10 Perfect Alternative Albums That Deserve A Lot More Love

10. The Great Escape - Blur

For a genre that was as bright and sunshine-y as Britpop, Blur's music was always a bit more deep than the Oasis's of the world. If you take a look back at some of the more celebrated material in their catalog like Parklife, there's a bit of a snide attitude and a cynical bite to the lyrics, almost like it was a modern '90s update of something like the Kinks. Even though they perfected everything on that record, the follow up managed to double down even harder on modern life.

While The Great Escape is known for having the Battle of Britpop single Country House on it, some of the other gems on here are a lot more thoughtful than that track. Kicking off with the song Stereotypes, the whole thing practically picks up right where Parklife left off, with people who are a lot more self absorbed in their own world and are looking to just live their lives in peace.

Outside of the more upbeat songs, tracks like The Universal bring a different flavor into the mix, almost like Damon Albarn is crying out in pain from all of the existential dread that has built up over the past few albums. In that respect, the album title isn't just a nod to old literature. It's a desire to break out of the mundane life that we've had to deal with over the past few albums. There's no guarantee we'll ever escape, but we can always dream.