Gorillaz

I heard Re-hash and Clint Eastwood quite a few times (okay, a few thousand times for Clint Eastwood) but had never heard this whole album. Honestly, the whole "future band" with the cartoon characters just never really worked for me. Maybe it was too artsy or just a blatant attempt to be cute and cheeky. I am not sure but it felt like an attempt to be "different," and it just never had an effect on me. The impact still comes up short but this is a band that was influential and is a fun sounding side project for Damon Albarn, even if I don't particularly enjoy it overall. Impactful group, not my thing, because all the cartoon-ish shit makes me think the target audience is 20-year-olds who draw by themselves in their room. Not sure this feels as creative now as it did at the time.

Trippy album, loved some of the beats. It became underwhelming towards the end though.

All over the shop. Look behind the hype and there's little of substance. 2/5.

the precursor to a new sound and type of band

Great album better than I remember

Pretty good reminded me of being younger. Some classic and some boring tracks. Overall a good project but not the best gorillaz album

Some great standout singles and the less "big" tracks are also still pretty catchy

Messy and monotonous. Sounds quite grating. Strange instrumentals. Not a fan of the nasally, sloppy vocals. Weird lyrics too lol.

Some really cool/experimental stuff on here, there’s a few songs I’d come back to

overall good. very unique songs. 19 - 2000, clint Eastwood, tomorrow comes today, and Fracis Forever standout. a huge mix of styles.

I think Gorillaz is Damon's best project. That said, the Del song's are by far the best and I'd rather listen to Deltron 3030 for my Del/Automator/Kid Koala kick. However, this does in a pinch.

Great debut album of the 2000s

This is mostly meh except for a few memorable songs like Clint Eastwood and 19-2000. Demon Days and Plastic Beach are better than this.

81/100. Gorillaz’s self-titled debut album is a great record packed with genre-blending creativity. It played a major role in pushing trip-hop forward and served as inspiration for many artists that followed. With its unique sound and experimental production, it remains a great listen that still feels fresh today.

Awesome, Classic Trip-Hop

Some absolutely incredible songs but overall an odd album that I didn’t love.

One of my favorites. A fantastic album

What the fuck was that? I was unprepared. Put me back in my high school buddy’s older brothers room smoking pot to his dj mix

Confession that I did not make it through this one. Not feeling it.

Really solid debut, but not quite as good as some of their other albums. Defined their unique sound, but it wasn't anything crazy at this point.

smooth groves, easy bass driven dub

FINALLY SOMEONE LET ME OUT OF MY CAGE TIME FOR ME IS NOTHIN CUS IM COUNTIN NO AGE NOW I COULDNT BE THERE NOW YOU SHOULDNT BE SCARED &c &c

Favorite tracks: Re-Hash, 5/4, Clint Eastwood, Rock The House, 19-2000, Slow Country, M1 A1 I loved this album when it came out. 20+ years later and in this context, I feel like I'm listening for the first time again. In 2001, I was still in the throes of pop fandom (Backstreet Boys, Britney, etc.), but juuust starting to discover other music. My tastes had a lot to do with my (parasocial) relationship to the artists. So it was extremely cool that I didn't know who made this. I mean, now it seems obvious, but at the time? Impenetrable to me. That is SO COOL, right?! How often does that happen? Plus, I loved the characters, I loved the lore, I loved the aesthetic. I was so excited when a video was released for 19-2000, because that was my favorite song on the album and music videos meant a lot to me. Honestly it might still be my favorite track. So weird, so catchy. HERE YOU GO! Looking back, it's clear this album had a stronger-than-I-realized influence on how my musical tastes evolved. So, yeah, there's nostalgia at play here, but honestly this album is still excellent: innovative then, and remains innovative now. Perfect blend of genres that hits all the right notes for me. Every time I finish listening to it, I immediately restart it. 5 stars.

I do like the thumpiness of this. Am going to listen again in the car because I feel I will enjoy driving along to it very much indeed! It's good. Clint Eastwood is 5 star. Gravity is great. Not every track worked, for me. But a strong album, for sure.

This is an odd one! I only knew one track before listening to this, a track I love, so obvious I don't even need to name it. The weird thing is the tracks leading up to it are good, like late Blur with a heavy bass, a few Beck style guitars and samples, on 'New Genius' there's even a touch of Thom Yorke in Damon's voice. Then the mighty 'Clint Eastwood' such a cool track. Then it all goes a bit wrong for me. Yes it's a big collage of songs styles and sounds but it got a bit tedious, I was crying out for a decent tune, a decent song. I like Damon, I like the concept, but as an overall album it got boring and is too long. Only one track here I'll come back to so it's lucky to scrape a 3. They did better albums later on.

I actually read Dad’s review before submitting mine - and I fully agree. Clint Eastwood is obviously amazing but the rest of this album dragged on by… This doesn’t hold a candle to Demon Days or even the recent Song Machine album. Boring like some of the Blur stuff.

Banger of an album and a very successful musical experiment by Damon and co. Too many good tracks - Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood, Rock the House, 5/4, etc. And all the album tracks in between are brilliant and set the mood perfectly. Having now listened to Portishead thanks to the generator, I can now see the connection and influence between them, particularly with the trip-hop elements in tracks like New Genius (Brother). Enjoyed listening to this again, I’ve got it on repeat now!

Love this album!

still dont really understand them but i like tha hits

This hip-hop electronica isn’t really my cup of tea. Although there are good things in it, it’s not what I like.

Meh

Bit more muted and not as lovely/dancey as I normally want from electronic music. Some songs do evoke surprising amount of emotion despite often seeming quite simple though tbf. Clint Eastwood obviously does slap.

Ahhh I thought I’d like this more being a blur fan but there’s a lot of experimental songs. Still good though.

Oh this one was one that I had relistened to recently and massively enjoyed this second time around. I think it's interesting both how famous Gorillaz' first album is while also being kind of underrated compared to Demon Days or Plastic Beach, and I mean I get that the rest of the songs can be more on the kind of slow trip hop and dub not a lot of people are into but personally? Especially after such a rainy day as today in my city? A huge industrial city? It feels perfect in such an moody and urban environment, which in a way I do kinda miss about early Gorillaz, the feeling of gloom and more urban sort of flavor compared to their later music (which is still good though), even the artwork during phase 1 is what I prefer because it felt so cartooney in the most perfect way, but still weird enough to be its own thing. I don't know, I just really like this one even if it's not the most consistent album in their catalog

Was ok - not as good as I thought it might be... tended to fade away into the background.

A lot of random filler songs. It's fine but nothing incredible. It was ahead of its time.

Some great songs some ok ones and some not so much. Solid 3.

Absolutely a classic album. There's a few all time hits in here, although the majority of the album is pretty same-y sounding. The songs that change up the beat like Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 are excellent. All that said, there's not a lot of depth or complexity here.

Easy, easy 5 for me. This is one of the albums I can remember getting as a teen and listening to almost non-stop. Even my mom really enjoyed it at the time and this was NOT her normal type of music.

This is such a great album from front to back. Easily in my top 10 albums of all time.

This is an all time favorite album

I’ve heard the song clint eastwood a bunch but didn’t recognize any other songs on the album. I liked their vibe and sound but some songs were a bit too repetitive for me. songs I really liked: rock the house and slow country

Holy shit was this hard to get through lmao. First half had some solid songs like 5/4, Clint Eastwood, and rock the house. Other than those songs this was some boring ass music. I like gorillas next album demon days so I was expecting a lot more from this than I got. 2.1/5 Fav song: Clint Eastwood

Maybe not the world's greatest album, but this just hit this morning on my way to work. Plus Clint Eastwood is a classic.

Two self-titled albums back to back? Really great for a band with members who don't really exist, with some bangers I didn't even know about before. Will be adding Punk and Sound Check to my rotation

There were like 2 good songs

An innovative and interesting collective, a couple of great tracks - seems like it was a fun experiment - liked them initially, but ..

This band was early on the virtual scene. I like their blur of synth-pop, world, and electronic...which in and of themselves are not my genres, but when blended, I like it here.

After making us go woo hoo the man brought the melodica and dub to America. They have better albums but this one is chock full of left field ideas that for the most part work. And that's just the musical part - certainly the best animated band since the Archies. Damon Albarn don't mess.

Just okay. Some good on here but feels like a rough draft to the gorillaz template Fave song: Clint eastwood

dated.

