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Too experimental for me
not their best work
Confusing genre definition, swaps between grunge, rock, lofi, hiphop, rap. 19-2000 and Clint Eastwood are clearly written as hits and disrupt the flow of the album. Repetitive melodies within the songs.
2 stars for the two good songs. Other albums i do enjoy from gorillaz, but this wasnt for me
Hip-hop-ey, not too interesting
The album was as repetitive as my points about it bein repetitive. Around halfway through, I could not be bothered listening to the songs all the way through, but I did, I knew what was to come. There was only a few songs from the album that I actually liked. Re-Hash Nice intro The vocals are nice I like the guitar A bit repetitive towards the end It goes on my playlist 5/4 I like the guitar in separate ears Like the vocals I like the electrical production sounds Added to playlist Tomorrow Comes Today Nice piano and drums I love the softer vocals at the start, reminds me of Radiohead I like how laid-back it feels I like the long outro Like the weird vocal effect right at the end Added to playlist New Genius (Brother) Feels very eerie Feels like a spy mission "Brother, sister too, do what you must do" flows nice Feels repetitive I don't like the vocal effects at the end, it feels very 2000s disco which isn't always great Won't add it to the playlist Clint Eastwood Great drums I like the beat The rap verse is good but feels very English (derogatory) The vocals sound quite nasally which sounds quite good Does this song need almost 6 minutes? Like the whisper at the end of the rap verse (2:40) Repetitive Won't add to the playlist abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz typing test because I was bored at the end of the song Man Research (Clapper) I don't know what it is but the zig_zaggy sounds are really good I feel like I'm in space The vocals are really good I like the "Yae"s Getting repetitive (2:15) Won't add to the playlist Punk I like the title Oh, it's an interlude Was that moaning? I like the guitar and vocals together Added to playlist Sound Check (Gravity) Got distracted by my dog for the first minute Sounded nice though Not enough vocals for me I'm tired Repetitive Won't add to playlist Double Bass Nice instumentals I'm annoyed by how long the songs are, it's ok for a few long songs but this many, one after the other? Waiting for vocals, but not getting them (1:20) Wait, there's only 10 words in the song, i like words Boring I yawned and missed the part he talked Won't add to playlist Rock The House Nice intro English (derogatory) And when the MC rhyme and the DJ spin, i want to go down into a grave Why's he talking about my toes I don't like this song Won't add to playlist 19-2000 6 songs after this Far better than the last few OMG HE SAID GORILLAZ It's a little repetitive but it's alright I'm bored Sleeping slep... won't add to playlist Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo) Not english This whole album feels the same I don't like this album much There's not much to say about this song, it's just boring abcba - abcde - defga - abcde - e piano notes Won't add to playlist Starshine I might just start skimming through these, they all sound the same and I need to pack Too few lyrics Won't add this one to the playlist Slow Country Feels like I'm on holiday I'm bored of this I don't like this I want to skip this one Won't add to playlist M1 A1 Like the fade in I feel tension building up Who's screaming hello? Is he okay? I hear an electric guitar I'm liking it What's going to happen it better not be underwhelming when will it happen Now? now? now? nope It's getting quicker I swear if all this is for nothing oooh drums and some screaming thing I like it for once Added to playlist Wait, this is the last actual song
Average. Lo-fi hip-hop tracks stand out more than the alternative rock tracks.
This is my second time listening to a full album from this band and hopefully the last. They have some good singles but their albums are impossible to sit through. *In my opinion*, heavily overrated.
Plastic Beach is sufficient for this list, but they're from UK, so of course they get extra recognition. 2 nepotisms out of 5 🦍🦍
I never got the hype around this band and I still don't. I avoided it when I was younger because "Clint Eastwood" was overplayed and didn't do anything for me and now that I've listened to the whole thing, I feel like that was still the right decision. It's pretty much Blur with some rap sprinkled throughout and just boring. Not my thing and I don't get what grabs people. 2/5
A dabblers compilation of dub murk and uncommitted guests that has interesting sounds circling void: this has a lackadaisical, fix it in the studio character wrapped in Jamie Hewlett’s cheeky pop art, which never betrays any underlying purpose, manifesto or feeling.
Lembra o começo do fim da MTV, e não sem sustenta em disco completo.
intrascendente. sin alma. carente de música.
