Gorillaz

A : 3, Sound Check JL : 2, Rock the House

An interesting debut that mixes hip hop, rock, dub, reggae, Latin and electronic influences into a distinctive sound. 'M1 A1' was the standout track for me—the opening is incredibly atmospheric and I can see why it was used to start live shows. I'd heard and still enjoy 'Clint Eastwood' and '19-2000', but the rest of the album didn't leave much of an impression on a first listen. Worth hearing, but not one I'd revisit in full.

Now this I can get behind. It's an unpromising premise: cartoon characters, graphic artist, Damon Albarn, but it works very well, and it was rightly a success on its original release 25 years ago. Many tunes will stay in the memory: 5/4, Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood, Rock the House, and 19-2000 are particular favourites. Now that's about a third of the album. The only problem is, beyond those, the other two-thirds has too much in the way of just-about-passable filler. It's such a shame; stronger supporting material would have seen it earn a 4. But it still gets a decent 3...

"Re-Hash" and "5/4" were pretty good tracks. I appreciate that they tried for actual musicality and different styles for each track. Overall, this was listenable even if the tracks weren't very interesting after the first 20 seconds.

Experimental trip hop

I really like Gorillaz, but I have to be honest with myself, I didn't particularly enjoy most of the album. On the other hand, I'm surprised by it, since it was in that early stage of becoming what Gorillaz is now. A lot of the album has that sound that characterizes Blur more; it's not bad, but it's not exactly why I listen to Gorillaz. I'm more of a monkey driven by the pleasure and satisfaction of listening to melodies that encourage my neurons to work once a day. Even so, it does earn its recognition for having the band's first hit, which is a good thing, along with the other three songs.

Best Track - "Clint Eastwood"

Kind of uneven, like I was listening to two different albums. Some tracks were kind of fun and groovy; others were sort of boring.

A mixed bag of quirky, interesting, and pretty fun songs after the fallout of Blur. There are several absolute classics on here as well as some really underrated picks like Punk, M1A1, and 5/4. It's also a really good vibe, and whilst I'd listened to this a while ago and didn't have time to do this whole album tonight without some skips, I am definitely going to come back to this more often now, although I'm not a fan at all of a lot of the vocals by Albarn.

Fun listen but low fi in a way that felt too simple

Se vuelve muy lento y repetitivo para el final, la verdad me decepcionó un poco.

Criativo, gostei dos baixos, da produção. Mas um tanto quanto longo demais.

Está parchado

Catchy but just ok

eeeeeee, no lo mio, cosas interesantes eniwey

alright

.n

super inconsistent album, can tell theyre just throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks, seems experimental in a lot of styles

Ees un buen discuo, la verdad que tiene swag. se disfruta de escuchar, y tiene un clasico como es clint eastwood. 3.5

So, I'd never heard the whole album before. Clint Eastwood was everywhere in 2001. Couldn't get away from it. Don't get me wrong. It's a pretty great track. There are some really crafty elements that make it stand out, but the overall album was kinda boring. It's not a trash album, but just didn't live up to the hype.

Before Listening: The Gorillaz songs I know are all a bit.. "weird"? They go with the cartoon characters form their videos.. I wonder how much of that is in the songs that didn't get videos? Final thoughts: It's hard to rate this as an album, and not a collection of songs. There's plenty of good stuff, it lulls in the middle a bit, but picks back up. A couple songs with falsetto so close to each other (6. Man Research & 8. Sound Check are only one song apart) really didn't do it favors. overall, pretty good stuff, but there was enough 'bad' that this is less a good "album" and more a really good source of more songs for the playlist Would I listen again: Even though over half the album is going on the playlist, probably not! On the playlist: 5/4, Tomorrow Comes Today, New Genious (Brother), Clint Eastwood, Double Bass, Rock The House, 19-2000, Slow Country, M1 A1, 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)

I can understand the inclusion, but I am not going to listen to anything other than Clint Eastwood again. Demon Days would be a different story

3/5

did't like this.

Decent album. Not really a fan of Gorillaz but this album was actually one I would listen to again. Nice usage of multiple instruments, such as having the recorder on Rock The House.

