Gorillaz

sorry luke and blair

3-4 songs I liked, da rest was doodoo

Other than the one song I knew I honestly was really bored by the album. Feels like you need to be high laying on the couch. It has sort a cynical vibe too, which doesn't fit every mood.

Schijthekel aan Blur. Ik ken Clint Eastwood( Duh) en dat is een banger, makkelijke om in te vullen op het lijstje FAVO. Maar hoe de rest zich verhoud?? Best wel goed! Er zitten veel invloeden van hiphop in deze muziek en zelfs af en toe een soort jazzy stuk. Het is een soort mix van genres die ik los best wel gaaf vind! Er zittenook wat mindere stukken in, zoals bijvoorbeeld het punk rock of grunge nummer halverwege het album, maar grotendeels vind ik het heel erg vermakelijk en gaaf! Latin Simone is een curveball trouwens. Wat een ontzettende crazy plaat op dit album. Als die goos nou deze energie meenam naar Blur, misschien dat ik me dan niet kapot verveelde tijdens die albums! FAVO: Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood, Man research, Double Bass, Rock the house,19-2000, Latin Simone

3/5

Great production, but too long, and not as catchy as later gorillaz 🤷

Dated with one good song. Not Damon’s best.

I liked it more each time I listened to it. It definitely gets stronger after the first songs.

Rock alternativo. Un megahit. Un 4.

I like Gorillaz but they get much better in subsequent albums.

Truly a masterpiece. More than 20 years later and this album still feels fresh, and brings me such joy. Giving a rare four stars to this one.

As much time as I've spent with Plastic Beach, I was really looking forward to this one, but it didn't really strike me off the bat. Will probably give it a few more tries, since it does have the same genre bending backing and intelligent verse as in the later album.

Finally someone let me out of my cage Now time for me is nothing, cause I'm counting no age Now I couldn't be there, now you shouldn't be scared I'm good at repairs, and I'm under each snare Intangible bet you didn't think So I command you to, panoramic view Look, I'll make it all manageable Pick and choose, sit and lose all you different crews Chicks and dudes, who you think is really kicking tunes? Picture you getting down in a picture tube Like you lit the fuse, you think it's fictional? Mystical? Maybe Spiritual hero who appears on you to clear your view When you're too crazy Lifeless to those the definition for what life is Priceless to you because I put you on the hype shift Did you like it? Gut smoking righteous with one toke You're psychic among knows possess you with one go Yeah, this is some really good shit. 5/5

I quite enjoyed the two singles but god there is so much fluff on this

Not bad. Again its a solid album, great for what it is/was. I think Demon days is a better album overall

Outstanding, they're even better live. I saw them at the Kentish Town Forum about the time they released this. Also saw them in Auckland with guests Mick Jones and Paul Simonon.

Not sure what’s going on with the Gorillaz album, as it was all over the place – and much of it was forgettable… There were a couple of rap songs that were pretty pedestrian… There was a Latin song on the album – but if I want to listen to something like that, I’ll listen to an artist who excels in that genre… The 2 most listenable songs for me were “Tomorrow Comes Today” & “Dracula” – though neither of them are anything to write home about… The musical core for “M1 A1” sounded pretty much like U2’s “Zoo Station” – only not nearly as interesting, and “Man Research” MAY indeed be the worst freakin’ song that I’ve ever heard… Seriously – it’s an absolute abomination… I continue to be amazed by how l lame the albums released in the 2000’s have been so far on the 1,001 list… So far, maybe 1 out of 10 of the 2000’s albums have been decent – but what has been held up as an example of musical excellence from the 2000’s, has been shocking to say the least… A solid 1 in my book, and I find it completely mindboggling, that there are folks who think this album is a 4 or 5…

J'ai un bon souvenir de l'album psk il faisait beau, j'attendais Martine pour le café ect En terme des chansons en soit c'était bien mais j'en ai skip pas mal genre bien mais long + j'ai pas tout écouté 2.5?

Elska þetta grúv.

Clint Eastwood is a classic and I actually thought Slow Country was great, but a decent chunk of this was boring and pretty bad so it evens out. Never really understood the green virtual band concept.

Interesting concept -- some of it is pretty good but most is just "eh", Never knew the name of "that" song was Clint Eastwood

Interesting album, but not Albarn's best work as "Gorillaz". Still its very creative and a cool risk for an artist to take. "Clint Eastwood" will always remind me of the Andy Milonakis show.

This was a really fun album back when it first came out. This album is how I discovered Del The Funky Homosapien.

Cool and chill.

This group’s first outing may in fact be their best, and that’s a hot take I’ll take to the grave with me.

It is a sick and heinous crime that Deltron 3030 is not on this list, but I can find a quantum of solace in knowing Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala’s immense talents are integral to the successful debut of Damon Albarn’s most interesting project.

I listened to this album a lot back in high school and to this day I still enjoy it. Maybe my judgement is clouded by nostalgia, but I think this is a fantastic album. While it might not be the best Gorillaz album, I think it has some of their best songs. 9/10 Would I listen again? I do frequently!

I was enamored with this album when it came out. Listening to it again - I wasn't quite as impressed as I remember being back in the day. Still, they did something pretty unique here. And a lot of these tracks (especially the ones with Del) really held up well.

There are definitely better Gorillaz albums that probably would have been better for this list.

I remember when this came out, and being intrigued by the retro sounding instruments and beats set against decidedly modern lyrics and hip-hop-lite vocals. It was such a fun juxtaposition, though not something I listen to regularly.

Indicative of better things to come 3*

so many great songs, Love the Gorillaz. Damon is a genius

Doodles

Always liked Gorillaz but never listed to an album all the way through. Damon Albarn is super creative and I love that he found this little niche, it's right in my wheelhouse. Finally a post-2000 album that belongs to be on this list!

A few great high points (Clint Eastwood, 19-2000) and a fair bit of filler. Plastic Beach is a stronger album IMO

This is actually a pretty fun album, it just doesn't feel right for me. I don't feel compelled to download any of these songs, but it's a cool vibe and at a different time in my life I would have really liked it.

I was a big Blur fan at the time Gorillaz came out, so of course I had to check this out. I liked the album a lot and it was on constant rotation for a while, it liked the upbeat tempo and how it was different, hip hop for white nerdy guys. Pretty sure this was the first cartoon band I liked since Bam-bam and Pebbles.

What a great debut by the Gorillaz, one of the first virtual bands I had ever heard of, if not the first. When I heard they would be touring, back in the early 00s I had no idea how they would make it work technologically (nowadays seems quite easy with the advances in tech) and really kind of blew my mind on how it worked. The cool slow beats flirt with an amalgamation of genres including alt-rock, lo-fi, trip-hop, and art-pop that also weaves in elements of rap rock, Britpop, and punk rock. Despite the plethora of sounds The Gorillaz seem to get it to work beautifully. Best: Clint Eastwood Worst: Can't pick one - they're all too good!