Naze
Nice grooves, relaxed Lo-Fi production but all the tracks are a bit the same, and there isn't a lot of rhythmic, melodic, or harmonic development.
This was a bit of a different one. The first two songs were not good. The third one was pretty good. There was a song that sounded like Elmo sing it. There was a song that they hired a fifth grader with his recorder to play in. Some of the stuff was pretty good, a lot of it was not. Strange.
I be just don’t really like this. Some good beats but it’s just drones on mostly.
I was really really expecting to enjoy this a lot, a few tracks in it felt like looking after a toddler who was trying to get my attention. Could just be that I wasn't in the mood at the time.
Wow, really surprised I didn't like this one. Have pretty fond memories of the Gorillaz though that is more from cultural osmosis than anything and have never actually sat down to listen to a full album of theirs before. Pretty rambling and samey to my ears, though if anyone disagrees I fully back your dismissal of my opinion.
2.75
Eh not as good as I remembered. Kind of boring didn’t finish
Man, what a disappointment. I’ve always said I like the Gorillaz…I guess I just meant plastic beach. I understand, or at least I want to tell myself, that they were experimenting. Trying to find their sound. But man a lot of these tracks fell flat and were almost annoyingly bad. Some tracks along the middle pick up, the synth in Double bass is pretty groovy. Man I don’t want to hate this thing.
2 reasons I don’t like this album: 1. Too damn long 2. It’s dog shit Best: slow country MMM: sunshine in a bag or something like that
I actually only like Re-Hash :/.
Some songs on this album were good but I didn't really like it.
I expected more, really disappointing
De makers van dit album weten precies hoe ze de aandacht moeten trekken. Ze stoppen al hun energie en creativiteit in die beeldvormende elementen. Muzikaal komt er op de juiste momenten een leuke muzikale vinding voorbij. Daarmee bereiken zij de klant. De elementen die minder snel het primaire gevoel beroeren krijgen weinig aandacht. Zonde van de energie blijkbaar. De hit als voorbeeld. Het refrein is enorm sterk: origineel en toch pakkend. Dat refrein kent iedereen en wordt lekker mee-geneuried. Dat daarom heen een slap-uitgevoerde rap zit op een saaie muzikale basis maakt dan niet meer uit.
Elektro-blur, waarbij de beste nummers incl een hippe rapper zijn. Ik denk dat dit album met name vernieuwend was op de manier waarop muziek met kunst werd gemixt. Hippe street-art cartoons, een soort van niet-bestaande band eromheen. De hele package heeft een bepaalde stijl. En dat werkte heel goed. Als je puur sec naar de muziek kijkt, vind ik het persoonlijk allemaal wat mager. Het was de hele beleving en marketing erbij, die dit groter maakte dan het in werkelijkheid is. De hitjes zijn leuk, maar de opvulling is net zo wazig als een soort moderne 80s wave.
A couple of earworms on the big singles but a lot of filler.
Never really got this
Alternative isn't really my thing, and this is as alternative as it gets. I couldn't finish it. 2/5
A bit of a time capsule. A bit boring. Not particularly memorable, but also not annoying.
Meh
Some good tracks, not the most interesting Gorillaz album, even their more recent one was better.
Two of my favourite things are instrumentals and weird time signatures and Gorillaz has examples of both of these. Overall, this is still a little too hip-hoppy for me
Just not very good is it
Never really got this stuff, too popular whilst also being too hipster
The question I have to ask myself is, am I too old to relate to this music in any way? The answer is probably yes. On first listen (and most likely only) it seems like the album tries so hard to bounce between musical genres it doesn't land in any. What will Apple Music say, "You may also like", after I listen to this? - 2 stars
Not really bad. But certainly not great. Maybe good. This is extremely average. I kept waiting for one great song or something cool to happen. I'm still waiting. Lots of weird spacey sounds mixed in though. Good album cover I guess.
I know who the Gorillaz are but I had never heard this album before. First couple songs were a little too repetitive for me. Clint Eastwood is obvious standout. And yeah the rest of the album is just not for me. However I will give an extra star for the music video for Clint Eastwood. If you haven’t seen it I would recommend giving it a watch.
Not my favorite. A lot of instrumentals and the rap was just fine. Shoutout NBA 2k14 with Clint Eastwood
I kind of disappointed I didn’t enjoy this as much as I thought I was going to. Some of the beats were good but I don’t know. Nothing resonated with me.
