TheWorthyEdge
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This. It's everything I listen. I was about to list out my favorite sings but was legit about yo list the whole album. Momentz is my favorite song in a VERY long time and I may enjoy it more than FGInc.
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New Gorillaz Album titled "Humanz" releases April 28th
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This. It's everything I listen. I was about to list out my favorite sings but was legit about yo list the whole album. Momentz is my favorite song in a VERY long time and I may enjoy it more than FGInc.
JigglesBunny
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Not feeling The Apprentice but then again, I'm one of the few people who loves We Got The Power so maybe I'm just odd.
Secured Pit tickets for Chicago last night too, can't wait
Secured Pit tickets for Chicago last night too, can't wait
Not feeling The Apprentice but then again, I'm one of the few people who loves We Got The Power so maybe I'm just odd.
Secured Pit tickets for Chicago last night too, can't wait
what is the beef people have with we got the power? i dont get it, i really liked from the very beginning
Fancy Clown
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I think it works a lot better in the context of the album. On its own it felt kinda trite and lacking in atmosphere.
I've also loved that song since I first heard it.
See, this is one of the reasons why I love this group. The differing opinion of what listeners like and don't like from song to song. Like I love "The Apprentice" the moment I heard it and it's turning into my favorite from the 6 songs released so far with "We Got the Power" being my least favorite. Too upbeat for me I suppose.
(Needs more Noel.)
TheWorthyEdge
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We've got the power is AWESOME.
Some people find it "generic".
Even if it is a simple song it is energetic as hell and gets me amped. When I listened to it immediately after Hallelujah Money I came to the conclusion that it's the perfect way to close out an album that has such a dark, desolate vibe to it.
Yeah, I really liked Plastic Beach immediately. There were a lot of songs I heard and thought to myself that I'd be listening to them for years to come.
Hey you're entitled to your opinion, no need to worry about people shredding you. I've listened to the album 3 times today now and I'm still not liking it
Andromeda is still top tier though.
Sora the Cat
Member
The album is REALLY good, classic Gorillaz. These are the ones I love so far:
Momentz
Submission
Charger
Andromeda
Busted and Blue
Let Me Out
She's my Collar
Momentz
Submission
Charger
Andromeda
Busted and Blue
Let Me Out
She's my Collar
fortunately, this one is!
RecRoulette
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It's a great closer and a nice song but wasn't a "I need to loop this shit over and over" like the other tracks that got released were.
Yea the deluxe is bonus tracks. Tracks that don't fit into the artists representation of the work, but Albarn really loves his B-Sides so of course he'd want to include it. I paid for the deluxe art book, I'll get my deluxe stuff one way or another. It's not a part of the complete album. It's bonus. Like an onion ring in a bag of fries. Bonus.
RecRoulette
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Haaa, just made the Trump connection with The Apprentice. Man I'm so dumb.
It's nowhere officially besides through their app and venturing to a listening location.
Everyone is listening to leaked bits. Google-Fu your way to it.
I see. The only way is going to a certain location for it?
Killer Queen
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I understand that it's bonus but I think you're misunderstanding what I'm trying to say.
The "deluxe edition" is advertised as the album + bonus tracks, correct?
So the album no matter the medium advertised as the "Deluxe edition" Should come with said material, no matter if it's digital, CD or vinyl. Having two of three come as advertised but the third not is unfair imo.
If they had called it the "Artbook edition" then fine. But it's advertised as the Deluxe and thus should come with the deluxe content. The fact that it doesn't is something I consider to be silly.
As for the argument of being able to fit it on a vinyl, and extra costs. It really wouldn't be hard to throw in an extra record with the bonus material and maybe some remixes. Vinyl itself really isn't that expensive.
RecRoulette
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Not anymore, that was just over the weekend.
I know quite a bit about vinyl. It's crazy expensive to get pressed and all 46 pressing plants are running 24/7 at full capacity everyday. It's been crazy trying to get anything pressed over the last five years now. There's a full six month delay between the point you deliver the completed record to pressing plant then a couple extra months for distribution. It's nuts and most likely why you're only getting the album cut because it was cheaper to do one pressing job of just the album instead of a pressing job for the album and the deluxe. Especially 26 tracks
Killer Queen
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Price wise I meant in terms of consumer cost. But everything else you said seems fair.
Admiral Woofington
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I hope they release all of the songs in the deluxe vinyl separarely like online or something.
Or have a donate button on their website or some shit. Because I mean. I ain't paying that much for B-sides/remixes. In theory you would hope they offer digital codes for these B-sides unless they really think people want to hear club style music in vinyl.
Or have a donate button on their website or some shit. Because I mean. I ain't paying that much for B-sides/remixes. In theory you would hope they offer digital codes for these B-sides unless they really think people want to hear club style music in vinyl.
RecRoulette
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I hope they make their way to spotify. I have to assume some of the remixes they've put out already are the same ones.
