Gorillaz - Phase 4 Soon™ - Film, Television and Music

[QUOTE=ElectronicG19;52176400]Really don't understand the seemingly unanimous hate for We Got The Power, it's a really good track?[/QUOTE] Really? I think it's truly awful. The production sounds extremely sappy and outdated, the lyrics are cheesy, and the features are not utilized well at all. I haven't listened to it since it came out out of pure hatred for it.

I keep listening to Momentz and Submission and I've gotta say, they've got to be the best songs in the album. Ascension has a close third.

I really like The Apprentice. Also Busted and Blue is a really good track. Charger is great, Submission is great. Most the songs are great, but I agree, overall it just doesn't seem to have the Gorillaz flare I was hoping for, at least from the characters.

My top 5 is 1) Andromeda 2) Ascension 3) Busted and Blue 4) Let Me Out 5) The Apprentice

I keep listening to Charger, but I still don't think much of it. But all the other songs I enjoy a lot.

anyone who enjoys Circle of Friendz is likely a despicable person the true test of character is whether or not they like Carnival

So I was wondering if anyone could clarify something for me. I've been reading the Gorillaz lore of the characters and to my understanding all the music videos aren't actually real events that take place in their life, just a set for the video? The reason why I ask was as I was watching El manana and everything from then on to plastic beach made me confused on what really happened with them and what didn't. Sorry, I know it sounds dumb and confusing, but I'm just trying to make sure I'm grasping this right.

[QUOTE=Bathtub;52178988]anyone who enjoys Circle of Friendz is likely a despicable person the true test of character is whether or not they like Carnival[/QUOTE] Circle of Friendz is a better album closer than We Got The Power [editline]2nd May 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=WhichStrider;52179404]So I was wondering if anyone could clarify something for me. I've been reading the Gorillaz lore of the characters and to my understanding all the music videos aren't actually real events that take place in their life, just a set for the video? The reason why I ask was as I was watching El manana and everything from then on to plastic beach made me confused on what really happened with them and what didn't. Sorry, I know it sounds dumb and confusing, but I'm just trying to make sure I'm grasping this right.[/QUOTE] Every video is apart of the Gorillaz Lore aside from DoYaThing as that got retconned with the Books of the Band

[QUOTE=BackSapper;52174769]I hate to say it but after a couple of listens, [sp]Momentz[/sp] is now my favorite track.[/QUOTE] While it's not my favorite, I've done a complete 180 on it. Now the only part of the album I really can't stand is the interludes when trying to listen to it on shuffle. I wasn't expecting [sp]Out of Body[/sp] to become one of my favorites.

I just bought tickets to Humanz tour. I've never been this excited for a concert in my life. The more I listen to Humanz the more I realize I'm into it, and fuck. I'm not gonna pass the chance to see 'em live.

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;52179506]I'm not 100% sure of it yet, but I think "Empire Ants" [I]might[/I] be my new favorite Gorillaz track.[/QUOTE] Definitely top 3 from Plastic Beach.

Just got tickets for the 2nd December in Birmingham, yaaaaaaaaas

I hope they announce the Australian leg soon. If we get skipped saying that i'm pissed would be an understatement.

Got the album today, I have been a fan for quite some time. I remember hearing it back when I was a teen. Really like the way they blend genres with the features from various rappers. Every album has been top notch, Plastic Beach took me some time though. But it grew on me over the years. After listening to Humanz for a while now, I'm extremely split and don't know if it just takes some time to grow on me but at the moment I don't have much of a desire to listen to it. There are definitely some great songs, the onces that appealed to me were "Strobelite", "Charger", "Busted and Blue", "The Apprentice" and notably "Andromeda". As for the rest they are not to my liking. I know rap and black music in general has a big influence on Gorillaz but I feel like they overdid it a tad to much on this album. It feels less diverse and many rappers don't feel unique or recognizable. On previous album each song had a unique identity and story to tell, here it feels like a mish mash. Although like I mentioned, it might grow on me in the future but I am a tad dissappointed despite not having any expectations. This friday they will sell tickets for our local venue in Luxembourg. Not sure if I should get the tickets when they only play their new songs. But Gorillaz overall is just so amazing so I don't know if I will miss out. Also like somebody mentioned, I feel like Humanz is less cohesive and doesn't tell a story of some sorts, there is no narrative. Just a bunch of songs. I wish the black influence was not as strong.

hasn't literally all of gorillaz most popular songs had black artists on them

Look at this fan edit [video=youtube;PJpfrgbTr4A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJpfrgbTr4A[/video]

Like hip hop is the predominant genre Gorillaz draws their sound from. It's historically been led by black musicians along with reggae, R&B, soul and their other common styles. Surprise, Albarn only goes to those artists at the top of their game.

Momentz is probably my favourite track from the album, but we got the power is a very close second and Andromeda is friggin rad too. Im pretty happy with the album overall.

[QUOTE=New Cidem;52182331]hasn't literally all of gorillaz most popular songs had black artists on them[/QUOTE] I'm not debating that fact, I actually like it but I think the last one has less recognizable rappers. It just doesn't do much for me.