I remember when Clint Eastwood came out and my mind was blown. That song still holds up but the rest is kinda mid

Really strong first 10 tracks or so then peters out significantly, could have benefited from a little more curation. 5/4 is one of my favorites, and the variety keeps you engaged. There's some creative, catchy music here, and they are clearly experimenting with whatever catches their fancy. Good prelude to Demon Days, where they clearly found their sweet spot and sold boatloads of records.

This felt really different when it was released. Listening to it again (however many years later) I noticed how basic the production sounded, and not in a good (raw) way. Just really plasticky and flat. Del is probably the best thing about the record. I guess maybe the novelty of the ‘virtual band’ was what made it different, but musically it hasn’t stood the test of time.

Einfach nur lässig und cool.

Clint Eastwood and Double Bass are great songs. A couple of others are okay, and I think that everything else on this album is just pure garbage. And that Clint Eastwood remix at the end is fucking horrible I hope I never have to listen to Daman Albarn again

I remember thinking that Damon Alburn had lost his mind when he started this band. These guys are one of those bands that have really good songs and not good at all songs. Choice cut: 5/4

Mostly pretty good. Just didn’t totally excite me.

Awesome record , although it may sound like a less cohesive record . or even a bit messy. This may be a decisive factor to someone but i feel it adds to the appeal of the record and even that of the band, be it a big part of their personazlity.

Every time I saw that a Gorillaz track was released, I knew it would be fun. And so was this album. There's this unique mix of sincere writing coupled with a kind of tongue-in-cheek attitude. Brilliant.

Fun and eclectic

Clint Eastwood 19-2000

I was happy to see this show up today! I've loved this album since I got the CD when it was first released. This was the first current music I started listening to again after a decade of being a stay-at-home mom and Disney movie soundtracks nonstop.

Heavy nostalgia points. Big plus for Latin Simon for introducing me to Ibrahim Ferrer.

Kind of a trip. Can't decide if good trip or bad trip.

I love Blur. I love Damon Albarn's voice. I love cartoons. Yet, I've never really liked Gorillaz as much as I feel I should. There are a couple of cool tracks here, but nothing sets me alight. I've always found 19-2000 annoying too. Favourite tracks: Clint Eastwood, Rock The House, Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo).

Very nice to hear! I forget how lo fi Gorillaz can be. Absolute fusion and nicely experimental at times. A very interesting listen. Just fucking cool too

First album I ever bought. Bloody love it still, it's amazing. I listened to it so much as a kid and had the CD as my alarm in the morning for school. Still sounds amazing, still sounds original and has some really different sounds in there. What a belter!

Haven't listened in years, forgot how good it is. Think I might prefer Demon Days, but this was so groundbreaking at the time I remember. Think this was my first album I got (but not bought as my uncle pirated it for me). The music video for 19-2000 was so cool. I remember there was this flash website where the song would play on repeat and you could drive around in the car, was great

damn this is from 2001?! I’m old asf.

I regret not getting this on vinyl when I had the opportunity

Luv gorillaz me 3.5 Got a little bit bored in between songs but some bangers in there Favs: Re-Hash, 5/4, Clint Eastwood, rock the house and 19-2000

3/5 - enjoyed! standout tracks: - ...Sound check (gravity) 4/5 - Clint Eastwood 5/5

Slay

One of the best there was, is and will be! Abso-fckn-lutely ADORE this album and anything from The Gorillaz is an instant 10/10

Not my vibe.

10

This album really was a game changer. It didn’t fit in precisely with anything else at the time. The guy from Blur is starting a band where he casts himself as a cartoon ape? And it’s kind of electronic-driven? And Del shows up on a track to rap? Awesome. Always love a listen.

More than moderately cool but as with all things Albarn-y, it's a little self-impressed and too clever for its own good. Saying it's better than the Monkees or the Archies isn't a very high bar, now is it? There are more than a few class-a grooves and beats (one's favorite might be "Left-Handed Suzuki"). Thought it has held up pretty well, and feels more larky than kitschy and even seems a bit better than Blur overall, one has to force oneself to give it a 4.

Will come back to

I think the singles and image they portrayed back in the day led the general public to think they were a lot edgier and experimental than they actually were. This album was surprisingly mundane, although it did get better as it went on.

Classic - such a great assortments of songs and amazing lyrics. Would listen to this on repeat. Even the hits dont get tiresome.

I enjoyed it. Rock the house probably my favourite track. Singles are good, the rest quite forgettable. Probably cultural significance a big part here. For me later gorillaz a lot better listening. The two remixes at the end are better than the originals

Meh. Don't really get what this was about. I don't think it was influential musically despite a couple neat tunes.

I was looking forward to this one as I loved Clint Eastwood and the other singles back when it first came out but the rest was just filler. The Day of the Dead sample was pretty cool though.

Oh look Damon's got a sequencer and made some demos

It's well written and the production is solid but, for me at least, it just isn't that interesting.

This album sounded like October in ways I can not describe

1.5

Gorillaz by the Gorillaz. I don't really need to hear that anymore. It's my favorite album by the band and one of my favorites. At the beginning of the 2000s, I heard Clint Eastwood and also saw the accompanying clip. I was thrilled and still am. 5/5

Some highlights - Del’s raps are great- but Damon’s vocals are uninspiring and the project conceals into sameness after a while.

Didn’t like it as much as I remembered. A couple bangers, the rest was noisy

Was not expecting absence of rapping until Clint Eastwood and have a renewed perspective of this song in context of the whole album. Very surprising how little Del there is outside the singles. I guess I knew the Gorillaz hits but hadn’t listened much outside of Plastic Beach. This album sounds more like trip hop Blur than what I expected. Standouts like “Double Bass” are more Dan the Automator focused than I knew the band got to.

Really good

Thoughts before listening: Damon Albarn from Blur with a bunch of studio musicians, producers, and rappers hiding behind cartoon personas. I've never been super into the Gorillaz despite really enjoying some of their songs i.e. "Clint Eastwood". Review: This is okay. Eclectic sound bringing in a lot of different ideas and styles all with a hip hop beat. Most songs are definitely trip-hop inspired with monotone rapping mixed with Damon Albarn's britpop style, and like a lot of his projects (i.e. Blur and the Good the Bad and the Queen), I feel like there are more ideas than complete songs here. The only song that really grabs me remains "Clint Eastwood" although there are some others I am enjoying like "5/4". 3-stars.

This is a goofy-ass album. I kinda like it.

Easy listening for the new century. Are they still around?