Het beste nummer op deze plaat is de remix van 19-2000 en dat zegt eigenlijk alles. Dit zijn geweldige ideeën en gedurfde combinaties die verfijning en schwung missen in de afwerking.

It's okay. Drags quite a bit with occasional bangers.

Damon Albarn finding his footing in the trip-hop space. Incorporates a lot more guitar and rock instruments than the other trip hop records I've listened to. Prefer the poppier albums like Plastic Beach and Demon Days (3.5).

These guys were huge with my 5th grade students and their hick gangsta wannabe sophomore brothers.

A couple of very good tracks in Clint Eastwood and 19-2000. The rest is just a bit Meh.

I'd lost sight of how experimental this is. And like all experiments you have successes and failures. Damon deserves a lot of credit for innovating, and most of the time it really slaps. But I'm still coming to terms with the more challenging cuts. A picky 3*

Not particularly exciting or interesting. Gorillaz have gotten a lot better since this one.

I enjoyed Gorillaz at the time, so much so that I saw them live on the _Demon Days_ tour. That's a much superior and focussed album than this which feels like a 'throw it all at the wall and see what sticks' approach. Not that it doesn't have a handful of really good songs on, but they could easily have chopped this down to a nice 35+ minute album and it would be a much better listen My interest in the group waned shortly after _Demon Days_ and beyond radio play, I haven't really listened to them since. Fun fact: I programmed my Nokia 3310 with the melody for _Rock the House_ as my ringtone.

Clint Eastwood is an absolute banger, and I really enjoyed 19-2000 as well. Unfortunately, the rest of the album never quite reaches the same level for me. It’s an interesting mix of styles and I can see why it was influential, but overall it felt a bit inconsistent

Better than I remembered. I understand why it made as many waves as it did

Idk, it’s fine. Sounds pretty dated to me, and the ideas don’t come off as too original at this point even though it might have been at the time.

2.5. A lot of filler

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.

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.

Favorite songs: 5/4, Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood, Double Bass, 19-2000, Starshine, Slow Country, M1 A1

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.

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

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

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.

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.

3.4

Nice album, but Gorillaz Demon Days is much better in my opinion.

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

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.

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.

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

It was, ok.

it's a good start, but better things will come. 3/5

Clint Eastwood is a bop, wasn't too big on much else

Interesting indistrial grunge sound but not really for me, too much guy music

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.

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.

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.

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’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...

Good

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.

ehh ok

VBCVG

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 lot of good songs but they don't compliment each other at all... Something is messing 3/5

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

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 had forgotten how fun this album was/is. Good listen.

Good but not great kinda flavorless

Not as great as I was expecting .

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

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.

All I can think about is Clint Eastwood(mostly the dude though side note but I can’t believe he’s still alive)

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

Neat.

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

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.

Really liked the lo fi vibe on lots of the songs but some of the rapping wasn't really for me. Overall nice album

Тут без слов

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.

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.

Good album. A lot of bangers, lots of trip-hop kinda songs. A 3,5.

A couple of bangers like Clint Eastwood, 19-2000 and Slow Country and the rest were okay but didn’t discover any new favourites

Great debut album, even the bonus remixes at the end are good. 3.5 stars

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

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 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 #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

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.

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.

First time listening to Gorillaz Pretty decent New genre for me The weird sounds on some of these were cool, in a way

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

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.

3.4/5 carried by clint eastwood

It was okay, demon days is better imo

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.

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

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

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.

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 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.

Some rather good tracks but on the whole just listenable.

Decent

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.

I liked some of this but it lost me in parts

Bob Dylan stinks

A very ok cartoon album

Interestong

Not my cup of tea

I had no idea this was the guy from Blur

Mostly good vibes; a little too funky at times. Liked Punk and Rock the House.

It’s a fun and vibey one for sure, even with some down-trodden lyrics here and there. Very experimental and ‘messing around’ kind of album going on here. Standouts are tomorrow comes today and double bass.

Didnt know Clint Eastwood was that good. Rock the House is also a honorable mention.

