Gorillaz

To these ears, it sounds entirely cynical. The product of someone less obsessed with communicating through music and more interested in becoming noticed by engaging in the sonic cliches du jour. Computers programmed to bloop and bleep simple, catchy snippets of sound stitched together with no discernible musical coherence, overlayed with vocals obnoxiously affected by guys trying, like obnoxious frat boys, to sound totally wasted.

Normalmente digo que me gusta gorillaz, pero de este disco solo unas pocas canciones me gustaron realmente... mucha experimentación. Nada cohesivo, es como si tomaran un grupo de canciones hechas por separado y en distintos estados mentales y las juntaron. Igual le dejo 3 estrellas por que bueno... me gusta gorillaz.

I think Albarn's performances on here doesn't really work for me, as opposed to blur's Parklife, because he doesn't really have that boyish charm on here anymore - he was 33 on this album after all. I just don't think he has really developed a lot as a performer. That's not to say the album doesn't have great moments - there are many amazing production elements at work here. They just aren't really carried by a through-line that turns this album into more than just a loose sequence of interesting songs. What really brought me down after a while was the inherent coldness in most of these songs. It's emotionally draining after a while and the length of the album really exaggerates that.

I remember buying this and listening to this often when it came out. I enjoyed thoroughly but I also felt that it was disjointed at times. Damon albarn threw everything into the mix to see what came out. The pop funk hip hop dub. It worked when it worked but some songs just didn’t fit. Seemed like a bunch of songs thrown together. I think the Dan the Automater helped. The Del song was okay. Sure he was trying to introduce a fictional band. They each get a song. When it worked it was great and the later albums were better. But I understand why this is here.

Shame that this is the only one that made the list, Demon days is better in every way and plastic beach is a stellar album. At least this is still good. Astounded this is the one Dimery picked. I don’t know, as I’m listening back to this for the first time in a while it’s really like yeah this is a good proof of concept and Clint Eastwood is amazing, 19-2000 rips, but they don’t figure out the gorillaz until the next album. Gonna be hard to stand behind a 4 here and this is a huge favorite band in my family growing up. But this album simply doesn’t have dare, or stylo, or super fast jellyfish.

not their best album, still slaps

Clint Eastwood remix Rock the house

This is cool and weird but nothing is really sticking out to me. It’s fine. It doesn’t sound like The Gorlilaz to me but that’s probably because I’m more familiar with the up tempo stuff. This is chill, which is a vibe, but idk if I’d ever come back to it.

I was obsessed as a kid, it’s fine now.

Did not hate as much as Adam, but was definitely ready for every song to be over.

Lots of repetitive noise

I hate pretty much everything about this album and the whole concept behind Gorillaz. Even with that, I was set to give this album 2 stars until I got to Man Research.

I did not know about the Blur/Gorillaz connection until I joined this album group. Despite now knowing Damon Albarn's name, the Gorillaz has always been 2-D, Murdoc, Russel, and Noodle for me. I loved Demon Days back in the day, and I remember getting this album afterwards. This album is not my favorite, but I still like it, especially in the second half.

This seems like a good jumping back on point. Maaaaaaaan... I really wish this wasn't the only Gorillaz album on this list... Plastic Beach is one of my favorite albums and it's not even part of the user submitted albums :/ I do like this one but, there are better Gorillaz albums (The Mountain, the most recent album, was a banger if you haven't listened to it already). I feel like this album is more culturally significant for the early 2000's, which I guess is a fine reason to have it here. There are definitely bangers on this one but it is a weird mix that often feels like it's missing something. It's not an album I listen too very frequently, but I've put it on occasionally and enjoyed listening through. Biased rating for gorillaz: 5 Album rating: 4

day 18 of not rolling Aja by Steely Dan not Aja but i'm about as happy to roll Gorillaz. trouble is, while i think this is a culturally significant album, it is faaaaar from their best work. aside from like "Clint Eastwood" and "19-2000," a lot of these songs sound kind of neat but are forgettable. no disrespect because if we had gotten Demon Days or Plastic Beach this rating would be significantly higher, but as a cohesive album, i really hate to say i don't think this one goes anywhere near the greatness of later work still luv u damon albarn, i won't hate British people today

not my favorite gorillaz but fun gorillaz nonetheless.