There aren't any bad songs, but also nothing that sets itself apart. Just a steady album.

Sjovt genlyt. Det var meget mere rodet, og meget mere fremad skuende end jeg huske. Det giver super god mening hvorfor jeg syntes det var en dårlig koncert på RAR. Musikken fejler intet, men bare mine forventninger og minder som spillede mig et pus.

En kæmpe blandet musikalske bolsjer. Men altsammen med Damon Albans tydelige aftryk. Det spænder fra punk over triphop til lo-fi. Der er ikke så mange bangers på albummet som jeg havde forventet. Faktisk stikker Clint Eastwood og 19-2000 lidt ud med deres poppede catchyness. Men det hele er dragende, legesygt og holder min opmærksomhed fast.

Delightfully all over the place. Weird but fun with some real great songs in there. Enjoyed it front to back for the most part.

Not as good as I remember. In fact, I think I just heard the singles and not album tracks. The singes were great, the rest, not so much.

Foda e lembra minha infância

Pretty cool album 👍

Most tracks very good beats! A couple not quote so engaging!

Ese 2001 hubo discos mucho mejores como Is this it de los Strokes y White blood cells de los White Stripes, el album verde de Weezer, Amnesiac de Radiohead y Discovery de Daft Punk o el canto del cisne de Bjork con Vespertine, Rock action, Origin of symmetry, Rings around the world, Morning view, ... (otros discos notabes también fueron Love and theft, Hallelujah! de La Buena Vida,Gold, The Invisible Band o el segundo de Manu Chao... e incluso Fever de Kilye). Este disco tuvo bastante éxito y repercusión porque presentó a una banda virtual con la reconocible voz e impulso de D. Albarn el solista de Blur (su único miembro premanente lo que indica el interés que sigue teniendo en el proyecto, no como parecía ser en su momento, algo pasajero). No se trata del primer caso de banda virtual, ahí estuvieron antes Alvin and the Chipmunks (Alvin y las Ardillas), y varias bandas de dibujos animados de la productora Hanna-Barbera, o ya en clave pop The Archies (también tuvieron sus avatares animados The Monkees, The Beatles o The Jackson...). No se libra ni el heavy Metal (Dethklok) ni las nuevas tecnologías con Miku Hatsune como holograma que arrasa en sus directos. Por suerte Gorillaz demuestran bastante más talento que los ejemplos anteriores y aquí presentaban un interesante híbrido entre música electrónica, indie, hip-hop y world-music con temas como el conocido "Clint Eastwood" y otros singles como "19-2000", "Tomorrow Comes Today", y "Rock the House" aunque sus mejores discos son como “Demon Days” (05) y “Plastic Beach” (06).

Gear: Hifiman Arya Artwork: zeitlos cool... Mix: ...aber es ist ein schmaler Grat zwischen cool und aggressiv einlullend abgemischt. Gerade Tracks wie "Double Bass" sind an der Bass-Front aber großartig aufgestellt. Musik: genau zwei funkelnde Highlights ("Clint Eastwood", "19-2000") saufen in einem Meer von Fillern ab. Bisher mochte ich überraschenderweise keines der hier servierten Damon Albarn-Projekte besonders... Wertung: 🌟🌟(🌟)/5

ci sono migliori album di gorillaz

meglio cracker island

vibes anni 2000 4/5 alcune canzoni molto belle altre un po' strane

Nice I love Clint Eastwood

5/4,Clint Eastwood ,Gravity,Rock the house carine Double bass,latin Simone e slow country spaccano Man research, sunshine e M1 A1 strane in culo Genere particolare

Ahhhh, un de mes groupes préférés! Malheureusement c'est pas leurs meilleurs à mon avis. Par contre Clint Eastwood c'est une des mes préférés du groupe pis sa reste de la bonne musique!

Enfin on tombe sur du Gorillaz! Malheureusement c’est le premier album, que j’ai toujours trouvé très weird, c’est comme si il y avait trop de tounes, pis qu’ils étaient encore en stade démo. Ça reste un bon album, juste pas du calibre de Demon Days et Plastic Beach

Partly heard before Saved 10/15 (11/18) Top track: Clint Eastwood

This started out better than I expected, but then felt kind of a chore to listen to in the 2nd half.

Suck on this Britpop detractors, Albarn's the king

Hip hop songs are the best on the album. Way better than whatever the fuck the B52s were cooking up

Love Clint Eastwood and they have a few other good ones in this album

Sounds like drugs. Some great ideas. I wonder how good it could have been without the drugs. I don’t like it when he does funny voices. Favorite song: slow country

I get why this was genre-bending at its time of release. Unfortunately I listened to this fully in 2024 so while I enjoyed some songs, a lot of them are pretty forgettable. Favorite: Re-Hash + Left Hand Suzuki Method Least: Latin Simons

some classics

Not as great as I remember it. The top songs are amazing and it's not bad by any stretch, but there's a lot in here that's a little generic and repetitive. Still a good listen.

This was a lot harder to get through than I thought it would be. Its fun, but there was lots I hadn’t heard before and that was for good reason

дд

I ain't happyyyyyyyy. Great to listen to all the way through.

I have listened to this record many times. I had a six CD player that I would play while working on my hobbies and this was one of the records that stayed in the player for a long time.

Great album by a great band. This only gets a four though cause it's not plastic beach, and Damon Albarn is a wanker

Clint Eastwood is an excellent song. Latin Simone was so surprising, but lovely. Other than those two songs, I found all the other songs on this album just okay.

Always found this to be a bit overhyped, some good singles but that is pretty much it - 3.5

Day 4/1001. Flat 4. I HAD heard of Gorillaz before today lol, in fact, they’re on my list to do a discography dive, but this was my intro into their work. Let me say, i’m definitely a fan. This was hard, and i love the groups art style too. My favorite track was “sound check”.

Ha, I'd get my millennial card revoked if I rated this less than a 5. Trust me, I double checked the terms and conditions. 5/5

Bien.

I’m going into this jaded because I have never liked Gorillaz. All in all tho it’s not horrible. I don’t exactly hate it. I do like the beats and the grooves. They kind of lay a decent foundation on every song and then do absolutely nothing with it. “Clint Eastwood” is trash. And what’s with the Thom Yorke cosplay on some of these songs. You can do falsetto without doing his exact voice. I hate all the record scratching too, but it’s fine. I think they invented shopping mall music.

