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Clint Eastwood is such a banger.
Clint Eastwood absolutely slaps but wasn’t into most of the rest
I loved the storytelling and the nostalgia for the early 2000s.
It's definitely interesting but I never found myself really enjoying it. It isn't a bad album, but also not one I'll listen to again.
19-2000
Gostei bastante. Boas inspiracoes ritmicas.
It was hard to escape at the time and there are a bunch of well known singles that I like. The concept of the band was obviously pioneering (to my knowledge) and they deserve credit for that. I don’t think I actually listened to this album until after Demon Days, which I much prefer. Perhaps because I never really listened to this album much, I didn’t really develop an affection for it, there are some good songs no doubt, including a nice collaboration with Ibrahim Ferrer, yet somehow it feels less than the sum of its parts. Part of me thinks I should award 4 stars but I’m inclined to say 3.
Good album, not great, but solid. Gets old after awhile
Pre-meme music.
Pretty good but definitely too long.
The opening run of this album, from the first track to “Clint Eastwood,” legit might be one of the best stretches of songs that Gorillaz have ever had. A fun time to go back to the origin point of this project and hear Albarn still work through what he even wants it to be. Most of the time it sounds great, but even the misses are interesting as What Ifs.
I’ve got sunshine in a bag
Almost nothing but bangers. There's a few whatevers on here but it's a powerhouse for sure.
Favorite songs: 5/4, Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood, Double Bass, 19-2000, Starshine, Slow Country, M1 A1
A little rough. They didn't know who they were yet -
i’ve heard this before but fuck it really hit this time.
Good beats
Very nice.
Iconic album, it’s experimental and weird but great to listen to
I hope they play Feel Good Inc next The concept of a virtual band is just really cool to me; making it almost feel like more of an art project than a band marred by mismanagement and personal conflicts, there’s a lot of interesting stuff to dive into there. There’s a couple of great tracks on here; Clint Eastwood’s the big hit and pretty easily the best track on the album. I really like Del’s rapping on the two tracks he’s featured on, just a really interesting hip hop artist where you have no idea what to expect before hearing a verse. I do think the album wears out it’s welcome by the end; the vocals are solid but I don’t think he has a lot of range in this one. Just feels very disappointing since the mediocre songs are just eating up the runtime of this album and you absolutely know they could do more. I think most people agree that Demon Days is a better Gorillaz album and somehow got left off the list entirely, so little confusing why their debut’s on here and their magnum opus isn’t, but I’ve kinda given up on trusting the 1001 committee to actually listen to stuff the people like from the 2000s. Not a bad album by any means but still very clearly finding its footing
Man I knew a girl in high school that was into gorillaz, but only the lore. like she liked the little cartoon drawings of the 4 guys and had to explain that the blue haired one actually had his eyes gouged out and they werent all black as a stylistic choice and why the one guy was green and also maybe a nazi? deep stuff anyway I say all this because perhaps the weirdo lore is more interesting than this album. I liked the more rappy songs on here, but i can't really remember any of them to save my life.
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.
Este album nunca me animé a escucharlo completo, una vez lo intenté pero no llegué a mas de la cuarta o quinta canción, pero sinceramente el album tiene una esencia Gorillaz, no sé cual es pero tiene esa esencia. Aunque pese a eso, la verdad que no fue tan gustoso para mí, en general trabajan mucho la instrumental pero este album lo siento muy como "prototipo" o algo asi. Aunque igual tendria un buen puntaje mas o menos, llega a 3 pero para mi, no llega a mas
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.
Je fais peut être le mec mais vrai sentiment de rock anglais, inspiration je sens du Nirvana (pas expert). On sent des influences hip-hop dans les "scratch" ou les drums. Musique plutôt triste qui va bien avec l'apparence des personnages Les prods prennent de la place mais tant mieux elles sont lourdes. La voix est cool aussi et le mec sait prendre plusieurs tons Les visuels sont dans l'atmosphère et ce truc de personnages cartoons qui représentent les musiciens c'est méchant car bien réalisé. 5/4 c'est du très bon Rock aussi. Rock the House trop cool le clip et ce son très hip hop c'est quoi cette flûte et cette trompette ?!?! Aucun vrai "skip" mais plusieurs sons ou on passe à travers C'est un bon album mais pas mon style de musique favori et pas de grosses claques, content d'avoir découvert cela dit
Demon Days is a much better album overall, and I really love Humanz, but this one is fine. It has more of a Blur sound which makes sense given the timing. And I do adore Damon Albarn so I can find the charm even in the less "finished" songs on here.
Some fairly interesting sketches or demos. Snatches of catchiness. In retrospect, mad how flat some of this sounds now. I know the sub bass was a bit of a novelty but a lot of this does come off a bit unfinished. In theory this should be right up my street; I like a bit of cut-n-paste sampling, and plenty of lo-fi beats, plenty of dub, etc. etc. - but the overall picture feels incomplete. A stoner backup drive. Which is weird for an outfit with such attention to detail in most other parts of their presentation. Think it needed remixing to kick life into a few of the tracks - case in point; Clint Eastwood. Original is enervated and flat as hell but the more familiar Ed Case reworking is great.
I miss Toonami.
Ecclectic and exploratory, a restless artist making the most of the freedom to do his own thing, mess around with new styles, instruments, genres, and arrangements - he stumbled and and shambles into some great stuff but it's also often half-baked and cummulatively overlong.
Who was gonna tell me this was actually fire
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.
3.4
8 bastante entretenido y diverso, pero sin exagerar sus características más "experimentales"
This is way better than I thought. Maybe not completely my kind of music but it aged very well.
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.
This album felt bold and adventurous and inspires me to be more curious in my own songwriting and not try so hard to fit into a mols or formula but to really just make something weird and unique and something I genuinely like.
This is a great album that's an instant throwback to a happy wild wide-open time -- musically and personally! Thrillingly fun tracks, with "Clint Eastwood" obviously surviving as the stand out that may well survive on radio and playlists until the end of human's time listening to tunes here on earth. Buoyant and maximally produced in a fun, fuzzy, head-bopping way. While I never fully understood the animated character concept, the vibes and beats and tunes are undeniable and awesome. Some of the deeper cuts here (which I may or may not have ever listened to!) are a little grittier and a lot weirder. Cool that this album contains multitudes, who knew!?