Interesting seeing the blur between Demon Days and whatever band Damon Albarn was in before Gorillaz. Soulchild went nuts on that remix btw

Is this the same Gorillaz that made Feels Good Inc?

first exposure to this band outside of feel good inc and am a little disappointed. This felt very hit and miss

I'm a big Blur fan but hadn't ever heard this album apart from the hits. Listening to it now, I'm not in love at all. Clearly Damon was done with Blur and wanted just to sit in the background and twiddle some knobs. But the hip hop elements just drag it down.

The second half of this album where they lean more trip hop was actually pretty solid. After the first half I was ready to slam this album, it was uninteresting and middle of the road. I still think without the gimmick this would have been a minor album that was mostly forgotten save for Clint Eastwood.

Not quite as good as I remember it

Probably a 3.5 but rating up

Interesting but not for me (3)

you can really feel the bones of blur in this which works for me when my default genre is britpop

I fell in love with them after seeing them in concert several years ago. That concert is easily in my top three concerts of all time. Having said that, this isn’t in my top tier of favorite albums from their discography. I actually prefer their later albums. That doesn’t mean this isn’t a banger; their mix of pop, alternative and hip-hop is amazing and innovative, especially for the time it came out. And all from a “fake” band that’s built a whole para social cinematic world that only enhances the music. In a world of Spotify driven A.I. playlists it’s clear Gorillaz were showing us a peek into the coming future.

I wanted to like it more than I did, it also lost momentum in 2nd half of the album

buono a tratti

Bangin album. TOMORROW COMES TODAY is the goat

I was expecting to come into this and rate it a 4/5, but good lord, this album is a trek. At 18 songs and clocking in over an hour long, this one is a doozy to try and make it through in one sitting. By the time I got to "Latin Simone" I checked the tracklist thinking I was almost done, but boy was I wrong. Some of the songs on this one just absolutely drone on and on. "Dracula" is one of them. Great groove, its just, shorten in down, man. I can understand why people were skeptical of the band at first, if this is your first outing then you get into the headspace that they overstayed their welcome a bit on this one. But it was also 2001, so every album was like this, which is crazy. Anyways, yeah, still a good album, but the rose-tinted goggles are off.

Kinda middling.

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This entire album is the sonic equivalent of Damon Albarn walking around the British Museum of History and thinking “wow, I can’t believe we did all of this.” Two stars.

A good album, I liked Clint Eastwood the most but I also enjoyed Slow Country and 19-2000 Soulchild Remix.

I thought I'd like this better based on a couple songs i know.

"Clint Eastwood" and "19-2000" are already staples on any early 2000s playlist, but my god are there so many more gems on here I never heard before. This album still has some Blur feel to it, but with more of a hip-hop influence. Fav Tracks: "Rock the House" "M1 A1" "Slow Country"

Interesting. I rather enjoyed this diverse work.

A couple tracks on here were frequent listens for me back in high school, though the album as a whole doesn't quite live up to the promise of those songs.

Another album I had heard some songs from, but this was my first time hearing the whole thing. Cool beats throughout, a lot slower and more repetitive than I expected given the songs I was more familiar with. Great listen.

Great and unique album. Even this many years after the success of the album there is no other band that has had the sound and associated success as the Gorillaz.

3/5 Wouldnt tell people not to listen to it, but some skippable songs. Clint Eastwood is on there, which I like, but no other song joined my playlist.

It's definitely better than anything Damon Albarn has done in his career.

I like it but I don’t love it. Feels like something is missing from it but I can’t put my finger on what

The Good: We’ve got cartoons! The Bad: The music isn’t as cool as the cartoons… The Ugly: Realizing that guerrilla warfare does not apply well within the music industry! Some days you wake up and look forward to finding out what the next album is going to be… so I saw this, and my excitement disappeared like snowflakes in the sun. I never understood why so many people were excited with Gorillaz, granted, I did enjoy the cartoonesque aspect that the band had, where nobody was excactly sure who the members were. But that doesn’t take away the fact that it is shit 2000’s music, while it was mr Blur who decided that he needed to create better music than the crap that was being published back then… crap in, crap out. Anyway, I’ve spent too much time talking about me NOT liking this… 1*

This is the 31st album I’m rating. If I remember correctly I’ve only listened to Feel Good Inc. and it wasn’t that great. However, I’ve heard Gorillaz is great so I have high hopes. Adding to my Playlist - Re-Hash, New Genius (Brother), Punk, Sound Check (Gravity), Double Bass, Rock the House, 19-2000, Slow Country, and M1 A1. Not Adding to my Playlist - 5/4, Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood, Man Research (Clapper), Latin Simone (¿Que Pasa Contigo?), and Starshine. Re-Hash - This lived up to expectations. This is much better than Feel Good Inc. This sounds great and a little like Tricky. 5/4 - I completely forgot but I’ve actually heard this song before. I actually heard it because it was in 5/4 and you know what it still sucks. Clint Eastwood - I wasn’t sure if I’ve listened to this before but I definitely did. I didn’t like it at first and I still don’t. M1 A1 - This feels like 22 Going on 23 but I don’t really like it as much. However, it is still good. All in all I liked 9/15 songs. This was pretty good and was pretty much what I expected in quality. However, I was not ready for this much variety which was a very nice surprise.

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Not the sound i was used to so not a good. Would need a free more listens

I love this album. It's nostalgic for me, it's got a great innovative sound, it's easy to listen to but also really entertaining and takes a lot of turns. I dare say, this is a 5.

I don't know if I've ever really listened to them before? They're pretty good. I like the vibe.

Oh just going to casually create one of the greatest blends of genres for a side project as you do? Wow cheers Damon

Some good stuff but 19-2000 Soulchild Remix is and forever will be the only thing I return to from this. And it’s not on the original release so have to factor that in.

Album of my childhood, defined a lot of future listening for me. 5/5

Enjoyable, but it definitely did not make me think, “boy, I really need to listen to more Gorillaz!” You know? There are two or three songs on this album that I really like, buuuuuut most of them I just feel kind of eh about. Still, I didn’t actively dislike anything, soooo… 3/5

couldn't get through it

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I didn’t expect to like this at all, mostly because, what the hell is a virtual band? But I was surprised and didn’t mind most of the songs, and even liked a few of them. It did run a bit long, though. This is another band that I had never heard of but still gets three stars from me.

Awesome album, hugely experimental - just feels like people in the studio saying “hey let’s try this out” and switching up the vibe every song. I can appreciate a lot of different styles of music so this is my ideal kind of album where it’s obviously just really creative people having fun and playing around to see what sticks for them. Eastwood is the highlight, but things like Punk, Double Bass (which is just a Bond game menu theme) & Latin Simone are so cool to include where it’s clearly just them playing around with that different kinds of music and seeing what they can do. Four songs added to my playlist, ten songs added to the 1001 playlist

Some of the later Gorillaz stuff I enjoy, but this one has never appealed to me, and a relisten hasn't changed anything. The songs are varied in genre, but consistently tepid. "19-2000" is the outlier, with "get the cool shoe shine" bumping round my mind intermittently over the past ~25 years.

Pre: If you're gonna choose 1 Gorillaz album you'd choose Demon Days but okay sure let's go back to the beginning. I think I remember having this CD but I don't think it was played often since I can only recall the two hits. It'll be interesting to come back to it after getting more into Del and Handsome Boy Modelling School though. Post: A lot of the songs here are kinda rippers until Damon starts singing and then everything kinda lowers to about 50% fullness. Like on M1 A1, the instrumental is quite good until we get to the vocals and then everything strips back slightly but in my opinion not for the better. I don't think I have an issue with Damon's singing usually but it's interesting how it sounds a bit work-in-progress here and got better with later Gorillaz releases despite all of Blur preceeding this. It's interesting to see where a lot of the Gorillaz later stuff comes from but most of this album felt like filler or at least as something of a first step towards later work. Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 are still great but they are adrift amongst the rest of this. Highlight: 19-2000 (Specifically not the remix because I've had arguments about which is better before and I'd like this codified here)

Don't think I've ever listened to the album before. It wasn't what I had expected but I really enjoyed it.

I had some of this on cassette when I grew up, it's close to being some of the first music I owned. I can remember seeing the music video for 19-2000 and being completely entranced around the age of five. So it's fair to say I'm well and truly nostalgia giggled, but I've always come back to listen to this. For me, Demon Days is the real five, but it's not on the list. That said, you can hear the building blocks here, or maybe more accurate to look at it like a tree sprouting the different branches that would go on to be realised in Demon Days. I love the mythology around the band, but as I've grown older I've also come to appreciate how much you can hear Damon Albarn completely embracing a new emerging genre after spending so many years enjoying mainstream success in another. It doesn't sound like someone getting in a band wagon, it sounds like someone enjoying a well earned try at something new. Anyway I'm rambling, I liked the album. The remixes are great fun too.