*2001. British alt rock. *Clint Eastwood is the only song I know here. *A lot of the songs sounds pretty similar to Clint Eastwood (not in a bad way), and then there are some that are more electronic and experimental, and then some that are Damon Alburn driven. *Fun, interesting album. Very listenable, but not anything that particularly struck me or made me want to revisit. *Even though Damon Alburn from Blur is one of the lead singers, this sounds nothing like Blur. RATING - 6/10

Diverse music. Did not touched me at all but it was good to listen to it. Once.

First listen to entire album and apart from singles Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 music was a little above average.

Very chill, low key vibe music. Besides Clint Eastwood, Slow Country is the best song on the album. A very early Gorillaz album, you can tell they’re trying to find their groove and are almost there.

The idea alone is kind of genius — a fully realized virtual band that blends music, visuals, and attitude into one cohesive project. Gorillaz pull from trip-hop, hip-hop, dub, and alt-rock with an effortless cool, and the album has a distinctive, slightly hazy atmosphere that sets it apart. Still, for all its creativity, it doesn’t quite land for me. The individual tracks feel more like sketches than fully developed songs, and while the vibe is consistent, it rarely grabs hold in a lasting way. I can admire it more than I actually enjoy it.

Not sure what I was expecting here, but this was an interesting listen. I guess it's sort of a hip-hop project? Not rap, not rock, but somewhere in between. Not bad, though, just had a difficult time getting a pulse for it. Top tracks: Clint Eastwood, Man Research (Clapper), Double Bass, Slow Country

At this point, the project was mostly just Albarn toolin around with some Garage Band presets and working his magic. Still good but really just a proof of concept for Demon Days. Except for of course, Clint Eastwood which might be the first Great Song of the 21st Century

There were a few very good songs on this album and a few very bad songs. The majority of them were pretty middle of the road though, and this album was pretty forgettable.

interesting album, only one song I really liked though

Probably the only Gorillaz album I ever listened to. Didn't like it that much at the time. Clint Eastwood is the standout by a large margin. Pleasant enough but kind of dissapointing. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Yes Owned: No 62/253 (24%) Will I get: No

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

I'm a fan of Gorillaz, but mostly their later stuff (Plastic Beach and onwards), so other than "Clint Eastwood" this was all new to me. I mostly enjoyed this, but it's a more subdued, down-tempo sound than I expected. New song added to my liked playlist: "Double Bass"

British indie hip hop, interesting fusion and good music by the Blur front man. Not a woo hoo album, but some solid songs.

Para mi gusto personal es un album bastante interesante pero no me mata, si hubieron canciones que me gustaron pero no llegue a sorprenderme. Un album que tranquilamente podría escuchar para hacer multiples cosas en el día. Bastante instrumental y jugando con sonidos bastante buenos. 3/5

I never got into Gorillaz. Which is kind of weird, cause I like Blur and Damon Albarn. I like Del the Funky Homosapien. But never really connected with anything Gorillaz did. But, I was willing to give the whole record a shot, figuring there was something I missed in 2001, cause this record was kind of a big deal at the time. Eh, I still don’t really connect to this. It’s mostly pretty boring. I appreciate what they were trying to do with the accompanying animation/virtual band and what not, but this record is not really my speed, I guess. 6/10

Solo destaqué una canción. En general bien

This album is more my jam, but still didn't necessarily stand out. Clint Eastwood and Double Bass went on my keepers playlist. 19-2000 is unlistenable if you grew up hearing the soulchild remix and Latin Simone was not good. Jon called this album lo-fi beats to study to, and, well, he's not wrong.

I liked the bass line in a lot of this. I would give it three stars. It's a fun album. Admittedly, I did not pay attention to the lyrics, so hopefully, they are not super offensive. Three stars

One kind of frustrating thing about Gorillaz is that I don't know what genre to classify them as. They just do their own thing I guess and this album is kind of a cool start. There is some very good songs - straight from the two first songs you can hear that the sound is a lot less polished and kinda more lo-fi than their other stuff but I kind of vibe with that, both songs are really good. Tomorrow comes today has very hypnotic production with those chunky trip hop bits and a great atmosphere in general. Clint Eastwood is a massive classic, the beat is so menacing and perfect for Del's lyrical acrobatics. Unfortunately with the exception of 19-200 the rest of the album is not nearly as good. Every song seems to have a problem, be that annoying vocals like on Man Research, trashy production like on Punk or a lack of interesting progression like on Starshine. The album is kind of a mess and I wouldnt rate it among their best but it has great ideas and glimpses of genius.

good mix of genres

muy tranqui, de chill. Bueno pero nada emocionante.

