Gorillaz

Ups and downs in this album. Some timeless bangers, but also many mehs. Not my favorite genre, so I'm a little bias.

This is a great album. I thought going into it I'd give it a solid 4/5 but after listening and really thinking about it I think a 3 is fair. These some great classic tracks on this that bring back a lot memories. But also a lot of "eh skippable" tracks. Demon Days is a 5/5 for me but the self titled album hasn't aged as good.

I liked this album, there were a few cuts I was unfamiliar with that I really enjoyed and will go back to. With that said, there was a lot of tracks I didn't like all that much that I felt dragged the project down. I'm thinking a strong 6/10.

Weirder than I thought but still fun

I'm kind of mixed with my opinion. It has it's moments with cool vibes and an upbeat jam, with several good head-bobbing songs. Too inconsistent to really appreciate and really there's a lot more satisfying music out there. It's okay...but

tuttuja biisejä Flow-keikalta! toimii työn taustamusiikkina. huono puoli: jää taustamusiikiksi. mutta nyökäytyttää koko ajan

Cool album. It's a vibe.

Neat album, definitely some creative stuff. Clint Eastwood is a great song and a classic from this era. Nothing on the album stood out to me as much as that one but it's got some cool stuff.

It seemed like this was a bigger deal when it came out. Listening to it now, it doesn't seem all that remarkable

Fue un gran disco, pero me conmueven, a lo sumo, un puñado de canciones.

some bangers, overall ok

Re-Hash, Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood(E), Punk, 19-2000, Latin Simone, Dracula, Left Hand Suzuki Method, Rock the House

Nothing stood out besides radio songs

A great singles band, terrible albums band. (Based on only having listened to a couple of their albums in full. But certainly this one has plenty of filler.)

Pretty good

Actually liked this a lot more than I was expecting, it was fun and had a couple really good songs on it. That being said, I didn't think it was anything special and unless I’m missing something it doesn’t belong in the same conversation as the last few we heard so I’m a little confused with it’s place on this list. Enjoyed listening tho so I’m not gonna give it a bad rating.

Clint Eastwood slaps Punk felt like it could’ve been pulled from the 70s punk era (I’m sure that was the point) but well done Double bass is a sick (almost fully) instrumental Feel like they cover a lot of genres which is cool The idea of a “virtual band” (which I just learned about) is cool but I feel like 20 years later still hasn’t really taken off which lessens the power of how groundbreaking/influential this really is, enjoyed this more than expected so gonna give this a low 3

Decent but overlong and sorta boring. 2.75/5

Eclectic but messy. Some bangers for sure, but Demon Days is where Gorillaz really started to shine consistently for me.

Aikoinaan en voinut sietää näiden musaa, mutta nykyään jo osittain jalka tamppaa mukana. Ei ihan paskaa muttei päädy ainakaan hetkeen uudelleen soittoon.

Vekkuli levy ja muistoja heräsi kuunnellessa. Ei kuitenkaan mikään masterpiece, mut toimii

I like Clint Eastwood. Songs sound pretty different.

Kind of waiting for something to get interesting, it's kind of-- oh, Clint Eastwood. I like this song. Overall fairly chill. Good tunes.

Has it’s moments & the best couple are great - Clint Eastwood, which was the only track I was familiar with, and Rock The House. Makes sense, because I’m a fan of Del & he embellishes both tracks, which I was not aware of. Found the first half a bit ho-hum, but the backend is a lot more interesting. , although I don’t like what they do to Roadrunner - can’t see the point. Glad I finally heard it, though.

Pretty good for being different musically but the lyrics make no sense. Seems to glorify death and suicide. The hit song is still annoying. The rest is ok.

Lstening to plastic beach and demon days before bumps this way down for me. Really hard to decide between a 3 and a 4. Fav track: Clint eastwood/Tomorrow comes today Least fav: Man research (Clapper)/19-2000

3 1/2

like

Some great well known songs in this album.

Liked Clint Eastwood the most Mellower than I anticipated, lots of vibes within the album and within individual songs

Tracks: Tomorrow comes today Clint Eastwood 19-2000 Seems like a slow burner, the chill vibes flow through but some of the grooves definitely haven’t aged well, like an early 2000s time capsule. Love the fusion of many different styles, just doesn’t grab my attention with any songs except the bops. Could grow with more listens though!

Inexplicably I have always liked Gorillaz and yet I can’t explain why. I enjoyed the album. A couple of the tracks were really good, some just enjoyable so I’m in a scoring dilemma.......

Boring, but I can recognize that it's good musicianship

Best Song: Clint Eastwood. The woozy, laidback flow works excellently here. The chorus feels like it perfectly encapsulates that moment when you're at the pinnacle point of inebriation and you feel like your every move is brilliant, even as you know the train might come off the rails at any moment. Worst Song: Man Research (Clapper). Is it possible to overuse a vocal sample? Yeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeah. Overall: The album has a groovy, melted wax quality that makes it overall enjoyable as this kind of relaxed, thick, slow jam. It's too long, and several tracks could have been removed to keep the theme more on point, but maybe that isn't the point of an album like this.

Hmmm, a bit hit and miss this one. The singles give it a slight nostalgia bump, but it felt like there was plenty of filler too. Fave track - "Clint Eastwood". The video was awesome and Del the Funky Homosapien's flows are sick!

Starts off as a typical Blur album but quickly snowballs to become a genre-bending project of its own, in a bag. Hip-hop, alt-rock, breakbeat, reggae, rap... Albarn brings together a talented consortium of artists to make an LP that exists solely within its own class while building on well-recognized tropes, in a bag. The album definitely struggles in the editing department (some of these tracks are clearly base-level melodic ideas extended to 3 or 4 minutes), but there's enough gold here to warrant relistening, in a bag.

Enjoyable. Mostly killer, very little filler. Jane - 3 Bill - 3.5 Conor - 3.75 Shannah - 3.5 (3.45/5)

fav track - 19-2000

i don't think i'm cool enough to listen to this album! it was an enjoyable listen and i can see how groundbreaking this was in 2001--and still today, even. i enjoy some of gorillaz' music, but some songs here just missed the mark for me. good, unique, but it couldn't excite me as much as i thought.