2.5 Del the Funky Homosapien is by far my favourite part of this album, unfortunately he's only on 2 songs.

3.5

Starts off fine.. But after "Punk" it just one funky jam of nothingness after another. Sounds like they were having fun though. (5.6) ★★½

Boring and tedious. Some of my least favourite styles mixed together. I like "Clint Eastwood" though. 2 stars

I'm gonna go 4.5 on Gorillaz. I think the Dan the Automator/Damon Albarn collab is really cool and there's a lot of interesting styles coming into play here. You get Del tha Funkee Homosapian, Chris and Tina from Talking Heads, Miro Hitori from Cibo Matto, and even Ibrahim Ferrer shows up for a song. There's a ton of really cool tracks that go beyond "Clint Eastwood". "5/4", "Punk", "Sound Check (Gravity)", and my personal favorite, "Slow Country".

Clint Eastwood is a banger for certs. 19/2000 is a banger or rather the Soulchild remix which appears as a bonus track (original version is pants). Rock Da House which is a showcase for the only other memorable featuring artist Del The Funkee Homosapien is pretty good as is Tomorrow Comes Today. Other than that, this Gorillaz debut is a very gloomy and barren affair with a lot of empty sketches that have life-suckingly dull and literal titles such as 5/4, Punk, Slow Country and Sound Check. There’s a coolish dejected vibe in the first half but it by far and away drags in the second half and overall it’s so not a patch on Demon Days or even Plastic Beach

Its ok. Much worse than I remeber. Concept might have ben cool bit wore off pretty fast and didnt held up. 2 good singls and a lot of crappy stuff. Its like yoko ono but more relaxed.

A funny and cool album...

Fuzz pop/rock - meh

Meh. I was never a fan of the Gorillaz when they emerged in the early 2000s (man do I feel old). I get that they were trying to do something fairly left field in a music scene that was very much pop dominated (what a time to be alive, personally) but I just don't really like the sound they came up with. Not for me, I'd rather have Blur

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This was not as good as I thought it would be. I'd always liked Clint Eastwood, so I was thinking I'd enjoy the rest of this album. Nope. I found it boring and tedious and immature; and after listening to this entire album, I don't think I like Clint Eastwood as much as I once did.

Boring, the Cartoon Network has a better soundtrack

These monkeys sound like blur This music is like the embodiment of autism

Got some real groovy stuff, not my favourite from them but definitely a hit debut album for sure, sounds NOTHING like blur 👍

The problem with Damon's experiment with Gorrillaz is that it's .... experimental. So, some experiments work (eg Clint Eastwood) and others...well. Do rather outlive the welcome. Overall, well worth listening to, but for my taste, some tracks are skippable. (YMMV.)

Highlights: Rock the House, M1 A1. In a nutshell: new millennium aesthetic A virtual band was a unique concept in 2001. It has some nice beats, the loops bored me quickly. The album versions of Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 are suprisingly sluggish. M1 A1 reminded me of Autobahn (no pun intended). The book had to include the debut but I'm wondering if Demon Days or Plastic Beach should be on the list too as a point of comparison. Overall: 4/10

I like this album because you never know what’s coming next. Granted some songs miss the mark, but it kept me interested the whole time. Overall it’s not as consistently good as either of the next 2 gorillaz albums.

I agree its not their best album. But for sheer experimentalism & as the debut for the project I fw it

Gorillaz are my favorite band of all time, and not only is this one of my favorite Gorillaz albums, this is one of my favorite albums of all time. So, because of that, I’m going to switch gears: I’m giving a ranking of every song on the album(I’ll play by my own rules, and ignore the bonus tracks that weren’t on the original album-but-they are fantastic too). So, here is my ranking of each song, from worst to best(keep in mind, there are no “bad” songs on this album in my opinion). 15. “Re-Hash”: If I love an album, I usually hate picking intros, or outros as the worst track on the album because those are the bread, and butter of albums, but I couldn’t help myself this time, because this is clearly the worst song. The boring title of the song reflects the entirety of the song-just simplistic acoustic guitar, and melancholy singing. It’s still okay, but I skip it almost every time I listen to this album because it’s the only song on the album I would rank just “okay”. 14. “Starshine”: This is a bit of a snoozer, and the lyrics are dry, and repetitive. It’s a a cute slow jam, but it’s towards the bottom of this incredible album. 13. “Double Bass”: “All of which makes me anxious, at times unbearably so” are the only lyrics of the song, which is mainly encased by Bass(or should I say Double-Bass) Guitar. It’s still fun to jam out too, but it’s obvious as to why I have twelve songs ranked ahead of it. 12.: “Latin Simone(Que Pasa Contigo?)”: Literally the only reason I don’t have this song ranked higher is because it’s the only song that’s exclusively not spoken in English, and that’s the only language I can fluently understand. The drums, the guitar, the horn, everything about it is so good(R.I.P. Ibrahim Ferrer). 11.: “Punk”: This song is a tribute to Damon Albarn’s other band, Blur. It’s the lone Punk Rock song on the album, and it’s obvious Albarn is having fun singing gibberish, as well as random space-ship style noises one would hear in a Twilight Zone episode. If I liked Punk Rock Music better, I’d rank it higher. 10.: “New Genius(Brother)”: One could argue this is a Halloween song due to the spooky “oooo” vocals in the back, eerie harmonica, and disturbing lyrics. It’s definitely one I like to creep myself out with in October. 9.: “Sound Check(Gravity)”: The beautiful intro reminds me of a theme from a Zelda video game, and some of the beautiful violin play flutters throughout the song. The main thing holding this one back in the ranking is the fact the entire song is discussing…gravity. 8.: “Man Research(Clapper)”: Unfortunately, I still don’t understand the lyrics, or title of this song, but I still love singing “ya ya ya ya ya” over, and over again, as well as that haunting “hero” chant by Albarn. Could this song actually be about mental insanity? 7.: “Rock The House”: This is the definition of classic Gorillaz: Del The Funky Homosapien, horns, various beats, catchy lyrics, rhythms that make it easy to dance to, and….a recorder? What can go wrong when you rock the house? 6.: “5/4:” The song title is relevant, since that’s the time measure of the song, and you didn’t hear “she turned the dead on”, whether those should have been the lyrics, or not. This is the only song on the album with a touch of Country Music blended within it(and thank God for that). 5. “M1A1”: This is such an incredible way to end the album! With what is probably the loudest Gorillaz song ever, the opening was taken from the movie Day Of The Dead, and the build up to the climax is one of the most euphoric experiences I’ve ever had. 4. “Slow Country”: I don’t know if they referred to speed, a location, or if they meant “rural”, but the title is irrelevant here: This song is perfect for playing on your beach vacation. The tropical “breeze”, Albarn’s soothing voice, and the organ make this a fun Summer jam. 3. “19-2000”: The title of the song, and meaning of the lyrics is saying what we already knew: We ventured into a new millennium. With the voice of “Noodle”, the quirky beats, and the very catchy tune, it’s easy to see why this made my top three. At the time, there was a tremendous amount of excitement going into the new millennium(don’t blame them; they didn’t know any better). 2.: “Tomorrow Comes Today”: The title is an oxymoron, and then we quickly figure out that’s the point. In the most serious, and dark song on the album, the Gorillaz successfully predicted the technological, and digital takeover of the 21st Century, and it’s a terrifying experience we can hear in Albarn’s voice. 1. :”Clint Eastwood”: Titled after the famous American actor(due to the allusions hear in the song from the movie, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly), the greatest Gorillaz song of all time, and one of the greatest songs in the 21st Century takes the number one spot. The bass drums, Del The Funky Homosapien spitting out some of the best rap verses we’ll ever hear, the haunting chorus, the melodica, and the length of the song make this such an incredible journey. Personally, I think this would have been the ideal song as an outro, but what do I know?

