Reviews (page 7 of 7)
Damon Albarn and his mates have a go at being Radiohead, but (spoilers) he’s no Thom Yorke
Honestly just forgettable. Not for me.
Not for me
A cry for help
Really boring stuff, nothing creative in it. Not what you would expect from a "super group". The last song was the most interesting one but I'll probably forget about it in an hour.
Bland, boring and unmemorable.
Felt like it was raining in my office
Instantly recognised Damon Albans voice and instantly slipped into a coma Instantly forgettable
favs: 80s life northern whale nature springs rating 1.3/5
Poor man's Radiohead. Radiohead themselves are bad enough.
The Queen was probably outraged, and rightfully, so, at being included in the title of this less than stellar offering.
1. hiztory - 1 2. life - 2 3. uuhale - 1 4. doom - 2 5. herculean - 1 6. zun - 2 7. bunting - 2 8. nature - 1 9. zoldier - 1 10. three - 0 11. green - 2 12. queen - 2
How did this get here?
Wow, I did not enjoy this at all. Something about this album reeks of pretentiousness. Hard pass.
Why this was part of the list?
als grote fan van The Clash, iets mindere fan van Blur, was dit een tegenvaller van formaat.. te classeren onder de T van teleurstellend
Not what I expected. I was about to say it sounds like Damon Albarn and then I realised…Very unique, but too slow for my taste. Fav song is ‘Nature Springs’.
Supergroup? Nothing super about this.
This album is TEDIOUS. But The most annoying part is the Affected Vocal Slouch. One of the great tragedies of Bob Dylan’s popularity is the adoption of AVS as a means of signaling "I am a serious artist to be taken seriously." But for me it signals "I'm more interested in sounding cool than in sounding good." And, perhaps not surprisingly, that attitude, more often than not, produces music that is not good. This collection is an excellent example.
I was expecting so much more from this when I saw who was in this supergroup. Such a snoozer of an album. 3/10
Meh
This would have made a great ‘lost album’. The mere idea of it would have been mythical. Sadly, the reality of it far less so.
Not very interesting. This doesn't belong on this list, given how much great music came out during this period. 4.8
Boring, dont wanna hear this again. 1,8/5
Music tailor made for an indie film score and nothing else.
1/3rd correct. Bad.
Damon Albarn expended his entire creative energies on Demon Days and almost everything after has been complete shit.
Even when a side project doesn't quite work out there might be contractual obligations to release it anyway, since it was made at someone's expense, and fans of people famous for other things just might scrape up some cash for it. What's wrong is to include such albums in a list like this, and make people like me worse off for having listened to this steaming pile of shit.
The worst music Damon Albarn has ever been associated with. Uninspired drivel.
Group of mates jamming. No reason for anyone else to listen.
How many Damon Albarn records are on this dang list?!?!?
I like Damon Albarn a bit, Blur is my favorite of the Britpop stuff, Gorillaz is great, most of his solo is class. This is a bad project though. Supergroups often flatten each members' individual talents and this has got that going on in spades. It's basically the same song for forty-four minutes with slight variations on the drum fill or keys arrangement. But I found it wholly tedious. I thought I was mildly enjoying it for the bulk of it but during the last song, I heard my phone ring & I was so excited to just hear a new noise for the first time in 40 minutes that I realized I did not enjoy this one at all. One of the curious additions to the book that make you realize it's mostly written by British critics. Remember "Danger Mouse"? Favorite Track: Behind the Sun
Whatever the reason was that brought this so-called supergroup together, it ain't in the grooves. There's nothing interesting going on here; it's just track after track of nondescript songs topped off with Damon Albarn's artless singing.
Damon is boring here. Danger Mouse is the most overrated producer. Just not good is the only way I can really put it.