Great memories

Never really got into these dudes

Aaah cuanta nostalgia Ich han das Album efach mega gern. Ich lieb die chline Vorusdütige/flashbacks wo en rote fade gebed. Mucho amor para Ibrahim Ferrer!

gorillerz. nonie es album glost aber aesthetic mega früeni 2000er und schono influential glaub? re hash maaad geili verschideni stimme wo singed. 5/4 haaaarde bass synth. find s goht recht dumm. new genius mega moody, alles isch allgemein extrem moody. clint eastwood halt mega bekannt, aber s isch au chli moody und dark und weird? moll guete song aber finden etz au nöd haaammer. vorallem isch de schluss z lang. man research funny falsetto, glaub de damon het so wälle tue als wäred mehrero lüt ussert ihm fürd musig verantwortlich. oke finds recht ass. punk tönt halt chli punkig und finds no cool aber sie hend glaub au afoch wölle en punksong mache afoch so. nöd sooo cool. sound check au afoch moody dark stuff, irgendwie bini null im mood für da. double bass fangt au wieder so ah, alte s regnet scho duss damon muschmer nöd no meh depri mood geh. langet. würkli nöd geil zum lose findi. rock the house tönt wieder wie OG hip hop aber mit scheiss flöte. ok d flöte isch slightly funny. aber d lyrics sind komplett leer seged nüt. au wenns e parodie oder satire oder so wär ischs immerno whack sorry 19-2000 isch recht funny. immerno jarring as fuck. latin someone isch chli buena vista mit halt gorillaz drumbeat hinedra? ok de sänger isch würkli vo buena vista. singt halt extrem geil. aber s passt nöd so richtig. slow country her no cuti synths aber finds au huere langwilig. oke s isch easy aber echt ha d nase voll. M1A1 het eeeendlich mol hässigi gitarre daaaanke aber s lupft s album nöd. oke mit aaaaabstand de song womer am meiste gfallt.

monke oke bin sehr verwirrt gsi vom 5/4 wills schlagzüg ja 4/4 isch aber findi no cool vode idee her, schlussendlich fallts chli flat für mich, will das so ziemlich s einzig spannede element ah dem lied isch new genius het no e cooli, chli unheimlichi atmosphäre jäjäjajääjä gahtmer gad hert uf de sack punk isch sehr en schlaue titel will er spielt so mega ufs genre ah also ja iwie erinneret mich das chli ah "moderni" jam musig, es passieret sache und chan nüt degege sege aber nüt haut mich um oke latin simone mal chli en wechsel m1 a1 findi recht creepy mit dem sample??? I guess clint eastwood isch na funny? puh jap das hetmer gar nöd gfalle, schaffts knapp uf es 2, wenn sogar 1, je nach dem wie guet ich gluunt ich morn bin

Re-Hash shows signs of the sonic identity of Gorillaz whereas not fully developed. Lyrics are weak too. 5/4 experiments with time signatures in a very interesting way but is vocally weak as well. Tomorrow Comes Today is the first strong tune on this record. New Genius (Brother) is weak. Clint Eastwood is their biggest hit by far on this album and it combines the Gorillaz sound very nicely with rap. It's easy to see why the Gorillaz-style with decent lyricism becomes a hit. Man Research has nice instrumentals ruined by the ya-ya-ya. On Punk they do a punk song very well but infuse it with Gorillaz-elements. Sound Check (Gravity) is sonically very good but with weak lyrics. Double Bass has nice bass. Rock the House again shows the versatility of Gorillaz and how they are comfortable in many styles. 19-2000 is very fun, bubbly (literally) track. Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo) is a good track. Starshine manages to weave a spacey-soundscape. Slow Country is good. The instrumentals are as good as any on this album but this track is lyrically stronger. M1 A1 is a strong end to the album. Very strong debut album, shows amazing versatility but some filler songs. 4/5

Good debut, with some of their best songs. But many of the songs still fall pretty flat for me.

I’ve liked a lot of Gorillaz’s songs in the past and was sure I was going to love it. Except for “Clint Eastwood” and a couple of other times this was mostly just fine. I don’t think I’d really ever re-listen to the full album again. 3/5

I rate the chill vibes, great listen :)

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO

As for a debut album this on is pretty good. Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 are stand out tracks. The album though sounds a little disjointed, especially compared to their amazing sophomore album demon days.

An ok album

Fucking good. What a debut. Life changing album. I still remember being blown away listening to Clint Eastwood. This was the start of one of my favorite groups ever. Forever one of my favorites.

On est en 2001, j'ai 16 ans et Clint Eastwood passe pour la première fois à la radio : c'est la claque !! Plus de 20 ans après, cet album reste un des meilleurs de sa génération. Il ne vieillit pas et se réécoute sans se lasser. Il sait s'adapter à l'humeur, on y trouve ce qu'on veut : tantôt sombre ou lumineux, tantôt rapé ou chanté, tantôt saturé ou planant. Ce qui était si novateur à l'époque me semble toujours l'être en 2024. Le gigantesque melting-pot d'influences que l'on retrouve dans chaque chanson réussit le tour de force de les faire sonner à la fois classiques et modernes. Véritable pont entre les esthétiques, Gorillaz est un album (et un groupe !) qui a su s'affranchir de toutes les règles pour devenir intemporel. Damon Albarn est un visionnaire, définitivement.

It's been years since I've listened to this album and I forgot how much I enjoyed it. Solid album from beginning to end.

I enjoyed these funky beats.

A couple good songs, but mostly pretty weird.

the Gorillaz are fun. I usually listen to Demon Days but this album has some great songs on it (Clint Eastwood, 19-2000). There is some filler on this one and songs that aren't that great (M1 A1 I usually skip).

I knew that Clint tune but not many of the others. Quite enjoyed overall.

Just kinda boring

18 songs. 2 versions of Clint Eastwood. A Rock the house vid. This album is jam packed with content. Like the effort but not my style…

Cool Vibes.

Another album that I wanted like…..didn’t for the first few songs and then got into the groove. Not an album I loved, but more listenable than I expected and I will have to listen to more Gorillaz.

It was not the best version of Gorillaz. It was fine. It helped create a huge music genre.

Some pretty good,s ome pretty weird

No thanks

I was hoping to like this more but I have always preferred Blur to Gorillaz. It’s still good but I don’t know why Albarn’s voice is so high-pitched in Gorillaz. It’s kind of irritating. I still like Clint Eastwood though.

This really isn't my bag. I like Clint Eastwood, but the majority of the album misses the target.

I used to think this was the bees knees, I wasn't as hyped on it now, but the Clint Eastwood remix is still a banger.

Damon Albarn igen. Jag gillar det. Fina poplåtar 5/4, Tomorrow Comes Today och såklart Clint Eastwood. Gillar soundet och de tecknade figurerna. Kunde vara en 4a men blev några låtar för långt så en solid 3a. Get the cool shoeshine!!

Clint Eastwood och rock the house är bäst. Riktigt sköna. Clint är väl.möjligen sönderspelad. lite stökigt skiva i övrigt, men jag gillade den då och gillar den nu!