6/10

Some good parts, but ultimately quite hit or miss. Demon days and plastic beach are just much better.

This listen really reinforced my belief that this album is mostly held up by the banger singles. Without them, the rest of the songs sound like filler demos that haven't been tweaked enough. And they actively bring down the listening experience.

Subestime a los malditos changos! Cada vez se ponía mejor el pinche álbum. Iconico clint eastwood pero Alm latín Simón!! 3/5

Nunca entendí el hype con Gorillaz. Cierto que a Damon Albarn hay que agradecerle que no quisiera hacer de la banda una prolongación de Blur y que apostara por el eclecticismo y por la fusión de estilos. Un álbum con protagonismo de los medios tiempos donde igual te hago un hip hop que te canto un bolero. Hay que agradecer que, por lo menos, tuvieran el propósito de ofrecer algo nuevo y fresco, que nos vendieron con lo de la banda virtual con personajes de cómic, cosa que ha acabado por resultar intrascendente. Curiosamente, mi tema preferido del álbum es el remix de "19-2000" de Soulchild, algo más bailable y animado que el resto del albúm que, a veces, hasta aburre.

Fun for driving!

The Gorrillaz weren't what I was expecting (Heavy Metal). It's surprising how much you can incorrectly read into a band name. Having adjusted my expectations I found the album OK. The more of the 1001 albums I listen to, the more I realise how much value I place on good vocals. This was another album that was a bit mixed in that department. Musically pretty interesting and varied. The vocals were also varied but too many were too bland for me.

Was way better when I was younger

Pretry good

I remember this being all over Cartoon Network when it was new. Interesting concept for sure. I don't find it offensive. I wouldn't turn it off if someone else put it on. I even find parts of it to be pretty fun, but overall it's just nothing I get too excited about. Feels like novelty music.

Exactly what I'd expected. Arty, fun, and completely nonsensical. Love the lore and the videos, but the music just doesn't really do anything for me...

Very solid.

Very interesting to learn about the connection between Gorillaz and Blur. I wouldn't have guessed. I found this music more interesting than Blur's.

The first half was kinda bland outside of the hits. But the second half picked it up.

I wanted to like this more, I enjoy a lot of Blur, but nothing that I really loved on here. Some interesting stuff but nothing I found mindblowing. Low/mid 3

Sounds enjoyably nonsensical

I'm not the biggest Gorillaz fan, but I enjoy some of their songs. They have some really solid hits and Clint Eastwood is always good. First time listening to this album and I'd say I liked it overall, but it didn't convert me to fan.

I'm a fan of Damon Albarn, so of course I'm a Gorillaz fan. That said, this was the first attempt but they didn't quite get there on this record. Clint Eastwood is one of the great tracks of the Aughts, and 19-2000 is another gem. The rest is a bit scattered, if interesting and at times very good but often just messy. It all came together on album #2, but that one wasn't selected

3.5

SHEE

Surprise about how similar most of the songs are. Not bad, but not the Gorillaz that people know and love today.

I like Gorillaz. I like Clint Eastwood. I like 19-2000 and I really like M1A1. But I’m stuck on 3 stars because I just don’t like the rest of this too long album enough.

Fine

1/17 bekannt 7/10 Beste Songs: Clint Eastwood, 19-2000 (soulchild remix), re-hash

Didn't ever feel a connection to this album, it was just fine.

A few good songs. Lots of guests and I like the mix of genres

Concept is cool, each song is too long and very similar to the next.

There’s something here, I just can’t quite find it. There’s cool grooves and catchy lyrics throughout. I really like both singles “Clint Eastwood” and “19-2000” and I didn’t even know the latter was the Gorillaz. May grow on me.

