It's tempting to judge Gorillaz -- Damon Albarn, Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett, and Dan "The Automator" Nakamura's virtual band -- just by their brilliantly animated videos and write the project off as another triumph of style over substance. Admittedly, Hewlett's edgy-cute characterizations of 2-D, Gorillaz' pretty boy singer (who looks a cross between the Charlatans' Tim Burgess and Sonic the Hedgehog), sinister bassist Murdoc, whiz-kid guitarist Noodle, and b-boy drummer Russel are so arresting that they almost detract from Gorillaz' music. The amazing "Thriller"-meets-Planet of the Apes clip for "Clint Eastwood" is so visually clever that it's easy to take the song's equally clever, hip-hop-tinged update of the Specials' "Ghost Town" for granted. And initially, Gorillaz' self-titled debut feels incomplete when Hewlett's imagery is removed; the concept of Gorillaz as a virtual band doesn't hold up as well when you can't see the virtual bandmembers. It's too bad that there isn't a DVD version of Gorillaz, with videos for every song, ŕ la the DVD version of Super Furry Animals' Rings Around the World. Musically, however, Gorillaz is a cutely caricatured blend of Albarn's eclectic Brit-pop and Nakamura's equally wide-ranging hip-hop, and it sounds almost as good as the band looks. Albarn has fun sending up Blur's cheeky pop on songs like "5/4" and "Re-Hash," their rip-hop experiments on "New Genious" and "Sound Check," and "Song 2"-like hrash-pop on "Punk" and "M1 A1." Despite the similarities between Albarn's main gig and his contributions here, Gorillaz isn't an Albarn solo album in disguise; Nakamura's bass- and beat-oriented production gives the album an authentically dub and hip-hop-inspired feel, particularly on "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today." Likewise, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Miho Hatori, and Ibrahim Ferrer's vocals ensure that it sounds like a diverse collaboration rather than an insular side project. Instead, it feels like a musical vacation for all parties involved -- a little self-indulgent, but filled with enough fun ideas and good songs to make this virtual band's debut a genuinely enjoyable album.
Brittany Spears shaves hair off and gets tattoos. What a waste of media time. The woman is either screwed up on drugs or she is suffering from being in the media spotlight for too long or even both. This is what being famous is all about. If you can't handle, just disappear......and don't do stupid things like having your child sit in your lap while driving. She makes that ex-moron of hers...
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i completly relate to this song ...i m jobless ..no money...i m useless...i hv my sunshine..keeps me wanna live for few hours.. ...i love it when he says...that's is all in your head!!!
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I really dug this song when I first heard it. I recognized the person doing the rap parts, right away. I never heard anything by, Del - The Funky Homosapien (by himself), except when he collaborated with Dinosaur Jr on the Judgement Night soundtrack. This was the second time I hear him collaborting with another artist. His name, for starters, is funny/weird. Anyone listen to anything he ha...
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I love this song...is that clip at the beginning from 28 days later? "Hello, is anyone there?"
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This is a great song by Gorillaz. They're a great band. I'm probably going to be saying that about every band I like, though, that they're a great band. Either way, I'm surprised this was never a single, I, personally, love it. It starts off all quiet and peacfull, then you get a blast of ... 'ness. It's even better live, sadly, I don't have the file on this computer. But once I do, I'll put it...
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Latin Simone and the Gorillaz first album reminds me of living in New Orleans. I remember when we first got the import edition, I was working at Tower and our import buyer Bryan comes up to me handing me a copy of the Gorillaz disc and says, "Hey we just got something in that I know you're gonna love."He was so right.After work we all went to our favorite bar in the French Quarter and spun the ...
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Apparently Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn is calling it quits with the cartoon band. He says theyre not going to make any more pop albums! :(However, the fictional band will be starring in a movie directed by Monty Python's Terry Gilliam, and they will also be doing the soundtrack for it. Other then that... arrg.
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Brittany Spears shaves hair off and gets tattoos. What a waste of media time. The woman is either screwed up on drugs or she is suffering from being in the media spotlight for too long or even both. This is what being famous is all about. If you can't handle, just disappear......and don't do stupid things like having your child sit in your lap while driving. She makes that ex-moron of hers...
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I really dug this song when I first heard it. I recognized the person doing the rap parts, right away. I never heard anything by, Del - The Funky Homosapien (by himself), except when he collaborated with Dinosaur Jr on the Judgement Night soundtrack. This was the second time I hear him collaborting with another artist. His name, for starters, is funny/weird. Anyone listen to anything he ha...
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This is a great song by Gorillaz. They're a great band. I'm probably going to be saying that about every band I like, though, that they're a great band. Either way, I'm surprised this was never a single, I, personally, love it. It starts off all quiet and peacfull, then you get a blast of ... 'ness. It's even better live, sadly, I don't have the file on this computer. But once I do, I'll put it...
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i completly relate to this song ...i m jobless ..no money...i m useless...i hv my sunshine..keeps me wanna live for few hours.. ...i love it when he says...that's is all in your head!!!
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I loved this video so much, I downloaded it immediately after the first time I saw it. Which was a feat considerig what I was working with. It took around 38 hours. Totally worth it.I am not much for the dancing thing. People tend to get injured when I attempt it. However, this song just makes me want to let loose and shake it.
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I love this song...is that clip at the beginning from 28 days later? "Hello, is anyone there?"
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| 1 Re-Hash |
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| 2 5/4 |
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| 3 Tomorrow Comes Today |
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| 4 New Genious (Brother) |
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| 5 Clint Eastwood |
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| 6 Man Research (Clapper) |
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| 7 Punk |
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| 8 Sound Check (Gravity) |
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| 9 Double Bass |
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| 10 Rock the House |
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| 11 19-2000 |
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| 12 Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo) |
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| 13 Starshine |
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| 14 Slow Country |
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| 15 M1 A1 |
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| 16 Dracula |
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| 17 Left Hand Suzuki Method |
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