It’s good I’m just not getting as much out of it as I’d how to. It’s really like a high 3

Whereas Demon Days is still pretty strong, I am quite a bit surprised that this album has stood the test of time and is in the list. Bought it on cd at the time, but never got into it. And now, 20 years later, became bored again quite soon by the concept and the general mediocrity of the song material. Of course, I am not talking about the two biggest singles: Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 (note that the Soulchild remix is much better than the original version). The other two singles are ok too. The rest is 1-2-3 star. So three stars overall seems about right.

Meh, I'm just not a big Gorillaz fan. It's kinda quirky and weird concept album, a couple good radio tracks, but other than that, I don't love it.

3/5 11/05/22 Good first album, quite experimental and original but still fun to listen.

Lots of hits. Lots of misses.

Good. 3/5

The kind of deep funk tracks I needed for the day. These were some good songs when they hit the radio. They should have made the advisory sticker HUGE and part of the cover art design, because screw those people.

Some pretty cool grooves. 3 stars.

Novel, kind of interesting

nije mi njihov najbolji album

listened to again has some great tracks but a lot of filler

Damon Albarn's first forays into something a little more experimental than Blur's usual stuff. An interesting mix of dance, electronica, hip-hop and indie (hard to detach Damon's... sorry 2-D's vocals from Blur)

Instrumental grooves and chill Latin beats

Nice alternative album by the gorillaz. They have their own style and it’s pretty awesome. A few songs on this album drag it out and could’ve been cut off but most this album is good. Clint Eastwood is a solid song. 6.9/10

Liked even better than when it just came out.

I really remember enjoying this album when I was young. It's super not my vibe anymore, Clint eastwood is forever a solid banger though. No lies can be told there.

Wanted to like it, but was just background music.

I know two songs by the Gorillaz before listening to this album. Clint Eastwood from this album and Feel Good Inc. from the second album. After listening to this album Clint Eastwood is still the one that stands out. None of the other songs are as good as it. The songs are generally uninspiring. I dont have a need to listen to this whole album again. Probably should be a 2.7 but I will round up.

I only know like two songs by these guys. You know an album is going to be interesting when Wikipedia doesn't know what genre it is. "Alternative rock / art pop / hip-hop / lo-fi"? What the hell does that even mean? Okay, this is pretty good overall. "Clint Eastwood" is the one song I heard before and I think it's also the best one. There's some pretty unremarkable ones here as well, like "Man Research (Clapper)" and "New Genius (Brother)". Those songs aren't bad, just kind of boring. Pretty sure that's the lo-fi part.

So coooool… Nice one here

Some interesting arrangements but no songs that particular grabbed me.

Pretty good but I didn't get that much out of it to be honest

No where near as good as I remembered but a few gems.

Enjoyable

Good, but no Demon Days. Didn't add (and already own Demon Days).

Kiinnostavaa, yks biisi meni listallekin. Alku oli tosi jees, loppua kohden lähti vähän laukalle. Mut hauskaa et tuli suositus, kun oon jonkin aikaa jo miettiny bändiin tutustumista tarkemmin. Tän perusteella kannattaa jatkaa.

Great Indie nostalgia.

Not bad, but not great. The two obvious stand out tracks, but the rest are so-so

Enjoyable dance/rock album from one of Blur's founding members. 3.5 🌟

Pretty good. A little long.

An interesting album with an unique sound. "Clint Eastwood" is phenomenal, but the rest of the album, although good doesn't live up to the standard set by that song.

interessante, já conhecia algumas das musicas do album

The skeleton of the unmistakable sound of Gorillaz is there but not fully realised. Personally, I think Plastic Beach is the best example of their musical ingenuity and I think they really shine when they collaborate with other artists, a thing which is lacking in their debut album (compared to their other albums). Something which I’ve always appreciated Gorillaz for is their willingness to experiment with sounds and there is a nice variety here. Overall, not their best work but it’s definitely not bad either. Fave tracks: Clint Eastwood/19-2000 Leave fave track: Sound Check (Gravity)

It’s hard to say whether this album simply pales in comparison to the Gorillaz albums to come after it, or if it’s really just too slight and sketchy (I lean towards this; it feels more like Albarn and co. are exploring rather than establishing), but it’s wild that *this* is the Gorillaz album to hear before you die. St. Peter will turn your ass around and send you back if you think you’re just gonna shuffle off without hearing Demon Days or Plastic Beach.

Bit boring.

Albarn does his best imitation of legends in the various electronica genres, including acid jazz, trip hop, and the Madchester scene. A path that ultimately leads him to create a Beck knock off with a tenuous comic book publicity hook attention grabber. The lyricism is terrible, but the song arrangements and instrumental choices, for the most part, hold the listener's attention. I enjoy Gorillaz more than Blur, but I remain unconvinced that this is an essential album. It is a fairly vacuous attempt to malign a genre. Of the Gorillaz catalog, I think that DEMON DAYS is the most complete and compelling album in their discography. DEMON DAYS is also, in my opinion, the only Gorillaz album that is essential to a list like this. The naughties were one of the worst decades of Western popular music. Faves: "Double Bass"

2 absolute bangers, a couple decent songs and then boring, weird tunes that sound like blur badly cos-playing of radiohead. Yes it is the start of something amazing but it is a poor start mostly.

Just like Jane Goodall I got so excited when I saw the gorillaz but unfortunately for me they were a disappointment.

I remember all the hype about this album when it came out. I picked it up, gave it several listens, but just couldn't get into it. The songs are fine, there's a vibe, it's mostly catchy. But the problem for me is that "Clint Eastwood" dwarfs the rest of the album. I basically spend the whole time hoping for another track that's going to hit like "Clint Eastwood," and nothing even comes close. This is even more true on "Demon Days" where "Feel Good Inc." is 50 times better than anything else. One thing is for sure is that this album could be about 15-20 minutes shorter. 2.49 stars, rounding down to 2.

No me gusta mucho el disco, solo dos canciones que son las mas populares me gustan.