Always brushed this one off in their discography but it might be their most underrated (? This or Song Machine tbh) Solid 8/10
Excellent!
Nice album, but Gorillaz Demon Days is much better in my opinion.
Ufff! Brillante para el cambio de siglo, super innovador :D
Quintessential slop
329/1089 tbh i was expecting a bit more. it was good but i was expecting more Feel Good Inc vibes which i didn’t get faves: clint eastwood, sound check (gravity) 68/100
actually really damn good
I'm a fan of the Gorillaz, genius mixing elements of rock and hip hop, one of the first to do it. This album is very punk. 5/4 was prob my fav song. The rest of the songs have a similar feel but are different in their own ways. Heavy drums and bass are consistent. The overall vibe and rhythm of the album is like going to party, drinking too much, and waking up again to party again.
I’m not a huge hip hop fan but this was actually pretty good. There were a few keepers (songs I added to a playlist).
4,1/5
Really solid and a lot of fun. Enjoy the early days of Gorillaz over what they are putting out now.
10/10
actually in disbelief over how glazed this is on here... be serious
329/1001 Gorillaz - s/t Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ❓ I always admire the range of genres that Gorillaz bring to the table, but often; like on this album don't fully stick. I think because of this, it all feels a bit uneven - when it's good, it's great and then there's a lot of OK stuff.
Gorillaz is a band that I've known for quite a while. I think I first listened to "Clint Eastwood" about ten years ago or less. Back when I discovered them, I was really hooked to their singles, without never listening to their full albums, until I decided to do so in 2020, when I checked out "Plastic Beach", and 2024, when I listened to both "Demon Days" and this one. My first experience with this album wasn't great. I can't remember the details, but I know I got quite bored at some points. I think my experience was really tainted by how much I loved (and still love) "Demon Days", so I had big expectations for this project too. Now its time to redeem myself, as I am having quite a great time listening to this. For a debut album, it has an incredibly amount of work and creativity put behind it, blending many different styles, like rock, punk, hip hop and funk, while being trip hop at its core. It starts with a very lively pair of tracks, "Re-Hash" and "5/4", that open the album with a very happy and uplifting sound that its quickly slowed down with the very moody and desolating "Tomorrow Comes Today", which might probably be the most depressing track of the whole project. Separating this song from the biggest single of the album is "New Genius", a very chill and smooth trip hop that might not do anything too outstanding, but still very relaxing and enjoyable. Then comes "Clint Eastwood", one, if not the most, memorable song of the album. It is incredibly groovy, the choruses are very catchy and Del the Funky Homosapien's flow is fantastic. From here the album enters a section of nice and hypnotic trip-hop songs that aren't very impactful. These songs are "Man Research (Clapper)", "Sound Check (Gravity)" which sounds like a Portishead song, and "Double Bass" that has a little melody that feels like elevator music. There is also the track "Punk", and as its name implies, is a fun little Punk rock track. Following this part are the other two singles, "Rock the House" and "19-2000". The first one has Del coming back and doing another great rap performance with a nice and goofy beat behind him, and the second one is another of the most remarkable songs of the whole album. "19-2000" is incredibly fun and happy sounding thanks to its groove and cute melodies. The final four songs of the album are unfortunately some of the most forgettable material it has to offers. Not to say that there aren't interesting parts, like "Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo)" being sung in Spanish or the build up intro in "M1 A1". However, they do feel quite weak in comparison with the biggest tracks. In the end, this album is very creative, offering a very fun and interesting blend of different sounds.
I get why people love them. I get the allure of the grungy laidback almost west-coast sound. But I can't pretend that I've ever enjoyed listening to the Gorillaz - even their hits.
this was my first time listening to a full album from this band, it definitely carries that 2000's vibe the instruments and production made me feel like I'm a teenager living in parts of an American city in that timeline, lyrically it didn't really amaze me but it wasn't bad either. I liked new genius (brother) the most. overall a good 6.5/10
It turns out that the things that many people disliked about Blur were Graham Coxon’s guitars, Alex James’s basslines and Damon Albarn’s face. Damon Albarn has lovely cheekbones, but he definitely let his teeth go to hell. I didn’t think that would be a sticking point though - look at Bowie! Look at any rapper with a grill. But what really surprised me how many people jumped onboard once Albarn wasn’t doing character and story songs. These were the hallmarks of Blur and, I thought, Albarn too. But, no, naturally the big American hit do Blur was Song 2 - no particular craft and no particular meaning. Gorillaz too somehow made a bigger splash with less precision, less concern given to the state of the nation or Albarn’s personal life. Perhaps it just a permission to accept Albarn’s innate musicality without having to endure his personality - and there were 90s stars who were only insufferable personality. Thus I’ve always been a bit baffled by Gorillaz - it feels like studio doodling that got out of hand. There is plenty of polish, but nothing much feels finished. Even as the band continues into Albarn and Hewlett primary creative outlet, it feels avoidant. Yet, strangely, that just makes Albarn more apparent - all the guest turns are evidence of his power to attract and, indeed, are maybe an excuse to depersonal the work further. There is plenty of charming music tossed off on this debut, much of it upbeat and populace, but I have always found Gorillaz in prospect and execution depressing. 2.5 Several people of my acquaintance who had no love for Blur were extremely enthusiastic about Clint Eastwood when it came out. Gorillaz was, apparently, the project that made Damon Albarn palatable to some. Part of it, no doubt, is that his face wasn’t attached to it. I gather Damon has ‘one of those faces..etc’. I love Blur and I don’t mind Damon’s face and I was perfectly happy with Gorillaz when it came out. To me it represents Damon at his most trivial as a songwriter. To me the album mostly comes off as a collection of studio sketches, polished here and there - the basic backing loop and hook worked out - but basically unfinished. Everything, even the shorter stuff, goes on a bit too long - expectant of a final edit that never happened. Damon’s lyrics come off as hastily assembled nonsense and are delivered in a rather unfussed manner - nothwithstanding the silly voices that Damon tries out; almost as if he wants to imagine what a different singer would sound like in the final version. What is he doing on Man Research or Starshine? Stop it. Anyway it’s mostly rather good. Damon Albarn is brilliant. His nose for forging a bizarre, beguiling hook out of nothing is marvellous. His attention to texture and instinct for eccentric but sound combinations of instruments is as impressive here as anywhere else. And even amongst the general dishevellment of this project there are absolute gems. Latin Simone is chief among them; Ibrahim Ferrer delivers, quite beautifully, a brilliant melody that one can only assume from much of the other material, began life with Damon Albarn doing some kind of awful Ibrahim Ferrer impression. Imagine what something like the artistic seriousness and soulfulness of Ferrer’s vocal would have done elsewhere here. Anyway apparently there was no time for that sort of perfectionism - Damon was too busy for that sort of thing. He was probably right; make something and move on is the way to do it. Anything else is asking for trouble. 3/5
this album allowed me to understand Gorillaz more
The only Gorillaz album on this list is this???
ooooh crazy steve, where have you gone, what have you seen
I don't have a lot to say about this because it's just really not my thing.
