I went through Blur's discography over the last week, a band I was only passingly familiar with beforehand. Their evolution is really striking, so much so that you wouldn't believe the same band that made Modern Life Is Rubbish also made 13 only a few years later. IMO they become strikingly more interesting beginning with the self-titled; the albums before have their moments but generally are too precious for their own good. Why Parklife has such high stature is something of a mystery to me; the self-titled and 13 were easily the two standouts in their catalogue for me. Overall Albarn is such a captivating vocalist and Coxon such a versatile guitarist that anything the band has done is enjoyable.