I can kinda relate to this - if I can get into a Happy Mondays kinda vibe. (And suspend critical faculties: song '5/4' starts with a 5/4 guitar riff, but then puts 4/4 drums against that?) Small bonus point though for use of a melodica on a "dub-ish" album, yay! (Ersatz dub for pop people?) I find instrumental arrangements/production is often quite engaging, but the singing is generally a let-down. (Particularly when the singer tries to be serious, oh dear...) Overall, I'll say it's Good and Bad, 5/10. Also, I want to say, even though it doesn't exactly pertain to the original album: the idea that there is a "20th Anniversary super deluxe vinyl boxset" containing EIGHT different LPs is quite shocking to me. One cheeky, casual party album, gets turned into a bloated cash cow stretched over EIGHT discs? Emblematic that we can't have nice things / can't have a natural world any more / fall of Western civilisation - right there.

Masse bra, masse fillers

They sounds like blur j/

3.5⭐️/5 03.11.2026

To be honest. I expected a more compelling album. Clint Eastwood was such a massive hit that I absolutely love and other Gorillaz offerings from later albums I have also enjoyed. Most of this was just fine but nothing noteworthy.

These are really good, clean, well-produced beats, but they don't do a lot for me. There are moments I really enjoy, but a lot of it just kind of goes in one ear and out the other. I don't think I'm the target demographic, but I can see why the folks it's aimed at would enjoy it.

This had a little bit of everything

Solid album. Not really sure how to define these guys, but it’s a fun listen. 3.5⭐️ for 🦍🦍🦍

My co-worker wouldn't stop talking after two weeks of working from home, so I couldn't fully focus on this album. Not sure if I liked it, but for Clint Eastwood alone, I give it 3 stars.

Like the texture of the record. Cool use of melodica.

basically the Duck Rock of the 2000s

I've always thought that the Gorillaz were overrated and overhyped. My favourite track is "Clint Eastwood".

I have such nostalgia for this album and some of the songs from this are some of my favourites ever. With that being said, Gorillaz made much better music after this. However I still enjoy this album a lot and as a debut it showed a lot of promise. The characters this album is able to convey is so cool and I love the band and there designs. It is so weird looking back at this as it has a very dark, grungy tone which nowadays is so far from what they’re doing. As a start for their career, this was great.

Less brit-poppy and more trip-hoppy version of Blur. Which isn’t a bad thing (plus there’s a melancholic harmonica!)

The concept of Gorillaz as a group is very interesting to me. Makes me feel a little bit like a boomer lol. Lots of genre bending and blending. A lot of the tracks start off very cool and I’m into it, but most drag on to a point that I’m annoyed and ready to skip to the next.

Had some ok tunes but a bit repetitive, felt some of the songs needed another element or two

Le daría un 3.5 jeje, pero más cerca del 3

Wtf que aburrida es clint eastwood y este disco en general, pero escucharlo en la primaria te hacía sentir cool y hacerte notar Me gusta el concepto la verdad pero podría ser un ep, amo rock the house y este diseño de los personajes siempre será mi favorito Los grititos chistosos de Damon suenan a Toad con neumonia lol

I think there's potential for me to like other Gorillaz albums more, but this one was just okay for me. For their debut album, it is solid though. There are elements that I appreciate throughout, but something is missing for me (and idk what is it). Some tracks that stood out were Clint Eastwood, Rock The House, and Latin Simone. I think the concept of Gorillaz being a virtual band with cartoon members is very cool and I'd like to check out some of their other albums. I really like Feel Good Inc, so maybe I should start with that one.

Never went deeper than the hits with the Gorillaz, so everything other than ‘Clint Eastwood’ was a new listen for me. This album is all over the place. Around half the songs are ethereal, goofy hip hop, but the other half range from electronica, stoner rock (think Sublime), and punk rock, to lo-fi instrumental tracks, and even one Latin-inspired song entirely in Spanish. There were more misses than hits for me, including a couple genuinely bad songs, but there were a few gems. Feels like a 3/5, just too unfocused for me to give it more than that

It was good. Definitely different for early 2000s.