It was, ok.
it's a good start, but better things will come. 3/5
A1
Clint Eastwood is a bop, wasn't too big on much else
Discardo
Interesting indistrial grunge sound but not really for me, too much guy music
Amazing
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.
The album that started it all. No skips from me, and still stands out as some of Gorillaz best work.
Couple of good songs can not make up for the rest of the album being way too out there, somewhere between fun and childish. They did better stuff later. I remember being so disappointed way back then when I bought the album on the strength of Clint Eastwood.
Love Blur, but Gorillaz have never really done it for me. Ok in places, but lacking any really strong Melodies.
I enjoyed some of this and some bits I didn't. Always was a fan of Blur and their sound and there were some good collaborations on some of the tracks.
The lo-fi trip hop beats are where this album excels, its dirty, gungey, and full of noughties swagger. Albarn's vocals swing from Thom Yorke-esque and melancholic, to whiny and annoying with reckless abandon, but generally I feel like it works. Surprisingly, I had actually already heard Clint Eastwood, and never realised - it was also a hit for me. If I had to associate a vibe to this album, its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles graffiti dive bar, with such notable patrons as Ben10, your lesbian goth friend, and anyone who was ever on MySpace.
En ollut tutustunut Gorillaziin muutamaa biisiä enempää, joten aloin uteliaana kuuntelemaan bändin esikoislevyä. Yhtyeen musiikki yhdistelee hip hopia ja indie rockia sekä elektronista musiikkia. Tältä levyltä löytyy ihan kiinnostavia soundeja, mutta ei Gorillazista tullut mitään uutta suosikkiani. Pidän edelleen Blurista enemmän.
This is the guy that made "Song 2". I found that weird
This is one of the few purely 5 out of 5 albums for me. No 4.5, no 4.75… just 5 out of damn 5. There is not a bad track, or even mediocre track on this album. It is just an amazing experience from start to finish, and one of my favorite albums of all time
Liked most of it . 6/10
Only good song is Clint eastwood
I don't know if it is an issue of the book releasing when it did or something else, but having this album on the list and not Demon Days is odd. While their next couple of albums are classics, this one is just fine. You can hear what Gorillaz would become in some of these songs, but it does feel like they are still finding their direction a bit. This album contains a lot of little experiments and some are definitely more successful than others. Not a bad album by any means, but I think it is mostly worth listening to as a whole to hear where Gorillaz came from rather than the kind of album you have to hear before you die.
I have never understood the appeal of Gorillaz…
I’m surprised this is rated so highly. I can hear how it is good technically but somehow it just doesn’t engage me. With Clint Eastwood and a few other tracks I get the feeling they’re on a go slow and I want to turn the handle and speed them up a bit. Don’t even know if that makes sense. Anyhow, it’s a meh from me
1.I don’t like the dub that they are doing but it is gorillaz. 2. Apparently she turned his dad on. Respect. 3. Samezies. Love the song 4. First 30 seconds and its my jam already 5. We all love this song 6.amazing 7. Not the best punk 8. Nice tunes very cool 9. Really cooool 10. Not my cup of tea 11.same 12.intriguing 13. Nice 14idk why gives me indian 15.nah In general not a dopamine hit to my adhd ass so will cherry pick the ones that I liked
Got respect for Gorillaz but this is an okay album at best...
When to listen: chill but upbeat hangs. I'm surprised how much I enjoyed this. I only learned they were a virtual brand when I did the talent one-sheet for them ahead of their SNL performance... this album is cool, it's catchy. I especially liked 19-2000 and Double Bass.
Good
holy shit my favorite album of all time
I've heard of these guys before, but never actually listened to anything by them. It turns out, they're yet another British indie rock band, albeit with some minor rap influences. Technically, they're a "digital band" composed of cartoon characters, but that's giving them too much credit. The songs are actually pretty good for indie rock, but they're not amazing or anywhere close to it. It feels pretentious in the same way all the other albums of its kind do, and the musicianship isn't particularly great. This is a fine enough album without much in the way of distinguishing features from other genre efforts. I genuinely don't know how this band got popular when they sound the same as 5000 other British bands of the era.
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.
An excellent album that brings me back to my art school days… with one skip. I can’t stand that shouting sample in M1 A1. But other than that, there’s a lot to love. I appreciate that Gorillaz has never been an overly serious project, but musicality and experimentation are still top priority. This isn’t my favorite of their albums but it’s still well worth coming back to whenever the mood strikes me.
A fantastic album. Gorillaz at their most raw and experimental, arguably. Back before the blueprint was written on this kind of collaborative album around a ficticious entity. Love that Damon Albarn just wanted to do something within hip-hop and funk and electronic music and gave himself a platform to do so with his favorite musicians. Legend shit.
Starshine, never gonna find me Starshine, they ain't gonna find me Der Moment in dem richtig gute Beats in meinen Indie-Rock-Pop-Kosmos kommen. Die Songs mit den Beats sind es dann auch, die auf dem Album besonders hervorstechen. Ich hatte nicht mehr so viele andere etwas obskur anmutende Tracks in Erinnerung, die nicht straight nach vorne gehen sondern sich eher verlieren. Ich hab das Gefühl das Projekt ist hier noch etwas auf der Suche. Werde diesen albernen Hype von „is it Damon Albarn, is it not“ nie vergessen, und wie er in irgend einem Interview sagt - wenn „Clint Eastwood“ im Fernsehen läuft dann läuft mein kleiner Sohn zum Fernseher und sagt „Papa“. (Die Vorstellung, das bei Damon Albarn Musikfernsehen läuft ist so seltsam heutzutage“. Mir gefällt es, ich weiß warum es hier ist, es ist nicht Teil meiner all time favorites, 4 von 5
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.