Es música amigable, como para irse de vacaciones. Los ritmos imprimen predictibilidad a todo el álbum, pero no por eso aburren; y no obstante, al final no queda más que una diversión ya utilizada, reciclada a partir de materiales sintéticos, artificialmente coloreados con presuntuosidad y un breve esmero.
Meh
This was fine, but only Clint Eastwood really hints at the heights Gorillaz would grow into. Most of these tracks are super forgettable.
All seemed a bit blasé ... maybe you had to be there.
Definitely not my type of music. Too much random stuff.
I've enjoyed the odd Gorillaz song but not listened to a whole album before. Didn't really come away with a strong willingness to listen to any more of their albums. Too many of the tracks sound like a jam session. Highlights: Clint Eastwood Rock The House
Quite up and down but overall there are more duff songs
Außer Clint Eastwood bleibt nichts hängen. Und der ist auch nur so mittelgut gealtert.
I bought this right when it came out. I likes Blur’s stuff and Clint Eastwood was amazing. Spent the next few weeks forcing myself through it and really trying to like it. That just didn’t happen. Too much filler that keeps it from being a good album. This is a band with an average, even if in a lot of ways unique, catalog. Along the way they’ve produced a handful of truly outstanding songs. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding
Some interesting bits but most of it didn't do much for me
De hitjes zijn zoveel beter dan de rest.
Obviously I was familiar with the song Clint Eastwood, but other than that I don’t think I recognized any. It wasn’t a bad album- it had some interesting aspects to it, however it just wasn’t anything spectacular. I’d listen again but not excitingly.
I do have to say that I very much appreciate a song in 5/4 that's just entitled "5/4" Noel Gallagher once called this band "music for 12 year olds" which is hilariously petulant and so on-point for Noel but it's mostly true. Not... that that's necessarily bad or even something I would be against. Hell I still dig listening to old Van Halen which is definitely music for 12 year old boys :P Inconsistent and laconic is what I'd call this. There's some kinda-cool stuff here beyond the forced odd time signature; e.g. "Tomorrow Comes Today" is just that - kinda cool - but is it good is what I'm asking myself with no real answer. So much of this is sort of just chill downbeat ("Sound Check") that's fine to listen to but am I ever gonna crave it? I'm never sure what the actual point is of calling this a "virtual band" or with the cartoons etc. - seems silly and/or pointless but what the hell do I care - call yourself a snowman if you want. I guess I only bring it up because it has no bearing on the music; a few guys who wanted to "hide" their identity (but not *really* so again - why). Maybe the cartoon logos are a perfect representation of the band after all - short term low-level gratification. It was fine but after listening to it I don't really remember it at all - no hooks, no instruments/instrumentation/no big soaring impact. Isn't that at least part of the point? 5/10 2 stars.
I enjoy their biggest hit and was really looking forward to checking out their discography. I hadn't done a complete deep dive of their work until today. I am disappointed and sad that I didn't enjoy this as much as I was hoping. There were a couple bright spots during the listen, but the majority of the music was not exciting enough for me. I will be re-visiting this album in the future to re-assess my initial opinion, and I will be checking out their other albums in total in the future.
It sounded calculated & precise, as if a few geniuses put this together but they lacked any soul. Some catchy parts, but otherwise sleepy and hard to feel.
I appreciate the Gorillaz for creating a sound all their own, but I struggle with the heavy use of loops and the sometimes annoyingly high pitched vocals.
Not great, not terrible, not memorable.
So firstly hats off to Damon for going down this path, a 21st century Archies is a pretty clever idea, even if it was only to get away from Graham Coxon's drinking. In my mind no one's quite done a Weller when he busted out of The Jam to start honeymooning down by the Seine with Mick Talbot, but this comes close. Does it hold up, writing and producing with a cartoonist? Not really, it has some fine moments but it tends to drag on, about half way through I realised I was thinking about how long it would take me to sort the Xmas box recycling. 5/4 is great, but it is a Blur song song that would have walked straight into their eponymous 1997 album. Sadly it is just a bit boring.
i didn’t listen very hard but this seemed shallow and smug
Only listened to their singles and they are decent but not really into this album. Difficult to score feel a 3 is too generous.