Hyfsat bra, men inte tillräckligt mycket som fångar mig för att det ska kunna bli mer än en trea. Inslagen av hiphop och triphop är rätt mediokra jämfört med det bästa i respektive genre och därutöver är det lite för mycket intetsägande utfyllnadslåtar.

This was the debut album of Damon Albarn’s cartoon band, and in some ways they have outgrown the popularity of Blur. The appeal of Gorillaz can be drawn to how wide and varied the styles they can play, taking influence from alternative rock to trip hop and in-between. Tracks can take on a range of emotions from the melancholic “Tomorrow Comes Today” to the energetic “Punk”. The few guest appearances feel inspired such as Del the Funky Homosapien rapping on “Clint Eastwood” and “Rock the House”, as well as Ibrahim Ferrer’s cadence on “Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo)”. One’s enjoyment of this album can be attributed to how well they can tolerate the experimentation going on throughout this record, as well as Damon’s voice through his cartoon persona 2D. Because on some tracks like “Man Research (Clapper)” and “Sound Check (Gravity)” where he’s going into his high registers, it can make or break your experience. Still, it’s an overall fun time.

Love Damon Albarn.

Man, og Gorillaz is SO good, in a way that the later stuff just doesn't match. There's still something a bit raw, almost punk like to electronic nature of this music that gets produced out in later work. Re-Hash, 5/4, Clint Eastwood, and New Genius immediately jump out as album highlights. I actually first listened to this through the early days of pirating and copying music, and there are a lot of tracks here I hadn't heard previously. I will say many of them are far more experimental than I'd anticipated, and Gorillaz newer work seems to have leaned more into this experimental style than the the punk electronic style it originated. But tbh I don't think this other stuff is nearly as good as what made them famous in the first place.

Awesome! 5/4 had been my alarm for years

great album carrying a mark of the times in sound and general feel. perfect use of sampling

01) Re-Hash - 10,0 02) 5/4 - 10,0 03) Tomorrow Comes Today - 10,0 04) New Genious (Brother) - 10,0 05) Clint Eastwood - 10,0 06) Man Research (Clapper) - 10,0 07) Punk - 10,0 08) Sound Check (Gravity) - 10,0 09) Double Bass - 10,0 10) Rock the House - 10,0 11) 19-2000 - 10,0 12) Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?) - 10,0 13) Starshine - 10,0 14) Slow Country - 10,0 15) M1A1 - 10,0 TOTAL: 10,0 (100/100) Ok, this one is gonna be easy, after all, it is one of my all-time favorite albums. It was a breath of fresh air when it came out, it was like all these music genres mixed into a new one, a cool one. This CD was constantly in my player, I love every song on this album! But if I must choose, my favorites would be "Slow Country" and "M1A1". A thousand miles an hour!

There's a few good songs on here, but overall it's just not very good. A lot of it feels like they wanted to stand out, but it doesn't work too well

I want to like this more than I do because I like later albums by Gorillaz a lot. There are some good songs here, and some filler songs also. Favorite songs are Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood, M1 A1, and 5/4.

This was a welcome surprise for someone who's had Gorillaz as their top artist on Spotify before, especially since I usually pick this album as my favorite one. My favorite song is easily Rock The House but honestly there's only 2-3 that I don't absolutely love. This album is such a blend of ideas and I really appreciate the looseness of this structure, it's amazing that this album got as popular as it did taking that into account but I'm super into it

“Clint Eastwood” is forever a highlight for me, and I appreciate the overall diversity and experimentation of it. I do find it overstays its welcome a bit, and a few songs drift into “vibe”-based anonymity, but it’s more than an easy enough listen. 3.5/5

Leave the filler out and this is actually a great album.

Underrated one-hit wonder.

I'm mostly familiar with Gorillaz' newer stuff, and I have been missing out. I like the idea of the band as well. Favorite tracks on this listen: "5/4" and "Clint Eastwood."

Excellent. This album reopened my ears to good music after a five year hiatus. Meaning my first two kids. I remember listening to this music with them when they were young and we all liked it equally.

3+

i had no idea monkeys could make such great music !

4/5⭐️ Best song: 19-2000 Worst song: Double Bass Comments: Gorillaz are so cool B) Damon Albarn’s second best band fr

I Love this album. Not a HUGE Gorillaz fan but I do love listening to them. They are such a vibe and this album is so good.

A classic

I zoned out in the middle, but some good ones. 3.4.

This really brings me back to college, walking around campus with my iPod. Relevance to this list: 5/5 Personal enjoyment: 4/5

At the time I hated the song “Clint Eastwood,” it was playing everywhere. The song hasn't gotten any better and the rest of the album isn't any better either.

Clint Eastwood 🔥, der Rest durchwachsen. Gutes Genremix

I like it.

This is one of my Favourite gorillaz albums

I really liked this album when it came out in the 2000s. However, the hits are still great, the rest of the album is like some weird experiment. I don't know if that has something to do with the Gorillaz world that Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett created, and it's those soundscapes from that world, I don't know but some of it wasn't as neat as I remember.

I like Gorillaz but this album as a whole is actually kinda boring lol

Never been a big Gorillaz fan, and as the album neared it's conclusion I was pretty happy for it to end. That's not to say it was bad, it's just overly long and feels like it keeps the same pace for the whole runtime, which gets tiring. The songs with features are pretty good, the basslines and production overall is definitely a highlight, but would need serious trimming for me to want to revisit it.

wank

I like this record even though it’s from a genre I hardly ever listen to. But I had forgotten about it, but listening to it makes me remember how fascinated I was with this music when it came out. And then when it was revealed who was behind it was more or less a chock to me. Now I can’t belive I didn’t hear it from the first listen. It has some really good tracks and it is a record I can listen to again without feeling the need to skip tracks. 4

I remember the \"big three\" Gorillaz songs when I was growing up. I loved all three and was hopeful that this album would contain more greatness like that. Listening to the whole thing is a bit long, but there are several great, feel-good tracks. This is a as good of stoner album as many and I caught myself several times zoning out to the music. A few times the vocals were annoying, but many times they were saved by great beats and sounds. Favorite tracks: Tomorrow Comes Today, New Genious (Brother), Clint Eastwood, Man Research (Clapper), Latin Simone, Starshine, M1 A1.

#169. I remember listening in high school on the bus on my yellow Sony Sports Discman with 30 second Electronic Shock Protection®️ on a daily basis for at least months. And it's not any less good now than it was then. This album fucks 5/5: Yes. *this is the nineteenth album I purchased from this list. Song added to playlist: 19-2000 I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Not a huge fan of The Gorillaz, but I do like some of their stuff. I believe this is the first full album I've listened to by them, and it's not far off from what I expected. Definitely different, but in a good way. Clint Eastwood, Rock the House, Dracula, and Left Hand Suzuki Method were my favorites. Probably more I enjoy, but I'd need another listen. Outside of that though I don't see much replay value for me personally. I give it a solid 3/5, 6/10.