Love Clint Eastwood, couple good melodic background songs. The rest is pretty experimental and odd sounding

I just cannot stand Damon’s voice, no matter how often I try there is just something about it that does not feel ok to my ears. The guest vocalists don’t bring joy either on this album. The two singles I’ve heard before do sound ok though, Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 So a point gained there. The music however sounds tight and brings a warmth joy, I wish so much this was instrumental album as it would have scored a 9, it however does contain vocals which wipe that score in half plus the point for the singles. 5.5/10 Best track ‘19-2000’ the remix version at the end of the album also better than the original which was a jice treat. Worst track- ‘re-hash’ gave the album the worst possible start in my head.

I guess I was expecting more like Clint Eastwood sound throughout.

Yawnyyyyy. Boring, feels incomplete.

The album was okey for once listen enough it is not my case

Was okay. I enjoyed the first half of the album but started to lose it near the second half. Fun beats.

Innovative but at the end of the day, besides the hits, most tracks are boring to listen to.

I should be the target demo for this. My friends were certainly into it in 2001. But while I appreciate that Albarn wanted to do something different after Blur, it just doesn't work for me. I have repeatedly tried to get into Gorillaz over the past 25 years and OK is the best I can give it.

Not a good sign when I skipped the first song cause it was annoyingly repetitive. Some was good, most was annoying

I'm not sure I understand why a virtual band is a thing, but I am an old. That said, there were some good grooves on this album, but nothing I would go out of my way to seek out. A lot of it is repetitive and annoying, some good... real mixed bag for me.

It's just boring. Apart from the singles there's literally nothing interesting about it. And even the singles don't hit as hard as they did in 2001. Extremely disappointing.

As an idea this is interesting enough - muso and comic book artist collaborate (as well as a few other notable cross-genre artists). The whole hidden identity thing is the least interesting thing about it though. Plenty of others have done that (KISS, Buckethead, etc). That said the collab produces some ‘nice’ trip hop laid back vibes, veering into Brit pop, Radiohead but not much more for me. The biggest hit on this album is the Clint Eastwood song and the rap lyric bits are like reading Dr Zeus. Dont hate it but not sure i absolutely had to hear this album or that I couldnt get the interesting elements off hundreds of other albums.

5/10

I really wanted to like this because I like Feel Good Inc, but outside from the singles I found it to be a bit boring.

Para ser Gorillaz no me parecio la gran cosa. Será una gran banda pero su álbum debut no me voló la cabeza.

I didn’t like Gorillaz when I was 10, and I don’t like them any more now. “Clint Eastwood” is a passably decent song, as it was upon release, but everything else was just background noise.

This album was pretty blah and boring for me. Slow and chill, maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it. The standout was Clint Eastwood tho.

Kinda boring? Had some interesting moments. 5/10 Decent

I just wasn’t really feeling this one. I like some of the singles and remixed versions of them but overall this just isn’t my thing. 2/5.

Gorillaz just never clicked with me. I cannot really find much to be excited about on this record. It isn't bad anywhere at all, but it isn't taking me somewhere either. 2/5

The album is quite inconsistent and only 2 songs could convince me after all these years.

not my type of songs... cool beats tho

i was in a bad mood when i listened to it + am prejudiced against damon albarn so my rating is prob not worth much. i did think it was funny when he called gorillaz the first nonbinary band.

Pre-meme music.

A little rough. They didn't know who they were yet -

Honestly…..this sounds like music made for teenagers. Like teenagers probably eat this stuff up thinking that they’re alt for listening to this music. I mean, good for them, I guess. I only knew this because of the song, "Clint Eastwood." No idea what was going on, except it was made by Damon Albarn and that I was super tired of that track as a single.Hearing the rest of the album, it feels like an uneasy mix of hiphop tracks and dub reggae. The melodica, echo effects, etc. Seeing that Dan the Automator was a part of this makes a lot more sense. It's fine. I don't think it's completely successful, but it isn't as bad as others. So two stars for being relatively inoffensive.

It's okay.

definitely have better albums than this

It's very nice concept but I didnt add any its not really my thing anymore

kinda buns

Thought it was okay. I struggled with the fact that the vocals often felt somewhat empty and disconnected from the instrumentals, and the drums always felt very similar across songs and in my opinion didn't change very often. I think that this album suffers from its length and therefore kind of blurs together. I did enjoy the more abstract sounds included and thought they added a good bit of character. I liked Double Bass a lot and would listen to it again. I think this album is good for a very specific moment in time, but it's not something that I would replay in its entirety very often.

I really thought this was going to be a lot better than it was considering this was everywhere when I was in high school. But it turns out this is just very basic, Gorillaz are just one hit wonders.

I don't have a lot to say about this because it's just really not my thing.

Love Blur, but Gorillaz have never really done it for me. Ok in places, but lacking any really strong Melodies.

I have never understood the appeal of Gorillaz…

Kicking off the century that's likely to see the majority of life on Earth wiped out by human/capitalist greed/stupidity, it's an art project featuring a member of Blur! My son and his friend loved this album at the age of 7 or so. The cartoon characters appealed to them, I think. I just heard sub-par trip-hop/Fatboy Slim pastiches. I mean, it has its moments, so isn't completely devoid of merit, but I think I'll put it to one side and remember it as a small boys' introduction to modern music.

Feels like listening to a collection of experimental b-sides. Some just okay, others absolute rubbish. 'Punk' feels like it was farted out in 15 minutes. Even 'Clint Eastwood' is a keyboard preset. Was hoping more from my first listen to a full Gorillaz album.

Fun fact: als Clint Eastwood auf 1 in den deutschen Single Charts war, konnte man es auch auf der Samplerbeilage der Visions hören, und die war ne Mark günstiger. Not so fun fact: dieses Album hat viele Filler und ist wirklich nicht gut gealtert, wie so ne Republikaner - Ische.

I like the Gorillaz, but not this album. You can listen to it in the background, but honestly, it bored me a bit; I don't find it particularly special.

I was looking forward to this but it was painfully mid. I’m starting to think Damon Albarn is less talented as he is lucky and surrounded by talented people.

A couple cutesy/fun songs but mostly forgettable dreck.

meh not my style

Decent background music, not super hyped - a little sleepy for me.

Bit up itself.

