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Artist: GorillazEdition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2001-06-19
Music Label: Virgin Records Us
Soundtracks:
- Re-hash
- 5/4
- Tomorrow Comes Today
- New Genious (Brother)
- Clint Eastwood
- Man Research (Clapper)
- Punk
- Sound Check (Gravity)
- Double Bass
- Rock The House
- 19-2000
- Latin Simone
- Starshine
- Slow Country
- M1 A1
- Dracula
- Left Hand Suzuki Method
Music reviews of Gorillaz
Music Review: A definite Sing-Along (that is not a swear word)
Rating: 5 Stars
Let me first say that I'm not one to travel off the beaten path in music.....Maybe because I'm a teenager and taking the time to go get a CD (and that in turn means spending my money) means I better like all the music I get on that album or I'm pretty ticked (this may account for the shallow depth in my CD collection)....By the way, having an awesome sound system in your car makes this CD even more awesome--trust me.
"Gorillaz" fortunately is not a one-trick pony.
When you first get your hands on the album (via stealing from your sister) you feel impatient trying to get to all the songs you can possibly recognize (i.e. Clint Eastwood and 19-2000) and then you go back to the beginning to see what you missed.
1)Re-Hash: What I like to call 'Sunday Afternoon' music (think about how you feel on Sundays and you'll get it). Its upbeat, mellow and with some great bass.
2)5/4: Now here's where that kid who wrote about the CD seeming "goth" would probably base their argument. The song is about a guy who likes a girl who in turn, turns on his dad, which makes him depressed and suicidal. I know that suicide is extremely morbid, but the song is so ironic that I find it hillarious in a good way.
3)Tomorrow Comes Today: Darker/moodier. The echoed voices are chilling but the melody really hooks you. In my opinion, the whistling, while seeming upbeat, really seems sad. A good song--sad, but good.
4)New Genius: This is my favorite song on the album. Its dark and I believe has some serious paranoia undertones but dont let that put you off. The music in this song is the best. Part mellow/part james bond-esque (when they make the next movie they should somehow find a way to work this song into the soundtrack)
5)Clint Eastwood: Forget what anyone says about the beats or the hooks in this song. The only thing that you should really be concerned with is Russel's (Del Tha Funkee Homosapien) rhymes. This is what rap is about. Gritty and smooth at the same time. Call it the Snickers Bar of the bunch (mmmm....snickers)
6)Man Research: Space Odyssey of their album.I hear this song & cant help but think I'm missing something but thats okay. The indian chants/crying man (cant distinguish) is heartbreaking.
7)Punk: Apart from being so much fun to clap/stomp along to its got wicked almost arcade-like sound effects. The only negative is that its only 1:36 long...
8)Sound Check/Gravity: Its starts off with what sonds like crickets in the background and then vocals and then boom (this is where what I was talking about having a kickass sound system pays off). This with 'New Genius' is a fave.
9)Double Bass: Arcade bits in here too but the lack of lyrics is surprisingly refreshing. The pace of the beats is slow but not too slow (like when you walk when you have no place in particular to go) But the two line blurb halfway through the song throws me for a loop so if I'm interpreting it wrong I'm sorry.
10)Rock the House: the very dance-friendly song that gets all the wallflowers to get up off their derriers and dance. 70's reminiscent trumpetes and Del's rhymes are melodic and just plain fun. "Tap you toes & clap your hands/C'mon trace the globe & shake your pants/Just twist your hip & do the dip/C'mon Shake 'n Bake do whatever it takes" Harmless almost campy lyrics that your mother could listen to. But not corny.
11)19-2000: Funky almost trippy lyrics that have something to do with Nike Shoes. Who cares what the spiritual meaning of this song is.....just listen to it. La la la la/La la la la/La la la la la la la....
12)Latin Simone: Well this has to be the best Spanish song I've ever known (granted I only know this one and the macarena, but whos counting?) They weren't kidding when they decided to bring in talent from all fields of music. Ibrahim Ferrer needs to do a follow up with the Gorillaz in their next album which releases this spring. I adore his voice.
13)Starshine: A song to bring you back down from Latin Simone's heights. It does its purpose. You get a real feeling of isolation in this song.
14)Slow Country: A lot of people hate this song (and when I say hate I mean somewhat dislike because no one I know really hates this) Its just another slower song so a lot of people skip it, but I like it (wow who would have guessed). If you have lived in the city and then lived in the country like I have and then moved back to the city, all you remember about the country was the slow pace (the pace is quite slow in this song) and how there was no one surrounding you like you were in the city. You feel almost homesick for the lights and noise, but at the same time know why you like it out there (the lack of it)
15) M1 A1: I swear once you get past the like two-minute intro (it is a very long tribute to 'Day of the Dead') the pace jars you back into the consciousness that you might have lost listining to the past two songs. A rock song that you wouldnt be surprised to find drunk guys singing along to on kareoke night.
16)Dracula: Probably the most sexy song on the album (it could just be the fact Dracula is in it but hey) You feel like you are at the end of a dance and everyone has left and the DJ has put this on just for the few who have stayed. Slow but not heavy.
17)Left-Hand Suzuki Method: Believe it or not the title refers to how to play a violin hence the violin in the background (I know others of you had your own ideas...) and this is the only song in which Noodle takes center stage. Now if you know Japanese, I could be wrong, but I think the lyrics are the same just in two languages, yell at me you Japanese-speakers if I am wrong.
**Hidden Track: I like it better. Very very upbeat. Lyrics are different, just 2-D's little refrain and the piano loop are about the only things that make this song at one time Clint Eastwood. But I'm not berating it. It's different alright, but if you put your personal feelings aside from the original, you may find that you really like this remix.
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The Gorillaz claim to have found their motley crew of cartoon characters sleeping in Leicester Square, but Blur's Damon Albarn (a.k.a. 2-D) and cult cartoonist Jamie Hewlett (Murdoc) aren't fooling anyone. As the ultimate experiment in manufactured image, the Gorillaz are a virtual cartoon-character-based hip-hop band who bring together witty, silly lyrics and talented musicians. Infectious old-school hip-hop rhythms, rhymes, and effects courtesy of Deltron 3030's Kid Koala and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien (Russel) are combined with Albarn's passion for chugging lo-fi and edgy melodies to create a seemingly raw but ultimately slick blend of styles. This is nowhere more evident than on the hit single "Clint Eastwood," which is carried along by the sound of 2-D's slurred voice and a bluesy harmonica melody interrupted by Russel's punching rhymes. But the surprises don't stop there: Ibrahim Ferrer's appearance on "Latin Simone" could have come straight from Buena Vista Social Club but for the obvious Blur-influenced piano style, while the spooky intro to "M1 A1" wouldn't sound out of place on Michael Jackson's Thriller. Backed by Jamie Hewlett's death-wish character on bass, Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori (Noodle) on guitar and occasional hyperactive vocals, and produced by Dan "the Automator" Nakamura, it's hardly surprising that Gorillaz is marked both by a sense of playfulness and a passion for experimentation. --Caroline Butler
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