I went back and forth on this, but I think it’s a 4. “Clint Eastwood” is still really solid. There are a couple tracks that you just want to end, but overall this was a very good listen.

3.7 - Some fun dance bops on here featuring typical turn-on-the-millennium random sampledelia. Standouts: “Clint Eastwood”, “Rock the House.”

A good listen, but some songs can overstay their welcome.

Honestly great way to start this off, clever mix of genres and sounds

Solid album, not usually my genre but I did enjoy this one a lot. Nice variety in songs and keeps a steady flow throughout the album. Favourite songs: - Re-Hash - Clint Eastwood - 19-2000

Genre: Electro Pop Instruments: 2/5 Modern Translation: 1/5 Dance Potential: 1/5 Listening Location: commute to work and at work Heard it before: No Favourite Song: Clint Eastwood Remix Made me feel: A little disappointed because their other well known album is so much better. A lot of variety in this one though. Wouldn’t listen again.

Gorillas pushes all types of genre lines while making fantastic music. More popular virtual act that hatsune miku tho?

It's fine.

3,5

Das Album an sich ist nicht besonders spannend oder interessant. Als Hintergrundgeräusch auf einer Party nicht schlecht, aber zum aktiven Zuhören ein wenig langweilig.

pretty boring. halfway through i was thinking it was either 4/10 or 5/10 but the second half was a lot more enjoyable to me. idk if the songs improved or if i just got more in the mood for mediocre trip hop as the album went on. still nothing amazing but it bumped it to a low 6/10.

Gotta love the variety here. The songs are so different but work together pretty well. It's unavoidable that some will be much better than others, but it's an enjoyable listen. I think they balance out quality and variety a bit better on some later albums, but it's kinda crazy that the first release for this project is so good.

Like films featuring a trucker who moonlights as a fighter and has a pet orangutan named Clyde, they had me at Clint Eastwood.

This album feels like every single song is its own little album or project, it’s not the best thing in the world but it has some cool ideas and tracks 2.5/5

Liked the hits/singles, but found much of the other stuff plodding

A wildly diverse album, there is something for everyone here — the flip side to that is that you’re going to have to have an insane breadth of musical appreciation to like everything that’s on offer. The virtual band concept is a brilliant, yet almost inevitable response to approaching the millennium. A struggle to appreciate the body of work without engaging the external content is the real downside here. Del’s tracks are all stand outs, he was made for this moment. Very strong 4. Favorite tracks: Clint Eastwood, Sound Check (Gravity), Rock the House

Not a huge fan of this style of music (5/4). Clint Eastwood is a great song though 19-2000 another classic

I immediately loved this album when it came out

Not typically been a big fan of Gorillaz but enjoyed this. 2Mello/JSR vibes.

Meh

Gorillaz is a good, but flawed album. It is clear that Damon Albarn wanted to move in a different artistic direction than Blur, but this album didn't uncover a unique personality for Gorillaz. A number of songs were interesting and catchy, others were wallpaper. Clint Eastwood is great to this day. All in all, a good album. 3/5.

Good stuff, nice chilled but chunky listen.

This isn't as good as Plastic Beach or Demon Days but it's probably their 3rd best album? Just not as solid all-around but still pretty great

I don't think this one has aged well since it was something kinda interesting when it came out. Today it feels really tiring. Not great not terrible. Has few cool beats, but that is about it.

Great listen, experimental and poppy at the same time.

m1 a1 is so hype its insane

I first heard this album when I was about 12 and I think it changed my brain. It was weird and arty and mysterious and I absolutely loved it. I bought into the art work and fully imagined it was created by a band of Japanese style cartoon characters. I loved the beats, bass, obscure samples (it didn’t even occur to me that the were samples actually), and the strange vocals. I remember finding out it was made by ‘the guy from blur’ and I don’t know how it took me so long to realise, you literally hear his voice. People generally say their second album was better but I didn’t care for their later stuff at all. Listening again I really enjoyed pretty much every track, even the bizarre instrumentals like Double Bass. I really can’t think of another album like it. I’d love to know how I would rate this if it was my first listen, but it’s impossible to be objective. I think it is an odd, eclectic, unique yet catchy album that had no right being mainstream, but I’m so glad it found its way to me as it showed me what music can be.

Oh man, what a wonderful trip down memory lane this one is. The thing I remember most about this release is the shitty online open-world driving game you could play with the car on the cover, and the ubiquitous presence of Clint Eastwood -- I think it was even on a Now CD that I got for Easter one year. I didn't actually get into Gorillaz proper until much later in life, but this still hearkens back to a rosier time. Album opens with Re-Hash, a little drum and bass rhythm piece with various scratching and backing percussion elements. Song doesn't really go anywhere, but I enjoy it all the same for its bright atmosphere. 5/4 is a bit more driven of a piece, and calls back more openly to Albarn's days with Blur. Clint Eastwood is such a delightfully moody indie-hip-hop track; instrumental is like a wide-eyed western nightmare. This song introduced me to Del tha Funky Homosapien (though I wouldn't dig further into his work until much later). Such effortless flow that is hard not to sing along to. 19-2000 is so quirky, but I love it as the definitive early Gorillaz sound. Melody lead by a womping bass and electro keys with Albarns distinctive vocals and a catchy ass nonsensical hook. Utterly bobbable. Always thought M1 A1 was a weirdly out of place song to end this album on. I do enjoy the bonus tracks thrown on here -- never heard Left Hand Suzuki Method before, but it jams. This is one of those albums that I return to when I want a reliable good time. I'm not the biggest Albarn Stan, but I love Gorillaz and this is among their top 3. Not perfect, but I'm struggling not to throw this a 5.

Some good jams. Never had listened to this before.

I enjoyed this number a good deal. Reminds me a bit of Radiohead in the experimental/gloomy aspect. Not quite as weird or dark as RH, but that's where my head is at. Double Bass was a standout for me. Couple of hits on here I recognized. The album is a bit all over the place. There's certainly a couple of 4 star songs on this album, but the album as a whole doesn't quite get there for me.