Clint Eastwood top tier

16.5.2026

Let’s take lots of bits of music and throw them all together in a blender. Most of it not terrible but not very good either. 2.5

Ну клинт иствуд 19-2000 ремикс прикольный, кстати Latin Simone неплохой

I don't know what it is with me and Gorillaz. I feel like something is missing, like everyone else is hearing something that I'm just not. This album is so dull and mediocre, with only a few highlights just like Plastic Beach. Clint Eastwood might be the most overrated song of all time, ugh. 5/10

ya lo escuché

Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 are great but overall it's not that exciting. Gorillazs improve with later albums

It had its time, my copy nevers gets played. Suppose that tells a story

tråkigare än jag kom ihåg

no es mi estilo

I didn’t want to like this album, and I ended up not liking it.

I "liked" it, but it's very repetitive. I got the point after 10 minutes. Good background music with headphones I suppose. Clint Eastwood is a good song though. Clearly the standout.

Solid but wasn't really for me

Very good album. Solid listen.

não gostei muito não

Not much to say. Obviously the Gorillaz is a very talented band and 'Clint Eastwood' is quite a famous track from this album, but it's not personally my style or the kind of music I vibe with.

Un peu trop de répétitions dans les chansons

D'un inintérêt total, aussitôt écouté aussitôt oublié

Needed more songs like Clint Eastwood, Rock the House, and 19-2000

Eh, overrated. I think at the time when this came out it was novel, but now listening to Damon Albarn is tough as he just sounds so melancholy and boring. Favorite Track: 19-2000

No es mucho mi estilo, no lo siento muy armonico para mis oidos, no digo que suene mal pero a mi no me termina de cerrar como se escucha.

boring

decent

didn't enjoy it

Some bops but sitting through this hours was hard

if you're gonna do really sparse arrangements then either they have to be compositionally interesting or the individual sounds need to be interesting. this has neither, and it's made worse by out of tune vocals. at least the vocal features provide a break from that.

Huge fan of the singles here and Gorillaz later work but the album itself I was less impressed with. Feels very dated and sparse, straightforward tracks with not much to them. Clint Eastwood and Del pushed them forward 100%

nunca había escuchado a los gorillaz a propósito y la verdad es que no lo volveré a hacer. vaya coñazo de album

Boring. Inoffensive. Only a step or two higher, aesthetically, than that Lo-Fi Beats To Relax/Study To stuff. Best track: “Clint Eastwood”

Im confused

Honk shoe

Not my style

Coming into this, I hated Gorillaz. They seemed to represent the worst bits of Blur, the most soulless bits of modern pop music, all wrapped up in a white guy's hip hop and anime obsession with a veneer of a fake band. But if i'm going to do this, I need listen as objectively as I can. I was surprised at the first few tracks. They aren't quite blur, but they're much closer than to the sound I have heard. I didn't like the first two, but they put the conception that I would hate this out of my head. There was hope. And honestly, some of this album is OK. Latin Simone benefits from sounding more like an Ibrahim Ferrer project than the rest of the album. But then we get to the singles, and I sincerely do not know what people fell in love with. "Clint Eastwood" bores me to tears, which is in part, I am sure, because Damon sounds like he is struggling to stay awake. It plods in a very different, more ploddy way than the other tracks. On the other hand, 19-2000 is an asinine nightmare despite contributions from absolute legends Miho Hatori and Tina Weymouth. It's at least not the acid chipmunk fever dream of the single. I couldn't do 15 tracks of that. But it somehow is even more uncool as a clunky slow word salad. The stuff between those songs aren't great either. There's a lot of Albarn's more yowling bits. There's the tin flute that sounds like it was just learned yesterday on Rock the House, giving the same vibes as albarn's singing. Overall not good, but for very different reasons than expected. 2*, top track Tomorrow Comes Today

This hasnt aged well in my opinion. Aside from a couple of catchy tunes its pretty repetitive sounding.

Ok first of all, there is no way this came out in 2001, that's not possible. This was OK, I'm surprised I didn't get into it at the time. It ran out of ideas towards the end though

C'était bizarre, et pas dans le bon sens du terme. D'un côté, on voit que le groupe tente beaucoup de choses et fait pas mal de choses différentes, de l'autre, c'est souvent totalement barbant. Y'a des titres assez énergiques, mais y'a aussi énormément de morceaux qui ne vont nulle part. Y'a des moments, je me suis dit que c'était un peu trop travaillé pour mettre 2/5 mais y'a vraiment d'autres où je me disais que franchement, je m'ennuie bien trop pour mettre 3/5. Et en vrai, vu qu'en plus l'album se permet de durer plus d'une heure, je penche plutôt vers le 2. On verra si j'ai changé d'avis quand je pourrai mettre ma note. Et oui, c'est vrai que le côté groupe "fictif" était plutôt intelligent à l'époque et que l'imagerie du groupe est cool est marquante. Mais musicalement... c'est autre chose.

Decent with a few bangers

Mid. Sorry.

Me hizo doler la cabeza.

mid to lowkey ass - sound slop

I wish I liked this more, but I just cannot physically make myself enjoy it all that much.

DNF - Honestly kinda annoying

Stuck somewhere between late Blur and really bad hip hop. It’s not clever, it is Albarn’s half-arsedness trying to be Goldfrapp.

ciekawe, ale 2 raz bym nie słuchał

Genuinely so overrated. Can’t believe they have this album over Demon Days to listen to.

ok

Hate to be that guy after they were on SNL and are touring again and shit, but I found everything outside of the singles pretty damn boring. Were the anime personas better than the overall product?

Ach, it’s fine. I’m on a run of decent early-2000s albums right now and I’m getting a bit tired. This album is fine. The singles are fun and the production is good throughout. They have better albums than this.

I remember when this first came out and didn't really get the hype. But I was 13. But, nah still not for me. I like the idea of the blend of genre that they do but just doesn't work for me

I remember this from a while ago there’s like three good songs and the rest are just all over the place. it doesn’t know what genre it wants to be it’s just weird. I’ll give it 2

Clint Eastwood is phenomenal but the album as a whole doesn't do much for me.

Favorite tracks: Clint Eastwood, Tomorrow Comes Today, Sound Check (Gravity) This was exactly what I would expect as the debut album of an experimental band. Definitely interesting, but doesn't feel quite put together. Clint Eastwood still holds up remarkably well, but a lot of the other songs sound like Damon Albarn messing around with sounds in his basement studio

They get better

Would've made a fantastic EP - as if this gets the nod over Demon Days?!?