Das Album als solches ist mir vollkommen neu - war immer sehr auf die Singles fokussiert. Abwechlungsreicher als ich dachte, ein wenig Gedudel hier und da, das ein wenig zu lang ist. Aber gerade die Hits holen es raus. Dazu sowas wie 5/4 und New Genius, die das Spektrum in eine interessante Richtung erweitern. Alles in allem ein Re-Listen wert.
ehh ok
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.
Classic gorillaz sound. Enjoyed.
❤️ I 💕 LOVE 💘 DAMON 💕 ALBARN ❤️
One of the more creative acts that followed the turn of the Millennium, Gorillaz is both easy and hard to describe. The band "members" are characters illustrated by Jamie Hewlett of Tank Girl fame. The musicians are that guy from Blur and an assortment of quality musicians and producers like the famed Del and Dan The Automator combination. 25+ years later, this album I think still is one of the better mainstream albums of the early 2000s. Go listen to this on shrooms while camping just after sunset. No squealing, remember that it's all in your head.
3.5/5
I thought this was pretty good
I first heard Clint Eastwood on this music on demand channel we had with the family cable package. Watched Clint Eastwood really - there were about ten music videos available on the entire thing, many of them were bad, but it was a fun little thing to do back before the internet made all this easy. My brother agreed it was weird and then we watched it again, and a few times more. Something about it stuck with me and I had to get the full CD. I didn’t and still don’t care about the whole cartoon band thing or any of the weird mythology of the project but man, I loved this CD. I remember being impressed by how different every song was but how they still all felt of a piece, all from the same band, and I loved the overall vibe of the album. A lot of songs (Punk, Double Bass, Starshine in particular) are evocative in a way I find hard to describe but they’re like aural mood pieces that I’d listen to multiple times, catching new little instrumental bits or things to like about them. Also man Del the Funky Homosapien is so good here. I was already getting into in rap around this time but Gorillaz pushed me to explore it further, grab whatever Limewire could find for me. I’m pleasantly surprised to discover the album holds up. Haven’t listened to it in its entirety in a while. There was a part of me worried about trying to separate the nostalgia from the actual music (not that I would bother, I am not here to be objective) but I like this as much as I did back then. Fantastic album, yet another high score that threatens to pull my average rating above a 3
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.
VBCVG
No es mi álbum favorito de Gorillaz pero es una puta maravilla. Mi mayor pega es que se me hace demasiado largo.
I'm a little confused about the hype surrounding this album. This could be because I just never listened to it before, but to me this is average at best.
A couple cutesy/fun songs but mostly forgettable dreck.
A lot of good songs but they don't compliment each other at all... Something is messing 3/5
Good one, liked almost every song:) like like like
Something more than just a music - Island's Vocaloid 5/5
some splendid grooves, some trademark Albarn melancholy, and he's got sunshine in a bag!
The cross-genre sound was as innovative as the gimmick but most of the tracks are as forgettable as most Blur songs.
Whilst I've always liked the Gorillaz debut album, I think it really stands in the shadow of their two next albums. This debut is certainly interesting in how it throws a bunch of ideas and genres, together, but is definitely less successful in doing that consistently and even cohesively. But for every stumble there is at least a Clint Eastwood or 19-2000
It's so good! It's experimental but not in a way that makes you want to drop the album halfway through. On the contrary, it's the type that keeps you hooked. As a first time listen, you never know where it's going but it always surprises you on the best possible ways, it brings so many variations of genres and artists in such a cohesive way, truly a masterpiece. I don't know what happened with the clint eastwood remix, though.
Clint Eastwood was and to some extent still is inescapable…the whole album might not love up to the single but one cool intersection of triphop with britpop vibes.
I really didn't enjoy a lot of this album. The vocals are really not for me, and even some of the song writing, which is pretty experimental, is just a swing and a miss on most tracks. I think this was a band that was still figuring out their sound, and one of their later albums would've been a better pick. This album does have a couple bangers on it though. The songs with rap features really stand out, and Punk was pretty decent. Clint Eastwood is timeless and (probably?) influential, and brings up the score an entire star.
i'm probably unfairly reading into it with historical hindsight, but i swear there is something that feels exciting about it. fresh and weird, like the development of new ideas that they're just trying out and haven't really been nailed down yet. it feels like a clearly *cool* record by a guy that really likes music. it runs a little long and there aren't a lot of crazy standout hits, but the baseline sound is dope. Clint Eastwood is tough to beat, but the favorite might be Starshine. strong 3
I'm torn on rating this album because I think it's a "bad" "album" (yet better than most of the stuff played here) but I really like the individual ideas put into many many of the songs. I've never listened to the whole thing before and it's really cool already seeing some interesting stuff brewing, and it just gets me excited for the rest of their discog (however much of it actually shows up) 6.7/10
I had forgotten how fun this album was/is. Good listen.
meh not my style
While not their best album, Gorillaz debut album shows what they can do and would become. Disparate stylings from independently successful artists coming together to create magic. Each song is unique, and Clint Eastwood has survived to maintain its recognition for 25 years. I remember getting this album for Christmas when it came out. My mom bought it not realizing it has a parental advisory sticker. She was not pleased when she noticed it, but also understood that music could be provocative even if I wasn’t old enough to appreciate it, yet. It had been a mainstay in my rotation ever since.
Good but not great kinda flavorless
Not as great as I was expecting .
Prefer the second album to this one.
Okay, but nothing earth shattering.
se hace muy largo y aburrido, tiene canciones buenas y en general es interesante, pero demasiado largo y todo es más o menos lo mismo
I didn't expect to like this but I did
Decent background music, not super hyped - a little sleepy for me.
8/10 Will I add this album to my library: already is
Gorillaz are such a unique band. The cartoon thing seemed like a gimmick at the outset, but has turned out to be a really clever way of allowing them to incorporate a wide range of collaborators over the years to add to Albarn's obvious talent. Looking back at their first album the thing that surprises me now is how similar to Blur they sounded on a lot of tracks. That's no bad thing, but it took them until album #2 to lock down their own sound more.
just a killer vibe all the way through
Clássico!
This sold 7M copies? During Napster days? While I like some of the songs on here, I just don't see how that occurred. There are some tracks where guest vocals are brought in to make the songs more interesting, but what I want are songs that I'll remember after the album is done. This album has one song in that category. Going to need more songs than that to be a great one. Three stars.