I really enjoyed the different styles of music that were strewn across that whole album. One minute I am listening to hip-hop and the next some sort of alternative rock. Some awesome beats and mixing was sprinkled in there in between songs which was a cool way to show the variety. I especially liked Double Bass as an instrumental. 19-2000 and Clint Eastwood have been in my library for many many years but it was very nice to hear some more from Gorillaz. High 4

This was the very first album I ranked on this site! Brings a tear to my eye. I wrote 1 sentence for it before but I'll go a little bit more in depth here. This album has some serious jams in Tomorrow Comes Today (might be my favorite use of melodica ever), Clint Eastwood, Rock the House, and 19-2000, and M1 A1 is such a great closer. They started with M1A1 when I saw them gave me goosebumps here. Some of the other songs just do not do it for me. This album doesn't hold a candle to Plastic Beach or Demon Days, but I do love the eclecticness of the album. High af 3

God did not give me the tools to put up with this

Kind of underwhelming compared to newer gorillaz albums.

Simply doesn't appeal to me. Undoubtly, there are a couple of really good ideas, which really make this album good to hear, but in sum it's not sufficiently good to go down in history. A little less mainstream, a little more daring, please.

Godddd

What a great debut album-much props to Dan the Automator and Albarn!

I'm conflicted on this one. On one hand the music is generally solid and switches up styles to keep it interesting. You also have some real strong highs like Clint Eastwood and 19-2000. On the other hand I found the album to be longer than necessary and that stretches would fade to the background. This album is obviously important as there isn't much music like the Gorillaz before this. There are songs I will come back to but I don't see myself listening to the whole album anytime soon.

Despite some of the great songs on the album it just felt a little lacking on the other stuff.

never got the hype, still don't re-hash 5/4 clint eastwood sound check double bass left hand suzuki method

Awesome album!

I liked it at first but then it got and stayed annoying.

Gorilñaz

Liked it a lot. Will give it another listen.

Great example of early 2000s music, mixing rap, rock, jazz, maybe the beginning of lo-fi hip-hop. Clint Eastwood, 19-2000, and Rock the House were hits at the time. Definitely an album that changed the way music sounded in the early 2000s. Very enjoyable listen

It's pretty good, great debut

Fuck ya

Just ok.

Very good

I mean it's Gorillaz - how could it not be 5*. 0 filler, some of the most recognizable singles to come out of the 2000s. It's totally original, there wasn't much that sounded like this is 2001 and there still isn't much now. There's a gimmick that doesn't detract from the music. Most of the songs would still be smash hits if they came out today. Even the remixes at the end of the album (not on standard release but was on Spotify at time of review) add to the album, and don't feel like afterthoughts. Simply brilliant!

Hard to come up with bigger hit in the last 20 years than Clint Eastwood. The rest of the album has beat demo vibes but Del shines every chance he gets.

Great 100th album to have for this list. Shout out to Emma, this is one of her favorite Gorillaz records and we’ve gone back and forth on this vs. Plastic Beach for a while. I think the best thing about this album is how it sets a good listening atmosphere. Some of the lyrics aren’t immediately intelligible, there’s a lot of lofi sounds, classic drumloop samples (like to a DJ Shadow extent), and there’s a bit of a punk/postpunk influence (literally the song Punk on here). This isn’t nearly as clean or tight as almost every mainline Gorillaz album after it, but that doesn’t detract from it! It’s a good easy listen with some HITS sprinkled in

Gorillaz is a band I haven't listened to much, because it isn't quite my style. It's okay to my ears, the dissonances in some of the areas are kind of interesting. Suddenly Feel Good Inc. blew up and they were everywhere.

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It pains me to give this a middling rating, considering how much I love the second Gorillaz album, Demon Days—one of my all-time favorites. Unfortunately, Demon Days isn't on this list; instead, we have their first self-titled album, which, to be honest, is just okay. There are about four good songs (with "5/4" being my favorite), and the rest feels like a warm-up for the better things that would come later.

They get a bit wild with these songs at times, which makes for a super fun listen. There are a few tracks where they just make a bunch of noises, and they're fine, but I definitely prefer the more conventional songs on here. I don't fully understand the concept of Gorillaz, but there are definitely multiple genres present in their music that work together in an interesting way.

Tostón

Day48 - i was never a fan of the gorillaz but i tried listening with an open mind but other than clint eastwood i couldn’t get into it

My first time hearing this as an album. Somehow this one slipped by, adjacent to much of what I listened to at the time. Clint Eastwood single was familiar but not the full album. So very stoner centric, but I'm digging the groove without any aids. Double base stood out to me. Great groove, grabbed and held my attention as they traded off focus between different instruments. If I find myself in altered states I hope I remember to put this document on again. Then I feel asleep about 2/3 through, so I guess it didn't grab me all that well. Need to go back and relisten to the end I guess...

Good happy lounge with annoying interludes in between. Some childhood hits though!!

1 song is really good. The rest are okay. Good beats, but sometimes the lyrical vocalizing is irritating.

Never really been a fan of the gorillaz

Huge Damon Albarn fan and love almost everything he touches, but I would put all the Blur albums and the next Gorillaz album ahead of this one. Still love 19-2000 tho

First time listening to the whole album.

Fun as hell. Some tracks flop.

Not bad

Gorillaz is an interesting phenomenon, and they have the hits to back up what they do. The problem is, that besides the hit on this album of Clint Eastwood, a LOT of this album felt like filler, or even veering into the demo territory. Very "hey, check out what WE can do". I like the stuff I hear of Gorillaz on the radio and such, but the album as a whole needed to be either punched up or edited down a LOT.

I don't own this album but I own their follow-up Demon Days, which I rushed out to buy after hearing its lead single Feel Good Inc. I remember being underwhelmed. This album is more of the same - outside of its lead single Clint Eastwood, it's kind of meh. I mean, it's a unique combination of rock and hip hop and electronica so kudos to Damon Albarn for pioneering something new. But it's kind of boring at times. For example, I really like the beats in M1 A1 but then the line Hello...Is anybody there? that is repeated for the first half of the song is grating. Re-Hash is similar except that the beats are annoying (especially the overlays) and the lyrics repeat throughout. I didn't find the other singles all that remarkable (Tomorrow Comes Today, Rock the House, 19-2000), which is maybe why they didn't make a dent in North America. 5/4, Punk, and maybe Double Bass or Starshine were the other songs I can specifically say I enjoyed. Yes, this was completely different than anything that had come before it, including the whole virtual band motif, but the music itself is just average.

Never listened to a Gorillaz album before, but have had plenty of times where I heard a cool track and thought, "hey, what's this?" and it turned out to be Gorillaz. Definitely enjoyed this album - it's just very cool. I like the vibe. I don't know much about the virtual band concept, but I dig the music. Not the most amazing thing in the world, but I would definitely revisit. Favorite tracks: Re-Hash, Clint Eastwood, Rock the House, M1 A1.