All I have to say is: Hell Yeah

I am a known Damon Albarn hater, but I like ‘Demon Days’ and ‘Plastic Beach.’ Not this one.

Tbh probably the weakest of the first 3 albums but it’s still great. It’s kinda funny when you talk about Gorillaz, Damon’s name carries a positive connotation when during the 90s Britpop anime arc, he’s like the archvillain and I do not just say that as an Oasis fanboy, it's just facts. I hope we can talk about Suede and / or Elastica soon. Or Pulp.

Like 3 of my top Gorillaz tunes, and a bunch of oddities and skips that make this a diverse and punchy debut, but not always enjoyable

"Gorillaz" by Gorillaz is the debut studio album. It was unique way to formed the band Damon Albarn (former Blur vocalist) and Jamie Hewlett (comic artist) and band members being animated character. The album is mix of rap, hip hop , electronica and pop. Lead single "Clint Eastwood" is one of the catchiest and best songs of the 00s era. The production level of this album is great. The vocal, backing vocal also stood out well on this album. Other favorite tracks are "19-2000", "Tomorrow Comes Today" and "Rock the House". Criticisms from this album may be too many tracks that feel useless such as "Double bass", "Slow Country" and.... This also make the album lengthy. Overall great debut album by the band. But fell short due to lengthy and too much track.

If the other album with Feel Good Inc isn’t in here I’m going to be very disappointed

Outside the hits, this album is all over the place, but I love how it mixes britpop and trip-hop in something that still sounds fresh today. Surprising highlight on this listen is "Latin Simone (Qué Pasa Contigo)" featuring Ibrahim Ferrer of Buena Vista Social Club fame.

I find it funny how I complain about other albums just sounding like noise. But for Gorillaz it just works for me. The album is a good blend of genres done well. There are some hidden gems amongst giants like "Clint Eastwood" like "Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo)", "M1 A1", and "Left Hand Suzuki Method" I love these songs and you wouldn't expect them in this album. 5/5

I didn't really connect with it. Nothing was bad I just felt completely disconnected from it. It was in the background and it just felt like it stayed there.

I remember thinking how cool and original Clint Eastwood was when it first came out and really enjoyed the Gorillaz most recent album, so I was excited to give this a listen. Unfortunately a lot of it fell kind of flat for me. It was very easy to lose focus on, and if I have to force myself to focus on most of the music, that's not a great experience. It was still cool and vibey no doubt, but a majority of it didn't resonate with me like I was hoping it would. I enjoyed the two remixes at the end more than the rest of the album, and those weren't even on the original release. Anyway, no hate, just didn't love it.

I was lukewarm at absolute best the first time around, but listening to this album in full has crystallised my dislike of the music and the aesthetic. I hate to say it but the only record of Damon Albarn's I like in any way is the Blur 'Best Of...' compilation. Saved from one star because there is much worse out there which needs its own category.

this album seemed so important when it came out to me and so boring now, but also like the klf isn't the point of the virtual band to have the pop formula perfected, its universal appeal smoothing everything perfectly? shouldn't a cartoon band make slop? i still love the gorillaz as a project and take some comfort knowing the albums did get much better. very funny that kids these days don't know who damon albarn is, maybe that helps