ВЛАД: Честно, с творчеством Gorillaz не был знаком. Кроме как их топ-1 трека Feel Good Inc. и отрывков из пары тоже популярных треков (типа Clint Eastwood, 19-2000). Изначально альбом запускал на фон, пока занимался своими делами, но уже на момент того, как шла 4 минута Clint Eastwood я понял, что всё же что-то не так. Обратив внимание, увидел, что трек длится 5:40 (да, по сути сейчас выпускются в основном треки с хроном 2+- минуты, но и 7 минут Runaway от Kanye я готов слушать на репите) мне стало тошно от этого трека и захотелось скипнуть, но решил не делать этого, дальше я уже слушал треки, обращая внимание на хрон, потому что большинство длятся 3-4 минуты. К сожалению, альбом для меня провалился, так как слушать инсутрументал, который мне не всегда заходил, было тяжело. По этой причине после 7 трека "Punk" я стал перематывать треки и слушать отрывками. Из плюсов могу отметить разнообразие инструментов, использование лупов, смешение жанров, разные настроения. Для меня они выделились в виде ПОЛНОЦЕННЫХ треков, удавшихся экспериментов. Не знаю в чём заключался концепт альбома и был ли он вообще. Моя оценка: 5/10 Треки, которые могу выделить с альбома: Rock the House, 19-2000, Slow Country и M1 A1.

It is good, but not 100% my style

Great album. Only 4 instead of 5 stars for not being Demon Days.

Not something I listen to regularly, but I can't deny the creativity

Barren desert road trip energy. 8am at burning man kind of feeling. The Reggae remix of Clint Eastwood is fun

never got in Gorrilaz really. It is not an album i can listen to an enjoy. I have tried to get into them multiple times and I cant really get into any song to a point that i go wow, this is fantastic. I can listen to it in the background, but i am not going to be putting this album on specifically to listen to. it is meh. 3.5 stars

TERRIBLE. Not my vibe at ALL. Like maybe 1 or 2 songs I didn't mind, but overall it was like each person playing an instrument was playing a different song and some rando was spewing nonsense rap over it.

"Now he's making lots of noise/Playing along with the art school boys" Kevin can fuck off, and so can this pretentious bollocks. Boring. Just like Subbuteo

You know, Gorillaz is actually a really interesting project if you think about it. You have the frontman of one of the biggest britpop bands of the 90s working with a comic book artist to create a virtual band with actual lore and a universe to it that ends up becoming arguably more popular than said britpop band. That's interesting, right? Anyways, let's talk about their self-titled debut album. It's pretty good! On top of its whole existence, another one of the most interesting things about Gorillaz is the genre blend in their music. I'd say it has rock as the base, but the elements of electronic, hip-hop, funk, and other genres do a lot to create a style that you can't really find in any other bands. One of my favorite things about this album is just how much variety there is in the songs on this album. There's 15 songs here, and none of them blend together. Some songs lean more into an electronic, almost trip-hop-like style like "Tomorrow Comes Today," while other songs like "Rock the House" focus more on the hip-hop elements. You have time-signature experiments on the song "5/4," some funkier songs like "19-2000," and songs that blend everything together in a way that really shows off why Gorillaz is as popular as it is like "Clint Eastwood." Some of the songs don't hit as hard as the ones I mentioned, but the best songs on here are really good. I like Damon Albarn's singing here. Oops. Sorry. I killed the immersion. I like 2-D's singing here. I know this doesn't really affect the content's of the music, but I've always like the general aesthetic of Gorillaz. It's pretty cool. Overall, I'm sure there are better Gorillaz albums out there. I've especially heard great things about Demon Days and Plastic Beach. I would definitely include one of those albums over this one if I made a list like this myself, but this album is still a strong first showing for a pretty cool music thing. Solid 4/5.

Not a huge fan of the first track but will come back to it The instruments and beat on the second is very enjoyable, I still have no clue what they’re saying, The 3rd track I is genuinely very good and sonically beautiful and written amazingly The 4th is eerie and very smart in how it creates this dark sense, very very fantastic The 5th is very iconic and for the right reason, so far the biggest standout, along with the 3rd, the piano is very catchy and so is the chorus, the whole instrumental is very amazing and the ending is sensational, to be completely honest The 6th song is absolutely achieving the sonic themes of the album perfectly 7th is not my thing, much too chaotic but not in a way that it feel intentional However the 8th is back to these dark tones that has so far been very well achieved The 9th is very creative and I’m very glad that it’s an instrumental rather than feel like they forced vocals in My only complaint with the 10th song is the irritating flute which is not good, otherwise it sounds like an early 80’s track, pre NWA stuff 11th track is really fun, feels really weird we went from these evil tracks to this little jolly thing This album is so diverse, on some Latin music now I believe, the 12th track, it’s pretty interesting only issue is I have no clue how to rate it cause I don’t listen to much Latin music 12th, oh we back to the mysterious stuff? this cool as f*ck, i love this the mysterious stuff has sounded so good! More of that spooky things for the 13th, equally as effective if not more this time 14th is very fun and experimental, like everything so far, which has lead to the album being very mixed in quality, as of now I’d say it’s a 3/5 but we’ll see 15th had a really annoying intro but the song itself is definitely at least top 3, really loving it fast energy and a lot of fun The last 2 songs are remixes of other songs on the album so I’m not going to review them Overall I love how every song is a unique experience and is hugely experimental, a lot of new concepts to my ears during the listening to this, might grow on me more but for now I feel a 3 is appropriate!

Genre blending like nothing I've ever heard, apart from influences some songs on this album are genuinely of opposite genres. Lot of fun

Wonderfully interesting. Nothing quite reaches Clint Eastwood, though.

This one was tough for me to decide. Gorillaz (and also Blur) has always been one of those bands where I like a few tracks but not really anything else they've made. I think it's down to how experimental it is and most of those experiments then end up not being successful for my tastes. I often feel like it would probably be really cool if I was on drugs. Long story short I was trying to decide if 'Clint Eastwood', which is a certified banger, is enough to cary the album all on its own, and I'm not quite sure it is... Standouts 5/4 Clint Eastwood 4/5

Outstanding. I love these guys.

cool

Gorillaz are a "virtual band" - a band comprised of fictional characters, that is primarily the work of Damon Albarn, and cartoonist Jamie Hewlett. The band makes music that weaves rap, hip-hop, and alt-rock into their version of trip hop. Their debut album was an international success, supported by extensive touring - making the band not just a cartoon entity, but instead a group with a designed, "branded" side to their public image. The album includes "Clint Eastwood," featuring Del the Funky Homosapian rapping, so titled because the melody is close to the theme song from the movie "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." The band regularly collaborates with a range of musicians; the band's catalog has something of a rolling cast.

Grew up listening to this album. One of my all time favourites.

Good

Didn’t love. That one song that was like kind of rap talky was total shit imo like way worse than a grand don’t come free

3/10 - It was extremely strange and not that good. I had heard Clint Eastwood before but it was not the best. In the later songs it seems like they gave instruments to people who had never played them and said go off.

Not nearly as good as I was expecting. Maybe I just wasn’t in the mood

Honestly not crazy about this album. It has the one insane pop hit, which I’m not even that big a fan of, but the rest of it drags for me.

Solid album. Wasn't sure what to expect and enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. Not my usual listen but I'm glad I heard it.

There is way more lofi and trip hop on this thing than I remember as a teenager. No wonder it was an album I skipped so much of lol. Listening back now though, I am getting a better appreciation of what Damon was trying to accomplish, although I think the vision is a bit all over the place. Still, alot of quality on it.

Alternative Digital Hip hop? - Hip hop mixed with electronic sample loops, record scratching, crooning voices, and repetition served to create an alternative digital sound that ushered in musical trends for the new millennium. I like the alternative feel and the genre switching but seek something more upbeat. They said it best themselves in “Left Hand Suzuki” to “…the most important thing is listening, the recording of the music”

Never heard the full album before. Definitely a unique album and concept for a band. I like the album, certainly more than Blur. The experimentalism reminds me a bit of London Calling, although this album doesn't rise to that level. A good set of grooves but just short of 4 stars for me.

Funky, poppy flair.

Clint Eastwood was good. Everything else was incredibly mid.

I like about 3 songs on this album but they’re not like AMAZING. And the bad songs are real bad, so I gotta give this one a 2/5

go back

Pretty good, and more stylistically varied than I thought it would be from knowing Clint Eastwood

Surprisingly chill. Got a very warm analog sound. Don’t love the lyrics for most of it, but great mix of unique sounds and samples (voice, strings, guitar). Cool album. Don’t think I’d hunt it out too often, but wouldn’t change a lot of the songs. Obviously Clint Eastwood is a mellow banger. Lyrics feel world on this one since I was young.