I only ever knew the song Clint Eastwood. It’s a one-hit wonder I’ll jam to, but I never sought this kind of music out. It’s not for me. If we’re talking bands represented by cartoon avatars then it’s Prozzäk or bust, baby! (If you don’t know them and you’re not Canadian, look them up!)
- Don't really like New Genius (Brother), was vibing up until that point - Not a fan of Clint Eastwood either - Ok I don't like a lot of these actually (up to Sound Check (Gravity)) - Sorry did he just say "shake your ass crack"??? - I'm liking Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo) - M1 A1 is giving me anxiety Overall impressions...really no idea. I do not think I enjoyed it much, but interesting for sure.
I'm listening to it now, so we'll see... but I'm going to go ahead and assume it's a 2 star affair based off of the likelihood that "Clint Eastwood" is the best song here, so that I can catch up and see what the next record is. I can say with certainty though that after two songs I definitely prefer the Monkees to Gorillaz.
Always really liked the singles off this but realise now it was the remixes I liked - someone else gave them a bit of something that the original versions were missing. Didn't really listen to the album, more inoffensive background music that kept me plodding.... it is a plodder
Felt a bit like the mamas and papas album: one mega hit and everything else was meh.
Ok
Just rubbish. Damon Allbarns sarcastic whining voice irritates me and the music is hopeless.
Don’t know why these songs in particular needed a cartoon band concept.
I like Blur and hip-hop and dub. In fact, I like all the elements that go into Gorillaz. And what's more, I want to like Gorillaz. They seem cool. But damn, I can't bring myself to like Gorillaz. This album is so dreary and bland. And for a guy who knows how to write amazing hooks (Albarn) they are all but missing from this entire album. Yeah, "Clint Eastwood" is fine, but the rest ranges from boring to annoying. I couldn't wait for this thing to end.
I was looking forward to this when it came up but it turns out it's mostly weird garbage with a couple of good songs thrown in the mix.
Good but
Ajatuksen tasolla tässä on rohkaisevan paljon positiivista: biisit on pidetty mahdollisimman yksinkertaisina, ja moniin niistä on pyritty kehittämään rehellinen koukku. Tyylillisesti musiikki ei kuitenkaan toimi, tai ainakaan vastaa omaa makuani, ja se on tempoltaan tarpeettoman hidasta. B-puolen instrumentaalit/jammailut (huoh!!!) vaikuttavat levyn kokonaislaatuun tuhoisasti. Eivätkä biisien koukutkaan suurimmaksi osaksi ole nerokkaimmasta päästä.
08/29/2022 Honestly…..this sounds like music made for teenagers. Like teenagers probably eat this shit up thinking that they’re alt as fuck for listening to this music. Fuck it, good for them, I guess. Really couldn’t get into this album. I’ve got an attachment to tomorrow comes today bc I have a memory attached to it, but frankly the rest of the album annoyed me. Oh well. — Today was a typical Monday. Had some really frustrating computer issues that will hopefully get fixed tomorrow. Landscape architecture class was a bit of a fight to get through bc my professor is a bit of a pain, but at least the class is easy. Oh well. No class in the AM, so I’ll have some extra time to maybe squeeze in a workout finally. <3
3,5/17
Not great.
Tomorrow comes to day, Clint Eastwood och 19-2000 är bra, men resten av plattan är all over the place. Känns som ett experiment.
Wasn't surprised on looking up to see this has gone from the book, it's a fine, decent indie dance genre-hip-trip-hopping album but 20 years later (eek) I don't exactly think of it as earth changing. We are also slap bang in the era of too-long albums from bands who feel they must squeeze all the space out of a CD. Not many of these tracks are what I'd consider essential, either. There's a couple of surprises though, the smokey Latin Simone saunters in towards the end and steals the show for me. I have no memory of this at the time. 19-2000 holds up well. Slow Country was nice. The band was a fun gimmick, giving Jamie Hewlett a paycheck after Tank Girl, which is nice. The Clint Eastwood remix at the end is, and always was, hella annoying.
Mehhh. Always considered Gorillaz to be style over substance. A couple of cool beats aside, I don't have any real use for this. D
it was fine.
Was expecting to like this as a fan of a lot of the Gorillaz work but this one fell flat for me. Clint Eastwood is obviously a classic though. Favorite Song: Clint Eastwood
You know how when you think you like a band well enough based on their hits, then when you actually listen to an album you’re like… “what is this?” This was like that for me. I was not expecting such psychedelic vibes in so many of the songs. Mostly not my cup of tea, but Clint Eastwood will always be a classic.
