About damn time someone mentioned this song. The song is literally THE SHIT. IT'S THE SHIT.
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Gorillaz announce “The Now Now” is releasing June 29th.
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About damn time someone mentioned this song. The song is literally THE SHIT. IT'S THE SHIT.
I have to revisit Humanz and the bonus tracks but right now it's their best song in years.
edit: DYT too ^
The fact that the full version of DoYaThing isn't available unless you resort to piracy is a sin against God.
It's one of their best music videos too, and I'm pretty sure you can only find it through lossy, low-quality re-uploads on YouTube.
It's one of their best music videos too, and I'm pretty sure you can only find it through lossy, low-quality re-uploads on YouTube.
This is so much better than Humanz, which I'll have to call a fluke at this point.
It certainly doesn't come close to Plastic Beach but that would be hard. Definitely going to get some more listens out of me though.
It certainly doesn't come close to Plastic Beach but that would be hard. Definitely going to get some more listens out of me though.
I feel like you exist to counter me on everything. You're my Agent Smith.
Souk Eye is my JAM
the whole album is pretty good actually. it's not super ambitious or groundbreaking but front to back, it's an enjoyable listen.
the whole album is pretty good actually. it's not super ambitious or groundbreaking but front to back, it's an enjoyable listen.
Alright, so, there are really good songs on here. Souk Eye is great, if not amazing - the buildup isn't quite worth the pay-off, especially compared to similiar masterpieces like Kids With Guns and Empire Ants. I love Sorcererz, Tranz, Lake Zurich.
However...something's missing here. I know many people said that Humanz didn't feel like Gorillaz, but for me, that's actually true for The Now Now. Humanz was completely surprising, showed me a huge amount of artists I didn't much listen to beforehand and took me over with big, well produced songs that came together into one cohesive whole. Even ballads like El Manana tend to have that certain "extra" layer, that one idea that makes it so much better than it was before. That layer seems to be largely missing in The Now Now. For the very first time with the Gorillaz I have trouble remembering the songs and remembering which is which. It all seems so similiar, so expected and one-note. And maybe that's the most disappointing thing to me: Gorillaz, to me, was always about charting new waters and surprising me with music and sound I didn't expect or know I'd even like. This just kinda feels like a B-Sides album missing that extra spark. It's hard to explain. This is the first Gorillaz album (not counting The Fall) that I can't just put in, listen through and lose myself in - because it's just a tad boring (and has a few real stinkers, imo, with Idaho & Kansas).
Souk Eye, Sorcerez, Tranz, Lake Zurich and Humility are all part of my Best Of Gorillaz Playlist though, as I said. There are great songs here. To me, they just don't quite come together as a great album. As a Solo Album (which this kinda is), Damon Albarn's "Everyday Robots" was way stronger imo.
However...something's missing here. I know many people said that Humanz didn't feel like Gorillaz, but for me, that's actually true for The Now Now. Humanz was completely surprising, showed me a huge amount of artists I didn't much listen to beforehand and took me over with big, well produced songs that came together into one cohesive whole. Even ballads like El Manana tend to have that certain "extra" layer, that one idea that makes it so much better than it was before. That layer seems to be largely missing in The Now Now. For the very first time with the Gorillaz I have trouble remembering the songs and remembering which is which. It all seems so similiar, so expected and one-note. And maybe that's the most disappointing thing to me: Gorillaz, to me, was always about charting new waters and surprising me with music and sound I didn't expect or know I'd even like. This just kinda feels like a B-Sides album missing that extra spark. It's hard to explain. This is the first Gorillaz album (not counting The Fall) that I can't just put in, listen through and lose myself in - because it's just a tad boring (and has a few real stinkers, imo, with Idaho & Kansas).
Souk Eye, Sorcerez, Tranz, Lake Zurich and Humility are all part of my Best Of Gorillaz Playlist though, as I said. There are great songs here. To me, they just don't quite come together as a great album. As a Solo Album (which this kinda is), Damon Albarn's "Everyday Robots" was way stronger imo.
Haha.
I'm being a bit harsh on Humanz. I still think it's a solid enough album. I just waited so long since Plastic Beach that I was definitely expecting more.
I have been soaking this album in and reading opinions here, but I feel like I'm somewhere in the middle. In general, I'm enjoying the new music.
Tranz, Idaho and Kansas are the main tracks that don't do much for me, but I have caught myself in the mood for them, so I'm not writing them off yet.
Lake Zurich is so good. With Humility, I can't fucking divorce the video from my brain so it's all I see when I hear it and I love that. It's a good summer jam, even if Jack Black is invading it. Haha!
Allow me a digression though...
I keep listening to One Percent flowing into Souk Eye. I love the pairing. I have a Blur-fanatic friend who swears One Percent has some melody lifted from the song Hostiles. But I personally love when that song starts reving up and teasing a bigger thing inside of itself around the 1:30 mark. I want to hear a LONG version of this someday, one with multiple verses. If he ever does it live, I hope my fellow Era people can record it and upload it somewhere so that I can let it wash over me...