God I hate this band.

kinda bad but some of the songs were really good so 3 stars

i love gorillaz very much but i dont think this album has aged that well, the high points are so so good but the rest of the album is super lacking in comparison, i sort of just see this as a very experimental phase in the gorillaz timeline before they really locked in with demon days and plastic beach, i would give this a 3.5 if it would let me

Pretty fun. Del The Funky Homosapien really crushed it with Clint Eastwood. Can't wait for Demon Days to pop up on here.

"I'm sure Clint Eastwood would like [the song]. He's an intelligent man." - Damon Albarn

Too conceptual, but some great songs.

Never have given these guys a real listen before. Found out I haven't missed much. Couple good tracks here but mostly meandering filler with seemingly no cohesion or purpose. Some are outright tiresome and/or annoying.

ah this didn’t really hit. i liked clint eastwood and the songs with the rapping but i found myself just getting annoyed at the long instrumentals and looping vocals. probably closer to a 2.5

Knew the singles from back in the day, had not heard the full LP beforehand. It's interesting, cause before today Clint Eastwood was the highlight, but Rock The House took the spot today from today. The ending track was annoying.

Love

A few really interesting songs. Just felt a bit lacking overall.

There's a couple 10/10 tracks on here, and Clint Eastwood is a 12/10 for me, but the quality is not consistent, so a lot of the album feels like weird experimental Albarn filler. Bonus star for the entire virtual band concept.

this record marks the inception of an ambitious project blending animation, music, and diverse genres into something truly revolutionary. Damon Albarn’s brainchild, alongside Jamie Hewlett’s striking visual artistry, transcended the boundaries of what we thought a "band" could be, delivering an album that feels as fresh today as it did at the turn of the millennium. From the very first track, “Re-Hash,” it’s clear that Gorillaz is not your conventional album. The laid-back, reggae-tinged groove sets the tone for the eclectic journey ahead. Albarn’s hazy vocals feel effortlessly cool, introducing listeners to the essence of Gorillaz: genre-blurring soundscapes with a cheeky edge. One of the standout tracks, Clint Eastwood, he haunting melody, driven by a hypnotic bassline and eerie melodica, is paired with Del the Funky Homosapien’s unforgettable verses. The song feels like a conversation between the digital and human worlds, perfectly encapsulating the band’s ethos of combining disparate elements into cohesive brilliance. What struck me most while revisiting this album is its ability to balance light-hearted fun with darker undertones. Tracks like “Tomorrow Comes Today” and “Gravity” delve into more introspective territory, with moody beats and melancholic melodies. These songs give the album depth, revealing a contemplative side beneath the animated façade. The production throughout the album is another highlight. Hip-hop, dub, rock, electronica, and even punk all collide in a seamless blend. It’s a testament to the creative vision behind Gorillaz that none of this feels forced or chaotic. Instead, it feels like a celebration of musical diversity If I have any criticism, it’s that the album occasionally leans too heavily on its experimental nature. Some tracks feel more like sketches than fully fleshed-out songs. While this rawness can be endearing, it occasionally disrupts the album’s flow. That said, Gorillaz is an album that thrives on its imperfections. Its rough edges, unpredictable turns, and unapologetic weirdness are precisely what make it special. It’s not trying to fit into a mould, it’s breaking the mould entirely.

This starts damon albarns reign of terror. I honestly forgot there were remixes on here!!! I was making rice while listening to this so i hope when i listen to rock the house in the future i think of the smell of garlic onion and pork.

re-listened live, the soulchild remix still slaps, fun if bit of a mixed bag, light 7

8/10 Damon Albarn lashes out at MTV by doing some real goofy shit. Still greatly appreciate the Hip Hop and Dub influences, you can tell how much respect and love he had for what he was doing on this album. Lot of nice middle and high school memories had listening to this album, not the most perfect album in the world but special to me nonetheless :)

A much cooler idea on paper than it is an album to listen to. Lots of interesting ideas going on but could definitely use another run past quality control. The List is once again proven to be mental in the fucking head though, this was the only album included from Gorillaz but it has since been removed.

4.5/5. Wanted to listen to this stoned but was afraid I’d fall asleep so held off on it. Maybe I’m too dependent on the Green if I keep thinking “wow this was be so much better if I was high…” But at any rate, I think Damon is such a talented artist, he was still in Blur when he started this side project and you could already hear his level of commitment.

Biggest Gorillaz fan but I was surprised listening to this album back how many instrumental songs there were. They were good but there were far too many. Sorry Damon

The only Gorillaz album that feels dated to me. Still great with a lot of nice music that really captures the time period

Enjoyed more than I thought I would

Incredible how different all of their albums sound. This isn’t their best, but a good intro album. Hope to see some others on this list

I was really excited to listen to this as a whole. It wasn’t as good as their 2nd album but still good enough and it was the perfect album to listen to after a stressful day at work.

Meh I think Demon days is a better album but this has some good hits on. The remix of 19-2000 slaps and I hadn't actually heard the DnB version of Clint Eastwood and that also goes hard

Not bad, not amazing.

I’m aware of the imagery of this band and maybe a hit. But I don’t get. My first inkling was to skip this album. But I hear about them all the time so I figured I should give it a go. First track is good so far. I didn’t not know if I’d listen again, but this is good. Ok. “Clint Eastwood” is the song I know. So this is a good album. I still don’t know if I will listen again, but I definitely don’t hate it.

That song is called Clint Eastwood!

The amount of times I've listened to this in the past, it would be hard to not be biased. Admittedly (before listening) the album can be a bit all over the place but that's also part of the charm! Demon Days perfected the projects of formula of pulling from all sorts of influences, but this laid the foundation for it. Great album with some absolute classics that still stand out, but there's a few areas that feel more likely sketches.

There is an eerie darkness that pervades the entirety of the album full of nearly unskippable offerings. With this initial album, the Gorillaz were still characters that can easily be heard throughout the album as if they were real. Del the Funky Homosapien offers all of the rap on the album, as supposed to the following albums which utilize many guests. Here everything sits as a single offering album, one that after all these years hasn’t really aged and has remained relevant and cool.

considering this was an album that was a new project made by someone who had created multiple albums previously, this feels amazingly like a debut album from a band. It never hits the heights of demon days or PB, but every song is at least good, and the whole thing has a singular vibe that carries on throughout the album. some corny moments, like dels rap on rock the house, but generally tight with no obvious skips or moments to lose. gets a four because there aren't any half stars on this and its not a 5

1/5

it's pretty crazy to realize the staying power of some samples and a groovy drum beat from the 90s. Classic loops and timeless melodies make this album a great one to put on repeat.