Met uitzondering van Clint Eastwood, niet mijn ding

The timing of this assignment couldn’t be more perfect, seeing as the next Gorillaz album is slated to drop less than four days from now – I’ve got just enough time to binge a few of their other acclaimed albums before The Mountain is out, if I so desire. Side tangent, but the album is going to have SIX different tracks featuring Anoushka Shankar. She’s not only related to Ravi and Ananda Shankar, but is also apparently the half-sister of Norah Jones (each of whom have an album included here). Talk about a musically-inclined family, holy smokes! Anyway, I’ll admit that I’ve always liked “Feel Good Inc.” I mean, how could I not? That bass line is generational. At the same time, I can’t say I enjoyed it so much that I ever felt the need to dig any further into the band’s discography. I think the most curious I ever got was around the release of Humanz, but I don’t think I listened to more than one song from that campaign (knowing myself, it was probably the track with Vince Staples). Truth be told, I didn’t even realize they put out three albums in between that one and The Mountain. All that said, I was pretty excited to finally run through the band’s fabled self-titled album! I had never actually listened to “Clint Eastwood” before today and I kind of regret sleeping on that one because it’s definitely an earworm. Am I kicking myself for not checking out the full album sooner? Ehhh, not really. There are certainly seeds of something special here, but this first crack at the bat is so boring and overstuffed that I was left scratching my head a bit – was the virtual band gimmick so novel that people were hyping up music this mid in 2001 (and beyond)? Was it kind of cool hearing Damon Albarn’s take on trip hop here? Sure. Am I ever going to come back to those cuts when Mezzanine by Massive Attack is right there? Absolutely not. Will I end up revisiting any of my first-listen highlights (outside of “Clint Eastwood”)? Jury’s still out, I guess. While I didn’t expect this album to fall on the “disliked” side of the spectrum for me, I’m actually quite hopeful going forward – the band-aid has been ripped off and now there’s nothing stopping me from checking out Demon Days or skimming through any number of other Gorillaz albums. Maybe I’ll appreciate the debut more in hindsight, who knows? Highlights: Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood, Double Bass, 19-2000, M1 A1

Sounded okay, I'm sure 1001 will love it. I have heard some of these tracks before. 2

meh

I struggled a bit to get through this and skipped through the ends of a few of the songs.

First time listening to this all the way through and not just the one hit. Has some interesting stuff, but I found myself enjoying the hip-hop and stripped down songs the most. Overall, just too many songs. Trim this down to 10 good tracks and it gets a higher rating.

Fake cartoon band? Blur with extra steps? No graham coxon? This was so much better when Damon wasn’t singing or trying his sleepy flow. 1.5⭐️

Can be enjoyable for a while but good lord this did not have to be an hour long. I got extremely worn out by this a little over halfway through.

Genuinely, not my vibe. Got some good beats but to be fr 5/10

Not a fan of Blur, but this is a little different I really like Clint Eastwood, but the rest of the album is either filler or throwing stuff out there to see what sticks, giving a very uneven feel Ultimately, I just dont get it

An interesting concept with a couple of clear singles which bought them time to continue their experiment. This album leans a bit too much into dub, which limits the variety and experimentation the project was meant to provide. Later albums are better but may not appear due to them not having the novelty.

Havent had the inclination to listen to the Gorillaz ouvre. I now know why. This wont happen again.

Honestly, I get that it's a cool album, but it really wasn't my vibe. "Clint Eastwood" is the best song, and the seemingly only famous one from the album.

This does little for me compared to their later work. The gorillaz do have some bangers but they are not on this- it's largely just the more boring parts of rock and rap together, whcih is a shame because when it is greater than the sum of its parts it slaps. Has moments of brightness but they get better later on at refining these out of the genre fusion.

Know the singles, don't mind them. The rest is kinda just meh though. Post triphop/Brit pop? Ultimately the Gorillaz project was more than the music, BUT this project (1001 albums) is about albums. The next 2 Gorillaz album are improvement on this. I don't hate it, but I doubt I'd actively listen to it again.

Primera escucha: Todo bastante meh. La versión bonus de Clint Eastwood tiene un pase. Quizá habría que darle otra oportunidad. Por el momento, un 2/5.

Wrong day for me to listen to it. Just sounded outdated

this album is just boring. it brings some interesting production into the mix (which I enjoyed at times!) but ultimately falls flat (especially their singing voices, dear lord). yeah, I expected more, I like their later albums more. its just not hitting at my desk on this monday morning... 3/10

Disappointed I didn't like this more but I just don't think I get Damon Albarn

Album 45 Top 3 "favorites" off the album: Double Bass, Dracula, Tomorrow Comes Today Another one that grinds my gears. I've never been a fan of Gorillaz and after this album I'm still not. There were a couple tunes I was neutral towards, but the sound just isn't my thing. I think it's a matter if the vocals getting on my nerves than the rest of the instrumentation (Man Researcher (Clapper) for example). I enjoyed tracks with bare minimum vocals the most, too, (Double Bass), so there's another point. The concept of the band itself was vaguely interesting to me when one of my best friends was into them, but never enough to get me to listen extensively. Now that I've done my due diligence, I intend on returning to my former habit of not listening to them at all. Thank you.

Not my fav Gorillaz album

Every song could be cut in half and be unaffected. They're extremely repetitive songs, and comprise of the same measure, mouth-made sound effect, or riff hundreds of time over and over. Most of the songs aren't very enjoyable but I found solace in three or four. 4/10

Really like Gorillaz but their first isn't my favourite. Good singles but overall quite long and unfocused. Would definitely recommend Demon Days or Plastic Beach over this.

didn't like it

Chill beats

Blur never a favourite of mine so I never bothered to give these a listen or take too much notice of. I have stumbled across this album again by way of buying it cheap second hand. As part of a five for £1 CD deal it was worth a punt. As it turns out quite a reasonable punt. Not an album I can listen to start to end but to hear tracks randomly as part of a shuffling playlist it’s OK. So many styles and genres are on the album so you never know what you’re going to get. 2/5 4/2/26

Knew some Songs! It’s Fine to Listen to, But Not really my vibe

Ok

I’m really torn on this one. On one hand, you have absolute standouts like 'New Genius (Brother),' 'Clint Eastwood,' and 'Man Research (Clapper)'—tracks that are genuinely brilliant and kept me engaged. However, the rest of the album feels incredibly repetitive. Beyond those few highlights, the experience was a bit of a slog, and I found it difficult to stay interested through the filler. While the songs I liked, I really liked, they aren't enough to carry the weight of the entire project for me. It’s a frustrating listen because the potential is clearly there, but it just gets lost in the monotony.