Anyways, both of these songs back to back are like my new favorites for when I'm in a lamenting mood. Souk Eye is so interesting, and it's like a sad song stuck in an upbeat draft. I get kinda lost in it as it plays us out to sleep and says good night.
I'm genuinely sorry for those that aren't enjoying the album, but I for one am diggin' it and have come back to it multiple times this weekend. I honestly feel spoiled by Damon and everyone else involved that helps make a Gorillaz record. Maybe the people dissatisfied with Humanz or The Now Now individually can just come to terms with that by simply combining the two (+ Sleeping Powder) into one playlist. Call it a deluxe, double LP of Gorillaz working through some shit-- Especially since they all came out so close together. With that you'd get a good mix of new artist collabs, experimental riffs, indulgent sounds, and Damon / 2D doing his thing. It might be fun to mix them all up into a new song order anyways.
That said, I sincerely hope Gorillaz isn't gone again for too long again. I don't begrudge Damon his rest or his Blur time, but Gorillaz is still one of my favorite "bands"... and when they're on they are fucking ON.
EDIT to add this:
That said, Lake Zurich shares some audible DNA with DARE. I hear it. Tell me I'm crazy.
Tranz, Idaho and Kansas are the main tracks that don't do much for me, but I have caught myself in the mood for them, so I'm not writing them off yet.
Lake Zurich is so good. With Humility, I can't fucking divorce the video from my brain so it's all I see when I hear it and I love that. It's a good summer jam, even if Jack Black is invading it. Haha!
Allow me a digression though...
I keep listening to One Percent flowing into Souk Eye. I love the pairing. I have a Blur-fanatic friend who swears One Percent has some melody lifted from the song Hostiles. But I personally love when that song starts reving up and teasing a bigger thing inside of itself around the 1:30 mark. I want to hear a LONG version of this someday, one with multiple verses. If he ever does it live, I hope my fellow Era people can record it and upload it somewhere so that I can let it wash over me...
Anyways, both of these songs back to back are like my new favorites for when I'm in a lamenting mood. Souk Eye is so interesting, and it's like a sad song stuck in an upbeat draft. I get kinda lost in it as it plays us out to sleep and says good night.
I'm genuinely sorry for those that aren't enjoying the album, but I for one am diggin' it and have come back to it multiple times this weekend. I honestly feel spoiled by Damon and everyone else involved that helps make a Gorillaz record. Maybe the people dissatisfied with Humanz or The Now Now individually can just come to terms with that by simply combining the two (+ Sleeping Powder) into one playlist. Call it a deluxe, double LP of Gorillaz working through some shit-- Especially since they all came out so close together. With that you'd get a good mix of new artist collabs, experimental riffs, indulgent sounds, and Damon / 2D doing his thing. It might be fun to mix them all up into a new song order anyways.
That said, I sincerely hope Gorillaz isn't gone again for too long again. I don't begrudge Damon his rest or his Blur time, but Gorillaz is still one of my favorite "bands"... and when they're on they are fucking ON.
EDIT to add this:
It seems odd to see that kind of comment after numerous, wildly different albums with all kinds of radically different sounds and collaborators involved. Gorrilaz as a concept seems by design to be fluid and whatever it wants to be.
That said, Lake Zurich shares some audible DNA with DARE. I hear it. Tell me I'm crazy.
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It's pretty much the critical and fan consensus that Plastic Beach was the apex of Gorillaz.
I actually really liked Humanz. The Now Now is pretty good too...but both sound like a pile of Pro Tools compared to the more lavish instrumentation of Demon Days and Plastic Beach.
I bet that Humanz and The Now Now could be cut together into an awesome album, though. Both have what the other lacked.
I actually really liked Humanz. The Now Now is pretty good too...but both sound like a pile of Pro Tools compared to the more lavish instrumentation of Demon Days and Plastic Beach.
I bet that Humanz and The Now Now could be cut together into an awesome album, though. Both have what the other lacked.
Think I like this better than humanz. No track I want to skip and it's more chill and much less loud. Also 90% of tracks aren't just features.
The real question is what the best rap feature is from within their albums. I can tell you right now the ones from Humanz is at the bottom, except maybe Kilo Kish on out of body.
Still really don't like the new album. At all. But that's fine, because I loved Humanz, and I got that a year ago, so I'm good.
The answer is Sweepstakes.
The answer is Sweepstakes.
The Now Now is probably around Demon Dayz for me, not as good as Plastic Beach but it doesnt have the Humanz problem of killing the disc's momentum with mediocre songs like Sex Murder Party and Momentz
Good list, my favorites as well :)
Although I'm totally fine with LZ being a groovy, lyric-less jam.
Sweepstakes is a top 5 Gorillaz song and by far the best song on Plastic Beach.
If we're looking for the best rap it's either Ascension or Clint Eastwood, as cliche of a choice as that is. The worst is easily Hollywood.
If we're looking for the best rap it's either Ascension or Clint Eastwood, as cliche of a choice as that is. The worst is easily Hollywood.
Still really don't like the new album. At all. But that's fine, because I loved Humanz, and I got that a year ago, so I'm good.
