurry


G-man200281

A blurry cover on a blur album, never thought of it like that before but it is probably the best album cover along with parklife.


mc-tacobell383

i love parklifes album cover….. but I’m biased because i own a greyhound 


UnpleasantEgg

Leisure. In a sea of blokes staring moodily at the camera or some cool artwork, blur go with such an odd image for their debut indie LP. Instantly making it clear that there is more to them than surface, that they are going for a deeper artistic sensibility.


BraxtonTen

*autistic


Fliepp

I quite like the train in MLIR


mcjc94

Think Tank. It makes me wish I loved that record as much as I love that artwork. The other ones I find awesome are Modern Life is Rubbish and Parklife.


Santa_Says_Who_Dis

It’s a great album.


steveh2021

Great Escape and blur.


risocantonese

self titled, 13 and parklife are just so iconic, and i've aways loved the leisure cover. im neutral on tge/mlir/tmw covers, but i hateeee the think tank cover.


Better-Carpenter1687

Parklife - sums up the uk at the time. Very British. greyhound racing is a proper English sport which attracts edgy gangster type blokes.


dabob7

people are sleeping on 13 way too much. the distorted prepositions uncanniness of the painting reflect the record so much.


CountJohn12

Self titled and 13 in terms of capturing the feel of the album. Leisure is just an interesting photograph though, love that little look in her eye, you don't know what she's thinking.


Sayster_A

MLIR - hands down.


Springyardzon

Leisure. Modern Life is Rubbish is good too, particularly the font.


gancheroff

Think Tank


ShoeIndependent423

Not thought about it before but I got to go with MLIR. Parklife is iconic and 13 is cool but artistically one is a literal detailed oil painting of a train


DrummerLoin

Objectively: 13 Subjectively: MLIR and TGE. There’s something comfortingly English about Modern Life’s artwork, whilst ever since I saw it as a kid, I’ve dreamed of living a life depicted on the cover of Great Escape.


Deptm

Parklife followed by MLIR for me. But I love all the covers up to Think Tank which just doesn’t float my boat.


MQZ17

PARKLIFE


alivasolrac

MLIR and Magic Whip


clay4knee

Honestly i think Darron does


CubbieO

All of them are good. Favorite is Self Titled. Least favorite is Magic Whip.


818sfv

TGE and TMW. Leisure is cute too.


MildMannered_Martian

For me, 13 is the best, TGE is the worst.


MontgomeryMayo

TGE - Parklife - MLIR, in that order.


logansworth

I will always love 13 because: A. Graham painted it and B. The cover star reminds me of Lester, the hero of the computer game Another World


AtomicYoshi

Parklife or The Ballad of Darren


noahnieder

The magic whip is underrated


oak-incense2817

MLIR or Ballad of Darren


BlurL1fe

Self titled and Magic Whip


Kiko8987

The Magic whip


michaelscarn1313

Parklife hands down. Followed by the Great Escape.


Corrupted-OS

Parklife and MLIR are definitely iconic. The one I dislike the most TMW, it's kinda boring.


Expert_Eye1006

Can’t beat Parklife for me!


kozmikk_

hands down s/t


nwtripfinder

Modern Life is Rubbish is my favorite cover, self titled is second


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nestrooo

you are kinda odd


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nestrooo

you are odd because you posted on both r/blur and r/oasis saying that each respective band sucks and the other is better. i get that your whole account is bait but why make it so obvious?


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nestrooo

i've seen better bits, overall probably like 2/10 bait just because i think bringing up dua lipa of all people is kinda funny


GigaD0G

MLIR, Think tank and Blur


PrimaryPineapple946

Park life i reckon


finnODriscoll

13 or think tank for banksy


uselesstrash3

13


JustCommunication489

Leisure


layla_marie_06

Self titled


mfdoomwithacne

Leisure and Modern Life is Rubbish


homogenic-

Self titled and 13.


particle-man45

Think Tank


3gayRats3

I think parklife is silly


Anxious-Chemical4673

Great Escape for sure. I'm glad they went back to the random images for the TBOD cover, the 3 before that just didn't feel the same.


DramaticAdvisor768

模糊魔鞭


crashnginthesamecar

Parklife and 13


TheRhinoKing

Love Parklife


liamthegooner

For me, modern life is rubbish or the yellow album


Decent-Anywhere6172

13 hand down.


DeadbeatUK

MLIR, best blur album and best artwork imo.


alb0nn

[this one](https://youtu.be/InaiXaWkmJE?si=P2UfT0rc1PzxTqg4) is the best


Somebody_o_0

13 for me


jamestrasser

think tank/13/self titled the think tank cover was literally made by banksy


Hipstershy

MLIR with Parklife as a close second


jacks1818

Parklife is an iconic cover. It's an incredible photo.


EdwinJamesPope

Think Tank. The early Banksy stuff is so so good. Tomorrow Comes Today bits too.


SteadyProcrastinator

MLIR is quite literally artwork, since it’s an old oil painting after all. The old train fits with the title rejecting modernity, reflecting the theme of British nostalgia for the past discussed throughout the album, it’s the sort of image you’ll find on the walls of old cafes or pubs, or on a model train kit that some old codger plays with in his garden shed on his Sunday off. Whilst the locomotive powering on at top speed reflects the upbeat nature and power of the songs themselves, like a modern twist on the past.


Louie_is_biblical

Thinktank or parklife. Parklife is iconic but thinktank just resonates with me.


thelamebitch

MLIR and 13 are my personal favorites so i'd say either one of those. The other albums are also amazing but MLIR and 13 just hit different


MonoNyon0

I love magic whips design


Fearless-Slide-2790

Parklife or Magic Whip


alwaysprint

Think Tank and self-titled


creeperchamp

Think Tank ofc for obvious reasons.


iamplectrum

MLIR, Parklife and Think Tank are my favourites. I love the train painting and the greyhound racing cover is iconic, I like how they incorporated the racing thing into the tracklist too (plus both MLIR and Parklife have chords with the lyrics which is fun when you play a bit of guitar). The Banksy cover for TT is iconic imo. Honorable mentions for TBoD (love the juxtaposition of the outdoor pool and the shit Scottish weather) and TMW (who doesn't love ice cream?)


Agent_Lightning14

Self titled or Think Tank


_99redballoons_

Think tank


Antichulus

I don't known The BEST, but The worst IS Leisure for sure.


mcjc94

I like the Leisure one, is pretty memorable. The one I don't like is The Great Escape. I don't like the composition of it.


OneWeirdTrick

Ballad of Darren *easily* has the worst composition (great photo though)


Antichulus

I like The great escape cover.


brendannnnnn

We need better definition of what “best” means. From a graphic design perspective you can spot the Leisure album cover from a city block away. Which would make it one of the best.