Re-Hash: I like the guitar and the calm aesthetic, weird production but ties together well, I liked the second half po-po-po-po-po’s. It’s the money or stop, it’s the money or stop. Oooh record scratch. 5/4: Oh damn the guitar. SHE TURNED MY DAD ON DAD ON DAD ON. I wonder what happened on May 4th, Star Wars reference?? Ya this song was fine I guess, it was aight. She made me kill myself was a little cringe but I can get over it, I’m picking and choosing here. Tomorrow Comes Today: I like that like bass in the background, idk how I feel about like that one instrument like bagpipe sounding aaah. His ass ain’t paying if he’s waiting for tomorrow to come today imo. Cool chill song, it was aight it was aight. New Genius (Brother): He killed some guy. I’m kinda getting a slower like one hand hanging off the steering wheel after a long day of work and it’s foggy and humid out type vibe off this album so far. This song was good. Clint Eastwood: ITS THIS SONG. When I was scrolling through the song list on the album this was the only song I was like, I might know this one. It’s coming on, it’s coming on, it’s coming on, it’s coming on. I’m a sucker for simple low keys in the background… mmmm mmmm. It did not need that last 2 minutes let’s be real. Overall I get why this is known, good song, first song on the album with memorable meaningful lyrics. Man Research (Clapper): Did I just get abducted? This guy loves this falsetto. Cool background sounds and effects, I like the background vocals in the second half, wish that was brought out a bit more and complimented with better lyrical execution. But half of the song is yuh yuh yuh yuh yuh. I guess cool but not worth a second listen, this is a skip :( Punk: yup I get the title of the song. This is fun. Not a full song, not my vibe but maybe I’ll get into it one day. This is… a skip :( Sound Check (Gravity): I didn’t like the beginning til that record scratch into the main beat of the song… GYAT DAMN stank face production mmmmm. Is that a fucking cello. Woah back to that falsetto gravity y y y y y y, I like the strings in the background. That gravity y y y y y is much better layered with his lower voice imo. Ya idk what he was saying in this song but it was good. Double Bass: Nah man, I know you love your granddaughters art project and all but I’m not putting it on my fridge type shit. Not for me. This is bad. Omg and some fucking British bloke in the middle of the song to make it even worse. This is a skip :( Rock the House: Woah idk if you’re on Spotify but this lil guys a lil loose in the legs, look at that thrust. Omg this guys vocals are fun. I WANT YALL TO JUST GET DOWN. Tell me how this kids recorder skills are better than all the instrumentals in the last song. A TRUMPET?? Gravitational pull?? Callback to Sound Check (Gravity)?? I’m getting a trend here, whenever this rapper gets on a track I like it a decent amount better, him combo with a good beat and nice production is peak for me so far. This guy love booty. This was a GREAT song for me. 19-2000: Immediately hit with more of that weird beep boop boop beep SpongeBob. Stop dancing to the music of GORILLAZ in a happy mood. BAND NAME DROP. Oh and this girl that’s on the album cover is getting frontline lyric time. Ok ok. I really like that downward vocal scale mmmm so smooth. Don’t love the SpongeBob beep boop boop beep main beat, I think it takes away from the song but I get the wacky vibe they’re aiming for, just not my thing. But a pretty good song. Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo): Omg Spanish woah, I did not see this coming. Wow, I’m super curious if Spanish is used on any of their other albums. Love that trumpet god damn. So far not my favorite song, but I actually really like the production. ¿QUE PASA? This song was aight. Starshine: This better build up into something please. I’m not liking the chances here of it building to anything. Nope nothing here. This is a bad song. This is a skip :( Slow Country: I like the keys but wtf is this shit in the background?? This shit in the background is horrible, this like static stuff. I can’t, omg I love like the keys and the other effects, but that background static completely ruins the song for me. This is a skip :( M1 A1: Woah is this from a movie or something? Is anyone there? Hello??? Wth. Build up build up, getting louder getting louder. Ok so is anyone down there? Oh those DRUMS. YUH YUH M1 A1. GORILLAZ GOT THE BASS DRUM UH. This would be a fun song to see live, terrible first half of the song but super fun second half. Unfortunately with my logic, I skip songs in the car if it’s bad in the first half, so EVEN THO I LIKE THE SONG… (controversial I know but…) it is a skip :( Dracula: Back to that weird instrument idk the name of, maybe it’s just keys and I’m stupid. Is that a low saxophone?? Oh damn I like the instrumentals here. A slower song but definitely one of their better slow simple songs. I liked this one. Again, what’s with the last 2 minutes here? Left Hand Suzuki Method: Oh we off the bong right away. I’m getting abducted again. Oh damn loud rich bass punches you in the face. Uh the most important thing is listening to the music or something. She claims it gets to the point of fast progress and yet that doesn’t happen in half of these songs… ok. This is a bad song… this is a skip :( Clint Eastwood: WHAT? Again??? It’s a something something ting.’ Oh they riding off this song. Make ya move your feet. Ya that’s a fun song, but tbh I’m not listening to this over the other Clint Eastwood. And actually it’s not really my thing. This is a skip :( FINAL IMPRESSIONS: Ya the first half of this album pulls. I know it if I re-listened to this thing I’d like the first half a lot more than my original thoughts. A lot more skips than I had expected especially with the beginning vibe of the album. I listened to every song in full, so if it’s a skip I did not miss out on everything (aka it doesn’t mean I skipped the song while listening to it). I have heard the Gorillaz before, I am fairly confident that this is not their best work, and I’m assuming they expanded and hit their highs. So to boil it down to it, there are 1001 albums I should listen to before I die, idk if it’s just me, but I could have died without listening to this one. This is a 2/5 for me… maybe it’ll grow on me. But 8 skips is a lot for an album.

Overall I dont like it that much. Some songs were ok.

3/5 wouldn't listen again good a bit goes awry in some places but overall this was a great first attempt for them but falls flat on ladder half

Albarn at his most annoying. Despite many attempts I’ve just never enjoyed this album.

Quite reminiscent of Beck at times. When the tracks get filler-y they are pretty annoying. Damon's falsetto vocals do my nut, and when he puts on a Jamaican accent it makes me cringe. Definitely better when it's more hip-hop than pseudo-reggae. There are some total bangers on here, and Del puts in some banging verses on Clint Eastwood and Rock the House. I also love Damon's rubbishy flute playing on rock the house.

Quite a slog to get through. The most milquetoast rapping I've ever heard on album. A few songs are quite nice and there are some nice parts to even the boring tracks that save it from a 1, but its not something I'm gonna visit again. I found the 2 remixes tacked on at the end more interesting than the songs on the album itself.

Certified Classic. Demon Days was my first album i ever bought but this was is definitely equal in terms of quality/creativity. Lots of great songs and weird blends of alt rock, hip hop and electronics all over this thing.

First Listen: July 18 2023 I LOVE GORILLAZ AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH great debut, clint eastwood and 19-20000 are classic. def one of their weaker albums tho, demon days is far better

Truly spectacular mushroom hunting album

I never listened to this album fully, but with how good Clint Eastwood is here, I was excited and figured I'd enjoy most tracks here. But really, after I finished it, I can't say I really liked anything else. Shocks me to say that this is surprisingly an album that you really aren't missing anything by just listening to the hit.

I do remember this album when it came out. I dismissed it as gimmicky and never really listened. Maybe it’s years later and now that it’s influenced pretty nearly everything that’s come since (pop, lo-fi, folk, HipHop (is that too far?) I can see Aug I’ve missed. My kids embraced this without bias and turned me around. Damon Albarn as visionary.

Great album. I prefer their follow up (demon days) but I remember this feeling so fresh and new when it was released and still love it. Doesn’t take itself too seriously but still sounds fantastic on good speakers.

Good 90's album! Not really my thing, but good all the same. I wouldn't listen to it again - all sounded similar to each other

1 good song on their that's alright. Rest of them are like weird drugged up shit...

Excellent reveal from a now iconic band. Good combination of electronic and Damon Albarns rock roots. You could argue that it was a huge influence on the electro alt music of the 2000s. Great features from Del the funky Homosapien. Likes: Clint Eastwood, 19-2000, Rock the House, Tomorrow Comes Today Dislikes: None

There are a couple solid songs on here. There are also lots of interesting individual ideas. The problem is there is a lot of boring music. Closer to a 2.5 than a 3 but I'll round up.

Surprised this is the only Gorillaz album on the list. Outside Clint Eastwood, I don't find this a super banger album. They are still finding their sound here and it's a preview of things to come.

Pretty good. Damon Albarn is obviously super talented, but this is by no means my favorite output by Gorillaz. I think there's better to come from this band.

Yeah, same opinion on this as when it came out. It's not dreadful, but it's not that good either. Decently put together tunes.

I love this album. It's one of the first album's I ever bought and has such a grimey vibe that suits a debut animated band. It is full of atmosphere and just a taste of what is to come. It helps that it is a little nefarious and almost Gothic in its approach to some things as that is very much my jam.

As another reviewer put it: "I find it doesn't achieve the same effect on me as it did back in the day, but nevertheless it's still a great and innovative album." I'll second that opinion, as the album didn't truly 'wow' me (listening in 2024) but the songwriting is still excellent, and "Clint Eastwood" absolutely still slaps. I found myself giving "Double Bass" multiple listens - man, that one is DIRTY, in the best way possible.

Baš mi fino sjeda ovaj album. Davno sam to slušala i stvarno nisam duugo duuugo, tako da mi je skroz fora sad novim ušima poslušati. Osim najvećih hitova, Tomorrow Comes Today mi je skroz oke stvar. Pa baš onako fino popodnevno, eto. 4/5, 7.5/10.

8/10 Fantastican prvi album multimedijalnog projekta bivseg frontmena Blura, Damona Albarna. Nisam ga bas preferirao kad je izasao jer su mi spotovi ko klincu bili nepovezani i apstraktni, ali 20+ godina kasnije cijenim svako izdanje Gorillaza iako daleko od toga da mi je svaki album dobar. Ovog dosta volim, najvise zbog toga sto je bio dosta inovativan za svoje vrijeme (ne samo s glazbene strane), imao je dosta kolaboracija koje su postale temeljni sastojak i za kasnije albume, te su se pomijesali mnogi žanrovi u meni dosta logican i smisleni "đumbus". Tesko mi je izdvojit najdraze stvari, ali na ovo slusanje bi istaknuo Re-Hash i Double Bass. Kasniji albumi su mi jos bolji tako da se nadam jos kojem na ovom popisu!