There are a few great great tracks on here. Those are the ones you already know. Stick to those. I get the feeling that this is the album Damon Albarn always wanted to make as a bourgeois art school student back in the day. His fame and fortune allowed him the free reign to produce this. A few good bits, a lot of pretentious twaddle. Maybe that's harsh, it's obviously a lot better than I could do. Oh well, in a few years computers will design all of our music, custom made just for our personal preferences, so this will be a moot point anyway. We will only hear things we are guaranteed to enjoy, and we will all live in a state of somatic boredom, constantly entertained, never fulfilled. Lean into the twaddle, it may be doomed forever and we'll miss it when it's gone.

A really good album that I didn’t take notice of when it first came out. One of the more enjoyable albums I’ve had so far.

While a few songs are bangers I remembered that even back then I only listened to those. Whole album, nah.

Bangers

I liked it some, kind of weird .... 3 stars

Standouts: Man Research (Clapper), Slow Country, Clint Eastwood

Bien.

Ghastly. I listened to the first three songs hoping it might get better, but then I couldn't take it anymore.

I love the gorillaz. Had never listened to this album all the way through it was fun

Best Song(s): Tomorrow Comes Today Clint Eastwood Sound Check (Gravity) Starshine Worst Song: Punk

Love them

Album Nr. 37 Ich habe mir mehr von dem Album erhofft. Es gibt den einen und den anderen guten Titel. Aber leider auch einige Titel, welche meinen Gesamteindruck nach unten ziehen.

I was living in New York when this album was released. Listened to it for the first time at the Virgin Megastore located across from Union Square Park they used to have those listening stations at the entrance of the store. Anyway, the album sounds familiar yet fresh. The different styles explored across each song are amazing. You discover something new every time to listen to it. Love it.

Not bad. Interesting stage show when I saw them 20 years ago

Schon geil

Great concert!

Some bangers on here

Acceptable

An English virtual band exploring a variety of musical styles including hip hop, electronic and world music made up of NFT-looking anime human/ape hybrids? https://wifflegif.com/gifs/552151-mr-pink-fuck-all-that-reservoir-dogs-gif Some of this music was perfectly fine. I like Damon Albarn’s work. But knowing that I’m supposed to listen to this while watching cartoon monkeys really tanks the whole experience for me. I’ll stick to listening to Blur.

Awesome

Classic

I kinda miss the style of earlier albums like this and demon days. This is an amazing album. When I first listened to this album in the day my favourite track was Clint Eastwood, later it became rock the house. These days it is a count flip between double bass and tomorrow comes today. Low 4.

Been a while since listening to to this album in its entirety. This one is tough, because it's hard to objectively rank, taking it for what it is, while also knowing what was coming down the pike. It's eclectic and refreshing, but never finds it's personality. This could be a feature, not a bug, but there's a lack of cohesion because of songs like 'Punk' that just feel out of place, lackluster and very (maybe intentionally) methodic. Overall, this album still hit me like a ton of bricks in 2001. I remember bopping my head to '19-2000' and saying "get the cool shoeshine" (no idea to this day if those are the actual words) in the shower while getting ready for high-school. 'Clint Eastwood' was everywhere and I was absolutely okay with that. Del's animated delivery on 'Rock the House' is epically cool and somehow steals the light from that epic flute. The fact this album had any impact on me at all, during a time when I was a self-righteous, gate-keeping metal head/punk rocker means there was something here to be enjoyed. I can't leave half stars, but if I could, I'd complain that I can't leave quarter stars, but if I could, I'd give this a 3.75. But I can't. So 4/5.

I have heard the album before, and liked all the songs I could remember, but it didn't have any lost gems that would have pushed this to a 5

There are some good songs on here. I particularly like Starshine, and Clint Eastwood of course. Some of the others were a bit to avante guard for me.

Not my cuppa

Love it every time I listen.

Really doesn't sound 23 years old, really enjoyable listen, I have got 3 later gorillaz albums and knew the 2 main singles but enjoyed listening to this

Definitely feels like an album where Gorillaz are trying to find their sound, lots more rockier tracks, a few bangers but overall felt like a bit like Damon trying to shake off the Blur sound

"Gorillaz" by Gorillaz, released in 2001, marks the debut of the virtual band created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This eclectic album combines elements of alternative rock, hip-hop, and electronic music, showcasing the duo's experimental approach to music-making. While tracks like "Clint Eastwood" and "Tomorrow Comes Today" demonstrate the band's innovative sound and catchy melodies, the album as a whole feels somewhat disjointed. The eclectic mix of genres and styles may not fully coalesce into a cohesive listening experience for some listeners. Despite its lack of cohesion, "Gorillaz" introduces listeners to the imaginative world of the virtual band and lays the groundwork for their future successes. Earning a middling 3/5, this album offers glimpses of brilliance but falls short of achieving its full potential.

I really like this!

This is pretty decent for a first album but they grew as a band a lot in later releases. Sound Check (Gravity) was one I liked and had never heard before. Double Bass too... Maybe I just like the second half of this album more. I've always felt I should give the Gorillaz more of a shot. I like what they are doing but have never found a love of them.

This isn't required listening. There are some good to great tracks on here, but there is too much. Too many tracks. The Gorillaz are a project. They don't need full length albums. Do singles as music video releases. Clint Eastwood is a great single, Del the Funky Homosapien kills it.

The biggest thing about the Gorillaz was the mystery of who they were. When it finally came out everyone was mildly shocked, then moved on. There's a few good tracks on here but I find a lot of them to be insipid and boring tbh.

Вещь определённо культовая, но не знаю, в какой-то момент начало как-то тяжеловато идти

Cool Album : )

I listened to demon days not this album, this one had a good mix of great and boring

The singles out shine most of the deep cuts. Wish there were half scores on this website but officially unofficially this album is like a 5/10 maybe a 6/10 if I'm feeling nice. Gorillaz later work Demon days, Plastic Beach and Song machine are much better. Its definitely not their worse by any means but less special, repetitive, and has one big stinker right in the middle "Double Bass." Iconic Album but outshined. P.S. Love the cover

I enjoy the Gorillaz and this album is a quintessential example of early 2000s rock evolution. Killer album!

Ah man, I was bored so much more than I was expecting to be.

get the cool shoeshine

This was OK. I think the singles are very cool and extremely evocative of the time. Unfortunately, it's a bit full of filler, and when it flops, it flops pretty hard. Not unpleasant, but not one to return to.

Experimento raro este. Con mucha más vida de la que esperaba. He tardado mucho en cogerle el gusto y he tenido que recuperar sus discos marcha atrás. Es un concepto raro con momentos comerciales (Clint Eastwood) que no sé cómo trascenderá con el paso de los años [qué tontería he dicho, esto tiene más de 20 años y suena como si estuviese recién lanzado].

I do like this album a lot. Probably had some effect on my music taste growing up. Don't love every track, but the majority do resonate with me. Not as good as Demon Days, but still very good nevertheless.

Great music, great lyrics...finally something decent!