Obviously remember the hits. Didn't particularly like them at the time or now and the rest didn't sway me.
I get this was doing something new with the cartoon visuals etc and the whole Gorillaz project gathered pace after this and became massive. But obviously the visuals are not in play if you’re just listening to the album so you need to base your views on the music and, with hindsight, it’s not that great. The big singles were smashed but even they now sound a bit dated. And the rest mostly have a vibe of Blur off cuts with occasional rapping. Better stuff was to come.
Not as good as I remember it. Some good tunes but sounds very one dimensional. Good driving music.
Damon Albarn is an interesting artist that tries new things all the time, but this album did not work for me.
I never thought Gorrillaz would amount to anything more than a novelty. I was right.
A mediocre collection of songs that forms the debut album by 'the world's first virtual band'. There's not a lot of substance behind the novelty on show here. Based on the singles I would have expected this to be much more varied in style, but most of it is fairly uninteresting guitar music. Another Damon Albarn project with a couple of catchy singles but little depth in quality. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Clint Eastwood Date listened: 20/05/22
Mostly uninteresting and boring dance music. 2 🌟
That was really boring.
The filler is properly crap
Not my cup of tea besides a couple of singles.
Doesn’t float my boat
Not into it, though I do like the hit from this album, Clint Eastwood, alright.
shit
Has some okay moments, but overall it didn't really do much for me. I felt like the singer was just mocking the whole thing, then after listening for a while I read the Wikipedia entry on this album and this group, and I guess that was the point (maybe?). I don't know. Didn't change my experience of the music, though. Some decent hooks and interesting moments, but not enough to make me want to come back to this.
given what i know of gorillaz discography, i was expecting a more upbeat morning. this was surprisingly slow and dare i say boring. first part of the album bored me to almost country extents, then when some rap finally showed up it left as soon as it was given to me. it felt like it was trying to do something artsy but at the same time i’m not sure? i do enjoy some funky and weird noises it must be said, but i found myself checking where i was through the album because i was bored of it. i’m mildly aware that gorillaz is meant to have lore of some kind which i am perhaps missing? it felt like an album full of filler songs, waiting for the next one with some meat that never came. i guess M1 A1 was okay but yeah. i would describe a lot of them as background music in a video game level, which in this context i don’t think is a compliment. in the end i need to decide on how i rate these, this is my first album. i think whether i would re-listen ought to be a factor, and since i can’t imagine having another pop at any of the song…
Sorry, virtual!? Yeah, nah, not gonna waste my time listening to such manufactured dribble.
favs: tomorrow comes today new genius (brother) clint eastwood starshine rating 1.2/5
Imagine being a huge star and you still have to hide behind the gimmick of being a cartoon band because your music sucks so much ass. That’s Gorillaz.
🥱 nah
Boring music for boring people who’ll give you a boring monologue about why this music is actually genius
I was inspired by this to listen to Del's solo album again, and it still sounds great after all these years. Thick and crunchy Lench Mob beats, has that unmistakeable SP1200 vibe written all over it. Unfortunately, the album of the day wasn't this album but Gorillaz which is a huhe pile of crap.
so is this like a ben 10 fan project or something? i do not love this. punk--horrid intro. why do people do this? sound check (gravity)--this is also terrible. where is the music? there's a bass line and main rhythm drum, there's distorted looped vocals, occasional bits and bobs of extra percussion. lots and lots of record scratching. all working together to create a cacophony of *noise*. the best part of the song is the sample of *nighttime insect noises*. double bass--ok that's a fine enough riff. badudadaaa da daa da da da "all of which makes me anxious, at times unbearably so." if that doesn't encapsulate how i feel about this kind of music, i don't know what does. rock the house--is this trumpet intro familiar? not a big fan of funky del tho. latin simone (que pasa contigo)--best song on the album. if only it had more record scratching and too-rich bass drum. i jest, it would be better without those things. in concept, the song is good. unfortunately it is marred by the gorillaz. m1a1--ya i hate this. thank goodness it's over. the gorillaz signature sound seems to be nonstop bass and record scratches and making noises on the frontier of listenability and calling it music, "all of which makes me anxious, at times unbearably so." 1/5. the best thing to come of this is discovering Ibrahim Ferrer from "latin simone", whose album Bueno Vista Social Club is actually worth listening to before you die. that the gorillaz prompted this discovery shall not improve their rating.