I think I'm too old to be a Gorillaz fan. I liked few songs, but mostly I was just annoyed.

some songs on the second half are kinda nice, but in general it's not my thing

Great songs and interesting beats but for some reason I can’t get over the hate I have for Gorillaz maybe it’s a 2020 thing

Honestly I loved this album back in the day but now its a hard listen, it sounds so dated to me.

No thanks.

Listening to all these is starting to feel more and more like an obligation now and this album was the real first casualty of feeling this way, I skimmed though most songs. I definitely like their later stuff more than this album it doesn’t really go anywhere. Always thought the group was a cool concept though.

"Wow, that dude's really trying to sound like the guy from Blur." *Reads the Wiki* "Oh." This was OK, I guess. There were some good ideas explored here and there, but I'm not sure how well they coalesced in the end. Overall, the album doesn't feel like it has much of an identity outside of serving as the container for its relatively disparate parts. Buoyed by much worse things on this list, it lands somewhere in 2 to 3 territory. I guess I'll break towards 2 since, based on other reviews and the certifications & sales information on Wikipedia, this isn't their best album. And based on this album, I'm now not interested enough to go and explore that other album, so I'm probably missing out on what would have been a better experience. Robert, you really suck at this.

It is fine. As someone that has been on a big Blur kick lately, this album disappoints me a bit. I found Damon's act to be annoying, as his voice irks me a bit. It works in a britpop setting, but this just seems out of his element. Not to mention I am not a fan of trip hop at all. This isn't to say there aren't any bangers, "Clint Eastwood" and "19-2000" (among a few others) are really good. This album is just way too long for a genre I am not a fan of. 2.5

I like Gorillaz. This is interesting because its their first step, and Clint Eastwood is amazing, but Demon Dayz to me is the album that should be here

Honestly, I think this album is kind of boring. At least it begins very boring. I didn't like any purely Gorillaz songs except for some instrumentals like "Double Bass". Yeah, I understand that they tried to mix a bunch of genres, but I don't know how well that worked. Either way, it does have famous songs that are good, but those are collaborations. And it also ends just with remixes of the two most famous songs, which just seems lazy, I don't know. Maybe I am biased because I didn't like these remixes. Or because I just don't really like the genre. I do like some fo their music but I wouldn't listen to this album

ehh

Aikas mitäänsanomatonta

Clint Eastwood is the only decent song

lowkey noise music im sorry. there’s like 2 songs on here that i sorta like

Kind of a boring start. Soothing but not like the gorillaz I’m used too. Pretty good but feels more like background music. Favorite track M1 A1. Last song leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Best: Clint Eastwood Worst: Remix of Clint Eastwood Never been a huge fan of Gorillaz and this album reinforces that. I can appreciate how diverse the sound is, one track from another has different instrumentation, vocals themes and production. However it just doesn't evoke much for me, I often feel like damon albarn is trying too hard to be creative and missing the forest for the trees

Listening to this album has made me realise I thought I liked gorillaz more than I actually do.

Just not that interesting.

I really only liked Clint Eastwood on this album

Some songs just dragged on, like what is with these albums and repeating the same thing again and again. Some songs were bangers. Some were meh and I like the Gorillaz, I just don’t think this album was fully for me. I like a few songs like Clint Eastwood, Punk & Rock The House. 2 Stars 5th Of January

This album is all over the place.

Only clint eastwood and 19-2000 is good, the rest of the album is ok, but is a great whatever.

Rätt segt fram till clint eastwood va? Och ganska segt efter också. Ett av triphopens stora bekymmer generellt. Fick det där nostalgiska hjärtsnörpet när den här skivan kom upp, kände mig taggad, minns den här skivan som svinbra. Men, den är som helhet förjävla tråkig tyvärr. Några riktiga höjdpunkter här och där, men inte mer än godkänt. Både demon days och framförallt plastic beach är bättre än denna.

Många är de stunder jag tänkt ”Gorillaz! Dom borde jag lissna mer på” och därför är jag besviken på att det var så mycket sämre än väntat. Som bäst när det lutar mer mot hiphopen men tyvärr för lite av det. Däremot är ju Del The Funky Homosapien är ett sjukt bra artistnamn.

Tyckte de där figurerna var rysligt balla 2001. Lite som alltid med Damon Albarn gjort berör det sällan min ömma själ. Förutom Blurs senaste då. Vad ska man säga om det här? Ibland är det rätt cool, ibland är det en blandning av Massive Attack och ja, Malcolm Maclaren. Flöjten i Rock the House är ändå bra. Känns mest som ett experiment.

The album is fine, not an offensive listen. It has a few highlights, but other than that it's just noise. A lot of songs overstay their welcome, with weirdly long intros/outros. And there is just too much repetition on this album, some songs have two or three lines repeated over and over. Two stars. (Favorite track: Clint Eastwood.)

Watched while making dinner and cleaning up. Honestly thought it was boring through most of it. I like Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 a lot but didn't really feel the rest of it. I've heard a bit of their later releases and liked them quite a bit more.

Clint Eastwood rips. The rest of this album is a snooze.

Não faz o meu estilo. Demasiado urbano.

The vibe of the album is pretty interesting, but it's not something I'll listen to. The rap parts are pretty cool.

Love the Eastwood song, but beyond that it's not my genre. Definitely interesting, but not the kind of music I gravitate towards. Glad I experienced it, though!