4/5
This has actually jumped to my top Gorillaz album recently. Sure Demon Days, Plastic Beach, and the Mountain are much better cohesively, but I love the sketchbook quality of this one. It obviously matches the band members themselves. Also, an album doesn't have to be cohesive to be great. The White Album is up there for my favorite Beatles record. This one has the most triphop dub influence which I love. Re-Hash, Double Bass and all the big singles are still great. Damon Albarn is on my Mount Rushmore. I'd put his output from early Blur to Plastic Beach against anyone and there's still a lot of good outside of that. The Mountain really is just a quality album over 35 years into his career. 35th perfect album, 1054 albums in. Rating: 5.0
Pour moi gorillaz a un peu vieilli donc je redoute une écoute d’une heure New Genius (brother) : cool Le chanteur a quand même une très bonne voix Pour l’instant c’est super. Reprendre à 9 Je sors de low de bowie et celui-ci tient la mesure, je plains le prochain album Je préférerais Gorillaz si leur imagerie était pas à chier en fait La musique de fin est superbe aussi. Dommage qu’il y ait un petit mou vers la fin de l’album
Some pleasant songs
Just having fun with music... I wish it was a little more even
It is legendary and simply enjoyable
Top songs: Rock the House, 19-2000, 5/4 Bottom Songs: M1 A1, Dracula
Excelente la participación de Ibrahim ferrer
All I can think about is Clint Eastwood(mostly the dude though side note but I can’t believe he’s still alive)
Super vet
It's ok, it's clear why people celebrate Demon Days more than this debut because its a lil rough around the edges for me
Got some all timers and found a new fave
I'l start with negatives. It lacks cohesion. It doesn't sound like a single record, but like a compilation of cool songs, at least to me. It's too bass reliant and leans too much into disco-inspired repetitiveness. BUT What a cool debut album. Rough around some edges, sure, but with so many GREAT songs and moments. Clint Eastwood, Tomorrow comes today, Punk, Double bass, 19-2000. It's unique. It's intoxicating and I love that all sides of this record get refined and perfected over the following Gorillaz albums. They will go on perfecting the genre mix, giving and identities cohesion to their projects. Truly one of my favourite bands (or music projects) ever. What do you mean this is the only Gorillaz record here? What the hell? Where is Demon Days, Plastic Beach, The Now Now, Song Machine? Is this a joke? This jumps from a very strong 4 to a 5 just for being the only Gorillaz project in here. Give me one more Bob Dylan live album now, thanks.
When I was 12, living in Rio, "Clint Eastwood" played everywhere. Still on the anime high, I loved the music video and watched it religiously. I'm embarrassed to admit that I never heard the album in full until now. It's a wonderful, quirky little thing. So much talent went into this, as well as a lot of ideas sourced from so many things Albern was certainly exposed to, all used to their advantage. Never will I simply refer to Gorillaz as a simple novelty act. It's a very sophisticated multimedia act from one of the most unlikely rock frontmen of the '90s. Seems to get better with age. So glad I finally listened to the whole thing. Post-script: Really too bad that this was removed from the book, and no new Gorillaz albums have been added since. I guess the print isn't large enough with all of those Costello albums already taking up space.
Stand-out tracks: Re-Hash, Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood, Sound Check (Gravity), Double Bass, Rock The House, 19-2000, Latin Simone, M1A1
Highlights: Re-Hash, 5/4, Tomorrow Comes Today, New Genius, Clint Eastwood, Man Research, Sound Check, Double Bass, Rock the House, 19-2000, Latin Simone, Starshine, Slow Country, M1 A1 A great hip-hop experiment from Albarn. I kinda miss this style in his more recent records. His hip-hop morphed into more common alt pop. The culture around him also copied his breakthrough style, so it doesn't stand out as much anymore. But for its time, this is a very cool release. So full of that early 00s cool style and depression shit-talking on urban life. I really liked Del's features and wished that there were maybe even more of these alternative hip-hop features on here. Maybe De La before Demon Days? But of course, it's not all hip-hop, it's still pretty deep in his home turf of alt rock. I also love how this project was a multimedia effort with a visual identity, lore and so much content to dive into. These modern Gorillaz phases miss that magic. This really felt like a giant passion project with a sparkle in its eye - well, as much sparkle as something this depressive and drugged up can have.
me encanto
Bit up itself.
Clint Eastwood top tier
solid 4.5. Apesar de não ser o melhor álbum do Gorillaz, acredito ser o álbum mais único deles. Surfa no popular da época com a vertente Trip-Hop, mas injeta elementos cartunescos não convencionais, vocais atípicos e uma produção divertida. Ao mesmo tempo que parece um 'Blur on steroids' em alguns momentos, ele também tem sua singularidade forte, e pavimentou bem o caminho para os próximos álbuns da carreira do Damon.
I actually enjoyed this album on the whole. My favorite song was, "Latin Simone (Que Pasa contigo?)
16.5.2026
Neat.
peam
Don't really hear what's not to like. It's a great album. I am working on my bills today, and it kept me upbeat throughout. Jazzed, actually. 4 "I'm motivated happy" stars. Jeesh!
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
ooooh flimsy steeve, where did you go what did you see?
It was okay kinda weird for weirds sake
расстроилась я немного от этого альбома думала, что найду там еще хорошие треки, а в итоге только Clint Eastwood, который я уже знала, норм, а остальное не очень
Ну клинт иствуд 19-2000 ремикс прикольный, кстати Latin Simone неплохой
Not as good as Blur ngl
I think everyone knows “Clint Eastwood” and “19-2000” and those were the main singles for a reason. They’re the best tracks on the album, though overall this is more solid and entertaining than I expected it to be. Figured it would become tedious after awhile, but it never did. If I could give half stars, this would be a 3.5, but it’s just not quite strong enough for me to round up.
iconic album. amazing work from damon albarn as always
Amazing! It's interesting to be reminded of where they started. This still has the playfulness of "just messing around." It sounds so punk this point
Excelente
Liam Gallagher, Damon Albarn's sworn friend, called this record "music for twelve-year-olds." There's some truth to that — I'll never give this album a low rating, not least because it was the one my parents gave me for my ninth birthday, along with my first CD player. And how wonderful that it still sounds great to me now! Albarn, no matter how you look at it, is a genius and a visionary; what else could you call the man who, in the early 2000s, decided to create a hodgepodge of rock, hip-hop, reggae, trip-hop, and Latin music? And then he added to it an entire story about a virtual band, drawn by Jamie Hewlett, that those same nine- and twelve-year-olds absolutely latched onto. They still latched onto it perfectly today, and this Gorillaz-invented "storyline" band trope works just as well for modern bands (hello, Twenty One Pilots). Thanks to them for this!