Only good song is Clint eastwood
a monotonous mess widac ze ten "bałagan" jest celowy i przemyślany i jest w nim jakiś porządek ale mnie osobiście to męczy najfajniejsza piosenka to 19-2000 nie mój klimat
I went a long time only hearing a couple of Gorillaz songs. I could have gone longer
This is a god awful album. Why did I enjoy this years ago?
Tomorrow Comes Today is still a dope track, but the rest of the album is terrible.
It was bad
had to turn it off
Just like later Blur album this flips between brilliant and nonsense which overall makes for a terrible album.
The songs with Del are ok.
Shit
Only liked the songs with Del. 1/5
Otra banda que no entiendo porqué es tan popular. Rolas aburridas. Una que otra que suelen poner por ahí, pero poco memorable el disco.
Not my type of music
Aaeeeeehhhhh really don't like it!
They had "Clint Eastwood" and one other Del track, and then a whole bunch of boring shit. A lot of talent in here, and yet they don't know what they want this thing to be. Kind of explains what the cartoon characters were for. Thought this would be at least a 2 based on CE alone, but there's so many songs on here that are so, so bad.
YES! I love repetitive hip-hop plagiarism from British white guys! YES! SCORE! When the characters are like my favourite anime!!! xD POG! I'm THE main character! Yes! Woo Hoo! Errm have I died and gone to heaven? Is this real life, chat?? There is like three solid beats and one solid verse on this thing, and the rest sustains the lifeforce of the dripping, fanged monstrosity behind the verbiage in the first paragraph. "Rap for suburban kids" is an insult to the intelligence of suburban kids. "Igmah Rahnil Da Kyrath" is an exaltation to the famished entity to which I must pledge fealty in order to escape my prison in the back of the Geep. 1.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Clint Eastwood really is the only redeeming quality
Easiest 1 I have given
Uuuuuh. Trodde iaf den där Clint Eastwood skulle vara bra, men den sög också?
What a complete waste of time. I’m not well-versed in virtual bands, but if Gorillaz, the most successful one, are anything to go by, commercial dominance doesn’t equate to being entertaining or even good. I vaguely recognized “Clint Eastwood,” likely from back when MTV actually played music videos. If it came on today, I’d switch the channel without a second thought.
I could not wait for this album to end. I do not get it, I was bored out of my mind. Nothing really more to say about this, possibly the worst album I've listened to so far.
I dislike pretty much everything about this.
Groupe connu par quelques un de ses tubes, peu appréciés. Rien de bien original dans cet album bien trop long. Il est basé sur des samples pas forcément très bons, et ce dès le premier morceau, très répétitif par conception. Les boucles de batteries ne sont vraiment pas terribles ('Tomorrow Comes Today' très hip-hop). Et les morceaux sont généralement plutôt mous. Je me suis ennuyé assez vite, et j'ai zappé les derniers morceaux tellement je les ai trouvé inintéressants. =>1/5
No
did not like it
Kedeligt. De to ellers ok hits kan ikke redde noget.
Not in my edition of the book! 2001. 1 star. Blur outtakes. Fine if you like Damon Albarn, which I don't. One can only hope he sticks to collecting fossils instead of producing inexplicably popular shit like this.
Hate this band. Hate Damon Albarn. Hate this album. Simple as.
I would rather hit myself in the thumb with a hammer a couple hundred times than listen to this album.
Not very good music for humans. For gorillas though? Pretty impressive.
As innovating as their virtual artistry may be, their music is mind-numbingly boring.
Critical darlings but this just passed me by. Listened a few times over the weekend but nothing really grabbed me outside of the singles I already knew.
Generic kiddie-pop. This band is widely regarded as a joke… quite possibly cause they are one. Ain't my thing and I couldn't care much less if I never hear this again.
I thought I might like this album, but there was so much straight up noise that I got annoyed. I found this album made me angry after a point, and it is one of the very few albums I did not even finish. Hard pass.
Really? I have to listen this before I die? Why?
tough listen for most of these here folks slow country m1a1
A maior parte do disco é um punhado de colagens disconexas e confusas, sem nenhuma melodia. "Rock The House" e "19-2000" trazem algum apelo melódico, mas sem despertar o interesse. Um álbum que soa como uma piada despretenciosa, sem nenhuma intenção de fazer ou mostrar algo, musicalmente.
