Parklive
Parklive | ||||
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Live album by Blur | ||||
Released | 13 August 2012 (2012-08-13) (iTunes Store) 20 August 2012 (2012-08-20) (CD) 3 December 2012 (2012-12-03) (DVD) (Special Edition) | |||
Recorded | August 12, 2012 | |||
Venue | Hyde Park, London | |||
Genre | Britpop, alternative rock | |||
Length | 125:13 | |||
Label | EMI, Parlophone | |||
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Damon Albarn chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.5/10)[2] |
Parklive is the third live album by British rock band Blur, released on 13 August 2012.[3] The live album recorded the band's performance at Hyde Park, London on 12 August 2012, as part of the companion concert to the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.[4] The title is a play on their 1994 album Parklife.
The digital download was released onto the iTunes Store within a day of the band's performance.[3] The CD version was released the following week, with a bonus disc of live unreleased rarities. A deluxe edition was released in December 2012, which, in addition to the three CDs in the CD edition, contains the Hyde Park performance on DVD and a CD of the band's performance at the 100 Club.[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Girls & Boys" | Parklife | 5:07 |
2. | "London Loves" | Parklife | 3:32 |
3. | "Tracy Jacks" | Parklife | 4:26 |
4. | "Jubilee" | Parklife | 3:00 |
5. | "Beetlebum" | Blur | 6:00 |
6. | "Coffee & TV" | 13 | 4:58 |
7. | "Out of Time" | Think Tank | 4:42 |
8. | "Young and Lovely" | "Chemical World" (single) | 5:12 |
9. | "Trimm Trabb" | 13 | 5:28 |
10. | "Caramel" | 13 | 5:04 |
11. | "Sunday Sunday" | Modern Life Is Rubbish | 3:34 |
12. | "Country House" | The Great Escape | 4:28 |
13. | "Parklife" (featuring Phil Daniels) | Parklife | 3:44 |
Total length: | 59:15 |
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Colin Zeal" | Modern Life Is Rubbish | 3:18 |
2. | "Popscene" | "Popscene" (single) | 3:50 |
3. | "Advert" | Modern Life Is Rubbish | 4:28 |
4. | "Song 2" | Blur | 2:50 |
5. | "No Distance Left to Run" | 13 | 3:57 |
6. | "Tender" | 13 | 9:09 |
7. | "This Is a Low" | Parklife | 7:58 |
8. | "Sing" | Leisure | 5:49 |
9. | "Under the Westway / Intermission[6]" | "Under the Westway" (single) / Modern Life Is Rubbish | 6:33 |
10. | "End of a Century" | Parklife | 3:39 |
11. | "For Tomorrow" | Modern Life Is Rubbish | 6:42 |
12. | "The Universal" | The Great Escape | 4:45 |
Total length: | 65:58 |
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Under the Westway (Live from 13 – Matt Butcher Mix)" | "Under the Westway" (single) | 4:21 |
2. | "The Puritan (Live from 13 – Matt Butcher Mix)" | "Under the Westway" (single) | 3:16 |
3. | "Mr Briggs (BBC Maida Vale session)" | "There's No Other Way" (single) | 3:30 |
4. | "London Loves (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)" | Parklife | 3:41 |
5. | "Young and Lovely (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)" | "Chemical World" (single) | 4:39 |
6. | "Colin Zeal (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)" | Modern Life is Rubbish | 3:09 |
7. | "The Puritan (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)" | "Under the Westway" (single) | 4:39 |
8. | "No Distance Left to Run (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)" | 13 | 3:51 |
9. | "This Is a Low (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)" | Parklife | 6:57 |
Total length: | 37:12 |
Personnel
Blur
- Damon Albarn - vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
- Graham Coxon - vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, lap steel guitar
- Alex James - bass guitar
- Dave Rowntree - drums
with
- Mike Smith - keyboards, saxophone, clarinet
- Alistair White, Barnaby Dickinson, Dan Carpenter - brass
- Wayne Hernandez, Wendi Rose, Janet Ramus, Tyrone Henry - backing vocals
- Phil Daniels - vocals on "Parklife"
- Harry Enfield - 'The Tea Lady' on "Parklife"
- Khyam Allami - oud on "Out of Time"
References
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Parklive – Blur". Allmusic Guide. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ Lindsay Zoladz (20 August 2012). "Blur: Parklive". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Parklive (Live)". iTunes Store. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Live Here Now". Abbey Road Live. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Blur announce 'Parklive' album will be released after Hyde Park show". Electric Banana. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ Just like in Blur's original setlists for the 2012 shows, "Intermission" is titled wrongly as "Commercial Break" on the album. http://vblurpage.com/discography/albums/parklive.htm
External links
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- Damon Albarn
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- Alex James
- Dave Rowntree
- Leisure
- Modern Life Is Rubbish
- Parklife
- The Great Escape
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- Think Tank
- The Magic Whip
- The Ballad of Darren
- Live at the Budokan
- All the People: Blur Live at Hyde Park
- Parklive
- The Special Collectors Edition
- Bustin' + Dronin'
- The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set
- Blur: The Best Of
- Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur
- Blur 21
- "She's So High"
- "There's No Other Way"
- "Bang"
- "Popscene"
- "For Tomorrow"
- "Chemical World"
- "Sunday Sunday"
- "Girls & Boys"
- "To the End"
- "Parklife"
- "End of a Century"
- "Country House"
- "The Universal"
- "Stereotypes"
- "Charmless Man"
- "Beetlebum"
- "Song 2"
- "On Your Own"
- "M.O.R."
- "Tender"
- "Coffee & TV"
- "No Distance Left to Run"
- "Music Is My Radar"
- "Out of Time"
- "Crazy Beat"
- "Good Song"
- "Fool's Day"
- "Under the Westway"/"The Puritan"
- "Go Out"
- "Lonesome Street"
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