The hits are good but demon days is better.

Some songs on this album are just not my cup of tea, for now.. However, this album also contains classics and very interesting sounds. I think if i go back to this in a different time in my life i might love it

hits only thank you

Had no idea that chorus line comes from this album. "Happy, feeling glad, sunshine in a bag" etc. Very good "doing work" album. Solid vibe but not incredibly alluring.

As a band, much prefer it as an audio-visual concept rather than just the music. None of it is bad (I remember ‘Clint Eastwood’ being the hot new thing on release, particularly the more garage version), but it doesn’t have the variety of some of their later releases and a bit one dimensional and plodding as a result.

I enjoyed this albums rap inspired songs. The instrumental focused ones didn’t really impact me much, but they were still good. This is my first time listening to this album from start to finish.

Some cool beats. Also some rap.

I was familiar with one song. I really liked double bass and 19-2000. Some of the songs were a little too experimental sounding for me. Some had a bit of a Beck vibe.

I thought I would like this more than I did. I only knew Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 going in and they are both bangers. The other song with Del on it - Rock the House - is really enjoyable. I liked Starshine a lot. Beyond that I found the rest of the songs anywhere from okay to good. It's a solid album, just not one of my favorites (which I was kind of expecting).

An extremely stoned album. I enjoyed some of the more upbeat tunes and think the final track is probably the best, but some of the more dubbed out chillers got a little boring and Albarn's falsetto is extremely grating. Clint Eastwood is an all timer of a track. What was I talking about?

Har en god del filler, men de gode låtene gjør opp for det. Hadde glemt hvor kul 19-2000 er. Sterk 3

Kom bara en del igenom det, men var generellt skönt. Kände dock att jag inte lyssnade tillräckligt aktivt så blev mer ett brus av gungiga trummor och melodier i bakgrunden

funky chill lowfi ❤️

3.5 - good album

Not a bad album by any means but I've never been super impressed by any song of theirs. Also was so long that I got bored and was really antsy to skip songs.

Found it very dull compared to blur. No idea why people make a fuss about thrm

not my favorite gorillaz album but man i miss their old vibe and aesthetic Fav song: Tomorrow Comes Today

This was the first album I bought with my own money. I remember being really disappointed with it and thinking the singles were far and above the best things on here. I still feel that listening to it now. Gorillaz really came into their own over the next few albums, but I get why this one is on here.

Clint Eastwood still goated but there’s some interesting experimental stuff on here I kinda fw

2026.02.09

I've always enjoyed the Gorillaz singles, but never really did a deep dive through this album, I know Demon Days better. Clint Eastwood will forever be a banger, Del's work here is so good, and brought so much deserved attention to him and his career. Sound Check (Gravity) became a new favourite. It has its moments overall as an album, but a bunch of these songs just don't land for me.

7/10

This is overall an alright album, not too bad, I like the Clint Eastwood song, and the rest are just okay when playing in the background.

i love the garage vibes of the album

Good music. I’ve listened again, but not something I put on a heavy rotation at all. Good mix of genres.

when MTV aired music videos.

This was a diversified album with nice beats rhythms and grooves. Pretty good for a 1st LP. Not my kind of music but it was surprisingly easy listening.

This was such a strange thing back in the early 00's. A virtual band? The guy from Blur doing hip hop? But it was all very pleasant at the end of it. A very rare instance of the experiment being successful. Influence 3. Hits 4. Quality 4. Intangibles 4. Close but not quite for me 3.

I've heard a lot of their songs before though I haven't listened to a full album. I loved like most of the songs they had, great album. I will be adding most of these songs to my playlist.

I always thought the concept of Gorillaz was really cool, and I still really like the vibe of the music. I think in this album Damon Albarn was still finding his feet a bit so quite a lot of the tracks are lacking and I didn't particularly enjoy. However, I think this works brilliantly as an album if you listen to it as one whole thing. idk if that makes sense sorry ...

