the whole discography owns and is a clinic in staying relevant
Here's my opinion on "Humanz" that I didn't get to spell out fully in the other thread:
"Humanz" as an album is undoubtedly weak, because it doesn't contain the same amount of thematic depth as previous Gorillaz works. That being said, as a playlist a la "More Life" or "Culture II", it works a lot better. Damon himself said this album was like the soundtrack to the most epic party before the world ends. In that way, it is a playlist or a collection of tracks meant to get the party started. Once you excise the bonus tracks, it works a lot better as a playlist. That being said, it does have noticeable weak spots with this concept. For example, tracks like "Busted And Blue", "Hallelujah Money", and "Carnival" noticeably go against the party vibe. So, reframing the project works, but it doesn't make it a masterpiece. That being said, it has some of my favorite songs from last year on it: "Submission", "Ascension", "She's My Collar", "Charger", "Busted And Blue", and "Momentz."
It's a good album that is underrated, but it isn't close to the best work Damon and co. have produced.
i disagree, ive found humanz to be as thematically rich as demon days or plastic beach. the epic party vibe is right, and the tone progresses as the last party in the world might. it starts off explosive, gets a little weird, the mood saddens, it gets angry, cruel, and finally resigned before theres a little anthem of hope.Here's my opinion on "Humanz" that I didn't get to spell out fully in the other thread:
"Humanz" as an album is undoubtedly weak, because it doesn't contain the same amount of thematic depth as previous Gorillaz works. That being said, as a playlist a la "More Life" or "Culture II", it works a lot better. Damon himself said this album was like the soundtrack to the most epic party before the world ends. In that way, it is a playlist or a collection of tracks meant to get the party started. Once you excise the bonus tracks, it works a lot better as a playlist. That being said, it does have noticeable weak spots with this concept. For example, tracks like "Busted And Blue", "Hallelujah Money", and "Carnival" noticeably go against the party vibe. So, reframing the project works, but it doesn't make it a masterpiece. That being said, it has some of my favorite songs from last year on it: "Submission", "Ascension", "She's My Collar", "Charger", "Busted And Blue", and "Momentz."
It's a good album that is underrated, but it isn't close to the best work Damon and co. have produced.
I know it's probably not a serious question, but I believe there is a significant different.
Many of my friends also had mixed opinions, though you have to at least agree that it's not the worst album of the year
It's a new album, Damon's written it on tour (though it seems it was recorded on an actual studio) so think The Fall but with a much bigger budget. There's two songs on youtube (live footage), "Idaho" and "Hollywood"!
So apparently """leaks""" are saying the new album will only have 2 songs with collaborators, no singles, be out in 2 months time, is phase 5 and be one of their best albums.
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Also theres allegedly a feature length docc coming out.
This would be the wildist shit if true
R/gorillaz which allegedly gets it from Hewlett's son. Which is why the triple quotation marks
*buzzer sound*
This new album is officially confirmed to be the next Gorillaz 'phase' - it's being treated as a mainline album, so it's not a "The Fall" situation.
First song already has a Snoop guest which is more than you could say for anything on The Fall.
There will also be a feature length Documentary of the Humanz tour that will be out by end of this year/next anniversary of the S/T. Jaime's son confirmed that release window, he's editing it right now.
So since Humanz has come out, we've gotten Sleeping Powder and now this Hollywood track. Have there been any other songs that have popped up after the album?
I love Humanz, btw. It's no Demon Days, but it's not trying to be. Which is probably good. Demon Days might be one of the greatest albums of all time. Trying to do more of that wouldn't work out. I think that's what led to some of the burn out during Plastic Beach.
Feels like we never got to live out Phase 4, eh lets see where it takes us.