Fancy Clown
Member
I dunno what I was expecting but the hallelujah monkeyz podcast is legit, loved their takes on the albums.
RecRoulette
Member
Yeah, none of the vinyls have the bonus tracks on them
SuperAndroid17
Member
Busted and Blue and Andromeda the only Gorillaz style song on the album.
Very disappointing. Way too many "Guests" this time around. Most of it is hot trash.
Very disappointing. Way too many "Guests" this time around. Most of it is hot trash.
the_batman
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haven't heard the whole album yet, but Ascension is hot
OfTheOverflow
Member
Yep, diverse songs with many guest appearances are anything but Gorillaz.
Don't worry, the whole album is hot. That user has bad taste.
RecRoulette
Member
I understand that Gorillaz is just a canvas for Damon to collaborate with artists and do some crazy shit, but it does feel like this album is a lot more disconnected with the other ones.
Like, I can't really picture the band playing a lot of these songs, if that makes sense. Not saying it's a bad album at all, but...yeah I don't know. It's hard to explain it. The sound continues to evolve, but at what point does the band just become a brand rather than an actual (cartoon) band.
During Plastic Beach they had a reason for the weird departure, because there were really only two members at the time. Maybe I'm overthinking this.
Like, I can't really picture the band playing a lot of these songs, if that makes sense. Not saying it's a bad album at all, but...yeah I don't know. It's hard to explain it. The sound continues to evolve, but at what point does the band just become a brand rather than an actual (cartoon) band.
During Plastic Beach they had a reason for the weird departure, because there were really only two members at the time. Maybe I'm overthinking this.
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Deleted member 231381
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I understand what you mean, certainly. This feels like a bunch of songs by different people which happen to feature Gorillaz, and not a bunch of Gorillaz songs that happen to feature a bunch of different people. The concept of Gorillaz as a distinct sounds seems to have lost coherence.
Fancy Clown
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I think Damon basically stopped caring about the cartoon band notion in relation to the music after the first album haha. This one does sound different but I think part of that is just the newness. It's still a dark and weird blend of electronic/hip hop/funk/gospel, with a wide variety of collaborators unified around Damon, and a sort of creepy and cartoonish narrative to the album. The biggest difference I think is that's it's more heavily weighted to EDM, like the self titled was more dub/rock, demon Days was more r&bish, and plastic Beach was synth pop.
I mean, maybe I'm wrong and it'll never quite fit in, but I'd give it more time to sink in. I suspect it'll feel "Gorillaz" sooner or later (if a 5th album comes out people will inevitably say "this sounds nothing like Gorillaz! Why doesn't it sound like Humanz??)
But I think Damon basically just uses Gorillaz to do something different when he's feeling burnt out. He was tired of doing the slower paced stuff like his solo album and the new blue and missed pumping people up at live shows, so he was like "fuck it, I'm gonna make a party record". And since Gorillaz already has a huge audience, particularly in America, it just made sense to use Gorillaz to that end.
Admiral Woofington
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Yeah demon days only has like 2 songs where the band in theory could play it all together and that was the song with the band playing their instruments in the video (feel good inc)
Really after that there aren't really that many songs. That's not to say I don't prefer hearing a good drum song and hear Russell playing them drums yo
Really after that there aren't really that many songs. That's not to say I don't prefer hearing a good drum song and hear Russell playing them drums yo
Seductivpancakes
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I can't wait. Plastic Beach put tears in my eyes.
TheExhaustedWalrus
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How do you know if your Warner store preorder has shipped? I got the CD for free with my ticket I purchased, wonder if anyone else who's gotten it knows.
Lord Frieza
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Reading all you talking about this is like your girlfriend giving you a hardcore strip tease on Skype while promising you'll get it all soon.
Did it ever really have that, though? I mean, all the Gorillaz albums not only sound different, but generally have very different sounding songs within them. I've never really felt there was ever really a Gorillaz sound
Did it ever really have that, though? I mean, all the Gorillaz albums not only sound different, but generally have very different sounding songs within them. I've never really felt there was ever really a Gorillaz sound
AlexFlame116
Member
So receptions are mixed then? I don't mind! Mine is still on track for Friday.
Plus people said the same thing about Plastic Beach when it first released.
I just wish that this album had more classic guitar rock and stuff. Im not a big fan of modern pop and having too much rap and techno.
It's why Plastic Beach is most likely my favorite.
Plus people said the same thing about Plastic Beach when it first released.
I just wish that this album had more classic guitar rock and stuff. Im not a big fan of modern pop and having too much rap and techno.
It's why Plastic Beach is most likely my favorite.
The actual reviews of the album right now lean more towards the positive than anything, not too dissimilar from Plastic Beach's reviews. I think with Gorillaz, fan reception will always be a bit mixed - especially since the band has made it a habit to have the listener expect the unexpected with every new record.
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