Mid album - everything felt quite unfinished, more like works in progress rather than a finished album

Apart from the 2-3 known songs, this is weird

Интересная смесь хип-хопа, регги и рока. Есть некоторые неплохие песни, такие как 5/4, Tomorrow Comes Today, Slow Country. Неплохо для дебютника, я считаю, хотя не совсем имею компетенции оценивать подобную музыку(( все-таки фанат рока 60-70х

I remember Gorillaz from the 90's on MTV and I really liked their sound and image back then, so I wanted to like this a little more than I did at first, but then I listened to it a second time and liked it more. There was a lot of reggae feel to the grooves, but some of the tracks were just filler ("Hello, is anyone there?" x 99,362...), and I kinda got tired of them after a while. This is a pretty long album. Three stars.

I've gotten lucky with the albums this week. A lot of bands/artists that I love, including Gorillaz. Their stuff is always so unique and "Clint Eastwood" is one of my favorite songs. The album is a bit long, but full of so many different styles of music. It was a good Saturday morning listen!

A band that knows how to build beats. So genuinely good tunes on here. A lot of sound experimentation and mellow tracks. Weak vocals really bring down some tracks. I wanted this to be great, but landed meh for me.

Evidently I only ever heard Clint Eastwood. It wasn’t what I expected from this album, but fair enough.

It's just all right.

It's a good album, one that was part of the soundtrack of my childhood. I will say it is a bit overrated, and not their best album.

3.5ish. there's potential for something great, here, but it just ends up being "pretty good".

It decent, not my style music, but I did listen throught it without feeling annoyed or pressed to skip. Better than a kick on the balls.

I hated Clint Eastwood when it came out but grew to like it after I fell in love with Del. Kind of weird but Double Bass might be my favorite song on the album. 👍Double Bass

des bons sons dedans

Interesting mix of musical styles. This album is the first time I heard trip hop and dub. My college radio station played "Clint Eastwood" so many times it became part of my freshman soundtrack, it was nice hearing it again.

A bit disappointing, this wasn't as good as I remember.

Plastic Beach is the essential Gorillaz album.

Zuhause, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Ein paar Hits und viel Mist.

The album kind of meanders a bit. The best parts are with Del. A few really well done songs that are rather infectious. 3.5/5 Might listen again

Meh, their hits are their only good songs

Rock the House fav song. The rest is ok. might grow on me. 1 or 2 tracks I did not like

There were some fun, catchy moments but overall not really my thing. A lot of songs that I enjoyed the beginning of and then got bored by how repetitive they were. Interesting as an experiment, but not something I think I’ll listen to again. Fav song: 19-2000 - gets very stuck in my head but it is also too repetitive. Also liked the beginning of M1 A1 with the horror movie music and the building guitar but then it builds to such a nothing song Least fav: Sound Check (Gravity)

Cool concept, some fun songs, some just a bit too odd and repetitive for me. Favourite song: Clint Eastwood Least: Sound Check (Gravity)

amo a damon y todos sus proyectos pero de gorillaz me mola mas cuando estan asi raros y experimentales y esto pues mas o menos

Never heard of album or band. Looked up on Wikipedia and have low expectations. First song is pretty cool I guess. Very 90s. Cool sounds. 5/4 is a good song too, already this is beating my expectations. So many layers of sound working well together. Rock songs on rap beats. I like that. Production on tomorrow is so good. Piano and harmonica are awesome. Not really a fan of new genius. Just an ok song. I’ve heard Clint Eastwood. This is a banger of a song. Great production, great songwriting. Man research is a cool sound. Not the best song overall tho. Not a fan of punk. The clapping is so goofy and uneccasary. Gravity is really well produced. Great bass line. Lyrics are eh. Double bass was interesting. Not the best or worst. Rock the house is really fun. Production with the horns and flute is so good again. This one is really well written too. Hate 19-2000. Production isn’t bad the lyrics just aren’t good. Spanish switch up is crazy. Hate the guitar on this one but rest of it is good. Guitar is a lot better in strarshine. This one is interesting. It’s a catchy beat but lyrics kinda bullshit. Slow country is fine. Don’t have much more to say than that. Doesn’t blow me away. I like the piano tho. First minute 45 of M1A1 feels unnecessary. But I like the back half of it. Jamaican Clint Eastwood is kinda sick. I think I like the reg one better but this one is good too. 19-2000 remix is way better than OG. As a whole this album was way better than expected. It’s a fun listen but not life changing. 3.1 stars.