Not my thing

-some of it reminds me of pink floyd -not really my style of music -i liked soundcheck (gravity) -some reminds me of a punk band of teenagers -lyrics are kind of hard to understand -song titles slightly confuse me -kind of likes M1A1, weird vibe

Started off with and carries an interesting sound, but by track 2 I'm not really feeling it. The beats sound good, but the vocals are meh and not overall something that clicks with me. I like the production, but the songs themselves feel hollow, for lack of a better word. They can still make me nod my head or tap a foot, but idk. I think the best way to describe this is forgettable and bloated, it's filled with average songs and then a good one every now and then. 5/10, I can see the appeal, but this album isn't for me. Favorite Tracks: Man Research (Clapper) Least Favorite Tracks: 5/4, Punk

I’m shocked to say this but, I didn’t really like this. It was exciting and interesting at first, but then it really meandered on into just… noise.

I never really got the hype for this. Albarn was obviously trying out new ideas but I don't think things had really gelled yet. Demon Days is better

Lowkey dont like. Some songs are good, then others are boring. An example of a fun song on the album is “Punk”. I feel there is more boring songs on the album then fun ones. Plus it’s pretty long. The production seems cool but other than that its kinda boring.

I can finally say out loud that I never understood the hype towards Gorillaz. Some singles are soooo good, and Plastic Beach is a great record, but apart from that, their music does not say much to me. Clint Eastwood is a banger though.

Incredibly boring

I remember how popular this album was when it came out. I didn't find the music or their corny cartoon characters particularly compelling back then, and it certainly hasn't aged any better. The fusion of hip-hop, rock, and rap isn't exactly unique, but they branded themselves a certain way to be more appealing to a broader audience. Although this is their only album on this list, it isn't even their best. That nod goes to Demon Days.

This was a slog to get through. I'm sure when this came out it was revolutionary in some way but now it just doesn't feel special and is incredibly boring. 15 songs that are less than 5 minutes just means none of them are memorable on first listen. The singing is uninteresting and the heavy use of sampling is used to boring effect. I was going to give it a 3 at the start but after an hour of listening it's going down to a 2.

Very rare sound for this era but all the songs sound like video game menu music

It was just too dang repetitive, which worked when I was really vibing with the song (and I was for a couple) but got annoying when I wasn’t (which happened more). I’m pretty sure the “helloooo is anyone there” sound clip in M1 A1 will feature in a nightmare for me at some point. Clint Eastwood and the cover art were both good though.

Goodmorning Starshine, the earth says hello! :D Ooooh, this album is an Aries halfway through...I'm kinda bored. I'm sad that I'm kinda bored. I know people love this, and I'm sad i don't get to understand why. And now I'm done listening and I'm still just mostly bored by this album. It feels so...lacking. I'm honestly confused on how Damon Albarn got on his high horse about lyrics a few years ago if this is his writing??? This is the only thing I've really heard so far, and I am willing to hear more. The production was fine, fun at parts but just there at others. I'm just left really confused by this since they're held up in such high regard. Songs I liked: "Clint Eastwood" - I clicked on the genius lyric page just happy to see the wall of words "Punk" - I had a lot of fun with this one, really short tho "Rock The House" was really fun. I actually laughed at the Egghead/Wallflower line. I know that's a call out on my type, but i can't help it. Analyzing things and being a nerd is where i find joy. That line also is like the only lyric in the entire project where I felt that "ping" of joy in my heart like I do when listening to my favorite artists. "M1 A1" - Really odd but fascinating song. I know it's sampling a movie called "Day of the Dead", but it reminded me of the twilight zone and I love it for that. I like how it goes from a minute of that into scrambling guitars, very fun. Reminded me of Kate Bush. I do no see myself coming back to this album like every. Maybe in 10 years? Maybe if I meet someone and their like "Literally my favorite album" I'd give it another go. I'm just...confused. Like, "Man Research" sounds like a 5 year old running around their kitchen trying to annoy their mom. 2.5/5 sorry :(

I like Sound Check but a lot of the songs miss for me. The engaging sections are too far separate to be completely enjoyable.

The singles remain good, but there's some right shite on this album. Sure, it's kind of experimental, but some of it sounds like filling up the album with any old crap. I really wanted to like it but I didn't. Damon Albarn's voice can be incredibly irritating.

acho gorillaz uma bela bosta. nunca desceu.

I like a lot of their songs, but can't listen to many others. Repetitive lyrics wind me up.

good not my style but you can listen to it

I really want to like this album but I just don’t. I will definitely try again at a later stage because I love Damon.

I remember reeally liking this album when it came out. While there are some good songs there are other songs that are just plain terrible. Not sure what was going on at the time but this is probably the most unbalanced album I've ever heard. I would say out of the 17 songs there probably about 3 good songs. Too slow and a mismatch of genres that are just lazily done, very few standouts.

i mean it's alright... overrated as f**K

Besides Clint Eastwood and a couple more songs, not his is really interesting here

Enjoyed this less than I thought I would. I felt it fell a bit flat. I did listen to it twice, because I first listened early in the morning and didn’t concentrate that much, then again on a flight. But both times didn’t enjoy that much. Enjoyed the Clint Eastwood remix the most.

I was excited because I didn’t know any tracks off this album except “Clint Eastwood” and “19-2000” but I’m a fan of “Demon Days” and “Plastic Beach”. Turns out I wasn’t missing much. You can see hints of what’s to come in future albums as Damon’s sound for the band developed but this album wasn’t as good as I’d hoped it’d be.

Recognizing Ibrahim Ferrer from Buena Vista Social Club was pretty neat. I was like... that sounds familiar! The rest of the album I didn't dig that much. The intrumental side of Starshine interested me a bit

I thought this would be better. This came out when I was a teenager. It was a huge sensation though I have to say the entire virtual band bit seemed stupid back then as well. Did folks really not know it was Damon Albarn? Because it sounds exactly like him. Anyway outside of the gimmick the album is pretty weak overall. I mean Clint Eastwood is a banger but other than that it’s pretty humdrum. Let’s say two stars.