The answer is Sweepstakes.
That's not a bad place to be. I felt kind of cold on both humanz and the now now so far, so I'm wondering if maybe it's me at this point lol
Demon Days is the apex of Gorillaz. That album is the one generally considered to be the best Gorillaz album.
If we're talking in terms of just the quality of the album, the winner is still Demon Days, but only by a bit, so I'd forgive someone for disagreeing.
But when we say "the apex of Gorillaz" I assume we're talking about what makes up an entire phase, in which case Demon Days is so far ahead I can't understand why anyone would pick anything else. Phase 3 tripped and fell right out of the gate after Jamie blew the entire phase's budget on the Stylo video, phase 4 didn't even attempt to reach the same level. (Which is fine, don't get me wrong - a multimedia bonanza like phase 2 could never happen today.)
But when we say "the apex of Gorillaz" I assume we're talking about what makes up an entire phase, in which case Demon Days is so far ahead I can't understand why anyone would pick anything else. Phase 3 tripped and fell right out of the gate after Jamie blew the entire phase's budget on the Stylo video, phase 4 didn't even attempt to reach the same level. (Which is fine, don't get me wrong - a multimedia bonanza like phase 2 could never happen today.)
I've done a few full listens to The Now Now and I dig the progression and most of the tracks on it, even if it does come off as way more chill and downplayed as opposed to most of their previous albums. The bombast isn't there and I'm fine with that. I also gave Humanz another spin and while there are good single tracks on the album, it lacks cohesion even though that was supposed to be brought to the forefront. That lack of cohesion and progression makes it feel worse than it should be with some of their better work being on the album.
Truth.
Well I guess by metacritic score you guys are right, Demon Days clocks in at 82 while Plastic Beach lands at a 79 (with Humanz at 77, The Now Now at 76, and s/t at 69).
I was probably paying the closest attention to music reviews/news in my life when Plastic Beach came out, so maybe I'm just remembering the initial fanfare.
I swear I don't remember Demon Days making a splash beyond the music videos and radio play that came with Feel Good Inc and Dare.
Just saying what I remember, or thought I remembered, not trying to promote a personal opinion. Demon Days has some of the best stuff Gorillaz has ever done on it and was an absolutely stellar follow up to the self titled album.
what strange universe am I in
Though I guess the appeal of Gorillaz is that you can approach them from a few different angles and find something to like.
In an ideal world we'd get a second version with lyrics. I still love the track as it is but I wonder what it could be.
To continue a tangent only I care about, like - consider that phase 3 was such a failure that they had to completely rethink the idea of Gorillaz phases afterwards. We never got P-Sides. We never got a Phase 3 DVD. (Would totally plunk down the money for Celebrity Takedown and Slowboat to Hades on Blu-Ray btw.) They didn't even have the budget to finish the third video and had to release it as an unfinished animatic - which they wouldn't have had to do if they hadn't committed themselves to keeping some kind of lore, their biggest mistake. Phase 3 was the first phase to actually keep the Gorillaz "story" consistent and it suffered for it.
Plastic Beach is a good album, if not as good as their others, but all the failures of phase 3 compound upon it to be a sour spot in my memory. In phases 4 and 5, we've had several statements as to where Cyborg Noodle is and what she's doing, all of which contradict each other. And you know what? That's how I like it.
Plastic Beach is a good album, if not as good as their others, but all the failures of phase 3 compound upon it to be a sour spot in my memory. In phases 4 and 5, we've had several statements as to where Cyborg Noodle is and what she's doing, all of which contradict each other. And you know what? That's how I like it.
Agreed. If Albarn ever teamed up with Danger Mouse/Brian Burton on another Gorillaz album, I think it would lead to something equally great as Demon Days. I feel his influence was that strong on DD, and part of what made it so good.
"Their voices" zzzzzz, where did that even come from. I don't dislike either, there just isn't much for me to like. Danny Brown's feature has no bars and doesn't build up to anything. There's nothing wrong with what he's talking about mind you but it's presented with such minimal energy. Vince feature is good. Hook got underwhelming on repeat listens quick though.
Vince feature is fine, hook doesn't really pump me up
Sure, but they're not better than any of the rap's from Plastic Beach and co. Actually I forgot about Mos Def on Sweepstakes.
They fit in perfectly as a whimsical introduction to Plastic Beach, what's there to hate?
A shame this momentum didn't carry into the rest of the song. Vince does have the best ending though.
why are their introductions to plastic beach talking about a real beach, especially considering snoop dogg did a much better job introducing the album just two minutes ago
I never heard the extended version before but holy shit you might be right.
It's hard to keep up with which main album represents the apex of Gorillaz when there's so many b-sides, sea-sides, D-sides, G and probably Z-sides that would fit into it's own album that would be the definitive Gorillaz experience. I'm serious, I think D-Sides is one of their best albums.
This one, i'll probably spin it more but it seems to be a reaction album to Humanz because there were too many collaborations.
This one, i'll probably spin it more but it seems to be a reaction album to Humanz because there were too many collaborations.