Supergroup? Really? Some nice musically moments spoilt by one of Albarn’s poorest vocal performances, at his whining worst.
a fairly boring departure from Gorillaz
Oh boy! It looks like it’s going to be lazy, bland rock and from the description including Damon Albarn of Gorillaz fame, I don’t have high hopes for this. 2007 also tends to be the kiss of death. I can’t believe people will one day be nostalgic for that time. I will have to tell my children that I grew up in the most boring time in human history. I mean not much was going on in the 800s or whatever, but at least you don’t have the lamest bards of that time pressed to tape for all eternity. Liek if ur still listening to Parnellio of House Dagon in 934🔥. The Northern reach tavern set still gets regular rotation. History Song - YES! Reggae influence!!! 80s Life - YES! Doo Wop Coldplay! Northern Whale - I like whales. They’re cool. Imagine them just rolling around in the oceans. The size of em. Oceans are crazy to think about. Kingdom of Doom - Another cool song title. That’s great! Herculean - This track describes my feat of listening to this garbage list for almost a year. SUB 2.5 average rating. That will dip further today. Behind the Sun - The infinity of black unknown. Life in its own right disqualified by the feeble minds of man. What we describe, we acknowledge. What evades our description exists entirely outside the reaching arm of humanity. Comprehension means we must acknowledge we are the infinitesimal in an infinite system beyond our grasp. The Bunting Song - Dis song sucks. Nature Springs - Oh man! Another banger!! This guy can’t miss! A Soldier’s Tale - STIIIIIIIIIRIKE 3. Oh no he didn’t even swing at that. Yeah bat didn’t leave the shoulders, Jim. Not Damon’s day. Three Changes - ONE cool moment on this record and it’s still vaguely reggae influenced. The latter section of this track is really the only passage I’ve been moderately alert for. Green Fields - I can imagine the euphoria of the afterlife. I am gazing at the fields of infinite bliss through teary eyes. We’re meeting the end. The Good, The Bad And The Queen - even the rare triplicate title can’t awake me from the coma induced by this disappointing slog. Man that sucked. Just the most boring, dull wallpaper sounding nothing rock I’ve heard in a bit. This sounds like the music from the rock band they invent for a TV show. Like an episode of CSI: Miami where The guitarist dies or something. I’ve had some fun listening to Gorillaz hits, but I’ve had more fun watching gorillas at the zoo. They’re just so human like!! Unlike this album which sounds like it was made by one of those bands that are entirely AI that the ghouls in the music industry create to sell the concept of losing our humanity for the profit of like 15 dudes. Ugh. Get this out of my face. 0.5 HIGHLIGHTS: All barn, no joy.
Leave it to Damon to make incredibly boring shit I can't even try to care about. Only reason why Gorillaz are occasionally good is because of outside influence from artists they collaborate with, this man is just terrible.
This is really not very good, and I’m feeling a bit resentful for the listen. Is the author fucking with us? I got excited for a sec, thinking we might get music from the great Ennio Morricone. Instead? Bahh! Yes, I’m bitter.
Happy to listen to every Gallagher Bros. solo project before ever hearing this again.
This was boring until it turned annoying.
Even more than all those boring electronica albums, which I can at least imagine having been influential to a scene which doesn't include me, this feels like a total waste of a spot on the list. I can't help but believe that it's only here because British people can't help themselves when they see Damon Albarn? Musically, it's probably a 2, but I just feel like my time is being totally wasted by getting this one today, so it's getting a 1.
I love Damon Albarn but I did not like this damn
Probably the most boring thing ive listened too so far during this. Awful.
“Oh wow! It has X person from X band, anddddd X person from X band, anddddd, etc., etc.” (Proceeds to sell a stupid amount of records, riding on prior efforts’ reputation and completionists alone) Never listening again.
Taas kerran miettii millä perusteella nämä täällä ovat. Voi kyynel mitä kuraa
I was more confused what this was
This is very easy to dislike. Dreary. Awful band name. So redundant to the list. This is musical nepotism. You just hired the guy with the killer CV without even conducting the interview. Never has anything been so much less than the sum of its parts. 1 star - not because its 1 star awful but because its hard to imagine something less deserving of a spot on the list.
Shite
This is the first Damon alburn album I've heard in full and that's unfortunate. I know I'll enjoy his other works far more. I found this to be the most mid album ever
No thanks. 1/5
Not listened before - not a must listen Favourite tracks: Herculean, title track
"Supergroup" my arse!
It's like a more boring version of a gorillaz album. Seeing as gorrilaz is essentially a supergroup, I really struggle to tell the difference between that and this.... Except that this is mind numbing and there is no rapping
Ai vielä tasapaksumpaa kuin Gorillaz? Mutta kirjoitin "biisejä Lontoosta"! Palkkasin The Clashin basistin! Rekrytoin Fela Kutin rumpalin! Juu.