- I like their singles, but I never really got into their full albums. This album is helping me see why. Obv, Clint Eastwood is a banger, and Tomorrow Comes Today is also good. - Overall, I find the album to be plodding, and it feels experimental just for the sake of it. There are interesting parts/grooves in each of the songs, but not enough to make sitting through the whole song pleasurable - you have to deal with the rest of the song trying so hard to be atypical. I’d just rather listen to other trip hop. - I also don’t think that Damon’s voice fits on a lot of the songs (though, I like it in Blur). It can get so grating, whiny, and babyish - especially on New Genious (Brother), Man Research - which makes the song unlistenable for me, the beginning/end of Sound Check (Gravity; but I like it on the middle part of the song), and Starshine... I can't understand the lyrics, for the most part, so that's not even something I can hold on to, and what I do understand is... not remarkable, though I know they're supposed to be talking about world issues. Would be nice to be able to hear it. - Also, I couldn't care any less about the fake situations this fake band are going through.

Gorillaz no me entusiasma, y bueno pues el álbum a mí me deja un poco fría, aunque sobre estimulada. Diría que es mi estado vital, pero siento que es así con todos los álbumes parecidos. 2.5 o 3.

This sucked

I like and own Clint Eastwood, but I didn’t enjoy the rest all that much.

Better as night music, but still boring, still nowhere near as good as Blur. What is the deal.

Cool album, but not their best

Decent concept

Not my fave ngl. I liked the hits I already knew but the whole album? Not for me - it was fine, a bit boring

Oh man this is so disappointing, and so dull. It's remarkable that you can have a great opening single / music video reveal to the world in 'Clint Eastwood', and then the rest of the debut album just be completely boring. I don't get all the positive reviews on here. The best I can say is it's 'ok'. It's kind of chill in places - in fact much more chill and slow than I was expecting. It's a bit weird, but not in a good way. It's just kind of weird and basic. I will say that I still really like a bunch of Gorillaz songs outside of this. Also, the two remixes on here (that can't be reviewed as part of the album itself) are really good. They give a lot more energy to the tracks, particularly 19-2000, which is way better as a result.

Don’t like this

Kinda weird idea for a “band” but some of the music was decent.

A lot of my friends really enjoy The Gorillaz... all I can say to them is. How? I'd rather the guy start a composing shtick and write some Y2K inspired Video Game Bangers rather then this bland ass album. There's some good ideas, but terribly executed with annoying vocals and just weird instrumentation choices. 19-2000 was def the main highlight of this album, but again; remove the vocals, and pop it into a video game (i'm thinking a gas station theme for a game like Simpsons: Hit and Run but yea). Shame cause it's the sorta music I would describe as I would fancy but it fails the mark so much.

For the cultural significance of this band, I'm somewhat disappointed in how the album turned out. It is highly experimental and does neat little things, but it is so DULL. Not a fan one bit.

I didn't like this then, and I sure as hell don't like it any more now.

This album made me realize is really only like the hits that Gorillaz has put out. Everything else is just meh to me. Felt tedious to go through this album. Was waiting for the end. Some beats were good but man did they drag on.

It was kinda boring honestly like I didn't really like the main singer's voice. But the song Clint Eastwood was really good.

Disappointing really. I expected I waa going to enjoy this but maybe Trip Hop isn't my thing? Lots of lanquid, not very interesting songs. Very little memorable. Fave Tune = Clint Eastwood

One, maybe two bangers, otherwise just more boring britpop to test my patience with this list.

Certainly a unique sound but I found the slow constant beat of the snare drum was something akin to torture. Some interesting mix of styles going on but not something I would go back to.

Must admit I was never a Gorillaz fan. Some of this sounds like wonky Blur, and the rest I wasn't too keen on. I actually got quite bored towards the end. I don't think it has done anything to change my opinion.

Not really interesting, background music

Meh. Not bad but nothing particularly spectacular either.

never ever have i understand the hype around them

A strange choice. The stuff sounds like a deliberate piss take and really could be ignored.

2 pretty good singles does not make an album full of filler essential.

Rock musicians trying to get in on the rap revolution led to a lot of bad music. Nu-Metal the biggest loser, RATM a rare exception. This is most apparent when bands like this forcefully include the table scratch sound. I remember this quickly became a sign of a bad song. It barely works in actual rap! My memories of this album and specifically Clint Eastwood are all tied to the music video, and that brings me to my next point: aesthetics in the early 2000’s were at an all time low. Album covers, music videos, clothes everything was in a weird new digital age and the transition was clunky as hell. I’m sure I’m forgetting a few things that worked well and it could be some function of thinking the world sucked 25 years ago, but this whole cartoon universe they created sucks. All that said, some of this impressed me. 5/4 was my favorite. Overall though, didn’t need this. Also what the hell was Del rapping about? I read the lyrics in Clint Eastwood a few times and could not follow.

Not amazing to my ears, BUT it was cool to read up on the blur -> gorillaz transition and the super collaborative environment that created the various sounds. I grew up on some of this, but found a new track Man Research to be my favorite. Somewhere around 2 stars

The best part of this album is obviously Clint Eastwood. I'll be honest I thought Del Tha Funkee Homosapien was part of Gorillaz, not a guest act (and in my memory, I definitely thought the rap on Feel Good Inc. was also Del until I just googled it and found out it was De La Soul). I don't really love the rest of the album. Just feels like Blur, and I'm not a big Blur fan Only other comment: the cartoon band thing is pretty fun - a cool open acknowledgement that the persona behind the music plays a big role in how much we like the music (like when you find out a rapper is white, you're automatically like oh fuck off this sucks). And obviously it makes the band more memorable. In other words...it's a good gimmick, but I don't love the product

Between this and Blur, I think Damon and I have very different ideas of what makes good music.

eh, alright

Double Bass and 19-200 were good. But overall just too long and repetitive. Some nice stuff here and there but never understood why they would appeal to everyone so much.

Good single…the rest is blah.

Started well, got bored

Meh

Through the years I have sometimes wondered what the rest of the album sounds like, having only heard Clint Eastwood on the radio while in grammar school. Now I know. Feels more like a collection of rough song sketches than a coherent album. A hard listen for me. Still bopping along to Clint Eastwood tho. Favorite track: Clint Eastwood

i didn't listen till the end i guess not my vibe. Weird mush up of rap and sad music i guess.

You know, when people would tell me they didn't my music I was always in shock. Like, how could you not grasp it? Were you not paying attention? Am I secretly smarter than the average human and here is my math problem on the chalk board moment? No, no, no, none of that is true, but here I am, not getting this. So many people have told me I'm crazy to not get this album, but I don't. I like Demon Days better in every way.