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I have always enjoyed this - it has a few weird spots and a few dead spots, but most of it is fresh, innovative and fun.

i ain’t happy :( i’m feeling glad :D i got sunshine in a bag :D i’m useless :( but not for long :D

Well, my review didn't end up getting saved which is a bummer. Basically this album was super rad. The beats were really cool and there was some nice variety. It was the perfect album to get into the zone to because it was just meditative and chill enough but also it was interesting enough that I could just really groove to it.

THIS ALBUM RIPS. I love how experimental this is and how it just works. The fusion of so many cool sounds under the guise of a "virtual band." Its alt rock, dub, ska, hip hop, rock, punk, new wave, krautrock, electronic. But it's all so tight and cohesive. The whole album flows so perfectly and really nothing ever feels out of place. Its truly a "music producers" record. Its basically an hour of showing music producer porn and showing off, but it totally works. Every song is crafted perfectly to fit the vibe and story of the record, but each song is totally unique and would stand on its own. Which I think is kind of rare for an album like this. I also love that there really isn't / wasn't anything like this when it came out. Its really unique.

Lots of people pioneered this sound on the cusp of the new century, a blend of pop and hip-hop and cartoonery. What’s surprising here is how fun and funky and fresh it still sounds!

I had only heard a couple of Gorillaz songs in the past. This album started out likable. After Clint Eastwood it lost its way. Some songs were so unpleasant I skipped them. I will just stick with their singles.

Good album that was ahead of its time. Better than the sum of it's parts but not thatany actual good songs though

Maybe I'm nostalgia baited, but the album is great! Love what they were cooking.

Nostalgic for me, second half of this album is so strange though

I was able to listen to it one time, just to get know, but never more... :D

Love this album, love Gorillaz. Clint Eastwood is a BANGER

This was fine. Kind of boring. Didn't do much! This was everywhere when I was younger, but I didn't recognise any songs outside of Clint Eastwood. I don't feel I really missed out. It's interesting to consider if I might really like this if I'd have got into it way back when it came out. Probably! I quite like Lemon Jelly which has some overlap with this. It's also amazing how far back this came out, in relative terms. 23 years ago! When I was 15!? That can't be right. But it is.

Not quite a masterpiece in my mind, but a banger of debut album. The whole concept of the digital band is great, well executed and it's no surprise they're still around 20+ years later. Great record musically, with still one of the best songs of the 2000s on it (Clint Eastwood).

I appreciate the concept, and inventiveness of the whole virtual band concept, musically took me a few listens as on the whole it kind of was passing me by with it eclectic nature, but kind of get it and I can see why someone else may be well into it.

I like this album

Most of it was nonsense and noise, but there was a song or two that were tolerable

It’s an interesting album, all over the place stylistically, and at times it feels confused about its own goals. I’ve always liked Damon Albarns voice, and that holds true through the entirety of this album. Del the funky homosapian has some excellent rap verses in this one too. “Clint Eastwood” is obviously a classic song, and quite clearly the strongest track on the record. For the most part though, this album feels extremely 2001 to me, and I don’t mean that as a compliment. I vastly prefer the content on demon days. Neat concept, not my favourite execution. 3*

I'm not sure what to say other than I like this album a lot. It brings back a lot of fun memories. Genre-wise it's a bit all over the place, but there is some unique stylistic sense that holds it all together. Beats the hell out of anything britpop and that one of the Gallagher brothers hated this album is all the endorsement it needs really. "Latin Simone" is probably my favorite track on this album but there are so many classics. 8/10

This is a classic, takes me right back to college.

Was excited for this one, but it's kind of one note. I prefer Demon Days. Del almost bumps this up to 4, but it's a solid 3 for me. Also, just watched the first Trolls movie and it covers Clint Eastwood which ruined it for me.

Cool record. A couple of cool very well known song and some regular ones.

Another solid and fun album from an artist that I have never heard of

The satanists didn't do so bad, they're much, much better than obnoxious Blur in my opinion, mainly because the other band members bring balance to Albarn's ego. Some songs are good, the first half of the album is more enjoyable than the second half. I would just toss away that latin song, it is sooo pretentious, and I'm saying this as a Latin woman.

Weak album imo

1-4 kinda boring Man Research has some catchy “ya ya yas” Punk is a fun short bop Sound Check could be decent high, could use a second listen

8/10 I’m a fan of Albarn’s work - including Gorrilaz - and don’t listen to this as much as the subsequent 2 albums. I had expected this to not have aged particularly well, but I was wrong. The simple - almost old-fashioned - production of DTA has held up really well, the songs are solid, the songwriting good. Songs with Del are the highlights here. It’s Albarn, so the influences are wide. Lots of punk/new wave, Clash, Fall, Beasties in here. Maybe there is a little too much “getting rejected Blur ideas out” here, but that had ceased by the next album. Where it was route one poppy - Clint Eastwood is a huge standout - the direction for the band is set and clear. Best: Clint Eastwood

I listened to the standard edition of this album. At times it was too repetitive, but overall it was ok. Clint Eastwood was a big radio hit.

You know, compared to the next two albums they would release, I feel like Gorillaz's debut is a little bit overshadowed. It doesn't have the narrative tightness of Feel Good Inc. or Plastic Beach, and in a way, the sound here is a bit more wild and all over the place, maybe even garage/ punk. You can definitely tell the more DIY sound as Damion Albarn tries to figure everything out and I kinda miss that on the next few albums, even if they are better overall. 9/10

werde irgendwie nicht warm mit der platte, obschon der sound eigentlich cool ist. tja, musik ist manchmal sehr geschmackssache.

Relaxter Sound der viel weniger nach Retorte tönt als es das Cover und Titel suggerieren möchten.

enjoyable but not great. It fits my personal musical timeframe, coming out when I was in university, but ultimately I think it's a bit 2k trendy for me.

They really made the music they wanted to see in the world.

This has aged OK

Following the success of Blur in the wake of '90s britpop, frontman Damon Albarn found himself inspired by the growing popularity of trip hop near the turn of the millennium. While Albarn had been experimenting more with the previous two Blur albums (s/t and 13), Gorillaz seems more like a bunch of song ideas that wouldn't fit well with Blur. Musically, this s/t debut sees Albarn also reaching into his network and collaborating with a number of fantastic artists, including Dan the Automator, Del tha Funky Homosapien, and Tina Weymouth along with Chris Frantz. The quality on this album tends to range from impeccable classics to just fine. Clocking in at just over an hour, I don't think much would be lost by cutting off a few of the weaker tracks (including the remixes). It's an all-around strange album but it's strong points justify its existence more than anything. That's all I'll say on the music. But it would be disingenuous to view the album in isolation, no? Gorillaz wasn't just a Damon Albarn solo project, but a conceptualized virtual band with artwork from Jamie Hewlett (best known prior for the comic Tank Girl). This established the projected image of Gorillaz, not as a vanity solo project from a musician breaking off from his successful band, but as an expressive spoof on the contemporary music industry and the mega personalities of celebrities. The tour would have the actual performing band behind a screen while projected images and music videos of the virtual band were used to substitute the experience of seeing the actual band perform, though they would ditch this concept after the first tour. Despite, this Gorillaz were still able to maintain their presence as a virtual band by having surreal animated music videos, with recurring characters and a through thread of lore that fans could invest in. This shifted the spotlight off of the actual people behind Gorillaz, creating a sort of stand-in to avoid the usual hassle that comes with celebrity worship. The result is a more interesting, creatively fulfilling project that carries the music and the visuals in an equally important weight. For that, it earns an extra star.

Massive when it came out and still good now. Stand out tracks: - 5/4 - Clint Eastwood - Sound Check (Gravity) - Rock the house - 19-2000 - Latin Simone (Que pasa contigo)

Happy memory from my youth. Reminds me of what I liked about the artist Beck. Woo youth!

Better than I thought it'd be. Two radio hits -- feel good inc and 19-2000. Generally chill and jangly. I like "Rock the House", it's got horns in. "Starshine" is kinda cool electro. "Slow country" is like 311's Amber except with simon & carfunkel-esque toots and honks, which is hilarious. on the other hand M1 A1 is freakin' annoying and triggers my misophonia bigtime. D: (and makes me wish I were listening to M1 instead, a much better song!)

it's Gorillaz, it's good.