Really liked the lo fi vibe on lots of the songs but some of the rapping wasn't really for me. Overall nice album
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
So weird but cool
Тут без слов
Oh, I have a lot of nostalgia for this fun and quirky album!
ya lo escuché
Recordaba que era divertido. Qué interesante la flauta desafinada. Le da estilo.
Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 are great but overall it's not that exciting. Gorillazs improve with later albums
ok
Interesting to revisit this one after such a long time. The Gorillaz project has gone in so many directions, especially recently with the Mountain, that it’s easy to forget they started from a pretty basic marriage of Britpop vocals and hiphop beats. I rate this a 3.5 but since this website doesn’t do half stars I’m going to be a bit unfair and round down. The highlights from this album are all pretty good but in between there are a lot of times where the beats do all the heavy lifting on a track, but they’re usually not very engrossing beats. I mean, this was an experimental album and they had no idea when making it that the Gorillaz concept would pop off. But the more I go through this list the more I’m realizing it’s less about the *best* albums of all time than the *most important* albums of all time. That’s great, too, but it’s still a bait and switch.
Not entirely my style but I've enjoyed it. Good rhythms and rough percussion, really nice.
está muy guay y hay algunas canciones que sí que me han gustado y volveré a escuchar
Ground work laying album for the Demon Days, which is better all round than this. Enjoyable in parts, but their identity evolved from this point forward.
Increíble. Me encanta cuando dejan el mejor tema para el final, se siente como un premio.
It had its time, my copy nevers gets played. Suppose that tells a story
tråkigare än jag kom ihåg
Musical COVID. Spread like wildfire, some people did well put of it, some enjoyed it, most had a shit time.
Good album. A lot of bangers, lots of trip-hop kinda songs. A 3,5.
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
A couple of bangers like Clint Eastwood, 19-2000 and Slow Country and the rest were okay but didn’t discover any new favourites
Running out of steam tonight. I liked it. I added “Clint Eastwood” to my playlist.
Great debut album, even the bonus remixes at the end are good. 3.5 stars
Better than I thought it would be. I was familiar with some of the bigger hits but I really actually enjoyed it.
Great album from start to end.
Despite being a casual Blur fan and how popular this band were in my school growing up, I had never sat down with a full Gorillaz record until today. It was impossible to avoid heavyweight hits like 'Clint Eastwood' and '19-2000' and as excellent as those singles are, I was doing myself a disservice by not checking out the entire record as it is such a diverse record, even if not everything lands perfect. This is a smorgasbord of genres, featuring everything from trip-hop to Latin music to reggae to punk rock. The wide variety of sounds does stop the record from feeling cohesive. It feels like Damon just threw everything at the wall here! Even if not every track is a hit, I tip my hat for the willingness to experiment. Dude could have just half-arsed another Blur record and made millions!
6/10
*Very diverse album with the singles being the best songs *Gets a little too experimental at time but still an awesome listen
Not crazy about it
I liked a lot of this more than what their live-action counterparts have done (with the exception of Tina Weymouth’s collaboration on “19-2000.” She has been consistently excellent). However, I’m going to round down from 3.5* mainly because there’s little chance I would seek this out to listen to again as a whole.
Worth listening to for the wide variety of sounds.
I liked it a lot
fucking good
no es mi estilo
"If all of this was Clint Eastwood it would be a five, but it is not." That's the most honest summary of this record — a debut that contains one of the great opening statements of the 2000s and then spends the rest of its runtime operating in that track's considerable shadow. Del the Funky Homosapien rapping over that ghostly, slightly sinister groove is immediately distinctive and completely alive in a way that makes everything else work harder to match it. The groove is real across most of the record, which is ultimately what pushes this to a four. Damon Albarn assembled something genuinely eclectic here — hip-hop, dub, electronic, and indie rock blending with a lightness of touch that most genre-crossing records can't manage — and when it locks in the results are consistently enjoyable. "19-2000" has the kind of physical bass momentum that pulls you in immediately. The collaborators tend to focus and energize whichever track they're on, giving the record more personality than Albarn's more diffuse vocal approach alone would generate. The experimental detours are the cost of doing business. Some of the odder moments sit awkwardly between the stronger material, and the record occasionally disappears into its own concept rather than staying grounded in the groove that makes it work. These aren't dealbreakers — just the places where the ambition slightly outruns the execution. A genuine four — catchy, groovy, and more alive than most records attempting this kind of genre collision. Worth noting that a platform licensing dispute required switching from Amazon to Spotify mid-listen to hear the full record, which says something about the ongoing messiness of catalog rights in the streaming era.
So good!! 4.5
Clint Eastwood's music video was the very first thing I saw when I turned the channel to MTV in 2001. Animated characters and worldbuilding with experimental filmmaking and animation changed my entire perception of what music was capable of, as a storytelling device.
Up until two years ago I never liked Gorillaz having only heard like 5 hits. They were my best friends favorite band so I finally decided to do a deep dive. This isn’t the Gorillaz album I’d pick & I stand by that the two hits off this album are the least interesting. Idk if they have a 5 star album, but I think they’re all consistently 4 stars.
I went a long time only hearing a couple of Gorillaz songs. I could have gone longer
I knew one song from this album, it starts off really strong and then kind of teeters towards the end, it feels more like a David album and hasn’t consolidated the Gorillaz sound yet imo. the gorillaz sound is definitely in Clint Eastwood but wanted it to be a bit more consistent throughout the album
Great album. Very hip hop influenced and was pretty revolutionary at the time.