I wanted to like this more than I did, but "M1 A1" was great and of course "Clint Eastwood".

Outside of Clint Eastwood, album doesn't do much for me

I was never in to the Gorillaz the first time, some tracks I like, some I just don't vibe with, in all its a good album but not my cup of tea.

About 50/50 on the songs i would relisten too. I still think super sick though cause you can definitely tell this was the beginning of the sound for him.

Cute harmonies. Gorillaz have a really unique sound, very experimental. It was nice to hear some more of their work. I found this album to be pretty slow though, it kinda bored me… Fav song is ‘Clint Eastwood’.

Favorite Songs: 19-2000, Rock the House, Clint Eastwood Least Favorite Song: Funk Why on earth is the second half of this album so much better than the first? I was ready to rate this shit 2 stars until Sound Check (Gravity) and everything afterwards.

not my favorite gorillaz album, but it was solid

I love Clint Eastwood and even though I've definitely heard it hundreds of times I'll continue to jam to that song for life. This album came out when I was in high school and buying CDs was how I acquired music and I'm glad I never bought this CD. The rest of the album doesn't really hold up behind that song for me. 19-2000 is ok but again not a song I want to put on it go back to. I don't regret this listen but I did think I would like this a lot more than I do.

3.5/5 Stars Top Songs: Clint Eastwood, Rock The House, 5/4

Interesting concept and very fresh for the time. Good but not polished.

I think I've only listened to singles so it was great to listen to a full album. I enjoyed it It's not on this album but "On Melancholy Hill" is so good

Not what I was expecting unfortunately.

1/18/25 Not bad to listen to in the background. 6/10

Flows well, innovative at the time, good mix of genres, love it for that. A solid album, but will I revisit it often?

It's an alright album 5.8/10 3.5/5 Best song: Clint Eastwood Worst song Man Research (clapper)

Repetitive but not bad 3.5 stars

Not a bad album with some decent songs.

pretty cool

Lots of interesting ideas but I feel like none of them are actually executed very well and often come off more annoying than anything else. However, when they do come off the results are great.

good album. didn’t feel like an hour long, the album went by quite fast & I liked the variation with the features of different artists. -favourite tracks: LATIN SIMONE (QUE PASA CONTIGO) and STARSHINE

Virtual band where the songs are better with the video. Midspeed extrication-pop that probably had more relevance and angst in early 2000s

Well this one is pretty nostalgic for me... There's lots of experimentation going on in this album, and it's kinda cool, but ultimately it's just not all that interesting to listen to. Too much of it is just a slow, repetitive, plod. Highlights: - 5/4 - Clint Eastwood - 19-2000 Lowlights: - Man Research - Sound Check - Double Bass Too much here I wouldn't go back to to rate any higher than a 3, but nostalgia is going to save it from being relegated to a 2.

i like a few tracks but i still think this isn't their best album. it feels like they just produced music for the sake of having fun and experimenting at the expense of quality. i wonder what my opinion on this album would be if i weren't already a diehard damon albarn fan though

One of the worst cases of "right artist, wrong album". This is a fine album but it should have absolutely been Demon Days instead. Favorite track: 19-2000 3.5/5

It was okay, no strong thoughts one way or another

I don’t think I've heard music by any other artists that have a sound even remotely similar to Gorillaz. Similar music probably does exist, but none of it has popped up on my radar. Sometimes, Gorillaz's unique sound works REALLY well and I absolutely love them. On other songs, it sounds so bad that I seriously don't understand why this music is so popular. I didn't know it was possible to have this many mixed feelings over an album before. Truly fascinating. 3/5 I guess?

Ive heard select songs and they were great. The album overall isnt as strong and the amount of plays reflect that

Nice-ish

Not really my type but good

I like the singles on here but a lot of this just isn’t my taste. I prefer their next two albums.

Pretty good record. Clint Eastwood is an alt classic, great song