[QUOTE=junker|154;52182655]I'm not debating that fact, I actually like it but I think the last one has less recognizable rappers. It just doesn't do much for me.[/QUOTE] You can argue their features aren't well placed in the album, but seriously? Popcaan? D.R.A.M.? De La Soul? Vince Staples? Pusha T? Danny Brown? I think this album has plenty of star power mixed with a healthy dose of artists they clearly wanted to work with but aren't as well known by the average listener. Whether or not someone likes that is up to them to decide. As for the "black influence" I'm not sure what you mean by that because it's a bit awkwardly worded. You mean the social commentary? I think that was the point of the album. It didn't do the social commentary very well since Damon edited the album down but I think that's what they wanted to put out.

I mostly agree with the sentiment here. A lot of great tracks, some not so good. I think some of them will grow on me and the singles already are. Hallelujah Money literally gives me goosebumps at this point.

i don't get the hate for sex murder party. sure the title and the whispering "sex murder party" in it is kinda silly but overall it's a pretty good track imo the main thing that disappointed me on this album is the end of momentz. when it drops into the outro i was like "wow this is really pretty" but then the whole time it was just covered up with[I] KOOL KLOWN KLAN[/I] and then it just fizzles out. like, that little bit around 2:36-2:42 is probably my favorite part of the album, and one of my favorite gorillaz momentz (heh) in general, but it isn't given any room to breathe and i really wish there could've been a fully-developed song based on that section

As much as I may be disappointed that it's less of a Gorillaz album and more of a Damon Albarn collaboration album, I'm fucking stoked to hear Charger and Let Me Out live in July.

Philadelphia tickets have been sold out for weeks, I'm really bummed

Still hoping for more us dates since they added a European tour

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;52183410]If they ever came to Canada, it would likely be Toronto or Montreal, I doubt Halifax would house Gorillaz anytime soon and I just don't have the money to travel.[/QUOTE] They're playing both of those actually. Sorry east coast bro <3

[QUOTE=TheCronkofDestiny;52183260]i don't get the hate for sex murder party. sure the title and the whispering "sex murder party" in it is kinda silly but overall it's a pretty good track imo the main thing that disappointed me on this album is the end of momentz. when it drops into the outro i was like "wow this is really pretty" but then the whole time it was just covered up with[I] KOOL KLOWN KLAN[/I] and then it just fizzles out. like, that little bit around 2:36-2:42 is probably my favorite part of the album, and one of my favorite gorillaz momentz (heh) in general, but it isn't given any room to breathe and i really wish there could've been a fully-developed song based on that section[/QUOTE] Sex Murder Party felt like a Childish Gambino x Gorillaz crossover song. I could definitely see that song somewhere in his album Because The Internet.

[QUOTE=New Cidem;52182939]You can argue their features aren't well placed in the album, but seriously? Popcaan? D.R.A.M.? De La Soul? Vince Staples? Pusha T? Danny Brown? I think this album has plenty of star power mixed with a healthy dose of artists they clearly wanted to work with but aren't as well known by the average listener. Whether or not someone likes that is up to them to decide. As for the "black influence" I'm not sure what you mean by that because it's a bit awkwardly worded. You mean the social commentary? I think that was the point of the album. It didn't do the social commentary very well since Damon edited the album down but I think that's what they wanted to put out.[/QUOTE] Thank you for being more eloquent, you put it far better in words than I could have. I think they are not as well placed. As for "black influence", just forget about it. My point was just that many songs just had to felt to crammed with features that it didn't feel like Gorillaz anymore but just a collab with between tons of people. I know that Gorillaz has always been like this but as somebody mentioned already, it feels like the "crew" of Gorillaz was replaced. Sorry, it's very subjective and I'm not really arguing that it is a bad album, it just didn't much for me and I lack the proper wording to phrase it coherently.

So, been a while since I popped in, few months at least. Now that HumanZ is out, is it a good Gorillaz album? Worth the wait? [editline]4th May 2017[/editline] Reading the last page, it seems people have the same problem with HumanZ as I did with Random Access Memories from Daft Punk....Which is just being more like a Collab and the main Characters/Singers/Band taking a backseat. Feels more like a "Songnamehere - Ft. Gorillaz" than "Songnamehere - Ft. Famous Singer"

[QUOTE=Xonax;52184995]So, been a while since I popped in, few months at least. Now that HumanZ is out, is it a good Gorillaz album? Worth the wait? [editline]4th May 2017[/editline] Reading the last page, it seems people have the same problem with HumanZ as I did with Random Access Memories from Daft Punk....Which is just being more like a Collab and the main Characters/Singers/Band taking a backseat. Feels more like a "Songnamehere - Ft. Gorillaz" than "Songnamehere - Ft. Famous Singer"[/QUOTE] They're all Gorillaz songs in their own right. Look up any Popcaan song and tell me they're anything like Saturnz Barz, same goes for most of the features. IMO, I never like [b]every[/b] song on a Gorillaz album, usually just a little more than half, but that's the same for everyone, right? You don't enjoy every single song on a given artist's album. I don't know why people act surprised when there's songs they don't like. For me, Humanz has more tracks that I enjoy than Plastic Beach. The album is definitely worth a listen to, and I'd say the amount of 2D/Damon we got is equal to Plastic Beach.