PARKLIFE ALBUM COVER

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I seemed to be way over the word count for the essay so, I decided to take out some of the case studies that were not as relevant out. These can still be considered within the practical project.

PARKLIFE BY BLUR



Around the same time as Nirvana, british band Blur were setting trends themselves with their third studio album Parklife. Society grew tired of the heavy raves and drug culture that were the beginning of the 90’s, people opted for getting drunk and listening to rock bands again (Nirvana and grunge partly responsible for this change). Blur’s Parklife album gave an intelligent perspective on working class culture at the time, which really appealed to people. The design of the cover is a stock image of greyhound racing, a ‘sport’ mostly enjoyed by the working class as the middle and above classes thought it was too associated with the working class for them to enjoy. Making the, what may seem, a random image appropriate for the music the band were making, plus engaging with its intended audience.


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