Wooooooowwwwww its so gooooood

Gorillaz Gorillaz 2001 Genres: Rock, Electronica Styles: Leftfield, Trip Hop, Lo-Fi, Experimental, UK Garage, Dub, Pop Rap 1. Re-Hash (★★★★⯨) -Contexto: Apertura lenta y arrastrada, con la voz de 2-D casi susurrada. La letra es breve y repetitiva, con clima de cansancio y de darle vueltas a lo mismo. No conozco una explicación oficial. 2. 5/4 (★★★★★) -Contexto: Prácticamente instrumental. El título alude al compás de 5/4. Guitarra distorsionada y bajo, con clima tenso. No hay letra que interpretar. 3. Tomorrow Comes Today (★★★★★) -Contexto: Fue el primer single (EP de 2000). Tono melancólico y contemplativo; por el título y el clima, trata de incertidumbre y de espera ante el futuro. Es una lectura mía a partir del tono, sin declaración oficial verificada. -Fav 4. New Genious (Brother) (★★★★⯨) -Contexto: Funk/hip hop relajado con voz de 2-D. No tengo un significado verificable de la letra. 5. Clint Eastwood (★★★★★) -Contexto: Rap de Del the Funky Homosapien con estribillo de 2-D. La letra juega con una persona espectral y con un ánimo irónicamente "feliz". En el video Del aparece como espíritu. El título remite al actor, pero no tengo una declaración clara del artista sobre ese vínculo. -Fav 6. Man Research (Clapper) (★★★★⯨) -Contexto: Tema enérgico basado en palmas, con aire de punk-pop. La letra es críptica y no tengo una explicación oficial. 7. Punk (★★★★⯨) -Contexto: Corto, abrasivo y con tono irónico, como una parodia de actitud punk. No hay explicación oficial que conozca. 8. Sound Check (Gravity) (★★★★★) -Contexto: Clima oscuro y dubby. El subtítulo "Gravity" sugiere una idea de caída o peso, pero es una lectura mía a partir del tono. -Fav 9. Double Bass (★★★★⯨) -Contexto: Instrumental construido sobre una línea de bajo. No tiene letra. 10. Rock the House (★★★★★) -Contexto: Rap de Del con tono de fanfarronada y fiesta, en la línea del título. -Fav 11. 19-2000 (★★★★★) -Contexto: Funk-pop ligero y soleado. La letra es surrealista y difícil de resumir. El título alude al año 2000. El remix "Soulchild" fue muy popular. -Fav 12. Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?) (★★★★⯨) -Contexto: Canta Ibrahim Ferrer en español, con aire de bolero/son cubano. Por título y tono es de temática amorosa. Sin la letra delante no puedo asegurar más detalle. 13. Starshine (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Tono soñador y melancólico, con imaginería espacial en el título. No conozco una explicación oficial. 14. Slow Country (★★★★⯨) -Contexto: Ritmo perezoso con clima rural y letra difusa. Sin explicación oficial. 15. M1 A1 (★★★★⯨) -Contexto: Cierre con ritmo marcado. El título refiere a rutas británicas (la autopista M1 y la ruta A1). La letra es vaga y no conozco un significado oficial. -TOTAL = 5

These songs are earnest, even painfully earnest, mish-mash of musical genres and broader ideas watered down to achingly boring diversions, I can't help but feel a little underwhelmed with the fact that so many songs in this are so... whatever. It's clumsy and weird and usually i find such records kinda fun, for the sake of adventurous escapades by the creators, but this just bore me with its bare-bones soundboard for 0.50c spare ideas

Shit

The beginning was so bad i was barely getting through them, but the end of the album started sounding really good

I don't think I get it exactly- hit or miss! But I did save a few

This must have had some great marketing because it’s a pretty boring album. Clint Eastwood is the best track and it’s pretty mid. Later Gorillaz improve but this was a bit of a snooze

I feel like this is an album I'd really like after a second or third listen.

I was 17 and browsing CDs at the Virgin Records Megastore in Denver when the video for Clint Eastwood started playing on the store TVs. I stood there and watched the whole thing, mouth open. The animation! The production! Del's bars! That track blew me away and I immediately bought the album. It was a mainstay for me that year. I still listen to this album, and today's listen through did make me realize how much Blur DNA there was in this album compared to the later Gorillaz albums. Especially songs like 5/4 and Re-Hash. Demon Days may be their masterpiece, but this is the album that started it all while inventing the concept of an animated band. It solidified Damon Albarn as one of my musical heroes, and I still bop to Clint Eastwood when it comes on.