I’ve had a bad stretch. Not even all “bad” albums. Just all forgettable stuff that makes you question if there is any good music or if you’ve lost your touch. I think it’s the albums.
Didn't want to rate anything this low, but it's awful. I like music from each of these musicians biggest bands, but this supergroup will never be on my Playlist. Not one redeeming song.
A supergroup isn’t really super if they don’t have any good ideas.
Dont see what all the fuss is about.
For such a legendary lineup, this is unfortunately boring standard brit rock. The only influence I hear here is from Damon Albarn. The rest of the band might as well be studio musicians.
I didn't like this album. The music was too simplistic, and the lyrics were not very captivating.
This just was sleazy and boring and mopey and gosh way too long. I don’t recognize why it should be on this list.
If this was the singer trying their best, then I don't want to hear them on an off day.
Come one man, why is this on here? Is it because one the guys is Damon Albarn, and they think he shits gold?Honestly can't see why this is on here? Sub par, demolike shite songs. Dont waste your time
Not good, not bad, sounds nothing like Queen, more like a watered down Gorillaz.
I'm rating it now even though there's still a couple songs left because holy shit this is boring. Why is everything Damon Albarn does so lifeless outside of a few bangers with Blur. You've got Tony Allen on the drums man, do something!
Like a pack of Gorillaz b-sides that weren't good for an album for that particular super group. Whilst there is nothing wrong with the album, there is nothing of worth here: bland, insepid, and inoffensive
I was hopeful this wouldn't be some self-indulgent British wankfest of over-inflated egos mashing their individual sounds together with little to no cohesion, but oh well maybe next time.
Nicht meine Richtung
Garbage. And not the good garbage like the band Garbage. Actually garbage
Supergroups sound cool in theory, but most of them just end up as less than the sum of their parts
Only bad. No good
It was neither good nor bad.
Rubbish!
I'll defend Brit Pop and it's fearsome leige Albarn the Conqueror until my last breath but this absolutely doesn't need to be on the list. Didn't hate it but one star as a nod to the BP detractors being right (this time)
I find this so very bland
I don't enjoy this faux gritty music production and sound and I don't care about whatever this man is sad about
Nope. I don’t think super groups work out a lot.
Gehört und von der Mediathek entfernt, nichts für mich!
How Albarn has blagged a living is beyond me
bored. no worse than that! looked for a band I hadnt heard of on the list. and i agree - dumb name. Oh the bleakness. how to make a ska beat feel flat... but then it sounds like Gorillaz B-side stuff. POh wait - Damon Albarn is Blur and Gorillaz - this is why some peopel should not always be indulged do side projects - NONE of the fun and charm of the others tuff I have heard him in. the opposite of uplifitng - its jarringly two speed (sad and bleak mixed with happy keyboard - my audiitory processing area is hurting).... admins - please remove this album from the list - ahhahaaa. no.
Sounded like American Idol amateur hour. Holy crap was the singing awful.
Never heard of this album or band and for good reason. Not a fan.
Like Gorillaz, only not good. An album I did not need to hear before I died.
Schijt
Didn’t really enjoy the music. To me the album is recreating songs that have already been made and the styles have been overdone. Like a 60s-70s album made in 2008. Just not fun or interesting to listen to for me.
Pretty boring album. The last two songs had some legs though. Those two songs brought this album from a 1 to a 1.5 for me. Shoegaze?
Joo ei. Säälittävää määkimistä. Varmaan lajissaan ihan hyvä, mut joo ei.
Meh, blur en gorillaz veel leuker
1/5. This album was honestly just so boring. It felt like multiple ideas being thrown around with none of them landing. The lack of processing on Albarn's voice felt so out of place for the vibe of the album. It felt like a Gorillaz album with some instruments thrown in there besides just a electronic beat. There was potential for sure, and it wasn't necessarily terrible to listen to, but there is no reason for me to revisit this one.
I thought this was OK when it came out; now, I don't understand why I had any time for it. Plodding and tiresome. More overvaluing of albums by artists who have done good stuff elsewhere.
Damon Albarn seems to have his finger in many pies. This one is cold and not too tasty, but his finger is still in it.