If you produce this kinda stuff its as well to hide behind cartoons.
Just inexplicably boring and I hate some of the vocals. I’m sure it was seminal and influential in its time, but not something I would choose to listen to. Demon Days is better.
Meh
A boring, jumbled, rambling mess. I’ll skip the cartoons too.
A waste of my time.
This is truly horrible. I cannot understand how this has made the list, it really sounds like nothing, and no, that's not a compliment. It's just ridiculous, talentless would-be music. Bweuh.
Never particularly understood the whole Damon Albarn brand of alt music, be it Blur or Gorillaz. This was a difficult listen and I didn't actually manage to make it through the album. It's definitely not what I would consider good music, but that's just my personal preference. I can appreciate Gorillaz for their cultural impact and all, just don't make me listen to them again.
There might, MIGHT be 3 good songs here. The animation was cool but this doesn’t feel like a cool supergroup. It feels like wankery for no good reason.
Nicht meins. Ein Lied mit Sternchen ist ganz nett.
Messy and monotonous. Sounds quite grating. Strange instrumentals. Not a fan of the nasally, sloppy vocals. Weird lyrics too lol.
The Good: We’ve got cartoons! The Bad: The music isn’t as cool as the cartoons… The Ugly: Realizing that guerrilla warfare does not apply well within the music industry! Some days you wake up and look forward to finding out what the next album is going to be… so I saw this, and my excitement disappeared like snowflakes in the sun. I never understood why so many people were excited with Gorillaz, granted, I did enjoy the cartoonesque aspect that the band had, where nobody was excactly sure who the members were. But that doesn’t take away the fact that it is shit 2000’s music, while it was mr Blur who decided that he needed to create better music than the crap that was being published back then… crap in, crap out. Anyway, I’ve spent too much time talking about me NOT liking this… 1*
couldn't get through it
TERRIBLE. Not my vibe at ALL. Like maybe 1 or 2 songs I didn't mind, but overall it was like each person playing an instrument was playing a different song and some rando was spewing nonsense rap over it.
God I hate this band.
1/5
I was able to listen to it one time, just to get know, but never more... :D
Pish
It’s not virtual anything- it’s real people playing real music hiding behind cartoons and made up names. Pure gimmickry to hide lackluster talent
It's just Blur, but with sad comic book characters thrown in. I actually figured that maybe, just maybe, the Gorillaz album might have some interesting stuff on it. I've heard the big hits before, and found them wanting. Seems the album is just the hits with filler added, bad filler, to go with the sad comic stuff. There's only so much I can listen to Damon singing in a strange squeaky voice over a generic dub background. One star.
"If you watch MTV for too long, it's a bit like hell – there's nothing of substance there. So we got this idea for a cartoon band, something that would be a comment on that." Well they failed spectacularly at that goal. They did however succeeded in fitting in with MTV by producing an album with absolutely no substance what so ever. One of the reviewers here suggested listening to Deltron 3030 and while I can't say I like them much more but at least they produced something with a little more substance. So Gorillaz 1 star, Deltron 3030 2 stars.
1 hour and 4 minutes too long
Oof
Utterly forgettable at best, unlistenable and pretty confusing to be honest. I still feel like I do not understand this album at all - I don’t know what Gorillaz were trying to achieve with this. Every song feels like it belongs to a different genre and/or album (and I’m not saying this as a compliment). First album I was not able to finish listening to, and first one star album for me so far, 1.3/5 at best.
Great, an hour of Damon Albarn trying to convince everyone he’s cool. Not falling for it, Damon.
This website loves to pin me down and kick me in the bollocks over and over again
Nicht meine Richtung
would be a 0 if i could
fuck off
Comforting chill start with the first four songs. When things picked up, it wasn't really my bag. I wonder if this made the 1001 list because of the 'virtual band' element more than the music? I guess it does sound modern for 2001. Becomes more experimental, but I'm finding it bland. I like Latin Simone and Starshine and M1 A1.
1/5. Definitely a trial period. Without Clint Eastwood this would not have gotten a second chance. Thankfully it did but dang this album does not age well. So many just unlistenable songs, like someone trying out electronic music for the first time. Even Clint Eastwood isn't that good, couldn't push myself to even finish the album. Best Song: Clint Eastwood but barely
this one leaves me cold
Not for me 1/5
Made me angry how bad this was
More than anything, it's just boring.
