TY - SOUND AU - Blur TI - The Best of Blur SN - B00005176F AV - MCD 002896 PY - 2000/// CY - Japan PB - Virgin Records Us KW - RockPop KW - Rock N1 - Scanning the track listing of this album, it's hard not to conclude that Blur aren't a little embarrassed by their early work. Opening with the chart one-two of "Beetlebum" and "Song 2" (from their eponymous 1997 watershed album) rather than the baggy groove of their debut single, "She's So High," it's apparent that they desire to accentuate their more recent efforts. Running order aside, it's hard to fault the 18 songs which chart the life and times of one of Britain's smartest, most inventive bands. From the tuxedoed ballad "The Universal" through the cartoon Brit-pop of numbers such as "Parklife" and "Country House" to the freshly recorded indie-influenced "Music Is My Radar," their searching intelligence and deft hooks are never less than admirable.; Beetlebum Song 2 There's No Other Way The Universal Coffee And TV Parklife End Of A Century No Distance Left To Run Tender Girls And Boys Charmless Man She's So High Country House To The End On Your Own This Is A Low For Tomorrow Music Is My Radar ER -