沒有聽懂😭😭😭😭 沒聽到結束就關掉了三小啦

Surprisingly mid.

This is a great debut album and Clint Eastwood is still an all-time jam but Demon Days better be on this list because it's one of the best albums of all time despite the switch up in producers from Dan The Automator to Danger Mouse. Dan The Automator is a legendary producer though and glad he's made a second appearance on this list so far with the other being Dr. Octagon. This is also another Damon Albarn joint and anything he does is going to be decent at the very least. Also hoping to see more Del Tha Funkee Homosapien on this list because he's an underground hip hop legend and I think Both Sides Of The Brain and Deltron 3030 (with Dan The Automator) should easily make the cut for this list, those albums are top tier. Anyways, onto this album. Despite the powerhouse tracks of Clint Eastwood, Rock The House, Tomorrow Comes Today and 19-2000, there is a lot of filler tracks that aren't that memorable. It probably doesn't need to be an hour long and can trim some of the fat but still a solid effort and definitely belongs on the list just for being a fictional cartoon band with some insane talent behind it.

I have heard this like 10 times at this point- for me it’s great

Dig the grooves....its better with eth animation of course.

Just alright. Thought I’d like it more because of Clint Eastwood but found myself a bit perplexed by all the different sounds and vibes.

Not my jam, not a must listen in my opinion

Catchy and interesting but way too repetitive.

🤘cool

Listened to this one for the first time a few months ago and really liked it. On revisit, I love how this sounds. Especially on a grey day like today - this creates such an atmosphere. The album becomes a bit too repetitive on the second half. When it's good it's brilliant, but most of it I found a bit boring. It's a 5 up to Clint Eastwood (and M1 A1), but a 4 overall.

I wish I liked the Gorillaz more like cool people do but mostly I’m like “Yeah this is fine!”

Fun. Simple. Sophomoric.

Mostly dull and boring for me

Really great electric.

Pish

Fun and melodic, some songs were a bit too long and repetitive

Solid Album has some hits on it.

hay mejores albumes de gorilocos se puede decir

It’s not virtual anything- it’s real people playing real music hiding behind cartoons and made up names. Pure gimmickry to hide lackluster talent

Always feels like cheating when I get an album I already love. What a joy to listen through again. Absolutely love several tracks: Clint Eastwood, Rock the House, Latine Simone, Slow Country, 19-2000. Can't forget the next tier: Re-Hash, Tomorrow Comes Today, New Genius, Man Research, 5/4. Yeah turns out this album absolutely rocks, I could listen to it any day, and for that.. it gets the rare 5 star. 4.7/5

It's just Blur, but with sad comic book characters thrown in. I actually figured that maybe, just maybe, the Gorillaz album might have some interesting stuff on it. I've heard the big hits before, and found them wanting. Seems the album is just the hits with filler added, bad filler, to go with the sad comic stuff. There's only so much I can listen to Damon singing in a strange squeaky voice over a generic dub background. One star.

Cine

This was alright but a lot of the songs kind of didn’t go anywhere. But some iconic ones and was obvs the first gorillaz album so he worked it out later.

Great! Never really listened to this when it was around. It's good stuff.

7.5/10 A large variety of good ideas, but turning these ideas into coherent songs is something Gorillaz did much better on the albums that were about to follow. Shame these aren't in the list :( Highlights: Sound Check Clint Eastwood 19-2000 M1A1 (should have been the opener) Tomorrow Comes Today

4.0

2934 - There's a lot of hits on here and this is a compelling fusion of trip hop and rock music. B

Fun but inconsistent. Some bangers and some boring bits. Solid foundation for better albums 7.1/10

Very good. Enjoyed finically getting around to listening to it in full

Love the gorillaz,

This is #day85 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... unlike Blur, which funnily enough, I got just yesterday, Gorillaz holds a special place in my teenage years. I was 15 when Demon Days came out, and tracks like "Dare," "Dirty Harry," and "Feel Good Inc." were all over the radio and TV... Although I've never listened to the debut album straight through (same as the sophomore up until last year, I believe), I'm familiar with "Clint Eastwood," of course. Maybe a couple of other tunes as well. Truth be told, I was pleasantly surprised by how well the album flows; it’s an enjoyable, laid-back listen packed with dub, hip-hop, and trip-hop hooks. The project is truly one of a kind, there's been nothing quite like it before or since. I mean... virtual band in 2001, man. This is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day 86.

Honestly just find this so boring. Always have, probably always will. No matter how many times I try to get into it, it just bores the life out of me. Damon Albarn is just so tedious.

It's not for me

Came at the absolute right time in my youth so left an impression. M1 A1 is like tattoed in my brain at this point

Surprisingly low key. I didn't get to into lyrics so curious about the advisory.

Sounds much more 2001 now than it did in 2001

It's da Gorillaz

The only little highlight is "Clint Eastwood". The rest of the album are only filler or even sucker for me. 1,5

It grows on you.

Fav: 19-2000 Least Fav: Punk It’s a decent start, but you can tell Damon Albarn was finding his feet with this album

"If you watch MTV for too long, it's a bit like hell – there's nothing of substance there. So we got this idea for a cartoon band, something that would be a comment on that." Well they failed spectacularly at that goal. They did however succeeded in fitting in with MTV by producing an album with absolutely no substance what so ever. One of the reviewers here suggested listening to Deltron 3030 and while I can't say I like them much more but at least they produced something with a little more substance. So Gorillaz 1 star, Deltron 3030 2 stars.

No

I like Gorillaz, but I don’t love Gorillaz. There are parts of different songs on this particular album that I really enjoyed and then something would happen in the song and I would change my mind.

1 hour and 4 minutes too long

re hash- weird, meh 5/4- no thanks 🤷‍♀️ tomorrow comes today- meh new genius- no thanks clint eastwood- good start, good beat, heard this before?, bars man research- heck no punk-AHH, no sound check- not bad, chill double bass- good start, ok chill- me like rock the house- not bad but the spotify animation is scary 19-2000- nice start, stressed me out latin simone- not bad but weird starshine- i like the music but the lyrics with it is weird slow country- eh not for me m1a1- build up?! ok not bad but the lalala and scream was a bit much dracula- weird left hand- what is the asmr beginning with alien backgrounds? drums is good yeah no clint eastwood- vibes

I couldn’t stand Gorillaz when they came out. I didn’t get it. Years later I still struggle to get it. Or at least this album. I love Blur and some of Gorillaz later work is really fascinating, but I feel like they are just discovering what they can do and they haven’t figured it out yet. This album is unbelievably repetitive and BORING!!! Give me variety. Clint Eastwood is the most entertaining song on this album and it’s the worst single they have ever had. So that says a lot. Woof. 2.5 stars.

Already familiar with this one and love it. Not quite as much as plastic beach or demon dayz, but it's good.

Wait... the guy who gave us "Woo-hoo!" in Song 2 is also behind this cartoon band? Wild. Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect with their debut, but it’s got a few cool moments. "Clint Eastwood" still slaps, no question there. The rest of the album? Kind of hit or miss. Some tracks feel like experiments that didn’t fully land, while others are just chill enough to leave on in the background. It's not Demon Days but it laid the groundwork. A decent start from a group that got much better later.

I love this album. So fun, so unique. Fantastic from top to bottom.

Good experimental first step of genre blending, definitely a bit more on the incomplete side to my ears, but still holds more than a couple fun and engaging songs

just one of the coolest ideas for a band ever!

I can't help but feel like every Gorillaz album is too long and self-indulgent.

Such a strong start and they only got better with time.

Solid

It’s a 4 but nostalgia and remembering a couple old bangers off here boosts it up to a 5.

Fun

Parts of this are almost kind of interesting. "Clint Eastwood" is close to being a banger. It's just too repetitive. It's like they knew when they had a good hook and needed to remind us many, many times. Bit of a slog, if I'm being honest. Highlights, I guess: Clint Eastwood, Double Bass

I really loved this album when it came out and listening to this again really dates me. Their newer stuff is so much darker, and listening back it really feels like an experiment that got away from Damon albarn. I think the blur albums after this album were so much better because of this as well as the rest of the Gorillaz albums became way more nuanced, but this now sounds like a guy noodling with some musical toys. Still really good, but not as good as I remember