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It's tempting to judge Gorillaz -- Damon Albarn, Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett, and Dan "The Automator" Nakamura's virtual band -- just by their brilliantly animated videos and write the project off as another triumph of style over substance. Admittedly, Hewlett's edgy-cute characterizations of 2-D, Gorillaz' pretty boy singer (who looks a cross between the Charlatans' Tim Burgess and Sonic the Hedgehog), sinister bassist Murdoc, whiz-kid guitarist Noodle, and b-boy drummer Russel are so arresting that they almost detract from Gorillaz' music. The amazing "Thriller"-meets-Planet of the Apes clip for "Clint Eastwood" is so visually clever that it's easy to take the song's equally clever, hip-hop-tinged update of the Specials' "Ghost Town" for granted. And initially, Gorillaz' self-titled debut feels incomplete when Hewlett's imagery is removed; the concept of Gorillaz as a virtual band doesn't hold up as well when you can't see the virtual bandmembers. It's too bad that there isn't a DVD version of Gorillaz, with videos for every song, à la the DVD version of Super Furry Animals' Rings Around the World. Musically, however, Gorillaz is a cutely caricatured blend of Albarn's eclectic Brit-pop and Nakamura's equally wide-ranging hip-hop, and it sounds almost as good as the band looks. Albarn has fun sending up Blur's cheeky pop on songs like "5/4" and "Re-Hash," their trip-hop experiments on "New Genious" and "Sound Check," and "Song 2"-like thrash-pop on "Punk" and "M1 A1." Despite the similarities between Albarn's main gig and his contributions here, Gorillaz isn't an Albarn solo album in disguise; Nakamura's bass- and beat-oriented production gives the album an authentically dub and hip-hop-inspired feel, particularly on "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today." Likewise, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Miho Hatori, and Ibrahim Ferrer's vocals ensure that it sounds like a diverse collaboration rather than an insular side project. Instead, it feels like a musical vacation for all parties involved -- a little self-indulgent, but filled with enough fun ideas and good songs to make this virtual band's debut a genuinely enjoyable album.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Gorillaz, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer, All Instruments - Jason Cox, Engineer, CoProducer - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Miho Hatori, Vocals - Tim Burrell, MasteringEngineer - Tom Girling, Engineer, CoProducer - Toby Whelan, AssistantEngineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, Producer, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer, All Instruments, Performance - Jason Cox, Producer, Engineer - Jamie Hewlett, Performance - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Tim Burrell, Engineer - Tom Girling, Producer, Engineer, Pro Tools - Toby Whelan, Engineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, Producer, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer, All Instruments, Performance - Jason Cox, Producer, Engineer - Jamie Hewlett, Writer, Performance - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Tim Burrell, Engineer - Tom Girling, Producer, Engineer, Pro Tools - Toby Whelan, Engineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer, All Instruments - BO DIDDLEY, Samples - Jason Cox, Engineer, CoProducer - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Tim Burrell, MasteringEngineer - Tom Girling, Engineer, CoProducer - Toby Whelan, AssistantEngineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Rapper Vocals - Gorillaz, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer, All Instruments - Jason Cox, Engineer, CoProducer - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Teren Jones, Writer - Tim Burrell, MasteringEngineer - Tom Girling, Pro-Tools Engineer, CoProducer - Toby Whelan, AssistantEngineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, Producer, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer, All Instruments, Performance - Jason Cox, Producer, Engineer - Jamie Hewlett, Performance - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Teren Jones, Writer - Tim Burrell, Engineer - Tom Girling, Producer, Engineer, Pro Tools - Toby Whelan, Engineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, Producer, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer, All Instruments, Performance - Jason Cox, Producer, Engineer - Jamie Hewlett, Performance - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Tim Burrell, Engineer - Tom Girling, Producer, Engineer, Pro Tools - Toby Whelan, Engineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, Producer, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer, All Instruments, Performance - Jason Cox, Producer, Engineer - Jamie Hewlett, Performance - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Tim Burrell, Engineer - Tom Girling, Producer, Engineer, Pro Tools - Toby Whelan, Engineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, Producer, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer, All Instruments, Performance - Jason Cox, Producer, Engineer - Jamie Hewlett, Performance - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Tim Burrell, Engineer - Tom Girling, Producer, Engineer, Pro Tools - Toby Whelan, Engineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, Producer, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer, All Instruments, Performance - Jason Cox, Producer, Engineer - Jamie Hewlett, Performance - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Dan Nakamura, Writer - Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Rap - Teren Jones, Writer - John Dankworth, Writer - Tim Burrell, Engineer - Tom Girling, Producer, Engineer, Pro Tools - Toby Whelan, Engineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, Producer, MainArtist - Tina Weymouth, Vocals - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer, All Instruments, Performance - Jason Cox, Producer, Engineer - Jamie Hewlett, Performance - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Miho Hatori, Vocals - Tim Burrell, Engineer - Tom Girling, Producer, Engineer, Pro Tools - Toby Whelan, Engineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer - Jason Cox, Engineer, CoProducer - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Ibrahim Ferrer, Vocals, Writer - Tim Burrell, MasteringEngineer - Tom Girling, Engineer, CoProducer - Lazaro Villa, Writer - Toby Whelan, AssistantEngineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer - Jason Cox, Producer, Engineer - Tim Burrell, MasteringEngineer - Tom Girling, Producer, Engineer - Toby Whelan, AssistantEngineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer - Jason Cox, Engineer, CoProducer - Jamie Hewlett, Writer - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Tim Burrell, MasteringEngineer - Tom Girling, Engineer, CoProducer - Toby Whelan, AssistantEngineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, Producer, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer, Performance - Jason Cox, Producer, Engineer - Jamie Hewlett, Performance - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - John Harrison, Writer - Tim Burrell, Engineer - Tom Girling, Producer, Engineer, Pro Tools - Toby Whelan, Engineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, MainArtist - Damon Albarn, Vocals, Writer - Jason Cox, Producer, Engineer - Jamie Hewlett, Performance - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Teren Jones, Writer - Sweetie Irie, Vocals - Tom Girling, Producer, Engineer, Pro Tools - Ed Case, Engineer
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Gorillaz, Producer, MainArtist - Tina Weymouth, Vocals - Damon Albarn, Writer, Performance - Jason Cox, Producer, Engineer - Jamie Hewlett, Performance - DAN THE AUTOMATOR, Producer - Miho Hatori, Vocals - Damien Mendis, Producer, Engineer - Stuart Bradbury, Producer, Engineer - Tom Girling, Producer, Engineer, Pro Tools
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Album review
It's tempting to judge Gorillaz -- Damon Albarn, Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett, and Dan "The Automator" Nakamura's virtual band -- just by their brilliantly animated videos and write the project off as another triumph of style over substance. Admittedly, Hewlett's edgy-cute characterizations of 2-D, Gorillaz' pretty boy singer (who looks a cross between the Charlatans' Tim Burgess and Sonic the Hedgehog), sinister bassist Murdoc, whiz-kid guitarist Noodle, and b-boy drummer Russel are so arresting that they almost detract from Gorillaz' music. The amazing "Thriller"-meets-Planet of the Apes clip for "Clint Eastwood" is so visually clever that it's easy to take the song's equally clever, hip-hop-tinged update of the Specials' "Ghost Town" for granted. And initially, Gorillaz' self-titled debut feels incomplete when Hewlett's imagery is removed; the concept of Gorillaz as a virtual band doesn't hold up as well when you can't see the virtual bandmembers. It's too bad that there isn't a DVD version of Gorillaz, with videos for every song, à la the DVD version of Super Furry Animals' Rings Around the World. Musically, however, Gorillaz is a cutely caricatured blend of Albarn's eclectic Brit-pop and Nakamura's equally wide-ranging hip-hop, and it sounds almost as good as the band looks. Albarn has fun sending up Blur's cheeky pop on songs like "5/4" and "Re-Hash," their trip-hop experiments on "New Genious" and "Sound Check," and "Song 2"-like thrash-pop on "Punk" and "M1 A1." Despite the similarities between Albarn's main gig and his contributions here, Gorillaz isn't an Albarn solo album in disguise; Nakamura's bass- and beat-oriented production gives the album an authentically dub and hip-hop-inspired feel, particularly on "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today." Likewise, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Miho Hatori, and Ibrahim Ferrer's vocals ensure that it sounds like a diverse collaboration rather than an insular side project. Instead, it feels like a musical vacation for all parties involved -- a little self-indulgent, but filled with enough fun ideas and good songs to make this virtual band's debut a genuinely enjoyable album.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:41
- Main artists: Gorillaz
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
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