[quote]Damon Albarn has told The Guardian that Blur's Olympics-closing concert at London's Hyde Park may be the band's final gig. When asked whether the quartet has plans to play shows after that gig, Albarn said "No, not really," and went on to say "I hope that's the truth and that that's how we end it." The singer also said that "Under the Westway," a new stand-alone single recorded by the band in one take, is very likely the final studio recording by the band. "I don't really see any more recordings after this," says Albarn. "So it's nice to have finally done one song where we did it properly."
Albarn's comments about Blur's future lack some finality in part because he says things rarely go according to plan. "One thing I've learned, and I'm sure you're exactly the same, is that everything I think I've got totally sorted out, and I know exactly what's going to happen, it never works out that way," he says.
According to Albarn, part of the trouble of continuing on as a band comes down to finding it difficult to play with Blur's rhythm section. "I find it very easy to record with [guitarist] Graham [Coxon]," he says. "He's a daily musician. With the other two, it's harder for them to reconnect. You know what I mean? It's fine when we play live – it's really magical still – but actually recording new stuff, and swapping musical influences, it's quite difficult." The group had been slowly writing and recording new material over the past few years, but only the one-off singles "Fool's Day" and "Under the Westway" were completed and released in that time.
Albarn also cast some doubt on the future of Gorillaz, saying that the group's future is "unlikely" following a disagreement with his collaborator on the project, artist Jamie Hewlett. "Jamie [thinks Gorillaz is finished], which is fair enough. I think we were at cross purposes somewhat on that last record, which is a shame. So until a time comes when that knot has been untied," he says. As Albarn puts it, his rift with Hewlett began when the artist did not provide much new art for the tour in support of their 2009 album Plastic Beach. "The music and the videos weren't working as well together, but I felt we'd made a really good record, and I was into it. So we went and played it."
Read more: [url]http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/damon-albarn-blur-gorillaz-are-over-20120409#ixzz1rg4NGfZv[/url]
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Well, it was jolly good fun while it lasted.
RIP
Misleading title. There is no definite decision on whether or not Gorillaz is over, they're just not sure if they want to continue it.
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Oh my God noooo I love Blur what the fuck!
Damon Albarn can suck my cock, he's always the little shit who talks about ending stuff up, but when it goes the other way, he says "eh it was really good I loved it".
I love him as a person, I love his fucking voice, but Jesus Christ when he does this it gets a little annoying.
noooooooooooooooooooooooooo
[QUOTE=mysteryman;35516207]Misleading title. There is no definite decision on whether or not Gorillaz is over, they're just not sure if they want to continue it.[/QUOTE]
I think you just revived me. My heart was skipping beats when I clicked this thread.
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I like to read comments before the article, don't judge me.
I got to see them live along 65.000 others. Was pretty cool
I loved the Gorrilaz when I was a kid, still like their old stuff from time to time. Don't like their plastic beach album that much though. Shame to see a good band go.
fuck you for the misleading title don't even joke about that
i hope hewlett comes to his senses, or albarn keeps the band going on a purely musical level
if this means we wont see a continuation of the gorillaz story after their eviction ill be sad
if this goes my life is over
Fucking shit I hope they stay together, Gorillaz is one of my favourite bands.
i already said it and i'll say it again: this closes two great periods in british pop.
(i'm also happy that Blur lasted longer than Oasis, because Oasis is terrible)
I hate bad news...
I always have this sort of mixed feeling when an artist/author quits a 'franchise/series/band/...' (can't really find a good word for it) I like. On one hand, I want to see more, but on the other hand, I don't want to force an artist creating material... Otherwise, quality would drop...
i hope they atleast release another b-sides album
there were dozens of song that didn't make it onto plastic beach
ah fuck Hewlett please don't end Gorrilaz yet
I mean I only got into last month or so
Don't they say that Gorillaz is ending each time they released a major album? They obviously don't follow through with it.
Hewlett's my favourite artist and I remember reading an article in The Word that he felt Gorillaz would end after Demon Days because he found the characters boring to draw :v:
Still, If this is the end of them I hope he agrees to work with Damon a final time and give the band the proper exit they deserve. To end it with Plastic Beach would not do them any justice.
[QUOTE=dookster;35518315]Hewlett's my favourite artist and I remember reading an article in The Word that he felt Gorillaz would end after Demon Days because he found the characters boring to draw :v:
Still, If this is the end of them I hope he agrees to work with Damon a final time and give the band the proper exit they deserve. To end it with Plastic Beach would not do them any justice.[/QUOTE]
plastic beach isn't even the latest album anymore
I kind of lost interest in Gorillaz after Plastic Beach
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[QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;35518552]plastic beach isn't even the latest album anymore[/QUOTE]
Isn't the newest one a b-sides album made on an iPad? i think that's even worse
Damn. Truly the [B]End of a Century.[/B]
[SUB][SUB][SUB]Get it?
[/SUB][/SUB][/SUB]Anyway, considering that Gorillaz seems to be making a complete switch to 3D graphics, I think there's a pretty good chance it'll keep going, or at least be revived at some point.
[QUOTE=danielplazzy;35518569]I kind of lost interest in Gorillaz after Plastic Beach
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Isn't the newest one a b-sides album made on an iPad? i think that's even worse[/QUOTE]
it's not a b-sides, just a random album damon threw together on an ipad while touring
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and it shows, it's alright but not as good as even their b-sides albums
Plastic Beach was...not good.
My favorite band. Please don't go. :(
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