Parklife: Blur (1994)
Note: this part of the Britpop Album Showdown series. Blur’s journey from late period “Madchester” also-rans to a (mostly) beloved part of the national conscience was quite a ride. If one wanted to be sniffy about them, you would probably point at the dilettantism of frontman and de facto artistic director Damon Albarn. Arguably, he …