The one guy kinda sounds like Elmo in Man Research

Favorite Track: Clint Eastwood

Not my type of music, but really good for the genre.

Pre Listen: Gorillaz! I'm really sad this is their only album on this project, because while I like it and have listened to it before, I think they have much stronger albums. Demon Days and Plastic Beach specifically are amongst my top albums of all time, so it's saddening to see them not included on this list. That said, still looking forward to listening to this album. Notable Tracks: Tomorrow Comes Today - Love me Gorillaz. Love me Noodle. Love me Murdoc. Simple as. Great song. Clint Eastwood - One of the earliest memories of watching a music video I have growing up as a kid. Love this song, even if I only heard the censored version for years. Punk - Least favorite track, because I hate punk music,. To their credit, they got the Punk sound down. A shame that sound just makes for awful sounding drivel. Rock the House - Yet ANOTHER highlight of the album. The beat and sample they use here are just amazing, compliments the vocal performance incredibly well. 19-2000 - Favorite track of the album, holds a lot of nostalgia for me. There was this one super old PC webgame were you could drive around this sandbox in the Gorillaz Jeep while this song played on loop 3 or 4 times. Memories aside, it's a fun song to groove to. Post Listen: Man what a hard album to rate. I love the songs mentioned above, but man this album has some really low points I forgot about.... It's a very interesting album, as with anything the Gorillaz put out. Cool samples here and there, every song has such a unique identity, everything displays the labor of love which makes this band special. This being their first album though, compared to their later works it has this rough, unpolished feel about it that I think drags it down a bit. They were still trying to find their stride here, so they're a bit shaky and uncertain on their feet. Truly a tough choice between a 3 and a 4. I think I'll give 'em a 4, simply because this is their only album on here, and all of their later works are absolutely great. Give Plastic Beach a listen if this is your first Gorillaz exposure!! 4/5

I didn't mind it. It was an interesting album when it came out - sure, not innovative, not that experimental - more like Albarn got bored with music and wanted to try something different. Even if some would say it was mainly for himself he did bring fans along with him to listen to different stuff. I'm not a hater so I do like the direction he took with Jamie. But, the entire middle of the album is just filler to me. if it wasn't I'd give it a 3.5/5 . The album should have been shorter with all the weaker tracks cut. But the middle period drags it down.

Rock the House was one of the first songs I ever memorized the lyrics too, just such a bumping album

A decent debut, much prefer Demon Days and Plastic Beach. A mixture of great (5/4, Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood, 19-2000) and mediocre Bursting with ideas but not everything comes off.

Not bad but not amazing either. Interesting concept. 3

Classic

Clint Eastwood was one of my favourite songs as a kid and one of the first songs I could rap along to. I never really got into Gorillaz beyond that though so this is really fun to revisit and expand on. I think as a kid I assumed Del The Funky Homosapien was a main member of the group and now listening to the rest of the material I wish this was true. Clint Eastwood and Rock the House are by far the most enjoyable songs on this album for me.

Remember picking up the Clint Eastwood single when it came out that summer in France. That was also the standout song for The Gorillaz to me, but this album was pleasant exposure to some more. Couldn’t help but find Rock the House catchy and I recognized the following single 19-2000.

Крутой альбом, местами звук экспериментальный, и лично мне не нравятся хир хоп исполнители на фите. Тем не менее Албарн вытягивает звук и сольные песни парты звучат очень ярко

---🎧re-listen--- old score: 3.5* new score: 2.5* (very high 2) i had a little Gorillaz moment around March of this year, so around that time i also listened to this album. and by the looks of my ratings, it seems my opinion on it has gone down a bit. of course on this album you have the major hit Clint Eastwood, which i like a lot, the chorus on that is really iconic, and the rapper is pretty good too. and then you have the other hit, 19-2000. i remember my friend showed me this one before i listened to the whole album, it's a silly vibey song, i like that one too. i just listened to the Souldchild remix today and that was also great as well, might even be better than the original! but besides that, this album doesn't really have too much to offer for me. i could live without it. i think i liked the first two songs, but other than i was very middling on it. the tracks after 19-2000 were also pretty boring and definitely the worst, which makes me lower my score to 2 since i wouldn't want to listen to those again. i feel like Demon Days should be the Gorillaz album on this list, and not this one

