Hallelujah Money (feat. Benjamin Clementine) - Gorillaz - General

[QUOTE=matt000024;51698216]It's not that though, it just isn't really a good track.[/QUOTE] The only thing bad about is how the vocalist is singing.

big fan of gorillaz and i didnt really dig it. but i guess i didnt really dig plastic beach when it first dropped but after a while the whole album became golden

[QUOTE=T-Sonar.0;51701702]The only thing bad about is how the vocalist is singing.[/QUOTE] Hey man at least he wasn't fucking Snoop Dogg. I like this guy and I like Cloud Of Unknowing.

Oi anyone else notice the original 3mil views video got taken down? Supposedly viacom threw a shitfit over the spongebob clip at the end.

[QUOTE=TheMrFailz;51702262]Oi anyone else notice the original 3mil views video got taken down? Supposedly viacom threw a shitfit over the spongebob clip at the end.[/QUOTE] No shit it got pulled, Viacom's cash cow got used in a rushed Musical Experiment, and with no rights given to the company itself. The video was doomed to be pulled before it even got to 100k

I don't see why people are having a hissy fit over this song. There's going to be a seperate album. Putting out a political song as the first one is obviously a commercial move, going to generate a bunch of talk. So you guys walked right into that bait & switch. I'm glad that it's different, if anything this makes me positive that they're hiding some unique stuff with all the biblical themes the press releases had. This confirms the new style with parallels to religious status and how it mirrors the saturated pop-art which go hand in hand with the "Book of Etc.". No more hiding on plastic beach anymore, it's about living up to the ideals of a superstar. I can dig that.

This very well might be a cut Plastic Beach song, check this out: The "transmission" was used in Phase 3 content too. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Qm23WR4.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/4EMVMF4.jpg[/IMG] [editline]21st January 2017[/editline] Furthermore: [QUOTE][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/PRBnXT9.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] LIVE ACTION?!

[QUOTE=Stroheim;51702332]No shit it got pulled, Viacom's cash cow got used in a rushed [B]Musical Experiment[/B][/QUOTE] dude is the song really so bad that you can't even call it a song

Really great song, looking forward to the rest.

Ive been a Gorillaz fan since my early teens, and honestly I really like the track. Gorillaz have always been experimental especially in their singles. People who are surprised by this must not have caught some of their earlier single releases.

[QUOTE=Tobylol;51703666]Ive been a Gorillaz fan since my early teens, and honestly I really like the track. Gorillaz have always been experimental especially in their singles. People who are surprised by this must not have caught some of their earlier single releases.[/QUOTE] This isn't really that experimental though is the thing. It is outside of their usual style, but a lot of artists have executed better stuff in a similar vein in the past.

Only other song I can really compare this to is fire coming out of a monkeys head, and that honestly wasn't that bad

It kinda reminded me if "once in a lifetime" by the Talking Heads. But in that song the spoken word portions had an energy that matched the beat.

[QUOTE=Ager O'Eggers;51701168]I view this song kinda like [I]Fire coming out of the Monkey's head[/I], where it's more about the narration rather than the music itself. [video=youtube;4nxMrRXHqpo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nxMrRXHqpo[/video][/QUOTE] the humming in the background is so god damn good in this song

its pretty alright after I listened to it for a while, but damn, people saying 'oh its experimental, you must not know gorillaz at all if you don't like this!' A song can be experimental and great in your first listen, or it can be not so great, being experimental shouldn't be something you can hide behind.

the vocalist is like a fusion of maxi jazz (faithless guy) and david sylvian. I would rather something different than just a rehash of their older stuff tbh.

[QUOTE=Naught;51704107]its pretty alright after I listened to it for a while, but damn, people saying 'oh its experimental, you must not know gorillaz at all if you don't like this!' A song can be experimental and great in your first listen, or it can be not so great, being experimental shouldn't be something you can hide behind.[/QUOTE] Sure but at the same time I think there's merit to saying that when people are upset their "expectations weren't met". Meaning they wanted it to be a certain way and it wasn't. Gorillaz has done everything but put out albums that meet expectations because they're better artists than that tbh. And just like Plastic Beach a lot of people seem to hate the change, but that's what Gorillaz is all about. Ofc today damn near everyone loves that album. Honestly those people are fans of some of their songs but not fans of Gorillaz, otherwise they wouldn't be whining. A real fan might have criticism but the majority of what I've seen is a million times removed from criticism.