Phase 4 gave us my favorite Gorillaz album, several neat videos, an incredible world tour, and most importantly of all, it gave Damon the motivation to do another record this soon. The new album is full of songs that were written and worked on while touring, a la The Fall, but Damon brought these songs into the studio and recorded them there. It won't be another Fall.
also people saying that Humanz lacks thematic depth may have misunderstood the record. It's incredibly dense with meaning and narrative, perhaps more than any other record Damon has ever done.
that's one of the strangest takes I have ever seen. Care to elaborate? I'm super curiousEh, his other albums have tons of meanings. Hell, it's a bit of a rehash of everyday robots, with some Parklife thrown in
Eh, his other albums have tons of meanings. Hell, it's a bit of a rehash of everyday robots, with some Parklife thrown in
that's one of the strangest takes I have ever seen. Care to elaborate? I'm super curious
ah, I see. Yeah all this stuff is true, but I see a lot more in the songs. To me, the Zed at the end of Humanz also represents an ending - like, if we keep going down the path described on this record, we're all done for. Humanz is an album about a "party at the end of the world" but I think it describes the world ending for more reasons than simple politics. Humanz feels to me like a record about the decline of the human condition, and the constant lowering of human morale and morality. Even We Got The Power, a song about seizing the day and uniting to make the world a better place, has a cynical side with lyrics about choosing apathy over action and leaving the better future as a mere dream.
ah, I see. Yeah all this stuff is true, but I see a lot more in the songs. To me, the Zed at the end of Humanz also represents an ending - like, if we keep going down the path described on this record, we're all done for. Humanz is an album about a "party at the end of the world" but I think it describes the world ending for more reasons than simple politics. Humanz feels to me like a record about the decline of the human condition, and the constant lowering of human morale and morality. Even We Got The Power, a song about seizing the day and uniting to make the world a better place, has a cynical side with lyrics about choosing apathy over action and leaving the better future as a mere dream.
That and Saturnz Barz are unquestionably some of the best stuff in their discography.
Halfway to the Halfway House is incredibly overlooked because it's a little abrasive and very strange, but it's one of the most haunting and powerful songs I've heard in a very long time. The instrumental is anxiety-inducing and the vocals on it are so desperate that it sort of induces a feeling of fervor whenever I hear it. Just powerful stuff.
it sounds like you dated the rule 63 version of high school hugha girlfriend in my late high school/college days was absolutely OBSESSED with the band; buying all the merch she could possibly get her hands on and referring to the band members as if they were actual people and she was just steeped waist-deep, if not higher, in the lore and backstory of the band.
it sounds like you dated the rule 63 version of high school hugh
it's me i'm hughGoogling "High School Hugh" leads me nowhere. Explanation, please?
Kinda off-topic, but if we're talking about Damon, do you guys listen to Blur?
Obviously very different from Gorillaz, but Damon still rocks.
I agree with him, I think Plastic Beach is a rushed and sloppy album. It's still pretty good stuff, but definitely the worst of the mainline Gorillaz records for me.
how dare you, that first album is filled with special little treasures.... only Rock The House really stands out to me as being fairly mediocre. I suppose Sound Check is a little meh as well, but still solid and interesting.Plastic Beach is the best Gorillaz album
The first album isnt good, it has 15 songs and maybe 5 of them are memorable.
Kinda off-topic, but if we're talking about Damon, do you guys listen to Blur?
Obviously very different from Gorillaz, but Damon still rocks.
It'd be hard to think of a music artist who has reinvented or experimented as much as Damon Alburn
Every song on Plastic Beach fits a very particular theme, that's what I mean in terms of cohesion. I don't really care too much that as an album it doesn't have any sort of linear narrative because it comes off as more of a laid back slice of life experience. That works well for the theme of the characters being on a "vaccation" to an isolated island. On top of the environmentalist themes weaved throughout the album and the reflection of modern day human existance and somewhat existentialism. On top of that from a musical perspective, many songs are beautifully instrumented and feel meticulously crafted and neatly put together to a degree far greater than I can say for any other album. The voices of the guest features were sprinkled perfectly throughout the album and a number of these performances are just phenomenal. Little Dragon, Lou Reed, Bobby Womack. Plastic Beach is an incredibly special album and not that I have anything against Humanz but it really doesn't compare.Plastic Beach was very literally assembled as a random assortment of tracks, as admitted by Damon himself. There's a serious lack of cohesion, actually, in the flow of the album. Sure, all the songs sound like they belong together, but the way those songs are placed makes for a really unbalanced listen. White Flag being the second real track on the album is one of the worst track placements I've ever seen on any mainstream release. Demon Days and Humanz are definitely much more deliberately sequenced, and the way Humanz especially flows is a genuine treat to experience each time I put the album on.