I was shocked at how much a lot of these songs sound like Blur??? So much rockier than what I was expecting. My general sentiment is that Demon Days is an amazing album and everything else that Gorillaz have done is just ok with some flashes of greatness, and my first time listening through this album confirmed that for me. 1. In my memory, Clint Eastwood was a lot more energetic and fun, and so hearing it here was almost painfully slow. Similar thoughts with 19/2000 but it at least has the Soulchild Remix which perfectly fixes that problem for me. 2. I think you can definitely see this as a transitional album and maybe quite an experimental one too, working out how this cartoon band concept works and what Damon Albarn wanted to do differently compared to Blur. And some (maybe even a lot of) the songs were quite interesting sonically 3. Quite liked 5/4, Man Research (Clapper) and Punk

Immediate 5. Don't need to relisten but will because its a great Friday album anda. great album in general. Really formative for me in expanding my taste. And now coming back to it having delved into a lot more genres than just hip hop it still holds. I love Damon

Love the concept. Love the visuals. Love Clint Eastwood. This album's a 3.

Love the innovative reimagining of a rock band post-2000.

Absolutely bonkers this became not only Albarn’s second act but far surpassed the first in popularity. In 2001 it played like a set of tossed-aside Blur demos and lo-fi collabs, a place he could work on material without needing to worry about it charting or having to deal with Coxon. Not bad necessarily, but Tomorrow Comes Today aside, nothing that would find its way back to the mothership aside from a track or 2 on Think Tank. And then he just kept at it and somewhere along the way this quintessential side project became a runaway success, well out shadowing his previous work.

bem bom

i hadnt heard double bass before and i liked that so im happy. theres a few on here i dont like but all together a really good album

classic album, really good tracks.

Meh. Could use more Deltron and less of the Blur guy.

Borderline unlistenable millenial slop

i always felt like it was my band, had never really been a fan, but i feel a certain attraction any time i hear them

4.5/5

Not my favorite album on this list, but definitely a surprising one. It's very good, and definitely sets the ground work for some future Gorillaz work.

Was actually excited to listen cause "i like gorillaz", but I think I'd only ever properly listened to feel good inc which is a very different beast to this album. Unfortunately I struggled to get through this. Feels like every song had a single idea that went on way too long. It has a vibe, and its great in the background. But otherwise really disappointed.

A couple of good songs.

Gorillaz is a band I always want to like but just can't get into them. I've enjoyed their radio songs, but the songs outside of that just don't do it for me.

It’s fine. The fictional ape stuff kinda takes something away from it for me. It feels gimmicky and makes the music feel less real. I dunno, maybe I’m overthinking. It’s fun dancy music

I kind of can't believe I haven't listened to this whole album. In the middle, I felt a little underwhelmed, but as it goes on and gives in to instrumentals and everything else it's doing, I ended up really liking it.

Not my favorite of theirs, but has some bangers nonetheless.

This is a classic that I know very well. Albarn (and Hewlett?) mix musical genres in a risky and interesting way that pays off in the end. Personally I prefer Graham Coxon's solo work, but this is still good. Liked Songs Added: Re-Hash 5/4 Clint Eastwood Punk Rock The House 19-2000 Clint Eastwood - Ed Case/Sweetie Irie Refix 19-2000 - Soulchild Remix

This is the debut album by Gorillaz released in 2001. It definitely is an album one should listen to as it's unique and hard to describe. Because I am familiar with Blur and other Gorillaz, I was expecting more up tempo music. And that's not what this it is. The best description I can come up with is that it's downtempo dark experimental electronic lo fi pop rock songs over dub reggae and trip hop beats. I really like it. It's very chill and good for late night or early morning listening. It definitely creates a mood. My only "negative" comment is that the song "Punk" seemed out of place for the album. Top songs for me: 5/4 Tomorrow Comes Today Clint Eastwood Man Research Double Bass Rock the House 19-2000 Latin Simone Starshine Dracula