What the actual fuck am I listening to

[QUOTE=MrBacon;51704334]What the actual fuck am I listening to[/QUOTE] Hallelujah Money (feat. Benjamin Clementine) - Gorillaz.

[QUOTE=Ott;51702126]Hey man at least he wasn't fucking Snoop Dogg. I like this guy and I like Cloud Of Unknowing.[/QUOTE] Doesn't change the fact his singing didn't fit the instrumental or rhythm at all.

At the risk of sounding like an art snob or something... I felt that the discordant nature of the song- the odd juxtaposition of basslines, melodies, and lyrics that don't quite fit together- is itself a reflection of contemporary times. I don't think anyone would argue that the whole of 2016 was an unusual time, and is certainly setting a strange stage for 2017. The whole song is more focused on reflecting the past year than sounding good. What I'm saying is that I can see why many don't like it- because it doesn't prioritize what makes a "song" good. It's way more interesting to view it as some sort of esoteric art project (arte??). However, it is marketed as a song, to people who like songs, which is what I'm more critical of than the piece itself. Also, I thought the Spongebob clip at the end was a jab at how the youth of the internet tend to express themselves through cartoon images and clips- reaction images and the like.

[QUOTE=Raxas;51704469]At the risk of sounding like an art snob or something... I felt that the discordant nature of the song- the odd juxtaposition of basslines, melodies, and lyrics that don't quite fit together- is itself a reflection of contemporary times. I don't think anyone would argue that the whole of 2016 was an unusual time, and is certainly setting a strange stage for 2017. The whole song is more focused on reflecting the past year than sounding good. What I'm saying is that I can see why many don't like it- because it doesn't prioritize what makes a "song" good. It's way more interesting to view it as some sort of esoteric art project (arte??). However, it is marketed as a song, to people who like songs, which is what I'm more critical of than the piece itself. Also, I thought the Spongebob clip at the end was a jab at how the youth of the internet tend to express themselves through cartoon images and clips- reaction images and the like.[/QUOTE] Apparently in the Spongebob episode, right before the clip from the video is played Mr. Krabs tells spongebob "YOU'RE FIRED!" This song is definitely about Trump and american politics.

stylo was a more disappointing opening single tbh.

Oh shit I get why the Spongebob clip is in there. That's when Mr. Krabs told Spongebob "You're fired". It ties it in with Trump, and The Apprentice. That's pretty funny. I hate it's in the song though.

[QUOTE=AK'z;51704134]the vocalist is like a fusion of maxi jazz (faithless guy) and david sylvian. I would rather something different than just a rehash of their older stuff tbh.[/QUOTE] getting nat king cole vibes too: [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Gu4Bad1xU[/media]

It seems a lot more like an art piece or political statement than a song to be enjoyed, not that there's anything wrong with that.

honestly i was getting some weird slam poetry vibes from this. however i wasn't that big into the song but once i started to listen to it more in my care i started to really dig it. reminds me of older gorillaz.

[QUOTE=sgman91;51705252]It seems a lot more like an art piece or political statement than a song to be enjoyed, not that there's anything wrong with that.[/QUOTE] Some people might say that it isn't a good song because it's not enjoyable to listen to, but not all good songs are. For example, Immortal Technique has some things that are NOT AT ALL enjoyable to listen to mostly due to their graphic nature yet you cannot help but be compelled by it in the same way as an art piece.

[QUOTE=Fish_poke;51705611]Some people might say that it isn't a good song because it's not enjoyable to listen to, but not all good songs are. For example, Immortal Technique has some things that are NOT AT ALL enjoyable to listen to mostly due to their graphic nature but you cannot help but be compelled by it in the same way as an art piece.[/QUOTE] But that's not even why I think it is bad. I'm used to listening to things that may not be traditionally "enjoyable," but I just don't see much original or interesting in the song. tbh I don't think people would be defending this song as much if it wasn't by an already popular band.

[QUOTE=matt000024;51705620]But that's not even why I think it is bad. I'm used to listening to things that may not be traditionally "enjoyable," but I just don't see much original or interesting in the song. tbh I don't think people would be defending this song as much if it wasn't by an already popular band.[/QUOTE] I do agree with that. It seems like a pretty basic and unoriginal political critique.