 Erlewine described " Country Sad Ballad Man " as a bizarrely affecting , strangled lo @-@ fi psychedelia , whilst Collins claimed that " the seated intro is a rustic mess from which arises a simply beautiful , lazy riff . " " M.O.R. " was described by James Hunter of Rolling Stone as a homage to Mott the Hoople . The song borrows the chord progression from David Bowie 's " Boys Keep Swinging " and " Fantastic Voyage " , the latter of which was co @-@ written by Brian Eno . " On Your Own " is notable for its usage of a Roland TR @-@ 606 Drumatix , a 1980s drum machine . Erlewine described the song as " an incredible slice of singalong pop spiked with winding , fluid guitar and synth eruptions . " " There 's a terrace singalong in here somewhere " , Collins claimed , " undermined by its indistinct drum sound . " " Theme From Retro " was described as " obligatory space @-@ rock trip @-@ hop " by The Austin Chronicle , whilst Collins claimed that it " presents Blur in dub " , referring to it as " an unyielding , lovely row . Like , say , a Blur B @-@ side . " " You 're So Great " , performed only by Coxon , was described by Collins as " the most American of all " as " [ Coxon 's ] voice – faraway badly recorded , wavering but heartfelt – belongs to anyone but Old Blur . " Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly described the song as recalling the " whacked @-@ out plangency of Midwestern lo @-@ fi heroes Guided By Voices . " 