I was hooked on the singles long time ago, and now it makes sense why.....it's a good album, but not my taste except those tracks

Very good record... excellent production and variety of tracks....love his voice

Cool record, production is all stellar and it's just a great direction change after Blur

Ah, the 2000s. A mixed bag when it comes to music to say the least, but its what I grew up on so there's a soft spot. But I think everyone can agree, the Gorillaz have been an absolute treat. Well except for Liam Gallagher saw his brother working with the guy he used to beef with in the 90s. But Hey even they're cool now! I remember the first time listening to Clint Eastwood and I truly did stick with me forever, It was an NBA 2k Soundtrack (remember when that game didnt suck?). Afterwards I did a nosedive into their discography, and this album was as awesome 12 years ago on my first listen as it is now. What always stuck out to me, was how their music felt larger than life, how they were able to assemble a sound that felt anthemic, yet groovy. 5/5

I own this but it's not something I reach for that often. I'm a big Blur fan so I got this when it came out but it isn't really my sort of thing. Clint Eastwood is a good song as is 19-2000 but a lot of the rest of it didn't really resonate.

This has made me realize I don't think I've ever REALLY truly fully listened to this album. isnt that insane??? Anyway, my connection with Gorillaz has always been present and in orbit. Everytime I found an undiscovered(to me) song of theirs I always loved it. So happy for this to be the album of the day especially since it's so important to *YOUUUU* I fucking loved this, I have some new favorites in the songs I didn't know. An incredibly dynamic album that truly makes you feel like you'll neva know their next move. Songs I was unfamiliar with: M1 A1**, New Genius, Man Research, Punk, Starshine**, Slow Country**, Dracula** Favorites: Tomorrow Comes Today, Rock the House, M1 A1, Sound Check(Gravity), ah fuck this is just my favorite bass lines list. I'm noticing a pattern random notes: Gorillaz(band) is integral to my bass playing journey as Feel Good Inc was the first song I learned!!! Client Eastwood was the second and is one of my favorites. Fuck the bass lines in this are unreal. That's one of the biggest draws for me in this album and the band as a whole(hole). Vinny thank God you led me to this version of the album otherwise I wouldn't have known to listen to Dracula which is so groovy. again, BASSLINES!!!! thank you M1 A1 using a sample of Day of the Dead is sooo fucking cool especially as someone who was obsessed with George A Romero movies as a kid. This is a new favorite. *Minor thing the low slide bass in Re-Hash sounds exactly like the power off noise for my ear buds. kept fucking with me but good song. I really wish I could hear Rock the House for the first time again. I'm sorry is that TINA WEYMOUTH FEATURE IN 19-2000?????!!??!??! she is an inspiration Alright we're watching Bananaz.

I’d like to be cremated alongside this album. Discovering this was a turning point. A canon event. A moment that truly changed my brain chemistry and opened up the world of how creativity could shift into a void where there were no guardrails. It was a cool, October 2004ish and my dad came home from work on a Friday night. As we used to every Friday, it was a pizza and wings + movie night. He had heard Clint Eastwood on his drive home and played the ripped album that night. Hearing the bass driven drums of the opening song Re-Hash in 240p low quality sticks with me. Some highlights of that time were the infectious horns on Rock the House, the absolute word slop that is 5/4 (‘she turned my dad on’ or ‘she says I’m terror’), the chaos that is Sound Check and the vulnerability that is Tomorrow comes today; my absolute favorite song of all time. Weeks passed with me thinking if this album and I would always ask my dad to play it every night, which he wouldn’t after he heard some of the lyrics lol. The album is all about drugs and being lonely, so it makes sense. After roughly 6 months, I asked for an FYE gift card for Christmas and bought this + Matchbox 20 album with the money. Still have that CD to this day. Another note, there is a doc called Bananaz that showcases how some of these songs were made. Shit it’s perfection. If you’re reading this Delia, I need to watch it with you. Now. If there was ever a work of art that I loved more than myself, it would be this. This album is perfection to me and Damon Albarn is a genius of blending genres and creating fuckshit. It launched them to stardom and this album will continue to always have the most special place in my heart. Xoxo