Great
Album #82: Gorillaz Genre (W): Trip hop, alternative rock, dub, lo-fi Singles: Clint Eastwood, 19-2000, Rock the House, Tomorrow Comes Today I have listened to this album several times. Thoughts?: I used to have this CD and I would listen to it a lot with my mom. It’s a nostalgic favorite of mine, but I’ll be listening from an objective standpoint, and not through the nostalgia filter. The production on this album is amazing, I love the hard-hitting hip hop beats. I also love the versatility of this album too, in terms of the various genres touched on. Some songs are forgettable however. Favorite songs: Re-Hash, 5/4, Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood*, Punk, Sound Check (Gravity), Rock the House, 19-2000, M1A1
ya lo habia escuchado 3/5
This still works so well 25 years in. What could be super shticky works. The digital band is still fun, and they straddle the lines between electronic, hip hop, and indie rock. Gorillaz are very fun and it’s a great debut album
Solid album. I really liked "Punk" and the "Clint Eastwood (Ed Case Refix Edit)"
One of the most surprising albums ever
The radio singles were the standouts on this work. It was the first of a persistent, though sparse, musical career of a virtual band with real musical talent behind it. The phenomenon of the media mask apes concepts introduced in the Macross Plus OVA with Sharon Apple, the AI musician that created visual performances using sophisticated holograms, which Gorillaz executed well to a stateside audience. I still love Demon Days waaaaay more.
Great
Better than Coldplay
The chokehold the melodica had on early 2000s Brit bands
it slaps but it's wildly all over the place
Fun background music, and I enjoyed hearing what came next. However i didn't feel like the album was pulling me inexorably through it. Instead it and I were just there together. Not great, not bad, just solid. And as soon as i wrote the above M1 A1 comes out of nowhere and rocks your socks.
I didn’t want to like this album, and I ended up not liking it.
First time listening to Gorillaz Pretty decent New genre for me The weird sounds on some of these were cool, in a way
This album is demanding I give it a 4 or a 2. LOVE and HATE on the knuckles. It does not want to be a 3. It's asking me to stand for something. Stop being so milquetoast. Shit or get off the pot.
Great album, classic
Gorillaz Self Titled - 4/5 - Great introduction to a certified classic - Damon Albarn’s idea to introduce a 2D band into the mainstream after solidifying his involvement with blur was no doubt a gamble but a brilliant move nonetheless, Gorillaz innovative attempt to infuse hip hop, rock & trip hop managed to be a massive success alongside their other works Demon Days & Welcome to Plastic Beach skyrocketed their popularity into the mainstream over 3 generations and established the band as genre blending masterminds, Albarn does a great job to involve features and early collaborators to make a distinct and edgy vibe over the whole project - For example Del the Funky Homosapien & Dan the Automator provide a unique skillset that truly elevate the self titled debut that no doubt helped steer the course for Gorillaz stardom. Jaime Hewlett as well provides memorable illustrations for the band that still to this day are distinct and recognisable especially when it came to both the self titled lp & Demon Days. Verdict: 76-79/100. Gorillaz introduces itself as fun & quirky but lacks the depth that its successors would have. Albeit this is a great debut album and still remains one of the most innovative musical concepts that has no doubt inspired generations but outside of that the transitions from each song can be quite jarring and often times there is inconsistencies with a number of songs throughout the album that it often feels like they were made purely to pass the air time. Regardless this is still a great album and would serve to be the catalyst of a new wave. Definitely one to add to the collection. Favourite Songs: 5/4 Tomorrow Comes Today New Genious (Brother Clint Eastwood Sound Check (Gravity) Rock The House 19-2000 Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo) Starshine M1 A1
Clint Eastwood
This is a god awful album. Why did I enjoy this years ago?
Очень хороший альбом. На мой взгляд он очень самобытный и самостоятельный, он в различных песнях сочетает свои же элементы переплетаясь и развиваясь. Но только latin simone портит всю картину. Эта мексиканская хрень появляется и исчезает в никуда, она, словно небрежно торчит из всего альбома.
I remember this being better when I was in middle school.
One of those albums that comes along every now and again and manages to be different. It’s actually more "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" looking back, but the way it melded genres and predicted the world to come is pretty amazing overall. Despite its quirky ideas and range finding, it’s has also also got some bangers on here as well. Solid 3
Great. Not Demon Days level of great, but still great.
some absolute Limewire classics on here
Sounding like a natural progression of sounds from singer/founder Damon Albarn's previous band Blur, the songs on this record made me think of one word: kooky. There is a some scat-like singing by Albarn, sometimes with vocal effects, and pretty random instrumentation, rhythms, and riffs. Not everything sounds completely fleshed out, but maybe that's a good thing. Lots of stream-of-consciousness noodling, going with the flow, or maybe just messing around with a DAW. "Clint Eastwood" is the big single from this, the debut album. Del the Funky Homosapien provides a thought-provoking unique-flow rap on the single and another song here "Rock the House". There are other hip hop beats here and there. Some dub sounds. A collab with Tina Weymouth and a couple more with Miho Hatori, produced by Dan the Automator. Decent grooves.
good
Fun album. I remember everyone at the time talking about the guy from Blur doing this. Good vibes and timeless.
I've resisted listening to a full Gorillaz album for a while but damn I thought this was great. It's right up my alley to be fair, that sort of electronic rock sounds of the 90s/2000s. There's a lot of hip hop and rock influences here, but the one that struck me the most was Radiohead, at times even drawing from Thom York's vocal style.
3.4/5 carried by clint eastwood
Very enjoyable, lays a good base future Gorillaz albums have built off of
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.
It was okay, demon days is better imo
Tomorrow Comes Today is still a dope track, but the rest of the album is terrible.
I liked this album a lot and am sad I missed the fun at the time. 40-50% too long tho
Nice
Some good tracks on this one, but I wish I had enjoyed it more. It just wasn't for me.
I mean, being their first album we can listen the essence their future albums will have. there's like 2 skips but a good album.
Instrument on tct Cool use of instruments flute harmonica Broad use of features different styles Drums were a standout
Pretty good. Back half dragged on a little longer but solidified bangers on this record
Solid but wasn't really for me
Why have I never listened to this before? I’m considering this a huge failing on my behalf but also on the behalf on everyone I’ve ever met who hasn’t told me to listen to this.
pretty good, cool to see how they’ve evolved over time from this
I am forever grateful to live in the same timeline as Gorillaz. I am forever grateful to Justine Frischmann to dumping Damon's ass, leaving the sad man to move into a flatshare with Jamie Hewlett and start discussing singing apes. I am forever grateful that Damon keeps pushing boundaries musically, giving platforms for talented musicians across the globe, and growing an extensive, varied back catalogue within, and I can't stress this enough, every single person on earth can find at least one song that they love. But mostly I'm just grateful to still be alive after the amount of pills I dropped the first time I saw Gorillaz. 9.5 / 10 Best track/s: 19-2000, New Genius, Clint Eastwood, M1A1, Man Research, 5/4 Better albums by Gorillaz: Demon Days, Plastic Beach
pretty solid and creative debut album Favorite Songs: 5/4, New Genius (Brother), Man Research (Clapper), Sound Check (Gravity), Double Bass, Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo), Starshine, M1 A1
So, Clint Eastwood is an absolute classic. And my favorite thing about the band is their ability to build around all kinds of styles (Latin Simone being a good example here). I enjoy the trip-hop feel that's closer to hip-hop. But some of the other tracks just wear on me: 19-2000, or the vinyl record crackling on New Genious which fails to feel random and real, but just repetitive and fake. Gotta give it credit, though, and I definitely enjoy a lot of it, but overall just so-so for me. 3/5
Very good album. Solid listen.