I do not enjoy nor would i return to any but one song. In terms of 1001 best albums ever, this is certainly on a much lower end
Dated with one good song. Not Damon’s best.
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
дд
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.
Meh
God did not give me the tools to put up with this
Ghastly. I listened to the first three songs hoping it might get better, but then I couldn't take it anymore.
Sucks
Eliminated by choice all songs with explicit content. Of the songs I heard, I'd give the rating a zero if I could. A "1" rating implies there might be hope for this music ... which is not the case. Cannot Realistically Accept Poor (CRAP) music.
Not my thing.
gorilla
Gosh, this album was absolutely everywhere wasn't it. You couldn't move without hearing Clint Eastwood and at the time, it felt like something genuinely different and quirky. On reflection, this is dull dull dull - bring back joyful 1991 Leisure Damon please.
Not for me
Not really my music. Liked a couple of song but in my opinion a very ordinary album with no big highlights.
Definitely not for me.
No me gustó para nada. Parecían gatos llorando! .
Not for me
Not suited to my taste at all
nicht meine Musik
Not my type of music
Not my taste. Rock.
oh no, that was just noise & not even good noise
Not a Fan of it. Might have been the headache I had going into it, but did not make it fully through a single song. Stopped about 7 songs in
My first intentional experience with Gorillaz. Outside of some average beats, I find zero value in this music. I would like to apologize to Clint Eastwood on behalf of non-Gorillaz-enjoying humanity. .45
repetitive, and uninspired with a few highlights that keep this album away from a zero.
Nijakie, miałkie i bez polotu, nie mój klimat. Zahacza wszystkie gatunki, a jednocześnie żaden konkretnie. Ani pół dźwięku nie zostało ze mną na dłużej po odsłuchu.
I really didn't enjoy this at all.
A total load of bollocks that wasn’t good enough to become Blur b-sides 👍🏾
Not good
Not my thing at all. Clint Eastwood the only redeeming feature
Annoying fake band. Didn't need to hear this when it came out and didn't need to hear it now.
This did not do it for me felt a little rapish and can’t put a name in the other style. Sit care for it was just noise in the car in the way to work honestly road noise would have been better 1.25/5
I expected the worst, but: fuck me, this is *terrible*
A big fan of Blur and Albarn in general, but at the time of release, I didn't get the virtual band stuff. It's a Damon side project, it didn't need all the cartoon characters. That said, maybe it needed all that bullshit to sell it, as it is a bit boring in many places. The concept of mixing genres didn't seem to work very well in this case, certainly worked better on subsequent releases. Quite liked Man Research, 19-2000 (but even that isn't the single mix on the original album, that was added to the end of the album like some sort of extra which oddly is the standout track by a mile). Albarn finding life after Blur (at the time) a bit tough or self indulgent? - a high 1.
This is the first cartoon band I’ve listened to since The Archies in 1970. I knew immediately this wasn’t for me, so it’s a one ☝️ on the old score board. Sorry Damon, i much prefer your solo excursions into Mali music.
except clint eastwood hated every second of it
Definitely not my favourite album from them, I think I only really liked Clint Eastwood
Not for me and neither are their music videos
Apart from Clint Eastwood, this seems like one long jam session. Not a lot of thought into the album, lots of bells and whistles, very little enjoyment.
I was so depressed with this album, I mean cheer up. If they had remixed all songs like Clint Eastwood and 19-2000, would actually be quite good. But despite these two tracks, still doesn't lift it higher than a 1 as had to listen to that dross!
Humorous ringtone song
Shite
Made it through a fifth of the album. Noise. Sound clutter. Early 2000s urban youngish men whining about nothing.
It's a VERY experimental album. I like that about it, and I love Gorillaz to death. But this album really just sucks. Somehow even "Clint Eastwood" can't make up for the fuckery that's going on in this album. Somehow it's just the least enjoyable music to listen to. I'm giving this album a 1, just so I will remember what I felt about it. And also I love the coverart <3
Understandably dated, to my ear. I remember it being influential and important when released originally, but I found it mostly boring. A few catchy tunes. My opinion has been biased by overplays. This is gas station music at this point.
Desperately bland
spooky