No i znowu - nie do końca zgadzam się z wyborem tej płyty do zestawiania. Żeby pokazać tak eklektyczny, wyrazisty i ciekawy zespół jakim jest Gorillaz, dużo lepszym wyborem byłoby Demon Days, ale okej, skupmy się na tym. Dobra, ale nie wybitna, spójna, ale najlepsze momenty to jednak single. To i tak nie zmienia faktu, że lubię, wracam i ogólnie topka.

sprawling with tons of ideas.

Ändå ett underhållande album även om jag blev en gnutta besviken. Jag trodde att det skulle kännas mer unikt och mer groovy, likt en Feel god inc eller Clint Fleetwood. Oavsett var det väl ändå itne så illa så jag ger det 6,5/10.

Tycker detta är lite bättre än mediokert. Gillar mycket av några låtar, men jag känner mig typ uttråkad av detta album. Tycker definitivt gorillaz album efter är bättre.

i thought i was going to enjoy them more than i did. some of them were fun, but some of them were quite dull (im sure that’s the point but it just isn’t for me)

Amazing album but a lot more of the songs fell flat this time around

My take when this was released was that Damon was taking the piss a bit after the plateau of Blur. Sure, modern life is rubbish and in my opinion, so is most of this record. It is in a weird way kind of vibey. The lyrical word play is very good overall and some of it is enjoyable. Some is not. I hate the Clint Eastwood track. It’s corny and the toy preset is tiresome. I am obviously in the minority as the track has 1.25 BILLION streams on Spotify. I also do not live 19-2000 but I do like the Soulchild remix of the track better. At this point, after listening 2x all the way through and trying to see what would capture my attention only Re-Hash, 5/4 Starshine and Slow Country made the cut. It is a little long, the repetitive nature and stealth mode vibe make for a little boredom. It’s not terrible but it’s not great either. 5/10

Si escuchas alguna de las canciones por separado (sin contar clint eastwood) parecen rarisimas, pero al escucharlas todas juntas mantienen un hilo y un concepto muy bueno y sin embargo cada una te aporta un sabor distinto. Muy buen album

Gorillaz > blur

Stunning how new this still sounds

I really liked this never listened to the full thing before.

20 yrs later, this sounds way more like a Blur record than it did when it came out. No knock on it, but outside of a couple of standout tracks, feels kind of dated and boring. Clint Eastwood is still killer. Del rules!

Clint Eastwood is great vibe!

Very nostalgic! I haven’t listened to the album in full before, just knowing the popular songs. I really enjoyed it!

It has good songs but a lot are bofing

This albums tricky for me, I really love the Gorillaz. but theirs really only a few songs on this album I enjoy, the rest is a little forgettable or just a bit bland. I really wish I enjoyed it more. All that said I'm still giving it a 4, because i know its better then like %80 of the songs on this list so yay go Gorillaz

Supah kewl

Okay

Heard before; 4; This album manages to be fun, accessible, interesting, quirky, and catchy, all at once. Without sounding too hyperbolic, it was very much a new sound at the time of its release and still sounds fresh today. The band uses slinky, grimy guitars, and there's all different kinds of synths throughout the album. Mixes together trip hop, dub, and other downtempo styles, along with more straightforward rock. There's nice pacing throughout the album, going between the more laid back tracks and upbeat rock numbers. Really just an album that I enjoy putting on, especially Clint Eastwood and Rock the House with Del The Funky Homosapien. Favorite Track: Clint Eastwood

Did not love this album. Not sure I understand what is so iconic about the Gorillaz

7.5

I wish I were an imaginary person in a cool band.