4/5 - Amazing album, not my favourite by Gorillaz but that says more about their others than this one
Top! Niet het beste Gorillaz album, maar wel erg goed
Litt variert, men hit-ene fungerer fortsatt.
It was bad
loved the instrumental, not really any standout songs, and i wouldn’t really listen to any of them on repeat, but the songs aren’t bad
Goooooooooooooooooogle
não gostei muito não
When you take the novelty of animated band away it’s a mediocre album. I think most of the appeal came from marketing back in the day. The only good tracks very also released as singles. Some tracks are hypnotic, but if it weren’t animated with the strong marketing behind it, it would not have been nearly as successful. The sharp S of the lead singer irks me.
Petqcular
Just remember enjoying it more when it was released than now. I was a bit underwhelmed
Charms, not without, etc.
De este álbum sólo conocía 2 temas, que están buenísimos. El disco entero se me hizo un poco largo porque es demasiado experimental. Igual qsy, está bien.
me gustó, me guardé un par de temas
I'm sure I've listened to this at some point. Gorillaz is one of my favorite bands, but it's been a long time, for sure. It's not their best album, but it's still good. There's a lot of different music styles ranging from what could have been Blur b-sides to hip hop to electronic, since Albarn was still trying to figure out what Gorillaz actually sounds like. Good record.
Love this first album and was so fun to revisit! Great memories of seeing this tour at 9:30.
Probably closer to 3.5 but some songs push it up to 4
I actually like this album. It’s not amazing by any means and I really struggle with the sound on some parts but it was more about the music video at the time it came out. There is still some bangers on here mind. I think if I had this on vinyl and I sat back and listened more I’d give it a 4 but just going off a quick listen it’s just ok.
This is amazing. The production on this album is stunning. It channels different vibes but still feels cohesive enough to not diverge from the main vibe.
Some rather good tracks but on the whole just listenable.
Really strong album. 19/2000, Clint eastwood, tomorrow comes today some real standout classics. Not quite as consistent or experimental as demon days or plastic beach but it's a real anthem of the early 2000s
Decent
good debut, hate them now
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.
No podcast
Not content with being called the Ray Davies of the 90s, here Damon Albarn decides he's going to be the Archies of the 00s. And like the Archies, he's capable of creating a decent song from time to time, but it just doesn't feel substantial. Shoutout to the classic "flimsy Steve" tweet though, that alone is enough to justify the existence of this project.
Un pied dans Gorillaz et un pied encore chez Blur mais déjà vraiment chouette
Un peu trop de répétitions dans les chansons
D'un inintérêt total, aussitôt écouté aussitôt oublié
Ja simpel toch
good
I much prefer other Gorillaz records, but this one also has its moments, I enjoy it a lot. I'm happy that there is a Gorillaz record on this list, they absolutely need to be here. One of the most influential bands ever. They are pioneers when it comes to virtual bands.
Masterclass
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
En mi opinión, el mejor disco de Gorillaz. Puede que sea un poco parcial, ya que este LP fue uno de los primeros que escuché en mi vida (lo recibí como regalo en formato cassette cuando tenía apenas 6 años). El proyecto alternativo de Damon Albarn cuenta con una discografía innegablemente sólida, pero ninguno de los trabajos de la banda virtual (en mi opinión) suena tan fresco, improvisado y necesitado de innovación, urgencia y experimentación. Objetivamente, los singles (a excepción de Tomorrow Comes Today) son los puntos más débiles del disco, escuchándose infantiles; lo que probablemente ha sido provocado por los años y años de circulación radial que han sufrido dichas canciones. Pistas destacadas: 5/4 Tomorrow Comes Today Latin Simone (Qué Pasa Contigo) New genius (Brother) Gravity (Soundcheck) Starshine Slow Country M1 A1
I liked some of this but it lost me in parts
Excellent mixture of diverse styles - performed by a virtual band.
Man, this album blew my mind when it came out in 2001. It's funky, fresh, and odd. This is the second best Gorillaz album behind the epic 'Demon Days.' There are bops, mellow tunes, and a frenetic first part. Damn if the future still isn't coming on. Top tracks: "Clint Eastwood," "Rock the House," "19-2000," "Re-Hash," "Tomorrow Comes Today," "5/4"
Bob Dylan stinks
--Re-Hash...I enjoy acoustic guitar-heavy hip hop --5/4...more acoustic guitar. beat not as good as track one --Tomorrow Comes Today...bass sounds like it's underwater (complimentary). also dig the melodica --New Genius (Brother)...a little spooky. I like spooky. kind of a hip hop "People are Strange" --Clint Eastwood...Del is the man--er--the Homosapien! --Man Research (Clapper)...a bit annoying but the beat is pretty sick --Punk...the title isn't lying. interesting diversion but it's a remnant of Damon's squirrel-chasing days in Blur --Sound Check (Gravity)...great bass and the and non-annoying Albarn vocals. sign me up --Double Bass...double the bass double the pleasure, I say. funky instrumental --Rock the House...Del is back and we got a flute. oh hells yeah --19-2000...nice 'n' smooth. until Tina Weymouth comes in. whatever, she can do what she wants --Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)...it's different. I think I'd rather listen to the tracks on the actual Buena Vista Social Club LP. I can see this being weird enough to eventually grow on me --Starshine...skip --Slow Country...we get an island beat --M1 A1...very repetitive intro. rest of track not strong enough to overcome --Clint Eastwood (Ed Case Refix)...bonus track. not essential at all. good thing I don't factor bonus tracks into my rating
Decent 9 to strong 9